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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joey Silerto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silerto kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Imperial march. This should be a great matchup!
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135 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joey Silerto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thomas Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silerto misses with a hook. Dos Santos ducked under it nicely.
Dos Santos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dos Santos misses with a wild combination.
Thomas Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silerto swings for the body but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Silerto moves out of range.
A punch combination from Dos Santos misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silerto.
Silerto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silerto shoots for a takedown but Dos Santos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dos Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silerto.
Silerto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dos Santos defends it nicely.
Silerto slips a jab and a cross from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silerto counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Silerto is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Silerto postures up in Dos Santos's guard and throws a big left but Dos Santos blocks it.
Silerto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silerto's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Silerto stops Dos Santos from standing up.
Dos Santos manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Dos Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silerto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dos Santos's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dos Santos duly obliges.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Silerto avoids them all with ease.
Silerto dodges the punch combination from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos misses with a looping left.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Silerto avoids them all with ease.
Silerto closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dos Santos's guard.
Silerto trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silerto is really struggling to control Dos Santos but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Silerto drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dos Santos manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Silerto has Dos Santos in his guard.
Silerto uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Silerto shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silerto showed some decent athleticism there.
Dos Santos is defending against the submission attempts here by Silerto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos pushes Silerto off looking to stand but Silerto dives back in and keeps control.
Silerto is working for a submission of some sort.
Silerto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dos Santos's head.
Dos Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silerto. 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 defending against the submission attempts here by Silerto.
Silerto wants to work for an arm triangle but Dos Santos is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silerto is trying to work for a kimura but Dos Santos is defending well.
Silerto is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dos Santos doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silerto.
Silerto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silerto seems to be looking for submissions.
Silerto winds up and cracks Dos Santos with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Silerto dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Silerto avoids them all with ease.
Dos Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dos Santos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Joey Silerto has been cut.
Dos Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dos Santos misses with a combination
and Silerto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dos Santos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dos Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dos Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silerto is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silerto.
Dos Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silerto misses with a double jab.
Silerto decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silerto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Silerto decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Silerto avoids them all with ease.
Silerto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Dos Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silerto.
Dos Santos throws a right hand that Silerto ducks under and follows up with a left that Silerto also avoids with ease.
Dos Santos misses with a combination
and Silerto counters with an outside leg kick.
A punch combination from Dos Santos misses.
Silerto misses with a wild body shot.
Dos Santos misses with a hook. Silerto ducked under it nicely.
Dos Santos checks a low kick from Silerto.
Silerto misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Dos Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dos Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silerto circles away quickly and effectively.
Silerto is looking to wear down Dos Santos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silerto lands a right hook to the body.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Silerto avoids them all with ease.
Silerto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Silerto landing with the ground and pound.
Silerto is in close to Dos Santos's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silerto wants to control from the top but Dos Santos keeps moving.
Silerto drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Dos Santos dives on top into guard.
Dos Santos stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silerto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silerto takes a swing at Dos Santos's ribcage but misses.
Dos Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dos Santos swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dos Santos. Silerto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dos Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silerto.
Dos Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Silerto looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silerto wants to control from the top but Dos Santos keeps moving.
Silerto is standing up over Dos Santos. Dos Santos looks to escape but Silerto dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Silerto wants to control but Dos Santos is keeping him busy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dos Santos can do anything to dispel that myth.
Silerto is trying to get an arm triangle but Dos Santos is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dos Santos wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Silerto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joey Silerto's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dos Santos misses with a double jab
and Silerto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dos Santos lands a two punch combo.
No joy there for Dos Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that Silerto avoids nicely.
No joy there for Dos Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Dos Santos misses.
Thomas Dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body punch from Silerto.
Dos Santos throws a right hand that Silerto ducks under and follows up with a left that Silerto also avoids with ease.
Silerto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silerto misses with a body shot.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Silerto avoids them all with ease.
Silerto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dos Santos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dos Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dos Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silerto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dos Santos as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with a wild combination.
Silerto misses with a looping left.
Dos Santos misses with a combination
and Silerto counters with an outside leg kick.
Silerto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dos Santos but Dos Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Silerto moves out of range.
Thomas Dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Dos Santos misses.
Silerto fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Silerto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silerto misses the shot to the body.
Silerto thows a body shot but no joy.
Silerto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dos Santos avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with a double jab
and Silerto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dos Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Silerto misses.
Nice body punch from Silerto.
Dos Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silerto counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dos Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
Silerto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silerto lands a slapping body shot.
Joey Silerto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thomas Dos Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silerto. Dos Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silerto shoots in but Dos Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silerto wants to land a leg kick but Dos Santos is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silerto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dos Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Silerto avoids them all with ease.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silerto. That's going to slow Dos Santos down.
Dos Santos lands a jab to Silerto's midsection.
Dos Santos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silerto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dos Santos as he jumps to the side.
Dos Santos throws a nice looking combination but Silerto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thomas Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silerto thows a body shot but no joy.
Dos Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dos Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Dos Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Silerto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dos Santos sprawls well. Dos Santos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silerto gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silerto looks for a takedown but Dos Santos sprawls well.
Silerto thows a body shot but no joy.
Silerto moves out of range of the strikes.
Dos Santos swinging wildly here.
Silerto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dos Santos manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silerto throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dos Santos was covering up waiting for the punch and Silerto finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Santos wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Silerto manages to pass to side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thomas Dos Santos.
I think Silerto 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Silerto!
As Joey Silerto got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Oh man another John Jones how original!! You are the worst manager I have ever seen on here!! F yo mama! '.
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energy
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hype
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