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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kaoklai Khanomtom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geronimo dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khanomtom comes to the cage accompanied by Jill Tracy - Pulling Your Insides Out. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
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167 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
20 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kaoklai Khanomtom! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Geronimo dos Santos! The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Khanomtom moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. dos Santos throws a good cross that connects.
Khanomtom looks for the body kick but dos Santos saw that one coming. A big right from Khanomtom misses. dos Santos scores with a hook. Khanomtom displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from dos Santos. dos Santos misses with a leg kick and Khanomtom counters with a nice leg kick. dos Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khanomtom was well out of range. Poor timing from dos Santos. Khanomtom connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Khanomtom misses with a head kick.
dos Santos throws a hook to the side of Khanomtom's head but Khanomtom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. dos Santos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. This has been an exciting period of action! dos Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Khanomtom thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on dos Santos if he has to take too many more of those.
Khanomtom moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. dos Santos shoots in and drives through. Khanomtom sprawls well. Kaoklai Khanomtom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geronimo dos Santos. Khanomtom moves away from the strike by dos Santos. dos Santos avoids a kick to the body.
Khanomtom throws a leg kick that is checked and dos Santos counters with a straight right hand. Khanomtom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
dos Santos checks a low kick from Khanomtom. Khanomtom thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on dos Santos if he has to take too many more of those.
Khanomtom walks into a straight right hand from dos Santos. Khanomtom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from dos Santos. dos Santos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Khanomtom. Khanomtom obviously looking to wear him down.
Khanomtom does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Khanomtom thuds a left hand into dos Santos's body. Khanomtom thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Khanomtom throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. dos Santos tries to clinch but Khanomtom is having none of it. dos Santos fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Khanomtom checks it well. This has been an exciting period of action! Khanomtom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
dos Santos checks the leg kick. Khanomtom swings for the body but dos Santos moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Khanomtom. No joy for dos Santos on that attempt. dos Santos throws a hook but Khanomtom blocks it. Khanomtom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from dos Santos. dos Santos moves in looking to clinch but Khanomtom pushes him off. Khanomtom lands with a straight right. dos Santos didn't see that one coming. Khanomtom tries to move into range but dos Santos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Khanomtom throws out a loose jab but dos Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Some wild striking there from dos Santos.
dos Santos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
dos Santos swings for the body but Khanomtom moves out of range.
dos Santos checks a leg kick. Khanomtom pivots, looking for a leg kick but dos Santos is out of range and Khanomtom settles back down. dos Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck for dos Santos with that takedown attempt. Khanomtom throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. dos Santos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Khanomtom avoids it really well and circles away. dos Santos blocks a head kick by Khanomtom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. dos Santos loads up on a big right hand but Khanomtom slips the punch. dos Santos moves out of range of the body kick. Khanomtom takes a swing at dos Santos's ribcage but misses. Kaoklai Khanomtom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Khanomtom attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. A solid leg kick lands there for Khanomtom.
A good leg kick by Khanomtom. dos Santos moves in looking to clinch but Khanomtom pushes him off. Khanomtom avoids the body shot from dos Santos.
Geronimo dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Khanomtom chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before dos Santos can pounce on him.
dos Santos clinches. dos Santos tries to score a body lock takedown but Khanomtom shows good agility there to stay on his feet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaoklai Khanomtom dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
dos Santos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Khanomtom avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Khanomtom takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. dos Santos drives through and clinches with Khanomtom against the cage.
dos Santos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khanomtom's efforts to push away. dos Santos misses with a short punch on the inside. dos Santos effectively controlling the action here. Khanomtom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khanomtom fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
dos Santos misses with a hook to the body
and Khanomtom counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round. dos Santos fails with the takedown. dos Santos misses with a hook. Khanomtom ducked under it nicely. dos Santos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Khanomtom's waist but Khanomtom gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing dos Santos off to one side. Khanomtom tried to score with a low kick but dos Santos checks it. dos Santos closes the distance and clinches. dos Santos misses with a hook to the ribs.
