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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maia comes to the cage accompanied by Ratamahatta. dos Santos is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Perry Mason. Pedro Maia could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alan dos Santos's chin.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Brawler
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alan dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia lands with a kick to the ribs.
dos Santos looks gassed!
dos Santos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Maia's waist but Maia gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing dos Santos off to one side.
Maia looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for dos Santos!
Maia working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Maia lands a nice shot to the head.
dos Santos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Maia controlling his opponent.
Maia is landing with some decent strikes but dos Santos is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maia can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as dos Santos is looking to escape.
dos Santos wants to hold on but Maia pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns dos Santos that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Maia looking to control but dos Santos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Maia is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but dos Santos is surviving well by controlling Maia's body position as best he can.
Maia lands with some strikes.
Maia looking to control and managing it successfully.
dos Santos tries to reverse the position but Maia maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia controlling from the full mount.
Maia working for a submission but dos Santos is keeping him at bay.
Maia sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Maia putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Maia lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia lands a big shot there that rocks dos Santos but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
dos Santos tries to lock up and control but Maia gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
dos Santos is wriggling around trying to escape.
Maia avoids the attempt from dos Santos to control.
dos Santos is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Maia 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.
Maia working dos Santos over with strikes here.
Maia looking to control but dos Santos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
dos Santos regains half guard.
Maia is thwarting dos Santos's attempts to control the position.
Maia passes to full mount!
dos Santos is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Maia dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
dos Santos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Maia tries to score a body lock takedown but dos Santos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Maia has dropped down and is working for a takedown. dos Santos is trying to keep an underhook but Maia manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Maia seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but dos Santos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Maia sitting and controlling from the half guard.
dos Santos trying to control but Maia postures up.
dos Santos wants to improve his position but Maia is controlling well.
Maia sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. dos Santos defending well though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos trying to control from the bottom.
Maia tries to stand and escape but dos Santos is controlling the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
dos Santos misses with a takedown
and Maia counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
dos Santos is trying to maintain the position but Maia is very close to passing his half guard.
dos Santos is staying active underneath Maia, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
dos Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
dos Santos is trying to maintain the position but Maia is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maia moves into full mount! dos Santos won't be happy about that!
dos Santos swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
dos Santos is desperately trying to improve his position but Maia has a good base and remains in mount.
dos Santos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
dos Santos wants to hold on but Maia pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos is wriggling around trying to escape.
Maia scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Maia is working for a guillotine from mount but dos Santos frees his head quite easily.
Maia landing shots from mount.
dos Santos tries to hold on but Maia postures up.
dos Santos is desperately trying to improve his position but Maia has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
dos Santos wants to control but Maia is having none of it.
Maia controlling his opponent.
dos Santos is desperately trying to improve his position but Maia has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maia can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as dos Santos is looking to escape.
Maia goes for an armbar but dos Santos turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from dos Santos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Maia dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
dos Santos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maia closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
dos Santos looks to move to half guard but instead Maia has passed into mount! Damn!
A nice elbow there by Maia.
dos Santos is working to get back to half guard.
dos Santos tries to hold on but Maia postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
dos Santos is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos tries to hold on but Maia pushes him away.
dos Santos is trying to escape the mount.
dos Santos throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Maia avoids the attempt from dos Santos to control.
Maia wants to control the pace but dos Santos is squirming around nicely.
Maia prevents dos Santos from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
dos Santos tries to buck Maia off but he can't manage it.
Maia landing punches.
dos Santos tries to lock up and control but Maia gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
dos Santos holds on for dear life, controlling Maia's posture momentarily.
dos Santos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Maia looking to control and managing it successfully.
Maia scoring with strikes but dos Santos is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Maia scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish dos Santos?
dos Santos really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Maia looking to control and managing it successfully.
dos Santos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Maia putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Maia is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, dos Santos has managed to escape the submission attempt.
dos Santos sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
dos Santos tries to kick Maia off but Maia keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
dos Santos is pressing down on Maia's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
dos Santos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maia trying to control but dos Santos is working from the bottom.
dos Santos working a defensive guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Maia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maia, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Maia!
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