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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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151 lbs
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170 cm
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151 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edgar Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Joe!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves cracks a nice hook into Joe's ribs.
Joe has a takedown stuffed.
Alves feints and as Joe raises his hands in defense, Alves changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Joe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Alves knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Joe on the ground.
Alves loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Joe looking for a sweep. Not yet Joe, not yet.
Alves throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Joe wants to sweep but no luck.
Alves sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Joe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alves with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alves wants to control from the top but Joe keeps moving.
Joe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Alves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Joe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Joe looking to control.
Alves has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Joe looking for a sweep. Not yet Joe, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alves shoots in and drives through. Joe sprawls well.
And Joe tries to counter it with a takedown but Alves pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Joe connects with a body shot that sends Alves's belly button to the back.
Alves misses with a wild body shot.
Alves decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe is looking to improve his position.
Alves wants to work for an arm triangle but Joe is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Joe is trying to control but can't.
Joe moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Alves working some strikes from top position.
Joe trying to keep a closed guard but Alves is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Alves postures up and lands a big shot to Joe's brow.
Joe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alves wants to control from the top but Joe keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alves working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Alves postures up.
Joe looks winded!
Joe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Joe keeps trying to improve his position.
Alves is looking to pass into half guard but Joe pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Joe is in guard.
Alves wants to sweep but no luck.
Alves has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Alves manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Joe manages to get himself to full guard.
Joe keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully.
Joe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Joe trying to control the position.
Alves trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edgar Alves dominated that round.
That's time! Alves's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Alves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joe was well out of range. Poor timing from Alves.
Joe with the counter takedown but Alves avoids it easily.
Alves fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Joe sprawls well initially but Alves persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Alves landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Joe wants to get back to full guard.
Joe is looking to control Alves's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Joe avoid being mounted?
Alves winds up and cracks Joe with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nice strikes from Alves there.
Alves is keen to just control but Joe is a slippery customer.
Alves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joe can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe trying to control but Alves postures up.
Joe works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves trying to control but Joe is working from the bottom.
Joe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Edgar Alves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Joe is breathing heavily.
Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but Joe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alves cracks Joe with a solid left hand.
Alves is stalling in the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alves accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Joe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alves's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves pulls Joe in close to his closed guard and prevents Joe from doing any damage or advancing position.
Joe preventing the sweep.
Alves scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Alves looking to control.
Joe lands a couple of elbows.
Alves is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Joe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alves works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Joe changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Alves tries to avoid it but Joe manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Alves to the ground. Alves escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Alves throws a body punch but Joe moves out of range.
Joe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe dives in for a single leg takedown but Alves sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Joe tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Alves defends well and Joe ends up having to push Alves into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Alves is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Edgar Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Joe.
Alves shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Joe's guard.
Joe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alves's guard.
Alves wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Joe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alves looking for a sweep. Not yet Alves, not yet.
Joe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alves has his hands on Joe's head, controlling the position.
Alves looking to hit a scissor sweep but Joe is one step ahead there.
Joe throws a big elbow that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Joe looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Alves is pulling down on Joe's head. It's preventing any offense from Joe, at least for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edgar Alves dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Joe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Alves swivels and escapes.
Alves checks the leg kick nicely there.
Joe slaps away a takedown attempt from Alves, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Joe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alves but Alves pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alves attempts a counter takedown but Joe avoids it well and moves away.
Alves shoots in and drives through. Joe sprawls well.
Joe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alves is fending him off so far but Joe persists. Nope, Alves circles away and we're back to standing.
Edgar Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Joe.
Horrible takedown attempt by Joe or perhaps it was just good defense by Alves, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe leaves Alves with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Joe throws a leg kick
and Alves counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alves.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alves throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Joe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves 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.
Alves postures up.
Alves preventing the sweep.
Alves distracts Joe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Alves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Joe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alves wants to control from the top but Joe keeps moving.
Alves passes Joe's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Alves working over Joe with some ground and pound. Joe looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Alves lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Alves working Joe over with strikes.
Alves is pressing down on Joe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Joe is holding on for now.
Joe wants to control but Alves is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Joe regains full guard. Nicely done.
Joe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves won't allow Joe to sweep him here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Joe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alves.
Alves closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Joe quickly recovers to half guard.
Joe on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Alves is controlling the pace.
Joe manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves scoring with punches to the head and body.
Alves in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alves content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Alves wants to control from the top but Joe keeps moving.
Joe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alves.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alves trying to control but Joe is working from the bottom.
Joe Joe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alves with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edgar Alves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alves 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Edgar Alves!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Edgar Alves!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Edgar Alves!
Edgar Alves wins by unanimous decision!
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pop
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RATING
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