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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Alexandre (ranked 1121 p4p, 134 weight class) and Moese Daldo (ranked 1923 p4p, 229 weight class). Daldo has chosen Made To Be Legends as his entrance music. Tiago Alexandre could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Moese Daldo's chin.
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162 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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170 cm
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167 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tiago Alexandre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Moese Daldo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daldo looks for a takedown but Alexandre sprawls well.
Alexandre looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Alexandre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Daldo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alexandre postures up in Daldo's guard and throws a big left but Daldo blocks it.
Alexandre passes Daldo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexandre looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Alexandre is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandre is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Alexandre is trying to control. Daldo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Daldo wants to control but Alexandre is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Alexandre is pressing down on Daldo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Daldo is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Alexandre wants to advance to full mount but Daldo doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Alexandre wants to control from the top but Daldo keeps moving.
Daldo seems keen to control Alexandre's posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Daldo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alexandre is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Daldo's half guard.
Alexandre content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandre trying to control the action but Daldo is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alexandre tries to pass the half guard into mount. Daldo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Daldo is trying to control but Alexandre passes into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Alexandre is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Daldo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Alexandre is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Daldo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Daldo prevents Alexandre from moving into mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alexandre goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Daldo rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Alexandre's guard! Nice work there by Daldo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiago Alexandre dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Daldo gets caught flat footed, as Alexandre shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alexandre slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Alexandre trying to control the position but Daldo is working away.
Daldo is looking for a sweep.
Alexandre has control of an arm but Daldo manages to advance to Alexandre's back!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daldo slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Daldo's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daldo doesn't have the hooks in and Alexandre manages to turn into his guard.
Alexandre wants to control from the top but Daldo keeps moving.
Tiago Alexandre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Daldo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Daldo keeping full guard, as Alexandre tries to pass.
Alexandre is looking to pass into half guard but Daldo pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Daldo is in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandre is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Alexandre is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Daldo is aware though and is defending well.
Daldo trying to control but Alexandre is working from the bottom.
Daldo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Alexandre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Daldo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Daldo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandre working for a triangle but Daldo defends it easily.
Alexandre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alexandre being controlled here, momentarily.
Alexandre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Daldo can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Alexandre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Alexandre is looking for a triangle here but Daldo uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
You can see the frustration on Alexandre's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tiago Alexandre will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Alexandre gets a takedown into half guard.
Daldo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Alexandre is working away from the top position though.
Alexandre is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Daldo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Alexandre.
We've been informed that Daldo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Daldo manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexandre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Daldo is keeping the position for now.
Daldo being controlled here, momentarily.
Alexandre pushing down on Daldo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Alexandre performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Daldo wants to improve his position but Alexandre is controlling well.
Alexandre working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Daldo's thigh. Daldo counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Daldo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alexandre preventing the sweep.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Daldo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Alexandre.
Alexandre goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Daldo rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Alexandre's guard! Nice work there by Daldo!
Alexandre keeping moving, preventing Daldo from controlling successfully.
Daldo pushes down on Alexandre's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandre gets full guard.
Daldo content to stall in guard here.
Daldo preventing the sweep.
Moese Daldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alexandre wants to improve his position but instead Daldo has moved into half guard.
Alexandre wants to sweep but Daldo has passed to side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tiago Alexandre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alexandre has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiago Alexandre!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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