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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dieter Von Cunth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Cunth comes into a darkened arena with his song building. In Waves- Trivium kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rafael Dos Santos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dieter Von Cunth!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Dos Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dos Santos sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Von Cunth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Von Cunth misses with an uppercut.
Rafael Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos lands with a nice body punch.
Von Cunth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dos Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Von Cunth.
Von Cunth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dos Santos manages to avoid it.
Von Cunth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dos Santos lands with a nice combination. Von Cunth backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Dieter Von Cunth has been cut.
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 misses with a left hand
and Von Cunth counters with a nice body shot.
Dos Santos with a nice cross.
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Von Cunth scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Von Cunth fails in his attempt to clinch.
Von Cunth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with an uppercut
and Von Cunth counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dos Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Von Cunth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Von Cunth.
Von Cunth throws a low kick but Dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Von Cunth tries to clinch up.
Nice straight punches there by Dos Santos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dos Santos.
Dos Santos checks a low kick from Von Cunth.
Von Cunth closes the distance and pushes Dos Santos back into the cage.
Dos Santos drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dos Santos wants to stand and escape but Von Cunth is having none of it.
Von Cunth must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Von Cunth wants to control from the top but Dos Santos keeps moving.
Dos Santos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dos Santos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dos Santos prevents Von Cunth from improving his position.
Dos Santos is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throwing shots but Von Cunth is blocking nicely.
Well, if Dos Santos is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Dos Santos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dos Santos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Von Cunth has managed to free his arm - good work.
Von Cunth really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dos Santos. 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 stalling here. Von Cunth 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 Von Cunth has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dos Santos regains half guard.
Dos Santos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Von Cunth is working away from the top position though.
Von Cunth throwing shots but Dos Santos is blocking nicely.
Von Cunth looks to land a strike but Dos Santos avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Dos Santos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Von Cunth's guard.
Dos Santos postures up in Von Cunth's guard and throws a big left but Von Cunth blocks it.
Von Cunth pulls Dos Santos in close to his closed guard and prevents Dos Santos from doing any damage or advancing position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dos Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Von Cunth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Dos Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dieter Von Cunth's cut.
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.
Von Cunth slips a jab and a cross from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Von Cunth in his tracks.
Dos Santos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Von Cunth.
An inside leg kick from Dos Santos misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Dos Santos blocks the leg kick.
Von Cunth tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dos Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Von Cunth.
Decent striking displayed by Dos Santos there.
Von Cunth takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dos Santos lands with a nice combination. Von Cunth backs away looking to recover.
Von Cunth throws a leg kick but Dos Santos checks it.
Von Cunth catches Dos Santos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Cunth throws a sloppy head kick and Dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Nice takedown defense from Von Cunth. No joy for Dos Santos on that attempt.
Dos Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Cunth moves away.
Von Cunth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos lands with a shot to the body.
Von Cunth is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dos Santos rather than just go for the knockout.
Dos Santos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dos Santos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Von Cunth is out of range.
Dos Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice jab there from Dos Santos.
Von Cunth dodges the punch combination from Dos Santos.
Rafael Dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dos Santos.
Rafael Dos Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Von Cunth lands a high kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Santos blocks a head kick by Von Cunth.
Dos Santos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Von Cunth can pounce on him.
Dos Santos throws a low kick but Von Cunth avoids it.
Von Cunth tries to land a front kick but Dos Santos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Von Cunth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dos Santos.
Von Cunth takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Von Cunth connects with a body shot that sends Dos Santos's belly button to the back.
Dos Santos stuns Von Cunth with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Von Cunth scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dos Santos in his tracks.
Von Cunth takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dos Santos connects with a single shot there.
Some bone on bone action there as Von Cunth checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dos Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a lazy right hand but Von Cunth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dos Santos looks to land a right hand but Von Cunth moved out of range.
Von Cunth defending well as Dos Santos loads up on a big left hand.
Von Cunth throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dos Santos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dos Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Von Cunth.
Dos Santos avoids the body shot from Von Cunth.
Dos Santos lands a nice looking body shot.
Von Cunth misses with the combination.
A shot to the liver by Dos Santos. Beautiful body shot.
Dos Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Von Cunth circles away quickly and effectively.
Von Cunth lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dos Santos's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Cunth looks to throw the jab but Dos Santos is out of range.
Von Cunth just misses with a punch to the body.
Dos Santos avoids the body shot from Von Cunth.
Von Cunth avoids the body shot from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Von Cunth has managed to clinch.
Dos Santos pulls guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Von Cunth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Von Cunth throws a big right hand that misses.
Von Cunth trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dos Santos wants to sweep but no luck.
Von Cunth throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Dos Santos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dieter Von Cunth's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Von Cunth 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.
Von Cunth throws a nice outside leg kick.
Von Cunth throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Von Cunth instigates a clinch.
Dos Santos is trying to pull guard but Von Cunth has him pressed against the cage.
Dos Santos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Von Cunth smiles and moves away.
Von Cunth with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dos Santos to score with a decent uppercut.
Von Cunth swings for the body but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Von Cunth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Von Cunth lands with a cross.
Dos Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Von Cunth manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos checks a leg kick.
Dos Santos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dos Santos sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dos Santos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dos Santos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Von Cunth is just riding it out for now. Dos Santos eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dos Santos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dieter Von Cunth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dos Santos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dos Santos is trying to control. Von Cunth wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Cunth won't allow Dos Santos to pass to mount.
Von Cunth is pressing down on Dos Santos's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos wants to control from the top but Von Cunth keeps moving.
Von Cunth being controlled here, momentarily.
Rafael Dos Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We're going to have a standup here because Rafael Dos Santos wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Von Cunth throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Cunth throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dos Santos sizes up Von Cunth with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Von Cunth takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dos Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Von Cunth has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dos Santos finds it's way round the side to connect with Von Cunth's head.
Dos Santos connects with a leg kick. Von Cunth looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Von Cunth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dos Santos moves away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dos Santos.
Dos Santos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Von Cunth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Santos sizes up Von Cunth with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Von Cunth throws a sloppy head kick and Dos Santos moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Dos Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dos Santos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Dos Santos!
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