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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Rivet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanadi De Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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198 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexandre Rivet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanadi De Santana!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Santana scores with a nice right hand.
Rivet takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rivet fails with a takedown attempt.
De Santana throws a body punch but Rivet moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rivet.
Rivet moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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!
A head kick misses from De Santana.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivet misses with a body shot.
De Santana dips to his left and cracks Rivet with an uppercut!
It looks like Alexandre Rivet has been cut.
De Santana throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Rivet tumbling to the canvas!
Rivet is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Santana wants to pass the guard but Rivet is keeping the position.
Rivet is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rivet wants to stand up but De Santana is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Santana postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Santana pushing down on Rivet's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
De Santana missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rivet wants to get back to full guard but De Santana has passed into side control.
De Santana controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivet tries to hold on but De Santana postures up.
De Santana has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
De Santana controlling the position easily from mount.
Rivet is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
De Santana content just to control the position here.
Rivet is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santana in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
De Santana takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rivet wants to get back to his feet.
De Santana avoids the attempt from Rivet to control.
Rivet is trying desperately to improve position.
De Santana lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rivet hang on?
De Santana prevents Rivet from getting the reversal.
De Santana wants to control the pace but Rivet is squirming around nicely.
De Santana working Rivet over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santana connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
De Santana lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rivet is trying to escape the mount.
De Santana has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rivet's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivet trying desperately to get to his feet.
Rivet is trying desperately to improve position.
De Santana looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
De Santana with the ground and pound from mount.
De Santana with shots to the head and body - Rivet looks very uncomfortable down there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Santana controlling from the full mount.
De Santana pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanadi De Santana dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexandre Rivet's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fighters circling - De Santana throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rivet thows a body shot but no joy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Santana, right into the meat.
De Santana misses with a hook. Rivet ducked under it nicely.
De Santana cracks Rivet with an uppercut from hell and Rivet crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of De Santana's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
De Santana tries to free his leg and advance position but Rivet is retaining full guard.
De Santana controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
De Santana looking to pass the guard.
De Santana scoring with punches to the head and body.
De Santana controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
De Santana has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santana stands and throws Rivet's legs to the side, diving into side control.
De Santana trying to control the position but Rivet is working away.
De Santana moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Rivet is trying to buck De Santana off.
De Santana controls the position.
De Santana stands up and we're back to a striking position.
De Santana throws out a loose jab but Rivet uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Rivet.
Rivet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Santana manages to avoid it.
De Santana throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rivet.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from De Santana - that will leave a mark!
De Santana tries a head kick but it misses.
Rivet scores with a hook to the body. De Santana takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
De Santana throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santana misses with a kick to the body.
De Santana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rivet.
De Santana lands a head kick!
De Santana misses with a body shot
and Rivet counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rivet lands a big shot that drops De Santana! Can he finish him?
De Santana is rocked!
Rivet decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on De Santana, up you get!
Wanadi De Santana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
De Santana misses with a combination
and Rivet connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Santana is still on wobbly legs! Can Rivet finish him?
De Santana is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivet looks to throw the jab but De Santana is out of range.
De Santana seems to have recovered his senses.
A jab from De Santana misses.
Rivet on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rivet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Santana was well out of range. Poor timing from Rivet.
De Santana throws a head kick that Rivet semi-blocks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Santana swinging wildly here.
Rivet misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanadi De Santana showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alexandre Rivet's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rivet looks to land a left hand but De Santana moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from De Santana misses the target.
De Santana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Santana looks to land a left hand but Rivet moved out of range nicely.
Rivet checks a leg kick nicely.
Rivet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Santana moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Santana jabs at Rivet's body.
A punch combination from De Santana misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivet jabs at De Santana's body.
De Santana swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rivet counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wanadi De Santana seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rivet moves out of range of the strikes.
Rivet misses with a body shot.
De Santana does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rivet slips under a jab from De Santana.
Rivet misses with a straight left.
De Santana doesn't manage to clinch there - Rivet circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivet takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
De Santana throws a sloppy body shot
and Rivet cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rivet defending well as De Santana loads up on a big left hand.
Rivet paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rivet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Santana manages to avoid it.
De Santana lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rivet takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from De Santana.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santana throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
De Santana cracks Rivet with a good jab.
Rivet avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Santana is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rivet.
De Santana loads up on a big right hand but Rivet slips the punch.
De Santana feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rivet's calf.
Rivet ducks right into an uppercut from De Santana.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivet misses with a jab to the body
and De Santana counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
De Santana darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Santana throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wanadi De Santana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Santana throws a lazy right hand but Rivet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wanadi De Santana is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rivet looks to land a right hand but De Santana moved out of range.
Rivet blocks the body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rivet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wanadi De Santana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Santana 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 26:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wanadi De Santana!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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