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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hector Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vo Nguyen Giap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giap has chosen Beach Party Vietnam as his entrance music. Vo Nguyen Giap has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hector Alves's chin.
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145 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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158 lbs
12 - 8 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hector Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vo Nguyen Giap!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giap closes the distance and clinches.
Alves jumps guard and drags Giap to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Alves looking for a sweep. Not yet Alves, not yet.
Giap wants to stand but Alves has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Alves looking for a guillotine here but Giap defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Giap wants to stand but Alves has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Alves looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Giap won't allow Alves to get back to his feet.
Alves tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Giap must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Giap stands and steps away. Alves gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Alves avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giap closes the distance but Alves moves to the side
and Alves counters with a straight right hand.
Alves keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Giap.
Giap tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Alves manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alves misses with a straight left.
Giap darts in trying to clinch
and Alves counters with a series of strikes. Giap will be more careful next time no doubt.
Giap pushes Alves up against the cage in a clinch.
Giap doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Giap lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Hector Alves has been cut.
Giap working aggressively here.
Alves prevents a body shot from Giap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves is trying to pull guard but Giap has him pressed against the cage.
Giap is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Giap unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Alves decides to pull guard.
Alves is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Alves has a closed guard, preventing Giap from standing up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alves is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Giap is aware though and is defending well.
Giap decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Alves, up you get!
Giap is looking to clinch but Alves is avoiding it.
Giap tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Giap closes the distance but Alves moves to the side
and Alves counters with a three punch combo that has Giap backing up. Giap nods at Alves to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giap is looking to clinch.
Giap is looking to clinch but Alves is avoiding it.
Giap tries to clinch up
and Alves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alves listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Giap misses
and Alves counters by clinching up.
Alves looking for a takedown.
Giap escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Giap scores with a jab. Alves acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alves tries to keep at a distance but Giap has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giap working aggressively here.
Alves breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giap looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vo Nguyen Giap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Giap moves in looking to clinch but Alves pushes him off.
Giap tries to clinch but Alves is having none of it.
Giap wants to clinch.
Giap tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Alves counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves trying to control the action but Giap is working from the bottom.
Alves grinds an elbow into Giap's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vo Nguyen Giap will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hector Alves's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Giap avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Giap pushes Alves up against the cage in a clinch.
Alves tries to pull guard but Giap won't allow it.
Giap lands a nice uppercut.
Giap tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alves's elbow.
Alves manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Giap stopping the sweep attempt from Alves.
Alves working for a triangle but Giap defends it easily.
Alves wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Giap is now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves wants to get back to full guard.
Giap decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alves paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alves avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Giap tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Alves manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Giap.
Giap defending well as Alves loads up on a big left hand.
Giap tries to clinch up.
Giap tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Alves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alves moves away from the strike by Giap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giap tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Giap fails with an attempt to clinch.
Giap misses with a body punch
enabling Alves to counter with a crisp jab.
Giap looks to clinch
enabling Alves to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Alves misses.
Giap tries to clinch up but Alves circles away and keeps his distance.
Giap wants to clinch but Alves slips to the side
and Alves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Giap tries to clinch
and Alves counters by moving into the clinch.
Giap makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giap scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Giap lands a body punch in the clinch.
Alves avoiding damage as Giap throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giap misses with a knee to the head.
Alves blocking some punches.
Giap swings wildly with an uppercut but Alves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giap is stalling here.
Alves tries to pull guard but Giap forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Giap dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Alves is trying to pull guard but Giap turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Alves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Giap misses with a punch to the body.
Alves takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giap's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Giap tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Alves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Giap darts in trying to clinch
and Alves counters with a series of strikes. Giap will be more careful next time no doubt.
Giap is looking to clinch but Alves is avoiding it.
A telegraphed right hand from Alves misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Giap wants to clinch up but Alves keeps it at a distance.
A big left from Giap misses.
Giap darts in and clinches Alves up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vo Nguyen Giap showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hector Alves's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Giap just misses with a punch to the body.
Giap moves out of range of the strikes.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alves swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alves throws a head kick that misses.
Giap tries to clinch but Alves is having none of it.
Giap tries to clinch
and Alves counters with a stiff right hand.
Giap misses with a body shot
and Giap takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alves circles away from the clinch attempt
and Alves counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Giap!
Check out the look on Alves's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Alves looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Giap is pushing Alves's head away, looking to escape. Alves manages to hold on to the position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giap is not content to let Alves control the position.
Alves is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Giap knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Alves thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Alves trying to control the position but Giap is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves tries for a kimura but Giap is defending well.
The strikes coming from Alves are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Alves trying to control the action but Giap is working from the bottom.
Alves scoring with punches and elbows.
Alves landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Giap is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Giap pushes Alves away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Alves gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Giap managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Alves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Alves trying to control the action but Giap is working from the bottom.
Alves tries for a kimura but Giap is defending well.
Alves tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alves tries for a kimura but Giap is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giap is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Alves is controlling him well.
Giap is trying to improve his position.
An elbow from Alves crashes against the mat.
Vo Nguyen Giap is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Alves tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Alves misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Alves misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alves sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Giap is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Alves has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Alves throws an elbow but Giap slips to the side and avoids it well.
Alves is chipping away with strikes.
Giap explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Alves showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Giap 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Vo Nguyen Giap!
Vo Nguyen Giap managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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