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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tadeusz Sroka (ranked 625 p4p, 1508 weight class) and Adriano Dos Santos (ranked 83 p4p, 185 weight class). Tadeusz Sroka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tadeusz Sroka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adriano Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sroka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dos Santos manages to avoid it.
Dos Santos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sroka sprawls well. Sroka wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Sroka slaps away a takedown attempt from Dos Santos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sroka. Dos Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dos Santos feints the counter takedown.
Dos Santos shoots and misses
and Sroka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Adriano Dos Santos has been cut.
Tadeusz Sroka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adriano Dos Santos.
Dos Santos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sroka defends well and Dos Santos ends up having to push Sroka into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dos Santos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sroka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sroka looks to score with a jab to the body but Dos Santos is just out of range.
Dos Santos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sroka avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sroka misses with an uppercut.
Dos Santos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sroka's waist but Sroka gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dos Santos off to one side.
Dos Santos misses with a takedown
and Sroka counters with a stiff right hand.
Tadeusz Sroka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Sroka as Dos Santos shoots in.
Dos Santos has a takedown stuffed.
Dos Santos dives in for a single leg takedown but Sroka sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sroka keeping moving, preventing Dos Santos from controlling successfully.
Sroka is pulling down on Dos Santos's head. It's preventing any offense from Dos Santos, at least for the moment.
Dos Santos throws a big right hand that misses.
Dos Santos stands up over Sroka, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dos Santos scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sroka wants to stand and escape but Dos Santos is having none of it.
Sroka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sroka is looking to stand up but Dos Santos isn't so interested in that idea.
Dos Santos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos working some strikes from top position.
Sroka definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dos Santos connects with a couple of short punches.
Sroka keeping moving, preventing Dos Santos from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos throwing strikes but missing.
Dos Santos landing with the ground and pound.
Sroka has his hands on Dos Santos's head, controlling the position.
Dos Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sroka wants to sweep here but Dos Santos controlling him for the moment.
Dos Santos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sroka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dos Santos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dos Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Sroka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dos Santos is working Sroka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dos Santos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sroka controlling Dos Santos's posture.
Dos Santos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sroka's head.
Dos Santos throws a big right hand that misses.
Dos Santos scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dos Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but Sroka has wrist control.
Sroka wants to stand but Dos Santos is controlling the position.
Sroka is trying to keep Dos Santos in close.
Dos Santos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dos Santos lands a couple of elbows.
Dos Santos works over Sroka with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sroka pushes Dos Santos off and gets back to his feet.
Dos Santos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sroka is fending him off so far but Dos Santos persists. Nope, Sroka circles away and we're back to standing.
Dos Santos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sroka sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dos Santos has a takedown stuffed.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown but Sroka shows good takedown defense.
Sroka scores with a body shot.
Sroka just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dos Santos shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sroka is trying to defend but Dos Santos finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dos Santos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dos Santos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sroka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dos Santos working the head and body with strikes.
Dos Santos blocks the strikes from Sroka.
Sroka wants to control but Dos Santos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tadeusz Sroka will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adriano Dos Santos's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dos Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Sroka, which made it look bad.
Sroka stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sroka wants it to stay on the feet.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown but Sroka shows good takedown defense.
Tadeusz Sroka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adriano Dos Santos.
Dos Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sroka circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dos Santos.
Sroka misses with a looping right.
Dos Santos dives in and grabs Sroka's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sroka pushes down on Dos Santos's head and hops out.
Sroka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dos Santos doesn't seem bothered though.
Sroka connects with a jab.
Dos Santos shoots in and drives through. Sroka sprawls well.
Dos Santos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sroka avoids it really well and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Sroka on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos slips under a jab from Sroka.
Adriano Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sroka defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dos Santos.
Sroka is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sroka leaves Dos Santos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches up with Sroka, looking for a takedown. Dos Santos pushes Sroka against the cage but Sroka circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Sroka does it's job there.
Dos Santos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dos Santos is rocked!
Dos Santos goes for a double leg but Sroka avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sroka continues to drive forward.
Sroka swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dos Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Sroka finish him?
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Dos Santos misses with a takedown
and Sroka counters with a huge left! Dos Santos is in big trouble! He's backing up but Sroka isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Dos Santos from any more damage. A dominating finish by Sroka!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tadeusz Sroka!
Tadeusz Sroka retains his light heavyweight title!
Tadeusz Sroka took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, BANZAI CLOTHING for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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