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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Geronimo dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaoklai Khanomtom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khanomtom has chosen Jill Tracy - Pulling Your Insides Out as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Good wrestling
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
15 - 3 - 1, 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
16 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kaoklai Khanomtom!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khanomtom finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
dos Santos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Khanomtom rushes dos Santos and presses him up against the cage.
Khanomtom tries to work over dos Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by dos Santos.
dos Santos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Khanomtom struggles to land a body shot inside as dos Santos controls his hands.
dos Santos looking to stall.
dos Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Khanomtom controls his hands.
dos Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
dos Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khanomtom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khanomtom tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
dos Santos throws a leg kick which misses Khanomtom's front leg but catches the back leg as Khanomtom tries to avoid it.
dos Santos misses the jab.
Khanomtom defending well as dos Santos loads up on a big left hand.
Khanomtom blocks a head kick by dos Santos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanomtom scores with a nice strike.
dos Santos connects with a single shot there.
dos Santos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Khanomtom's waist but Khanomtom gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing dos Santos off to one side.
dos Santos has managed to clinch.
dos Santos tries to work over Khanomtom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
dos Santos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khanomtom.
Khanomtom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khanomtom misses with a punch to the body.
dos Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
dos Santos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khanomtom's efforts to push away.
dos Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom struggles to land a body shot inside as dos Santos controls his hands.
Khanomtom will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning dos Santos up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos avoiding damage as Khanomtom throws knees to the body.
Khanomtom tries a knee to the head but dos Santos blocks it.
Khanomtom's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Khanomtom misses with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from dos Santos.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khanomtom throws a punch but it's blocked by dos Santos.
dos Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khanomtom tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and dos Santos avoids it.
dos Santos is trying to break the clinch but Khanomtom is controlling him.
Khanomtom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khanomtom is looking to chop away at dos Santos's legs.
dos Santos swings for the body but Khanomtom moves out of range.
Kaoklai Khanomtom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khanomtom tried to score with a low kick but dos Santos checks it.
Khanomtom throws a low kick, looking for dos Santos's leg but dos Santos calmly moves out of range.
Khanomtom connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before dos Santos has time to react.
Geronimo dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
dos Santos scores a takedown into full mount!
Khanomtom is desperately trying to improve his position but dos Santos has a good base and remains in mount.
Khanomtom is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
dos Santos looking to control and managing it successfully.
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 with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Khanomtom is squirming around, avoiding dos Santos's attempts to control the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khanomtom wants to control but dos Santos is having none of it.
dos Santos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Khanomtom sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
dos Santos is pressing down on Khanomtom's thigh, looking to free his foot. Khanomtom is holding on for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
dos Santos is looking for a kimura but Khanomtom is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for dos Santos to get the leverage.
dos Santos throwing punches and elbows but they're 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 fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Khanomtom is looking to slow dos Santos down with leg kicks.
dos Santos misses with a right hand
and Khanomtom counters with a right hand to the body.
Khanomtom goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
dos Santos takes a swing at Khanomtom's ribcage but misses.
dos Santos throws a hook to the side of Khanomtom's head but Khanomtom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khanomtom throws a head kick but dos Santos moves out of range.
dos Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
dos Santos takes a swing at Khanomtom's ribcage but misses.
Good shot there by Khanomtom.
Khanomtom connects with a solid leg kick.
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 checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice shot lands for Khanomtom.
dos Santos fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Khanomtom.
Khanomtom lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
dos Santos scores with a sloppy right hand. Khanomtom should have avoided that one.
Good exchange - dos Santos coming out on top.
Kaoklai Khanomtom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
dos Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
dos Santos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Khanomtom tries to work over dos Santos's front leg with a kick but dos Santos checks it.
Khanomtom throws a low kick but it's checked well by dos Santos.
dos Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
dos Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom 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.
Khanomtom takes a shot to the body in his stride.
dos Santos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khanomtom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
dos Santos dives in and scores a takedown into Khanomtom's guard.
Khanomtom keeping full guard, as dos Santos tries to pass.
dos Santos is looking to advance position but Khanomtom has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Khanomtom content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
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 tries to get to full guard but Khanomtom has control of the leg.
Khanomtom 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.
Khanomtom postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for dos Santos to stand up.
dos Santos wants to clinch up but Khanomtom keeps it at a distance.
dos Santos looks to throw the jab but Khanomtom is out of range.
Khanomtom getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos scores a takedown into full mount!
dos Santos looking to ground and pound but Khanomtom is blocking nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khanomtom is trying desperately to improve position.
dos Santos looking to control but Khanomtom is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
dos Santos wants to control the action but instead Khanomtom gets a body lock and reverses into dos Santos's guard! Nice work!
Khanomtom stopping the sweep attempt from dos Santos.
Geronimo dos Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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.
Kaoklai Khanomtom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A punch lands to the side of Khanomtom 's head but he takes it in his stride.
dos Santos wants to clinch up but Khanomtom keeps it at a distance.
Donk. dos Santos catches Khanomtom right on the button with a cross.
dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
dos Santos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khanomtom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
dos Santos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Khanomtom on the side of the head.
dos Santos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
dos Santos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Khanomtom avoids it really well and circles away.
Khanomtom takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Khanomtom fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanomtom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. dos Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khanomtom finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
dos Santos checks a low kick from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from dos Santos.
dos Santos throws a hook to the side of Khanomtom's head but Khanomtom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khanomtom drives through and clinches with dos Santos against the cage.
dos Santos tries to throw a body punch but Khanomtom avoids it by throwing dos Santos back against the cage.
A short right from Khanomtom on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom presses dos Santos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Khanomtom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from dos Santos.
