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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Geronimo dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Virgil Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beck has chosen Cell Therapy by Goodie Mob as his entrance music. Virgil Beck has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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182 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Geronimo dos Santos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Virgil Beck!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dos Santos misses with a low kick.
Beck has taken the fight to the clinch.
dos Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Beck controls his hands.
dos Santos blocks an uppercut.
Beck gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from dos Santos.
A short left from dos Santos.
Beck escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beck checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Beck misses with a wild body shot.
dos Santos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Beck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beck closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
dos Santos is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Beck's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Beck's back!
Beck is trapped and dos Santos is scoring with shots to the head and body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beck trying to get back to his feet but dos Santos is in full control for now.
dos Santos lands an elbow to the side of the head.
dos Santos is punishing Beck with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos wants to control the position but Beck frees himself and scrambles - dos Santos manages to regain control in side control.
Check out the look on dos Santos's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
dos Santos is looking to take a break and control but Beck is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Beck prevents dos Santos from moving into mount.
dos Santos content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Beck wants to control but dos Santos postures up.
dos Santos advances to full mount.
Beck is trying to escape the mount.
dos Santos looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
dos Santos looking to control but Beck is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Beck tries to hold on but dos Santos pushes him away.
Beck can't escape the position.
dos Santos working the ground and pound effectively.
dos Santos landing strikes from the mount.
dos Santos tries to control but Beck wriggling away.
Beck keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
dos Santos punishing his opponent with strikes.
Beck bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
dos Santos working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
dos Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet dos Santos, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beck throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as dos Santos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Beck working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of dos Santos's head.
dos Santos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
dos Santos is really struggling to control Beck but he's trying to hold on to the position.
dos Santos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Beck accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
dos Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet dos Santos, not yet.
dos Santos looking to control.
dos Santos wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Beck is now in half guard.
dos Santos wants to improve his position but Beck is controlling well.
dos Santos is defending against the submission attempts here by Beck.
Beck looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
dos Santos manages to get to full guard.
Beck missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
dos Santos controls Beck momentarily but Beck frees himself.
Beck stands up over dos Santos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
dos Santos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Beck is fighting to break dos Santos's control of his arms but dos Santos is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Beck working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geronimo dos Santos dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
dos Santos slips under a jab.
dos Santos catches Beck with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Beck slips a jab from dos Santos.
Beck lands with a kick to the temple. dos Santos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Beck feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to dos Santos's calf.
dos Santos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Beck.
Beck takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Beck dives in and scores a takedown into dos Santos's guard.
Beck postures up.
dos Santos is pulling down on Beck's head to control his posture.
dos Santos is trying to control the position but Beck postures up.
dos Santos keeping full guard, as Beck tries to pass.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beck preventing the sweep.
dos Santos working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Geronimo dos Santos wasn't doing enough on the ground.
dos Santos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Beck misses with a looping right.
Beck fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Beck circles away from the clinch attempt.
dos Santos lands with a nice body kick.
Beck tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
dos Santos misses with a double jab.
dos Santos avoids the body shot from Beck.
Beck looks for the body kick but dos Santos saw that one coming.
dos Santos gets tackled into the cage by Beck. Beck maintains the clinch.
dos Santos misses with some punches.
dos Santos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
dos Santos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck misses with a punch on the inside.
dos Santos misses with the head strike.
dos Santos blocks a body shot from Beck.
dos Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
dos Santos throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Beck.
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!
dos Santos misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from dos Santos as the two fighters clinch.
Beck working aggressively here.
dos Santos tries to throw a body punch but Beck avoids it by throwing dos Santos back against the cage.
dos Santos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beck pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
dos Santos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
dos Santos throws a series of punches but Beck moves out of range.
Beck gets in close and instigates a clinch.
dos Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Beck uses good head movement to avoid it.
dos Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
dos Santos blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Beck controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beck.
dos Santos misses with the head strike.
dos Santos scores with a nice hook to the head.
dos Santos has Beck pressed against the cage, preventing Beck from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Beck is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Beck blocks an uppercut.
Beck lands a hook that snaps the head of dos Santos backwards.
Beck comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Beck drops to a knee looking for a takedown but dos Santos gets the underhooks and prevents it.
dos Santos lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beck can't find room to land a body shot as dos Santos controls the action.
Beck is trying to drag dos Santos to the mat but dos Santos just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Geronimo dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Virgil Beck.
dos Santos scores with a hook to the body.
dos Santos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beck backwards.
A hook to the body from dos Santos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck has clasped his hands together around dos Santos's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Beck is breathing heavily.
dos Santos struggling a bit here.
dos Santos is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
dos Santos is looking for a sweep.
dos Santos regains half guard.
dos Santos gets back to full guard.
dos Santos manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Beck is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
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 Geronimo dos Santos will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Beck bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Beck uses good head movement to avoid the hook from dos Santos.
dos Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beck moves away.
Beck throws a body punch but dos Santos moves out of range.
dos Santos does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
dos Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
dos Santos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Beck checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Beck instigates a clinch.
dos Santos gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Beck trying to control but dos Santos postures up.
dos Santos keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Beck wants to improve his position but dos Santos is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck pushes dos Santos off looking to stand but dos Santos dives back in and keeps control.
dos Santos wants to control but Beck is keeping him busy.
Beck tries to roll over but dos Santos keeps him under control.
dos Santos is looking to take a break and control but Beck is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Beck misses with a takedown
and dos Santos counters with a head kick.
Virgil Beck seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beck avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beck lands a jab.
dos Santos cracks Beck with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck swats away the attempt to clinch by dos Santos.
dos Santos connects with a leg kick. Beck looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Beck looks to land a left hand but dos Santos moved out of range nicely.
