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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos Santos has chosen Chemical Brothers - Leave Home as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 cm
37
181 lbs
34 - 19 - 1 |
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185 cm
33
171 lbs
29 - 15 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
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
34 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tatsuya Aoki! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
29 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, William Dos Santos! The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dos Santos clinches up with Aoki and pushes him back against the cage. Aoki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Dos Santos trying to land knees to the body.
Aoki drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dos Santos pulls his leg out and moves away.
Aoki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Dos Santos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Dos Santos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Aoki swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Dos Santos tries to clinch but Aoki is having none of it. Aoki appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Dos Santos throws a hook to the side of Aoki's head but Aoki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Aoki misses with a straight left. Dos Santos throws out a loose jab but Aoki uses good head movement to avoid it. Dos Santos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dos Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Aoki changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Aoki avoids the body shot from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a right hand that Aoki ducks under and follows up with a left that Aoki also avoids with ease. The fighters circling - Dos Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Dos Santos lands with a good body shot. Dos Santos throws out a leg kick but Aoki moves out of range and Dos Santos only half commits. Dos Santos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aoki is out of range. Dos Santos misses with a wild body shot. Aoki thuds a left hand into Dos Santos's body. Dos Santos tries to clinch up but Aoki circles away and keeps his distance. Aoki tries to counter with a takedown but Dos Santos is quick to defend against it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Aoki on the wrong end of a nice jab. Aoki connects with a right hand. Dos Santos shakes it off. Aoki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dos Santos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Aoki slips under a jab from Dos Santos. Aoki drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dos Santos sprawls and moves away. Dos Santos dives in and grabs Aoki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Aoki pushes down on Dos Santos's head and hops out. Aoki was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Dos Santos loads up on a big right hand but Aoki slips the punch. Dos Santos moves in looking to clinch but Aoki pushes him off. As Dos Santos looks to move away, Aoki throws a big counter combo bu Dos Santos just gets out of the way. Dos Santos throws a sloppy body shot
and Aoki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Dos Santos cracks Aoki with an open hand slap. Aoki circles away from the clinch attempt and Aoki counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dos Santos managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Aoki.
Aoki tries to move to mount but Dos Santos blocks the move with his legs. Aoki scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dos Santos to see if he's OK. Aoki working the ground and pound from side control. Dos Santos is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Aoki's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Dos Santos looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Aoki throwing shots but Dos Santos is blocking nicely. Aoki trying to pass the guard but Dos Santos defending well. Aoki not landing any meaningful shots this time. Aoki seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dos Santos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Dos Santos is trying to maintain the position but Aoki is very close to passing his half guard. Aoki passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Dos Santos! Aoki in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsuya Aoki dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dos Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing. William Dos Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup. Dos Santos throws a sloppy body shot
and Aoki counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Aoki is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dos Santos has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Aoki is working for a kimura but Dos Santos is defending it quite comfortably.
Aoki is pressing down on Dos Santos's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dos Santos is holding on for now. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Aoki throws a strike but Dos Santos avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Aoki trying to control but Dos Santos is working from the bottom. Aoki throws an elbow that misses. Dos Santos uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Aoki's guard. Nice move by Dos Santos! Aoki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dos Santos is one step ahead there. Dos Santos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Aoki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dos Santos is aware though and is defending well. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dos Santos's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Aoki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dos Santos connects with a couple of short punches. Aoki trying to control the position.
Dos Santos throwing strikes but missing. Aoki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dos Santos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dos Santos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Dos Santos passes Aoki's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Dos Santos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dos Santos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Aoki sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dos Santos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Aoki works his way to full guard. Good work. Aoki is looking to sweep but instead, Dos Santos has passed into half guard.
Dos Santos is looking for a kimura but Aoki is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dos Santos to get the leverage. Aoki trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Aoki sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though. Aoki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Aoki moves into full guard.
Aoki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Aoki tries to land a sweep but no joy. Dos Santos chips away with some ground and pound. Dos Santos works a leg free and moves into half guard. Dos Santos works his way into full mount! Aoki is trying desperately to improve position. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Dos Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A bone on bone clash there as Aoki blocks the leg kick.
Aoki staying out of range there. It looked like Aoki was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Dos Santos cracks a nice hook into Aoki's ribs. A jab from Dos Santos does it's job there. Dos Santos throws a leg kick that misses. Dos Santos throws a good cross that connects.
Aoki tries for a takedown but Dos Santos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dos Santos throws a right hand that misses
and Aoki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Dos Santos cracks Aoki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. A decent looking cross lands there for Dos Santos. Aoki is looking to wear down Dos Santos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dos Santos lands a left and a right that send Aoki crashing to the mat, dazed. Dos Santos thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Aoki is rocked!
It looks like Tatsuya Aoki has been cut. Dos Santos moves in close and cracks Aoki with a massive right hand! Aoki, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Dos Santos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). William Dos Santos! Jumping up and down and very excited, William Dos Santos waved his t-shirt featuring Fury Nutrition Inc.'s logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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