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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cicero Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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288 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cicero Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cain Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos scores with the left hand. Santos knows he should have avoided that one.
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dos Santos.
Santos throws a right hand that Dos Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Dos Santos also avoids with ease.
Dos Santos stuffs the takedown attempt from Santos. Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Cain Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dos Santos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dos Santos misses with the combination.
Dos Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos looks to land a left hand but Dos Santos moved out of range nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dos Santos circles away.
Dos Santos's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dos Santos duly obliges.
It looks like Cicero Santos has been cut.
Dos Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Santos counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice cross by Dos Santos.
Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dos Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dos Santos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Santos somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cicero Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos misses the shot to the body.
Santos blocks a head kick by Dos Santos.
A nice combination there by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos lands a left and a right that sends Santos crashing to the canvas! Dos Santos dives into mount looking to finish!
Santos is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dos Santos is landing with some decent strikes but Santos is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Oh Santos is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dos Santos working for a submission but Santos is keeping him at bay.
Poor strikes thrown by Dos Santos there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Santos tries to hold on but Dos Santos postures up.
Santos seems to have got his legs back now.
Dos Santos misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos has hold of Santos's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Santos manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Dos Santos throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Dos Santos looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Santos tries to hold on but Dos Santos pushes him away.
Santos is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Dos Santos looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Dos Santos with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Dos Santos avoids the attempt from Santos to control.
Dos Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos working to try and regain half guard.
Santos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Santos tries to get out of the position.
Santos tries to lock up and control but Dos Santos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dos Santos thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Santos is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Santos tries to hold on but Dos Santos postures up.
Santos defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Dos Santos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos can't escape the position.
Santos is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Dos Santos working for a guillotine from mount but Santos is in no mood to give up.
Dos Santos working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Dos Santos throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dos Santos unloads with some shots from mount but Santos bucks and avoids them well.
Dos Santos thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Dos Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cicero Santos's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Santos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dos Santos lands a nice shot that snaps Santos's head back.
Santos has a takedown stuffed.
Dos Santos misses with a few strikes there.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Santos avoids a kick to the body.
Santos is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt
and Dos Santos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dos Santos throws a left that rocks Santos and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Dos Santos dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Santos regain composure!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dos Santos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dos Santos working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos defending against the ground and pound.
Dos Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dos Santos connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Santos some visible discomfort.
Dos Santos is trying to get an arm triangle but Santos is defending well.
Santos dodges the ground and pound from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos advances to full mount.
Dos Santos looking for a guillotine from mount but Santos is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Santos really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Santos is squirming around, avoiding Dos Santos's attempts to control the action.
Santos tries to control Dos Santos's body but Dos Santos pushes him off. Santos squirms to his side and now Dos Santos has his back!
Dos Santos is persistently looking for the submission but Santos is defending it well.
Dos Santos working for the choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos just trying to survive but Dos Santos is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Santos is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Dos Santos. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Dos Santos is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Santos knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Santos for a finish.
Santos is in bad spot here.
Santos looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to get the hooks in deep but Santos pushed the leg off.
Dos Santos working for a choke but Santos is defending well.
Dos Santos has the hooks in. Santos is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Even with his hooks in, Dos Santos manages to miss with strikes from the back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dos Santos working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Santos trying to control but not successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Dos Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cicero Santos's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Dos Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santos blocks a head kick by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos staying out of range there.
Dos Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Santos lands with a good body shot.
Dos Santos throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dos Santos dodges the punch combination from Santos.
Dos Santos throws a hook but Santos avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Dos Santos.
A telegraphed right hand from Dos Santos misses the target.
Cain Dos Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cicero Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dos Santos misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Dos Santos.
Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dos Santos but Dos Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cicero Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Dos Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cain Dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Santos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dos Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santos misses with a looping left.
Dos Santos misses with a looping left.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Santos. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Dos Santos.
Santos fails with the takedown.
Santos throws a sloppy body shot
and Dos Santos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dos Santos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dos Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circling - Dos Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Santos shoots for a double leg takedown but Dos Santos sprawls well. He's pushed Santos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Santos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dos Santos on the side of the head.
Dos Santos slips under a jab.
Dos Santos throws a lazy right hand but Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santos throws a body shot but no joy.
Dos Santos scores with a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dos Santos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Santos avoids the head kick by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Santos moves out of range easily.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Santos throws a series of punches but Dos Santos avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dos Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Santos.
Dos Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dos Santos needs to keep his hands up - Santos had a free shot at his head there.
Santos throws a nice looking combination but Dos Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santos takes a swing at Dos Santos's ribcage but misses.
Dos Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Dos Santos.
Santos misses with a looping right.
Cain Dos Santos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos misses with a looping right.
Sloppy strikes from Dos Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Dos Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
Santos shoots for a takedown but Dos Santos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dos Santos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Santos blocks a head kick by Dos Santos.
Cicero Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Dos Santos is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cain Dos Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dos Santos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cain Dos Santos!
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energy
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