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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Renzo Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renzo Alves could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marcelo Garcia's chin.
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160 lbs
16 - 3 - 0 |
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177 cm
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165 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Renzo Alves !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Marcelo Garcia!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Garcia wants to clinch
and Alves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Alves was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garcia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Garcia throws a hook but Alves avoids it easily.
Alves slips a straight right by Garcia.
Garcia goes for a double leg but Alves avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Alves continues to drive forward.
It looked like Alves was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
I was talking to Alves 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Alves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alves pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Garcia throws a nice looking combination but Alves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alves thinks about countering with a body kick.
Garcia gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alves postures up.
Alves being controlled here momentarily.
Alves wants to pass the guard but Garcia is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves throws a big right hand that misses.
Alves cracks Garcia with a solid left hand.
Garcia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Garcia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Alves defends well.
Alves 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Garcia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Garcia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alves is one step ahead there.
Alves is fighting to break Garcia's control of his arms but Garcia is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two 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.
Garcia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Alves can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Garcia is trying to control the position but Alves postures up.
Alves landing with the ground and pound.
Alves working some strikes from top position.
Alves lands a couple of elbows.
Alves chips away with some ground and pound.
Alves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Garcia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alves is working Garcia over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Alves trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Garcia working for submissions but it's allowed Alves to get to half guard.
Garcia is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Alves scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from Alves there.
Garcia slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves drops back looking for a leg! Garcia is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Garcia manages to kick Alves off! Alves jumps back into Garcia's guard.
Garcia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Alves doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Alves manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Alves stopping the sweep attempt from Garcia.
Alves pushing down on Garcia's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Garcia looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alves moves into full mount! Garcia won't be happy about that!
Garcia is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renzo Alves dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Alves lands a nice leg kick that just misses Garcia's sensitive parts.
Alves misses with a series of wild punches.
Garcia feints the counter takedown.
Marcelo Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Renzo Alves has been cut.
Alves fakes the leg kick and cracks Garcia in the body.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alves as he jumps to the side.
Alves dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Alves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Alves avoids them all with ease.
Alves throws a big counter combination but Garcia scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Garcia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Garcia scores with a jab. Alves acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia motions for Alves to come forward. Garcia throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alves connects with a body shot that sends Garcia's belly button to the back.
Garcia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alves .
Garcia has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Alves .
Garcia misses with a right hand
and Alves counters with a left to the body.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alves to score with a decent uppercut.
Alves uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Alves swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia lands with a right hand.
Marcelo Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Alves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Alves throwing a counter right hand but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Garcia.
Alves just misses with a punch to the body.
Alves looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Garcia!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Alves is looking to take a break and control but Garcia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Garcia trying to hold on to Alves 's head to control him but Alves postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to get to full guard but Alves has control of the leg.
Garcia trying to control from the bottom.
Garcia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Alves pulls his head out easily.
Alves takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Garcia actively working from the bottom here.
Garcia is trying to get back to full guard.
Alves lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Alves thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Garcia's head.
Garcia moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Alves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garcia can do to turn this around?
Garcia looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Alves has picked Garcia up and slammed him! Garcia can't keep hold of the triangle and Alves manages to pass to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves scoring with punches from side control.
Alves is chipping away with strikes.
Alves working the head and body with strikes.
Alves in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Garcia is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Garcia is still in real trouble! Can Alves finish him?
Alves moves nicely into side control.
Alves connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Garcia some visible discomfort.
Garcia is looking to regain half guard here but Alves keeps moving and retains side control.
Alves creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Alves lands an elbow.
Alves is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Garcia knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Garcia is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia manages to work his way to half guard, despite Alves 's best efforts.
Alves is looking for a kimura but Garcia is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Alves to get the leverage.
Garcia regains full guard. Nicely done.
Alves connects with a couple of short punches.
Renzo Alves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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!
Alves got a little sloppy there for a moment and Garcia has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Alves has managed to get both his arms back between Garcia's legs - danger averted.
Alves wants to pass the guard but Garcia is keeping the position.
Alves content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Alves working some strikes from top position.
Alves throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Garcia wants to sweep but no luck.
Alves postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Alves with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Alves forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renzo Alves dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Renzo Alves 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Alves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Alves swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Garcia.
Alves throws a series of punches but Garcia moves out of range.
Alves cracks Garcia on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Garcia falls backwards against the cage. Alves follows up with more strikes that drop Garcia to his knees. Alves keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Garcia! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Renzo Alves !
A very excited looking Renzo Alves made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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