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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Raphael Antunes (ranked 22944 p4p, 258 weight class) and Cicero Dos Santos (ranked 20580 p4p, 165 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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290 lbs
9 - 13 - 0 |
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175 lbs
18 - 23 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Raphael Antunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Cicero Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antunes throws a head kick but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Antunes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dos Santos is out of range and Antunes settles back down.
Dos Santos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dos Santos misses with a looping left.
Dos Santos swings for the body but Antunes moves out of range.
Dos Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Antunes misses with a lunging right hand
and Dos Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dos Santos throws a low kick but Antunes moves out of range easily.
Dos Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Antunes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Antunes. Dos Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dos Santos blocks a head kick by Antunes.
Antunes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dos Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Antunes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Antunes takes a swing at Dos Santos's ribcage but misses.
Dos Santos throws a hook but Antunes blocks it.
Antunes throws a sloppy body shot
and Dos Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos looks to land a combination but Antunes avoids it well.
Dos Santos throws the left hand but Antunes avoids the punch easily.
Antunes swinging wildly here.
Antunes slips a jab and a cross from Dos Santos.
Antunes tries a head kick but it misses.
Dos Santos misses with a few strikes there.
Antunes throws a head kick that misses.
Antunes takes a swing at Dos Santos's ribcage but misses.
Dos Santos throws out a loose jab but Antunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dos Santos throws a leg kick which misses Antunes's front leg but catches the back leg as Antunes tries to avoid it.
Dos Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Antunes looks for the body kick but Dos Santos saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Antunes. Dos Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Antunes swinging wildly here.
It seemed like Dos Santos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Antunes looks to land a combination but Dos Santos avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dos Santos.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dos Santos. Antunes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dos Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Antunes.
Antunes blocks the body kick.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Antunes throws a sloppy head kick and Dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Dos Santos moves away from the strike by Antunes.
Antunes throws a sloppy head kick and Dos Santos moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Dos Santos.
Antunes looks to throw the jab but Dos Santos is out of range.
Dos Santos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cicero Dos Santos will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Antunes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dos Santos.
Antunes tries to land a front kick but Dos Santos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dos Santos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Antunes misses with a two punch combination.
Antunes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dos Santos is out of range and Antunes settles back down.
Antunes throws a head kick that misses.
Dos Santos throws a leg kick but Antunes moved away.
Antunes misses with a head kick.
Antunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dos Santos throws a leg kick but Antunes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dos Santos blocks a head kick by Antunes.
Dos Santos misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Antunes misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dos Santos. Antunes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Antunes wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Dos Santos misses with a looping left.
Antunes throws a wild body kick that Dos Santos sees coming a mile off.
Cicero Dos Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Antunes moves out of range easily.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dos Santos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Antunes blocks the body kick.
Antunes looks to land a combination but Dos Santos avoids it well.
A jab from Dos Santos misses.
Antunes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dos Santos misses with a double jab.
Raphael Antunes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Antunes is looking to chop away at Dos Santos's legs.
Antunes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Antunes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Antunes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Antunes throws a right and a left that Dos Santos avoids nicely.
Dos Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antunes blocks the body kick.
Antunes throws a head kick but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Antunes throws a shot from downtown. Dos Santos moves away and avoids it.
Dos Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Antunes is looking to wear down Dos Santos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos Santos keeps Antunes at a distance using the push kick.
Dos Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Antunes was well out of range. Poor timing from Dos Santos.
Antunes misses with a hook. Dos Santos ducked under it nicely.
Dos Santos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dos Santos misses with a head kick.
A combination from Dos Santos does no damage.
Antunes throws a big counter combination but Dos Santos scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Antunes misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dos Santos. Antunes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dos Santos blocks a head kick by Antunes.
Antunes misses with the combination.
Dos Santos throws a shot from downtown. Antunes moves away and avoids it.
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 Raphael Antunes will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
No joy there for Dos Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Antunes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dos Santos! But no joy.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that Antunes avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Dos Santos misses.
Antunes misses with a wild body shot.
Dos Santos misses with a straight left.
Antunes misses with a kick to the body.
Dos Santos takes a swing at Antunes's ribcage but misses.
Antunes throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antunes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dos Santos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Antunes blocks a head kick by Dos Santos.
Antunes avoids the head kick by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Antunes misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dos Santos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Antunes.
Dos Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Antunes.
Antunes throws a leg kick that misses.
Dos Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Antunes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dos Santos manages to avoid it.
Dos Santos looks for the body kick but Antunes saw that one coming.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Antunes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dos Santos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dos Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Antunes misses with a head kick.
Dos Santos blocks a jab.
Antunes throws a body punch but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Antunes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antunes slips a jab and a cross from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws out a leg kick but Antunes moves out of range and Dos Santos only half commits.
Antunes misses with a body kick.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Antunes moves out of range.
Antunes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dos Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Antunes misses with a body kick.
Dos Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Antunes.
Antunes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dos Santos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dos Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Dos Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Antunes avoids the head kick by Dos Santos.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cicero Dos Santos.
Well Dos Santos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cicero Dos Santos!
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energy
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RATING
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