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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renato Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barnie Bradstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 cm
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180 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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180 cm
21
180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renato Alves! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barnie Bradstone! The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bradstone connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Bradstone slips under a jab from Alves. Alves looks to land a right hand but Bradstone moved out of range. Alves lunges at Bradstone with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bradstone's hand. Alves fails to land with a series of punches.
Bradstone misses with a body shot.
Alves misses with a wild body shot. Bradstone keeps the fight on the outside. Bradstone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alves. Alves thows a body shot but no joy. A big left from Alves misses. Bradstone misses with a body shot
and Alves counters with a stiff right hand. Bradstone blocks a jab. Alves is looking to clinch but Bradstone is avoiding it.
Bradstone works the jab nicely. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bradstone throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alves counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Alves looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Bradstone is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard. Alves looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Alves wants to free his trapped foot but Bradstone is holding on for dear life with his legs. Alves thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Bradstone tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Alves is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bradstone doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Alves. Alves sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bradstone defending well though. Alves is trying to work for a kimura but Bradstone is defending well.
Bradstone is defending against the submission attempts here by Alves.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Bradstone gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Alves counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Alves is breathing heavily. Bradstone wants to improve his position but Alves is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Alves moves into full mount! Bradstone won't be happy about that! Alves swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bradstone is now in Alves's guard. A big mistake from Alves there, giving up the dominant position! Bradstone trying to control the position from guard on top but Alves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Bradstone preventing the sweep. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Bradstone keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alves's head. Alves is looking to sweep but instead, Bradstone has passed into half guard.
Alves is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bradstone's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bradstone's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bradstone breaks Alves's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Bradstone trying to control but Alves is working from the bottom. Alves isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bradstone stacks Alves on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Bradstone! Bradstone is looking to take a break and control but Alves is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Bradstone slows the pace down. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Alves sneaks back into half guard. Alves gets full guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Alves dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Alves fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alves stuffs the takedown attempt from Bradstone. Bradstone gets slowly back to his feet. Bradstone throws a lazy right hand but Alves sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Bradstone swats away the attempt to clinch by Alves. Alves is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Bradstone throws a nice looking combination but Alves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Alves wants to clinch up but Bradstone keeps it at a distance. Alves is looking to clinch. Alves misses with a body shot
and Bradstone counters with a three punch combo that has Alves backing up. Alves nods at Bradstone to acknowledge the strikes. Alves throws a shot from downtown. Bradstone moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Alves scores with a nice head shot. Nice uppercut there from Alves. Bradstone moves into range and connects with a jab. Bradstone misses with a double jab
and Alves scores with a counter punch that sends Bradstone to the canvas! Alves smells blood - he's punishing Bradstone with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Bradstone has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Renato Alves! Renato Alves retains his welterweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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