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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach De La Roca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De La Roca has chosen Rage Against The Machine: Know Your Enemy as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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181 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zach De La Roca!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alves throws a head kick that misses.
De La Roca throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
De La Roca stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alves.
De La Roca tries to close the distance and clinch but Alves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alves throws a sloppy head kick and De La Roca moves out of range easily.
De La Roca wants to clinch.
De La Roca closes the distance and clinches.
De La Roca has a couple of punches blocked by Alves.
Alves throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Alves effectively controlling the action here.
Alves blocks an elbow strike from De La Roca.
De La Roca tries to land knees in the clinch but Alves avoids the damage to the body.
De La Roca landing knees to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from De La Roca.
De La Roca misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alves escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De La Roca misses with a double jab.
Alves throws a nice head kick!
Alves chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alves fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De La Roca.
De La Roca takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De La Roca takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Alves tries a head kick but it misses.
Alves feints and then cracks De La Roca's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De La Roca down.
De La Roca looks gassed!
Crunch! Alves slams his shin into De La Roca's torso.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alves plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
De La Roca is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Alves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De La Roca tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Alves.
Alves lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De La Roca throws a sloppy head kick and Alves moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Alves there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Alves throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Alves throws the kick towards the body but De La Roca avoids it.
Alves chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alves throws a leg kick which misses De La Roca's front leg but catches the back leg as De La Roca tries to avoid it.
Alves scores with a spinning back kick!
Alves scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alves throws a push kick but De La Roca slaps the foot to one side.
Alves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a quick head kick that skims the top of De La Roca's head.
Alves lands a nice looking kick to the body. De La Roca takes a step back to recover.
De La Roca takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Alves lands a nice leg kick that just misses De La Roca's sensitive parts.
Alves looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alves throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alves misses with a head kick.
De La Roca takes a kick to the side of the head.
Alves lands a high kick!
Alves looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alves lands with a kick to the temple. De La Roca shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alves throws a head kick that misses.
Alves throws a quick inside leg kick.
De La Roca's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De La Roca sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Alves.
Alves keeps De La Roca at a distance using the push kick.
Alves feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De La Roca's calf.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De La Roca moves out of range of the body kick from Alves.
De La Roca has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Alves.
Alves lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De La Roca takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Alves dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Alves lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
De La Roca throws a sloppy head kick
and Alves counters with a nice leg kick.
De La Roca darts in trying to clinch
and Alves counters with an inside leg kick.
Alves lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A head kick by Alves misses
and De La Roca holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
De La Roca being controlled against the cage.
Alves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De La Roca tries to clinch up
and Alves counters with a body kick.
Thiago Alves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De La Roca is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Alves lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De La Roca takes a kick to the side of the head.
Alves lands a head kick!
Alves is looking to slow De La Roca down with leg kicks.
De La Roca tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alves. That's going to slow De La Roca down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alves throws a head kick that half lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alves.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alves, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Alves with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alves throws a leg kick which misses De La Roca's front leg but catches the back leg as De La Roca tries to avoid it.
Alves lands a nice looking body kick.
A head kick from Alves lands but De La Roca takes it in his stride.
Alves throws a head kick but De La Roca moves out of range.
De La Roca walks forward, straight into a front kick from Alves.
Alves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De La Roca can do to turn this around?
De La Roca on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alves. Alves obviously looking to wear him down.
Alves throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Alves throws a head kick but De La Roca moves out of range.
Alves scores with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves misses with a body kick.
De La Roca takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
De La Roca avoids the head kick by Alves.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alves.
De La Roca takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Alves throws a head kick that misses.
Alves feints and then cracks De La Roca's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De La Roca down.
A head kick from Alves lands but De La Roca takes it in his stride.
Alves with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alves feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De La Roca's calf.
Alves throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alves goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Alves scoring well with a low kick there.
Alves throws a sloppy head kick and De La Roca moves out of range easily.
Alves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alves feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De La Roca's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alves misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alves scores with a kick to the body.
De La Roca avoids the head kick by Alves.
De La Roca has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Alves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Alves dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Alves is looking to slow De La Roca down with leg kicks.
Alves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De La Roca blocks a head kick by Alves.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alves.
Alves scores with a nice body kick.
Alves scores with a kick to the midsection.
Alves lands a nice leg kick that just misses De La Roca's sensitive parts.
Alves misses with a head kick.
Alves dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De La Roca. That did some damage!
De La Roca avoids the head kick by Alves.
De La Roca takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De La Roca closes the distance looking to clinch
and Alves makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves lands a high kick!
Alves pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alves tries a head kick but it misses.
De La Roca closes the distance and pushes Alves back into the cage.
De La Roca misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alves.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, De La Roca just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alves's brow.
Alves manages to break the clinch.
Alves throws a head kick that misses.
Alves throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alves throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
De La Roca takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Alves.
De La Roca blocks a head kick by Alves.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Alves.
De La Roca takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A thudding body kick lands there by Alves!
Alves throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alves scoring well with a low kick there.
Alves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alves, right into the meat.
Alves bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
De La Roca stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Alves throws a leg kick which misses De La Roca's front leg but catches the back leg as De La Roca tries to avoid it.
Alves throws a head kick but De La Roca moves out of range.
Alves feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De La Roca's calf.
Alves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thiago Alves is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick from Alves lands but De La Roca takes it in his stride.
Alves dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De La Roca. That did some damage!
Alves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alves misses with a head kick.
De La Roca tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Alves makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. De La Roca really felt that one!
Zach De La Roca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves tries a head kick but it misses.
De La Roca misses with a body shot.
Alves lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Alves fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De La Roca.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alves throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Thiago Alves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alves.
De La Roca avoids the head kick by Alves.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Alves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alves, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:25
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:24
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Alves!
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hype
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