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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Geronimo dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellis has chosen Avril Lavigne - Hot as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
16 - 5 - 1, 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
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Ellis!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from dos Santos misses.
Ellis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
dos Santos cracks Ellis with an open hand slap.
dos Santos works the jab nicely.
Ellis scores with a jab to the head.
dos Santos is looking to score with low kicks.
Ellis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
dos Santos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
dos Santos looking to control but Ellis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ellis is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis holds of for dear life.
Ellis is in a horrible position here. dos Santos smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ellis has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of dos Santos's lack of action.
Ellis is looking for a sweep. dos Santos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
dos Santos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
dos Santos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ellis wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
dos Santos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos trying to control the action but Ellis is working from the bottom.
Ellis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
dos Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ellis is keeping the position for now.
Ellis wants to sweep but no luck.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ellis keeping moving, preventing dos Santos from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Geronimo dos Santos just wasn't active enough.
Ellis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos tries for a takedown but Ellis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ellis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from dos Santos is defended easily by Ellis.
Ellis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ellis breaks from the clinch.
dos Santos lands with a hook. Ellis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Anthony Ellis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
dos Santos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ellis. That did some damage!
dos Santos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ellis moves out of range as dos Santos strikes.
Ellis missing with a left hand there. dos Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
dos Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. Ellis tries to sprawl out of it but dos Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ellis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Geronimo dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ellis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ellis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
dos Santos throws out a loose jab but Ellis uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
dos Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ellis manages to avoid it.
Ellis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from dos Santos misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Geronimo dos Santos will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ellis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
dos Santos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from dos Santos. Ellis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Geronimo dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
dos Santos ducks under a wild hook from Ellis.
Ellis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
dos Santos moves forwards but Ellis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
dos Santos tries for a takedown but Ellis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Anthony Ellis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
dos Santos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ellis counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Geronimo dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from dos Santos.
Ellis is pressed up against the cage. dos Santos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ellis down to the mat. Ellis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
dos Santos swings widly with a right hand
and Ellis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
dos Santos misses with a body shot.
Ellis pushes dos Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
dos Santos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ellis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
dos Santos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
dos Santos trying to stall but Ellis improves his position.
dos Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
dos Santos has Ellis pressed against the cage, preventing Ellis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
dos Santos misses with a punch on the inside.
dos Santos has Ellis pressed against the cage, preventing Ellis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
dos Santos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ellis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ellis enables dos Santos to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ellis manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
dos Santos looking to sit in guard and control but Ellis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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!
Ellis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
dos Santos has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ellis has passed into side control.
Ellis trying to control the action but dos Santos is working from the bottom.
dos Santos wants to control but Ellis postures up.
dos Santos stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
dos Santos is trying to work for a sweep but Ellis has mounted him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos wants to hold on but Ellis pushes him away.
Ellis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
dos Santos is trying desperately to improve position.
Ellis controlling the pace for now.
dos Santos wants to hold on but Ellis pushes him away.
dos Santos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis looking to control and managing it successfully.
dos Santos is squirming around, avoiding Ellis's attempts to control the action.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
dos Santos is trying desperately to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
dos Santos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ellis controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Geronimo dos Santos will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
dos Santos drives through and clinches with Ellis against the cage.
dos Santos goes for a takedown attempt but Ellis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ellis moves out of range as dos Santos strikes.
dos Santos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ellis defends it nicely.
Ellis defending well as dos Santos loads up on a big left hand.
Ellis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from dos Santos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis moves out of range as dos Santos strikes.
A low kick from dos Santos is predictable there
and Ellis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ellis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from dos Santos.
Ellis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
dos Santos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
dos Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Ellis digs a right hand underneath dos Santos's ribcage. dos Santos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ellis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Ellis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ellis blocks a body shot from dos Santos.
dos Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
dos Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ellis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ellis feints and then cracks dos Santos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow dos Santos down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
dos Santos throws a poor cross that misses
and Ellis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by dos Santos.
dos Santos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ellis.
dos Santos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ellis is out of range.
dos Santos moves out of range as Ellis throws a body kick.
dos Santos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
dos Santos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ellis is out of range and dos Santos settles back down.
Ellis throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from dos Santos.
Ellis throws a jab when dos Santos was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos wants to clinch.
Ellis blocks a jab.
Ellis throws a head kick that half lands.
dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ellis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
dos Santos swinging wildly here.
dos Santos moves into range and clinches up with Ellis.
Ellis breaks the clinch.
Ellis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from dos Santos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis closes the distance and pushes dos Santos back into the cage.
dos Santos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ellis is keeping busy.
Ellis manages to break the clinch.
dos Santos moves forwards but Ellis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ellis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from dos Santos.
Ellis moves out of range as dos Santos strikes.
Ellis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
dos Santos tries to clinch there but Ellis circles away.
Geronimo dos Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from dos Santos does it's job there.
dos Santos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Anthony Ellis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
dos Santos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Ellis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think dos Santos has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geronimo dos Santos!
Geronimo dos Santos gave a mention to [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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