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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Geronimo dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Lytle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lytle has chosen Light's Out as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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167 lbs
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176 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Geronimo dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christopher Lytle!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lytle with a lazy takedown attempt
and dos Santos counters with a thumping low kick.
dos Santos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lytle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
dos Santos pushes Lytle up against the cage in a clinch.
dos Santos lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lytle.
dos Santos lands a takedown into guard.
dos Santos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
dos Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Lytle is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lytle is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. dos Santos is aware though and is defending well.
dos Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Lytle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lytle is trying to control the position from the bottom.
dos Santos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
dos Santos wants to pass the guard but Lytle is keeping the position.
Lytle is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. dos Santos is aware though and is defending well.
dos Santos scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lytle throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos with a nice head shot there.
dos Santos wants to control from the top but Lytle keeps moving.
Lytle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
dos Santos looking to pass the guard.
Lytle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
dos Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lytle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lytle keeping moving, preventing dos Santos from controlling successfully.
Lytle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
dos Santos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lytle's guard.
Lytle wants to improve his position but dos Santos is controlling well.
dos Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lytle keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
dos Santos lands strikes from half guard.
dos Santos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lytle on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
dos Santos is trying to control the action in half guard but Lytle is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lytle looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lytle looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
dos Santos trying to mount his opponent but Lytle defends it.
Lytle tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Lytle is not content to let dos Santos control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lytle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
dos Santos is pressing down on Lytle's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lytle is holding on for now.
Lytle is looking to control dos Santos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lytle avoid being mounted?
dos Santos prevents Lytle from improving his position.
Lytle moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
dos Santos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lytle has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, dos Santos has managed to get both his arms back between Lytle's legs - danger averted.
dos Santos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
dos Santos wants to control from the top but Lytle keeps moving.
Lytle has his foot on dos Santos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. dos Santos works his way back into a safe position though.
dos Santos trying to control but Lytle is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos chips away with some ground and pound.
dos Santos wants to control from the top but Lytle keeps moving.
dos Santos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lytle has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, dos Santos has managed to get both his arms back between Lytle's legs - danger averted.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
dos Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Lytle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
dos Santos stops Lytle from standing up.
Lytle keeping full guard, as dos Santos tries to pass.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lytle tries to strike from the bottom.
Lytle working for submissions but it's allowed dos Santos to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geronimo dos Santos dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lytle misses with a takedown
and dos Santos counters with a thumping low kick.
Lytle shoots and misses
and dos Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lytle fails with the takedown.
Geronimo dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christopher Lytle.
Lytle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
dos Santos clinches up with Lytle and pushes him back against the cage.
dos Santos tries to work over Lytle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
dos Santos lands a right hand.
dos Santos stops a takedown attempt from Lytle.
dos Santos stalling in the clinch.
Lytle is looking to take this one to the mat.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lytle.
dos Santos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
dos Santos manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos clobbers Lytle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lytle tries for a takedown but dos Santos circles away easily
and dos Santos counters with a thumping low kick.
Lytle has a takedown stuffed.
Lytle is breathing heavily.
Lytle's hands are dropping dangerously low here and dos Santos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lytle scrambles back to his feet.
Lytle looks to land a body kick but dos Santos moved away.
dos Santos rushes Lytle and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
dos Santos scores with a nice hook to the head.
dos Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
dos Santos presses Lytle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The referee calls for dos Santos to work.
dos Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lytle wants a takedown.
Lytle being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lytle.
dos Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lytle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
dos Santos connects with a looping right hand.
dos Santos works over Lytle's head and body with a nice combination.
dos Santos leaves Lytle with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
dos Santos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
dos Santos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lytle moves away from the strike by dos Santos.
dos Santos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lytle dodges the punch combination from dos Santos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lytle closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. dos Santos quickly recovers to half guard.
Lytle is thwarting dos Santos's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. dos Santos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
dos Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as dos Santos holds on and takes a little breather.
dos Santos wants to hit a switch here but Lytle passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for dos Santos there!
dos Santos is looking to get to half guard.
Lytle looking for a guillotine from mount but dos Santos is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Lytle.
dos Santos wants to hold on but Lytle pushes him away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lytle is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. dos Santos can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Lytle avoids the attempt from dos Santos to control.
Lytle looking to finish with strikes here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
dos Santos wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lytle.
dos Santos really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geronimo dos Santos dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
dos Santos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lytle.
Lytle moves in looking to clinch but dos Santos pushes him off.
Lytle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
dos Santos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lytle.
Lytle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from dos Santos.
Lytle closes the distance and clinches up with dos Santos, looking for a takedown. Lytle pushes dos Santos against the cage but dos Santos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Geronimo dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christopher Lytle.
Lytle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Christopher Lytle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lytle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by dos Santos. dos Santos obviously looking to wear him down.
dos Santos tests Lytle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lytle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by dos Santos. dos Santos obviously looking to wear him down.
Lytle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
dos Santos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lytle drops to a knee looking for a takedown but dos Santos gets the underhooks and prevents it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lytle wants a takedown but no success here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos scores with a nice hook to the head.
dos Santos lands with a left to the head.
Lytle goes for a takedown in the clinch but dos Santos prevents it.
dos Santos scores with a hook to the body.
dos Santos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lytle backwards.
Lytle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
dos Santos lands a right hand.
dos Santos lands a right hand.
dos Santos lands a right hand.
dos Santos is struggling to control the position.
dos Santos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
dos Santos content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
dos Santos is trying to trip Lytle. He has hold of a leg but Lytle is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. dos Santos persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
dos Santos wants to control from the top but Lytle keeps moving.
Lytle has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. dos Santos is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Lytle.
dos Santos grinds an elbow into Lytle's temple.
dos Santos controls the position from side control.
Lytle on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lytle takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Lytle takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Lytle taking punishment in the form of punches.
dos Santos working the ground and pound from side control.
dos Santos moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Lytle takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lytle wants to control but dos Santos postures up.
dos Santos looks up at the clock and then as Lytle takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, dos Santos smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
dos Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lytle can do to turn this around?
dos Santos is looking to take a break and control but Lytle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Christopher Lytle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
dos Santos tries for a kimura but Lytle is defending well.
dos Santos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lytle wants to control but dos Santos postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lytle is trying to improve his position.
dos Santos wants to control but Lytle is keeping him busy.
dos Santos just content to control the position.
dos Santos landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
dos Santos is looking to take a break and control but Lytle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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!
Lytle tries to buck dos Santos off but dos Santos is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geronimo dos Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well dos Santos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geronimo dos Santos!
Geronimo dos Santos managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation, into his post fight interview.
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