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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Van Beest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Beest has chosen Du Hast / Rammstein as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dirk Van Beest!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Beest tries to bum rush Alves with a series of wild strikes but Alves uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van Beest swinging wilding here.
Alves throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Beest misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alves looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Beest takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Beest tries for a takedown but Alves sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Alves takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Van Beest shoots in for a double leg but Alves sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Van Beest looks gassed!
Alves gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Van Beest.
A head kick misses from Alves.
Alves lands a big shot that drops Van Beest! Can he finish him?
Van Beest is rocked!
It looks like Dirk Van Beest has been cut.
Alves has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Van Beest is proving hard to escape from.
Van Beest is still in real trouble! Can Alves finish him?
Alves trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Van Beest seems to have recovered his senses.
Van Beest working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Alves doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Alves manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves trying to stand up but can't free himself from Van Beest's guard.
Alves decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Alves scores with a nice right hand.
Alves lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Beest's sensitive parts.
Alves feints and then cracks Van Beest's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Beest down.
Good standup being displayed there by Alves as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick lands from Alves that sends Van Beest to the canvas. Van Beest tries to scramble back to his feet but Alves brings him back down into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alves has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Alves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alves buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alves feints and then cracks Van Beest's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Beest down.
Alves lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Van Beest steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Alves. That one must have hurt.
Alves drops Van Beest with a left and a right! Oh, Van Beest is hurt - Alves dives into side control looking to finish!
Van Beest tries to improve position but can't.
Alves decides to stand up, so the ref orders Van Beest to his feet.
Alves lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Van Beest blocks a head kick by Alves.
Van Beest looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Van Beest connects with a high kick.
Van Beest takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Van Beest avoids the head kick by Alves.
Van Beest feints and as Alves raises his hands in defense, Van Beest changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Van Beest looking to pass the guard.
Alves pushes Van Beest off and gets back to his feet.
Van Beest takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes 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.
Van Beest fails with the takedown.
Daniel Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dirk Van Beest.
Alves throws a sloppy head kick and Van Beest moves out of range easily.
Alves cracks the inside of Van Beest's front leg.
Alves lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Alves with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jab, jab by Alves - just one landing.
Alves goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Alves goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Alves!
Daniel Alves is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Van Beest does it's job there.
Alves is looking to slow Van Beest down with leg kicks.
Alves throws a sloppy head kick and Van Beest moves out of range easily.
Van Beest throws a series of punches but Alves moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Alves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dirk Van Beest's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Van Beest just misses with a punch to the body.
Alves throws a head kick that misses.
Van Beest throws a series of strikes that have Alves backpedaling.
Good shot there by Alves.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alves.
Van Beest throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alves counters with an inside leg kick.
Van Beest misses with a takedown
and Alves makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A head kick misses from Alves.
Van Beest closes the distance looking to clinch
and Alves counters with a head kick. That will keep Van Beest thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Alves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Beest getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Alves clobbers Van Beest with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alves misses with a body kick.
Alves lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Beest's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Alves.
Daniel Alves is winning the standup battle so far.
An inside leg kick lands from Alves.
Van Beest shoots in for a double leg but Alves sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Daniel Alves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alves.
Van Beest pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Alves scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alves connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Beest's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alves ducks under a wild hook from Van Beest.
Van Beest shoots in but Alves avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Daniel Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dirk Van Beest.
Van Beest looks for a takedown but Alves sprawls well.
Van Beest doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Alves counters with a low kick, right behind Van Beest 's knee.
Alves will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Beest chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alves can pounce on him.
Alves throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Van Beest throws a jab when Alves was well out of range.
Van Beest misses with a double jab
and Alves counters with a head kick. That will keep Van Beest thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Alves goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Van Beest shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Alves keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alves manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Beest throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alves.
Van Beest closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alves circles away.
Alves's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Alves duly obliges.
Alves is looking to slow Van Beest down with leg kicks.
Van Beest takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Van Beest throws a combination that misses
and Alves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alves scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van Beest misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Beest slips a jab and a cross from Alves.
Alves takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Beest misses with a double jab
and Alves counters with an outside leg kick.
Alves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alves throws a head kick but Van Beest moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Van Beest shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alves as he jumps to the side.
Alves paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Van Beest clinches up with Alves and pushes him back against the cage.
Alves taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Alves has had enough of the clinch but Van Beest keeps him there for the moment.
Van Beest fails to pull guard.
Alves breaks the clinch.
Alves feints and then cracks Van Beest's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Beest down.
Alves lands with a cross.
Alves lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Van Beest backs up against the cage.
Van Beest looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Alves dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dirk Van Beest's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Alves lands a nice looking kick to the body. Van Beest takes a step back to recover.
Alves throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Van Beest.
Dirk Van Beest seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Van Beest jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good exchange - Alves coming out on top.
Van Beest falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alves counters with a big head kick but Van Beest shrugs it off.
Alves looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alves tries to bum rush Van Beest with a series of wild strikes but Van Beest uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van Beest throws a series of punches but Alves moves out of range.
Van Beest throws a combination that misses
and Alves counters with a good low kick that Van Beest was not able to check.
Alves throws a head kick that misses.
A right-left combo lands from Van Beest.
Van Beest lands with a right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Beest moves forwards but Alves connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Alves there.
Van Beest misses with a double jab
and Alves counters with a nice body shot.
Van Beest avoids the head kick by Alves.
Alves swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Beest.
Alves tries a head kick but it misses.
Alves on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Alves scoring well with a low kick there.
Van Beest misses with the combination.
Van Beest has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Van Beest throws a combination that misses
and Alves counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Beest showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alves.
Alves throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Alves is looking to land body kicks.
Van Beest throws a lazy head kick
and Alves counters with a slapping leg kick.
Alves tries a head kick but it misses.
Alves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alves tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Beest misses with a wild combination.
Alves throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Van Beest fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Beest looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alves lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Alves scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Van Beest throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alves's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Alves duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Beest is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Alves as Van Beest shoots in.
Alves feints and then cracks Van Beest's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Beest down.
A jab from Alves does it's job there.
An inside leg kick lands from Alves.
Alves with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Beest looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alves pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Beest fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Van Beest has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Van Beest swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alves makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice cross by Alves.
Dirk Van Beest has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Beest misses with a straight left.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Van Beest misses with a combination
and Alves counters with a slapping leg kick.
Alves pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Beest throws a head kick that misses.
Alves wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Van Beest paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Alves staying out of range there.
Alves throws a sloppy head kick and Van Beest moves out of range easily.
Alves misses with a head kick.
Alves is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alves lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Beest shoots and misses
and Alves counters with a low kick, right behind Van Beest 's knee.
Daniel Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dirk Van Beest.
A combination from Van Beest does no damage.
Nice defenses there by Alves.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Alves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alves, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Alves!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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