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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex De Paiva Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alonzo Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Harris's choice of entrance music: W.O.L.V.E.S. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
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188 cm
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220 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alonzo Harris!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris ducks under a wild hook from De Paiva Santos.
De Paiva Santos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harris as he jumps to the side.
De Paiva Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Harris connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De Paiva Santos momentarily.
De Paiva Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Paiva Santos throws a hook to the side of Harris's head but Harris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Paiva Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harris scores with a jab to the body.
De Paiva Santos misses with a straight left.
De Paiva Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harris stuffs the takedown attempt from De Paiva Santos. De Paiva Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex De Paiva Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris's corner calls for a 1-2. Harris obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris misses with a lunging right hand
and De Paiva Santos counters with a nice double leg into side control. Harris won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is trying to control De Paiva Santos's posture but De Paiva Santos avoids it.
De Paiva Santos is looking to take a break and control but Harris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Harris's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Harris tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Harris prevents De Paiva Santos from moving into mount.
Harris is not content to let De Paiva Santos control the position.
You can see the frustration on Harris's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris is not content to let De Paiva Santos control the position.
Harris can't do much from the bottom here.
De Paiva Santos sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Harris is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Harris is looking to regain half guard here but De Paiva Santos keeps moving and retains side control.
De Paiva Santos in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
A lull in the action here.
De Paiva Santos throws a strike aimed at the side of Harris's head but Harris avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos landing strikes.
Harris dodges the ground and pound from De Paiva Santos.
Harris tries to bench press De Paiva Santos off him but De Paiva Santos keeps the position.
De Paiva Santos throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Harris works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
De Paiva Santos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
De Paiva Santos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
De Paiva Santos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Harris is trying to maintain the position but De Paiva Santos is very close to passing his half guard.
Harris avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De Paiva Santos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris wants to control but De Paiva Santos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
De Paiva Santos passes into side control, despite Harris's attempt to control the position.
Harris is trying to get back to half guard.
De Paiva Santos looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Harris is avoiding damage well.
Harris is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris taking a bit of punishment here - De Paiva Santos scoring with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris tries to bench press De Paiva Santos off him but De Paiva Santos keeps the position.
De Paiva Santos trying to control the action but Harris is working from the bottom.
De Paiva Santos working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex De Paiva Santos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
De Paiva Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harris.
It looks like Alonzo Harris has been cut.
De Paiva Santos looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely.
De Paiva Santos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harris.
The fighters circling - Harris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Paiva Santos.
Harris throws out a loose jab but De Paiva Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Harris enables De Paiva Santos to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Harris manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
De Paiva Santos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
De Paiva Santos wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
De Paiva Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Paiva Santos connects with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Paiva Santos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De Paiva Santos wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Harris tries to land a sweep but no joy.
De Paiva Santos looking to pass the guard.
De Paiva Santos with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Paiva Santos content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
De Paiva Santos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
De Paiva Santos working some strikes from top position.
De Paiva Santos wants to pass the guard but Harris is keeping the position.
Harris is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Harris keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Paiva Santos is trying to maintain the position but Harris is very close to passing his half guard.
Harris seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but De Paiva Santos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
De Paiva Santos trying to hold on to Harris's head to control him but Harris postures up.
De Paiva Santos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
De Paiva Santos makes his way to full guard, as Harris worked for a kimura.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos working for a triangle but Harris defends it easily.
Harris looking to pass the guard.
De Paiva Santos is looking for a triangle but Harris pushes his legs off easily.
Alex De Paiva Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De Paiva Santos is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Harris is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris wants to control from the top but De Paiva Santos keeps moving.
Harris is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
De Paiva Santos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Harris defends well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Paiva Santos doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex De Paiva Santos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alonzo Harris's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
De Paiva Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harris throws a body punch but De Paiva Santos moves out of range.
A jab from Harris misses.
De Paiva Santos closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Harris did well to prevent De Paiva Santos getting side control.
Harris tries to get to full guard but De Paiva Santos has control of the leg.
Harris trying to hold on to De Paiva Santos's head to control him but De Paiva Santos postures up.
Harris is trying to get back to full guard.
Harris is not content to let De Paiva Santos control the position.
Harris trying to hold on to De Paiva Santos's head to control him but De Paiva Santos postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Harris tries to roll over but De Paiva Santos keeps him under control.
De Paiva Santos is nestled in close to Harris, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
De Paiva Santos throwing shots but Harris is blocking nicely.
Harris avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De Paiva Santos.
De Paiva Santos winds up and cracks Harris with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
De Paiva Santos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Harris defending well though.
De Paiva Santos working over Harris with some ground and pound. Harris looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos lands strikes from half guard.
De Paiva Santos throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Harris to regain full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Paiva Santos throws a strike but Harris rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
De Paiva Santos has his foot on Harris's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Harris works his way back into a safe position though.
Harris wants to control from the top but De Paiva Santos keeps moving.
De Paiva Santos looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Harris passes into side control.
Harris stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Harris looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
De Paiva Santos working the head and body with strikes.
De Paiva Santos trying to control the action but Harris is working from the bottom.
De Paiva Santos creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
De Paiva Santos swings around for an armbar but Harris sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into De Paiva Santos's guard.
Harris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Paiva Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harris wants to control from the top but De Paiva Santos keeps moving.
Alex De Paiva Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos managing to control the position.
Harris wants to control from the top but De Paiva Santos keeps moving.
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!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
De Paiva Santos wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Alonzo Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Alonzo Harris hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
De Paiva Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. Harris tries to sprawl out of it but De Paiva Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harris manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex De Paiva Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De Paiva Santos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
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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RATING
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