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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Dos Santos (ranked 10831 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paavel Wulf (ranked 2428 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos Santos comes to the cage accompanied by Roots Bloody Roots. Paavel Wulf has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 lbs
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190 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paavel Wulf!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos throws a body punch but Wulf moves out of range.
Wulf tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wulf throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a front kick aimed at Wulf's knee but Wulf avoids it well.
Dos Santos avoids the head kick by Wulf.
Dos Santos appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dos Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dos Santos was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dos Santos tries to land a leg kick but Wulf saw it coming and moves away.
Wulf fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dos Santos, pushing him back against the cage.
Wulf breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wulf ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wulf throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Dos Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wulf throws a body shot but no joy.
Dos Santos lands a leg kick that knocks Wulf off balance momentarily.
Dos Santos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dos Santos.
Wulf shoots in for a takedown but Dos Santos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wulf avoids the body shot from Dos Santos.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wulf. Dos Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wulf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dos Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Wulf.
Wulf checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wulf rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dos Santos counters with a series of strikes. Wulf will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wulf tries to clinch up but Dos Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Dos Santos tries to work over Wulf's front leg with a kick but Wulf checks it.
Dos Santos moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWulf.
Wulf blocks a leg kick.
Dos Santos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dos Santos throws a leg kick but Wulf moved away.
Wulf misses with a wild body shot.
Dos Santos is looking for a counter combo.
Dos Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wulf.
Wulf tries to clinch there but Dos Santos circles away.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos moves forwards but Wulf connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dos Santos misses with a straight right.
Wulf throws a head kick but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos half committed to a counter leg kick.
Wulf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dos Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Wulf.
Dos Santos seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dos Santos misses with a hook. Wulf ducked under it nicely.
Wulf appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wulf checks a leg kick.
Wulf shoots in but no luck this time.
It looked like Dos Santos was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dos Santos misses with a straight left.
Dos Santos has Wulf up against the cage in a clinch.
Dos Santos lands with a short shot to the head.
Wulf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dos Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dos Santos is looking to break free of the clinch but Wulf has double underhooks.
Wulf lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos avoids the elbow strike from Wulf, against the cage.
Wulf misses with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dos Santos.
Dos Santos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Wulf.
Wulf missing with knees to the body.
Dos Santos tries a knee to the head but Wulf blocks it.
Wulf misses with a punch on the inside.
Dos Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Wulf controls his hands.
Wulf lands an uppercut.
Dos Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Wulf controls the action.
Dos Santos lands an uppercut.
Dos Santos tries to land a knee to the head but Wulf blocks with his arms.
Wulf looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wulf jumps guard but Dos Santos turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Oscar Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paavel Wulf.
Wulf taking a breather.
Dos Santos avoids a wild elbow strike from Wulf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wulf creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wulf misses with a body punch.
Dos Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dos Santos scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wulf tries to clinch up.
Oscar Dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wulf throws a jab but it's blocked by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jab, jab by Dos Santos - just one landing.
Wulf takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wulf looks for a takedown but Dos Santos sprawls well.
Wulf is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos fakes the leg kick and cracks Wulf in the body.
Wulf stuns Dos Santos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dos Santos swings for the body but Wulf moves out of range.
Wulf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Dos Santos dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wulf just misses with a punch to the body.
Dos Santos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dos Santos throws a body punch but Wulf moves out of range.
Wulf looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wulf swinging wildly here.
Dos Santos pushes Wulf up against the cage in a clinch.
Wulf misses with a punch on the inside.
Wulf breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circling - Wulf throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wulf tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dos Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wulf throws a poor cross that misses
and Dos Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Oscar Dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wulf tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that Wulf avoids nicely.
Wulf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dos Santos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wulf to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wulf moves in looking to clinch but Dos Santos pushes him off.
Wulf lands a right hook to the body.
Dos Santos is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dos Santos throws a head kick but Wulf moves out of range.
Dos Santos slips a jab from Wulf.
Dos Santos is looking to counter punch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wulf or perhaps it was just good defense by Dos Santos, which made it look bad.
Wulf misses with a left hand
and Dos Santos counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wulf's knee momentarily.
