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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goncalo Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch Rapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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250 lbs
20 - 19 - 0 |
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270 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Goncalo Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mitch Rapp!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves defending well as Rapp loads up on a big left hand.
Jab by Alves.
Rapp connects with a right hand. Alves shakes it off.
Rapp closes the distance and pushes Alves back into the cage.
Rapp lands a right hand.
Alves is trying to break the clinch but Rapp has him pressed against the cage.
Rapp trying to land knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Rapp.
Alves avoids a wild elbow strike from Rapp.
Rapp is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alves is defending well for now.
Rapp throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice elbow from Rapp.
Rapp scores with a nice hook to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rapp creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alves's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rapp stalling the fight.
Rapp scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Rapp.
Rapp lands an uppercut.
Rapp manages to break the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Rapp. That snapped Alves's head back.
Alves is rocked!
Alves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rapp throws out the jab.
Oh Alves is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alves keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rapp.
Rapp throws the left hand but Alves avoids the punch easily.
Alves keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rapp.
Rapp takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alves keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rapp.
Rapp misses the jab.
Alves keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rapp.
Rapp missing with a left hand there. Alves was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alves ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rapp waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alves.
Rapp waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alves.
Nice defenses there by Alves.
Rapp throws a nice looking combination but Alves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alves gets tackled into the cage by Rapp. Rapp maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rapp fails to land.
Alves seems to have got his legs back now.
Rapp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rapp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alves misses with a head kick.
Mitch Rapp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Rapp! Alves is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitch Rapp!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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