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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Witt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos Santos comes to the cage accompanied by Chemical Brothers - Leave Home. Witt is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Animal by Disturbed. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
23 - 8 - 1 |
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157 lbs
29 - 10 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, William Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Aaron Witt!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Witt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Witt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Witt throws the left hand but Dos Santos avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Witt. Dos Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dos Santos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Witt's sensitive parts.
Witt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Dos Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Dos Santos throws a hook to the side of Witt's head but Witt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dos Santos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Witt. Witt obviously looking to wear him down.
Dos Santos cracks Witt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Witt lands with a good body shot.
Witt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Witt moves away from the strike by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dos Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dos Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Dos Santos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Witt avoids the body shot from Dos Santos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Witt stuns Dos Santos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Witt walks into a jab.
Dos Santos tries to clinch there but Witt circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dos Santos, as that shot connected.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Witt lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dos Santos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dos Santos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Witt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Witt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Witt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dos Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dos Santos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Witt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Witt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Witt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dos Santos staying out of range there.
Dos Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Witt is just out of range.
Dos Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Witt connects with a crisp jab.
Witt misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is looking to chop away at Witt's legs.
William Dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Witt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dos Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Witt is just out of range.
Dos Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Witt circles away.
Dos Santos misses with a wild body shot.
A left lands for Witt.
Jab, jab by Witt - just one landing.
Dos Santos takes a swing at Witt's ribcage but misses.
Witt cracks a nice hook into Dos Santos's ribs.
Dos Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Witt.
Witt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Witt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dos Santos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A big left from Dos Santos misses.
Dos Santos misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with a looping left.
Dos Santos clinches up with Witt and pushes him back against the cage.
Dos Santos tries to throw a body punch but Witt avoids it by throwing Dos Santos back against the cage.
Dos Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Witt controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Witt fails to land.
Witt jumps guard but Dos Santos stands there with Witt around his waist. Witt gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Witt goes for a takedown attempt but Dos Santos pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
William Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Witt.
Dos Santos gets caught napping as Witt dives in and scores a takedown. Dos Santos manages to retain guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Witt makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dos Santos wants to sweep here but Witt controlling him for the moment.
Witt trying to control but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos looking for a guillotine here but Witt defends easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Witt trying to control but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aaron Witt 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.
Witt throws an off balance right hand
and Dos Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
William Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Witt misses its intended target.
Witt swats away the attempt to clinch by Dos Santos.
Witt shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Witt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Witt is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Witt is looking to take a break and control but Dos Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Witt throwing shots but Dos Santos is blocking nicely.
Witt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Witt is trying to control the action in half guard but Dos Santos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Witt is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Witt seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Aaron Witt was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Witt closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dos Santos circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Witt. Beautiful body shot.
Dos Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dos Santos throws a leg kick but Witt moved away.
Dos Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Witt is just out of range.
Dos Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Witt takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Witt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Witt throws out the jab.
Witt ducks under a wild hook from Dos Santos.
Witt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice jab there from Dos Santos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, jab by Witt - just one landing.
Dos Santos walks into a stiff left hand from Witt.
Dos Santos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Witt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Witt.
Witt avoids the head kick by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos lands an overhand right.
Dos Santos missing with a left hand there. Witt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos misses with a leg kick.
Dos Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Witt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dos Santos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dos Santos wants to clinch.
Witt punishes Dos Santos's body with a nice straight punch.
Dos Santos defending well as Witt loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Witt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd cheers as Witt lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dos Santos doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Witt finds it's way through Dos Santos's defenses.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dos Santos enables Witt to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dos Santos manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Witt trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dos Santos is on top in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Witt wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dos Santos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Witt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Witt moves out of range as Dos Santos throws a body kick.
Dos Santos connects with a single shot there.
Witt circles away from the clinch attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Witt.
Dos Santos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dos Santos cracks Witt with a good jab.
A low kick from Dos Santos misses
and Witt counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dos Santos is not content to let Witt control the position.
Dos Santos actively working from the bottom here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Witt thows a huge punch but Dos Santos dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Witt looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dos Santos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Witt pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Witt is looking to take a break and control but Dos Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Witt working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Witt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dos Santos's head.
Witt working Dos Santos over with strikes.
William Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Witt lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Witt there.
Witt scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Witt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dos Santos defending well though.
Witt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dos Santos's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Witt thows a huge punch but Dos Santos dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Witt seems content to control.
Dos Santos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Witt.
Witt throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Aaron Witt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Witt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Witt is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Witt trying to control from half guard but Dos Santos is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Aaron Witt was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Witt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up but Witt circles away and keeps his distance.
Dos Santos thumps Witt with a low kick.
Witt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dos Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A shot to the liver by Witt. Beautiful body shot.
Dos Santos leaves Witt with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dos Santos lands with a cross.
Witt throws a hook but Dos Santos blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Witt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dos Santos wants to land a leg kick but Witt is out of range.
Dos Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Witt was well out of range. Poor timing from Dos Santos.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Witt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Witt winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Witt!
Our winner, Aaron Witt, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, William Dos Santos stepped up to the mic, saying 'despite loss I will be champion one day soon.'.
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energy
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RATING
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