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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos Santos comes to the cage accompanied by Shogun style. Hughes has chosen Lamb of God-Omerta as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Pat Hughes is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vitor Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pat Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dos Santos throws a right hand that Hughes ducks under and follows up with a left that Hughes also avoids with ease.
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that Hughes avoids nicely.
Hughes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dos Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dos Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Hughes tries to clinch up.
Dos Santos cracks the inside of Hughes's front leg.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hughes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hughes missing with knees to the body.
Hughes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dos Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Dos Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vitor Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos misses with the combination.
Hughes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dos Santos finds it's way round the side to connect with Hughes's head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dos Santos.
Hughes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughes tries to clinch there but Dos Santos circles away.
Hughes throws a head kick but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Hughes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dos Santos, pushing him back against the cage.
Dos Santos is trying to force a seperation but Hughes has the dominant position.
Hughes misses with a knee strike.
Hughes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dos Santos is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hughes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dos Santos lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dos Santos throws a head kick but Hughes moves out of range.
Hughes moves in looking to clinch but Dos Santos pushes him off.
Dos Santos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Hughes stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Dos Santos follows into mount!
Hughes is rocked!
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 takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hughes is still in real trouble! Can Dos Santos finish him?
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Hughes seems to have recovered his senses.
Dos Santos has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is working to get back to half guard.
Dos Santos wants to get back to his feet but Hughes is holding on tight.
Dos Santos controlling from mount.
Hughes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hughes tries to hold on but Dos Santos postures up.
Hughes controls the position.
Dos Santos trying to control but Hughes is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hughes is desperately trying to improve his position but Dos Santos has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos trying to control but Hughes is having none of it.
Hughes holds on, trying desperately to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Santos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Dos Santos dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dos Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dos Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
Hughes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hughes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dos Santos.
Hughes misses with a knee to the head.
Hughes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dos Santos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hughes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hughes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hughes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dos Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Hughes missing with knees to the body.
Hughes misses with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vitor Dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dos Santos looks to land a combination but Hughes avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dos Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dos Santos scores with a three punch combo!
A punch combination from Dos Santos misses.
Dos Santos closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hughes is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Santos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hughes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Hughes moves out of range.
Hughes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dos Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Dos Santos throws out a powerful jab.
Dos Santos cracks Hughes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dos Santos lands a nice hook to Hughes's body. Hughes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vitor Dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dos Santos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hughes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Dos Santos. No joy for Hughes on that attempt.
Dos Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Hughes.
Hughes wants to clinch.
Hughes throws a head kick but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hughes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vitor Dos Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Dos Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hughes is looking to clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Dos Santos. That snapped Hughes's head back.
Dos Santos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
Hughes tries to clinch up but Dos Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Hughes throws a lazy head kick
and Hughes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dos Santos throws a series of strikes that have Hughes backpedaling.
Dos Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hughes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hughes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dos Santos avoids it.
Dos Santos can't break the clinch.
Dos Santos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dos Santos wants to break free but Hughes has control.
Hughes blocks a body shot from Dos Santos.
Hughes misses with a knee to the head.
Hughes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dos Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Dos Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hughes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dos Santos.
Hughes fails with an attempt to clinch.
A combination from Hughes does no damage.
Hughes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hughes tries to clinch but Dos Santos moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hughes circles away quickly and effectively.
Dos Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses
and Hughes counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dos Santos's guard now.
Hughes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dos Santos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hughes slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dos Santos trying to remain calm as Hughes controls from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos wants to get back to his feet but Hughes drags him back down.
Dos Santos is not content to let Hughes control the position.
Hughes content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Dos Santos dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Dos Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
Hughes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dos Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hughes drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hughes preventing the sweep.
Dos Santos keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.
Hughes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dos Santos is keeping the position for now.
Dos Santos wants to stand but Hughes is controlling the position.
Hughes looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos is looking for a triangle but Hughes pushes his legs off easily.
Hughes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dos Santos keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.
Pat Hughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dos Santos lands a nice looking body shot.
Hughes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hughes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hughes tries to clinch up
and Dos Santos makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dos Santos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hughes is able to avoid easily.
Hughes fails with the takedown
and Dos Santos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hughes thinking.
Dos Santos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Horrible takedown by Hughes or perhaps it was just good defense by Dos Santos which made him look bad.
Hughes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hughes tries to clinch up but Dos Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Dos Santos throws a series of strikes that have Hughes backpedaling.
Hughes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a jab when Hughes was well out of range.
Hughes tries to clinch but Dos Santos is having none of it.
Dos Santos misses with a wild combination.
Hughes instigates a clinch.
Hughes tries a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks it.
Hughes misses with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hughes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dos Santos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hughes misses with a knee strike.
Hughes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dos Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dos Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hughes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hughes tries to close the distance and clinch but Dos Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hughes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hughes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dos Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Dos Santos breaks from the clinch.
Dos Santos scores with a three punch combo!
Hughes tries to score with a low kick but Dos Santos moves his leg out of the way.
Dos Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hughes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dos Santos, pushing him back against the cage.
Hughes misses with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hughes tries to clinch
and Dos Santos counters with a left to the body.
Hughes doesn't manage to clinch there - Dos Santos circles away.
Dos Santos takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hughes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dos Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hughes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dos Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hughes shoots for a takedown but Dos Santos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vitor Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pat Hughes.
Dos Santos's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Dos Santos duly obliges.
Dos Santos lands a head kick. Hughes smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hughes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dos Santos lands a nice hook to Hughes's body. Hughes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hughes moves into range and clinches up with Dos Santos.
Hughes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dos Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Hughes misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on Dos Santos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dos Santos working hard to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vitor Dos Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dos Santos, 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitor Dos Santos!
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