Khanomtom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from dos Santos.
dos Santos avoids a wild elbow strike from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
dos Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khanomtom.
dos Santos checks a leg kick.
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 tries to clinch there but Khanomtom circles away.
dos Santos motions for Khanomtom to come forward. dos Santos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
dos Santos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
dos Santos moves out of range as Khanomtom throws a body kick.
dos Santos lands a jab to the head.
dos Santos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Khanomtom is out of range and dos Santos settles back down.
dos Santos tries to clinch up.
dos Santos catches Khanomtom with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Khanomtom throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Khanomtom.
dos Santos is looking to land body kicks.
dos Santos clinches.
dos Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
dos Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
dos Santos prevents Khanomtom from breaking the clinch.
dos Santos lands with a short shot to the head.
Khanomtom lands a body punch in the clinch.
dos Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
dos Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khanomtom working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Khanomtom misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Khanomtom.
Kaoklai Khanomtom seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom struggles to land a body shot inside as dos Santos controls his hands.
dos Santos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khanomtom misses with a body punch.
Khanomtom is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. dos Santos is defending well for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
dos Santos throws a punch but it's blocked by Khanomtom.
Khanomtom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom trying to land knees to the body.
Khanomtom throws a head punch that misses.
dos Santos misses with a short punch on the inside.
dos Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
dos Santos tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Geronimo dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khanomtom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
dos Santos throws a hook to the side of Khanomtom's head but Khanomtom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
dos Santos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khanomtom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Kaoklai Khanomtom just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
dos Santos moves in looking to clinch but Khanomtom pushes him off.
A left lands for dos Santos.
Khanomtom 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.
A good leg kick by Khanomtom.
Khanomtom defending well as dos Santos loads up on a big left hand.
dos Santos looks to land a right hand but Khanomtom moved out of range.
Khanomtom circles away from the clinch attempt.
dos Santos swings for the body but Khanomtom moves out of range.
dos Santos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
dos Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khanomtom throws a sloppy head kick and dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Khanomtom has closed the distance and engaged dos Santos in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanomtom tries to land knees in the clinch but dos Santos avoids the damage to the body.
Khanomtom lands a body punch in the clinch.
Khanomtom lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Khanomtom misses with a punch to the body.
Khanomtom creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through dos Santos's defenses.
A short right from Khanomtom.
dos Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Khanomtom uses good head movement to avoid it.
dos Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
dos Santos wants to stall.
Khanomtom tries to throw a body punch but dos Santos avoids it by throwing Khanomtom back against the cage.
Khanomtom lands an elbow inside.
dos Santos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Khanomtom pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom lands a body punch.
Khanomtom throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Khanomtom tries to land knees in the clinch but dos Santos avoids the damage to the body.
Khanomtom missing with knees to the body.
Khanomtom breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
dos Santos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
dos Santos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
dos Santos tries to pass to full mount but Khanomtom defends it.
Khanomtom is concentrating on defense, preventing dos Santos from advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. dos Santos is working away from the top position though.
Khanomtom gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
dos Santos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Khanomtom's guard.
Khanomtom wants to improve his position but dos Santos is controlling well.
dos Santos is looking to take a break and control but Khanomtom is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
dos Santos is taking a breather. Khanomtom says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos trying to mount his opponent but Khanomtom defends it.
dos Santos is thwarting Khanomtom's attempts to control the position.
dos Santos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Khanomtom keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
dos Santos is looking to advance position but Khanomtom won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Kaoklai Khanomtom will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
dos Santos shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
dos Santos drops an elbow to the side of Khanomtom's head.
Khanomtom keeps control of the position for the meantime.
dos Santos wants to pass to mount but Khanomtom is defending the position.
dos Santos is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos thows a huge punch but Khanomtom dodges it nicely.
Khanomtom is looking to improve his position.
Khanomtom manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Khanomtom wants to slow dos Santos down by chopping away at his legs.
Khanomtom thuds his right hand into dos Santos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
dos Santos fails to land the takedown.
Khanomtom slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom throws a leg kick but dos Santos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from dos Santos is defended easily by Khanomtom.
Khanomtom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khanomtom tries to land a front kick but dos Santos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
dos Santos takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
dos Santos with a nice cross.
A jab from dos Santos misses.
dos Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from dos Santos. Khanomtom does a little dance to reset his feet.
dos Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom scoring well with a low kick there.
dos Santos throws a front kick aimed at Khanomtom's knee but Khanomtom avoids it well.
Khanomtom drives through and clinches with dos Santos against the cage.
Khanomtom works on dos Santos's body with a couple of short punches.
dos Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khanomtom blocks a body shot from dos Santos.
Knees to the body from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom tries to work over dos Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
dos Santos misses with a punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
dos Santos has a couple of punches blocked by Khanomtom.
Khanomtom breaks from the clinch.
Khanomtom throws a chopping leg kick but dos Santos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom lands a high kick!
Khanomtom is looking to score with low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
dos Santos lands a jab to the head.
Khanomtom lands a jab to the nose.
Geronimo dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kaoklai Khanomtom is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Khanomtom's hands are dropping dangerously low here and dos Santos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Khanomtom scrambles back to his feet.
dos Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
dos Santos avoids a kick to the body.
dos Santos drops his hands momentarily and Khanomtom takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
dos Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
dos Santos misses with a body shot
and Khanomtom counters with an inside leg kick.
Khanomtom tries to work over dos Santos's front leg with a kick but dos Santos checks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kaoklai Khanomtom.
I think Khanomtom has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 48:49
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 46:49
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaoklai Khanomtom!
Kaoklai Khanomtom is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Kaoklai Khanomtom thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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