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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pete Palahnuik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palahnuik comes to the cage accompanied by Machine Civilization. Rafael Dos Santos acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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189 lbs
20 - 6 - 0 |
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185 cm
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195 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pete Palahnuik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Palahnuik. Dos Santos shrugs it off though.
Dos Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Palahnuik throws a low kick but Dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Palahnuik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dos Santos.
Palahnuik clobbers Dos Santos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dos Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dos Santos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dos Santos on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palahnuik connects with a single shot there.
A left lands for Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Palahnuik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dos Santos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Palahnuik counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dos Santos thinking.
Palahnuik looks to score with a jab to the body but Dos Santos is just out of range.
Dos Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palahnuik steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos walks into a stiff left hand from Palahnuik.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dos Santos!
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Palahnuik avoids them all with ease.
Palahnuik's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Palahnuik duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos darts in looking for a takedown but Palahnuik gets double underhooks and turns Dos Santos into the cage.
Palahnuik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Palahnuik jabs Dos Santos right on the nose. Dos Santos blinks but takes it well.
Dos Santos throws a leg kick but Palahnuik sees it coming and moves out of range.
Palahnuik throws a shot to the body.
Dos Santos loads up on a big right hand but Palahnuik slips the punch.
Dos Santos throws a right hand that Palahnuik ducks under and follows up with a left that Palahnuik also avoids with ease.
Dos Santos fails with the takedown.
Dos Santos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dos Santos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Palahnuik connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dos Santos scrambles back to his feet.
Dos Santos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rafael Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Palahnuik feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dos Santos's calf.
Dos Santos moves forwards but Palahnuik connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dos Santos is rocked!
Palahnuik takes a swing at Dos Santos's ribcage but misses.
Palahnuik attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Palahnuik swings for the body but Dos Santos moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palahnuik clobbers Dos Santos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dos Santos takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dos Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Palahnuik scoring well with a low kick there.
Dos Santos looks to throw the jab but Palahnuik is out of range.
Palahnuik tests Dos Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sloppy strikes from Dos Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Palahnuik connects with a nice looking jab.
Dos Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Palahnuik finish him?
Dos Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dos Santos seems to have recovered his senses.
Palahnuik looks to land a combination but Dos Santos avoids it well.
A punch combination from Dos Santos misses.
Dos Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Palahnuik was well out of range. Poor timing from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a lazy right hand but Palahnuik sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Palahnuik tried to score with a low kick but Dos Santos checks it.
Dos Santos throws out a loose jab but Palahnuik uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos missing with a left hand there. Palahnuik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Palahnuik scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Dos Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dos Santos throws a hook but Palahnuik blocks it.
Palahnuik connects with a jab.
Palahnuik misses with an uppercut.
Palahnuik throws a leg kick that misses.
Palahnuik punishes Dos Santos's body with a nice straight punch.
Palahnuik with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Palahnuik is looking to land body kicks.
Palahnuik throws a solid leg kick but Dos Santos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Palahnuik.
Dos Santos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Palahnuik backs up against the cage.
A good leg kick by Palahnuik.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos Santos thumps Palahnuik with a low kick.
Palahnuik tries to score with a low kick but Dos Santos moves his leg out of the way.
Palahnuik misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palahnuik cracks a nice hook into Dos Santos's ribs.
Palahnuik throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Palahnuik feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dos Santos's calf.
Palahnuik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dos Santos scores with a hook to the body. Palahnuik takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dos Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Palahnuik.
Palahnuik misses with a wild body shot.
Palahnuik moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Palahnuik moves out of range.
Palahnuik throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dos Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Palahnuik tries to avoid it but Dos Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Palahnuik to the ground. Palahnuik escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pete Palahnuik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Dos Santos.
Dos Santos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palahnuik connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dos Santos momentarily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Palahnuik darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Palahnuik throws a nice inside leg kick.
Palahnuik works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Palahnuik dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dos Santos moves out of range of the leg kick from Palahnuik.
Palahnuik lands a nice looking body kick.
Palahnuik tries to land a front kick but Dos Santos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Palahnuik chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dos Santos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dos Santos throws a big shot that misses.
A nice combination there by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos 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.
Palahnuik staying out of range there.
Dos Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palahnuik chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Palahnuik avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dos Santos throws a leg kick
and Palahnuik makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dos Santos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dos Santos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Palahnuik defends it nicely.
Dos Santos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palahnuik jabs Dos Santos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Palahnuik sizes up Dos Santos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dos Santos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Palahnuik misses with a low kick.
Palahnuik lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dos Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Dos Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Palahnuik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Palahnuik goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dos Santos throws a looping overhand right but Palahnuik ducks down to avoid it.
Palahnuik lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dos Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Palahnuik looks to score with a jab to the body but Dos Santos is just out of range.
Dos Santos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dos Santos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pete Palahnuik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dos Santos avoids the head kick by Palahnuik.
Rafael Dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dos Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dos Santos throws out a loose jab but Palahnuik uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palahnuik lands with a hook. Dos Santos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dos Santos misses the body punch
and Palahnuik counters with a low kick, right behind Dos Santos 's knee.
A shot to the body from Dos Santos misses
and Palahnuik counters with a stiff right hand.
Dos Santos throws a shot from downtown. Palahnuik moves away and avoids it.
Palahnuik scores with the left hand. Dos Santos knows he should have avoided that one.
Dos Santos slips a jab and a cross from Palahnuik.
Dos Santos slips under a jab.
Dos Santos throws a leg kick
and Dos Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Palahnuik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dos Santos manages to avoid it.
A nice combination there by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a leg kick that misses.
Palahnuik cracks Dos Santos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Palahnuik lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Palahnuik, right into the meat.
Dos Santos throws an overhand right that lands on Palahnuik's shoulder, as Palahnuik tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palahnuik fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That kick from Palahnuik tenderised Dos Santos's leg. Dos Santos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Palahnuik dips to his left and cracks Dos Santos with an uppercut!
Palahnuik leaves Dos Santos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Palahnuik loads up on a big right hand but Dos Santos slips the punch.
Palahnuik lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slow jab from Dos Santos misses its intended target.
A lazy left from Dos Santos finds it's target.
Dos Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Palahnuik defending well as Dos Santos loads up on a big left hand.
Dos Santos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Palahnuik scores with a nice strike.
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!
Palahnuik cracks Dos Santos with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Dos Santos tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Palahnuik pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Dos Santos is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pete Palahnuik!
Post fight, Pete Palahnuik took to the microphone: 'Though we do violence, it is our choice. We must not forget, WE ARE ALL ONE!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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