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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Talon Rivaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Den Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Talon Rivaldo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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157 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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173 cm
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151 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Talon Rivaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Den Santos!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivaldo throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rivaldo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rivaldo avoids it really well and circles away.
Rivaldo swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Rivaldo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Rivaldo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rivaldo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivaldo swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Rivaldo jabs at Santos's body.
Rivaldo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Talon Rivaldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Den Santos.
Nice takedown defense from Rivaldo. No joy for Santos on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivaldo scores with a three punch combo!
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rivaldo.
Rivaldo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rivaldo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Santos looks gassed!
Santos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Santos being controlled here momentarily.
Santos wants to control from the top but Rivaldo keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Santos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Santos wants to control from the top but Rivaldo keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Santos defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos wants to stand but Rivaldo is controlling his posture from full guard.
Santos wants to stand and escape but instead Rivaldo has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Santos wants to get back to his feet but Rivaldo passes into half guard.
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.
Rivaldo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Santos regains full guard. Nicely done.
Santos manages to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Talon Rivaldo dominated that round.
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.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rivaldo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rivaldo misses with a series of wild punches.
Rivaldo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santos.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rivaldo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivaldo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Santos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rivaldo misses with a wild body shot.
Santos tries to clinch but Rivaldo is having none of it.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Rivaldo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivaldo scores with a nice head shot.
Talon Rivaldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos shoots in and drives through. Rivaldo sprawls well.
Talon Rivaldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Den Santos.
Rivaldo tries to bum rush Santos with a series of wild strikes but Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rivaldo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rivaldo's corner calls for a 1-2. Rivaldo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Santos misses with a combination
letting Rivaldo counter with a right hand.
Rivaldo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Santos closes the distance and clinches up with Rivaldo, looking for a takedown. Santos pushes Rivaldo against the cage but Rivaldo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rivaldo circles away.
Santos misses with a combination
and Rivaldo counters with a two punch combo.
Talon Rivaldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rivaldo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rivaldo lands with a nice combination. Santos backs away looking to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Santos is rocked!
Rivaldo throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rivaldo misses with a double jab
and Santos counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rivaldo has control of Santos's left arm, preventing Santos from doing any damage.
Santos trying to control but Rivaldo is working from the bottom.
Santos is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Santos looking to sit in guard and control but Rivaldo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rivaldo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Santos wants to clinch
and Rivaldo counters with a straight right hand.
Santos shoots in for a double leg but Rivaldo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rivaldo circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Rivaldo to counter with a crisp jab.
Rivaldo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rivaldo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Rivaldo misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivaldo throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Rivaldo to counter with a crisp jab.
Rivaldo fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Talon Rivaldo dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!
Santos moves out of range as Rivaldo strikes.
Rivaldo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Santos counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rivaldo's guard now.
Santos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rivaldo keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rivaldo is keeping the position for now.
Santos trying to control but Rivaldo is working from the bottom.
Santos looking to sit in guard and control but Rivaldo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivaldo stays in close to Santos's body and controls the position.
Santos is trying to control the position but Rivaldo postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Den Santos.
Santos closes the distance and clinches up with Rivaldo, looking for a takedown. Santos pushes Rivaldo against the cage but Rivaldo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rivaldo scores with a three punch combo!
Rivaldo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Santos.
Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Santos has a takedown stuffed.
Talon Rivaldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Den Santos.
Santos darts in trying to clinch
and Rivaldo counters with a one-two to the body.
A combination from Rivaldo does no damage.
Rivaldo stuffs the takedown.
Santos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rivaldo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Rivaldo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Santos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rivaldo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - Rivaldo coming out on top.
Rivaldo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Santos doesn't seem bothered though.
Rivaldo fails to land with a series of punches.
Rivaldo misses with a series of wild punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Santos.
Rivaldo throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease.
Rivaldo connects with a jab.
Santos shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rivaldo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rivaldo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldo managing to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Santos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rivaldo wants to get back to his feet but Santos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Talon Rivaldo.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rivaldo, 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Talon Rivaldo!
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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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