dos Santos is trying to push Khanomtom away but Khanomtom has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Khanomtom lands with a short shot to the head. dos Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. dos Santos tries to score a body lock takedown but Khanomtom shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Kaoklai Khanomtom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geronimo dos Santos. Khanomtom throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Khanomtom lands an elbow inside. dos Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Khanomtom tries to circle away but dos Santos has him pinned against the cage. Khanomtom pushes off an throws an elbow but dos Santos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. dos Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Khanomtom uses good head movement to avoid it. dos Santos lands a nice shot to the body. A nice right hand lands inside from dos Santos. Khanomtom scores with an uppercut up the middle. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Khanomtom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
dos Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Khanomtom throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
dos Santos tries to throw a body punch but Khanomtom avoids it by throwing dos Santos back against the cage. dos Santos wants the takedown. Khanomtom is fighting it off but dos Santos persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Khanomtom's guard against the cage. Khanomtom keeping moving, preventing dos Santos from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Khanomtom seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. dos Santos looking to pass the guard. dos Santos passes Khanomtom's left leg - he's now in half guard. Khanomtom controlling the position for now. dos Santos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. dos Santos working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. dos Santos prevents Khanomtom from improving his position. dos Santos tries to pass the half guard into mount. Khanomtom knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Khanomtom is defending against the submission attempts here by dos Santos.
Khanomtom makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Khanomtom. Khanomtom bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in dos Santos's guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Khanomtom trying to stand up but can't free himself from dos Santos's guard. dos Santos will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Khanomtom preventing the sweep. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Khanomtom engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geronimo dos Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
dos Santos scores with a takedown into Khanomtom's guard. Khanomtom keeping moving, preventing dos Santos from controlling successfully. Khanomtom is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. Khanomtom is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. dos Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but Khanomtom has wrist control. Khanomtom keeping moving, preventing dos Santos from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. dos Santos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round. Khanomtom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but dos Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Khanomtom. Khanomtom thows a body shot but no joy. Khanomtom throws a leg kick but dos Santos checks it. Khanomtom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khanomtom staying out of range there. Khanomtom comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. dos Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Khanomtom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. dos Santos misses with a right hand and Khanomtom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Khanomtom throws a lazy body kick and dos Santos counters with a body kick. Khanomtom scores with a kick to the body.
Khanomtom looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. dos Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khanomtom manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. dos Santos jabs at Khanomtom's body. dos Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
dos Santos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. dos Santos throws a hook but Khanomtom blocks it. Kaoklai Khanomtom is winning the standup battle so far. dos Santos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khanomtom. dos Santos staying out of range there. Khanomtom on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by dos Santos. dos Santos obviously looking to wear him down.
Khanomtom scores with a shot to the body.
Khanomtom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from dos Santos. dos Santos with a body punch. A glancing blow. Khanomtom fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt dos Santos.
That's three minutes gone in the round. dos Santos tries for a takedown but Khanomtom sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. dos Santos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Khanomtom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
dos Santos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khanomtom. Khanomtom throws a solid leg kick but dos Santos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Khanomtom. dos Santos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Khanomtom slips under a jab. dos Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Khanomtom tries to avoid it but dos Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Khanomtom to the ground. Khanomtom escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Sloppy strikes from dos Santos. Those never looked like landing. dos Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Khanomtom checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. dos Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Khanomtom pinned against the cage. Khanomtom gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Kaoklai Khanomtom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geronimo dos Santos. Khanomtom connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between dos Santos's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A chopping leg kick lands by Khanomtom. Khanomtom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. dos Santos is looking to clinch but Khanomtom is avoiding it.
dos Santos throws a solid leg kick but Khanomtom takes the impact on his shin and smiles at dos Santos. Khanomtom is looking to wear down dos Santos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. dos Santos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! dos Santos gets a clinch. dos Santos avoids the elbow strike from Khanomtom, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Khanomtom. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Khanomtom blocks an uppercut.
dos Santos taking a breather. dos Santos misses with a hook to the ribs.
dos Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Geronimo dos Santos just about did enough to take it. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
dos Santos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Khanomtom lands with a kick to the temple. dos Santos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Khanomtom lands a head kick!
dos Santos takes a swing at Khanomtom's ribcage but misses. dos Santos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khanomtom counters with a slapping leg kick. Khanomtom is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Nice uppercut lands for dos Santos. That snapped Khanomtom's head back.
Khanomtom lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Khanomtom throws a right hand that dos Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that dos Santos also avoids with ease. Khanomtom throws a low kick but dos Santos moves out of range easily. Khanomtom ducks under a wild hook from dos Santos. dos Santos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Khanomtom checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round. dos Santos misses the jab. dos Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Khanomtom. Khanomtom connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed dos Santos momentarily.
Khanomtom misses with an attempted mid kick.
Khanomtom scores with a jab to the jaw. The crowd cheers as dos Santos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Khanomtom doesn't seem phased though. dos Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khanomtom manages to avoid it. dos Santos getting the better of the striking in that exchange. A slow jab from Khanomtom misses its intended target. dos Santos throws the kick towards the body but Khanomtom avoids it. Nice sprawl there from Khanomtom as dos Santos shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round. dos Santos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. dos Santos is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted. Khanomtom tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - dos Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Khanomtom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from dos Santos.