Wulf throws a sloppy head kick and Dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Dos Santos takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dos Santos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos landing knees to the body.
Wulf lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dos Santos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Wulf controls his hands.
Dos Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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!
Wulf has a couple of punches blocked by Dos Santos.
Wulf tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dos Santos.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wulf.
Dos Santos breaks the clinch.
Wulf scores with a hook to the body. Dos Santos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dos Santos lands a leg kick that knocks Wulf off balance momentarily.
Wulf wants to clinch but Dos Santos slips to the side
and Dos Santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wulf closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dos Santos as Wulf tries to tie him up.
Dos Santos breaks from the clinch.
Wulf lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dos Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wulf throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dos Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wulf lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dos Santos scores with a nice strike.
Wulf waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dos Santos.
Dos Santos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wulf throws a looping overhand right but Dos Santos ducks down to avoid it.
Wulf throws a series of strikes that have Dos Santos backpedaling.
Wulf 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.
Dos Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wulf rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dos Santos counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wulf walks into a straight right hand from Dos Santos.
Wulf blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos slips a jab from Wulf.
Wulf misses with a straight left.
Dos Santos connects with the punch.
Dos Santos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wulf bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wulf pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dos Santos is out of range and Wulf settles back down.
Wulf checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dos Santos looks to throw the jab but Wulf is out of range.
Wulf throws a head kick that misses.
Dos Santos gets a clinch.
Wulf with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wulf breaks the clinch.
Dos Santos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wulf will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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 Oscar Dos Santos will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dos Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wulf moves out of range of the body kick from Dos Santos.
A shot to the body from Wulf misses
and Dos Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick misses from Dos Santos.
Paavel Wulf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wulf moves in looking to clinch but Dos Santos pushes him off.
Dos Santos tried to counter with a leg kick but Wulf avoided it.
Dos Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wulf misses with a wild body shot.
Oscar Dos Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Dos Santos throws out a leg kick but Wulf moves out of range and Dos Santos only half commits.
Wulf moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wulf 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 waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wulf.
Wulf throws an off balance right hand
and Dos Santos counters with a leg kick.
Wulf tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dos Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wulf thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wulf throws a lazy uppercut
and Dos Santos counters with a big head kick but Wulf shrugs it off.
Dos Santos misses with an uppercut.
Wulf misses with a head kick.
Wulf takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot.
Wulf swings widly with a right hand
enabling Dos Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dos Santos scores with a hook.
Wulf looks to clinch
and Dos Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wulf has Dos Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Dos Santos blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Santos tries a knee to the head but Wulf blocks it.
Wulf throws an elbow that misses.
Wulf lands a shoulder strike.
Dos Santos blocks an uppercut.
Dos Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wulf takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wulf rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dos Santos counters with a good low kick that Wulf was not able to check.
Wulf swinging wildly here.
Wulf misses with a shot to the body
and Dos Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wulf wants to clinch.
Wulf throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wulf shoots in for a takedown but Dos Santos shows good takedown defense.
Dos Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dos Santos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wulf tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dos Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wulf wants to clinch but Dos Santos slips to the side
and Dos Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wulf.
Dos Santos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dos Santos cracks a nice hook into Wulf's ribs.
Wulf takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wulf scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dos Santos doesn't seem bothered though.
Wulf takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos lands a nice looking body shot.
Dos Santos cracks Wulf with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wulf gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dos Santos moves into the clinch.
Oscar Dos Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wulf gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dos Santos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dos Santos drops Wulf with a big knee straight up the middle! Wulf is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Wulf is rocked!
It looks like Paavel Wulf has been cut.
Wulf throws a lazy uppercut
and Dos Santos counters with a right hand to the body.
Wulf is still on wobbly legs! Can Dos Santos finish him?
Dos Santos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wulf.
Dos Santos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wulf throws a lazy uppercut
and Dos Santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Santos connects with a solid leg kick.
Wulf throws a looping overhand right but Dos Santos ducks down to avoid it.
Dos Santos wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Paavel Wulf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Dos Santos lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oscar Dos Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dos Santos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oscar Dos Santos!
Oscar Dos Santos very nearly forgot to thank Urban Fighter amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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