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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Misho Mahmorluka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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245 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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186 cm
26
245 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Misho Mahmorluka!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahmorluka throws a combination that misses
and Dos Santos counters with a one-two to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Mahmorluka scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Antonio Dos Santos has been cut.
Dos Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mahmorluka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mahmorluka scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dos Santos throws Mahmorluka to one side and escapes!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahmorluka on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Misho Mahmorluka has been cut.
Dos Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Mahmorluka gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dos Santos avoids the elbow strike from Mahmorluka, against the ropes.
Mahmorluka manages to break the clinch.
Dos Santos stuffs the takedown.
Dos Santos seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Some wild striking there from Dos Santos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahmorluka has closed the distance and engaged Dos Santos in a clinch.
Mahmorluka breaks the clinch.
Mahmorluka darts in trying to clinch
and Dos Santos counters with a two punch combo.
Mahmorluka fails with a takedown attempt.
Mahmorluka takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dos Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos lands with a right hand.
Mahmorluka misses with the combination.
As Mahmorluka looks to move away, Dos Santos throws a big counter combo bu Mahmorluka just gets out of the way.
Mahmorluka misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahmorluka works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mahmorluka throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Dos Santos counter with a right hand.
Mahmorluka shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dos Santos is trying to defend but Mahmorluka finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mahmorluka looks winded!
Dos Santos is trying to stand.
Dos Santos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mahmorluka on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahmorluka is nestled in close to Dos Santos, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mahmorluka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dos Santos pushes Mahmorluka off looking to stand but Mahmorluka dives back in and keeps control.
Mahmorluka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mahmorluka seems to be working for a kimura but Dos Santos defends the submission attempt.
Ground and pound from Mahmorluka.
Mahmorluka throwing shots but Dos Santos is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mahmorluka is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We've been informed that Mahmorluka has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Mahmorluka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mahmorluka lands a nice short elbow.
Mahmorluka is nestled in close to Dos Santos, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dos Santos has hold of Mahmorluka's hands but Mahmorluka slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mahmorluka is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mahmorluka lands with a punch from half guard.
Mahmorluka is nestled in close to Dos Santos, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mahmorluka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mahmorluka working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
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 Antonio Dos Santos will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mahmorluka drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mahmorluka lands a couple of elbows.
Mahmorluka works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mahmorluka working over Dos Santos with some ground and pound. Dos Santos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Mahmorluka there.
Mahmorluka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mahmorluka takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dos Santos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mahmorluka.
Dos Santos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mahmorluka scores with a couple of nice shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mahmorluka is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mahmorluka controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahmorluka stands up out of the half guard.
Misho Mahmorluka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mahmorluka looking to score a takedown here. Dos Santos is defending well but Mahmorluka drives through and ends up in Dos Santos's guard.
Mahmorluka postures up and lands a big shot to Dos Santos's brow.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Mahmorluka stands and steps away. Dos Santos gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mahmorluka closes the distance and pushes Dos Santos back into the ropes.
Dos Santos gets underhooks to prevent Mahmorluka's takedown attempt.
Mahmorluka missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Mahmorluka throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahmorluka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dos Santos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mahmorluka scores with a jab. Dos Santos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dos Santos lands a head shot.
Antonio Dos Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Mahmorluka closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dos Santos quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahmorluka looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mahmorluka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahmorluka trying to control the action but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
Dos Santos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mahmorluka scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dos Santos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mahmorluka.
Mahmorluka is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mahmorluka lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mahmorluka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mahmorluka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dos Santos's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mahmorluka scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mahmorluka winds up and cracks Dos Santos with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mahmorluka scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mahmorluka lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dos Santos is rocked!
Mahmorluka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dos Santos taking some punishment here, with Mahmorluka in his half guard.
Oh Dos Santos is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dos Santos taking some punishment here, with Mahmorluka in his half guard.
Mahmorluka controlling the action here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mahmorluka connects with a body shot.
Antonio Dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mahmorluka gets a double leg takedown into Dos Santos's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Misho Mahmorluka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Dos Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dos Santos walks into a jab.
Dos Santos seems to have got his legs back now.
Mahmorluka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mahmorluka misses with the combination.
Mahmorluka looks to land a combination but Dos Santos avoids it well.
Dos Santos is looking to counter punch.
Mahmorluka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mahmorluka wants to clinch but Dos Santos slips to the side
and Dos Santos counters with a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danga de danga de dang - Dos Santos scores with a four punch combination!
That has opened up Misho Mahmorluka's cut even more.
Dos Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mahmorluka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dos Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahmorluka throws a hook to the side of Dos Santos's head but Dos Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dos Santos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mahmorluka gets a takedown into half guard.
Mahmorluka looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mahmorluka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahmorluka lands with a punch from half guard.
Mahmorluka lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mahmorluka looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dos Santos is trying to stand up here but Mahmorluka is controlling him well.
Mahmorluka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dos Santos has hold of Mahmorluka's hands but Mahmorluka slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mahmorluka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mahmorluka trying to control the action but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
Mahmorluka seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahmorluka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dos Santos defending well though.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mahmorluka drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mahmorluka engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dos Santos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mahmorluka.
Mahmorluka working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mahmorluka scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mahmorluka makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mahmorluka content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mahmorluka is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahmorluka postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Dos Santos covers up, he's hurt! Mahmorluka keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Mahmorluka and the ref steps in to end the fight! Mahmorluka can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Misho Mahmorluka!
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energy
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hype
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