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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Braxton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos Santos comes to the cage accompanied by Higher State Of Consciousnes. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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211 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wanderlei Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Braxton!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos walks into a stiff left hand from Braxton.
Braxton shoots in but no luck this time.
Dos Santos takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Braxton has a takedown stuffed.
Braxton shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Braxton was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dos Santos is squirming around, avoiding Braxton's attempts to control the action.
Braxton working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dos Santos is desperately trying to improve his position but Braxton has a good base and remains in mount.
Braxton fails to advance to Dos Santos's back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Braxton controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braxton jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Dos Santos manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Dos Santos throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Braxton doesn't manage to clinch there - Dos Santos circles away.
Dos Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Braxton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wanderlei Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Braxton.
Dos Santos throws a front kick that sends Braxton stumbling back into the cage.
Dos Santos stalks Braxton and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Braxton's face. Braxton staggers backwards, shaken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos drives through and clinches with Braxton against the cage.
Dos Santos looking to stall.
Dos Santos controlling the action here for a moment.
Braxton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Dos Santos.
Braxton closes the distance and clinches up with Dos Santos, looking for a takedown. Braxton pushes Dos Santos against the cage but Dos Santos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Braxton looks gassed!
Braxton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos has managed to clinch.
Braxton looking for a takedown.
Dos Santos pressing his opponent against the cage.
Braxton has Dos Santos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dos Santos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dos Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Braxton prevents Dos Santos from breaking the clinch.
Dos Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dos Santos could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Braxton is trying to trip Dos Santos. He has hold of a leg but Dos Santos is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Braxton persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Braxton throwing strikes from guard but Dos Santos blocks nicely.
Braxton stops Dos Santos from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos keeping full guard, as Braxton tries to pass.
Dos Santos working a defensive guard here.
Braxton decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Braxton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Braxton avoids the attempt from Dos Santos to control.
Dos Santos is wriggling around trying to escape.
Braxton working for a guillotine from mount but Dos Santos is in no mood to give up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braxton goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Dos Santos is on top in guard.
Dos Santos tries to stand but Braxton is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Braxton wants to sweep here but Dos Santos controlling him for the moment.
Braxton had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Dos Santos is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Braxton Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Dos Santos's back instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Braxton dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dos Santos looks to land a body kick but Braxton moved away.
Braxton has managed to clinch.
Dos Santos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Braxton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dos Santos backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dos Santos has a couple of punches blocked by Braxton.
Braxton tries to pull guard but Dos Santos won't allow it.
Braxton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dos Santos smiles and moves away.
Dos Santos has managed to clinch.
Braxton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dos Santos smiles and moves away.
Wanderlei Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Braxton.
Dos Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Braxton shoots in looking for a takedown. Dos Santos tries to sprawl out of it but Braxton 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 scores with a spinning back kick!
Marcus Braxton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Braxton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dos Santos swivels and escapes.
Braxton is breathing heavily.
Braxton throws a head kick that half lands.
Braxton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dos Santos as he jumps to the side.
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that Braxton avoids nicely.
Braxton wants to clinch.
Dos Santos tries to bum rush Braxton with a series of wild strikes but Braxton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Braxton darts in trying to clinch
and Dos Santos counters with a left and a right that stings Braxton.
Dos Santos scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Braxton avoids them all with ease.
Braxton has his takedown stuffed
and Dos Santos counters by clinching up.
Braxton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Braxton manages to break the clinch.
Braxton rushes Dos Santos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Braxton blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Braxton.
Braxton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dos Santos avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dos Santos landing knees to the head.
Braxton jumps guard but Dos Santos stands there with Braxton around his waist. Braxton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dos Santos manages to break the clinch.
Braxton fails to land the takedown.
Braxton throws a push kick but Dos Santos slaps the foot to one side.
Braxton shoots for a double leg takedown but Dos Santos sprawls well. He's pushed Braxton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Braxton blocks a leg kick.
Braxton has his takedown stuffed
and Dos Santos counters with a series of strikes. Braxton will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Braxton shoots in for a double leg but Dos Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wanderlei Dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dos Santos throws a lazy head kick
and Braxton counters with a shoot takedown. Dos Santos fights it but they end up in guard.
Braxton controlling from the top position.
Dos Santos looking to control but Braxton passes into half guard.
Braxton is tying to control. Dos Santos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Braxton is looking for a kimura but Dos Santos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Braxton to get the leverage.
Braxton wants to stand up but Dos Santos has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos wants to get back to his feet.
Braxton seems to be working for a kimura but Dos Santos defends the submission attempt.
Dos Santos is trying to control but can't.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Braxton takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dos Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
Braxton tries to clinch up
and Dos Santos counters with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Braxton closes the distance but Dos Santos moves to the side
and Dos Santos counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Dos Santos dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Dos Santos misses with a double jab
and Braxton counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Braxton tries to land knees in the clinch but Dos Santos avoids the damage to the body.
Braxton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dos Santos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Braxton is keeping busy.
Dos Santos with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos lands a nice uppercut.
Dos Santos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dos Santos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Braxton backwards.
Dos Santos dodges an elbow strike from Braxton.
Dos Santos looking to stall.
Braxton lands a body shot.
Dos Santos is looking to break free of the clinch but Braxton has double underhooks.
Braxton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dos Santos pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Braxton breaks from the clinch.
Dos Santos cracks Braxton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dos Santos looks to land a combination but Braxton avoids it well.
Dos Santos stuffs the takedown attempt from Braxton. Braxton gets slowly back to his feet.
Wanderlei Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Braxton.
Dos Santos scores with a leg kick.
Braxton misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dos Santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braxton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dos Santos as he avoids it easily.
Braxton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos walks forward, straight into a front kick from Braxton.
Dos Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Braxton takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wanderlei Dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dos Santos scores with a punch to the head.
Dos Santos scores with a head kick.
Braxton staying out of range there.
Dos Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Braxton counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Braxton.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Braxton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dos Santos is keeping the position for now.
Dos Santos wants to get back to his feet but Braxton passes into half guard.
Braxton is tying to control. Dos Santos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braxton wants to pass to mount but Dos Santos is defending the position.
Dos Santos keeping hold of Braxton's head, controlling as best he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Braxton is looking to advance position but Dos Santos won't allow it.
Braxton is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Dos Santos reverses the position - he's now on top in Braxton's guard.
Braxton has his foot on Dos Santos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dos Santos works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braxton has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Dos Santos has passed into side control.
Braxton can't do much from the bottom here.
Braxton is looking for a sweep.
Braxton wants to control but Dos Santos postures up.
Braxton is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Dos Santos prevents Braxton from improving his position.
Braxton wants to control but Dos Santos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Braxton looking for submissions off his back.
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 nice inside leg kick.
Dos Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Braxton shoots and misses
and Dos Santos counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dos Santos.
A left and a right from Dos Santos both land. Nice combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Braxton.
Dos Santos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Braxton scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dos Santos tries to bench press Braxton off him but Braxton keeps the position.
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 Wanderlei Dos Santos.
I think Dos Santos has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wanderlei Dos Santos!
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energy
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hype
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