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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Renzo Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eliah Marshal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eliah Marshal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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168 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Renzo Alves !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Eliah Marshal!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alves avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marshal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Marshal gets a clinch.
Alves blocks a body shot from Marshal.
Marshal lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Renzo Alves has been cut.
Marshal tries to land a knee to the head but Alves blocks with his arms.
Alves tries to break free but Marshal pushes him back against the cage.
Alves breaks from the clinch.
Renzo Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab from Alves misses.
Alves 's corner calls for a 1-2. Alves obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Marshal takes a swing at Alves 's ribcage but misses.
Marshal misses with a head kick.
Marshal throws a lazy uppercut
and Alves counters with a body kick that stops Marshal in his tracks momentarily.
Alves misses with a two punch combination.
Alves throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alves connects with a leg kick. Marshal looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Marshal.
Marshal has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marshal there as he acknowledges the shot.
Alves misses with a body shot.
Marshal gets caught napping as Alves dives in and scores a takedown. Marshal manages to retain guard.
Alves lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Alves loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alves tries to free his leg and advance position but Marshal is retaining full guard.
Marshal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alves throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alves passes into half guard.
Marshal tries to roll over but Alves keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Marshal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alves not landing any meaningful shots this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alves throwing shots but Marshal is blocking nicely.
Alves tries to pass to full mount but Marshal defends it.
Marshal gets back to full guard.
Alves postures up in Marshal's guard and throws a big left but Marshal blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alves tries to free his leg and advance position but Marshal is retaining full guard.
Alves working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Marshal's head.
Marshal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Marshal keeping full guard, as Alves tries to pass.
Alves trying to move into half guard but instead Marshal has managed to sweep!
Alves looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marshal wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Marshal is working to get back to half guard.
Alves lands a big shot there that rocks Marshal but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves landing strikes from the mount and Marshal is in trouble!
Alves throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Alves thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renzo Alves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Renzo Alves 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Alves scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Marshal.
Marshal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marshal takes a swing at Alves 's ribcage but misses.
Alves swings widly with a right hand
letting Marshal counter with a right hand.
Alves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alves .
Marshal throws a low kick, looking for Alves 's leg but Alves calmly moves out of range.
Marshal throws out a loose jab but Alves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good shot there by Alves .
Marshal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alves was well out of range. Poor timing from Marshal.
Alves fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshal throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Alves misses with a straight left.
Marshal gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alves wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marshal has him pressed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Marshal just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alves 's brow.
Marshal blocking some punches.
Alves can't break the clinch.
Marshal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alves blocks it with crossed arms.
Alves working hard to break the clinch.
Alves managing to block the knees to the body from Marshal.
Marshal lands a nice elbow.
Marshal lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Marshal keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alves 's efforts to push away.
Alves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alves just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves slips a straight right by Marshal.
Alves connects with the punch.
Alves scores with a jab to the head.
Marshal loads up on a big right hand but Alves slips the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marshal throws a big shot that misses.
Marshal looks to throw the jab but Alves is out of range.
Alves lands with a good body shot.
Alves closes this distance looking for a takedown but Marshal circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renzo Alves . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alves shoots in looking for a takedown but Marshal manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Alves 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Marshal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alves throws a big shot that misses.
Alves scores with a body shot.
Marshal takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves misses with a low kick.
Marshal takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Alves shoots in looking for a takedown but Marshal manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Alves 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Alves cracks Marshal with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice uppercut lands for Alves . That snapped Marshal's head back.
Alves misses with a low kick.
Marshal thows a body shot but no joy.
Marshal is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from Alves finds it's way through Marshal's defenses.
The crowd cheers as Alves lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marshal doesn't seem phased though.
Marshal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alves fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Alves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marshal was well out of range. Poor timing from Alves .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves shoots in but Marshal avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Marshal gets caught flat footed, as Alves shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
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!
Alves tries to free his leg and advance position but Marshal is retaining full guard.
