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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henrique da silva sauro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White 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 Rio de Janeiro, Henrique da silva sauro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Alves!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
da silva sauro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
da silva sauro fails with a takedown attempt.
da silva sauro throws a head kick but Alves moves out of range.
da silva sauro shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Alves avoiding damage under a succession of punches from da silva sauro.
da silva sauro controlling the pace.
Alves trying to control here.
Alves moves into full guard.
da silva sauro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alves is keeping the position for now.
Alves is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst da silva sauro is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da silva sauro postures up.
Alves is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
da silva sauro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alves works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch up but da silva sauro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
da silva sauro tries to bum rush Alves with a series of wild strikes but Alves uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
da silva sauro tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Alves counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Alves.
Alves gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from da silva sauro.
Alves tries for a takedown but da silva sauro manages to get underhooks.
Alves looking for a takedown.
Alves lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da silva sauro is trying to break free.
A right hook to the body lands for Alves.
Alves lands a nice knee to the body.
da silva sauro is looking to break free of the clinch but Alves has double underhooks.
Alves breaks the clinch.
da silva sauro has managed to clinch.
da silva sauro gets underhooks to prevent Alves's takedown attempt.
Henrique da silva sauro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Alves.
Alves looks gassed!
Alves breaks the clinch.
Alves wants to clinch but da silva sauro slips to the side
and da silva sauro counters with a takedown into side control.
Alves tries to improve position but can't.
da silva sauro decides to stand back up. da silva sauro steps back and let's Alves get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
da silva sauro throws a sloppy head kick
and Alves counters with a thumping low kick.
da silva sauro tries to clinch up.
Alves tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and da silva sauro counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by da silva sauro.
da silva sauro goes for a takedown attempt but Alves pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Alves moves into range and clinches up with da silva sauro.
da silva sauro is looking to control Alves's arms but Alves gets an underhook and turns him. Now da silva sauro has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves avoiding damage as da silva sauro throws knees to the body.
Alves escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
da silva sauro shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Alves's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
da silva sauro keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alves's head.
Alves lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for da silva sauro!
da silva sauro can't escape the position.
da silva sauro wants to control but Alves is having none of it.
Alves tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
da silva sauro wants to hold on but Alves pushes him away.
da silva sauro really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alves trying to control but da silva sauro is having none of it.
da silva sauro is looking to improve his position but Alves isn't that keen on the idea.
Alves wants to control the pace but da silva sauro is squirming around nicely.
Alves looking to control and managing it successfully.
Alves avoids the attempt from da silva sauro to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrique da silva sauro dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
da silva sauro darts in and clinches Alves up against the cage.
Alves has da silva sauro pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. da silva sauro manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Alves breaks the clinch.
da silva sauro shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
da silva sauro can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Alves is looking to escape.
da silva sauro controlling the position easily from mount.
da silva sauro is working for a guillotine from mount but Alves frees his head quite easily.
Alves is working to get back to half guard.
da silva sauro tries to control but Alves wriggling away.
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.
da silva sauro has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Alves's face.
Alves regains half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alves is trying to stand.
da silva sauro content to control rather than advance.
Alves tries to get to full guard but da silva sauro has control of the leg.
da silva sauro lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Alves tries to get to full guard but da silva sauro has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da silva sauro 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.
da silva sauro prevents Alves from improving his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
da silva sauro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alves darts in and clinches da silva sauro up against the cage.
da silva sauro successfully pulls guard.
da silva sauro trying to keep a closed guard but Alves is proving a slippery customer.
Alves sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da silva sauro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
da silva sauro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
da silva sauro controlling the position.
da silva sauro looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Alves puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Alves wants to stand up but da silva sauro is controlling the position.
da silva sauro regains full guard. Nicely done.
da silva sauro has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Alves off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
da silva sauro thows a leg kick but Alves checks it
and Alves counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da silva sauro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
da silva sauro wants to break the clinch but can't.
da silva sauro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
da silva sauro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
da silva sauro jumps guard but Alves stands there with da silva sauro around his waist. da silva sauro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Come on da silva sauro - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
da silva sauro gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
da silva sauro fails to pull guard.
da silva sauro is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
da silva sauro goes for a takedown in the clinch but Alves prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henrique da silva sauro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
da silva sauro jumps guard but Alves stands there with da silva sauro around his waist. da silva sauro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Alves tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
da silva sauro breaks from the clinch.
Alves gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
da silva sauro sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrique da silva sauro dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Alves fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with da silva sauro, pushing him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alves.
Alves landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alves.
Alves lands a knee to the head.
Alves tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. da silva sauro just stands there and leans against the cage.
da silva sauro is trying to maintain a safe position but Alves gets an underhook and turns da silva sauro into the cage.
Alves throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alves wants a takedown.
da silva sauro jumps guard but Alves stands there with da silva sauro around his waist. da silva sauro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Alves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alves has da silva sauro up against the cage in a clinch.
da silva sauro drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Alves gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Alves slows down the pace here.
Alves with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
da silva sauro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Alves smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henrique da silva sauro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alves clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Alves takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
da silva sauro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Alves smiles and moves away.
Alves pushes da silva sauro up against the cage in a clinch.
Alves breaks the clinch.
Alves scoring well with a low kick there.
Alves's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Alves duly obliges.
da silva sauro looks to land a right hand but Alves moved out of range.
da silva sauro tries for a takedown but Alves sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
da silva sauro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
da silva sauro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alves's waist but Alves gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing da silva sauro off to one side.
Henrique da silva sauro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alves tries to clinch there but da silva sauro circles away.
da silva sauro tries to close the distance and clinch but Alves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alves throws a combination but it was largely blocked by da silva sauro.
da silva sauro shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than da silva sauro was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da silva sauro pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
A nice elbow there by da silva sauro.
da silva sauro tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Alves is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
da silva sauro sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Alves is looking to improve his position but da silva sauro isn't that keen on the idea.
Alves is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da silva sauro avoids the attempt from Alves to control.
da silva sauro sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Alves tries to hold on but da silva sauro pushes him away.
Alves really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Alves sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
da silva sauro is thwarting Alves's attempts to control the position.
Alves avoiding damage under a succession of punches from da silva sauro.
da silva sauro is tying to control. Alves wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Alves wants to get back to full guard.
Alves is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
da silva sauro trying to pass the guard but Alves defending well.
Alves is looking to escape.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
da silva sauro moves in looking to clinch but Alves pushes him off.
Alves is looking to clinch.
Alves darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
da silva sauro wants to control but Alves is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Thiago Alves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
da silva sauro blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alves.
da silva sauro keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Alves comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think da silva sauro 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henrique da silva sauro!
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