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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Blasko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos Santos has chosen Sail as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
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198 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Blasko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vitor Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos is looking to slow Blasko down with leg kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blasko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dos Santos clinches up with Blasko and pushes him back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Blasko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blasko has Dos Santos pressed against the cage, preventing Dos Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dos Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dos Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dos Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Blasko moves out of range easily.
Blasko shoots for a takedown but Dos Santos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dos Santos blocks the body kick.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Blasko moves out of range.
Dos Santos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blasko fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Still in the clinch, Blasko scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos is trying to break the clinch but Blasko has him pressed against the cage.
Dos Santos wants to break free but Blasko has control.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dos Santos digs a right hand underneath Blasko's ribcage. Blasko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dos Santos prevents Blasko from breaking the clinch.
Dos Santos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blasko pushes off an throws an elbow but Dos Santos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Blasko is trying to break free.
Dos Santos is trying to break the clinch but Blasko has him pressed against the cage.
Dos Santos digs a right hand underneath Blasko's ribcage. Blasko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blasko looking to slow down the pace here.
Dos Santos holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dos Santos working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Dos Santos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dos Santos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dos Santos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dos Santos is trying to force a seperation but Blasko has the dominant position.
Dos Santos effectively controlling the action here.
Dos Santos can't break the clinch.
Dos Santos digs a right hand into Blasko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blasko's gas tank.
Blasko tries to pull guard but Dos Santos holds him up against the cage and eventually Blasko drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Blasko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blasko has him pressed against the cage.
Blasko wants to break free but Dos Santos has control.
Dos Santos holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Blasko tries to pull guard but Dos Santos won't allow it.
Blasko jumps guard but Dos Santos stands there with Blasko around his waist. Blasko gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dos Santos has had enough of the clinch but Blasko keeps him there for the moment.
Nice body punch from Dos Santos - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blasko darts in trying to clinch
and Dos Santos counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dos Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blasko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blasko lands with a good body shot.
Dos Santos looks gassed!
Dos Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blasko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dos Santos leaves Blasko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A shot to the body from Dos Santos misses
and Blasko counters by moving into the clinch.
Blasko breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos closes the distance but Blasko moves to the side
enabling Blasko to counter with a crisp jab.
Dos Santos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dos Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blasko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blasko slips a straight right by Dos Santos.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dos Santos stalling in the clinch.
Dos Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Blasko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dos Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Blasko.
Dos Santos tries to clinch
and Blasko counters with a slapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vitor Dos Santos will probably get the nod.
That's time! Blasko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dos Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Blasko.
Blasko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Dos Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blasko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blasko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dos Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blasko. That's going to slow Dos Santos down.
Blasko doesn't manage to clinch there - Dos Santos circles away.
Dos Santos misses with an uppercut. Blasko saw that one coming.
Blasko wants to clinch up but Dos Santos keeps it at a distance.
Dos Santos misses with a head kick.
Blasko scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Blasko takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blasko trying to control from half guard but Dos Santos is working away.
Blasko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Blasko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dos Santos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Blasko tries to pass to full mount but Dos Santos defends it.
Dos Santos is looking for a sweep. Blasko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Blasko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Horrible takedown by Blasko or perhaps it was just good defense by Dos Santos which made him look bad.
Blasko tries to clinch up but Dos Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Blasko throws a sloppy head kick and Dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vitor Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blasko looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Blasko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dos Santos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Blasko wants to control from the top but Dos Santos keeps moving.
Dos Santos is controlling Blasko's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blasko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dos Santos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Blasko defends it easily.
Blasko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Blasko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dos Santos is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dos Santos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dos Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dos Santos misses with a body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blasko, as that shot connected.
Blasko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
John Blasko is winning the standup battle so far.
Dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blasko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dos Santos counters by clinching up.
Blasko has Dos Santos pressed against the cage, preventing Dos Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dos Santos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dos Santos is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Blasko dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Blasko tries for a takedown but Dos Santos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
John Blasko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dos Santos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dos Santos throws a right hand that Blasko ducks under and follows up with a left that Blasko also avoids with ease.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dos Santos.
Good shot there by Blasko.
Dos Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Blasko tries to close the distance and clinch but Dos Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blasko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dos Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
Blasko tries to clinch
and Dos Santos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos trying to stall but Blasko improves his position.
Blasko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blasko darts in trying to clinch
and Dos Santos finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Dos Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blasko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blasko there as he acknowledges the shot.
A right-left combo lands from Dos Santos.
Blasko misses with a takedown attempt - Dos Santos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Blasko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blasko avoids a kick to the body.
Dos Santos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Blasko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos lands a head kick. Blasko smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Vitor Dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blasko just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blasko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dos Santos is out of range.
Dos Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dos Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dos Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blasko dodges the punch combination from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blasko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dos Santos lands a jab to Blasko's midsection.
Blasko slips a jab and a cross from Dos Santos.
Blasko moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blasko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blasko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dos Santos is keeping busy.
Blasko misses with a punch on the inside.
Dos Santos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Blasko is looking to control Dos Santos's arms but Dos Santos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blasko has his back to the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blasko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blasko displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dos Santos up against the cage.
Dos Santos manages to break the clinch.
Dos Santos moves into range and clinches up with Blasko.
Dos Santos breaks from the clinch.
Blasko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dos Santos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blasko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dos Santos misses with a kick to the body.
Dos Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Dos Santos. No joy for Blasko on that attempt.
Blasko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blasko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blasko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blasko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Dos Santos presses Blasko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Dos Santos.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blasko as Dos Santos tries to tie him up.
Blasko jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dos Santos walks away with a smile on his face. Blasko gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vitor Dos Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dos Santos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitor Dos Santos!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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