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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Bartos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos Santos comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tom Boxer - Brazil kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 New York, Karl Bartos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rafael Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Rafael Dos Santos has been cut.
Bartos takes the fight into the clinch.
Dos Santos wants to break free but Bartos has control.
Dos Santos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dos Santos tries to land a knee to the head but Bartos blocks with his arms.
Dos Santos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dos Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bartos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bartos taking a breather.
Bartos scores with a shot to the side of Dos Santos's head.
A short right from Bartos.
Dos Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bartos is trying to push Dos Santos away but Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dos Santos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bartos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bartos just leaning against Dos Santos, taking a breather.
Bartos presses Dos Santos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bartos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Bartos.
Dos Santos looks gassed!
Dos Santos misses with a knee strike.
Dos Santos stalling in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bartos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bartos blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dos Santos obliges.
Bartos manages to break the clinch.
Bartos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dos Santos, pushing him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Bartos.
Dos Santos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dos Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bartos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bartos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bartos manages to break the clinch.
Bartos connects with a looping right hand.
Bartos misses with a series of wild punches.
Bartos fails with a takedown attempt.
Bartos lands a left and a right that send Dos Santos crashing to the mat, dazed. Bartos thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Rafael Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bartos lands a left and a right that send Dos Santos crashing to the mat, dazed. Bartos thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Dos Santos is rocked!
That has opened up Rafael Dos Santos's cut even more.
Bartos moves into the clinch successfully.
Bartos has had enough of the clinch but Dos Santos keeps him there for the moment.
Dos Santos tries to break the clinch but Bartos is controlling the position.
Bartos lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Bartos.
Bartos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Bartos.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bartos.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bartos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dos Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bartos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bartos presses Dos Santos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bartos lands with a short shot to the head.
Bartos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bartos forces Dos Santos back against the cage and clinches.
Bartos breaks the clinch.
Dos Santos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bartos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartos content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bartos frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Bartos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rafael Dos Santos's cut.
That's time! Bartos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bartos looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Dos Santos!
Bartos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bartos stands up from mount. Strange move.
Dos Santos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bartos counters with a stiff right hand.
Bartos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dos Santos can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartos misses with a series of wild punches.
Dos Santos wants to clinch
and Bartos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Dos Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bartos takes the fight into the clinch.
Dos Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dos Santos landing knees to the head.
Bartos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dos Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bartos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos slips a jab and a cross from Bartos.
Bartos misses with a head kick.
Bartos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bartos lands in his opponent's guard.
Dos Santos wants to stand up but Bartos is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartos tries to free his leg and advance position but Dos Santos is retaining full guard.
Bartos stands up from Dos Santos's guard - Bartos perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bartos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartos lands a shot to the body.
Bartos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dos Santos throws an elbow that misses.
Dos Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A bit of stalling here from Bartos.
Bartos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos tries for a takedown but Bartos circles away easily
and Bartos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bartos throws a head kick but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Bartos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dos Santos goes for a takedown attempt but Bartos pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bartos closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartos scores with a shoulder strike.
Dos Santos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bartos's face.
Bartos scores with a shot to the side of Dos Santos's head.
Bartos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dos Santoss head.
Bartos is working Dos Santos over against the cage.
Bartos stalling the fight.
Bartos breaks the clinch.
Bartos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bartos.
Dos Santos dodges the punch combination from Bartos.
Dos Santos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bartos counters by moving into the clinch.
Dos Santos trying to control the position but instead, Bartos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dos Santos into the cage.
Bartos pushes Dos Santos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Bartos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rafael Dos Santos's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dos Santos darts in trying to clinch
and Dos Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dos Santos wants to clinch
and Bartos counters by clinching up.
Dos Santos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bartos is keeping busy.
Dos Santos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bartos'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.
Dos Santos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos tries a knee to the head but Bartos blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bartos is looking to break free of the clinch but Dos Santos has double underhooks.
Bartos lands a nice shot to the body.
Bartos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dos Santoss head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bartos as Dos Santos tries to tie him up.
Still in the clinch, Bartos scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartos scores with a shoulder strike.
Bartos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bartos takes the fight into the clinch.
Dos Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bartos.
A left hand lands to the body for Bartos.
Come on Bartos - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bartos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Bartos.
Bartos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A nice combination there by Bartos.
Bartos scores with a jab to the body.
Bartos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bartos pushes Dos Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos looking to slow down the pace here.
Bartos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dos Santos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Bartos.
Bartos dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bartos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bartos lands a jab to the head.
Bartos lands with a nice combination. Dos Santos backs away looking to recover.
Dos Santos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bartos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dos Santos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bartos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dos Santos backs up against the cage.
Dos Santos wants to clinch
and Dos Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dos Santos tries to clinch
and Bartos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos fails to pull guard.
Bartos breaks from the clinch.
Dos Santos with a poor takedown
and Bartos counters by clinching up.
Karl Bartos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bartos blocks it with crossed arms.
Dos Santos has Bartos pushed against the cage.
Dos Santos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bartos walks away with a smile on his face. Dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bartos circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bartos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dos Santos tries a knee to the head but Bartos blocks it.
Bartos lands a nice uppercut.
Dos Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bartos is defending well for now.
Bartos lands a nice uppercut.
Dos Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bartos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos taking a breather.
Dos Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bartos managing to block the knees to the body from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bartos has Dos Santos pressed against the cage, preventing Dos Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dos Santos takes a shot to the head.
Bartos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dos Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bartos taking a breather.
Dos Santos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Karl Bartos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A left hand lands to the body for Bartos.
A short uppercut from Bartos.
Bartos presses Dos Santos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rafael Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bartos lands a body punch.
Dos Santos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bartos just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dos Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Bartos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bartos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Bartos!
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