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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dino Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves has chosen Breaking the Habit - Linkin Park as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Pedro da Silva had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Pedro da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dino Alves!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves swats away the attempt to clinch by da Silva.
Alves scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Alves cracks da Silva with a big elbow.
da Silva is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Alves working away.
da Silva is trying to improve his position.
da Silva is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Alves off and has taken his back!
da Silva has the hooks in. Alves is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Alves has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
da Silva has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Alves rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves regains full guard. Nicely done.
Alves pulls da Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Alves looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
da Silva distracts Alves with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
da Silva wants to get up but he can't break Alves's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Alves looking for a guillotine here but da Silva defends easily.
da Silva works over Alves with some ground and pound from guard.
da Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva is fighting to break Alves's control of his arms but Alves is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Alves looks gassed!
da Silva is looking to stand up but Alves won't let him.
da Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
da Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
Alves looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
da Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alves had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. da Silva is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Alves Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take da Silva's back instead.
da Silva manages to reverse the position and now he's in Alves's guard. Nice work there by da Silva.
da Silva distracts Alves with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as da Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
da Silva wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
da Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alves works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
da Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Alves is proving hard to escape from.
Alves has his foot on da Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. da Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
da Silva postures up in Alves's guard and throws a big left but Alves blocks it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
da Silva closes the distance and pushes Alves back into the cage.
da Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Alves pulls his leg out and moves away.
da Silva tests Alves's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
da Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alves looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? da Silva is fending him off so far but Alves persists. Nope, da Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
da Silva with a poor takedown
and Alves counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps da Silva thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
da Silva looks for a takedown but Alves sprawls well.
Alves tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horrible takedown by da Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Alves which made him look bad.
da Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alves as he jumps to the side.
da Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Alves counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Alves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. da Silva is keeping the position for now.
Alves trying to control but da Silva is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dino Alves dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Alves fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
da Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alves with a jab.
Alves throws a combination but it was largely blocked by da Silva.
da Silva punishes Alves's body with a nice straight punch.
da Silva fails with the takedown.
da Silva misses with a takedown
and Alves counters with a shoot takedown. da Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
da Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alves is controlling him.
Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alves lands a couple of decent looking shots.
da Silva throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
da Silva is looking to stand up but Alves isn't so interested in that idea.
da Silva has his foot on Alves's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Alves works his way back into a safe position though.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Alves looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
da Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Alves is working da Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Alves passes da Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Alves is looking to pass da Silva's guard but actually da Silva recovers to full guard.
da Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alves lands a couple of digs.
da Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet da Silva, not yet.
da Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves stands up from da Silva's guard - Alves perhaps looking for a knockout.
da Silva with a poor takedown
and Alves counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alves looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
da Silva fails to land the takedown.
Alves throws a series of punches but da Silva moves out of range.
da Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Alves sprawls well. He's pushed da Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alves throws a one two combo.
Good exchange - da Silva coming out on top.
da Silva misses with a takedown
and Alves moves into the clinch.
Alves tries to score a body lock takedown but da Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Alves prevents the takedown attempt.
da Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Alves pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for da Silva!
da Silva tries to lock up and control but Alves gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Alves blocks da Silva's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Alves is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, da Silva has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
da Silva trying desperately to get to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alves stands up from mount. Strange move.
da Silva tries for a takedown but Alves circles away easily
and Alves counters with a shoot takedown. da Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dino Alves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
da Silva fails with the takedown
and Alves counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Alves trying to control the action but da Silva is working from the bottom.
da Silva punching from the bottom.
Alves is working for a kimura but da Silva is defending it quite comfortably.
da Silva is trying to stand up here but Alves is controlling him well.
da Silva is trying to maintain the position but Alves is very close to passing his half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
da Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva punching from the bottom.
da Silva tries to roll over but Alves keeps him under control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Alves throws a head kick that misses.
Alves closes this distance looking for a takedown but da Silva circles away.
da Silva has Alves up against the cage in a clinch.
da Silva tries for a takedown but Alves manages to get underhooks.
Alves jumps into guard, dragging da Silva to the mat.
da Silva throwing strikes from guard but Alves blocks nicely.
da Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
da Silva wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Alves looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Alves looking for a sweep. Not yet Alves, not yet.
Alves avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
da Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Alves's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as da Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
da Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alves instigates a clinch.
da Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Alves pulls his leg out and moves away.
Alves drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dino Alves has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves gets to his feet. da Silva looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
da Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
da Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
da Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Pedro da Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alves stuffs the takedown attempt from da Silva. da Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
da Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Alves 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.
Alves in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
da Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Alves doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Alves manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Alves scoring with some ground and pound.
Dino Alves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves won't allow da Silva to get back to his feet.
da Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alves gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Alves preventing the sweep.
Alves stops da Silva from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alves closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming da Silva to the mat! da Silva manages to get full guard.
Alves decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on da Silva, up you get!
Alves gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
da Silva is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Pedro da Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alves takes advantage of some sloppy striking from da Silva to pass into mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dino Alves comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Alves has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dino Alves!
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hype
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