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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 is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jill Tracy - Pulling Your Insides Out. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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167 lbs
15 - 3 - 0 |
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178 cm
24
168 lbs
16 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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 - 0, 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 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kaoklai Khanomtom!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khanomtom fakes the leg kick and cracks dos Santos in the body.
dos Santos shoots in for a double leg but Khanomtom sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Khanomtom checks a leg kick.
dos Santos blocks a leg kick.
dos Santos fails to land the takedown.
dos Santos looks for the body kick but Khanomtom saw that one coming.
dos Santos is looking to clinch but Khanomtom is avoiding it.
Khanomtom lands a front kick.
Khanomtom lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Khanomtom connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Khanomtom thows a body shot but no joy.
Khanomtom walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. dos Santos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Khanomtom is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Khanomtom walks into a stiff left hand from dos Santos.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
dos Santos moves out of range of the body kick from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Khanomtom moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanomtom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick from Khanomtom misses.
dos Santos thumps Khanomtom with a low kick.
dos Santos misses with a left hand
and Khanomtom counters with a leg kick.
Khanomtom thows a left - swing and a miss!
dos Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khanomtom lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Khanomtom defends well against a solid takedown attempt from dos Santos.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Geronimo dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khanomtom blocks a low kick nicely.
dos Santos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Khanomtom. Khanomtom obviously looking to wear him down.
Khanomtom throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
dos Santos wants to clinch but Khanomtom slips to the side
and Khanomtom counters with a leg kick.
Khanomtom misses with a few strikes there.
Khanomtom lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Khanomtom misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as dos Santos blocks the low kick.
dos Santos lands a leg kick that knocks Khanomtom off balance momentarily.
A punch combination from dos Santos misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khanomtom gets caught napping as dos Santos dives in and scores a takedown. Khanomtom manages to retain guard.
dos Santos postures up and lands a big shot to Khanomtom's brow.
dos Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Khanomtom is keeping the position for now.
dos Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Khanomtom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
dos Santos stands and throws Khanomtom's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Khanomtom stops dos Santos from passing to mount.
Khanomtom is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos trying to control the action but Khanomtom is working from the bottom.
Khanomtom sneaks back into half guard.
dos Santos wants to take a breather but Khanomtom is having none of it.
dos Santos is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
dos Santos avoids the attempt from Khanomtom to control.
dos Santos trying to control but Khanomtom is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom tries to get back to half guard but can't.
dos Santos unloading with bombs!
dos Santos throws a strike there. Khanomtom manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Khanomtom moves into full guard.
Khanomtom pulls dos Santos in close to prevent any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
dos Santos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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 Geronimo dos Santos will probably get the nod.
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.
dos Santos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Khanomtom cracks the inside of dos Santos's front leg.
dos Santos tries to clinch there but Khanomtom circles away.
dos Santos misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Khanomtom misses the target.
Khanomtom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. dos Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khanomtom scores with a spinning back kick!
Khanomtom fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but dos Santos is out of range.
dos Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
dos Santos connects with a right hand. Khanomtom shakes it off.
Khanomtom misses with a low kick.
Khanomtom throws a leg kick which misses dos Santos's front leg but catches the back leg as dos Santos tries to avoid it.
Khanomtom looks to score with a jab to the body but dos Santos is just out of range.
Khanomtom thumps dos Santos with a low kick.
Khanomtom lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A clash of legs there as Khanomtom blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts dos Santos, as that shot connected.
dos Santos tries to land a leg kick but Khanomtom saw it coming and moves away.
dos Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
dos Santos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kaoklai Khanomtom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khanomtom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Khanomtom 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.
Khanomtom lands a nice looking body shot.
Khanomtom throws a chopping leg kick but dos Santos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Khanomtom connects with a jab.
Khanomtom thows a leg kick but dos Santos checks it
letting dos Santos counter with a right hand.
dos Santos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Khanomtom circles away from the clinch attempt.
dos Santos wants to clinch.
Khanomtom scores with a push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from dos Santos.
Khanomtom wants to slow dos Santos down by chopping away at his legs.
Khanomtom fakes the leg kick and cracks dos Santos in the body.
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!
Khanomtom throws a wild body kick that dos Santos sees coming a mile off.
Khanomtom fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and dos Santos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
dos Santos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Khanomtom is able to avoid easily.
Khanomtom stuffs the takedown.
Kaoklai Khanomtom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
dos Santos wants to clinch up but Khanomtom keeps it at a distance.
