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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clint Foote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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264 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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245 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clint Foote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Foote circles away quickly and effectively.
Foote checks a leg kick nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Foote. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Foote takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
Foote has a takedown stuffed.
Santos blocks a leg kick.
Santos misses with a left hand
and Foote counters with a left to the body.
Foote moves in looking to clinch but Santos pushes him off.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Foote.
Santos misses with a straight left.
Foote will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Foote misses with a straight right.
Santos throws a right hand that misses
and Foote counters by clinching up.
Foote misses with a punch to the body.
Foote misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Foote drops down looking for an ankle pick but Santos pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clint Foote. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Foote is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foote tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Foote.
Foote clinches up against the cage.
Santos slows down the pace here.
Foote misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Foote is trying to drag Santos to the mat but Santos just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Santos blocks a body shot from Foote.
Foote tries to work over Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Foote fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foote has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Santos avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Foote letting Santos take a breather here.
Foote throws a head punch that misses.
Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Foote goes for a takedown in the clinch but Santos prevents it.
A short left from Foote.
Foote letting Santos take a breather here.
Foote struggles to land a body shot inside as Santos controls his hands.
Foote misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santos.
Foote has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Santos avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Foote tries to throw a body punch but Santos avoids it by throwing Foote back against the cage.
Santos stalling against the cage.
Foote pulls Santos into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Foote is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Foote being controlled here, momentarily.
Santos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Foote has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Santos has managed to get both his arms back between Foote's legs - danger averted.
Foote looking for a guillotine here but Santos defends easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foote has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Santos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Foote bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Santos's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Foote dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Foote swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Foote wants to clinch.
Foote dodges the punch combination from Santos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos throws a lazy uppercut
and Foote counters with a left to the body.
Foote shoots for a takedown but Santos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos avoids the body shot from Foote.
Foote throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Foote fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Foote is looking to wear down Santos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Foote ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Foote fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santos misses with a looping left.
Foote thows a body shot but no joy.
Foote bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos scores with the left hand. Foote knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Clint Foote has been cut.
Santos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Foote.
Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Foote throws a leg kick but Santos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Foote tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Santos counters with a two punch combo.
Foote scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Foote misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ground and pound from Foote seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Foote.
Foote sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Santos is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foote swings around for an armbar but Santos sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Foote's guard.
Santos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Foote has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Foote trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Santos throwing strikes but missing.
Foote has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Santos is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Foote.
Santos trying to control the action but Foote is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foote regains half guard.
Foote is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Foote gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foote had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Santos defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foote throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Santos escapes and throws Foote's legs to the side, diving into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dos Santos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Clint Foote's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Foote doesn't manage to clinch there - Santos circles away.
Foote misses with a wild combination.
Foote is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Santos leaves Foote with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Foote uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foote uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santos.
Santos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Foote.
Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Foote throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
Santos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Foote counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Foote.
A right hook to the body lands for Foote.
Foote trying to land knees to the body.
Foote tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santos avoids it.
Santos lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foote misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santos.
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santos lands a nice hook to Foote's body. Foote takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos misses with a few strikes there.
Foote takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Clint Foote's cut is getting worse.
Santos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos scores with a nice right hand.
Santos drops Foote with a big left hand and mounts him. Foote is in big trouble!
Foote is rocked!
Clint Foote's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Foote can't escape the position.
Santos content just to control the position here.
Foote is looking to improve his position but Santos isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foote is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Foote keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Santos content just to control the position here.
Let's hope that Santos has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foote can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dos Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Santos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dos Santos!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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