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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marsh comes to the cage accompanied by I need my bike back. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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220 lbs
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205 lbs
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Good takedowns
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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stan Marsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago Alves!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsh closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alves circles away.
Marsh fails with the takedown.
Alves thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alves misses with a looping left.
Marsh misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Marsh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alves avoids the body shot from Marsh.
Marsh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alves comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marsh shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alves as he avoids it easily.
Marsh dodges the punch combination from Alves.
Marsh looks to land a combination but Alves avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsh shoots in but no luck this time.
Alves misses with an uppercut. Marsh saw that one coming.
Alves misses with a looping right.
Alves looks to land a right hand but Marsh moved out of range.
Marsh moves out of range of the strikes.
Marsh shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alves is fending him off so far but Marsh persists. Nope, Alves circles away and we're back to standing.
Marsh fails with a takedown attempt.
Marsh shoots in looking for a takedown. Alves tries to sprawl out of it but Marsh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alves manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Alves fails to land with a series of punches.
Marsh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alves.
Marsh shoots in for a takedown but Alves shows good takedown defense.
Marsh shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Alves is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Marsh jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Alves manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marsh tries for a kimura but Alves is defending well.
Marsh is breathing heavily.
Alves sneaks out the side door and pushes Marsh away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marsh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thiago Alves is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alves moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Marsh shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alves as he jumps to the side.
Marsh closes the distance and clinches up with Alves, looking for a takedown. Marsh pushes Alves against the cage but Alves circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alves throws a looping overhand right but Marsh ducks down to avoid it.
Alves misses with a combination
and Marsh counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Alves's guard now.
Alves pushes Marsh off and gets back to his feet.
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!
Marsh shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alves as he avoids it easily.
Alves tries to bum rush Marsh with a series of wild strikes but Marsh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alves is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Marsh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alves pinned against the cage. Alves gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Marsh shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alves as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves misses with a wild combination.
Alves misses with a two punch combination.
Alves looks to land a combination but Marsh avoids it well.
Marsh shoots in but no luck this time.
Alves throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marsh shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Marsh misses with a takedown attempt - Alves sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alves throws out a loose jab but Marsh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marsh.
Marsh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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.
Marsh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alves but Alves pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A punch combination from Alves misses.
Marsh shoots in for a takedown but Alves shows good takedown defense.
Alves bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marsh's head.
Thiago Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marsh shoots in for a double leg but Alves sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Marsh shoots in for a takedown but Alves shows good takedown defense.
Alves stuffs the takedown.
Marsh looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alves is fending him off so far but Marsh persists. Nope, Alves circles away and we're back to standing.
Alves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marsh fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Marsh looks for a takedown but Alves sprawls well.
Marsh tries for a takedown but Alves sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Alves dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Alves rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marsh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alves swinging wilding here.
Marsh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Alves. No joy for Marsh on that attempt.
Marsh shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alves as he avoids it easily.
Marsh ducks under a wild hook from Alves.
Marsh misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Marsh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marsh bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Alves wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marsh tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alves is not content to let Marsh control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Alves explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Alves looks to land a combination but Marsh avoids it well.
Marsh misses with a body shot
enabling Alves to counter with a crisp jab.
Marsh tries for a takedown but Alves sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Alves as Marsh shoots in.
Marsh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marsh thows a body shot but no joy.
Marsh gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Alves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alves stuffs the takedown attempt from Marsh. Marsh gets slowly back to his feet.
Marsh throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alves's waist but Alves gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marsh off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice takedown defense from Alves. No joy for Marsh on that attempt.
Alves stuffs the takedown attempt from Marsh. Marsh gets slowly back to his feet.
Marsh shoots for a takedown but Alves saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Alves misses with an uppercut. Marsh saw that one coming.
Marsh shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alves as he jumps to the side.
Marsh shoots in looking for a takedown. Alves tries to sprawl out of it but Marsh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alves manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No joy there for Alves, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marsh scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Marsh working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Marsh looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Alves explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Marsh fails to land the takedown.
Marsh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alves.
Marsh shoots in and drives through. Alves sprawls well.
Marsh scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Alves tries to kick Marsh off but Marsh keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh is keen to just control but Alves is a slippery customer.
Marsh seems to be working for a kimura but Alves defends the submission attempt.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Marsh missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Alves wants to get back to his feet.
Marsh looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Marsh is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Alves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Stan Marsh will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Marsh shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Marsh misses with a takedown attempt - Alves sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marsh.
Marsh tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Alves swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Marsh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Marsh.
Alves tries to bum rush Marsh with a series of wild strikes but Marsh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thiago Alves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alves thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marsh closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alves circles away.
Marsh looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alves is fending him off so far but Marsh persists. Nope, Alves circles away and we're back to standing.
Marsh is looking to wear down Alves with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alves stuffs the takedown attempt from Marsh. Marsh gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alves misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Alves misses.
Alves throws a series of punches but Marsh moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Alves tries to avoid it but Marsh manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Alves to the ground. Alves escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marsh shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Alves to counter with a crisp jab.
Alves will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alves throws a looping overhand right but Marsh ducks down to avoid it.
Marsh has his takedown stuffed
and Alves counters with a straight right hand.
Marsh shoots for a double leg takedown but Alves sprawls well. He's pushed Marsh's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alves might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Alves throws a right and a left that Marsh avoids nicely.
Marsh fails with the takedown
and Marsh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Marsh.
Alves pushes Marsh away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Marsh gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Marsh wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Alves, who protects the arm well.
The ground and pound from Marsh seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Marsh tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Alves pushes Marsh away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Marsh gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Marsh is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Alves has escaped the position, nice work there.
The strikes coming from Marsh are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Alves pushes Marsh away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Marsh gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Alves stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Alves throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marsh shoots in but Alves avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alves throws a right hand that Marsh ducks under and follows up with a left that Marsh also avoids with ease.
Marsh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marsh looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alves is fending him off so far but Marsh persists. Nope, Alves circles away and we're back to standing.
Alves will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marsh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alves but Alves pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Marsh wants to clinch up but Alves keeps it at a distance.
Alves lands a lovely overhand right.
Marsh slips a jab and a cross from Alves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Marsh scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Alves is looking to escape.
Marsh seems to be looking for submissions.
Marsh is trying to control the action in half guard but Alves is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Alves manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Alves throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No luck for Marsh with that takedown attempt.
Marsh wants to clinch up but Alves keeps it at a distance.
Marsh shoots in but Alves avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alves tries to bum rush Marsh with a series of wild strikes but Marsh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marsh gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Alves counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thiago Alves.
I think Alves 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Thiago Alves!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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