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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Terrible (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanadi De Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wanadi De Santana will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Terrible!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanadi De Santana!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Santana scores with a shot to the body.
Terrible circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Santana is looking to clinch but Terrible is avoiding it.
De Santana gets a takedown into half guard.
De Santana is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
De Santana stops Terrible from getting back to his feet.
Terrible is breathing heavily.
De Santana is working for a kimura but Terrible is defending it quite comfortably.
De Santana is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santana working over Terrible with some ground and pound. Terrible looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
De Santana lands with a punch from half guard.
De Santana with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
De Santana not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
De Santana postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Terrible to stand up.
De Santana moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
De Santana fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Santana feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Terrible's calf.
De Santana moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
De Santana tries to clinch up but Terrible circles away and keeps his distance.
De Santana tries to clinch there but Terrible circles away.
Wanadi De Santana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Santana is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Terrible doesn't manage to clinch there - De Santana circles away.
De Santana scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
De Santana goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Terrible is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
De Santana's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and De Santana duly obliges.
Oh Terrible is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Left hook, right uppercut from De Santana.
De Santana closes the distance and clinches.
De Santana lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Santana breaks from the clinch.
De Santana throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Terrible seems to have got his legs back now.
De Santana is looking to slow Terrible down with leg kicks.
Decent striking displayed by De Santana there.
De Santana wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Terrible tries to clinch up.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from De Santana - that will leave a mark!
De Santana tries to clinch but Terrible is having none of it.
Terrible scores with a takedown into De Santana's guard.
Terrible content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terrible pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Santana is keeping the position for now.
De Santana wants to hit a switch here but Terrible passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for De Santana there!
Terrible prevents De Santana from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Terrible controlling the position easily from mount.
De Santana is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
De Santana is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Terrible.
That's four 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.
Terrible trying to control but De Santana is having none of it.
Terrible looking to control and managing it successfully.
Terrible lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
De Santana is squirming around, avoiding Terrible's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Santana is trying desperately to improve position.
Terrible working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanadi De Santana dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
De Santana lands a with a good body shot.
De Santana connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
De Santana misses with a two punch combination.
Terrible takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Terrible shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with De Santana but De Santana pushes him off and we're back to square one.
De Santana lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
De Santana fails with an attempt to clinch.
Terrible avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A left and a right from De Santana both land. Nice combination.
Terrible circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Santana keeps the fight on the outside.
De Santana is looking to clinch but Terrible is avoiding it.
De Santana lands with a shot to the body.
De Santana scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
De Santana moves into range and clinches up with Terrible.
De Santana wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Terrible has him pressed against the cage.
De Santana breaks from the clinch.
De Santana is breathing heavily.
Terrible is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Santana.
Wanadi De Santana seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Santana has closed the distance and engaged Terrible in a clinch.
Terrible has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. De Santana is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Terrible pulls guard successfully.
Terrible keeping moving, preventing De Santana from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrible trying to keep a closed guard but De Santana is proving a slippery customer.
Terrible managing to control the position.
Terrible uses the cage to get back to his feet.
De Santana looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Santana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A kick lands to the mid section there for De Santana.
That's two 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.
De Santana lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
De Santana is looking to clinch but Terrible is avoiding it.
Terrible circles away from the clinch attempt
and Terrible counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Terrible decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
De Santana clinches but Terrible breaks the clinch
and Terrible counters with a shoot takedown. De Santana fights it but they end up in guard.
De Santana not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
De Santana is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Terrible tries to free his leg and advance position but De Santana is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now De Santana is on top in guard.
De Santana postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Santana thows a big elbow that misses.
De Santana must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
De Santana trying to control but Terrible is working from the bottom.
De Santana pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Terrible is keeping the position for now.
De Santana wants to control from the top but Terrible keeps moving.
De Santana stands up and waves to Terrible to follow him.
De Santana fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Terrible shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De Santana pinned against the cage. De Santana gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Terrible. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Santana wants to clinch up but Terrible keeps it at a distance.
De Santana scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Both fighters circling a little - De Santana finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Terrible keeps the fight on the outside.
Terrible looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Terrible fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
De Santana rushes Terrible and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
De Santana wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
De Santana looking to slow down the pace here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Santana fails to pull guard.
De Santana lands an elbow that stopped Terrible in his tracks for a moment.
De Santana lands an elbow just above Terrible 's eye.
Terrible takes an elbow to the forehead.
De Santana lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from De Santana.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
De Santana lands with a kick to the ribs.
Terrible fails to land the takedown.
De Santana throws a front kick that sends Terrible stumbling back into the cage.
A nice combination there by De Santana.
A head kick misses from Terrible.
De Santana staying out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Santana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Terrible misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Terrible has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Terrible.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Terrible. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Santana closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Terrible is pressed up against the cage. De Santana has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Terrible down to the mat. Terrible avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
De Santana chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Santana fails with an attempt to clinch.
Terrible closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Terrible lands in his opponent's guard.De Santana keeping full guard, as Terrible tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrible looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
De Santana keeping moving, preventing Terrible from controlling successfully.
De Santana wants to sweep here but Terrible controlling him for the moment.
Terrible is looking to stand up but De Santana won't let him.
De Santana is wriggling around but Terrible manages to pass to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
De Santana is looking to improve his position.
De Santana trying to hold on to Terrible's head to control him but Terrible postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Terrible closes this distance looking for a takedown but De Santana circles away.
De Santana forces Terrible back against the cage and clinches.
De Santana stalling in the clinch but Terrible improves position.
De Santana wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Terrible has him pressed against the cage.
De Santana breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Terrible shoots in and bounces De Santana off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Terrible stopping the sweep attempt from De Santana.
De Santana is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terrible trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Terrible wants to control from the top but De Santana keeps moving.
Terrible drops back looking for a leg! De Santana is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and De Santana manages to kick Terrible off! Terrible jumps back into De Santana's guard.
De Santana looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Santana is looking to stand up but Terrible isn't so interested in that idea.
Terrible trying to control the position from guard on top but De Santana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
De Santana lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Terrible backs up against the cage.
De Santana shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
De Santana content just to control the position here.
Terrible regains half guard.
Terrible is trying to control but can't.
Ivan Terrible has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Terrible looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
De Santana tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Terrible.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wanadi De Santana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got De Santana winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wanadi De Santana!
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