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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Karionatakes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jonas Karionatakes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karionatakes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alves manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karionatakes throws out the jab.
Karionatakes closes the distance but Alves moves to the side
and Alves holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Alves breaks the clinch.
Alves swats away the attempt to clinch by Karionatakes.
Karionatakes throws a sloppy head kick and Alves moves out of range easily.
Karionatakes wants to clinch but Alves slips to the side
and Alves counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Alves.
Alves changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Karionatakes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Karionatakes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alves.
Karionatakes tries to clinch but Alves moves away
and Alves counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Alves.
Alves blocking some punches.
Alves has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Karionatakes avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Alves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Karionatakes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alves's brow.
Karionatakes working aggressively here.
Alves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alves could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Karionatakes has Alves pressed against the cage, preventing Alves from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alves avoids a wild elbow strike from Karionatakes.
Alves is trying to push Karionatakes away but Karionatakes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Karionatakes taking a breather.
Karionatakes throws an elbow that misses.
Alves has had enough of the clinch but Karionatakes keeps him there for the moment.
Karionatakes swings wildly with an uppercut but Alves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karionatakes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karionatakes jumps guard but Alves turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karionatakes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alves breaks the clinch.
Karionatakes tries to close the distance and clinch but Alves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karionatakes tries to work over Alves's front leg with a kick but Alves checks it.
Alves circles away from the clinch attempt
and Alves counters by clinching up.
Alves tries to circle away but Karionatakes has him pinned against the cage.
Karionatakes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Karionatakes fails to pull guard.
Alves can't break the clinch.
Karionatakes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alves blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karionatakes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alves working hard to break the clinch.
Karionatakes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Karionatakes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Alves just stands there and leans against the cage.
Alves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karionatakes fails to pull guard.
Karionatakes is trying to break free.
Alves breaks from the clinch.
Karionatakes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alves is fending him off so far but Karionatakes persists. Nope, Alves circles away and we're back to standing.
Karionatakes looks winded!
Karionatakes wants to clinch but Alves slips to the side
and Alves counters with a left and a right that stings Karionatakes.
Karionatakes wants to clinch
and Alves moves into the clinch.
Karionatakes tries to land a knee to the head but Alves blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alves shoots in for a takedown but Karionatakes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Karionatakes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Alves holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Alves can't break the clinch.
Alves working hard to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Alves misses.
Karionatakes looks to clinch
and Alves counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Karionatakes!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Alves taking a breather here.
Alves trying to control the action but Karionatakes is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Alves dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Alves closes the distance and clinches up with Karionatakes, looking for a takedown. Alves pushes Karionatakes against the cage but Karionatakes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Karionatakes tries to clinch up
and Alves counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Karionatakes slows down the pace here.
Karionatakes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Alves avoids a wild elbow strike from Karionatakes.
Karionatakes swings wildly with an uppercut but Alves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alves working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karionatakes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Alves blocks an uppercut.
Karionatakes tries to pull guard but Alves won't allow it.
Karionatakes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Karionatakes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alves has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Karionatakes is breathing heavily.
Alves is trying to push Karionatakes away but Karionatakes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Alves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alves stuffs the takedown.
Paulo Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonas Karionatakes.
Karionatakes thuds his shin into the meat of Alves's side.
No joy there for Alves, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Karionatakes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karionatakes darts in trying to clinch
and Alves counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Karionatakes tries a body shot but Alves blocks it.
Alves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alves circles away from the clinch attempt
and Alves counters by clinching up.
Karionatakes lands an elbow that stopped Alves in his tracks for a moment.
Alves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karionatakes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alves swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karionatakes.
Karionatakes looks to clinch
and Alves counters by moving into the clinch.
Karionatakes prevents Alves from breaking the clinch.
Alves working hard to break the clinch.
Alves manages to pull guard.
Alves doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Alves has his feet on Karionatakes's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Karionatakes scores with a head kick.
Alves closes this distance looking for a takedown but Karionatakes circles away.
Alves throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karionatakes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karionatakes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alves.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karionatakes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karionatakes moves to clinch but Alves breaks away
and Alves counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by 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!
Alves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karionatakes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Karionatakes wants to stand up but Alves is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karionatakes trying to keep a closed guard but Alves is proving a slippery customer.
Karionatakes wants to stand up but Alves is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Alves dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Alves clinches up against the cage.
Karionatakes throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alves.
Alves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alves gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Paulo Alves has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Karionatakes throws an elbow but it misses.
Karionatakes fails to pull guard.
Karionatakes has a couple of punches blocked by Alves.
Alves escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karionatakes tries to clinch but Alves moves out of range.
Karionatakes throws a chopping leg kick but Alves manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jonas Karionatakes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karionatakes darts in trying to clinch
and Alves counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Alves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karionatakes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alves has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Karionatakes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alves is looking to break free of the clinch but Karionatakes has double underhooks.
Karionatakes letting Alves take a breather here.
Karionatakes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Karionatakes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Karionatakes looking to throw knees to the head but Alves is blocking nicely.
Karionatakes tries to break the clinch but Alves is controlling the position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Karionatakes seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Jonas Karionatakes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alves.
Karionatakes wants to stall.
Alves tries to break the clinch but Karionatakes is controlling the position.
Karionatakes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Alves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karionatakes tries to clinch
and Alves counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Alves is standing up over Karionatakes. Karionatakes looks to escape but Alves dives into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karionatakes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Alves tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Alves has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Alves working away.
Paulo Alves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Karionatakes is not content to let Alves control the position.
Karionatakes is trying to buck Alves off.
Alves wants to lay and pray for a moment but Karionatakes keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Jonas Karionatakes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alves throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Karionatakes was covering up waiting for the punch and Alves finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Alves trying to control but Karionatakes is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alves postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Alves!
A less than humble Paulo Alves misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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