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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sol Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Colby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sol Dos Santos has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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186 cm
25
190 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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169 cm
31
173 lbs
9 - 16 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sol Dos Santos! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Colby! The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dos Santos tries to clinch up and Colby counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Colby is looking for a kimura but Dos Santos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Colby to get the leverage. Colby is looking to advance position but Dos Santos won't allow it. Dos Santos looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dos Santos regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Colby. Dos Santos scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Colby paws at him with a jab and circles away. Dos Santos tries to clinch but Colby moves away and Colby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Dos Santos wants to clinch and Colby counters with a shoot takedown. Dos Santos fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Colby throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Dos Santos is working an open guard so Colby takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Colby looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dos Santos is fending him off so far but Colby persists. Nope, Dos Santos circles away and we're back to standing. Colby thows a left - swing and a miss! Dos Santos tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Colby decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dos Santos's guard. Colby prevents Dos Santos from getting back to his feet. Dos Santos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Colby has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dos Santos is proving hard to escape from. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dos Santos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Colby is controlling him. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Colby loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Colby stands and steps away. Dos Santos gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Dos Santos wants to clinch up but Colby keeps it at a distance. Sol Dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Dos Santos tries to clinch up. Colby scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Colby takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Jake Colby has been cut. Colby looks gassed! Dos Santos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Colby. Dos Santos lands a high kick!
Colby is rocked! Colby blocks a head kick by Dos Santos.
Colby is still on wobbly legs! Can Dos Santos finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dos Santos lands a big head kick that sends Colby to the canvas! Dos Santos follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sol Dos Santos! Sol Dos Santos really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that KINGDOM logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
66% |
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