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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick Alchin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saulo Guimaraes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alchin comes to the cage accompanied by Mein Herz brennt. Saulo Guimaraes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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171 lbs
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190 cm
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rick Alchin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saulo Guimaraes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guimaraes darts in and clinches Alchin up against the cage.
Guimaraes wants to stall.
Alchin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Guimaraes wants to stall.
Guimaraes is looking to break free of the clinch but Alchin has double underhooks.
Guimaraes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Alchin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Alchin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guimaraes misses with a looping right.
Guimaraes throws a leg kick which misses Alchin's front leg but catches the back leg as Alchin tries to avoid it.
Alchin darts in and clinches Guimaraes up against the cage.
Guimaraes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Guimaraes wants a takedown.
Alchin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alchin tightens his grip and picks Guimaraes up, before dumping him to the ground. Guimaraes manages to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alchin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Guimaraes flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Alchin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Guimaraes wants to control but Alchin is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alchin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Alchin stops Guimaraes from getting back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Alchin connects with a nice short shot to Guimaraes's temple.
Alchin is tying to control. Guimaraes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Guimaraes looks gassed!
Alchin working the head and body with strikes.
Guimaraes is refusing to be controlled, as Alchin sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alchin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Alchin wants to pass to mount but Guimaraes is defending the position.
Alchin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guimaraes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alchin.
Guimaraes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alchin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Guimaraes is positioning himself well to prevent Alchin advancing to mount.
Alchin postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Guimaraes to stand up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alchin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alchin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guimaraes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Guimaraes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Alchin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guimaraes slips a jab and a cross from Alchin.
Alchin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Guimaraes counters with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guimaraes swats away the attempt to clinch by Alchin.
Alchin clinches.
Alchin stalls.
Guimaraes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rick Alchin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saulo Guimaraes.
Alchin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Alchin misses with a knee strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alchin.
Alchin slows down the pace here.
Alchin lands a nice knee to the body.
Guimaraes tries to pull guard but Alchin holds him up against the cage and eventually Guimaraes drops back down to his feet.
Guimaraes tries to stall but Alchin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alchin taking a breather.
Guimaraes avoiding damage as Alchin throws knees to the body.
Alchin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Guimaraes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Alchin smiles and moves away.
Alchin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alchin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alchin instigates a clinch.
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!
Alchin lands a knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alchin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alchin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alchin fails to land with a series of punches.
Rick Alchin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alchin moves in looking to clinch but Guimaraes pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Alchin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Alchin fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Guimaraes fails to pull guard.
Guimaraes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Alchin avoiding damage as Guimaraes throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Alchin.
Nice elbow from Alchin.
Guimaraes looking for a takedown.
Rick Alchin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saulo Guimaraes.
Alchin breaks from the clinch.
Alchin has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Alchin rushes Guimaraes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Alchin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Guimaraes.
Guimaraes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alchin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alchin has Guimaraes up against the cage in a clinch.
Guimaraes is breathing heavily.
Alchin is trying to trip Guimaraes. He has hold of a leg but Guimaraes is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Alchin persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alchin is working Guimaraes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Alchin advances to half guard.
Alchin is looking to advance position but Guimaraes won't allow it.
Guimaraes is refusing to be controlled, as Alchin sits in half guard.
Alchin slips a nice elbow through Guimaraes's hands, connecting with Guimaraes's forehead.
Alchin uses his free foot to push down on Guimaraes's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Guimaraes.
Alchin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Alchin lands a nice shot to the head.
Alchin landing shots from mount.
Alchin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alchin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Guimaraes can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alchin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Alchin landing punches.
Alchin tries to control but Guimaraes wriggling away.
Alchin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Alchin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Alchin lands a nice shot to the head.
Guimaraes is squirming around, avoiding Alchin's attempts to control the action.
Alchin landing strikes, looking to finish!
Alchin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alchin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Alchin has hold of Guimaraes's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Guimaraes manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Alchin 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.
Alchin lands a big elbow.
Alchin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Guimaraes can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Alchin lands a nice shot to the head.
Alchin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Guimaraes?
Alchin trying to control but Guimaraes is having none of it.
Alchin unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alchin punishing his opponent with strikes.
Guimaraes is squirming around, avoiding Alchin's attempts to control the action.
Alchin working Guimaraes over with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alchin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Alchin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Guimaraes can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
A nice elbow there by Alchin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alchin landing strikes from the mount and Guimaraes is in trouble!
Alchin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Guimaraes can do to turn this around?
Alchin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Alchin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Alchin dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Guimaraes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guimaraes is looking to land body kicks.
Guimaraes keeps the fight on the outside.
Saulo Guimaraes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alchin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alchin is looking to clinch but Guimaraes is avoiding it.
Guimaraes wants to clinch
and Alchin counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guimaraes is looking to break free of the clinch but Alchin has double underhooks.
Alchin manages to break the clinch.
Guimaraes throws a head kick that misses
and Alchin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Guimaraes pulls guard.
Alchin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Guimaraes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alchin thows a big elbow that misses.
Guimaraes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alchin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Guimaraes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alchin won't allow Guimaraes to get back to his feet.
Alchin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Alchin with a nice head shot there.
Alchin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Alchin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Alchin chips away with some ground and pound.
Alchin trying to control the position from guard on top but Guimaraes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alchin is working Guimaraes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Alchin pushes down on Guimaraes's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Alchin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Alchin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Alchin thows a huge punch but Guimaraes dodges it nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Alchin connects with a nice short shot to Guimaraes's temple.
Alchin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Alchin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alchin lands with a punch from half guard.
Alchin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Guimaraes is looking to improve his position.
Guimaraes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alchin.
Guimaraes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Alchin is looking to take a break and control but Guimaraes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Guimaraes taking some punishment here, with Alchin in his half guard.
Alchin controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guimaraes is not content to let Alchin control the position.
Guimaraes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Alchin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nice strikes from Alchin there.
Alchin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Guimaraes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Alchin lands with a punch from half guard.
Alchin stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Saulo Guimaraes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rick Alchin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Guimaraes throws a head kick that misses
and Alchin moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Alchin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alchin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Alchin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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