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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Hrgovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos Santos kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is John. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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229 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Junior Dos Santos !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mirko Hrgovic!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hrgovic blocks the body kick.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown but Hrgovic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dos Santos misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Dos Santos .
Hrgovic closes the distance but Dos Santos moves to the side
and Dos Santos counters with a straight right hand.
Hrgovic fails with a takedown attempt.
Hrgovic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dos Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hrgovic fails with the takedown
and Dos Santos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Junior Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mirko Hrgovic.
Dos Santos clobbers Hrgovic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dos Santos cracks Hrgovic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dos Santos shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hrgovic is trying to defend but Dos Santos finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Santos is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Hrgovic looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hrgovic regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Dos Santos .
Hrgovic has a closed guard, preventing Dos Santos from standing up.
Dos Santos controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dos Santos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hrgovic wants to get back to his feet but Dos Santos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hrgovic dives on top into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dos Santos kicks Hrgovic off and gets to his feet.
Mirko Hrgovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Dos Santos both land. Nice combination.
Dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dos Santos counters with a straight right hand.
Dos Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hrgovic tries to clinch up
and Dos Santos counters with a right hand to the body.
Hrgovic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dos Santos .
Dos Santos lands a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hrgovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hrgovic misses with a left hand
so Dos Santos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hrgovic can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dos Santos controls the pace.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hrgovic wants to get back to his feet but Dos Santos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We're going to have a standup here because Junior Dos Santos wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Dos Santos looks to land a body kick but Hrgovic moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos scores with a jab. Hrgovic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dos Santos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hrgovic's waist but Hrgovic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dos Santos off to one side.
Some bone on bone action there as Hrgovic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A jab lands there for Dos Santos .
Dos Santos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dos Santos .
Dos Santos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dos Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hrgovic counters with a body kick that stops Dos Santos in his tracks momentarily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dos Santos !
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hrgovic throws a right hand that misses
and Dos Santos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hrgovic thinking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dos Santos scores with a takedown into Hrgovic's guard.
Dos Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hrgovic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Dos Santos dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hrgovic moves out of range as Dos Santos throws a body kick.
A head kick misses from Dos Santos .
Hrgovic wants to clinch but Dos Santos slips to the side
and Dos Santos counters with a shoot takedown. Hrgovic fights it but they end up in guard.
Hrgovic is working an open guard so Dos Santos takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hrgovic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown but Hrgovic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dos Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hrgovic fails with a takedown attempt.
Dos Santos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hrgovic misses with a takedown
letting Dos Santos counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a chopping leg kick but Hrgovic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dos Santos 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dos Santos duly obliges.
Hrgovic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dos Santos misses with a low kick.
Dos Santos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dos Santos throws a series of strikes that have Hrgovic backpedaling.
Dos Santos closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hrgovic quickly recovers to half guard.
Dos Santos controlling the pace.
Dos Santos decides to return to a standing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a series of strikes that have Hrgovic backpedaling.
Dos Santos misses with a low kick.
Dos Santos bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dos Santos throwing strikes but Hrgovic manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Hrgovic working the body and head with strikes.
Dos Santos avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hrgovic.
Hrgovic is looking to take a break and control but Dos Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Hrgovic seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Junior Dos Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hrgovic throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Dos Santos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hrgovic on the ground.
Hrgovic postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Dos Santos managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hrgovic.
Hrgovic tries to score with some ground and pound. Dos Santos controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hrgovic has hold of Dos Santos 's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Dos Santos tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Hrgovic cranks the arm and Dos Santos screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Dos Santos , who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Mirko Hrgovic!
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hype
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RATING
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