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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Geronimo dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnbjorn Ulfsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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171 cm
29
167 lbs
18 - 6 - 1 |
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187 cm
28
181 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
18 - 6 - 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
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gunnbjorn Ulfsson! The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! dos Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Ulfsson. Ulfsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick. dos Santos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Ulfsson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but dos Santos checks it well. Ulfsson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits dos Santoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Good shot there by Ulfsson. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! This has been an exciting period of action! Ulfsson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Gunnbjorn Ulfsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ulfsson throws a shot to the body.
Ulfsson connects with an inside leg kick. dos Santos takes a body punch but keeps moving. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as dos Santos checks a leg kick. dos Santos tries for a takedown but Ulfsson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Ulfsson rushes dos Santos and presses him up against the cage. Ulfsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Ulfsson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has dos Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Ulfsson blocks an uppercut.
dos Santos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ulfsson is keeping busy. dos Santos tries to work over Ulfsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Ulfsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ulfsson scores with a body shot.
Ulfsson knocks dos Santos to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
dos Santos is rocked! This has been an exciting period of action! Ulfsson in side control, throwing shots but dos Santos defends. Ulfsson trying to control the position but dos Santos is working away. dos Santos tries to buck Ulfsson off but Ulfsson is having none of it. Ulfsson decides to stand back up. Ulfsson lands with a good body shot. dos Santos moves forwards but Ulfsson connects with a nice, crisp jab. Ulfsson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Oh dos Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Ulfsson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Nice defenses there by Ulfsson. Some wild striking there from Ulfsson.
dos Santos seems to have got his legs back now. dos Santos tries to clinch up but Ulfsson circles away and keeps his distance. dos Santos digs a good body shot into Ulfsson's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ulfsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ulfsson!
dos Santos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ulfsson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits dos Santoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! dos Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
dos Santos takes a body punch but keeps moving. Ulfsson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ulfsson. Ulfsson moves out of range of the strikes. dos Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Ulfsson tries a low kick but dos Santos avoids it. Ulfsson jabs at dos Santos's body. Ulfsson connects with a looping right hand.
dos Santos has a takedown stuffed. Ulfsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. dos Santos is breathing heavily. An inside leg kick lands from Ulfsson. Ulfsson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to dos Santos's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round. dos Santos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. dos Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Ulfsson. Ulfsson ducks under a wild hook from dos Santos. dos Santos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ulfsson. Ulfsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Ulfsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ulfsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ulfsson manages to break the clinch.
dos Santos tries to clinch up. Ulfsson looks to score with a jab to the body but dos Santos is just out of range. dos Santos tries to move into range but Ulfsson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. dos Santos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action! Ulfsson closes the distance and clinches. Ulfsson misses with a body punch.
dos Santos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ulfsson is keeping busy. dos Santos misses with a short punch on the inside. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for dos Santos.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ulfsson 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 working aggressively here.
Ulfsson leaning against his opponent.
dos Santos lands a body shot in the clinch.
dos Santos misses with the head strike.
Ulfsson cracks dos Santos with a nice body shot. Ulfsson is trying to stall.
Ulfsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but dos Santos has him pressed against the cage. Ulfsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but dos Santos blocks it with crossed arms. Ulfsson wants to stall.
Ulfsson is pushing dos Santos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A head punch on the inside from dos Santos fails to land. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnbjorn Ulfsson dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters circling - dos Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land. dos Santos is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ulfsson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Ulfsson lands a jab to the nose. dos Santos takes one on the button. Ulfsson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. A jab from Ulfsson does it's job there. dos Santos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ulfsson's hands. Ulfsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab lands there for Ulfsson. Ulfsson lands with a nice body punch. A jab lands there for Ulfsson. Ulfsson scores with a jab to the jaw. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Gunnbjorn Ulfsson seems to be getting the better of the standup. dos Santos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Jab, jab by Ulfsson - just one landing. Some wild striking there from dos Santos.
Ulfsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Ulfsson lands a jab to the nose. dos Santos tries to clinch but Ulfsson is having none of it. dos Santos has closed the distance and engaged Ulfsson in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ulfsson with the Thai clinch, moves his hips back and unleashes a brutal knee to the head! dos Santos drops to the mat in a crumpled heap! Huuuuuuge knee there! WOW!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Gunnbjorn Ulfsson! A very excited looking Gunnbjorn Ulfsson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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