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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alex Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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178 cm
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150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Strong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Junior Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Strong as he avoids it easily.
Dos Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Strong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dos Santos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
It looks like Dos Santos is going to stand back up.
Strong actively working from the bottom here.
Dos Santos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Strong is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dos Santos pulls his head out easily.
Strong looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos moves into full mount! Strong won't be happy about that!
Dos Santos trying to control but Strong is having none of it.
Dos Santos scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Strong?
Dos Santos fails to move to back control.
Dos Santos controlling his opponent.
Strong is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong is working hard here to advance position.
Dos Santos looking to control and managing it successfully.
Strong working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dos Santos wants to control the pace but Strong is squirming around nicely.
Dos Santos is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Strong is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dos Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Strong. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong is breathing heavily.
Dos Santos working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dos Santos stands up from mount. Strange move.
Dos Santos shoots in but Strong avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Junior Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Strong enables Dos Santos to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Strong manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dos Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Strong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dos Santos might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Strong haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Strong is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Junior Dos Santos has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Dos Santos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dos Santos lands in his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strong working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dos Santos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dos Santos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Dos Santos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dos Santos scores with a push kick.
Dos Santos throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Strong was covering up waiting for the punch and Dos Santos finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dos Santos looking to pass the guard.
Junior Dos Santos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Strong escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dos Santos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dos Santos cracks Strong with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dos Santos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dos Santos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dos Santos looking to pass the guard.
Strong looking for a guillotine here but Dos Santos defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Strong had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dos Santos defends it easily.
Dos Santos controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dos Santos is stalling in the full guard.
Let's hope that Dos 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.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Junior Dos Santos.
Dos Santos scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strong is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dos Santos pulls his head out easily.
Dos Santos is pressing down on Strong's thigh, looking to free his foot. Strong is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Strong gets tackled into the cage by Dos Santos. Dos Santos maintains the clinch.
Dos Santos is pressed up against the cage. Strong has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dos Santos down to the mat. Dos Santos avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos happy to just control the position for now.
Dos Santos stands up and beckons Strong to his feet.
Strong gets caught napping as Dos Santos dives in and scores a takedown. Strong manages to retain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strong working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dos Santos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dos Santos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dos Santos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dos Santos stands and throws Strong's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dos Santos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dos Santos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strong manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dos Santos's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Dos Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Strong won't allow Dos Santos to pass to mount.
Strong is staying active underneath Dos Santos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dos Santos trying to mount his opponent but Strong defends it.
Strong actively working from the bottom here.
Dos Santos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Strong does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Strong looking for submissions off his back.
Strong actively working from the bottom here.
Dos Santos wants to stand up but Strong has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dos Santos is looking to advance position but Strong won't allow it.
Dos Santos working Strong over with strikes.
Dos Santos is pressing down on Strong's thigh, looking to free his foot. Strong is holding on for now.
Strong looking for subs from the bottom but Dos Santos mounts him!
Dos Santos has hold of Strong's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Strong manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Strong keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos with good strikes from the mount here!
Strong is squirming around, avoiding Dos Santos's attempts to control the action.
Dos Santos lands a big shot there that rocks Strong but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Strong taking shots to the head.
Dos Santos trying to control but Strong is having none of it.
Dos Santos controlling from the full mount.
Strong is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos lands a big elbow.
Strong working to try and regain half guard.
Dos Santos scoring with strikes but Strong is staying in there.
Strong is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dos Santos cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dos Santos controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Strong is looking to escape.
Dos Santos landing strikes, looking to finish!
Strong is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos lands with some strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dos Santos lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dos Santos landing strikes from the mount and Strong is in trouble!
Alex Strong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Junior Dos Santos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dos Santos controlling the position easily from mount.
Dos Santos won't let Strong get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Dos Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dos Santos 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Dos Santos!
In his post fight interview, Junior Dos Santos started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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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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