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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sunny Supernova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geronimo dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Supernova comes to the cage accompanied by Karma Police. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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167 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
27 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Sunny Supernova!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Geronimo dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dos Santos misses with a wild body shot.
dos Santos misses with a right hand
and Supernova counters with a slapping leg kick.
Supernova lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Supernova moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Geronimo dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
dos Santos blocks a head kick by Supernova.
dos Santos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A good leg kick by Supernova.
dos Santos shoots for a takedown but Supernova saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
dos Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
dos Santos throws a looping overhand right but Supernova ducks down to avoid it.
Supernova rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and dos Santos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
dos Santos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Supernova is looking for a sweep. dos Santos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
dos Santos is stalling here. Supernova is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! dos Santos seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Supernova has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Supernova is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down dos Santos's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supernova has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
dos Santos wants to control but Supernova postures up.
Supernova in the domination position with dos Santos hanging on.
dos Santos is looking to regain half guard here but Supernova keeps moving and retains side control.
dos Santos gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Supernova sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Supernova's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Sunny Supernova just wasn't active enough.
A good leg kick by Supernova.
Supernova missing with a left hand there. dos Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Supernova misses with a leg kick
and dos Santos counters by moving into the clinch.
Supernova dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Supernova tries to work over dos Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from dos Santos.
dos Santos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Supernova backwards.
dos Santos tries for a takedown but Supernova manages to get underhooks.
dos Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
dos Santos throws a head punch that misses.
dos Santos stalling against the cage.
dos Santos tries to throw a body punch but Supernova avoids it by throwing dos Santos back against the cage.
Supernova lands a body shot in the clinch.
Supernova lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
dos Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Supernova holding his opponent close, against the cage.
dos Santos leaning against his opponent.
dos Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
dos Santos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Supernova holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Supernova tries a body shot but dos Santos blocks it.
The referee is keeping an eye on dos Santos - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Supernova comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
dos Santos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Supernova manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
dos Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Supernova controls the action.
dos Santos has Supernova pressed against the cage, preventing Supernova from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Supernova tries to throw a body punch but dos Santos avoids it by throwing Supernova back against the cage.
dos Santos tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sunny Supernova has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geronimo dos Santos.
Supernova tries a body shot but dos Santos blocks it.
Supernova tries to circle away but dos Santos has him pinned against the cage.
dos Santos throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sunny Supernova will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Supernova.
Nice sprawl there from Supernova as dos Santos shoots in.
dos Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Supernova moves away.
dos Santos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Supernova has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from dos Santos finds it's way round the side to connect with Supernova's head.
Supernova misses with a kick to the body.
dos Santos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Supernova has dos Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
dos Santos manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
dos Santos has a couple of punches blocked by Supernova.
Supernova stalling in the clinch but dos Santos improves position.
dos Santos has clasped his hands together around Supernova's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Supernova manages to get back to half guard.
dos Santos trying to mount his opponent but Supernova defends it.
dos Santos trying to control the action but Supernova is working from the bottom.
dos Santos is just content to waste time from the top position. Supernova takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
dos Santos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
dos Santos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
dos Santos advances position into side control!
dos Santos throwing strikes but Supernova manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
dos Santos tries to control but Supernova manages to take his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos trying to control the hands but Supernova won't let him.
dos Santos is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Supernova doesn't have the hooks in and dos Santos manages to turn into his guard.
Geronimo dos Santos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Supernova seems keen to control dos Santos's posture.
Supernova controls dos Santos momentarily but dos Santos frees himself.
Supernova wants to stand but dos Santos is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Supernova tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Supernova avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Supernova bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in dos Santos's guard.
Supernova pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. dos Santos is keeping the position for now.
Supernova wants to control from the top but dos Santos keeps moving.
dos Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Supernova is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Supernova preventing the sweep.
Sunny Supernova has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Supernova throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
dos Santos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Supernova defends it nicely.
Sunny Supernova is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Supernova connects with a body shot.
No luck for dos Santos with that takedown attempt.
Sunny Supernova has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geronimo dos Santos.
Supernova fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
dos Santos cracks Supernova with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Supernova tests dos Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Geronimo dos Santos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Supernova moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Supernova tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
dos Santos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Supernova fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
dos Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
dos Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Supernova moves away.
A leg kick checked by Supernova.
Supernova throws a shot from downtown. dos Santos moves away and avoids it.
Supernova misses with a low kick.
A low kick from dos Santos is predictable there
and Supernova counters with a low kick, right behind dos Santos 's knee.
dos Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Supernova moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
dos Santos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Supernova tests dos Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Supernova throws a leg kick which misses dos Santos's front leg but catches the back leg as dos Santos tries to avoid it.
dos Santos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
dos Santos is pressing down on Supernova's thigh, looking to free his foot. Supernova is holding on for now.
dos Santos working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Supernova's thigh. Supernova counters though and makes it back to full guard.
dos Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Supernova is adopting a defensive guard.
Supernova is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
This has been an exciting period of action!
dos Santos is fighting to break Supernova's control of his arms but Supernova is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Supernova looking to hit a scissor sweep but dos Santos is one step ahead there.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Sunny Supernova just wasn't active enough.
dos Santos misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A leg kick checked by dos Santos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
dos Santos throws a right hand that Supernova ducks under and follows up with a left that Supernova also avoids with ease.
dos Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Supernova pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Supernova forces dos Santos back against the cage and clinches.