Khanomtom chopping away at his opponent's legs.
dos Santos tries to land a body kick
and Khanomtom makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
dos Santos shoots for a double leg takedown but Khanomtom sprawls well. He's pushed dos Santos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Khanomtom misses with a hook.
Khanomtom throws a low kick, looking for dos Santos's leg but dos Santos calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from dos Santos.
dos Santos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Khanomtom fakes a jab and throws a low kick but dos Santos checks it well.
dos Santos throws a hook to the side of Khanomtom's head but Khanomtom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khanomtom misses with a low kick.
Khanomtom misses with a leg kick.
Khanomtom slips a straight right by dos Santos.
Khanomtom connects with a body shot that sends dos Santos's belly button to the back.
Khanomtom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from dos Santos.
Khanomtom lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Khanomtom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
dos Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khanomtom lands a right hook to the body.
Khanomtom connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
dos Santos takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom looks to land a combination but dos Santos avoids it well.
dos Santos will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
dos Santos misses with a head kick.
Khanomtom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but dos Santos moves away.
A head kick misses from Khanomtom.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Khanomtom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
dos Santos moves out of range of the leg kick from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom cracks the inside of dos Santos's front leg.
Khanomtom slips under a jab from dos Santos.
Khanomtom is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down dos Santos rather than just go for the knockout.
A big left from dos Santos misses.
dos Santos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
dos Santos is looking to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khanomtom tries to land a leg kick but dos Santos saw it coming and moves away.
dos Santos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
dos Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Khanomtom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Khanomtom throws a sloppy head kick and dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Khanomtom misses with a low kick as dos Santos jumps back.
Khanomtom thows a body shot but no joy.
dos Santos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
dos Santos thumps Khanomtom with a low kick.
dos Santos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Khanomtom finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
dos Santos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Khanomtom is fending him off so far but dos Santos persists. Nope, Khanomtom circles away and we're back to standing.
Khanomtom lands a head kick!
dos Santos lands with an overhand left.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! dos Santos crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Khanomtom - the referee stops the clock and dos Santos gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Khanomtom. dos Santos manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Khanomtom lands a leg kick that knocks dos Santos off balance momentarily.
Khanomtom fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt dos Santos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanomtom misses with a low kick.
Khanomtom looks to land a left hand but dos Santos moved out of range nicely.
dos Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khanomtom moves away.
Khanomtom lands with a slapping head kick.
That kick from dos Santos tenderised Khanomtom's leg. Khanomtom is trying to keep his angry face on.
dos Santos gets a clinch.
dos Santos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
dos Santos holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Khanomtom lands an elbow inside that dos Santos shrugs off.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for dos Santos.
dos Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Khanomtom.
dos Santos tries a body shot but Khanomtom blocks it.
Khanomtom takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos misses with a short punch on the inside.
dos Santos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
dos Santos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khanomtom's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from dos Santos fails to land.
dos Santos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khanomtom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
dos Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khanomtom tries to land knees in the clinch but dos Santos avoids the damage to the body.
dos Santos misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
dos Santos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khanomtom is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
dos Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
dos Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
dos Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for dos Santos.
Khanomtom missing with knees to the body.
Khanomtom trying to land knees to the body.
dos Santos stalling in the clinch.
dos Santos takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
dos Santos cracks Khanomtom with a nice body shot.
dos Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khanomtom leaning his opponent against the cage.
Khanomtom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by dos Santos.
dos Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Khanomtom uses good head movement to avoid it.
dos Santos throws a punch but it's blocked by Khanomtom.
dos Santos prevents a body shot from Khanomtom.
dos Santos tries a body shot but Khanomtom blocks it.
Geronimo dos Santos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Khanomtom breaks from the clinch.
dos Santos blocks a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
dos Santos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Khanomtom has dos Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from dos Santos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Geronimo dos Santos did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
dos Santos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Khanomtom sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten dos Santos somewhat.
Khanomtom lands a nice hook to dos Santos's body. dos Santos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
dos Santos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khanomtom.
dos Santos looks to land a left hand but Khanomtom moved out of range nicely.
Khanomtom lands a nice leg kick that just misses dos Santos's sensitive parts.
dos Santos missing with a left hand there. Khanomtom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
dos Santos lands with a straight right. Khanomtom didn't see that one coming.
Khanomtom avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khanomtom is on the wrong end of a nice combination from dos Santos.
Khanomtom connects with an inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khanomtom.
