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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steeeve Simmonzzz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Alves has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steeeve Simmonzzz!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves throws out a leg kick but Simmonzzz moves out of range and Alves only half commits.
Simmonzzz shoots in for a double leg but Alves sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alves shoots in but no luck this time.
Simmonzzz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Alves sprawls well. Alves wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Simmonzzz gets slowly back to his feet.
Alves throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Simmonzzz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alves circles away.
Thiago Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steeeve Simmonzzz.
Alves darts in and clinches Simmonzzz up against the cage.
Simmonzzz is pressed up against the cage. Alves has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Simmonzzz down to the mat. Simmonzzz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Alves stuffs the takedown.
Alves dives in and grabs Simmonzzz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Simmonzzz pushes down on Alves's head and hops out.
Simmonzzz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Simmonzzz misses with a takedown
and Alves counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Alves stopping the sweep attempt from Simmonzzz.
Alves tries to free his leg and advance position but Simmonzzz is retaining full guard.
Simmonzzz controlling Alves's posture.
Simmonzzz keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully.
Alves stops Simmonzzz from standing up.
Simmonzzz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Simmonzzz looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmonzzz is adopting a defensive guard.
Thiago Alves has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Alves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alves doesn't manage to clinch there - Simmonzzz circles away.
Simmonzzz shoots in for a takedown but Alves shows good takedown defense.
Alves lands an overhand right.
Alves tries a head kick but it misses.
Simmonzzz is looking to clinch but Alves is avoiding it.
Simmonzzz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Simmonzzz misses with a hook. Alves ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmonzzz slaps away a takedown attempt from Alves, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Simmonzzz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Alves sprawls well. Alves wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Simmonzzz gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Simmonzzz is defended easily by Alves.
Alves tries to clinch up.
Alves wants to clinch.
Alves lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves closes this distance looking for a takedown but Simmonzzz circles away.
Alves pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Simmonzzz looks for a takedown but Alves sprawls well.
Alves fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Simmonzzz.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Simmonzzz moves in looking to clinch but Alves pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Alves dominated that round.
That's time! Alves's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Alves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Simmonzzz.
Alves stuffs the takedown.
Alves shoots in but no luck this time.
Simmonzzz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alves throws a shot to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Simmonzzz enables Alves to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Simmonzzz manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Simmonzzz looking to control.
Simmonzzz looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Alves might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Alves won't allow Simmonzzz to sweep him here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but Simmonzzz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Simmonzzz controlling Alves's posture.
Thiago Alves has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Simmonzzz leaves Alves with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Simmonzzz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Simmonzzz.
Alves shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Simmonzzz but Simmonzzz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Alves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmonzzz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alves taking a breather.
Simmonzzz managing to block the knees to the body from Alves.
A short uppercut from Simmonzzz.
Simmonzzz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Simmonzzz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alves throws a body kick that misses.
Simmonzzz shoots for a double leg takedown but Alves sprawls well. He's pushed Simmonzzz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alves moves in looking to clinch but Simmonzzz pushes him off.
Alves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Simmonzzz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves closes the distance and clinches up with Simmonzzz, looking for a takedown. Alves pushes Simmonzzz against the cage but Simmonzzz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Simmonzzz fails with the takedown.
Alves tries to clinch but Simmonzzz moves away
and Simmonzzz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Simmonzzz pulls guard successfully.
Alves wants to control from the top but Simmonzzz keeps moving.
Simmonzzz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Alves is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Alves has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Simmonzzz is proving hard to escape from.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Thiago Alves just wasn't active enough.
Simmonzzz misses with an uppercut.
Simmonzzz swinging wildly here.
Alves clinches up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Simmonzzz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alves stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Steeeve Simmonzzz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Alves scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Simmonzzz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alves throws a low kick but it's checked well by Simmonzzz.
Nice sprawl there from Alves as Simmonzzz shoots in.
Alves tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Simmonzzz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alves tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Simmonzzz counters by moving into the clinch.
Simmonzzz breaks the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alves.
Alves shoots for a takedown but Simmonzzz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Thiago Alves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmonzzz tries for a takedown but Alves sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Simmonzzz is defended easily by Alves.
Thiago Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steeeve Simmonzzz.
Simmonzzz closes the distance and clinches.
Simmonzzz manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Alves preventing the sweep.
Alves looking to pass the guard.
Alves trying to control but Simmonzzz is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Simmonzzz wants to stand up but Alves is controlling him.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Simmonzzz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alves.
Simmonzzz wants to stand and escape but Alves is having none of it.
Alves trying to stand up but can't free himself from Simmonzzz's guard.
Alves throwing strikes from guard but Simmonzzz blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Simmonzzz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Alves is trying to break the clinch but Simmonzzz is controlling him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Simmonzzz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Alves just stands there and leans against the cage.
Alves tries to break the clinch but Simmonzzz is controlling the position.
Simmonzzz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alves's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves jumps into guard, dragging Simmonzzz to the mat.
Simmonzzz tries to stand but Alves is controlling from the bottom.
Simmonzzz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Simmonzzz wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alves will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Simmonzzz tries to stand but Alves is controlling from the bottom.
Simmonzzz is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Thiago Alves.
I think Alves has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Alves!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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