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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carson Battistoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos Santos has chosen No Church In The Wind as his entrance music. Carson Battistoni has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carson Battistoni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oscar Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battistoni throws a right hand that misses
enabling Dos Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
Dos Santos moves out of range as Battistoni strikes.
Carson Battistoni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos darts in and clinches Battistoni up against the cage.
Battistoni stalling in the clinch but Dos Santos improves position.
Dos Santos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Battistoni in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
I was talking to Battistoni's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dos Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Dos Santos.
Battistoni wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Dos Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Battistoni blocks it with crossed arms.
Battistoni wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Dos Santos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Battistoni's efforts to push away.
Battistoni wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dos Santos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Battistoni wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dos Santos breaks the clinch.
Battistoni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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!
Battistoni misses with a body shot
and Dos Santos counters by moving into the clinch.
Battistoni's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Battistoni wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battistoni wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Dos Santos breaks the clinch.
Dos Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Battistoni.
A big right from Battistoni misses.
Dos Santos is looking to clinch.
Battistoni rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dos Santos counters with a solid body kick.
Dos Santos's coach down at Vicious Striking was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dos Santos's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Battistoni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dos Santos.
Battistoni circles away from the clinch attempt.
Battistoni takes a swing at Dos Santos's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Battistoni misses the target.
Dos Santos lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dos Santos moves into the clinch.
Dos Santos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Battistoni tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dos Santos's elbow.
Dos Santos crunches a lovely knee into Battistoni's ribcage.
Battistoni is breathing heavily.
Dos Santos breaks the clinch.
Dos Santos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dos Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Battistoni.
Dos Santos is looking to slow Battistoni down with leg kicks.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dos Santos lands a leg kick that knocks Battistoni off balance momentarily.
Battistoni misses with a left hand
and Dos Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Battistoni throws a hook but Dos Santos blocks it.
Dos Santos throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dos Santos lands a really nice looking cross but Battistoni seems unphased.
Dos Santos rushes Battistoni and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dos Santos lands a good knee to the midsection. Battistoni won't want to take too many of those.
Dos Santos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dos Santos lands a right hand.
Battistoni is rocked!
Dos Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Oh Battistoni is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dos Santos with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dos Santos - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battistoni looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Battistoni seems to have got his legs back now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dos Santos.
Battistoni tries to work over Dos Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dos Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Battistoni is blocking nicely.
Dos Santos slowing the pace effectively.
Battistoni struggles to land a body shot inside as Dos Santos controls his hands.
Battistoni looking to stall.
Dos Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Battistoni is blocking nicely.
Battistoni stalling in the clinch but Dos Santos improves position.
Dos Santos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Battistoni tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dos Santos's elbow.
Battistoni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dos Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dos Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Battistoni misses with an uppercut. Dos Santos saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Dos Santos.
Battistoni throws an overhand right that lands on Dos Santos's shoulder, as Dos Santos tries to avoid the shot.
Battistoni moves forwards but Dos Santos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Battistoni misses with a lunging right hand
and Dos Santos counters with a right hand to the body.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up.
Dos Santos drops Battistoni with a right and a left! Dos Santos comes rushing in but Battistoni regains his composure and manages to keep Dos Santos in guard.
Dos Santos is looking to stand up but Battistoni won't let him.
Dos Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Battistoni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dos Santos slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dos Santos wants to control from the top but Battistoni keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Oscar Dos Santos was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Dos Santos connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Dos Santos dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dos Santos is looking to slow Battistoni down with leg kicks.
Dos Santos takes a swing at Battistoni's ribcage but misses.
Battistoni sizes up Dos Santos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Battistoni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dos Santos.
Battistoni getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dos Santos thumps Battistoni with a low kick.
Oscar Dos Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dos Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dos Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Battistoni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick from Dos Santos lands but Battistoni takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Battistoni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dos Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Battistoni misses with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dos Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Battistoni scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dos Santos's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dos Santos duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battistoni throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Battistoni scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Battistoni throws a big shot that misses.
Dos Santos lands a nice shot that snaps Battistoni's head back.
Dos Santos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Battistoni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dos Santos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Battistoni misses with a leg kick
and Dos Santos counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dos Santos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Santos lands a front kick.
Dos Santos moves in looking to clinch but Battistoni pushes him off.
Dos Santos moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dos Santos moves into the clinch.
Dos Santos has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and Battistoni goes down! Dos Santos pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!
Dos Santos is looking to take a break and control but Battistoni is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos decides to stand back up.
Dos Santos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dos Santos. That's going to slow Battistoni down.
Dos Santos feints and then cracks Battistoni's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Battistoni down.
Dos Santos lands a front kick.
Dos Santos plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Battistoni swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Battistoni face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Oscar Dos Santos!
After winning the bout, Oscar Dos Santos thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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