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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex De Paiva Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emory Majors (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emory Majors is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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189 cm
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195 lbs
19 - 10 - 0 |
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187 cm
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190 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
19 - 10 - 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
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emory Majors! The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Majors shoots in for a double leg but De Paiva Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Majors throws a right and a left that both miss. Majors throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Majors has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. Majors misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Majors fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Majors closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. De Paiva Santos tries to roll over but Majors keeps him under control. De Paiva Santos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Majors. Majors is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and De Paiva Santos defends it well. De Paiva Santos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Majors. De Paiva Santos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Majors. Majors tries to pass the half guard into mount. De Paiva Santos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Majors thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed De Paiva Santos's head. De Paiva Santos is pressing down on Majors's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. De Paiva Santos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Majors is one step ahead there. Majors chips away with some ground and pound. De Paiva Santos looking for a guillotine here but Majors defends easily.
Majors trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. De Paiva Santos is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Majors frees his head nicely. Oh but De Paiva Santos has switched to an armbar! Majors is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). 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
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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