Khanomtom looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! dos Santos throws a jab when Khanomtom was well out of range. dos Santos throws a jab when Khanomtom was well out of range. dos Santos throws a leg kick but Khanomtom checks it. dos Santos tries to clinch up. Khanomtom fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. dos Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Khanomtom lands with a good body shot. Khanomtom misses with a low kick. dos Santos blocks a head kick by Khanomtom.
dos Santos misses with a straight left. Khanomtom lands a head kick. dos Santos smiles back at him and beckons him forward. An inside leg kick lands from dos Santos. Khanomtom thows a leg kick but dos Santos checks it and dos Santos counters with a straight right hand. Khanomtom fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and dos Santos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. dos Santos blocks a low kick nicely. Khanomtom throws a low kick but dos Santos moves out of range easily. Khanomtom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round. dos Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Khanomtom blocks a jab. dos Santos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Khanomtom is able to avoid easily. dos Santos moves into range and clinches up with Khanomtom. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Khanomtom misses with some punches.
dos Santos tries for a takedown but Khanomtom manages to get underhooks.
Kaoklai Khanomtom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geronimo dos Santos. A nice left hand lands by dos Santos.
With the fighters up against the cage, Khanomtom throws an elbow but misses. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Khanomtom is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. dos Santos is defending well for now. dos Santos is working for takedown but Khanomtom is calmly controlling the position for now. dos Santos misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaoklai Khanomtom had his way with Geronimo dos Santos in 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. This is the final round!
Khanomtom keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice shot by Khanomtom. Khanomtom moves out of range as dos Santos throws a body kick.
dos Santos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Khanomtom has time to react. dos Santos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Khanomtom is fending him off so far but dos Santos persists. Nope, Khanomtom circles away and we're back to standing. Khanomtom throws a head kick but dos Santos moves out of range.
dos Santos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Khanomtom swings and misses with a shot to the body and dos Santos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Khanomtom does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Khanomtom cracks the inside of dos Santos's front leg. Khanomtom feints and then cracks dos Santos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow dos Santos down. dos Santos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round. An inside leg kick from Khanomtom misses. Khanomtom tries to move into range but dos Santos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Khanomtom throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Khanomtom throws a shot from downtown. dos Santos moves away and avoids it. Khanomtom chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before dos Santos can pounce on him.
dos Santos throws a leg kick that misses. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Khanomtom. dos Santos shrugs it off though. dos Santos rushes Khanomtom and presses him up against the cage. dos Santos blocks an elbow strike. A short right from Khanomtom. Khanomtom utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. dos Santos has a couple of punches blocked by Khanomtom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. dos Santos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Khanomtom blocks an uppercut.
Khanomtom tries a body shot but dos Santos blocks it.
Khanomtom lands a nice elbow. dos Santos breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action! dos Santos tries to clinch there but Khanomtom circles away.
Khanomtom moves away from the strike by dos Santos. dos Santos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Khanomtom sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Khanomtom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Khanomtom lands a nice leg kick that just misses dos Santos's sensitive parts. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Khanomtom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Khanomtom circles away from the clinch attempt.
dos Santos throws a right hand that misses
and Khanomtom counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Khanomtom throws the left hand but dos Santos avoids the punch easily. Khanomtom fakes a jab and throws a low kick but dos Santos checks it well. A telegraphed right hand from Khanomtom misses the target. dos Santos lands a jab to the head.
Khanomtom defending well as dos Santos loads up on a big left hand. Khanomtom lands a nice looking body kick. Khanomtom stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from dos Santos. dos Santos thows a left - swing and a miss! dos Santos misses with a takedown attempt letting Khanomtom counter with a right hand. Kaoklai Khanomtom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geronimo dos Santos.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Khanomtom looks to score with a jab to the body but dos Santos is just out of range. dos Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Khanomtom pinned against the cage. Khanomtom gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Khanomtom sprawls well. Khanomtom wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet. dos Santos is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell? Khanomtom lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. dos Santos avoids the body shot from Khanomtom.
dos Santos bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Khanomtom lands the left hand.
And that's the end of the fight! Kaoklai Khanomtom showed his dominance in that final round. I think Khanomtom 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 48:47 Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 48:47 Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaoklai Khanomtom! Kaoklai Khanomtom retains his welterweight title! A relieved looking Kaoklai Khanomtom thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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