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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Depool (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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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Solid chin |
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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 Los Angeles, Thiago Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Depool!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Depool tries to score a power double leg takedown but Alves sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Depool somewhat.
Depool shoots in but no luck this time.
Alves misses with a double jab
and Depool counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Depool jabs Alves right on the nose. Alves blinks but takes it well.
A head kick misses from Alves.
Alves throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Justin Depool has been cut.
Alves misses with a double jab
and Depool counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Depool wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alves keeps working.
Depool wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Depool throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Depool wants to control but Alves is keeping him busy.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Justin Depool wasn't active enough on the ground.
Depool tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alves paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alves pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Depool gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Alves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alves connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice shot lands for Alves.
Alves swats away the attempt to clinch by Depool.
Alves avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Depool tries to clinch but Alves moves out of range.
Alves throws a left and a right that both miss
and Depool counters with a left and a right that stings Alves.
Alves throws a nice looking combination but Depool bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alves lands a nice shot that snaps Depool's head back.
Depool connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alves is breathing heavily.
Depool lands a jab to the nose.
Depool is looking to clinch but Alves is avoiding it.
Alves connects with a high kick.
Alves keeps the fight on the outside.
Depool looks to land a body kick but Alves moved away.
Depool shoots in but no luck this time.
Thiago Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Depool.
Alves defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Depool.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a left and a right that both miss
and Depool counters with a stiff right hand.
Horrible takedown by Depool or perhaps it was just good defense by Alves which made him look bad.
Nice sprawl there from Alves as Depool shoots in.
Alves shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Depool darts in and clinches Alves up against the cage.
Depool has Alves pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Alves manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A right handed body shot lands from Depool.
Alves is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alves manages to break the clinch.
Depool tries to score a power double leg takedown but Alves sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Depool somewhat.
Depool closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Alves quickly recovers to half guard.
Depool wants to pass to mount but Alves is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Depool is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Depool decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Depool counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Depool dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Justin Depool's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Depool moves into the clinch successfully.
Depool wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alves has Depool pressed against the cage, preventing Depool from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Depool is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alves scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Alves leaves Depool with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Depool closes the distance and clinches up with Alves, looking for a takedown. Depool pushes Alves against the cage but Alves circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alves misses with a lunging right hand
and Depool counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Depool.
Depool trying to control but Alves is working from the bottom.
Depool tries to free his leg and advance position but Alves is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Depool not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Depool tries to free his leg and advance position but Alves is retaining full guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Justin Depool hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Alves throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Depool counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Alves rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Depool counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Depool shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Alves makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Depool really felt that one!
Thiago Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Depool.
Depool shoots for a double leg takedown but Alves sprawls well. He's pushed Depool's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Depool tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Alves manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Depool showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alves.
Alves lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Depool moves into the clinch successfully.
Depool jumps guard and drags Alves to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Depool looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alves has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Depool is proving hard to escape from.
Depool pushes Alves off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Alves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Justin Depool seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Depool counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Depool.
Alves keeps control of Depool as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Depool goes for a takedown attempt but Alves pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Depool shoots in but Alves avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alves doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Depool counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Depool fails to land the takedown.
Alves avoids the head kick by Depool.
A nice combination there by Alves.
Depool fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alves avoids it really well and circles away.
Alves throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Depool.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Depool looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alves throws a poor cross that misses
and Depool counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Alves!
Alves knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Depool on the ground.
Depool is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Alves can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Alves is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Depool controlling from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Depool trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Depool showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Justin Depool's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Alves throws a right hand that misses
and Depool counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Depool.
Alves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Depool tries to clinch up but Alves circles away and keeps his distance.
Alves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alves throws a lazy right hand but Depool sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Depool wants to clinch.
Depool wants to clinch up but Alves keeps it at a distance.
Alves falls off balance throwing a combination
and Depool decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Alves's guard.
Depool wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Depool stands and steps away. Alves gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Depool counters with a shoot takedown. Alves fights it but they end up in guard.
Depool is pushing down on Alves's leg trying to pass to half guard. Alves is fighting to maintain full guard but Depool has managed to sneak the leg through.
Depool passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Alves!
Depool is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Alves has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Depool breaks from Alves's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Depool looking to control and managing it successfully.
Depool punching from mount but Alves doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Depool sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Depool throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Depool controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Alves holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Depool tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Depool looking to secure an arm triangle but Alves defends it well.
Depool unloads with some shots from mount but Alves bucks and avoids them well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Depool comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Depool 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Depool!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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