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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Frankestein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frankestein comes to the cage accompanied by gsp. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, William Frankestein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Frankestein.
Dos Santos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Frankestein.
Frankestein steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dos Santos. That one must have hurt.
Frankestein shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dos Santos defends it nicely.
Dos Santos throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Frankestein counters by moving into the clinch.
Dos Santos is trying to push Frankestein away but Frankestein has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dos Santos wants to break free but Frankestein has control.
Frankestein keeps control of Dos Santos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dos Santos has had enough of the clinch but Frankestein keeps him there for the moment.
Dos Santos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dos Santos has had enough of the clinch but Frankestein keeps him there for the moment.
Frankestein wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Frankestein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frankestein unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dos Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Frankestein is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dos Santos gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankestein is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dos Santos is trying to push Frankestein away but Frankestein has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dos Santos has had enough of the clinch but Frankestein keeps him there for the moment.
Dos Santos is looking to break free of the clinch but Frankestein has double underhooks.
Frankestein looking for a takedown.
Dos Santos tries to circle away but Frankestein has him pinned against the cage.
Dos Santos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Frankestein could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dos Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Junior Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frankestein fails with a takedown attempt.
Good work by Frankestein as he checks the leg kick.
Frankestein takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 standing with a nice sprawl.
Dos Santos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dos Santos works Frankestein's body with a nice hook.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Dos Santos misses with a body kick.
Dos Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Frankestein clinches with his opponent.
Dos Santos has had enough of the clinch but Frankestein keeps him there for the moment.
Frankestein is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dos Santos pulls him back up using the underhooks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frankestein pulls guard effortlessly.
Frankestein is breathing heavily.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Frankestein wants to sweep but no luck.
Frankestein utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dos Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dos Santos seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Frankestein is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dos Santos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dos Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Frankestein. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Frankestein keeping moving, preventing Dos Santos from controlling successfully.
Frankestein keeping full guard, as Dos Santos tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior Dos Santos has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Dos Santos throws a nice looking combination but Frankestein bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Frankestein looks for a takedown but Dos Santos sprawls well.
A combination from Dos Santos does no damage.
Frankestein gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Frankestein throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dos Santos's waist but Dos Santos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Frankestein off to one side.
Frankestein tries to clinch but Dos Santos moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dos Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dos Santos scores with a hook to the body. Frankestein takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Frankestein checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Dos Santos dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dos Santos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
William Frankestein is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dos Santos lands a nice looking body shot.
Frankestein shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dos Santos as he avoids it easily.
Dos Santos walks into a left hand.
Frankestein throws a right and a left that Dos Santos avoids nicely.
Dos Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Dos Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dos Santos cracks a nice hook into Frankestein's ribs.
Dos Santos throws a nice looking combination but Frankestein bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dos Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Frankestein counters by moving into the clinch.
Frankestein pulls guard.
Frankestein thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Dos Santos wants to stand but Frankestein is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dos Santos stays in close to Frankestein's body and controls the position.
Dos Santos has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Frankestein is proving hard to escape from.
Frankestein is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dos Santos defends well.
Dos Santos slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Frankestein is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Dos Santos, into his guard.
Dos Santos wants to stand up but Frankestein is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frankestein trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frankestein won't allow Dos Santos to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Frankestein changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dos Santos tries to avoid it but Frankestein manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dos Santos to the ground. Dos Santos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Frankestein showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Frankestein fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Frankestein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Frankestein moves into the clinch.
Frankestein drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dos Santos gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dos Santos is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Frankestein is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dos Santos is trying to break the clinch but Frankestein has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frankestein keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dos Santos's efforts to push away.
Frankestein 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. Frankestein gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Dos Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Frankestein closes the distance and clinches up with Dos Santos, looking for a takedown. Frankestein pushes Dos Santos against the cage but Dos Santos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that Frankestein avoids nicely.
Dos Santos leaves Frankestein with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dos Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Frankestein closes the distance and clinches up with Dos Santos, looking for a takedown. Frankestein pushes Dos Santos against the cage but Dos Santos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Frankestein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos throws a nice looking combination but Frankestein bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Frankestein takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Frankestein shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dos Santos as he avoids it easily.
Junior Dos Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dos Santos tries to bum rush Frankestein with a series of wild strikes but Frankestein uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Frankestein closes the distance and clinches up with Dos Santos, looking for a takedown. Frankestein pushes Dos Santos against the cage but Dos Santos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Frankestein circles away quickly and effectively.
Dos Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Frankestein fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dos Santos throws a series of strikes that have Frankestein backpedaling.
Frankestein checks a leg kick nicely.
Dos Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick misses from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos tries to bum rush Frankestein with a series of wild strikes but Frankestein uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Frankestein fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dos Santos misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Dos Santos misses.
Frankestein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dos Santos throws out the jab.
Frankestein shoots in but no luck this time.
Frankestein tries to move into range but Dos Santos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Frankestein fails with a takedown attempt.
Dos Santos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dos Santos tries to score with a low kick but Frankestein moves his leg out of the way.
Dos Santos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dos Santos throws a right hand that Frankestein ducks under and follows up with a left that Frankestein also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is looking to land body kicks.
Dos Santos moves out of range as Frankestein strikes.
Dos Santos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Frankestein rather than just go for the knockout.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Frankestein moves out of range.
Frankestein 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. Frankestein gets slowly back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Dos Santos.
Frankestein keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Frankestein tries to close the distance and clinch but Dos Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frankestein tries to clinch but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos throws a right hand that Frankestein ducks under and follows up with a left that Frankestein also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frankestein 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.
Dos Santos misses with a head kick.
Dos Santos misses with a kick to the body
and Frankestein counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Frankestein stops Dos Santos from standing up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
William Frankestein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Junior Dos Santos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frankestein throws a big right hand that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Dos Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Dos Santos!
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