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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filippo Di Vaio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves comes to the cage accompanied by Guerreiro by Curumin. Filippo Di Vaio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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171 lbs
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171 lbs
22 - 13 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
33 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Guilherme Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Filippo Di Vaio!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Di Vaio feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Alves keeping full guard, as Di Vaio tries to pass.
Alves had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Di Vaio defends it easily.
Alves has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Di Vaio can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Di Vaio wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Di Vaio stopping the sweep attempt from Alves.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alves is on top in guard.
Di Vaio looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Di Vaio keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Di Vaio wants to stand but Alves is controlling the position.
Alves scoring with some ground and pound.
Alves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Di Vaio is keeping the position for now.
Di Vaio is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Alves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Di Vaio's elbow.
Alves tries a body shot but Di Vaio blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves struggles to land a body shot inside as Di Vaio controls his hands.
Alves takes an elbow to the temple.
Di Vaio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Di Vaio pulls Alves into guard.
Alves stands up over Di Vaio, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Alves throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Di Vaio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alves postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Di Vaio holds on and takes a little breather.
Alves with a flurry of punches that miss.
Di Vaio pulls Alves in to control the position.
Alves is looking to work some ground and pound but Di Vaio has wrist control.
Alves throwing strikes from guard but Di Vaio blocks nicely.
Alves trying to control but Di Vaio is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Di Vaio trying to control the position.
Di Vaio has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Alves postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alves connects with a couple of short punches.
Alves got a little sloppy there for a moment and Di Vaio has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Alves has managed to get both his arms back between Di Vaio's legs - danger averted.
Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but Di Vaio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alves throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Di Vaio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alves is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Di Vaio 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 controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Alves connects with a couple of short punches.
Alves being controlled here momentarily.
Alves stands up over Di Vaio, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Alves controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Di Vaio wants to sweep here but Alves controlling him for the moment.
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 Guilherme Alves will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Alves looking to score a takedown here. Di Vaio is defending well but Alves drives through and ends up in Di Vaio's guard.
Di Vaio has momentary wrist control but Alves slips an elbow through the middle.
Alves throwing strikes from guard but Di Vaio blocks nicely.
Alves scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but Di Vaio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alves working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Di Vaio's head.
Alves stopping the sweep attempt from Di Vaio.
Alves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Di Vaio can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Di Vaio keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully.
Di Vaio pulls Alves in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Di Vaio looking for a guillotine here but Alves defends easily.
Alves loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Di Vaio pulls Alves in close to prevent any damage.
Di Vaio is looking to stand up but Alves isn't so interested in that idea.
Di Vaio keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Alves working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alves lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Alves showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Alves working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Di Vaio's head.
Di Vaio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alves.
Alves postures up in Di Vaio's guard and throws a big left but Di Vaio blocks it.
Alves works over Di Vaio with some ground and pound from guard.
Di Vaio keeping full guard, as Alves tries to pass.
Alves won't allow Di Vaio to get back to his feet.
Di Vaio trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
We've been hearing good reports from Alves's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Alves distracts Di Vaio with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves controlling from the top position.
Di Vaio bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alves's guard.
Di Vaio slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've been informed that Di Vaio has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Alves looking for a sweep. Not yet Alves, not yet.
Alves has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Di Vaio can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Alves 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.
Alves trying to keep a closed guard but Di Vaio is proving a slippery customer.
Alves throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Di Vaio escapes and throws Alves's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves is being controlled here.
Alves tries to improve position but can't.
Alves manages to get back to half guard.
Di Vaio prevents Alves from improving his position.
Di Vaio trying to control the action but Alves is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guilherme Alves dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Alves scores with a nice head shot.
Di Vaio is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Di Vaio misses with a body kick.
Di Vaio is still on wobbly legs! Can Alves finish him?
Alves throws a lazy body kick
and Di Vaio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Di Vaio closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Alves did well to prevent Di Vaio getting side control.
Alves looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Di Vaio seems to have recovered his senses.
Di Vaio landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Alves is looking to improve his position.
Alves trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Di Vaio trying to control the pace.
Alves is not content to let Di Vaio control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves trying to control here.
Alves has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Di Vaio escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Di Vaio!
Alves manages to get back to half guard.
Di Vaio seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Alves is looking for a sweep. Di Vaio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Di Vaio sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Di Vaio tries to pass to full mount but Alves defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Alves actively working from the bottom here.
Alves is pressing down on Di Vaio's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Alves working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Di Vaio doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Di Vaio manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Alves trying to control the position.
Di Vaio got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alves has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Di Vaio has managed to get both his arms back between Alves's legs - danger averted.
Di Vaio stands up and waves to Alves to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves motions for Di Vaio to come forward. Alves throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Di Vaio shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alves defends it nicely.
Di Vaio jabs at Alves's body.
Di Vaio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alves.
As Alves backs off Di Vaio throws a huge counter combo but Alves manages to avoid it all.
Di Vaio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alves.
Di Vaio fails to land with a series of punches.
Di Vaio lands with a good body shot.
Alves fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Di Vaio sprawls well initially but Alves persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Alves is looking to advance position but Di Vaio won't allow it.
Di Vaio is staying active underneath Alves, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Di Vaio is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Alves pulls his head out easily.
Di Vaio works his way to full guard. Good work.
Alves controlling from the top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Alves's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Filippo Di Vaio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alves stops Di Vaio from standing up.
Alves lands a couple of decent looking shots.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Di Vaio is looking for a triangle but Alves pushes his legs off easily.
Alves is working Di Vaio over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Filippo Di Vaio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Guilherme Alves!
Guilherme Alves really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Tokyo United Fightwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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