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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derek Santos struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Floyd Mayweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Derek Santos!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayweather throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mayweather.
Mayweather wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mayweather with a jab.
Santos should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Santos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mayweather.
Santos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Floyd Mayweather has been cut.
Mayweather throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Floyd Mayweather seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos wants to clinch.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mayweather paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A left and a right from Mayweather both land. Nice combination.
Mayweather misses with a series of wild punches.
Santos drops Mayweather with a beautiful combination! Mayweather stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Santos is looking for the KO!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mayweather tries to avoid it but Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mayweather to the ground. Mayweather escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Santos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mayweather misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos misses with a double jab.
Santos tries to clinch but Mayweather moves out of range.
Floyd Mayweather is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mayweather keeps the fight on the outside.
Mayweather throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No luck for Santos with that takedown attempt.
Mayweather throws a one two combo.
A left and a right from Mayweather both land. Nice combination.
Mayweather swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Danga de danga de dang - Mayweather scores with a four punch combination!
Mayweather scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Santos is looking to clinch but Mayweather is avoiding it.
Mayweather is working the combinations to good effect here.
A combination from Santos does no damage.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mayweather paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos tries to clinch there but Mayweather circles away.
Santos tries to clinch up but Mayweather circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mayweather lands an overhand right.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mayweather circles away quickly and effectively.
Mayweather throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease.
Mayweather scores with a jab to the body.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Mayweather, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mayweather circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mayweather lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mayweather sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mayweather stuffs the takedown attempt from Santos. Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Floyd Mayweather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Santos.
Mayweather scores with a jab to the body.
Mayweather stalks Santos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Santos's face. Santos staggers backwards, shaken.
Mayweather digs a good body shot into Santos's ribs.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mayweather swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mayweather throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mayweather throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Santos has eaten all the pies!
Mayweather scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Santos doesn't seem bothered though.
Mayweather misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mayweather lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Santos backs up against the cage.
Mayweather showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Santos dodges the punch combination from Mayweather.
Mayweather comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mayweather.
Santos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mayweather to score with a decent uppercut.
Santos throws a right and a left that Mayweather avoids nicely.
Mayweather scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mayweather ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mayweather misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santos gets a clinch.
Mayweather lands a body shot.
Mayweather breaks the clinch.
Mayweather is looking to wear down Santos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mayweather scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Santos doesn't seem bothered though.
Santos tries to clinch up.
Santos looks to land a left hand but Mayweather moved out of range nicely.
Mayweather misses with a double jab
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
Mayweather takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mayweather lands a slapping body shot.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Mayweather swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Mayweather swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mayweather swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Santos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mayweather throws out a powerful jab.
Mayweather dodges the punch combination from Santos.
Mayweather misses with the combination.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Floyd Mayweather's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mayweather misses with a wild combination.
Mayweather looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Santos.
A jab from Mayweather finds it's way through Santos's defenses.
Mayweather's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Mayweather duly obliges.
Santos misses with the combination.
Mayweather is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mayweather fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mayweather scores with a jab to the body.
Santos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown by Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Mayweather which made him look bad.
Mayweather takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santos shoots in and drives through. Mayweather sprawls well.
Floyd Mayweather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Santos.
Santos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Santos tries to clinch there but Mayweather circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mayweather paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mayweather lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Santos, right into the meat.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but Mayweather shows good takedown defense.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mayweather fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mayweather.
Mayweather changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mayweather misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mayweather throws a one two combo.
Santos tries to clinch but Mayweather is having none of it.
Mayweather dodges the punch combination from Santos.
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Mayweather.
Mayweather lands a jab-cross combination.
Mayweather scores with a hook to the body. Santos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mayweather lands a slapping body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mayweather!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mayweather throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mayweather lands the left hand.
Santos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mayweather digs a good body shot into Santos's ribs.
Santos wants to clinch up but Mayweather keeps it at a distance.
Mayweather throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Mayweather misses with a double jab
and Santos counters with a thumping low kick.
Santos tries to clinch but Mayweather moves out of range.
