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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between BJ Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christian dos Santos acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
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190 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, BJ Styles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Christian dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Styles scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
dos Santos is trying to stand up here but Styles is controlling him well.
Styles seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
dos Santos throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
dos Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
dos Santos regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
dos Santos controlling the position.
Styles avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
dos Santos is trying to control the position but Styles postures up.
dos Santos looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles trying to stand up but can't free himself from dos Santos's guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Christian dos Santos hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
dos Santos misses with a takedown attempt - Styles sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
dos Santos clinches.
dos Santos drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Styles tries to break the clinch but dos Santos is controlling the position.
Styles keeps control of dos Santos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
dos Santos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Styles pulls his leg out and moves away.
BJ Styles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian dos Santos.
Styles misses with a combination
and dos Santos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
dos Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
dos Santos gets the takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos staying calm.
dos Santos decides to stand back up. dos Santos steps back and let's Styles get back to his feet.
dos Santos shoots in and gets a takedown into Styles's guard.
dos Santos is stalling in the full guard.
dos Santos gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
dos Santos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than dos Santos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Styles is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Styles is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
dos Santos jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Styles manages to avoid the submission attempt.
dos Santos has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Styles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
dos Santos postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Styles to stand up.
dos Santos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
dos Santos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
dos Santos is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Styles is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Styles has escaped and now he's on top!
dos Santos is pulling down on Styles's head. It's preventing any offense from Styles, at least for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian dos Santos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
dos Santos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
dos Santos tries for a takedown but Styles sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
BJ Styles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Styles swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and dos Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Styles shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and dos Santos counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Styles's guard now.
Styles keeping moving, preventing dos Santos from controlling successfully.
dos Santos stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Styles misses with a combination
and dos Santos counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
dos Santos wants to control from the top but Styles keeps moving.
Christian dos Santos has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
dos Santos gets to his feet - Styles follows without any prompting.
Styles avoids the head kick by dos Santos.
dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
BJ Styles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian dos Santos.
dos Santos misses with a head kick.
Styles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
dos Santos gets a clinch.
Styles has dos Santos pressed against the cage, preventing dos Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Styles gets underhooks to prevent dos Santos's takedown attempt.
dos Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos goes for a takedown attempt but Styles pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Styles stuffs the takedown.
Styles 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 Styles off to one side.
dos Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
dos Santos's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and dos Santos duly obliges.
Styles throws a head kick that half lands.
dos Santos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Styles avoids it really well and circles away.
Styles misses with a double jab.
dos Santos decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Styles wants to get back to his feet.
dos Santos lands with a punch from half guard.
Styles with the active half guard here but dos Santos passes nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos is looking to take a break and control but Styles is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
dos Santos gets to mount! Styles was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
dos Santos is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Styles is in real trouble.
dos Santos has got one arm under Styles's chin. This could be trouble... Styles trying to control the other hand but dos Santos gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Styles has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Christian dos Santos!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
58% |
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