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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dani Alves (ranked 6681 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Riedner (ranked 5921 p4p, 0 weight class). Cole Riedner has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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161 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dani Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cole Riedner !
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riedner with a poor takedown
and Alves counters with a stiff right hand.
Alves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riedner moves away.
Riedner fails with a takedown attempt.
Alves throws a counter high kick but Riedner was just alert enough to avoid it.
Riedner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dani Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cole Riedner .
Horrible takedown attempt by Riedner or perhaps it was just good defense by Alves, which made it look bad.
Alves has Riedner up against the cage in a clinch.
Riedner tries to score a body lock takedown but Alves shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riedner can't get the takedown.
Riedner is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Alves to keep the fight standing.
Riedner goes for a takedown in the clinch but Alves prevents it.
Alves is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Riedner looking for a takedown.
Riedner looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riedner goes for a takedown in the clinch but Alves prevents it.
Riedner tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Alves - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Alves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Riedner fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Alves sprawls well initially but Riedner persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Alves gets full guard.
Alves is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Alves is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Riedner has managed to free his arm - good work.
Alves is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves is controlling the pace.
Alves tries to pass to full mount but Riedner defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves wants to work for an arm triangle but Riedner is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Alves is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Alves looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
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.
Alves lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Alves looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Alves is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Riedner tries to get to full guard but Alves has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dani 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 looking to score a takedown here. Riedner is defending well but Alves drives through and ends up in Riedner 's guard.
Alves wants to pass the guard but Riedner is keeping the position.
Alves controls from within his opponent's guard.
Riedner is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alves throws a big right hand that misses.
Alves seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Alves trying to stand up but can't free himself from Riedner 's guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Riedner tries to clinch up but Alves circles away and keeps his distance.
Alves is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Riedner .
Riedner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alves is fending him off so far but Riedner persists. Nope, Alves circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Alves. No joy for Riedner on that attempt.
Riedner is breathing heavily.
Riedner fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alves tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Riedner manages to circle out of the way.
Dani Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cole Riedner .
Riedner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alves is fending him off so far but Riedner persists. Nope, Alves circles away and we're back to standing.
Alves closes the distance and pushes Riedner back into the cage.
Riedner jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Alves walks away with a smile on his face. Riedner gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Alves.
Riedner drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Alves defends it well.
Alves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riedner can do to turn this around?
Riedner closes the distance looking to clinch
and Alves counters with a takedown into side control.
Riedner is working to avoid the ground and pound but Alves connects with a decent elbow.
Alves scoring with punches and elbows.
Riedner takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alves is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Riedner is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dani Alves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alves has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves content just to control the position here.
Alves's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Alves fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
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.
Alves postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Riedner looks a forlorn figure.
Alves controlling his opponent.
Riedner is trying to reverse the position but instead Alves has taken his back - oops!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alves has his arm under Riedner 's chin here. Game over son! Alves squeezes tightly and Riedner is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dani Alves!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
33% |
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