Supernova blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
dos Santos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Supernova blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
dos Santos tries for a takedown. No joy.
Supernova stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
dos Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
dos Santos trying to control the position but instead, Supernova has worked for underhooks and has pushed dos Santos into the cage.
Supernova swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos misses with some punches.
dos Santos can't get the takedown.
dos Santos blocks an uppercut.
Supernova lands a body shot.
dos Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Supernova trying to control the position but instead, dos Santos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Supernova into the cage.
Supernova blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Supernova.
Supernova tried to land a shot to the body but connects with dos Santos's elbow.
dos Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Supernova tried to land a shot to the body but connects with dos Santos's elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from dos Santos.
Supernova lands a left hand.
Supernova misses with a punch to the body.
Supernova has dos Santos pressed against the cage.
Supernova's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sunny Supernova clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
dos Santos misses with a low kick as Supernova jumps back.
dos Santos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
dos Santos slips under a jab from Supernova.
Supernova defending well as dos Santos loads up on a big left hand.
dos Santos misses with a hook. Supernova ducked under it nicely.
dos Santos gets a clinch.
Supernova creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through dos Santos's defenses.
Supernova utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Supernova's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Supernova circles away from the clinch attempt
and Supernova counters with a nice body kick.
dos Santos is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
dos Santos walks into a straight right hand from Supernova.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from dos Santos misses.
dos Santos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
dos Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Supernova lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Supernova throws a combination but it was largely blocked by dos Santos.
Supernova connects with an inside leg kick.
Supernova throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by dos Santos.
Supernova connects with a solid leg kick.
Supernova rushes dos Santos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Supernova breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos checks a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Supernova on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by dos Santos. dos Santos obviously looking to wear him down.
Supernova misses with a low kick.
Supernova scores with a nice strike.
Nice body kick from Supernova.
dos Santos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
dos Santos jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Supernova throws a low kick but it's checked well by dos Santos.
Supernova slips a straight right by dos Santos.
Supernova lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
dos Santos moves out of range of the leg kick from Supernova.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos blocks a low kick nicely.
dos Santos throws a leg kick that misses.
dos Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Supernova was well out of range. Poor timing from dos Santos.
dos Santos scores with a head kick. Supernova tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Supernova fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Supernova with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
dos Santos misses with an uppercut. Supernova saw that one coming.
dos Santos throws a sloppy head kick
and Supernova cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Supernova keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Supernova jabbing away but nothing is landing.
dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Supernova swats him away and circles back towards the center.
dos Santos throws a body punch but Supernova moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Supernova keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
dos Santos needs to keep his hands up - Supernova had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Supernova misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Supernova closes the distance and clinches.
dos Santos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
dos Santos misses with a punch to the body.
Supernova doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Supernova throws a blind hook that connects with the side of dos Santoss head.
dos Santos prevents Supernova from breaking the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
dos Santos avoids a wild elbow strike from Supernova.
Nice body punch from dos Santos.
dos Santos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sunny Supernova had his way with Geronimo dos Santos in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
dos Santos walks forward, straight into a front kick from Supernova.
Supernova tries to work over dos Santos's front leg with a kick but dos Santos checks it.
dos Santos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
dos Santos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
dos Santos trying to control but Supernova is having none of it.
dos Santos misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Supernova is looking to improve his position but dos Santos isn't that keen on the idea.
dos Santos wants to control the pace but Supernova is squirming around nicely.
Supernova is in a horrible position here. dos Santos smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
It looks like Sunny Supernova has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos dominating with strikes here.
dos Santos trying to control but Supernova is having none of it.
Supernova is bucking up trying to escape but dos Santos cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sunny Supernova's cut is getting worse.
Supernova tries to lock up and control but dos Santos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
dos Santos is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Supernova has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Supernova!
Supernova is pushing down on dos Santos's leg trying to pass to half guard. dos Santos is fighting to maintain full guard but Supernova has managed to sneak the leg through.
Supernova trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos tries to roll over but Supernova keeps him under control.
dos Santos manages to get to full guard.
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 controls Supernova momentarily but Supernova frees himself.
dos Santos wants to sweep here but Supernova controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Supernova trying to control but dos Santos is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Supernova throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
dos Santos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
dos Santos tries to clinch there but Supernova circles away.
Supernova motions for dos Santos to come forward. Supernova throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
dos Santos throws out a loose jab but Supernova uses good head movement to avoid it.
dos Santos catches Supernova with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos sizes up Supernova with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
dos Santos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
dos Santos throws a body punch but Supernova moves out of range.
dos Santos takes a swing at Supernova's ribcage but misses.
Geronimo dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Supernova dips to his left and cracks dos Santos with an uppercut!
Supernova connects with a solid leg kick.
Good work by Supernova as he checks the leg kick.
dos Santos misses with a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
dos Santos misses with a jab to the body
and Supernova connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A good leg kick by Supernova.
This has been an exciting period of action!
dos Santos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geronimo dos Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Supernova 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 49:47
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sunny Supernova!
Sunny Supernova retains his welterweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Sunny Supernova thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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