Marshal working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alves .
Alves is working Marshal over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Alves wants to pass the guard but Marshal is keeping the position.
Marshal manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Alves manages to get himself to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marshal stops Alves from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renzo Alves dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Renzo Alves 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marshal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alves .
Alves scores with a jab to the head.
Alves works over Marshal's head and body with a nice combination.
Marshal tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Marshal connects with a body shot that sends Alves 's belly button to the back.
Alves lands a glancing blow to the side of Marshal's head.
Alves scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Alves throws a leg kick which misses Marshal's front leg but catches the back leg as Marshal tries to avoid it.
Marshal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alves was well out of range. Poor timing from Marshal.
Alves goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Alves throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Marshal walks into a straight right hand from Alves .
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!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Alves , as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alves throws out the jab.
Alves misses with a hook to the body
enabling Marshal to counter with a crisp jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marshal.
Alves throws a leg kick which misses Marshal's front leg but catches the back leg as Marshal tries to avoid it.
Marshal moves out of range as Alves strikes.
Marshal misses with a jab to the body
and Alves counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Marshal throws a half hearted mid kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alves . That's going to slow Marshal down.
Alves does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alves .
Alves throws a low kick, looking for Marshal's leg but Marshal calmly moves out of range.
Renzo Alves is winning the standup battle so far.
Alves throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alves feints a jab promting Marshal to slip. Alves then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Marshal slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marshal was well out of range. Poor timing from Alves .
Alves throws a wild body kick that Marshal sees coming a mile off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alves misses with a body punch
and Marshal moves into the clinch.
Marshal misses with a body punch.
Alves can't break the clinch.
Marshal landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marshal keeps control of Alves as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marshal lands a hook that snaps the head of Alves backwards.
Marshal working Alves over with knees to the body.
Alves tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marshal avoids it.
Marshal throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marshal works on Alves 's body with a couple of short punches.
Marshal using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Marshal takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshal crunches a lovely knee into Alves 's ribcage.
Marshal dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Marshal has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Marshal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marshal stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Marshal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Eliah Marshal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Alves takes a knee to the side of the body.
Marshal lands a nice elbow.
Alves can't break the clinch.
Alves escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marshal is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Alves rather than just go for the knockout.
Marshal lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alves at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Marshal. No joy for Alves on that attempt.
Marshal throws an overhand right that lands on Alves 's shoulder, as Alves tries to avoid the shot.
Marshal takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marshal changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Marshal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Alves misses.
Marshal jabs Alves right on the nose. Alves blinks but takes it well.
Marshal checks the leg kick nicely there.
Alves lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alves scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alves .
Marshal takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marshal connects with a leg kick. Alves looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alves throws a big shot that misses.
Alves looks to land a body kick but Marshal moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Eliah Marshal just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Renzo Alves '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.
Alves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alves lets loose with a powerful body kick. Marshal will feel that in the morning.
Marshal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alves swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alves looks to land a combination but Marshal avoids it well.
Alves fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Marshal to the ground. Alves is now in Marshal's guard.
Alves tries to free his leg and advance position but Marshal is retaining full guard.
Alves throws a big elbow that misses.
Marshal wants to stand up but Alves is controlling him.
Alves throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marshal works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alves postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves throwing strikes but missing.
Marshal wants to sweep here but Alves controlling him for the moment.
Alves postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alves working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alves throws an elbow that misses. Marshal uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Alves 's guard. Nice move by Marshal!
Marshal controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshal trying to control the position from guard on top but Alves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marshal avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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.
Marshal controls from within his opponent's guard.
Alves isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Marshal stacks Alves on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Marshal!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshal just content to control the position.
Alves stops Marshal from passing to mount.
Alves is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Marshal off and has taken his back!
Alves misses with an elbow to the head.
Renzo Alves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marshal can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Marshal taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Renzo Alves !
Renzo Alves retains his lightweight title!
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