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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Geronimo dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Bower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bower has chosen When I'm With You as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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188 lbs
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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
17 - 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
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Bower!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bower ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
dos Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bower counters with a leg kick.
dos Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bower.
Bower fails to land with a series of punches.
dos Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
dos Santos looks to clinch
and Bower counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps dos Santos thinking.
dos Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bower counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
dos Santos closes the distance and pushes Bower back into the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bower.
dos Santos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bower.
dos Santos has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bower after a bit of a struggle.
dos Santos throws a punch but it's blocked by Bower.
Bower tries a body shot but dos Santos blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bower.
Bower blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by dos Santos.
dos Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Bower uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee is keeping an eye on dos Santos - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
dos Santos throws a punch but it's blocked by Bower.
dos Santos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bower or not.
Bower tries a body shot but dos Santos blocks it.
dos Santos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bower throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Bower.
dos Santos prevents a body shot from Bower.
dos Santos misses with the head strike.
dos Santos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bower taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by dos Santos.
dos Santos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bower goes for a takedown in the clinch but dos Santos prevents it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
dos Santos lands with a light punch inside.
dos Santos tries a body shot but Bower blocks it.
Bower avoiding damage.
dos Santos misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
dos Santos wants the takedown. Bower is fighting it off but dos Santos persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Bower's guard against the cage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
dos Santos looking to pass the guard.
Bower working a defensive guard here.
Bower looking for a sweep. Not yet Bower, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bower is trying to control the position but dos Santos postures up.
Bower is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Dave Bower hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bower looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for dos Santos!
dos Santos is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
A nice elbow there by Bower.
dos Santos tries to hold on but Bower postures up.
dos Santos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bower with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
dos Santos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bower scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish dos Santos?
dos Santos is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bower raining down shots from the mount!
Bower lands a big shot there that rocks dos Santos but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bower raining down hammerfists from mount.
Bower working dos Santos over with strikes here.
dos Santos wants to control but Bower is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
dos Santos is looking to improve his position but Bower isn't that keen on the idea.
dos Santos is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Bower dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Bower swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bower tries for a takedown but dos Santos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bower on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
dos Santos cracks Bower with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A swing and a miss from dos Santos.
A nice leg kick lands there from dos Santos.
dos Santos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bower counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bower takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
dos Santos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bower avoids it really well and circles away.
Bower with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling dos Santos to score with a decent uppercut.
Bower checks a low kick from dos Santos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos misses with a looping right.
Bower tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but dos Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Bower.
dos Santos lands a leg kick that knocks Bower off balance momentarily.
dos Santos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bower is fending him off so far but dos Santos persists. Nope, Bower circles away and we're back to standing.
dos Santos shoots and misses
and Bower counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Geronimo dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
dos Santos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
dos Santos throws a looping overhand right but Bower ducks down to avoid it.
Bower throws a hook but dos Santos blocks it.
dos Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bower.
dos Santos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bower throws a right hand that misses
and dos Santos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
dos Santos misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bower throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bower tries to score a body lock takedown but dos Santos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
dos Santos is trying to break the clinch but Bower is controlling him.
dos Santos throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
dos Santos misses with a body punch.
Bower is leaning against dos Santos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bower throws a head punch that misses.
Bower works on dos Santos's body with a couple of short punches.
Bower lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of dos Santos backwards.
dos Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bower misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Bower.
The referee calls for dos Santos to work.
Bower misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bower dips to his left and cracks dos Santos with an uppercut!
dos Santos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A shot to the body from Bower misses
and dos Santos counters with a left and a right that stings Bower.
dos Santos throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bower was covering up waiting for the punch and dos Santos finishes the takedown easily into guard.
dos Santos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
dos Santos looking to sit in guard and control but Bower gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
dos Santos wants to get back to his feet but Bower is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
dos Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet dos Santos, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos working a defensive guard here.
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!
dos Santos keeping moving, preventing Bower from controlling successfully.
Bower keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of dos Santos's head.
Bower is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
dos Santos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bower throwing strikes but missing.
dos Santos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bower manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
dos Santos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
dos Santos looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geronimo 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
dos Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Bower circles away.
dos Santos misses with a hook.
Bower tries for a takedown but dos Santos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
dos Santos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bower connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between dos Santos's hands.
dos Santos tries to clinch up
enabling Bower to counter with a crisp jab.
Horrible takedown by Bower or perhaps it was just good defense by dos Santos which made him look bad.
Bower slaps away a takedown attempt from dos Santos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bower is defended easily by dos Santos.
Geronimo dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Bower.
dos Santos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
dos Santos thumps Bower with a low kick.
dos Santos instigates a clinch.
Bower lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bower trying to stall but dos Santos improves his position.
Bower presses dos Santos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
dos Santos blocks a body shot from Bower.
dos Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
dos Santos lands with a right to the head.
dos Santos lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bower.
Bower lands a nice uppercut.
dos Santos pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bower is pressed up against the cage. dos Santos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bower down to the mat. Bower avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
dos Santos gets a takedown into half guard.
dos Santos passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bower!
Bower wants to hold on but dos Santos pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bower hang on?
dos Santos trying to control but Bower is having none of it.
Bower is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
dos Santos is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bower is squirming around, avoiding dos Santos's attempts to control the action.
dos Santos punching from mount but Bower doing a good job of avoiding damage.
dos Santos misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bower has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bower tries to hold on but dos Santos pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by dos Santos there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bower is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bower taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
dos Santos looking to finish with strikes here!
Bower is bucking up trying to escape but dos Santos cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, dos Santos cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
dos Santos putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bower is rocked!
Geronimo dos Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bower keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bower is still in real trouble! Can dos Santos finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
dos Santos trying to control but Bower is having none of it.
Bower seems to have recovered his senses.
dos Santos lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bower hang on?
And that's the end of the fight!
Geronimo dos Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geronimo dos Santos!
Geronimo dos Santos really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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