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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Epaminondas Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiwi Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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130 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Epaminondas Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 58 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kiwi Bird!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dos Santos throws a combination. Bird tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bird closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dos Santos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dos Santos misses with the combination.
Dos Santos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dos Santos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bird. Bird circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Dos Santos as he connects with a hook.
Dos Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bird walks into a jab.
Dos Santos scores with a punch to the head.
Bird is rocked!
Bird on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bird is still on wobbly legs! Can Dos Santos finish him?
A combination from Dos Santos does no damage.
Bird on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dos Santos misses with the combination.
Dos Santos connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Dos Santos.
Bird ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dos Santos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bird tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dos Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Bird.
Bird thows a body shot but no joy.
Dos Santos is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dos Santos misses with a looping right.
Dos Santos is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bird tries to score with a low kick but Dos Santos moves his leg out of the way.
A swing and a miss from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos blocks a head kick by Bird.
Bird seems to have recovered his senses.
Bird swinging wildly here.
Dos Santos misses with a wild combination.
Bird misses with a two punch combination.
Dos Santos avoids a kick to the body.
Dos Santos throws a nice looking combination but Bird bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dos Santos.
Bird tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dos Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Bird.
Dos Santos connects with a crisp jab.
Dos Santos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dos Santos scores with a jab. Bird acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dos Santos misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Dos Santos.
Bird should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Dos Santos blocks a head kick by Bird.
A combination from Dos Santos does no damage.
Dos Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dos Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bird circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Dos Santos dips to his left and cracks Bird with an uppercut!
Dos Santos misses with the combination.
Dos Santos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bird misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dos Santos misses with a wild combination.
Bird tries to bum rush Dos Santos with a series of wild strikes but Dos Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bird throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dos Santos pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bird back to the cage. Dos Santos follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bird staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird throws the kick towards the body but Dos Santos avoids it.
Bird throws a sloppy head kick and Dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Bird will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dos Santos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bird takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dos Santos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bird under the eye.
Dos Santos misses with a double jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
A clash of legs there as Dos Santos blocks the low kick.
The fighters circling - Dos Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Epaminondas Dos Santos dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A swing and a miss from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos blocks a head kick by Bird.
Bird takes one to the chin there.
Dos Santos stalks Bird and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bird's face. Bird staggers backwards, shaken.
Bird has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dos Santos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dos Santos lands with a nice combination. Bird backs away looking to recover.
Dos Santos lands a two punch combo.
Bird throws a head kick that misses.
Dos Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Bird throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bird throws a nice looking combination but Dos Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bird pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dos Santos is working the combinations to good effect here.
Dos Santos blocks a jab.
Dos Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dos Santos avoids the head kick by Bird.
Dos Santos throws a shot from downtown. Bird moves away and avoids it.
Bird is looking to chop away at Dos Santos's legs.
Dos Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bird showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dos Santos.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dos Santos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a looping overhand right but Bird ducks down to avoid it.
Dos Santos avoids the head kick by Bird.
Bird slips a straight right by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bird might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Dos Santos has got the better of the exchanges.
Dos Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bird throws a head kick that misses.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Bird avoids them all with ease.
Dos Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dos Santos throws a nice looking combination but Bird bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dos Santos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bird misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circling - Bird throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bird throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos scores with a punch to the head.
Bird slips under a jab.
Dos Santos throws the left hand but Bird avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Dos Santos.
A jab from Dos Santos misses.
Epaminondas Dos Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Dos Santos throws a hook to the side of Bird's head but Bird sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bird misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jab by Dos Santos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bird.
Bird throws a front kick aimed at Dos Santos's knee but Dos Santos avoids it well.
Bird throws a head kick but Dos Santos moves out of range.
A combination from Dos Santos does no damage.
Dos Santos avoids the head kick by Bird.
Dos Santos pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bird back to the cage. Dos Santos follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bird throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dos Santos!
Dos Santos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bird's head backwards.
Dos Santos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dos Santos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Epaminondas Dos Santos dominated that second round.
That's time! Dos Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dos Santos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bird misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dos Santos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Dos Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Dos Santos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bird throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bird tries a head kick but it misses.
Dos Santos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos avoids the body shot from Bird.
Dos Santos slips a jab from Bird.
Bird tries to bum rush Dos Santos with a series of wild strikes but Dos Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bird takes one to the chin there.
Bird staying out of range there.
Bird throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bird ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dos Santos moves away.
Dos Santos throws a right hand that Bird ducks under and follows up with a left that Bird also avoids with ease.
Bird tries to work over Dos Santos's front leg with a kick but Dos Santos checks it.
Bird ducks under a wild hook from Dos Santos.
Bird finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird throws a head kick that misses.
Bird takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dos Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bird ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dos Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bird pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dos Santos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bird in his tracks.
Dos Santos connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice defenses there by Bird.
Bird fails to land with a series of punches.
Dos Santos scores with a one two! Bird had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Dos Santos.
Bird is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dos Santos rather than just go for the knockout.
Dos Santos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bird's head.
A big left from Bird misses.
Dos Santos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dos Santos swinging wildly here.
Dos Santos slips under a jab from Bird.
Dos Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bird is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bird ducks under a wild hook from Dos Santos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird misses with a looping right.
Dos Santos lands a jab-cross combination.
Bird thows a body shot but no joy.
Good standup being displayed there by Dos Santos as he connects with a hook.
Bird slips under a jab.
Dos Santos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bird throws a right hand that Dos Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Dos Santos also avoids with ease.
Good standup being displayed there by Dos Santos as he connects with a hook.
Bird throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dos Santos with a hook.
Kiwi Bird has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Epaminondas Dos Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dos Santos lands a jab-cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Epaminondas Dos Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dos Santos 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Epaminondas Dos Santos!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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