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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luan Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Lobo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lobo has chosen Carbon Based Lifeforms - Photosynthesis as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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166 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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165 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luan Alves!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Lobo!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lobo is looking to clinch but Alves is avoiding it.
Alves throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lobo tries to land a leg kick but Alves saw it coming and moves away.
Lobo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lobo.
Lobo misses with a low kick.
Alves throws a lazy right hand but Lobo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alves connects with a looping right hand.
Alves lands with a slapping head kick.
Good exchange - Alves coming out on top.
Lobo misses with a low kick.
We've been told by Alves's head coaches at Tenacity Elite - 17 Coaches that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lobo throws a leg kick
and Alves counters with a body kick that stops Lobo in his tracks momentarily.
Lobo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lobo misses with the body kick
and Alves counters with a good low kick that Lobo was not able to check.
Lobo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A lazy body kick from Lobo
and Alves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lobo moves into range and clinches up with Alves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves dodges an elbow strike from Lobo.
Lobo pushes off an throws an elbow but Alves leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Alves blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lobo misses with an elbow strike.
Alves pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lobo is trying to pull guard but Alves has him pressed against the cage.
Alves dodges an elbow strike from Lobo.
With the fighters up against the cage, Alves throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lobo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alves's brow.
Lobo is trying to pull guard but Alves turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lobo tries to land knees in the clinch but Alves avoids the damage to the body.
Alves throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Alves blocks an elbow strike from Lobo.
Lobo tries to pull guard but Alves forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Luan Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Lobo.
Alves pushes off an throws an elbow but Lobo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Alves lands a damaging elbow.
Alves looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters up against the cage, Alves throws an elbow but misses.
Alves throws an elbow but it misses.
Lobo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lobo dodges an elbow strike from Alves.
Alves lands an elbow just above Lobo 's eye.
It looks like Antonio Lobo has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alves comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alves lands an elbow just above Lobo 's eye.
Alves managing to block the knees to the body from Lobo.
Lobo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lobo blocks an elbow strike.
Lobo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Alves smiles and moves away.
Lobo tries to clinch up
and Alves counters with an inside leg kick.
Lobo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lobo throws a body kick that misses
and Alves counters with a stiff right hand.
Lobo avoids the head kick by Alves.
Lobo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lobo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lobo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lobo blocks a jab.
Lobo 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.
Lobo looks to throw a body kick
and Alves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lobo throws a lazy body kick
and Alves counters with a stiff right hand.
Alves blocks the body kick.
Alves blocks the body kick.
Lobo throws a leg kick
and Alves counters with a body kick.
Alves avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alves scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lobo misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lobo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alves lands a nice looking body kick.
Lobo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alves connects with a leg kick. Lobo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good work by Alves as he checks the leg kick.
Alves pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lobo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Alves counters with a low kick, right behind Lobo 's knee.
Lobo throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Alves counter with a right hand.
Lobo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alves, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luan Alves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Lobo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lobo ducks under a wild hook from Alves.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lobo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Alves - the referee stops the clock and Lobo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Alves. Lobo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lobo throws a front kick aimed at Alves's knee but Alves avoids it well.
Alves moves out of range of the body kick from Lobo.
Alves blocks a leg kick.
Lobo doesn't manage to clinch there - Alves circles away.
Lobo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Alves circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lobo throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Alves counter with a right hand.
Alves throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lobo wants to clinch
and Alves counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lobo is looking to score with low kicks.
Alves looks to throw the jab but Lobo is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lobo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lobo tried to score with a low kick but Alves checks it.
Lobo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alves. That did some damage!
Lobo tries a low kick but Alves avoids it.
Lobo ducks under a wild hook from Alves.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lobo.
Alves throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lobo throws the kick towards the body but Alves avoids it.
Lobo wants to clinch but Alves slips to the side
and Alves counters with a leg kick.
Lobo connects with a leg kick. Alves looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lobo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lobo throws a low kick but Alves avoids it.
Lobo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lobo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Lobo misses
and Alves counters with a nice leg kick.
Alves tries a head kick but it misses.
Lobo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alves pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lobo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Alves circles away from the clinch attempt.
Luan Alves is winning the standup battle so far.
A cross from Alves lands.
A jab from Alves finds it's way through Lobo's defenses.
Lobo throws a leg kick
and Alves counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lobo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lobo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lobo is rocked!
Alves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lobo can do to turn this around?
Lobo wants to clinch up but Alves keeps it at a distance.
Lobo fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lobo is looking to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alves.
A jab lands there for Alves.
Alves scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alves takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lobo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lobo doesn't manage to clinch there - Alves circles away.
No joy there for Alves, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lobo throws a body kick that misses.
Lobo throws a leg kick
and Alves counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lobo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Alves walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lobo.
Lobo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alves swats away the attempt to clinch by Lobo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves circles away from the clinch attempt
and Alves counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lobo tries to clinch up.
A low kick from Lobo misses
and Alves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lobo throws a leg kick
and Alves makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lobo really felt that one!
Alves blocks a leg kick.
Lobo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A low kick from Lobo is predictable there
and Alves counters with a straight right hand.
Alves scores with a jab. Lobo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lobo misses with a leg kick
letting Alves counter with a right hand.
Lobo takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luan Alves dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Lobo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lobo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Alves checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lobo misses with the body kick
and Alves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lobo throws a leg kick
and Alves counters with a leg kick.
Lobo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Alves.
Lobo moves in looking to clinch but Alves pushes him off.
Alves turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lobo misses with a leg kick
and Alves counters with a low kick, right behind Lobo 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Lobo misses
and Alves counters with a body kick that stops Lobo in his tracks momentarily.
Antonio Lobo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alves misses with an elbow over the top.
Lobo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Alves just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lobo's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves lands a nice elbow.
Lobo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Alves.
Alves throws an elbow that misses.
Lobo blocks an elbow strike from Alves.
Lobo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alves avoids it.
Lobo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Alves smiles and moves away.
Lobo moves into the clinch successfully.
Lobo trying to land knees to the body.
Alves lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alves blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Alves.
Alves pushes off an throws an elbow but Lobo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lobo dodges an elbow strike from Alves.
Lobo avoids a wild elbow strike from Alves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves misses with an elbow strike.
Luan Alves has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lobo tries to pull guard but Alves won't allow it.
Lobo misses with an elbow over the top.
Alves looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Alves creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lobo's defenses.
Lobo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lobo blocks the elbow strike.
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 blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lobo.
Alves blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alves comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lobo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Alves throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lobo tries to land knees in the clinch but Alves avoids the damage to the body.
Lobo tries to land knees in the clinch but Alves avoids the damage to the body.
Lobo jumps guard but Alves turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Luan Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Lobo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lobo pulls guard successfully.
Alves has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lobo is proving hard to escape from.
Lobo has his feet on Alves's thighs here. He's pushed Alves off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Alves screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Antonio Lobo!
Antonio Lobo is the new lightweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Antonio Lobo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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hype
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