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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Unstop Able (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Alves has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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277 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thiago Alves!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Unstop Able!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Able throws a hook to the side of Alves's head but Alves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alves looks for the body kick but Able saw that one coming.
Alves pushes Able up against the cage in a clinch.
Alves is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Able is defending well for now.
Alves lands an elbow that stopped Able in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Unstop Able has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Alves throws an elbow but misses.
Alves is stalling here.
Alves throws an elbow that misses.
Alves breaks from the clinch.
Able misses with a wild body shot.
Alves throws a head kick that misses.
A cross from Able lands.
Thiago Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Able throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Able is looking to clinch but Alves is avoiding it.
Able thows a body shot but no joy.
Able connects with a single shot there.
Alves keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Able.
Alves closes the distance looking to clinch
and Able counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Able thuds a left hand into Alves's body.
Alves closes the distance but Able moves to the side
and Able counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Alves there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Able sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Alves is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Able.
Alves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Able moves away.
Able moves out of range of the body kick from Alves.
A big left from Able misses.
Alves clinches but Able breaks the clinch
and Able counters with a straight right hand.
Alves doesn't manage to clinch there - Able circles away.
Alves lands with a nice body kick.
Able closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alves creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Able displaying some good clinch control by pressing Alves up against the cage.
Able looking to stall.
Alves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Able misses with a hook.
Able misses the jab.
A jab from Able misses.
Alves lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alves throws an overhand right that lands on Able's shoulder, as Able tries to avoid the shot.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch but Able swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Able. Alves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alves getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alves lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Able has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Able and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Able on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alves. Alves obviously looking to wear him down.
Alves takes the fight into the clinch.
Able is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Alves throws an elbow but it misses.
Able makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The referee calls for Alves to work.
Alves lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Able can't find room to land a body shot as Alves controls the action.
A bit of stalling here from Able.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Able.
Able misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alves lands a good knee to the midsection. Able won't want to take too many of those.
Able looks gassed!
Able blocks an elbow strike from Alves.
Alves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alves lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Alves.
Able circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Able counter with a right hand.
Alves throws a sloppy head kick and Able moves out of range easily.
Alves wants to clinch up but Able keeps it at a distance.
Able tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alves fails with an attempt to clinch.
Able checks a leg kick.
Alves slips a jab and a cross from Able.
Alves scores with a leg kick.
Alves scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves is looking to slow Able down with leg kicks.
Alves fakes the leg kick and cracks Able in the body.
Alves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alves has closed the distance and engaged Able in a clinch.
Alves lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Able misses the target.
Alves closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alves goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Able swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alves clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Able wants to stall.
Able dodges an elbow strike from Alves.
Alves gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alves throws an elbow that misses.
Able lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alves.
Alves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Alves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Unstop Able's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A leg kick checked by Able.
Able pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thiago Alves is winning the standup battle so far.
Able avoids a kick to the body.
Alves swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Able throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Able misses with a looping right.
Able avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alves scores with a spinning back kick!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Able in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Alves lands a nice looking body kick.
Alves swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alves tries a head kick but it misses.
Alves throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Able is breathing heavily.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch but Able swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alves connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Able. That did some damage!
Alves lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Alves thows a body shot but no joy.
Able has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Alves.
An inside leg kick lands from Alves.
Able tries to keep at a distance but Alves has taken the fight into the clinch.
Alves using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Good body shot from Alves.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alves escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alves.
Alves throws a nice head kick!
Alves tries to clinch there but Able circles away.
Alves lands a front kick.
Alves scoring well with a low kick there.
Alves turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Able's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Able swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alves lands a head kick. Able smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alves lands with a hook. Able tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Alves scores with a kick to the body.
Alves throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Able crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Alves - the referee stops the clock and Able gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Alves. Able manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alves looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for Able, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alves tries to clinch up but Able circles away and keeps his distance.
Alves with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alves.
Alves keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Able.
Alves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alves looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves fails in his attempt to clinch.
Able misses with a hook. Alves ducked under it nicely.
Alves bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alves. That's going to slow Able down.
Alves tries to clinch but Able is having none of it.
Alves throws a nice head kick!
Alves lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alves feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Able's calf.
Alves lands a front kick.
Alves clinches up with Able and pushes him back against the cage.
Alves misses with an elbow strike.
Alves manages to break the clinch.
Able digs a good body shot into Alves's ribs.
Able avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Able keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Alves.
Alves misses with a head kick.
Able connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Both fighters circling a little - Alves finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Alves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Able can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alves clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Able takes an elbow to the forehead.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Able.
Alves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alves fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Alves lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alves scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alves scores with a push kick.
Alves plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Able takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alves with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Alves dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Unstop Able's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Alves throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alves cracks the inside of Able's front leg.
Alves's corner calls for a 1-2. Alves obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Able avoids a kick to the body.
Alves moves in looking to clinch but Able pushes him off.
Alves has Able up against the cage in a clinch.
Alves manages to break the clinch.
Good leg kick by Alves there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Able misses with an uppercut.
Able takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Able blocks the body kick.
Able takes a kick to the side of the head.
Able avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alves tries to clinch up but Able circles away and keeps his distance.
Alves tries to clinch up but Able circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Able throws a predictable looking body shot
and Alves counters with a solid body kick.
Able takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A punch combination from Able misses.
Alves lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alves feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Able's calf.
Alves tries to clinch up.
Alves scoring well with a low kick there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alves.
Able takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alves with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alves lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Able looks to throw the jab but Alves is out of range.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Able swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Able avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Able pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Able avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alves swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alves, right into the meat.
