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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Josh Saffy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saffy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Still Unbroken. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Junior Dos Santos was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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148 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Saffy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Junior Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos lands a nice looking body kick.
Dos Santos gets the takedown into side control.
Saffy isn't going anywhere.
You can see the frustration on Saffy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dos Santos tries to stand but Saffy is controlling his head.
Dos Santos working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dos Santos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Saffy tries to improve position but can't.
Dos Santos wants to stand but Saffy is controlling his arm.
Saffy is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Saffy wants to control but Dos Santos postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos wants to stand but Saffy has his arm trapped.
Saffy wants to control but Dos Santos postures up.
Saffy is looking to regain half guard here but Dos Santos keeps moving and retains side control.
Dos Santos tries to move into full mount but can't pass Saffy's legs.
Dos Santos is looking to take a break and control but Saffy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dos Santos takes a little break here. Saffy wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Saffy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dos Santos forces Saffy back against the cage and clinches.
Dos Santos pulls guard.
Saffy decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Saffy moves into range and clinches up with Dos Santos.
Saffy prevents the takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dos Santos tries to circle away but Saffy has him pinned against the cage.
Dos Santos stalling in the clinch but Saffy improves position.
Dos Santos is trying to pull guard but Saffy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Josh Saffy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Dos Santos.
Saffy jumps guard and drags Dos Santos to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saffy is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saffy keeping full guard, as Dos Santos tries to pass.
Dos Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Saffy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dos Santos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Saffy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dos Santos scores with a shot to the body.
Saffy stuffs the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Saffy. No joy for Dos Santos on that attempt.
Dos Santos gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Saffy smiles and moves away.
Dos Santos looks winded!
Dos Santos shoots for a takedown but Saffy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Saffy tries to clinch but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Saffy looking to score a takedown here. Dos Santos is defending well but Saffy drives through and ends up in Dos Santos's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saffy passes Dos Santos's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Saffy trying to control the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saffy seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Dos Santos for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Josh Saffy will probably get the nod.
That's time! Saffy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Saffy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dos Santos tries to avoid it but Saffy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dos Santos to the ground. Dos Santos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dos Santos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dos Santos gets control of Saffy's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dos Santos will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Dos Santos trying to control the position.
Dos Santos trying to control the position here.
Dos Santos tries to strike from the bottom.
Saffy trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saffy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Saffy trying to control but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Josh Saffy just wasn't active enough.
Nice sprawl there from Dos Santos as Saffy shoots in.
Josh Saffy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saffy blocks a low kick nicely.
Dos Santos clinches up with Saffy and pushes him back against the cage.
Dos Santos tries for a takedown but Saffy manages to get underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Saffy gets control of Dos Santos's arms and successfully pulls guard. Saffy will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Saffy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Saffy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dos Santos defends well.
Saffy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dos Santos manages to get himself to full guard.
Dos Santos controls Saffy momentarily but Saffy frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saffy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Saffy content to stall in guard here.
Saffy stopping the sweep attempt from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos looking to control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dos Santos keeping full guard, as Saffy tries to pass.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Junior Dos Santos wasn't active enough on the ground.
Dos Santos shoots in and gets a takedown into Saffy's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saffy has his hands on Dos Santos's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saffy has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Saffy trying to strike off his back.
Dos Santos wants to stand and escape but instead Saffy has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Saffy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Saffy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dos Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saffy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Saffy looking to pass the guard.
Saffy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Josh Saffy.
Saffy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dos Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Saffy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saffy looking to score a takedown here. Dos Santos is defending well but Saffy drives through and ends up in Dos Santos's guard.
Dos Santos keeping moving, preventing Saffy from controlling successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dos Santos keeping full guard, as Saffy tries to pass.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Saffy dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Saffy misses with a takedown
and Dos Santos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dos Santos tries to score a body lock takedown but Saffy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Saffy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown but Saffy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dos Santos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Saffy shoots for a double leg takedown but Dos Santos sprawls well. He's pushed Saffy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dos Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dos Santos. Saffy shrugs it off though.
Saffy scores with a takedown into Dos Santos's guard.
Dos Santos will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Dos Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Saffy trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saffy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Saffy's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Dos Santos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Saffy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dos Santos struggling a bit here.
Saffy has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dos Santos.
Josh Saffy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Dos Santos.
Saffy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dos Santos defends well and Saffy ends up having to push Dos Santos into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dos Santos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Saffy is keeping busy.
Dos Santos is trying to break free.
Dos Santos drags the fight down to the ground.
Saffy trying to control but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
Saffy throws an elbow that misses. Dos Santos uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Saffy's guard. Nice move by Dos Santos!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dos Santos stopping the sweep attempt from Saffy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saffy pulls Dos Santos in close to prevent any damage.
Dos Santos wants to control from the top but Saffy keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Josh Saffy just wasn't active enough.
Saffy is looking to clinch.
Saffy shoots in but Dos Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dos Santos stuffs the takedown attempt from Saffy. Saffy gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dos Santos slaps away a takedown attempt from Saffy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Saffy wants to clinch up but Dos Santos keeps it at a distance.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Saffy moves out of range.
Saffy shoots for a takedown but Dos Santos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Josh Saffy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dos Santos lands a jab-cross combination.
Dos Santos gets a double leg takedown into Saffy's guard.
Dos Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Saffy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Saffy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dos Santos is aware though and is defending well.
Junior Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saffy looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Dos Santos puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Josh Saffy.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Saffy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Josh Saffy!
Josh Saffy decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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