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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicodemo Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos Santos comes to the cage accompanied by Chemical Brothers - Leave Home. The crowd seem to be enjoying Romero's choice of entrance music: Lords Of Salem . Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Nicodemo Romero enters the cage!
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169 lbs
22 - 7 - 1 |
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160 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, William Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nicodemo Romero!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Romero decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Romero is trying to control. Dos Santos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos gets back to full guard.
Romero's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Romero looking to sit in guard and control but Dos Santos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dos Santos stopping the sweep attempt from Romero.
Dos Santos throwing strikes from guard but Romero blocks nicely.
Dos Santos wants to control from the top but Romero keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Romero is on top in guard.
Romero trying to control but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romero sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Romero engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Romero is looking to pass into half guard but Dos Santos pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Dos Santos is in guard.
Romero had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dos Santos defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dos Santos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dos Santos stopping the sweep attempt from Romero.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Romero keeping moving, preventing Dos Santos from controlling successfully.
Dos Santos throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dos Santos is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Romero keeping moving, preventing Dos Santos from controlling successfully.
Dos Santos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dos Santos postures up.
Dos Santos trying to control but Romero is working from the bottom.
Romero is trying to control the position but Dos Santos postures up.
Dos Santos wants to control from the top but Romero keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We've been hearing good reports from Dos Santos's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The ref stands the fighters back up. William Dos Santos wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Romero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dos Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Romero.
Dos Santos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dos Santos ducks under a wild hook from Romero.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown but Romero shows good takedown defense.
Dos Santos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Dos Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Dos Santos misses the shot to the body.
Romero closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dos Santos throws a looping overhand right but Romero ducks down to avoid it.
Romero clinches with his opponent.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dos Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Romero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Romero misses with a body punch.
Romero prevents a takedown attempt there.
Romero working hard to break the clinch.
Romero is looking for a takedown.
Dos Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Romero avoids the damage to the body.
Dos Santos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dos Santos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Romero walks away with a smile on his face. Dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos avoids the body shot from Romero.
Romero's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dos Santos under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Romero with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dos Santos to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dos Santos connects with a jab.
Dos Santos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dos Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Romero.
Romero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dos Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Romero is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dos Santos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Romero is fending him off so far but Dos Santos persists. Nope, Romero circles away and we're back to standing.
Dos Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Romero is just out of range.
Romero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Romero fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dos Santos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Romero takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Romero wants to clinch up but Dos Santos keeps it at a distance.
Dos Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dos Santos misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that William Dos Santos will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Romero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Dos Santos. That snapped Romero's head back.
Romero instigates a clinch.
Romero digs a right hand into Dos Santos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dos Santos's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Romero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dos Santos backwards.
Romero can't break the clinch.
Dos Santos misses with a body punch.
Romero misses with a punch to the body.
Romero keeps control of Dos Santos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Romero misses with a body punch.
Dos Santos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Romero's efforts to push away.
Romero tries to circle away but Dos Santos has him pinned against the cage.
Dos Santos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Romero fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Romero has had enough of the clinch but Dos Santos keeps him there for the moment.
Romero working hard to break the clinch.
Romero tries a body shot but Dos Santos blocks it.
Dos Santos is leaning against Romero and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero working hard to break the clinch.
Romero can't find room to land a body shot as Dos Santos controls the action.
Dos Santos lands a shoulder strike.
Romero wants to get back to striking at distance but Dos Santos won't allow it.
Romero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romero tries to clinch but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Romero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dos Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Romero.
Romero takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Romero with a nice cross.
Dos Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Dos Santos throws a body punch but Romero moves out of range.
Romero connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dos Santos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Romero at a distance.
Romero clobbers Dos Santos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Romero swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dos Santos counters with a right hand to the body.
Romero misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero lands a nice shot that snaps Dos Santos's head back.
Romero misses with the combination.
No luck for Dos Santos with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Romero.
Dos Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romero moves to clinch but Dos Santos breaks away
and Dos Santos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Romero thinking.
Dos Santos lands a jab to Romero's midsection.
Dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Romero misses with a wild body shot.
Romero shoots in for a takedown but Dos Santos shows good takedown defense.
Romero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dos Santos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Romero wants to clinch.
Dos Santos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Romero momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dos Santos throws out the jab.
Romero misses with a two punch combination.
Romero is looking to clinch.
William Dos Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Dos Santos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Romero backs up against the cage.
Dos Santos bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dos Santos throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Romero was covering up waiting for the punch and Dos Santos finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dos Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Romero looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dos Santos is one step ahead there.
Romero can't keep his opponent in guard - Dos Santos advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Romero tries to roll over but Dos Santos keeps him under control.
Romero moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dos Santos advances position into side control!
Dos Santos is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Romero knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Romero is looking to reverse the position.
Dos Santos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Romero is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Romero's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Romero is looking for a sweep.
Romero manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dos Santos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Romero missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Romero wants to take a breather but Dos Santos is having none of it.
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 referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dos Santos throws a body punch but Romero moves out of range.
Dos Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Romero lands a slapping body shot.
Romero shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dos Santos as he jumps to the side.
Romero throws a sloppy head kick and Dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Dos Santos has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Romero.
Dos Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
Romero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Romero defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dos Santos.
Romero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Romero scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nicodemo Romero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dos Santos lands a nice looking body shot.
Dos Santos takes a swing at Romero's ribcage but misses.
Nicodemo Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos staying out of range there.
Dos Santos walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dos Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romero.
Dos Santos throws a body punch but Romero moves out of range.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Romero but Romero pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dos Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Romero takes one to the side of the head.
Romero throws a series of punches but Dos Santos avoids them all with ease.
Dos Santos shoots in and drives through. Romero sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romero.
A swing and a miss from Romero.
Romero tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dos Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dos Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Romero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dos Santos.
Romero throws a body punch but Dos Santos moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nicodemo Romero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dos Santos slaps away a takedown attempt from Romero, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Dos Santos as he connects with a hook.
Dos Santos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Romero checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Romero doesn't manage to clinch there - Dos Santos circles away.
Nice cross by Dos Santos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romero tries to clinch there but Dos Santos circles away.
Romero takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dos Santos throws a body punch but Romero moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Romero 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Romero shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dos Santos defends it nicely.
Romero misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that Romero avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero throws a series of punches but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dos Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dos Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab lands there for Dos Santos.
Romero is looking to clinch.
Romero tries to clinch there but Dos Santos circles away.
Dos Santos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Romero misses with the combination.
Dos Santos throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Romero tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dos Santos is in Romero's guard.
Romero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dos Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Romero swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Romero looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dos Santos trying to control but Romero is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
William Dos Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dos Santos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Romero is trying to keep Dos Santos in close.
William Dos Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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!
Romero looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We're going to have a standup here because William Dos Santos wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Romero on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dos Santos throws a body punch but Romero moves out of range.
Dos Santos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Romero sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Romero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dos Santos connects with a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Romero is defended easily by Dos Santos.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dos Santos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Romero's head backwards.
Dos Santos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to William Dos Santos.
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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... William Dos Santos!
After the big win, William Dos Santos made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Fury Nutrition Inc. and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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