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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcello Cobretti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex De Paiva Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cobretti comes to the cage accompanied by White Zombie - Black Sunshine . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Lethal high kicks
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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
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcello Cobretti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex De Paiva Santos!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Paiva Santos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
An inside leg kick lands from De Paiva Santos.
Cobretti shoots in looking for a takedown. De Paiva Santos tries to sprawl out of it but Cobretti keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. De Paiva Santos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cobretti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Paiva Santos.
Cobretti definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cobretti lands a high kick!
De Paiva Santos takes a swing at Cobretti's ribcage but misses.
Cobretti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cobretti has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Paiva Santos.
De Paiva Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Paiva Santos throws a shot from downtown. Cobretti moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Paiva Santos throws a leg kick which misses Cobretti's front leg but catches the back leg as Cobretti tries to avoid it.
De Paiva Santos jabs at Cobretti's body.
De Paiva Santos misses with a looping left.
De Paiva Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Paiva Santos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - De Paiva Santos lands in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobretti has his foot on De Paiva Santos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. De Paiva Santos works his way back into a safe position though.
Cobretti lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
De Paiva Santos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cobretti manages to get himself to full guard.
Cobretti is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
De Paiva Santos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Paiva Santos wants to control from the top but Cobretti keeps moving.
De Paiva Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cobretti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cobretti has his foot on De Paiva Santos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. De Paiva Santos works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De Paiva Santos forces his way into half guard.
De Paiva Santos wants to pass the guard but Cobretti is defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cobretti manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cobretti looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cobretti is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. De Paiva Santos is aware though and is defending well.
De Paiva Santos landing with the ground and pound.
De Paiva Santos passes into half guard.
De Paiva Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
De Paiva Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cobretti keeps working.
De Paiva Santos is working for a submission of some sort.
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 moves into full mount! Cobretti won't be happy about that!
De Paiva Santos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cobretti is looking to escape.
De Paiva Santos lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cobretti is looking to get to half guard.
Cobretti is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos wants to control the pace but Cobretti is squirming around nicely.
Cobretti swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Cobretti is wriggling around trying to escape.
De Paiva Santos with shots to the head and body - Cobretti looks very uncomfortable down there.
It looks like Marcello Cobretti has been cut.
De Paiva Santos working for a submission but Cobretti is keeping him at bay.
Cobretti sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
De Paiva Santos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
De Paiva Santos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
De Paiva Santos throwing shots but Cobretti is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex De Paiva Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcello Cobretti's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
De Paiva Santos shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cobretti napping and manages to drive through into side control!
De Paiva Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cobretti manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
De Paiva Santos trying to mount his opponent but Cobretti defends it.
De Paiva Santos frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The referee warns Cobretti that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
De Paiva Santos fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Marcello Cobretti's cut is getting worse.
De Paiva Santos is landing with some decent strikes but Cobretti is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jeez, Marcello Cobretti's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marcello Cobretti's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alex De Paiva Santos!
Alex De Paiva Santos seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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