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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Danganan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danganan comes to the cage accompanied by Freak On A Leash. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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177 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kirk Danganan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos missing with a left hand there. Danganan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dos Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos is looking to clinch.
Dos Santos misses with an uppercut
and Danganan counters with a series of strikes. Dos Santos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dos Santos misses with an uppercut
and Danganan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dos Santos thinking.
Dos Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Danganan manages to avoid it.
Dos Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Danganan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dos Santos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Danganan counters with a stiff right hand.
Dos Santos takes a swing at Danganan's ribcage but misses.
Danganan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Danganan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dos Santos's head.
Dos Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Danganan.
Dos Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Dos Santos needs to keep his hands up - Danganan had a free shot at his head there.
Danganan throws a jab when Dos Santos was well out of range.
Dos Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the body from Dos Santos misses
letting Danganan counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danganan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Danganan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dos Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Danganan.
Danganan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dos Santos.
Danganan avoids the body shot from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos tries to move into range but Danganan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Danganan misses with a hook.
Dos Santos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Danganan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dos Santos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Danganan throws a lazy right hand but Dos Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dos Santos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dos Santos throws a jab when Danganan was well out of range.
Dos Santos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danganan throws a jab when Dos Santos was well out of range.
Dos Santos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dos Santos defending well as Danganan loads up on a big left hand.
Danganan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Danganan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dos Santos throws out the jab.
Danganan scores with a nice right hand.
Danganan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dos Santos.
Danganan cracks Dos Santos with a good jab.
Danganan swings for the body but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Danganan misses with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dos Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dos Santos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dos Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Danganan misses.
Dos Santos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Danganan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Danganan is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danganan takes one on the button.
Danganan throws out a loose jab but Dos Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dos Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
Danganan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dos Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Danganan takes a swing at Dos Santos's ribcage but misses.
William Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos looks to land a right hand but Danganan moved out of range.
Danganan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dos Santos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Danganan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dos Santos looks to clinch
and Danganan counters with a stiff right hand.
Danganan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Danganan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dos Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Danganan sprawls well. Danganan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Dos Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danganan misses with a straight right.
Dos Santos ducks under a wild hook from Danganan.
Dos Santos throws a lazy right hand but Danganan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab lands there for Dos Santos.
Danganan throws out a loose jab but Dos Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch combination from Danganan misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dos Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Dos Santos misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Danganan.
Danganan works over Dos Santos's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Dos Santos dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dos Santos throws a body punch but Danganan moves out of range.
Dos Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Danganan ducks under a wild hook from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a hook but Danganan avoids it easily.
Dos Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Danganan tests Dos Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
William Dos Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Danganan scores with a one two! Dos Santos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dos Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
Dos Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danganan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Danganan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Danganan connects with the punch.
Danganan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danganan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kirk Danganan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Danganan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos swings for the body but Danganan moves out of range.
Dos Santos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dos Santos misses the shot to the body.
Danganan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Danganan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Danganan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Danganan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Danganan duly obliges.
Dos Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dos Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Danganan.
Dos Santos misses the shot to the body.
Danganan keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Danganan.
Danganan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Danganan thows a body shot but no joy.
Dos Santos misses with a body punch
and Danganan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dos Santos fails with the takedown.
Danganan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up.
Danganan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dos Santos looks to land a right hand but Danganan moved out of range.
Dos Santos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Danganan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Danganan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dos Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Dos Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Danganan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos wants to clinch.
Dos Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Danganan moves away.
Dos Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Danganan moves away.
Danganan lands the left hand.
Nice straight punches there by Danganan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Danganan.
Dos Santos throws a shot from downtown. Danganan moves away and avoids it.
Danganan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dos Santos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A lazy left from Dos Santos finds it's target.
A jab from Dos Santos misses.
Danganan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danganan tests Dos Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Danganan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dos Santos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Danganan counters with a straight right hand.
Dos Santos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dos Santos ducks under a wild hook from Danganan.
A punch combination from Danganan misses.
Dos Santos scores with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danganan lands a lovely overhand right.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Danganan but Danganan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kirk Danganan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Dos Santos.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Danganan misses.
Danganan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dos Santos at a distance.
A big left from Danganan misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but William Dos Santos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Danganan throws a right and a left that Dos Santos avoids nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Danganan slips under a jab from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Danganan.
Dos Santos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dos Santos lunges at Danganan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Danganan's hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dos Santos.
Danganan slips under a jab from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Danganan moves out of range.
Dos Santos misses with a looping right.
Dos Santos dives in and grabs Danganan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Danganan pushes down on Dos Santos's head and hops out.
Dos Santos ducks under a wild hook from Danganan.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot.
Danganan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dos Santos has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kirk Danganan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dos Santos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Danganan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Danganan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big right from Dos Santos misses.
Danganan misses with a wild body shot.
Danganan lands with a nice combination. Dos Santos backs away looking to recover.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dos Santos throws a good cross that connects.
Danganan throws a series of punches but Dos Santos avoids them all with ease.
Danganan takes a swing at Dos Santos's ribcage but misses.
Dos Santos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Danganan.
Dos Santos misses with an uppercut.
Dos Santos throws out a loose jab but Danganan uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danganan throws an overhand right that lands on Dos Santos's shoulder, as Dos Santos tries to avoid the shot.
Danganan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dos Santos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Danganan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dos Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Danganan is just out of range.
Dos Santos throws a lazy right hand but Danganan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Danganan is having none of it.
Dos Santos staying out of range there.
Dos Santos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Danganan's head.
Dos Santos slips under a jab from Danganan.
A big right from Dos Santos misses.
Dos Santos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dos Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Danganan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danganan blocks a jab.
Dos Santos misses with a looping left.
Kirk Danganan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice defenses there by Danganan.
Danganan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dos Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Danganan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dos Santos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dos Santos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dos Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Danganan throws a jab when Dos Santos was well out of range.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up but Danganan circles away and keeps his distance.
A big left from Dos Santos misses.
Dos Santos loads up on a big right hand but Danganan slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Danganan is having none of it.
Dos Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dos Santos looks for a takedown but Danganan sprawls well.
Danganan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jab by Dos Santos.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dos Santos lands a slapping body shot.
Danganan stuns Dos Santos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Danganan.
William Dos Santos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dos Santos throws a big shot that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danganan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dos Santos misses the shot to the body.
Dos Santos blocks a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Dos Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dos Santos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Dos Santos!
After winning the bout, William Dos Santos thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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