Santos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mayweather misses with the combination.
Santos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mayweather is out of range.
Mayweather stuns Santos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mayweather throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice combination there by Mayweather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Mayweather circles away.
Mayweather throws a shot to the body.
Mayweather is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Santos.
Mayweather punishes Santos's body with a nice straight punch.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mayweather as he avoids it easily.
Mayweather lands a slapping body shot.
Santos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Santos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mayweather looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mayweather scores with a three punch combo!
Mayweather dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Santos tries to clinch but Mayweather moves out of range.
Mayweather tests Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Santos is defended easily by Mayweather.
Santos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mayweather keeps the fight on the outside.
Mayweather throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Mayweather circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mayweather misses with the combination.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mayweather avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mayweather swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Santos.
Santos throws a series of punches but Mayweather avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santos dodges the punch combination from Mayweather.
Mayweather throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Santos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mayweather swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Santos is looking to clinch but Mayweather is avoiding it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mayweather takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mayweather!
Santos shoots in for a double leg but Mayweather sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mayweather paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mayweather lands a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Mayweather dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Floyd Mayweather's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Mayweather circles away.
Mayweather lands with a shot to the body.
Santos tries to clinch up.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mayweather circles away quickly and effectively.
Mayweather stalks Santos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Santos's face. Santos staggers backwards, shaken.
Mayweather throws a series of strikes that have Santos backpedaling.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jab from Mayweather.
Santos is looking to clinch but Mayweather is avoiding it.
Santos throws a right hand that Mayweather ducks under and follows up with a left that Mayweather also avoids with ease.
Mayweather is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice uppercut there from Mayweather.
Mayweather slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice combination there by Mayweather.
Mayweather lands a nice shot that snaps Santos's head back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mayweather!
Mayweather lands a two punch combo.
Santos connects with a solid leg kick.
Mayweather punishes Santos's body with a nice straight punch.
Mayweather fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Santos backs up against the cage.
Santos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Santos tries to clinch up but Mayweather circles away and keeps his distance.
Mayweather swinging wildly here.
Floyd Mayweather is winning the standup battle so far.
Santos tries for a takedown but Mayweather sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Floyd Mayweather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Santos.
Mayweather avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A combination from Mayweather does no damage.
Santos tries to clinch up but Mayweather circles away and keeps his distance.
Mayweather moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. Mayweather tries to sprawl out of it but Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mayweather manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Santos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mayweather pinned against the cage. Mayweather gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Santos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santos takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mayweather scores with a jab.
Santos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mayweather circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mayweather misses with a series of wild punches.
Mayweather lands a right hook to the body.
Mayweather punishes Santos's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheers as Mayweather lands an impressive looking overhand right. Santos doesn't seem phased though.
Santos tries to clinch but Mayweather is having none of it.
Mayweather catches Santos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Floyd Mayweather is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mayweather misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mayweather fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mayweather misses with a combination
and Santos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mayweather softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mayweather throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mayweather scores with a shot to the side of Santos's head.
Santos fails to pull guard.
Mayweather lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mayweather.
A short right from Mayweather on the inside.
Santos fails to pull guard.
Santos pulls Mayweather into guard.
Mayweather gets to his feet - Santos follows without any prompting.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mayweather wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mayweather throws a combination. Santos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mayweather circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Mayweather. That snapped Santos's head back.
Mayweather smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mayweather keeps the fight on the outside.
Mayweather circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santos tries to clinch up but Mayweather circles away and keeps his distance.
Santos tries to clinch but Mayweather is having none of it.
Santos tries to clinch up.
Mayweather lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mayweather closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Mayweather pushes him off.
Nice sprawl there from Mayweather as Santos shoots in.
Mayweather throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mayweather's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Mayweather duly obliges.
Santos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mayweather displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Mayweather pushes him off.
Mayweather lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A left and a right from Mayweather both land. Nice combination.
Mayweather scores with a shot to the body.
Santos throws a jab when Mayweather was well out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Floyd Mayweather showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mayweather 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Floyd Mayweather!
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