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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Renzo Jarvis Alejandro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Renzo Jarvis Alejandro has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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149 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renzo Jarvis Alejandro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez clinches up with Alejandro and pushes him back against the cage.
Sanchez pulls guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Alejandro's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Alejandro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sanchez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Alejandro!
Sanchez throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez wants to control the pace but Alejandro is squirming around nicely.
Alejandro is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Sanchez looking to finish with strikes here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanchez gets a clinch.
Alejandro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Alejandro working hard to break the clinch.
Alejandro has had enough of the clinch but Sanchez keeps him there for the moment.
Sanchez works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Sanchez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alejandro is keeping the position for now.
Alejandro knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sanchez on the ground.
Sanchez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Alejandro wants to stand up but Sanchez is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alejandro keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Sanchez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Alejandro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanchez.
Alejandro wants to get back to his feet but Sanchez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looking to sit in guard and control but Alejandro gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Alejandro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Alejandro looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Alejandro misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
Alejandro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alejandro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alejandro looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alejandro.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt.
Sanchez closes the distance and clinches up with Alejandro, looking for a takedown. Sanchez pushes Alejandro against the cage but Alejandro circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez looks gassed!
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alejandro.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Alejandro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez clinches up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Alejandro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Alejandro tries to break free but Sanchez pushes him back against the cage.
Alejandro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alejandro. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alejandro scores with a hook to the body. Sanchez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alejandro lands with a good body shot.
Sanchez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Diego Sanchez has been cut.
Alejandro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Alejandro misses the shot to the body.
Alejandro lands a nice hook to Sanchez's body. Sanchez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sanchez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Alejandro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alejandro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Sanchez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alejandro is looking to wear down Sanchez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Alejandro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Alejandro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renzo Jarvis Alejandro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Sanchez'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.
Alejandro takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Alejandro leaves Sanchez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sanchez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alejandro is trying to force a seperation but Sanchez has the dominant position.
Sanchez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Alejandro avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Alejandro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Renzo Jarvis Alejandro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alejandro thows a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diego Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alejandro misses the shot to the body.
Alejandro looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alejandro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alejandro swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alejandro. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alejandro looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alejandro.
Alejandro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Alejandro keeps moving.
Sanchez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sanchez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Alejandro is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sanchez is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control but Alejandro is working from the bottom.
Sanchez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sanchez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sanchez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Alejandro is looking to stand up but Sanchez isn't so interested in that idea.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Alejandro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alejandro misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alejandro. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez wants to clinch.
Sanchez clinches up with Alejandro and pushes him back against the cage.
Alejandro can't break the clinch.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Alejandro.
Alejandro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alejandro is fending him off so far but Sanchez persists. Nope, Alejandro circles away and we're back to standing.
Renzo Jarvis Alejandro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Sanchez.
Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alejandro.
Renzo Jarvis Alejandro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but Alejandro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alejandro lands a nice hook to Sanchez's body. Sanchez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alejandro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Alejandro throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alejandro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Alejandro.
Alejandro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alejandro swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Alejandro swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Alejandro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alejandro.
Sanchez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Alejandro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Alejandro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanchez gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez fails to pull guard.
Alejandro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Alejandro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Alejandro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alejandro wants to break free but Sanchez has control.
Alejandro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sanchez drags the fight down to the ground.
Sanchez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Alejandro scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renzo Jarvis Alejandro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Diego Sanchez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Alejandro just misses with a punch to the body.
Alejandro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Alejandro.
Alejandro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Alejandro.
Renzo Jarvis Alejandro is winning the standup battle so far.
Alejandro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez gets a takedown into half guard.
Sanchez trying to control the action but Alejandro is working from the bottom.
Sanchez postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Alejandro to stand up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alejandro takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Alejandro tries to avoid it but Sanchez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Alejandro to the ground. Alejandro escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sanchez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Alejandro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez throws a wild body kick that Alejandro sees coming a mile off.
Alejandro swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Alejandro cracks Sanchez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sanchez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Alejandro sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Alejandro thows a body shot but no joy.
Alejandro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alejandro throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez closes the distance and pushes Alejandro back into the cage.
Alejandro can't break the clinch.
Alejandro working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Sanchez on the inside.
Sanchez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Alejandro uses from the top position.
Alejandro has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Alejandro looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alejandro passes Sanchez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Alejandro lands strikes from half guard.
Alejandro looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sanchez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Alejandro throwing shots but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Sanchez wants to get back to full guard.
Sanchez looks like he's trying to stand up.
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. Alejandro connects with a nice short shot to Sanchez's temple.
Alejandro prevents Sanchez from improving his position.
Sanchez trying to control here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Alejandro thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Alejandro.
Nice body punch from Alejandro.
Sanchez shoots for a double leg takedown but Alejandro sprawls well. He's pushed Sanchez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Renzo Jarvis Alejandro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Sanchez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alejandro. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alejandro.
Alejandro lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sanchez is defended easily by Alejandro.
Alejandro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Alejandro takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sanchez tries to clinch up.
Sanchez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Alejandro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Alejandro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alejandro has had enough of the clinch but Sanchez keeps him there for the moment.
Alejandro wants to get back to striking at distance but Sanchez won't allow it.
Alejandro is fighting off a takedown attempt but Sanchez is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Alejandro to the mat. Alejandro regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Sanchez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alejandro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alejandro keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diego Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Renzo Jarvis Alejandro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sanchez throws and elbow that misses. Alejandro uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sanchez's guard. Nice move by Alejandro!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Diego Sanchez.
I think Alejandro 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renzo Jarvis Alejandro!
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energy
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RATING
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