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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renan Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Lewiski (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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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Excellent boxer
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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 Hilo, Renan Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Richard Lewiski!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Lewiski tenderised Alves's leg. Alves is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alves is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lewiski.
Lewiski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Alves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lewiski darts in and clinches Alves up against the cage.
Alves slows down the pace here.
Alves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lewiski is defended easily by Alves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves misses with a wild body shot.
Lewiski tries to clinch up
and Alves counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lewiski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alves feints a jab promting Lewiski to slip. Alves then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lewiski slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lewiski ducks right into an uppercut from Alves.
Lewiski dives in and grabs Alves's left leg, looking for a takedown. Alves pushes down on Lewiski's head and hops out.
Renan Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Lewiski.
Lewiski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alves swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lewiski has Alves up against the cage in a clinch.
Lewiski breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewiski shoots for a double leg takedown but Alves sprawls well. He's pushed Lewiski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A punch combination from Alves misses.
Lewiski shoots in for a takedown but Alves shows good takedown defense.
Lewiski looks winded!
Horrible takedown attempt by Lewiski or perhaps it was just good defense by Alves, which made it look bad.
Alves misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alves lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves leaves Lewiski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lewiski throws a nice looking combination but Alves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Alves. Those never looked like landing.
A little jabbing left from Lewiski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lewiski shoots in for a takedown but Alves shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Alves.
Lewiski shoots in for a double leg but Alves sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alves appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lewiski tried to score with a low kick but Alves checks it.
Alves lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lewiski circles away quickly and effectively.
Lewiski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alves misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewiski shoots in but no luck this time.
Alves seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Alves will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alves slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lewiski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Alves counters with a two punch combo.
Alves throws a right and a left that both miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alves swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renan Alves dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A cross from Alves lands.
Lewiski with a poor takedown
and Alves counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Alves.
Lewiski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lewiski 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.
Lewiski wants to clinch but Alves slips to the side
and Alves counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lewiski tries to clinch but Alves is having none of it.
Lewiski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewiski is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Alves.
Renan Alves is winning the standup battle so far.
Alves throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alves stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Alves wants it to stay on the feet.
Lewiski is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewiski tries to close the distance and clinch but Alves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lewiski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Alves appears to be looking for a big counter.
Renan Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Lewiski.
Alves lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lewiski circles away quickly and effectively.
Lewiski shoots in and drives through. Alves sprawls well.
Some wild striking there from Alves.
Alves swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lewiski throws out a leg kick but Alves moves out of range and Lewiski only half commits.
It looked like Alves was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Alves scores with a one two! Lewiski had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lewiski shoots in and drives through. Alves sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Lewiski misses.
Alves misses with a few strikes there.
Alves lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Alves misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alves throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lewiski moves in looking to clinch but Alves pushes him off.
As Lewiski looks to move away, Alves throws a big counter combo but Lewiski just gets out of the way.
Renan Alves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice jab there from Alves.
Lewiski shoots in but no luck this time.
Lewiski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alves swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lewiski shoots and misses
and Alves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewiski moves in looking to clinch but Alves pushes him off.
It looked like Alves was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A combination from Alves does no damage.
Alves looks to land a combination but Lewiski avoids it well.
Alves's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Alves duly obliges.
Alves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lewiski can do to turn this around?
Alves rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lewiski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lewiski shoots in looking for a takedown but Alves manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lewiski's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lewiski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alves.
Lewiski with the counter takedown but Alves avoids it easily.
Lewiski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves tries to bum rush Lewiski with a series of wild strikes but Lewiski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lewiski has his takedown stuffed
and Alves counters with a nice uppercut.
Alves will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lewiski is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Alves lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lewiski circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Alves. Those never looked like landing.
Alves throws a right and a left that Lewiski avoids nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alves misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renan Alves dominated that second round.
That's time! Alves's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Lewiski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alves avoids it really well and circles away.
Alves lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lewiski circles away quickly and effectively.
Alves shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alves throws a right and a left that Lewiski avoids nicely.
Lewiski tries to clinch up
and Alves counters with a series of strikes. Lewiski will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewiski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lewiski wants to counter the offense by Alves and move into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lewiski in his tracks.
A punch combination from Alves misses.
Lewiski tries to clinch but Alves is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Alves misses the target.
Lewiski moves into the clinch successfully.
Lewiski is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lewiski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lewiski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alves was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves looks to land a combination but Lewiski avoids it well.
Lewiski darts in trying to clinch
and Alves counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A nice combination there by Alves.
Richard Lewiski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Alves misses.
Alves misses with a two punch combination.
Lewiski wants to counter the offense by Alves and move into the clinch position.
Lewiski throws a series of punches but Alves avoids them all with ease.
Alves ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alves displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lewiski.
Renan Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Lewiski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewiski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A big right from Alves misses.
A punch combination from Alves misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lewiski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alves looks to land a combination. Lewiski sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lewiski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves looks to land a combination but Lewiski avoids it well.
Lewiski lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lewiski is trying desperately to land a takedown but Alves is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Lewiski.
Lewiski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alves misses with a series of wild punches.
Renan Alves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lewiski closes the distance and clinches up with Alves, looking for a takedown. Lewiski pushes Alves against the cage but Alves circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
It looked like Alves was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lewiski tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Alves defends well and Lewiski ends up having to push Alves into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Alves throws a right and a left that Lewiski avoids nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alves throws a right and a left that both miss.
Richard Lewiski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alves circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renan 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renan Alves!
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