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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Salvador Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph D Pistone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves's entrance music is Mama said . A fine choice. Pistone is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Clint Mansell - Requiem for a Dream (Remix). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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193 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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195 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Salvador Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joseph D Pistone!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pistone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alves.
Pistone lands a jab to the head.
Alves finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Alves tries to keep at a distance but Pistone has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pistone breaks from the clinch.
Alves tries to work over Pistone's front leg with a kick but Pistone checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pistone. Alves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pistone.
Alves darts in and clinches Pistone up against the cage.
Alves throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pistone wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alves misses with the head strike.
Pistone wants a takedown.
Alves lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alves misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pistone.
Alves has a couple of punches blocked by Pistone.
Alves tries a body shot but Pistone blocks it.
Alves throws a punch but it's blocked by Pistone.
Pistone is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Alves.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alves.
Alves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alves pushes Pistone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Alves.
Alves lands with a left to the head.
Alves tries a body shot but Pistone blocks it.
Alves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pistone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alves has a couple of punches blocked by Pistone.
Alves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alves misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Alves.
Alves throws a head punch that misses.
Alves misses with a punch to the body.
Alves tries to throw a body punch but Pistone avoids it by throwing Alves back against the cage.
Pistone misses with a punch to the body.
Pistone lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pistone turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Pistone wants to control for a moment but Alves uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pistone working the head and body with strikes.
Pistone not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Alves is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pistone pulls his head out easily.
Pistone wants to take a breather but Alves is having none of it.
Alves 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.
Pistone content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Pistone seems to be looking for submissions.
Alves is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves wants to control but Pistone is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pistone is taking a breather. Alves says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Alves is looking to improve his position.
Pistone winds up and cracks Alves with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pistone wants to control but Alves is keeping him busy.
Ground and pound from Pistone.
Alves makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Alves.
Pistone is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alves is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pistone defends well.
Pistone pushing down on Alves's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pistone frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pistone scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pistone content just to control the position here.
Pistone is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Alves can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joseph D Pistone will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Alves takes one to the side of the head.
Alves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pistone throws out the jab.
Alves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pistone was well out of range. Poor timing from Alves.
Pistone scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Alves scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pistone in his tracks.
Alves slips a jab from Pistone.
Alves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pistone.
Pistone avoids the head kick by Alves.
Alves throws a low kick but Pistone moves out of range easily.
Alves fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alves takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A lazy body kick from Alves
and Pistone counters with a stiff right hand.
Pistone motions for Alves to come forward. Pistone throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pistone takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alves takes a swing at Pistone's ribcage but misses.
Pistone closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Alves to the mat! Alves manages to get full guard.
Pistone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pistone scoring with some ground and pound.
Alves looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pistone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pistone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pistone with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alves keeping moving, preventing Pistone from controlling successfully.
Alves is looking for a triangle here but Pistone uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Pistone cracks Alves with a big elbow.
Sloppy strikes there by Pistone.
Pistone landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pistone sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Alves defending well though.
Pistone wants to pass the guard but Alves is defending well.
Alves is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pistone pulls his head out easily.
Alves is trying to stand back up but Pistone is controlling him
Pistone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pistone performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Alves wants to get back to full guard.
Pistone takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves actively working from the bottom here.
Alves is looking to improve his position.
Pistone sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Alves defending well though.
Pistone looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Alves with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Joseph D Pistone has got the better of the ground game so far.
Alves wants to control but Pistone is keeping busy.
Pistone lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pistone slips a nice elbow through Alves's hands, connecting with Alves's forehead.
Alves is rocked!
Pistone content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pistone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pistone forces his way into half guard.
Pistone sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Alves defending well though.
Alves looking for submissions off his back.
Pistone looks to land a strike but Alves avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pistone working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Alves's head.
Pistone working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph D Pistone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A shot to the liver by Alves. Beautiful body shot.
Salvador Alves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pistone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alves throws a looping overhand right but Pistone ducks down to avoid it.
Alves connects with a leg kick. Pistone looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pistone delivers a nice body kick.
Alves misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice defenses there by Pistone.
Pistone throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alves staying out of range there.
Alves uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pistone.
Pistone scores with the left hand. Alves knows he should have avoided that one.
Alves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pistone moves away.
Pistone jabs Alves to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Alves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pistone defending well as Alves loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alves throws a jab when Pistone was well out of range.
Alves moves forwards but Pistone connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pistone connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Alves shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alves tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alves looks to clinch
letting Pistone counter with a right hand.
Pistone scores with a hook.
Alves misses with a looping right.
Pistone throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alves throws a low kick but Pistone moves out of range easily.
Pistone feints and then cracks Alves's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alves down.
Pistone lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pistone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alves's calf.
Pistone lands a jab to Alves's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pistone scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pistone.
Pistone shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Pistone was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pistone looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oh Alves is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pistone tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Alves seems to have got his legs back now.
Pistone postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Alves badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Pistone around the waist but Pistone pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Pistone is the winner by TKO! Pistone jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph D Pistone!
A relieved looking Joseph D Pistone thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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