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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramon Manlucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manlucas has chosen Killer Mike - Big Beast (Feat. Bun B, T.I. & Trouble) as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
13 - 4 - 1 |
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159 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, William Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ramon Manlucas!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Manlucas's half guard.
Manlucas is looking to escape.
Manlucas is looking to improve his position.
Dos Santos controlling the action here.
Dos Santos's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Dos Santos wants to work for an arm triangle but Manlucas is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dos Santos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Manlucas's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos wants to pass the guard but Manlucas is defending well.
Manlucas is looking for a sweep. Dos Santos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos is stalling here. Manlucas is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Dos Santos seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Manlucas has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Dos Santos is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Manlucas's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Dos Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
Manlucas is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dos Santos has managed to free his arm - good work.
Manlucas is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dos Santos!
Dos Santos is squirming around, avoiding Manlucas's attempts to control the action.
Dos Santos manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Dos Santos is looking to control Manlucas's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dos Santos avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dos Santos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Manlucas passes Dos Santos's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dos Santos wants to get back to his feet.
Dos Santos is not content to let Manlucas control the position.
Manlucas is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
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!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Manlucas wants to control but Dos Santos is keeping him busy.
Dos Santos won't allow Manlucas to pass to mount.
Manlucas is looking to stall here but Dos Santos recovers full guard.
Manlucas looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manlucas wants to control from the top but Dos Santos keeps moving.
Dos Santos controlling the position.
Manlucas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dos Santos is keeping the position for now.
Dos Santos is controlling Manlucas's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. William Dos Santos wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Manlucas moves away from the strike by Dos Santos.
Manlucas looks to throw the jab but Dos Santos is out of range.
Dos Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manlucas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dos Santos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dos Santos slips under a jab from Manlucas.
Manlucas's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Manlucas duly obliges.
Manlucas moves away from the strike by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos feints and as Manlucas raises his hands in defense, Dos Santos changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dos Santos decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dos Santos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dos Santos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manlucas trying to keep a closed guard but Dos Santos is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Dos Santos 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.
Manlucas ducks under a wild hook from Dos Santos.
Manlucas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Manlucas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dos Santos.
Manlucas misses with a body shot.
Manlucas throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Manlucas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dos Santos on the side of the head.
Dos Santos throws the left hand but Manlucas avoids the punch easily.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Manlucas gets back to full guard.
Manlucas keeping moving, preventing Dos Santos from controlling successfully.
Dos Santos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manlucas pulls Dos Santos in close to prevent any damage.
Manlucas controls Dos Santos momentarily but Dos Santos frees himself.
Manlucas is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Manlucas keeping moving, preventing Dos Santos from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Manlucas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Manlucas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dos Santos is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manlucas is looking to improve his position.
Dos Santos wants to pass to mount but Manlucas is defending the position.
Dos Santos wants to control but Manlucas is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of William Dos Santos.
Manlucas connects with a nice looking jab.
Dos Santos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manlucas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dos Santos on the side of the head.
Dos Santos throws a looping overhand right but Manlucas ducks down to avoid it.
Ramon Manlucas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manlucas tried to score with a low kick but Dos Santos checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos blocks a low kick nicely.
Dos Santos misses the shot to the body.
Dos Santos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manlucas.
Dos Santos throws an overhand right that lands on Manlucas's shoulder, as Manlucas tries to avoid the shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Manlucas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dos Santos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dos Santos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dos Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Manlucas is just out of range.
Manlucas throws the left hand but Dos Santos avoids the punch easily.
Dos Santos takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A telegraphed right hand from Manlucas misses the target.
Manlucas lands a body shot.
Manlucas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dos Santos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Manlucas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manlucas misses with a looping right.
Manlucas misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses the shot to the body.
Dos Santos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dos Santos looks to land a right hand but Manlucas moved out of range.
Dos Santos feints and as Manlucas raises his hands in defense, Dos Santos changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manlucas looking for subs off his back but Dos Santos has passed one foot through into half guard.
Dos Santos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Manlucas is positioning himself well to prevent Dos Santos advancing to mount.
Dos Santos lands with a punch from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manlucas tries to get to full guard but Dos Santos has control of the leg.
Dos Santos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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 William Dos Santos will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Manlucas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dos Santos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dos Santos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Manlucas throws a right hand that Dos Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Dos Santos also avoids with ease.
Dos Santos dives in and scores a takedown into Manlucas's guard.
Dos Santos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Manlucas is trying to get back to half guard.
Dos Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Manlucas keeps working.
Dos Santos advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Manlucas has worked his arm free - good work by Manlucas!
Dos Santos working the head with strikes.
Dos Santos slows the pace down.
Dos Santos working away.
Dos Santos working the ground and pound from side control.
Manlucas tries to buck Dos Santos off but Dos Santos is having none of it.
Dos Santos advances nicely into full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos with shots to the head and body - Manlucas looks very uncomfortable down there.
Manlucas is rocked!
Dos Santos looking for a guillotine from mount but Manlucas is having none of it.
Manlucas is still in real trouble! Can Dos Santos finish him?
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 in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dos Santos postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Manlucas badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Dos Santos around the waist but Dos Santos pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Dos Santos is the winner by TKO! Dos Santos jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Dos Santos!
William Dos Santos made sure to mention his sponsor, Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (159.49 $75) in his post fight interview.
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energy
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