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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Math Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jared Greene is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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186 cm
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180 lbs
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190 cm
25
170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident |
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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 Rio de Janeiro, Math Alves! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jared Greene! The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Greene moves into range and clinches up with Alves. Alves tries a knee to the head but Greene blocks it.
Alves misses with a knee strike.
Alves is looking to break free of the clinch but Greene has double underhooks. Alves connects with a nasty looking knee right to Greene's face.
Alves tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alves throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Greene blocks it with crossed arms. Alves throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Greene blocks it with crossed arms. Alves is trying to force a seperation but Greene has the dominant position. Alves misses with a knee strike.
Alves prevents the takedown attempt.
Alves has had enough of the clinch but Greene keeps him there for the moment. Alves misses with a knee strike.
Alves with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alves has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Alves throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Greene blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round. Greene prevents Alves from breaking the clinch. Greene pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Greene shoots in but Alves avoids the takedown attempt easily. A head kick by Alves misses and Greene counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Math Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Greene gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Greene pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Greene closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Alves using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Greene has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Greene has Alves pressed against the cage, preventing Alves from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Greene breaks from the clinch.
Greene swats away the attempt to clinch by Alves. Alves misses with a head kick.
Alves looks to clinch and Greene counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Alves with a knee to the head.
Greene tries for a takedown. No joy.
Math Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jared Greene. Alves prevents Greene from breaking the clinch. Alves tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Greene is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. This has been an exciting period of action! Greene keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alves's efforts to push away. Alves using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Greene has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alves throws a knee to the head but misses.
Greene breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Greene moves into the clinch. Alves has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Alves is looking to break free of the clinch but Greene has double underhooks. Greene can't get the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Alves throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Greene blocks it with crossed arms. Alves with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Greene has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Alves misses with a knee strike.
Alves throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Greene blocks it with crossed arms. Alves is breathing heavily. Alves is trying to break the clinch but Greene is controlling him. A frustrated look appears on Alves's face as he tries to break the clinch. Alves misses with a knee strike.
Alves is trying to break the clinch but Greene is controlling him. Alves tries to break free but Greene pushes him back against the cage. Alves misses with a knee to the head. Greene has Alves pressed against the cage, preventing Alves from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Greene can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Alves tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alves tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alves is pressed up against the cage. Greene has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Alves down to the mat. Alves avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Alves is looking to clinch. Greene moves into the clinch. Alves throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Greene blocks it with crossed arms. Greene takes a knee right on the jaw!
Alves with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Greene goes for a takedown in the clinch but Alves prevents it.
Alves can't break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Alves misses with a knee strike.
Alves misses with a knee to the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Math Alves dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alves looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Greene lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alves's sensitive parts. Alves has Greene up against the cage in a clinch.
Alves breaks from the clinch.
Alves wants to clinch. Greene instigates a clinch. Alves tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Greene keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alves's efforts to push away. Alves with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Greene breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice takedown defense from Alves. No joy for Greene on that attempt. Alves leaves Greene with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Alves wants to clinch but Greene slips to the side and Greene counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Greene. Alves connects with a nasty looking knee right to Greene's face.
Alves is trying to force a seperation but Greene has the dominant position. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Greene keeps control of Alves as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Alves breaks the clinch.
Alves tries to clinch but fails miserably and Greene counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Greene. Math Alves has scored more points in the clinch so far. Alves tries to land a knee to the head but Greene blocks with his arms.
Greene has Alves pressed against the cage, preventing Alves from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Alves with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Alves wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alves with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Alves using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Greene has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Greene gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Alves tries to break free but Greene pushes him back against the cage. Alves tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alves throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alves wants to break free but Greene has control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Alves tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Greene keeps control of Alves as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Greene escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Greene moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Greene jumps guard.
Greene manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Alves avoids a series of strikes thrown by Greene.
Greene thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. Alves trying desperately to get to his feet.
Alves is squirming around, avoiding Greene's attempts to control the action. Greene throws some wild stikes that Alves manages to avoid easily.
Greene tries to control but Alves wriggling away. Alves is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Greene thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. Alves wants to get back to his feet.
Alves on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Alves tries to get out of the position. Greene trying to control but he's not successful this time. Alves knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Greene on the ground. Greene controlling his opponent. Greene thowing shots but they're missing. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Greene won't let Alves get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Greene takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Alves avoids a series of strikes thrown by Greene.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jared Greene showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Greene drives through and clinches with Alves against the cage.
Alves misses with a knee to the head. Alves with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alves tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alves tries a knee to the head but Greene blocks it.
Alves tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alves with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Greene prevents Alves from breaking the clinch. Alves tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Greene escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Greene closes the distance and clinches. Alves misses with a knee to the head. Greene pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Greene fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Alves misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Greene closes the distance and clinches up with Alves, looking for a takedown. Greene pushes Alves against the cage but Alves circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Greene closes the distance and clinches. Alves with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alves throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alves prevents a takedown attempt there.
Math Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jared Greene. Greene's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Greene shoots in and drives through. Alves sprawls well. Greene avoids the head kick by Alves.
Alves leaves Greene with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Alves throws a head kick that misses and Greene counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Alves tries to clinch and Greene counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Alves avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alves tries to clinch up and Greene counters by moving into the clinch. Alves tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Greene pulls guard effortlessly. Alves wants to stand and escape but instead Greene has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. Greene slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Alves is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Greene is controlling him. Greene stands up and waves to Alves to follow him. Alves tries to clinch there but Greene circles away.
Greene fails with a takedown attempt. Alves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Greene shoots in looking for a takedown but Alves manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Greene's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Greene keeps the fight on the outside. Alves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Greene shoots in and drives through. Alves sprawls well. Alves clinches with his opponent.
Alves tries to break free but Greene pushes him back against the cage. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Greene pulls guard successfully.
Alves wants to stand and escape but instead Greene has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. Greene has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Alves is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Greene dives into side control.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Jared Greene. I think Greene has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29 Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29 Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jared Greene!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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