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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Reborn (ranked 3511 p4p, 403 weight class) and Oscar Dos Santos (ranked 1789 p4p, 237 weight class). Dos Santos is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Roots Bloody Roots. Oscar Dos Santos will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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194 lbs
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World class 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
16 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Reborn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reborn swings widly with a right hand
and Dos Santos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dos Santos.
Reborn has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dos Santos after a bit of a struggle.
Dos Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dos Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos motions for Reborn to come forward. Dos Santos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Danny Reborn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reborn has closed the distance and engaged Dos Santos in a clinch.
Dos Santos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dos Santos tries to work over Reborn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dos Santos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reborn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reborn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reborn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dos Santos, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reborn.
Dos Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reborn struggles to land a body shot inside as Dos Santos controls his hands.
Reborn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reborn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reborn gets control of Dos Santos's arms and successfully pulls guard. Reborn will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
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 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 wants to pass the guard but Reborn is keeping the position.
Dos Santos is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reborn striking off his back but it's not causing Dos Santos any problems.
Reborn throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Reborn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Reborn throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Reborn throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Reborn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A shot to the liver by Reborn. Beautiful body shot.
Dos Santos slips a straight right by Reborn.
Dos Santos appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Reborn sizes up Dos Santos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Reborn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dos Santos counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reborn.
A little jabbing left from Dos Santos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dos Santos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Reborn scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dos Santos has one foot on Reborn's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
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 shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
An inside leg kick lands from Dos Santos.
Reborn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oscar Dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reborn drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dos Santos is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dos Santos is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Reborn is aware though and is defending well.
Reborn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Reborn with a nice head shot there.
Dos Santos controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reborn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dos Santos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dos Santos wants to sweep here but Reborn controlling him for the moment.
Reborn is fighting to break Dos Santos's control of his arms but Dos Santos is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Reborn gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Reborn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dos Santos's head backwards.
Reborn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reborn is looking to clinch.
Reborn tries to clinch up
and Dos Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reborn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dos Santos but Dos Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Reborn lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Reborn on the side of the head.
Reborn misses the shot to the body.
Reborn decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dos Santos moves into full guard.
Reborn wants to pass the guard but Dos Santos is keeping the position.
Dos Santos is pulling down on Reborn's head. It's preventing any offense from Reborn, at least for the moment.
Reborn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Oscar Dos Santos will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Reborn shoots and misses
and Dos Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Dos Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Reborn.
Dos Santos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reborn shoots in for a takedown but Dos Santos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Reborn clinches up against the cage.
Dos Santos lands a hook that snaps the head of Reborn backwards.
Dos Santos misses with a knee strike.
Dos Santos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reborn avoids it.
Reborn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos stops a takedown attempt from Reborn.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Reborn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dos Santos.
Reborn stalling against the cage.
Reborn jumps guard but Dos Santos turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dos Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Reborn avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dos Santos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dos Santos breaks the clinch.
Reborn lands a jab to the nose.
Dos Santos misses the shot to the body.
Dos Santos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dos Santos avoids the body shot from Reborn.
Dos Santos appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Reborn throws a lazy uppercut
and Dos Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reborn with a poor takedown
and Dos Santos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Reborn swings for the body but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos wants to counter the offense by Reborn and move into the clinch position.
Reborn looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Dos Santos!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reborn fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Reborn tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Dos Santos is looking to regain half guard here but Reborn keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is not content to let Reborn control the position.
Dos Santos tries to buck Reborn off but Reborn is having none of it.
Reborn looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Danny Reborn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reborn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dos Santos keeps working.
Dos Santos is working to avoid the ground and pound but Reborn connects with a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reborn decides to stand back up. Reborn steps back and let's Dos Santos get back to his feet.
Dos Santos is looking to clinch but Reborn is avoiding it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Reborn.
Reborn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dos Santos on the side of the head.
Reborn lands a body shot.
Reborn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reborn closes the distance but Dos Santos moves to the side
and Dos Santos counters with a left and a right that stings Reborn.
Reborn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reborn fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reborn scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dos Santos is looking for a sweep.
Dos Santos is not content to let Reborn control the position.
I wouldn't like to be where Dos Santos is right now.
Dos Santos struggling a bit here.
Dos Santos tries to improve position but can't.
Dos Santos dodges the ground and pound from Reborn.
I wouldn't like to be where Dos Santos is right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Oscar Dos Santos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Reborn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dos Santos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Reborn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Reborn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dos Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Reborn blocks the leg kick.
Dos Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Reborn.
Reborn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Reborn cracks Dos Santos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Reborn finds it's target.
Dos Santos is rocked!
Reborn shoots in looking for a takedown. Dos Santos tries to sprawl out of it but Reborn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dos Santos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dos Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Reborn finish him?
Reborn dips to his left and cracks Dos Santos with an uppercut!
Dos Santos has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reborn has a takedown stuffed.
Reborn changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dos Santos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dos Santos seems to have recovered his senses.
Dos Santos sneaks back into half guard.
Dos Santos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reborn.
Reborn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Reborn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dos Santos is controlling Reborn's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Reborn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reborn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Reborn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Reborn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dos Santos defending well though.
Dos Santos is controlling Reborn's trapped leg to prevent Reborn from advancing to side control.
Dos Santos wants to get back to full guard.
Reborn gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
We've been informed that Dos Santos has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Reborn misses with a wild body shot.
Dos Santos let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Reborn looks to land a left hand but Dos Santos moved out of range nicely.
Dos Santos avoids the body shot from Reborn.
Dos Santos jabs Reborn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reborn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dos Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dos Santos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Reborn checks a low kick from Dos Santos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reborn scores with a shot to the body.
Reborn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dos Santos sprawls well. Dos Santos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Reborn gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Reborn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos misses with the combination.
Reborn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reborn lands with an overhand left.
Reborn wants to clinch
and Dos Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reborn moves in looking to clinch but Dos Santos pushes him off.
Dos Santos moves away from the strike by Reborn.
Reborn checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dos Santos moves out of range as Reborn strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reborn tries to clinch there but Dos Santos circles away.
Dos Santos thumps Reborn with a low kick.
Reborn shoots for a double leg takedown but Dos Santos sprawls well. He's pushed Reborn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Reborn wants to clinch up but Dos Santos keeps it at a distance.
Dos Santos flicks out a counter leg kick but Reborn steps away.
Oscar Dos Santos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Reborn fails with the takedown
and Dos Santos counters with a straight right hand.
Danny Reborn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dos Santos sizes up Reborn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice takedown defense from Dos Santos. No joy for Reborn on that attempt.
Dos Santos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Reborn misses with a takedown
and Dos Santos makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Reborn takes one to the chin there.
Reborn throws a poor cross that misses
and Dos Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Oscar Dos Santos.
I've got Dos Santos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oscar Dos Santos!
Our winner, Oscar Dos Santos, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Danny Reborn stepped up to the mic, saying 'The #%$@ is that my tooth?! '.
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