Alves chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alves throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alves.
Alves misses with a kick to the body.
Able takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Able takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alves darts in and clinches Able up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Alves.
Alves manages to break the clinch.
Able steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Alves. That one must have hurt.
Alves lands a nice looking body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Alves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alves connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Able's hands.
Alves scores with a leg kick.
Alves fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Able.
Alves fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Able.
Alves connects with a high kick.
Alves connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Able momentarily.
Alves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alves throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alves moves into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Alves obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alves breaks the clinch.
Alves lands with a kick to the ribs.
Alves connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Able tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alves tries to clinch there but Able circles away.
Alves lands a front kick.
Alves feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Able's calf.
Alves wants to clinch.
Able gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alves is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Alves lands a nice looking body kick.
Alves moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Able misses with a wild body shot.
Alves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Able.
Alves lands with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Alves clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Unstop Able's cut.
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.
Alves slips a jab from Able.
Alves scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alves lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Able throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Able with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alves to score with a decent uppercut.
Both fighters circling a little - Alves finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alves.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alves.
Alves throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alves lands a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Able chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alves can pounce on him.
Alves tries to clinch up.
Able is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Alves connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alves swats away the attempt to clinch by Able.
Alves closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alves cracks the inside of Able's front leg.
Able walks into a straight right hand from Alves.
Alves cracks the inside of Able's front leg.
Alves lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alves throws a leg kick which misses Able's front leg but catches the back leg as Able tries to avoid it.
Alves lands with a right hand.
Alves feints and then cracks Able's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Able down.
Alves connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alves.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alves.
Alves misses with a kick to the body.
Alves clinches up with Able and pushes him back against the cage.
Alves lands an elbow inside that Able shrugs off.
Alves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alves is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves tries to clinch but Able is having none of it.
Alves lands a nice looking kick to the body. Able takes a step back to recover.
Alves throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Able's head.
Alves scores with a jab to the head.
Alves lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alves scores with a kick to the midsection.
Alves tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alves lands with a thumping leg kick.
Able takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch but Able swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alves is looking to land body kicks.
Alves lands a nice looking kick to the body. Able takes a step back to recover.
Alves fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves is looking to clinch but Able is avoiding it.
Able misses with a straight left.
Able throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alves thumps Able with a low kick.
Alves lands with a kick to the ribs.
Alves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alves looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alves misses with an uppercut.
Alves moves into the clinch successfully.
Alves gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Able's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Alves lands a nice elbow.
Alves lands an elbow inside.
Alves lands a good knee to the midsection. Able won't want to take too many of those.
Alves lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Able misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alves lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Alves.
Alves is looking to control Able's arms but Able gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alves has his back to the cage.
Able fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alves lands an elbow inside that Able shrugs off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alves comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alves manages to break the clinch.
Alves moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Able looks to land a right hand but Alves moved out of range.
Alves lands a high kick!
Alves throws a nice head kick!
Nice jab there from Alves.
Alves lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alves tries to clinch but Able moves out of range.
Alves closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Alves is looking to clinch.
Able jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Alves had his way with Unstop Able in that round.
The cut man is working on Unstop Able's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Able lands a right hook to the body.
Able misses with a hook.
Able walks forward, straight into a front kick from Alves.
Alves moves out of range as Able strikes.
Alves lands with a kick to the ribs.
Alves throws a nice outside leg kick.
Able avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Able swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Able throws a series of punches but Alves avoids them all with ease.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Able swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alves drives through and clinches with Able against the cage.
Alves throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Able is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A right hook to the body lands for Able.
Able misses with a body punch.
Able tries to throw a body punch but Alves avoids it by throwing Able back against the cage.
Alves comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Alves.
Alves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Able takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alves dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Able. That did some damage!
Alves forces Able back against the cage and clinches.
Nice elbow from Alves.
Alves manages to break the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alves. That's going to slow Able down.
Able chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alves can pounce on him.
Able avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alves connects with a solid leg kick.
Alves lands with a nice body kick.
Alves tries to clinch but Able moves out of range.
Alves tries to clinch up.
Alves throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Alves.
Alves throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
Alves tries to clinch but Able moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves lands a head kick. Able smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Alves lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alves tries to clinch up but Able circles away and keeps his distance.
Alves connects with a high kick.
Able throws a jab but it's blocked by Alves.
A head kick from Alves lands but Able takes it in his stride.
Alves with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Able chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alves can pounce on him.
Alves feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Able's calf.
Nice body punch from Alves.
Alves gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alves lands a damaging elbow.
Thiago Alves has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Able trying to stall but Alves improves his position.
Nice elbow from Alves.
Able takes an elbow to the temple.
Alves lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves lands a damaging elbow.
Alves is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Alves throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Alves manages to break the clinch.
Alves wants to clinch up but Able keeps it at a distance.
Alves is looking to land body kicks.
Alves tried to score with a low kick but Able checks it.
Alves lands with a slapping head kick.
Alves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Able.
Alves wants to clinch.
Nice body punch from Able.
Alves tries to land a front kick but Able steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alves lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Able misses the jab.
Alves rushes Able and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Alves manages to break the clinch.
Alves lands a jab to Able's midsection.
Alves fails in his attempt to clinch.
Able swats away the attempt to clinch by Alves.
Alves moves away from the strike by Able.
Able blocks a head kick by Alves.
Able takes a swing at Alves's ribcage but misses.
Able chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alves can pounce on him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alves looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Able misses with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 50:41
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 50:41
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 50:41
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Alves!
Thiago Alves retains his heavyweight title!
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