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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hector Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rubens Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Reign kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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170 cm
26
150 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hector Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rubens Charles!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charles misses with a takedown attempt - Alves sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Charles blocks a leg kick.
Alves misses with the combination.
Alves scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Rubens Charles has been cut.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Alves.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Charles tries to bench press Alves off him but Alves keeps the position.
Charles struggling a bit here.
Charles is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles is refusing to be controlled, as Alves sits in half guard.
Charles wants to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Hector Alves just wasn't active enough.
Alves will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alves fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Charles on the side of the head.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Alves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles is trying to get back to half guard.
Charles is trying to escape the position but Alves is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles is trying to improve his position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hector Alves.
Alves goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alves looks to land a combination. Charles sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Alves looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Charles!
Alves sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles is trying desperately to improve position.
Alves controlling from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Alves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rubens Charles's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Alves lands with a nice combination. Charles backs away looking to recover.
Alves throws a series of punches but Charles moves out of range.
Alves lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Charles circles away quickly and effectively.
Alves lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Charles dodges the punch combination from Alves.
Alves misses with a wild combination.
Charles closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alves circles away.
Charles fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Alves. Those never looked like landing.
Alves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Charles will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hector Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rubens Charles.
Alves shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Charles eats them both and turns towards Alves to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Charles tries to score a power double leg takedown but Alves sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Charles somewhat.
Charles dodges the punch combination from Alves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Charles.
Alves throws a head kick but Charles moves out of range.
Alves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alves looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Alves does no damage.
Alves leaves Charles with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hector Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charles showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alves.
Alves throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alves leaves Charles with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Charles is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Charles is out of range.
Charles fails with a takedown attempt.
Charles doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alves throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Charles.
Alves tried to score with a low kick but Charles checks it.
Hector Alves is winning the standup battle so far.
Alves misses with the combination.
Alves swinging wildly here.
Charles shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Alves sprawls well. Alves wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Charles gets slowly back to his feet.
Charles shoots in but Alves avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alves swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves feints a jab promting Charles to slip. Alves then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Charles slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Alves misses with a double jab.
Alves misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alves rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Charles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alves misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alves misses with a double jab.
Alves misses with a two punch combination.
Charles shoots in and bounces Alves off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Charles postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Alves is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Charles, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Charles swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves wants to control from the top but Charles keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Alves dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rubens Charles'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!
A nice leg kick lands there from Alves.
Charles shoots for a double leg takedown but Alves sprawls well. He's pushed Charles's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alves misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice straight punches there by Alves. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alves.
Charles shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Alves sprawls well. Alves wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Charles gets slowly back to his feet.
Alves will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Charles looking to score a takedown here. Alves is defending well but Charles drives through and ends up in Alves's guard.
Hector Alves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alves is trying to keep Charles in close.
Charles is pushing down on Alves's leg trying to pass to half guard. Alves is fighting to maintain full guard but Charles has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles trying to control from Alves's half guard. Alves has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Charles wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
Charles pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alves is keeping the position for now.
Charles drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Alves manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Charles has Alves in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves is pushing down on Charles's leg trying to pass to half guard. Charles is fighting to maintain full guard but Alves has managed to sneak the leg through.
Charles regains full guard. Nicely done.
Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but Charles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Alves tries to free his leg and advance position but Charles is retaining full guard.
Hector Alves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alves trying to control but Charles is working from the bottom.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hector Alves wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nice takedown defense from Alves. No joy for Charles on that attempt.
Hector Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rubens Charles.
Alves misses with a double jab.
Hector Alves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles fails to land the takedown.
Alves looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Charles shoots for a double leg takedown but Alves sprawls well. He's pushed Charles's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Charles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alves throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Alves misses with the combination.
Charles fails with a takedown attempt.
Alves misses with a few strikes there.
Alves swinging wildly here.
Alves's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Alves duly obliges.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Charles looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alves is fending him off so far but Charles persists. Nope, Alves circles away and we're back to standing.
Alves will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alves misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rubens Charles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Charles dives in and grabs Alves's left leg, looking for a takedown. Alves pushes down on Charles's head and hops out.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Alves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alves 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Alves!
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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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