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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renato Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Celvin Saddleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renato Alves!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Celvin Saddleman!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves throws a hook but Saddleman blocks it.
Saddleman throws a jab but it's blocked by Alves.
Alves takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Alves - that will leave a mark!
Saddleman throws a lazy right hand but Alves sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Celvin Saddleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Alves keeps the fight on the outside.
Alves thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Saddleman misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saddleman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alves momentarily.
Alves changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Saddleman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alves paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Saddleman.
Alves is looking to clinch but Saddleman is avoiding it.
Saddleman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alves is out of range and Saddleman settles back down.
Celvin Saddleman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Saddleman!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saddleman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Saddleman closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saddleman closes the distance but Alves moves to the side
and Alves counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Saddleman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Alves counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Alves looking to pass the guard.
Saddleman is controlling Alves's posture.
Saddleman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Saddleman keeping full guard, as Alves tries to pass.
Alves passes Saddleman's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Alves seems to be looking for submissions.
Alves is breathing heavily.
Alves looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Saddleman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Saddleman is looking for a sweep. Alves is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Alves looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Alves is looking for a kimura here.
Alves working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Saddleman's thigh. Saddleman counters though and makes it back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves postures up.
Alves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Saddleman is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Renato Alves will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Saddleman throws a looping overhand right but Alves ducks down to avoid it.
Saddleman avoids the body shot from Alves.
Alves throws a head kick that half lands.
Saddleman loads up on a big right hand but Alves slips the punch.
Saddleman lands a two punch combo.
Saddleman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Saddleman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saddleman goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Alves circles away from the clinch attempt
and Alves counters with a nice uppercut.
Saddleman lands a jab-cross combination.
Saddleman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alves just misses with a punch to the body.
Saddleman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Alves misses.
Saddleman throws a nice looking combination but Alves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alves scores with the left hand. Saddleman knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Celvin Saddleman has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saddleman tries to land a leg kick but Alves saw it coming and moves away.
Alves fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Saddleman throws a push kick but Alves slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saddleman tries to clinch but Alves moves away
enabling Alves to counter with a crisp jab.
Saddleman misses with a looping right.
Saddleman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saddleman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alves manages to avoid it.
Saddleman clinches up against the cage.
Alves unloads a knee to the mid-section. Saddleman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Alves trying to stall but Saddleman improves his position.
Saddleman can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saddleman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alves misses with a punch to the body.
Alves looking for a takedown.
Alves tries a body shot but Saddleman blocks it.
Saddleman gets underhooks to prevent Alves's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renato Alves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Saddleman keeps control of Alves as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Saddleman wants to get back to striking at distance but Alves won't allow it.
Alves keeps control of Saddleman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alves can't find room to land a body shot as Saddleman controls the action.
Alves throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Saddleman blocks it with crossed arms.
Alves fails to pull guard.
Alves wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Alves dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Alves prevents Saddleman from breaking the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alves misses with a knee to the head.
Alves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saddleman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Celvin Saddleman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Celvin Saddleman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Alves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saddleman moves in looking to clinch but Alves pushes him off.
Saddleman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Alves counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Saddleman thinking.
Alves swings for the body but Saddleman moves out of range.
Celvin Saddleman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alves avoids the head kick by Saddleman.
Saddleman moves in looking to clinch but Alves pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Alves does no damage.
Alves uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saddleman.
A slow jab from Saddleman misses its intended target.
Saddleman tries to clinch up
and Alves counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Alves swings away with a body shot that misses
and Saddleman counters with a nice uppercut.
Alves keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saddleman.
Alves slips a jab and a cross from Saddleman.
Saddleman misses with a two punch combination.
Alves throws a sloppy body shot
and Saddleman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alves with a poor takedown
and Saddleman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alves looks to score with a jab to the body but Saddleman is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saddleman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alves counters by clinching up.
Alves wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saddleman can't break the clinch.
Alves misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saddleman.
Alves pulls Saddleman into guard.
Alves wants to sweep but no luck.
Saddleman looking to sit in guard and control but Alves gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Saddleman throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saddleman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Saddleman wants to sweep here but Alves controlling him for the moment.
Alves looking to pass the guard.
Alves has gone for a leg lock! Saddleman slips out almost immediately though and dives into Alves's guard.
Saddleman trying to control but Alves is working from the bottom.
Saddleman gets to his feet - Alves follows without any prompting.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Saddleman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Celvin Saddleman just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Celvin Saddleman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Saddleman misses with a combination
and Alves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Celvin Saddleman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saddleman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alves counters with a left to the body.
Saddleman wants to slow Alves down by chopping away at his legs.
Alves throws a hook to the side of Saddleman's head but Saddleman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alves tries to clinch up but Saddleman circles away and keeps his distance.
Saddleman throws an overhand right that lands on Alves's shoulder, as Alves tries to avoid the shot.
Saddleman misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saddleman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alves paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saddleman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Saddleman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Saddleman misses with a hook. Alves ducked under it nicely.
A punch combination from Saddleman misses.
Alves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saddleman.
Alves avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saddleman wants to clinch
letting Alves counter with a right hand.
Saddleman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alves makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Saddleman is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A combination from Saddleman does no damage.
Saddleman misses with a combination
and Alves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saddleman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saddleman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Saddleman misses with a combination
and Alves counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Alves works his way into side control.
Alves working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Saddleman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alves. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Alves tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Saddleman tries to improve position but can't.
Saddleman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alves is looking to pass Saddleman's guard but actually Saddleman recovers to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Saddleman is on top in guard.
Alves escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Saddleman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Alves had his way with Celvin Saddleman in that round.
The cut man is working on Celvin Saddleman's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Saddleman throws a combination. Alves tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Saddleman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Saddleman misses with a combination
and Alves counters with a nice double leg into side control. Saddleman won't be happy with that.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Alves working away.
Alves working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saddleman regains half guard.
Saddleman wants to get back to his feet.
Saddleman is trying to maintain the position but Alves is very close to passing his half guard.
Saddleman gets full guard.
Alves wants to pass the guard but Saddleman is keeping the position.
Saddleman wants to stand and escape but Alves is having none of it.
Alves postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Alves landing with the ground and pound.
Alves has gone for a leg lock! Saddleman slips out almost immediately though and dives into Alves's guard.
Renato Alves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alves looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Saddleman puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Alves is looking for a sweep. Saddleman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Saddleman trying to pass the guard but Alves defending well.
Saddleman winds up and cracks Alves with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Alves is looking to improve his position.
Alves taking some punishment here, with Saddleman in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saddleman wants to control but Alves is keeping him busy.
Alves tries to roll over but Saddleman keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Saddleman darts in trying to clinch
enabling Alves to counter with a crisp jab.
Saddleman lands with an overhand left.
Alves pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice defenses there by Alves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Alves blocks a head kick by Saddleman.
Saddleman tries to clinch
and Alves counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Saddleman.
Saddleman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Saddleman.
Saddleman misses with a double jab
and Alves counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renato Alves showed his dominance in that final round.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 48:48
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 48:47
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Renato Alves!
Renato Alves retains his welterweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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