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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mamed Khalidovv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and thiago alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mamed Khalidovv!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, thiago alves!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
alves lands a high kick!
Khalidovv looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? alves is fending him off so far but Khalidovv persists. Nope, alves circles away and we're back to standing.
Khalidovv wants to clinch.
alves gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Khalidovv counters with a shoot takedown. alves fights it but they end up in guard.
alves working a defensive guard here.
Khalidovv has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Khalidovv passes into half guard.
Khalidovv missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Khalidovv is working for a submission of some sort.
alves is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidovv is stalling here. alves is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Khalidovv seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and alves has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Sloppy strikes there by alves.
Khalidovv is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Khalidovv's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Khalidovv tries for a takedown but alves circles away easily
and alves counters with a head kick.
alves gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Khalidovv moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovv wants to break the clinch but can't.
alves wants to get back to striking at distance but Khalidovv won't allow it.
Khalidovv prevents alves from breaking the clinch.
Khalidovv throws an elbow but it misses.
Khalidovv fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mamed Khalidovv. That's going to take a lot out of him.
alves breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Khalidovv, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
alves has his takedown stuffed
and Khalidovv counters with a takedown into side control.
Khalidovv is breathing heavily.
Khalidovv taking a breather here.
Khalidovv is working alves over with some ground and pound from side control.
alves managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Khalidovv.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovv thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Khalidovv wants to control for a moment but alves uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
alves wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khalidovv keeps working.
Khalidovv is trying to get back to full guard.
Khalidovv looking for submissions off his back.
Khalidovv tries to roll over but alves keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
alves looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Khalidovv is refusing to be controlled, as alves sits in half guard.
alves seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
alves not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Khalidovv trying to hold on to alves's head to control him but alves postures up.
alves controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mamed Khalidovv dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
alves closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Khalidovv gets back to half guard.
Khalidovv is concentrating on defense, preventing alves from advancing position.
Khalidovv wants to control but alves is keeping busy.
alves seems to be looking for submissions.
Khalidovv is looking to control alves's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Khalidovv avoid being mounted?
Khalidovv works his way to full guard. Good work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidovv pushes alves off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
alves lands with a kick to the temple. Khalidovv shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
alves fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khalidovv will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Khalidovv takes a head kick and keeps coming.
alves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khalidovv swats him away and circles back towards the center.
alves throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Khalidovv.
A head kick by Khalidovv misses
and alves counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by alves.
alves changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Khalidovv fights it off and pushes away nicely.
alves with a lazy takedown attempt
and Khalidovv counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Khalidovv.
Khalidovv trying to control the position from guard on top but alves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
alves wants to get back to his feet but Khalidovv is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Khalidovv gets to his feet. alves looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Khalidovv tries to clinch up
and alves counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A right-left combo lands from Khalidovv.
alves doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Khalidovv counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mamed Khalidovv has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of thiago alves.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
alves blocking the ground and pound attempt from Khalidovv.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
alves is staying active underneath Khalidovv, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Khalidovv is looking to advance position but alves won't allow it.
Khalidovv seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but alves does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
alves tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Khalidovv stalling away here and it's allowed alves to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
alves is trying to control the position from the bottom.
alves keeping moving, preventing Khalidovv from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
alves tries to clinch up but Khalidovv circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four 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.
Khalidovv tries to clinch
and alves counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Khalidovv is trying to hold alves in close to prevent damage but alves has managed to pass into half guard.
alves looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
alves wants to take a breather but Khalidovv is having none of it.
Khalidovv is trying to get back to full guard.
Khalidovv trying to control but alves postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
alves wants to take a breather but Khalidovv is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mamed Khalidovv dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Horrible takedown by alves or perhaps it was just good defense by Khalidovv which made him look bad.
Khalidovv throws a lazy head kick
and alves counters by moving into the clinch.
alves tries to break the clinch but Khalidovv is controlling the position.
alves wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
alves is trying to break the clinch but Khalidovv has him pressed against the cage.
Khalidovv is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
alves wants to break the clinch but can't.
Khalidovv tightens his grip and picks alves up, before dumping him to the ground. alves manages to land in guard.
Khalidovv is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Khalidovv lands a couple of elbows.
Khalidovv is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! alves is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! alves has escaped and now he's on top!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
alves wants to get up but he can't break Khalidovv's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
alves wants to control from the top but Khalidovv keeps moving.
Khalidovv looking for a sweep. Not yet Khalidovv, not yet.
Khalidovv looking to control.
Khalidovv working a defensive guard but alves passes into half guard.
alves not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Khalidovv is not content to let alves control the position.
Khalidovv is looking for a sweep. alves is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
alves fails with the takedown.
Khalidovv shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and alves counters with a nice double leg into side control. Khalidovv won't be happy with that.
alves advances nicely into full mount.
Khalidovv tries to hold on but alves postures up.
Khalidovv is looking to improve his position but alves isn't that keen on the idea.
alves looking to control but Khalidovv is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
alves is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovv reaches up to try and control the position but alves seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Khalidovv rolls and tries to escape and now alves has his back!
Khalidovv just trying to survive but alves is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
alves doesn't have the hooks in and Khalidovv manages to turn into his guard.
alves looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
alves closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Khalidovv wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
alves is trying to break the clinch but Khalidovv has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
alves decides to pull guard.
Khalidovv throws a big right hand that misses.
Khalidovv drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but alves manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Khalidovv has alves in his guard.
Khalidovv is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Khalidovv with the ground and pound but alves uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Khalidovv postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! alves is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Khalidovv, into his guard.
thiago alves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mamed Khalidovv is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
alves trying to control the position from guard on top but Khalidovv is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
thiago alves comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Khalidovv 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mamed Khalidovv!
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energy
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pop
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