Khanomtom scores with a jab to the head.
Khanomtom throws a leg kick which misses dos Santos's front leg but catches the back leg as dos Santos tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanomtom keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
dos Santos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice shot by Khanomtom.
dos Santos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Khanomtom tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
dos Santos thows a leg kick but Khanomtom checks it
and Khanomtom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good work by dos Santos as he checks the leg kick.
dos Santos is looking to clinch.
Khanomtom throws a sloppy head kick
and dos Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
dos Santos throws a low kick but Khanomtom moves out of range easily.
dos Santos lands a nice shot that snaps Khanomtom's head back.
dos Santos misses with a lunging right hand
and Khanomtom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khanomtom throws a leg kick which misses dos Santos's front leg but catches the back leg as dos Santos tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khanomtom throws out a leg kick but dos Santos moves out of range and Khanomtom only half commits.
A telegraphed right hand from Khanomtom misses the target.
Khanomtom throws a leg kick
and dos Santos counters with a straight right hand.
dos Santos pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Khanomtom back to the cage. dos Santos follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A good leg kick by Khanomtom.
Khanomtom throws a leg kick that misses.
dos Santos checks a leg kick nicely.
Khanomtom throws a low kick but dos Santos moves out of range easily.
dos Santos tries to keep at a distance but Khanomtom has taken the fight into the clinch.
dos Santos blocks an elbow strike.
dos Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Khanomtom controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khanomtom creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Khanomtom is trying to force a seperation but dos Santos has the dominant position.
Khanomtom crunches a lovely knee into dos Santos's ribcage.
dos Santos taking a breather.
Khanomtom landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Khanomtom takes a shot to the head.
dos Santos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Khanomtom.
Khanomtom digs a right hand into dos Santos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on dos Santos's gas tank.
dos Santos works on Khanomtom's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khanomtom lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
dos Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from dos Santos.
Khanomtom has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
dos Santos avoiding damage as Khanomtom throws knees to the body.
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.
Khanomtom landing knees to the body.
A hook to the body from dos Santos.
dos Santos misses with a punch to the body.
Khanomtom struggles to land a body shot inside as dos Santos controls his hands.
Khanomtom tries to work over dos Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khanomtom with an attempt at a knee that misses.
dos Santos tries to throw a body punch but Khanomtom avoids it by throwing dos Santos back against the cage.
Khanomtom misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khanomtom lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Khanomtom working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Khanomtom as dos Santos tries to tie him up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khanomtom just misses with a elbow thrown towards dos Santos's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaoklai Khanomtom dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Khanomtom throws a low kick but dos Santos avoids it.
dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Khanomtom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from dos Santos misses.
Khanomtom defends well against a solid takedown attempt from dos Santos.
dos Santos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Khanomtom tries to work over dos Santos's front leg with a kick but dos Santos checks it.
dos Santos tries to clinch but Khanomtom moves out of range.
dos Santos blocks the body kick.
Khanomtom throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A jab from dos Santos misses.
A telegraphed right hand from dos Santos misses the target.
dos Santos checks a leg kick.
dos Santos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Khanomtom misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from dos Santos misses
and Khanomtom counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
dos Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khanomtom moves away.
Khanomtom throws a front kick aimed at dos Santos's knee but dos Santos avoids it well.
Khanomtom misses with a low kick.
Khanomtom throws out a leg kick but dos Santos moves out of range and Khanomtom only half commits.
Excellent takedown into side control there by dos Santos.
Khanomtom is trying to get back to half guard.
dos Santos tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
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 advances nicely into full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Khanomtom in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Khanomtom is working to get back to half guard.
dos Santos wants to control but instead Khanomtom manages to regain half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice strikes from dos Santos there.
dos Santos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Khanomtom's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos is keen to just control but Khanomtom is a slippery customer.
dos Santos is looking to advance position but Khanomtom won't allow it.
dos Santos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
dos Santos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Geronimo dos Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
dos Santos tries to pass to full mount but Khanomtom defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from dos Santos.
Khanomtom pulls dos Santos in close to prevent any damage.
dos Santos trying to control but Khanomtom is working from the bottom.
dos Santos won't allow Khanomtom to sweep him here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
dos Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Khanomtom swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Khanomtom pulls dos Santos in close to prevent any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geronimo dos Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think dos Santos 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 48:47
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 47:48
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
Oh dear, what a disastrous situation! The belt remains unclaimed and both fighters go home unhappy!
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