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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rafael dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sweeney Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dos Santos comes to the cage accompanied by Daft Punk - Harder Better Faster Stronger. The crowd seem to be enjoying Todd's choice of entrance music: Never Forget, Never Forgive... Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rafael dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sweeney Todd!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dos Santos throws a lazy right hand but Todd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Todd fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but dos Santos avoids it really well and circles away.
dos Santos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Todd.
A slow jab from Todd misses its intended target.
dos Santos misses with a hook. Todd ducked under it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Todd.
dos Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Todd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Todd misses the jab.
Todd lunges at dos Santos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by dos Santos's hand.
dos Santos pushes Todd up against the cage in a clinch.
dos Santos tries a body shot but Todd blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by dos Santos.
dos Santos lands a left hand.
Todd throws a head punch that misses.
dos Santos manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd throws a big shot that misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by dos Santos!
It looks like Sweeney Todd has been cut.
Todd ducks right into an uppercut from dos Santos.
Todd lands with an overhand left.
Todd misses with an uppercut
and dos Santos counters with a left and a right that hurts Todd! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! dos Santos jumps into full mount!
Todd is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
dos Santos is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Todd has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Todd!
Todd is still in real trouble! Can dos Santos finish him?
dos Santos is looking for a triangle here but Todd uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
dos Santos wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Todd seems to have recovered his senses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Todd working the ground and pound from side control.
dos Santos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd decides to stand back up.
Todd misses with a body shot.
dos Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
dos Santos closes the distance and clinches.
dos Santos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
dos Santos's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Todd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
dos Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sweeney Todd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
dos Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Todd.
Todd pushes dos Santos away with a front kick.
Todd bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of dos Santos's head.
dos Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Todd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Todd trying to land knees to the body.
Todd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Todd connects with an inside leg kick.
Todd misses the jab.
Todd misses with a wild combination.
dos Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Rafael dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
dos Santos closes the distance and clinches.
dos Santos working hard to break the clinch.
Todd swings wildly with an uppercut but dos Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Todd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Todd keeps the fight in the clinch, despite dos Santos's efforts to push away.
dos Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
dos Santos staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos moves out of range of the leg kick from Todd.
dos Santos jabs at Todd's body.
dos Santos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Todd tries to bum rush dos Santos with a series of wild strikes but dos Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
dos Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
dos Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
dos Santos works Todd's body with a nice hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Todd. That snapped dos Santos's head back.
dos Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Todd throws a body punch but dos Santos moves out of range.
Todd throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
dos Santos moves into range and clinches up with Todd.
Todd scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Todd scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael dos Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sweeney Todd's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Todd avoids the body shot from dos Santos.
dos Santos with a hook.
Rafael dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Todd scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
dos Santos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Todd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but dos Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Todd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Todd. dos Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
dos Santos needs to keep his hands up - Todd had a free shot at his head there.
dos Santos misses the shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Todd.
dos Santos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Todd.
dos Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from dos Santos misses the target.
Todd takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Todd comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
dos Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
dos Santos slips a straight right by Todd.
dos Santos throws a hook to the side of Todd's head but Todd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
dos Santos misses with a few strikes there.
dos Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Todd throws a right hand that dos Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that dos Santos also avoids with ease.
Todd throws a jab but it's blocked by dos Santos.
Todd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but dos Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
dos Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
dos Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
dos Santos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Todd's elbow.
Todd misses with a body punch.
dos Santos wants to get back to striking at distance but Todd won't allow it.
Todd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
dos Santos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but dos Santos manages to avoid it.
Todd throws a good cross that connects.
Todd lands a body shot.
Todd rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but dos Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. dos Santos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice jab there from Todd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Todd lands a jab to the nose.
A slow jab from Todd misses its intended target.
dos Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Todd.
No joy there for Todd, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Todd misses with a hook.
dos Santos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
dos Santos walks into a stiff left hand from Todd.
Todd looks to score with a jab to the body but dos Santos is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
dos Santos rushes Todd and presses him up against the cage.
Todd breaks from the clinch.
Todd shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. dos Santos eats them both and turns towards Todd to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Todd scores with a shot to the body.
dos Santos lands with an overhand left.
dos Santos clinches up with Todd and pushes him back against the cage.
Todd stalling in the clinch but dos Santos improves position.
dos Santos dodges an elbow strike from Todd.
dos Santos working hard to break the clinch.
dos Santos manages to break the clinch.
Todd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
dos Santos misses the jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Todd.
Todd tries to bum rush dos Santos with a series of wild strikes but dos Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todd misses with the combination.
Todd throws a nice looking combination but dos Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
dos Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rafael dos Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
dos Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Todd uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
dos Santos throws a combination that misses
and Todd counters with a nice low kick that buckles dos Santos's knee momentarily.
Todd scores with a shot to the body.
dos Santos slips a straight right by Todd.
Todd thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
dos Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Todd.
dos Santos rushes Todd and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
dos Santos is trying to pull guard but Todd has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sweeney Todd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sweeney Todd's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A left lands for Todd.
Todd drives through with a takedown into dos Santos's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
dos Santos has his foot on Todd's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Todd works his way back into a safe position though.
dos Santos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
dos Santos wants to sweep but no luck.
dos Santos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Todd works a leg free and moves into half guard.
dos Santos is looking to escape.
dos Santos is looking to improve his position.
dos Santos kicks off Todd and gets to his feet.
dos Santos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from dos Santos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Todd lands a jab to the head.
dos Santos takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Todd lands a jab to dos Santos's midsection.
dos Santos tries to bum rush Todd with a series of wild strikes but Todd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Todd fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. dos Santos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
dos Santos misses with a body shot.
Todd takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Todd lands with a right hand.
dos Santos throws a shot from downtown. Todd moves away and avoids it.
dos Santos throws a right hand that Todd ducks under and follows up with a left that Todd also avoids with ease.
Todd rushes dos Santos and presses him up against the cage.
dos Santos is trying to push Todd away but Todd has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
dos Santos prevents a body shot from Todd.
Todd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
dos Santos tries to pull guard but Todd won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
dos Santos blocks a body shot from Todd.
Todd scores with a shot to the side of dos Santos's head.
dos Santos breaks from the clinch.
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!
Todd thows a body shot but no joy.
Todd misses with a two punch combination.
Todd misses with a straight left.
Todd wants to clinch up but dos Santos keeps it at a distance.
dos Santos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Todd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
dos Santos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
dos Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
dos Santos misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Todd misses.
dos Santos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Todd throws a big shot that misses.
Todd has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Todd there as he acknowledges the shot.
dos Santos throws a good cross that connects.
dos Santos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
dos Santos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Todd throws a hook to the side of dos Santos's head but dos Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Todd looks to land a combination but dos Santos avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Todd.
Todd fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches dos Santos on the side of the head.
dos Santos moves out of range as Todd strikes.
Todd misses with a wild combination.
dos Santos walks into a straight right hand from Todd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todd jabs dos Santos right on the nose. dos Santos blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
dos Santos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Todd on the side of the head.
Todd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by dos Santos.
dos Santos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Todd misses the jab.
dos Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
dos Santos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Todd takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Todd comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Todd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but dos Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Todd can't break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sweeney Todd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Todd 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sweeney Todd!
In his post fight interview, Sweeney Todd started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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