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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Alves looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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170 lbs
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174 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Luiz Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Alves!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Escobar!
It looks like Thiago Alves has been cut.
Alves looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Escobar.
Escobar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Alves will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alves stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luiz Escobar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Escobar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Escobar.
No luck for Escobar with that takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escobar misses with a takedown attempt - Alves sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alves drops his hands momentarily and Escobar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Escobar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Escobar feints and as Alves raises his hands in defense, Escobar changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Alves is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Escobar trying to control but Alves is working from the bottom.
Escobar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Escobar wants to stand but Alves has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar controls from within his opponent's guard.
Escobar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Escobar wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Luiz Escobar just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Escobar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alves circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Escobar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Escobar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alves but Alves pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alves decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Escobar pushes Alves off looking to stand but Alves dives back in and keeps control.
Escobar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Escobar tries to get out of the position.
Escobar wants to improve his position but Alves is controlling well.
Escobar wants to control but Alves is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luiz Escobar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Alves's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Escobar closes the distance and clinches up with Alves, looking for a takedown. Escobar pushes Alves against the cage but Alves circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Escobar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Escobar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Alves counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luiz Escobar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Escobar trying to control the position.
Escobar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but Escobar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alves is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves tries to free his leg and advance position but Escobar is retaining full guard.
Escobar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Escobar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Escobar stalks Alves and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alves's face. Alves staggers backwards, shaken.
Escobar fails with a takedown attempt.
Escobar fails with the takedown
and Alves counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Escobar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alves is one step ahead there.
Escobar is looking to sweep but instead, Alves has passed into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar is trying to stand.
Escobar trying to hold on to Alves's head to control him but Alves postures up.
Escobar is trying to stand back up but Alves is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Escobar misses with a takedown attempt
and Alves counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Escobar looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Alves puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Escobar gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Escobar managing to control the position.
Thiago Alves has got the better of the ground game so far.
Alves throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Escobar working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Alves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thiago Alves's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Alves is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Escobar.
Escobar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Alves counters with a head kick.
Escobar shoots in for a takedown but Alves shows good takedown defense.
Escobar fakes the leg kick and cracks Alves in the body.
Nice sprawl there from Alves as Escobar shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luiz Escobar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Escobar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alves's calf.
Escobar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alves tries to land a body kick
and Escobar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Alves stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alves fails in his attempt to clinch.
Escobar swinging wilding here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar lands with a cross.
Escobar tries for a takedown but Alves sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Escobar finds it's target.
Alves darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Alves trying to pass the guard but Escobar defending well.
Escobar is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alves.
Escobar is trying to control but can't.
Escobar is trying to get back to full guard.
Escobar is trying is best to control the position here.
Escobar tries to get to full guard but Alves has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alves closes the distance and clinches up with Escobar, looking for a takedown. Alves pushes Escobar against the cage but Escobar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Luiz Escobar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alves walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Escobar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Alves tries to clinch up
and Escobar counters with a straight right hand.
Escobar shoots for a takedown but Alves saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Alves closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Alves lands in his opponent's guard.
Alves trying to control but Escobar is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves stopping the sweep attempt from Escobar.
Escobar keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully.
Escobar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Alves comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Alves!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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