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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Twist (ranked 24926 p4p, 6530 weight class) and Gueremo Dos Santos (ranked 779 p4p, 690 weight class). Tony Twist is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Twist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gueremo Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos throws a nice looking combination but Twist bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Twist lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dos Santos misses with a double jab.
Twist misses with a hook. Dos Santos ducked under it nicely.
Twist throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dos Santos counters with a nice double leg into side control. Twist won't be happy with that.
Dos Santos stands up and beckons Twist to his feet.
Twist just misses with a punch to the body.
Dos Santos is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tony Twist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Twist scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Twist scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dos Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Twist throws a head kick but Dos Santos moves out of range.
As Twist backs off Dos Santos throws a huge counter combo but Twist manages to avoid it all.
Twist darts in looking for a takedown but Dos Santos gets double underhooks and turns Twist into the cage.
Twist tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twist crunches a lovely knee into Dos Santos's ribcage.
Twist lands an elbow that stopped Dos Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Twist is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dos Santos's coach down at Bennies Boppers was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dos Santos's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Twist is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dos Santos is defending well for now.
Twist lands an elbow inside.
Twist scores a nice knee to the body.
Twist tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dos Santos avoids it.
Twist definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The referee calls for Twist to work.
Twist with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Twist has Dos Santos pressed against the cage, preventing Dos Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twist tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Twist tries to land a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks with his arms.
Twist tries to land knees in the clinch but Dos Santos avoids the damage to the body.
Twist manages to break the clinch.
Twist forces Dos Santos back against the cage and clinches.
Twist unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Twist just leaning against Dos Santos, taking a breather.
Twist missing with knees to the body.
Twist tries to land a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks with his arms.
Dos Santos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Twist fails to pull guard.
Twist trying to land knees to the body.
Twist missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twist is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dos Santos is defending well for now.
Twist misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Twist darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dos Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Twist throws a body punch but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos throws a counter combo.
Twist darts in and clinches Dos Santos up against the cage.
Twist has Dos Santos pushed against the cage.
Twist tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Twist lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dos Santos working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twist misses with an elbow strike.
Dos Santos tries to break the clinch but Twist is controlling the position.
Dos Santos is trying to break free.
Twist using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dos Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A frustrated look appears on Dos Santos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dos Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dos Santos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Twist lands a knee to the body.
Twist will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dos Santos up against the cage.
Twist throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dos Santoss head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dos Santos avoids a wild elbow strike from Twist.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Twist dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Twist lands a jab-cross combination.
Twist throws a head kick that misses.
Twist moves in looking to clinch but Dos Santos pushes him off.
The fighters circle momentarily. Twist darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Twist connects with the punch.
Dos Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Twist looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dos Santos is fending him off so far but Twist persists. Nope, Dos Santos circles away and we're back to standing.
Dos Santos is looking to chop away at Twist's legs.
Twist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dos Santos moves away.
Twist is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dos Santos can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dos Santos. Twist does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Dos Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Twist fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dos Santos, pushing him back against the cage.
Twist tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos avoiding damage as Twist throws knees to the body.
Twist lands an elbow inside.
Twist struggles to land a body shot inside as Dos Santos controls his hands.
Twist scores a nice knee to the body.
Twist landing knees to the body.
Twist missing with knees to the body.
Twist with a knee to the head.
Twist unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Twist scores a nice knee to the body.
Dos Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Twist obliges.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Twist lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Twist is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dos Santos is defending well for now.
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!
Twist breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Twist wants to clinch
and Dos Santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Twist moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Twist showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dos Santos.
Twist throws a head kick that misses
and Dos Santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Twist moves into the clinch.
Dos Santos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twist lands an elbow that stopped Dos Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Twist tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dos Santos avoids it.
Twist breaks from the clinch.
Twist will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Twist lands a head kick!
Dos Santos scores with a shot to the body.
Twist throws a body kick that misses.
Twist lands with a kick to the ribs.
Twist showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dos Santos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a combination that misses
and Twist counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Twist crunches a lovely knee into Dos Santos's ribcage.
Twist scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Twist.
Twist lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Twist will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dos Santos up against the cage.
Dos Santos wants to get back to striking at distance but Twist won't allow it.
Twist controlling the action here for a moment.
Twist creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Twist dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Twist throws a wild body kick that Dos Santos sees coming a mile off.
Twist dips to his left and cracks Dos Santos with an uppercut!
Twist wants to slow Dos Santos down by chopping away at his legs.
Twist throws the kick towards the body but Dos Santos avoids it.
Dos Santos has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Twist.
Twist instigates a clinch.
Twist tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dos Santos avoids it.
Dos Santos wants to get back to striking at distance but Twist won't allow it.
Twist throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Twist pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Twist is working an open guard so Dos Santos takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Dos Santos lands with a nice combination. Twist backs away looking to recover.
Twist is rocked!
It looks like Tony Twist has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos steps in with a hook that catches Twist right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Dos Santos follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Twist looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gueremo Dos Santos!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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