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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sahraim Alib (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emanoel Moreno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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170 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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174 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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ADCC Champion
Counter striker
Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sahraim Alib!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emanoel Moreno!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alib lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Moreno closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Alib to the mat! Alib manages to get full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Alib is looking for a triangle but Moreno pushes his legs off easily.
Alib pulls Moreno in close to his closed guard and prevents Moreno from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alib is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Moreno drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Alib manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Moreno has Alib in his guard.
Moreno has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Alib can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Alib wants to control from the top but Moreno keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alib avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Moreno is trying to control the position but Alib postures up.
Alib stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moreno swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Moreno is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Moreno utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alib content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Alib lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Alib postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alib wants to control from the top but Moreno keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreno escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alib gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Moreno has his foot on Alib's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Alib works his way back into a safe position though.
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!
Alib advances to half guard.
Alib thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Moreno's head.
Alib wants to pass to mount but Moreno is defending the position.
Moreno keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Moreno moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Moreno working for a triangle but Alib defends it easily.
Moreno is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreno is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Alib is aware though and is defending well.
Alib with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Alib controlling from the top position.
Alib trying to control but Moreno is working from the bottom.
Alib seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Moreno looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Alib with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreno is looking for a triangle but Alib pushes his legs off easily.
Moreno is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Alib is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moreno is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Alib sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Alib works over Moreno with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moreno looking for a guillotine here but Alib defends easily.
Moreno had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Alib defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emanoel Moreno dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Moreno tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Alib to counter with a crisp jab.
Moreno fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alib avoids it really well and circles away.
Moreno gets tackled into the cage by Alib. Alib maintains the clinch.
Moreno is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Alib to keep the fight standing.
Moreno is fighting off a takedown attempt but Alib is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Moreno to the mat. Moreno regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Alib lands a couple of digs.
Alib has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Moreno working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Alib doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Alib manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Moreno utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno has his foot on Alib's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Alib works his way back into a safe position though.
Moreno is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Alib is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Alib with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alib lands a couple of digs.
Alib passes Moreno's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Alib lands with a punch from half guard.
Moreno moves into full guard.
Alib throws a big right hand that misses.
Alib with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alib wants to control from the top but Moreno keeps moving.
Alib is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Moreno is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreno tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Emanoel Moreno has got the better of the ground game so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alib throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alib wants to control from the top but Moreno keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Moreno throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Alib pushing down on Moreno's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Alib throwing shots but Moreno is blocking nicely.
Moreno trying to hold on to Alib's head to control him but Alib postures up.
Alib lands strikes from half guard.
Alib wants to pass the guard but Moreno is defending well.
Alib is thwarting Moreno's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alib looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Moreno with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Alib passes into side control, despite Moreno's attempt to control the position.
Moreno gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Moreno manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Moreno is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Moreno escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alib gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Alib wants to pass the guard but Moreno is keeping the position.
Moreno is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Alib defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreno keeping moving, preventing Alib from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Alib's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Alib tries to free his leg and advance position but Moreno is retaining full guard.
Alib forces his way into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alib working the head and body with strikes.
Alib seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Moreno does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Moreno is looking for a sweep. Alib is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moreno looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Moreno is looking to control Alib's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Moreno avoid being mounted?
Moreno taking some punishment here, with Alib in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sahraim Alib dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Moreno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alib.
Alib bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Moreno struggling a bit here.
Alib working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Alib scores with a couple of short elbows.
Moreno can't do much from the bottom here.
Moreno manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Moreno is staying active underneath Alib, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Moreno keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Moreno is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Alib scores with a couple of nice shots.
Moreno looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moreno looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Alib pushes past his half guard into mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Alib connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Alib takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Moreno bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Alib has his hands on Moreno's head, controlling the position.
Alib avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Alib holds on and takes a little breather.
Alib might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Moreno 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Alib wants to stand but Moreno is controlling the position.
Moreno pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alib is keeping the position for now.
Alib keeping moving, preventing Moreno from controlling successfully.
Moreno won't allow Alib to sweep him here.
Moreno is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moreno stopping the sweep attempt from Alib.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Alib misses with a hook. Moreno ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreno closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Moreno is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Moreno wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alib keeps working.
Alib wants to control but Moreno is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Alib moves into full guard.
Alib keeping moving, preventing Moreno from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreno preventing the sweep.
Moreno passes Alib's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Alib moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Moreno postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alib seems keen to control Moreno's posture.
Moreno trying to control the position from guard on top but Alib is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moreno throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alib looking for a sweep. Not yet Alib, not yet.
Alib trying to control the position here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sahraim Alib showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alib 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sahraim Alib!
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energy
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hype
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