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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cicero Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Potku Petteri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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175 lbs
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189 cm
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cicero Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Potku Petteri!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Dos Santos winds up and cracks Petteri with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dos Santos lands a nice short elbow.
Dos Santos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dos Santos keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dos Santos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petteri has hold of Dos Santos's hands but Dos Santos slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Petteri tries to kick Dos Santos off in order to stand up. Dos Santos Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Dos Santos happy to just control the position for now.
Petteri really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dos Santos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos working the body and head with strikes.
Petteri defending against the ground and pound.
Dos Santos working the ground and pound.
Dos Santos working the ground and pound.
Petteri takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dos Santos throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petteri is trying to escape the position but Dos Santos is controlling the position.
Petteri avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dos Santos.
Dos Santos misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Dos Santos controls the position.
Dos Santos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dos Santos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dos Santos is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos landing strikes.
Dos Santos is chipping away with strikes.
Dos Santos content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
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 cracks Petteri with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Petteri looks winded!
Dos Santos taking a breather here.
Dos Santos in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Dos Santos working the ground and pound.
Dos Santos slows the pace down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cicero Dos Santos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Petteri throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Potku Petteri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petteri gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dos Santos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Petteri is trying to escape back to his feet but Dos Santos uses the scramble to pass into side control.
A lull in the action here as Dos Santos stalls from top position.
Dos Santos working the head with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos controlling from side mount.
Dos Santos postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos controls the position.
Dos Santos cracks Petteri with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Dos Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petteri can do to turn this around?
Dos Santos in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Petteri being controlled for a moment.
Dos Santos working the ground and pound from side control.
Petteri is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos controlling from side mount.
Dos Santos lands a nice forearm strike.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Petteri takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Dos Santos staying calm.
Petteri takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos lands a decent elbow from side control.
Petteri is being controlled here.
Dos Santos working the ground and pound.
Dos Santos cracks Petteri with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Dos Santos in side control lands a decent elbow.
Dos Santos scoring with punches and elbows.
Petteri is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos landing strikes.
Petteri is still in real trouble! Can Dos Santos finish him?
Dos Santos creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Dos Santos slows the pace down.
Dos Santos scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Petteri is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Dos Santos can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cicero Dos Santos!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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