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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Murray Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex De Paiva Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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195 lbs
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Murray Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex De Paiva Santos!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by De Paiva Santos.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
De Paiva Santos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Murray Jackson has been cut.
Good leg kick by De Paiva Santos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Paiva Santos looks to land a body kick but Jackson moved away.
A right-left combo lands from Jackson.
It looks like Alex De Paiva Santos has been cut.
Jackson slips under a jab.
De Paiva Santos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jackson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but De Paiva Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Paiva Santos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
De Paiva Santos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
De Paiva Santos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
De Paiva Santos scores with a kick to the body.
De Paiva Santos connects with a crisp jab.
De Paiva Santos looks for the body kick but Jackson saw that one coming.
De Paiva Santos throws a shot to the body.
Alex De Paiva Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De Paiva Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
De Paiva Santos thuds his shin into the meat of Jackson's side.
De Paiva Santos wants to slow Jackson down by chopping away at his legs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Paiva Santos.
De Paiva Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
De Paiva Santos has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
De Paiva Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
De Paiva Santos clobbers Jackson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
De Paiva Santos connects with a solid leg kick.
Jackson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jackson punishes De Paiva Santos's body with a nice straight punch.
De Paiva Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jackson is looking to wear down De Paiva Santos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Paiva Santos explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
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.
De Paiva Santos has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
De Paiva Santos jabs at Jackson's body.
De Paiva Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from De Paiva Santos.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Paiva Santos throws out the jab.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
De Paiva Santos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jackson lands a jab to De Paiva Santos's midsection.
De Paiva Santos avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheers as De Paiva Santos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jackson doesn't seem phased though.
De Paiva Santos misses with a low kick.
De Paiva Santos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jackson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jackson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
De Paiva Santos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jackson walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Paiva Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
De Paiva Santos throws a leg kick but Jackson checks it.
A head kick misses from De Paiva Santos.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Paiva Santos.
Jackson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De Paiva Santos doesn't seem bothered though.
De Paiva Santos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jackson is out of range.
De Paiva Santos is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jackson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
De Paiva Santos throws a front kick aimed at Jackson's knee but Jackson avoids it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Paiva Santos.
De Paiva Santos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Murray Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Paiva Santos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
De Paiva Santos throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
De Paiva Santos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De Paiva Santos connects with a right hand. Jackson shakes it off.
De Paiva Santos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jackson is out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by De Paiva Santos!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Jackson blocks the low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Paiva Santos fakes the leg kick and cracks Jackson in the body.
Jackson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Paiva Santos.
De Paiva Santos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Paiva Santos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jackson is out of range and De Paiva Santos settles back down.
De Paiva Santos misses with an uppercut
and Jackson counters with a nice body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Paiva Santos.
De Paiva Santos slips a straight right by Jackson.
Jackson moves forwards but De Paiva Santos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jackson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson blocks a head kick by De Paiva Santos.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Paiva Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Paiva Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex De Paiva Santos dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
De Paiva Santos throws a leg kick but Jackson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
De Paiva Santos shoots in and bounces Jackson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing De Paiva Santos from controlling successfully.
Jackson keeping full guard, as De Paiva Santos tries to pass.
De Paiva Santos slips nicely into half guard.
De Paiva Santos wants to pass to mount but Jackson is defending the position.
De Paiva Santos seems to be working for a kimura but Jackson defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
De Paiva Santos works his foot free and advances to mount.
De Paiva Santos fails to take his opponent's back.
Jackson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
De Paiva Santos avoids the attempt from Jackson to control.
De Paiva Santos working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Jackson is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Jackson and De Paiva Santos has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
De Paiva Santos tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jackson's legs.
De Paiva Santos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
De Paiva Santos tries for a kimura but Jackson is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos tries to advance to mount but Jackson denies him.
De Paiva Santos is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Jackson's shoulder. That is not cool.
You can see the frustration on Jackson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
De Paiva Santos tries to advance to mount but Jackson denies him.
De Paiva Santos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to control but De Paiva Santos postures up.
De Paiva Santos trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
De Paiva Santos has knee on belly momentarily but Jackson bucks him off and regains half guard.
De Paiva Santos wants to pass the guard but Jackson is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex De Paiva Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A big left from Jackson misses.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Paiva Santos.
Jackson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Paiva Santos can pounce on him.
A swing and a miss from De Paiva Santos.
De Paiva Santos scores with a kick to the midsection.
De Paiva Santos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Paiva Santos connects with a solid leg kick.
Jackson tries to clinch but De Paiva Santos moves out of range.
Jackson misses the jab.
De Paiva Santos misses with a wild combination.
De Paiva Santos tries to move into range but Jackson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jackson avoids a kick to the body.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
De Paiva Santos misses with a body kick.
De Paiva Santos swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
De Paiva Santos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A head kick from De Paiva Santos lands but Jackson takes it in his stride.
De Paiva Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A punch lands to the side of De Paiva Santos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
De Paiva Santos lands with a kick to the ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. De Paiva Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Paiva Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
De Paiva Santos misses with a low kick.
De Paiva Santos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jackson is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Paiva Santos.
De Paiva Santos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Jackson lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Paiva Santos doesn't seem phased though.
De Paiva Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson avoids a kick to the body.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Paiva Santos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jackson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De Paiva Santos throws a push kick but Jackson slaps the foot to one side.
Alex De Paiva Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Paiva Santos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A clash of legs there as Jackson blocks the low kick.
A big right from De Paiva Santos misses.
Jackson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Paiva Santos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jackson scrambles back to his feet.
De Paiva Santos moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
De Paiva Santos tries to move into range but Jackson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
De Paiva Santos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Paiva Santos jabs at Jackson's body.
De Paiva Santos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Paiva Santos. That's going to slow Jackson down.
De Paiva Santos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson.
Nice uppercut lands for De Paiva Santos. That snapped Jackson's head back.
De Paiva Santos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Paiva Santos misses the shot to the body.
De Paiva Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Paiva Santos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De Paiva Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from De Paiva Santos.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horrible takedown by De Paiva Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Jackson which made him look bad.
De Paiva Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murray Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson lands with a nice body punch.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
De Paiva Santos is looking to score with low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos lunges at Jackson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jackson's hand.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Paiva Santos.
De Paiva Santos scores with a sloppy right hand. Jackson should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut there from De Paiva Santos.
Nice cross by De Paiva Santos.
De Paiva Santos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
De Paiva Santos lands a high kick!
De Paiva Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Paiva Santos lands with an uppercut that bounces Jackson off the cage and back into range.
Jackson checks the leg kick.
Jackson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson blocks the body kick.
De Paiva Santos throws a leg kick but Jackson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex De Paiva Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Paiva Santos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex De Paiva Santos!
After winning the bout, Alex De Paiva Santos thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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