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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiesto Alesso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tadhg Forte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Forte comes into a darkened arena with his song building. First Of The Year kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tiesto Alesso could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tadhg Forte's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiesto Alesso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tadhg Forte!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forte rushes Alesso and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Alesso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alesso wants to clinch.
Alesso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alesso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alesso closes the distance but Forte moves to the side
and Forte counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Alesso misses.
Forte gets a takedown into half guard.
Forte not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Alesso trying to control here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Forte lands a nice short elbow.
Forte not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forte decides to stand and escape the position.
Alesso with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Forte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alesso closes the distance and clinches.
Forte wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Alesso throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Forte blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Forte is trying to break free.
Forte looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alesso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alesso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Forte swinging wildly here.
Alesso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Forte swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alesso counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Forte throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tiesto Alesso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forte scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Alesso tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Forte manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alesso throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Forte on the side of the head.
Forte closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Forte breaks the clinch.
Alesso throws a leg kick but Forte moved away.
Alesso scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tadhg Forte dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Forte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alesso avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alesso is looking to slow Forte down with leg kicks.
Forte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alesso throws out the jab.
Alesso misses with a lunging right hand
and Forte counters with a one-two to the body.
Alesso moves in looking to clinch but Forte pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Alesso misses.
Forte misses with a kick to the body.
Alesso throws a head kick that misses.
Forte feints and as Alesso raises his hands in defense, Forte changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Alesso avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alesso knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Forte on the ground.
Forte prevents Alesso from getting back to his feet.
Forte trying to control but Alesso is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forte throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alesso works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alesso looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Forte working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Forte works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Alesso is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Forte is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Forte takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Forte throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Forte has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Forte working Alesso over with strikes.
Forte wants to take a breather but Alesso is having none of it.
Forte throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Alesso to regain full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alesso preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forte throws a big right hand that misses.
Alesso avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alesso utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Forte throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tadhg Forte has got the better of the ground game so far.
Forte postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alesso wants to sweep but no luck.
Alesso can't keep his opponent in guard - Forte advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Forte missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Forte throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Alesso keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Forte decides to stand and escape the position.
Forte closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alesso pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Forte's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Forte misses with an elbow over the top.
Forte throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Alesso blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Forte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alesso avoids the head kick by Forte.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A combination from Forte does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tadhg Forte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Forte avoids a punch combination nicely.
Forte moves out of range of the body kick.
Alesso tries to clinch up but Forte circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alesso fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tadhg Forte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Forte throws a right hand that Alesso ducks under and follows up with a left that Alesso also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alesso swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Forte counters with a one-two to the body.
Alesso looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Alesso wants to clinch
and Forte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alesso misses the body punch
and Forte counters with a single leg into guard. Alesso didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alesso utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Forte slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forte is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Alesso is trying to control but can't.
Alesso is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Forte is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Forte works his way into side control.
Tadhg Forte is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Alesso holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Forte stands up.
Forte checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alesso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Forte misses with the combination.
Forte misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alesso throws a head kick but Forte moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Alesso pushes Forte up against the cage in a clinch.
Forte managing to block the knees to the body from Alesso.
Forte avoids the elbow strike from Alesso, against the cage.
Tiesto Alesso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Forte wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alesso has him pressed against the cage.
Alesso misses with a knee to the head.
Forte pushes off an throws an elbow but Alesso leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alesso tries a knee to the head but Forte blocks it.
Alesso using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Forte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alesso with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alesso misses with an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tadhg Forte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Forte has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tadhg Forte!
A victorious Tadhg Forte thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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