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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Geronimo dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Angelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Geronimo dos Santos had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Geronimo dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Angelo!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Angelo lands but dos Santos takes it in his stride.
Angelo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from dos Santos.
dos Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Angelo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Angelo throws a poor cross that misses
and Angelo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Angelo.
dos Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Angelo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from dos Santos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angelo throws a right hand that misses
and dos Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
dos Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
dos Santos taking a breather.
dos Santos tightens his grip and picks Angelo up, before dumping him to the ground. Angelo manages to land in guard.
Angelo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
dos Santos postures up in Angelo's guard and throws a big left but Angelo blocks it.
dos Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Angelo is retaining full guard.
dos Santos seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Angelo keeping moving, preventing dos Santos from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos passes into half guard.
dos Santos is nestled in close to Angelo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
dos Santos throwing shots but Angelo is blocking nicely.
Angelo trying to control from the bottom.
Angelo is trying to stand back up but dos Santos is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
dos Santos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Angelo defending well though.
Angelo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with dos Santos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
dos Santos is pressing down on Angelo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Angelo is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos wants to take a breather but Angelo is having none of it.
dos Santos keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Geronimo dos Santos wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Angelo gets tackled into the cage by dos Santos. dos Santos maintains the clinch.
Angelo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
dos Santos stalls.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Angelo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Angelo pushes off an throws an elbow but dos Santos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Angelo tries to land knees in the clinch but dos Santos avoids the damage to the body.
dos Santos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Angelo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Angelo misses with a lunging right hand
and dos Santos counters with a nice double leg into guard.
dos Santos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Angelo is looking for a sweep.
dos Santos postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
dos Santos misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
dos Santos is looking to take a break and control but Angelo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Geronimo dos Santos dominated that 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.
Angelo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from dos Santos.
dos Santos misses with a straight left.
Geronimo dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
dos Santos dives in and grabs Angelo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Angelo pushes down on dos Santos's head and hops out.
Michael Angelo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Angelo lands a head kick that stumbles dos Santos and the fighters go to the mat.
dos Santos is rocked!
It looks like Geronimo dos Santos has been cut.
dos Santos looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
dos Santos lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Angelo!
dos Santos looking to land elbow strikes but Angelo uses the position to regain half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Angelo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Angelo won't allow dos Santos to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelo trying to hold on to dos Santos's head to control him but dos Santos postures up.
dos Santos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Angelo's head.
dos Santos passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Angelo!
Angelo avoids a series of strikes thrown by dos Santos.
dos Santos unloading with bombs!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Angelo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
dos Santos tries to control but Angelo wriggling away.
dos Santos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angelo trying desperately to get to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
dos Santos lands a heavy elbow.
dos Santos fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
dos Santos looking to control and managing it successfully.
dos Santos won't let Angelo get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
dos Santos goes for an armbar but he's not got it
Angelo turns into him and now he's in dos Santos's guard.
Geronimo dos Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angelo wants to stand but dos Santos is controlling his posture from full guard.
Angelo trying to control but dos Santos is working from the bottom.
dos Santos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
dos Santos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
dos Santos is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
dos Santos wants to control but Angelo is keeping him busy.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Geronimo dos Santos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Geronimo dos Santos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Angelo misses with an uppercut
and dos Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Angelo misses with a head kick.
dos Santos throws a push kick but Angelo slaps the foot to one side.
dos Santos shoots in for a double leg but Angelo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Angelo misses
and dos Santos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sloppy strikes from Angelo. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angelo misses with a hook
and dos Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
dos Santos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
dos Santos explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Angelo throws a sloppy head kick
and dos Santos counters with an outside leg kick.
dos Santos shoots in and bounces Angelo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
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 trying to control the position from guard on top but Angelo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Angelo wants to stand but dos Santos is controlling the position.
dos Santos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Geronimo dos Santos wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Angelo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Angelo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
dos Santos has closed the distance and engaged Angelo in a clinch.
dos Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Angelo tries to land a knee to the head but dos Santos blocks with his arms.
Michael Angelo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Angelo throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Angelo throws an elbow but it misses.
dos Santos pushes Angelo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Angelo throws a knee to the head but misses.
dos Santos lands a right hand.
dos Santos leaning his opponent against the cage.
dos Santos wants a takedown.
dos Santos lands a nice uppercut.
dos Santos lands a body shot.
Angelo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
dos Santos avoids the elbow strike from Angelo, against the cage.
dos Santos works on Angelo's body with a couple of short punches.
Angelo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but dos Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
dos Santos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Angelo backwards.
Angelo pushes off an throws an elbow but dos Santos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Angelo misses with a knee strike.
Angelo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
dos Santos lands a right hand.
dos Santos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Angelo.
dos Santos lands with a short shot to the head.
dos Santos lands an uppercut.
Geronimo dos Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Angelo pushes off an throws an elbow but dos Santos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
dos Santos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Angelo misses with an elbow strike.
Angelo throws an elbow but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geronimo dos Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for dos Santos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geronimo dos Santos!
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