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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collins has chosen Irish Rebel Song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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199 lbs
10 - 15 - 0 |
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195 cm
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202 lbs
9 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcos Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Collins!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dos Santos darts in and clinches Collins up against the cage.
Dos Santos ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Dos Santos no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Collins got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dos Santos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Collins has managed to get both his arms back between Dos Santos's legs - danger averted.
Dos Santos is pulling down on Collins's head. It's preventing any offense from Collins, at least for the moment.
Dos Santos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Collins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dos Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dos Santos can't keep his opponent in guard - Collins advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dos Santos tries to roll over but Collins keeps him under control.
Collins throwing shots but Dos Santos is blocking nicely.
Dos Santos actively working from the bottom here.
Collins is looking to take a break and control but Dos Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dos Santos trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Dos Santos wants to improve his position but Collins is controlling well.
Collins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Collins working Dos Santos over with strikes.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dos Santos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dos Santos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Collins manages to get himself to full guard.
Collins wants to get back to his feet but Dos Santos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dos Santosis looking to pass into half guard but Collins pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Collins is in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Collins wants to control from the top but Dos Santos keeps moving.
Collins pushes down on Dos Santos's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Collins prevents Dos Santos from improving his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Collins is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Collins with shots to the head and body - Dos Santos looks very uncomfortable down there.
Collins lands with some strikes.
Dos Santos tries to hold on but Collins pushes him away.
Collins wants to control the pace but Dos Santos is squirming around nicely.
Dos Santos is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dos Santos hang on?
Collins has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dos Santos's face.
Collins lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dos Santos hang on?
Dos Santos regains half guard.
Dos Santos moves into full guard.
Dos Santos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dos Santos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Collins is one step ahead there.
Dos Santos throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Collins stopping the sweep attempt from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Collins's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins is looking for a triangle but Dos Santos pushes his legs off easily.
Dos Santos has gone for a leg lock! Collins slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dos Santos's guard.
Collins must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dos Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dos Santos is trying to control the position but Collins postures up.
Dos Santos keeping moving, preventing Collins from controlling successfully.
Collins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dos Santos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dos Santos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Collins can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Max Collins will probably get the nod.
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.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown but Collins shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Collins wants to clinch up but Dos Santos keeps it at a distance.
Collins leaves Dos Santos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Collins smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Collins uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dos Santos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Collins avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Collins shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Collins is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dos Santos wants to control but Collins is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Collins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Max Collins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Collins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dos Santos is looking to control Collins's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dos Santos avoid being mounted?
Dos Santos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dos Santos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Collins.
Collins is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Collins uses his free foot to push down on Dos Santos's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Dos Santos.
Dos Santos is working to get back to half guard.
Dos Santos is squirming around, avoiding Collins's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Collins throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Collins working the ground and pound effectively.
Dos Santos manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dos Santos is pressing down on Collins's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Collins is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dos Santos is trying to keep Collins in close.
Dos Santos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dos Santos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is working for a submission of some sort.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dos Santos lands a nice short elbow.
Collins is looking to escape.
Dos Santos throwing shots but Collins is blocking nicely.
Dos Santos trying to control the action but Collins is working from the bottom.
Dos Santos thows a huge punch but Collins dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos uses his free foot to push down on Collins's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Collins.
Dos Santos landing punches.
Dos Santos is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Collins has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Dos Santos lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dos Santos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Collins is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dos Santos landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marcos Dos Santos will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Dos Santos changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Collins looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dos Santos is trying to get an arm triangle but Collins is defending well.
Dos Santos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dos Santos throws an elbow but Collins slips to the side and avoids it well.
Dos Santos tries to advance to mount but Collins denies him.
Dos Santos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Collins has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dos Santos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Collins, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Collins managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos has knee on belly momentarily but Collins bucks him off and regains half guard.
Dos Santos is looking for submissions but instead, Collins has regained full guard.
Dos Santos looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos trying to control but Collins is working from the bottom.
Dos Santos throws a big elbow that misses.
Dos Santos content to stall in guard here.
Dos Santos slips nicely into half guard.
Dos Santos is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Collins looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Collins tries to roll over but Dos Santos keeps him under control.
Collins is defending against the submission attempts here by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos prevents Collins from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dos Santos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Santos wants to take a breather but Collins is having none of it.
Dos Santos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Collins is just riding it out for now. Dos Santos eventually gives up the hold.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcos Dos Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dos Santos has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcos Dos Santos!
A less than humble Marcos Dos Santos misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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