Beck gets a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Beck.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beck blocks an uppercut.
Beck is trying to break the clinch but dos Santos has him pressed against the cage.
dos Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
dos Santos prevents the takedown attempt.
Beck lands a nice uppercut.
dos Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
dos Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beck is looking to control dos Santos's arms but dos Santos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Beck has his back to the cage.
dos Santos working aggressively here.
Beck lands an uppercut.
Beck using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
dos Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Beck uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for dos Santos.
Beck wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
dos Santos misses with some punches.
Beck tries a body shot but dos Santos blocks it.
dos Santos misses with a punch on the inside.
dos Santos prevents Beck from breaking the clinch.
Beck lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Beck works his way into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Beck.
dos Santos is looking for a sweep.
dos Santos manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
dos Santos gets back to full guard.
Beck stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. dos Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
dos Santos controls Beck momentarily but Beck frees himself.
Beck with a flurry of punches that miss.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as dos Santos holds on and takes a little breather.
dos Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
dos Santos trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Geronimo dos Santos just wasn't active enough.
Beck throws a head kick but dos Santos moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
dos Santos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
dos Santos ducks under a wild hook from Beck.
Beck pushes dos Santos away with a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Virgil Beck just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Beck throws a low kick but it's checked well by dos Santos.
A lazy left from dos Santos finds it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Beck as he connects with a hook.
dos Santos misses with a low kick.
Beck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice sprawl there from dos Santos as Beck shoots in.
Virgil Beck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beck misses the shot to the body.
dos Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beck jabbing away but nothing is landing.
dos Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Beck manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for Beck.
Beck throws a big shot that misses.
Beck shoots in for a takedown but dos Santos shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
dos Santos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Beck tries to score a power double leg takedown but dos Santos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Beck somewhat.
Geronimo dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Virgil Beck.
Beck is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Beck shoots in but no luck this time.
dos Santos throws a right and a left that Beck avoids nicely.
dos Santos throws a leg kick which misses Beck's front leg but catches the back leg as Beck tries to avoid it.
dos Santos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Beck counters with a lovely straight right hand!
dos Santos avoids the body shot from Beck.
Beck walks into a jab.
Beck closes the distance and clinches.
dos Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from dos Santos.
Beck on the wrong end of a nice jab.
dos Santos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beck.
Beck jabs dos Santos right on the nose. dos Santos blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beck scoring well with a low kick there.
Beck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as dos Santos throws out the jab.
dos Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Beck moves out of range easily.
Beck closes the distance and clinches.
dos Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beck wants to break free but dos Santos has control.
dos Santos throws a punch but it's blocked by Beck.
dos Santos misses with the head strike.
Beck lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from dos Santos fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos misses with a body punch.
Beck lands a shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from dos Santos fails to land.
Beck goes for a takedown attempt but dos Santos pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Beck takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Beck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from dos Santos.
dos Santos tried to score with a low kick but Beck checks it.
Beck swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
dos Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beck sees it coming and avoids it easily.
dos Santos misses with a straight left.
dos Santos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
dos Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from dos Santos does it's job there.
Beck takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Beck misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
dos Santos wants to land a leg kick but Beck is out of range.
Beck comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Beck misses.
Beck misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beck swats away the attempt to clinch by dos Santos.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Beck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
dos Santos sneaks back into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Geronimo dos Santos will probably get the nod.
That's time! dos Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Beck swings for the body but dos Santos moves out of range.
dos Santos checks a low kick from Beck.
Beck tries to move into range but dos Santos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
dos Santos lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Beck slips under a jab from dos Santos.
Beck throws a leg kick
enabling dos Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
dos Santos with a nice cross.
Beck clinches up against the cage.
dos Santos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Beck wants a takedown but no success here.
Still in the clinch, Beck scores with a nice short uppercut.
dos Santos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Beck escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beck fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos cracks Beck with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Beck is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Nice body kick from dos Santos.
dos Santos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Beck is out of range and dos Santos settles back down.
dos Santos throws a front kick aimed at Beck's knee but Beck avoids it well.
dos Santos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Beck lands on the inside with an uppercut.
dos Santos scores with a nice hook to the head.
dos Santos misses with the head strike.
dos Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beck lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Beck.
Beck has clasped his hands together around dos Santos's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
dos Santos sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck uses his free foot to push down on dos Santos's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for dos Santos.
Beck lands with some strikes.
dos Santos can't escape the position.
dos Santos wants to hold on but Beck pushes him away.
dos Santos in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
dos Santos is looking to improve his position but Beck isn't that keen on the idea.
Beck has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Beck working dos Santos over with strikes here.
Beck prevents dos Santos from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Beck cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Beck lands a nice shot to the head.
dos Santos takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Virgil Beck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
dos Santos is rocked!
Beck throws some wild stikes that dos Santos manages to avoid easily.
Beck lands with some strikes.
Oh dos Santos is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
dos Santos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
dos Santos seems to have got his legs back now.
Beck working dos Santos over with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beck is trying to control here but dos Santos has managed to regain half guard.
dos Santos is defending against the submission attempts here by Beck.
Beck thows a huge punch but dos Santos dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos regains full guard. Nicely done.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as dos Santos holds on and takes a little breather.
dos Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Beck throwing strikes from guard but dos Santos blocks nicely.
dos Santos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Beck manages to get himself to full guard.
dos Santos trying to control but Beck is working from the bottom.
dos Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Geronimo dos Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beck escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. dos Santos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Virgil Beck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think dos Santos has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 49:47
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 48:47
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geronimo dos Santos!
Geronimo dos Santos retains his welterweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Geronimo dos Santos waved his t-shirt featuring [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation's logo in front of the cameras.
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