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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex De Paiva Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffry McWild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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189 cm
25
197 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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183 cm
26
244 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex De Paiva Santos! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeffry McWild! The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! De Paiva Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McWild lands a really nice looking cross but De Paiva Santos seems unphased.
It looks like Alex De Paiva Santos has been cut. De Paiva Santos blocks the body kick.
De Paiva Santos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Jeffry McWild has been cut. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! McWild throws a head kick that misses. McWild goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. McWild with a jab. McWild shoots for a takedown but De Paiva Santos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. A nice leg kick lands there from McWild. McWild throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. De Paiva Santos tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. McWild is in De Paiva Santos's guard. De Paiva Santos trying to control the position.
McWild throws a big elbow that misses. McWild is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Paiva Santos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McWild throws a strike but De Paiva Santos rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. McWild seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. McWild wants to stand up but De Paiva Santos is controlling him. De Paiva Santos slips nicely into half guard. McWild is staying active underneath De Paiva Santos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. McWild avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De Paiva Santos. De Paiva Santos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. McWild is controlling De Paiva Santos's trapped leg to prevent De Paiva Santos from advancing to side control. McWild is trying to maintain the position but De Paiva Santos is very close to passing his half guard. De Paiva Santos prevents McWild from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round. De Paiva Santos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. McWild is trying to maintain the position but De Paiva Santos is very close to passing his half guard. McWild wants to get back to his feet. De Paiva Santos is trying to control the action in half guard but McWild is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. McWild tries to roll over but De Paiva Santos keeps him under control. McWild trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but De Paiva Santos manages to pass to mount!
De Paiva Santos in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round. McWild holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as De Paiva Santos tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
McWild working to try and regain half guard.
De Paiva Santos lands a nice shot to the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. McWild is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffry McWild dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. 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.
Nice takedown defense from McWild. No joy for De Paiva Santos on that attempt. McWild tries for a takedown but De Paiva Santos circles away easily and De Paiva Santos counters with a low kick, right behind McWild 's knee. An inside leg kick lands from De Paiva Santos. McWild looks for a takedown but De Paiva Santos sprawls well. De Paiva Santos scoring well with a low kick there.
De Paiva Santos throws a series of strikes that have McWild backpedaling.
De Paiva Santos throws a solid leg kick but McWild takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Paiva Santos. De Paiva Santos shoots for a takedown but McWild saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. 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! McWild thuds his right hand into De Paiva Santos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. De Paiva Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body. De Paiva Santos thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McWild if he has to take too many more of those.
Jeffry McWild seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. McWild is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McWild. Alex De Paiva Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeffry McWild. McWild throws a front kick aimed at De Paiva Santos's knee but De Paiva Santos avoids it well. De Paiva Santos misses with a low kick as McWild jumps back. McWild misses with a body kick. De Paiva Santos scores with a leg kick.
Nice cross by De Paiva Santos. McWild connects with a body shot that sends De Paiva Santos's belly button to the back. De Paiva Santos closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming McWild to the mat! McWild manages to get full guard. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! De Paiva Santos trying to control but McWild is working from the bottom. McWild looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. De Paiva Santos wants to control from the top but McWild keeps moving. De Paiva Santos throws a big right hand that misses. De Paiva Santos landing with the ground and pound. De Paiva Santos sitting in guard here, content to control. McWild pulls De Paiva Santos in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. De Paiva Santos looking to sit in guard and control but McWild gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. De Paiva Santos is pulling down on McWild's head. It's preventing any offense from McWild, at least for the moment. De Paiva Santos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McWild manages to get himself to full guard.
De Paiva Santos trying to control but McWild is working from the bottom. De Paiva Santos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round. McWild keeping moving, preventing De Paiva Santos from controlling successfully. De Paiva Santos is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McWild is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work. McWild lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for De Paiva Santos! McWild punishing his opponent with strikes. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! McWild landing shots from mount. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex De Paiva Santos dominated that second round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
McWild connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Paiva Santos's hands.
Alex De Paiva Santos's cut is getting worse. De Paiva Santos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Paiva Santos there as he acknowledges the shot. McWild wants to land a leg kick but De Paiva Santos is out of range. De Paiva Santos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McWild can pounce on him.
McWild connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. De Paiva Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McWild. De Paiva Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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 Paiva Santos clobbers McWild with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. McWild slips under a jab from De Paiva Santos. De Paiva Santos circles away from the clinch attempt and De Paiva Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Paiva Santos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. McWild pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Paiva Santos punishes McWild's body with a nice straight punch. De Paiva Santos misses with a low kick as McWild jumps back. McWild looks to land a body kick but De Paiva Santos moved away. McWild throws a head kick that misses. McWild keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McWild is looking to score with low kicks. McWild throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. McWild connects with a solid leg kick. McWild will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. De Paiva Santos throws a head kick but McWild moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for McWild. McWild tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Paiva Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. McWild fails with a takedown attempt. McWild fails to land the takedown. McWild takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. De Paiva Santos connects with a right hand. McWild shakes it off. De Paiva Santos ducks under a wild hook from McWild. McWild is looking to clinch but De Paiva Santos is avoiding it.
De Paiva Santos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. De Paiva Santos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McWild doesn't seem bothered though. De Paiva Santos shoots for a takedown but McWild saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. De Paiva Santos throws a quick inside leg kick. A solid leg kick lands there for McWild.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McWild. McWild misses with a lunging right hand
and De Paiva Santos counters with a thumping low kick. De Paiva Santos throws a quick inside leg kick. A slapping leg kick lands for De Paiva Santos.
De Paiva Santos throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! McWild throws a right and a left that both miss. A looping hook to the body misses from De Paiva Santos. McWild does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. McWild throws a low kick, looking for De Paiva Santos's leg but De Paiva Santos calmly moves out of range. McWild throws a body kick that misses. De Paiva Santos scoring well with a low kick there.
McWild chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Paiva Santos can pounce on him.
De Paiva Santos scores with a hook to the body. McWild takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Nice body kick there by De Paiva Santos. De Paiva Santos's corner calls for a 1-2. De Paiva Santos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. The fighters circling - McWild throws out the jab but it was never going to land. De Paiva Santos lands with a hook. McWild tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! De Paiva Santos takes a swing at McWild's ribcage but misses. McWild looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that's the end of the fight! Alex De Paiva Santos showed his dominance in that final round. Well De Paiva Santos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28 Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28 Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex De Paiva Santos! During a confident post fight interview, Alex De Paiva Santos thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
91% |
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