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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davey Al (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 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, Davey Al!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al closes the distance and pushes Dos Santos back into the cage.
Dos Santos is trying to break the clinch but Al is controlling him.
Al has Dos Santos pushed against the cage.
Al jumps guard.
Al pulls Dos Santos in close to his closed guard and prevents Dos Santos from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dos Santos wanted to stand there but Al had control of the position.
Al lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dos Santos!
Dos Santos is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Al lands a big shot there that rocks Dos Santos but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Al lands a nice shot to the head.
Al wants to control the pace but Dos Santos is squirming around nicely.
Al controlling the pace for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al working for a submission but Dos Santos is keeping him at bay.
Dos Santos is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Al tries to control but Dos Santos wriggling away.
Al content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al punishing his opponent with strikes.
Al working Dos Santos over with strikes here.
Dos Santos is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Al has taken his back!
Al trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Al is landing with strikes from the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dos Santos has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Al is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Dos Santos knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Dos Santos for a finish.
Dos Santos fending off the submission attempt from Al.
Dos Santos is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Al lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Dos Santos hold on?!
Dos Santos looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Al trying to control momentarily.
Al lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Dos Santos has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Al is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Dos Santos has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Al is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Al gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Al gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Al apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Al scores with a body shot.
Al moves into the clinch.
Al breaks from the clinch.
Junior Dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Al drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Davey Al hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Al rushes Dos Santos and presses him up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Al gets control of Dos Santos's arms and successfully pulls guard. Al will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Dos Santos trying to stand up but can't free himself from Al's guard.
Al looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davey Al dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Al throws a head kick that half lands.
A punch combination from Al misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Al.
Al tries to move into full mount but can't pass Dos Santos's legs.
Dos Santos is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Al is looking to take a break and control but Dos Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dos Santos is trying to buck Al off.
Al takes a little break here. Dos Santos wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos bucks up and tries to throw Al off but instead Al has got his back!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Al is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Dos Santos up.
I would not like to be Dos Santos right now.
Al lands a shot to the body.
Al really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Dos Santos.
Dos Santos is trying to get back to his feet but Al has full control of the position and if anything, Dos Santos has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Al looking to break Dos Santos's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Dos Santos remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Al will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Al controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Dos Santos hold on?!
Al trying to control momentarily.
Al is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dos Santos looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Al biding his time, controlling Dos Santos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos showing good submission defense here.
Dos Santos trying to get back to his feet but Al is in full control for now.
Dos Santos takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Al is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Will Al go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is trying to get back to his feet but Al has full control of the position and if anything, Dos Santos has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Dos Santos preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Al.
Davey Al has got the better of the ground game so far.
Al is persistently looking for the submission but Dos Santos is defending it well.
Al tries to get the hooks in deep but Dos Santos pushed the leg off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Al lands with a hammerfist to the side of Dos Santos's head.
Dos Santos is taking damage to the body and head.
Dos Santos is trying to get back to his feet but Al has full control of the position and if anything, Dos Santos has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davey Al showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Al drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dos Santos is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Al has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Dos Santos is trying to escape the position but Al is controlling the position.
Al wants to control but Dos Santos is keeping him busy.
Dos Santos is pushing Al's head away, looking to escape. Al manages to hold on to the position though.
Al scoring with punches from side control.
Al looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Al tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Check out the look on Al's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al lands a decent elbow from side control.
Al decides to stand back up.
Al moves out of range of the strikes.
A combination from Dos Santos does no damage.
Al closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dos Santos's guard.
Al controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Al stands and steps away. Dos Santos gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Al shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Al showed some decent athleticism there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Junior Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dos Santos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Al is trying to control. Dos Santos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dos Santos wants to stand back up but Al manages to pass into side control.
Al passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Dos Santos!
Dos Santos is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Al with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Al is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dos Santos can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al controlling from mount.
Al tries to control but Dos Santos wriggling away.
Dos Santos is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Al is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Dos Santos can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Al content just to control the position here.
Dos Santos trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Al scoring with strikes but Dos Santos is staying in there.
Dos Santos's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Al working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Al with the ground and pound from mount.
Davey Al is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Al can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dos Santos is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Davey Al comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Al has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davey Al!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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