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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marco Alvado (ranked 129 p4p, 426 weight class) and Nick Dalton (ranked 22 p4p, 62 weight class). Alvado comes to the cage accompanied by Ichense Dub. Nick Dalton is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 20 - 9 - 2, fighting out of London, Marco Alvado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Dalton!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Alvado.
Alvado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvado misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alvado has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Alvado on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dalton thuds his right hand into Alvado's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Alvado misses with a hook.
Dalton tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice jab there from Dalton.
A decent looking cross lands there for Alvado.
Alvado circles away from the clinch attempt.
A low kick lands for Dalton.
Dalton lands with a straight right. Alvado didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvado lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dalton looks to land a right hand but Alvado moved out of range.
Alvado tried to counter with a leg kick but Dalton avoided it.
Alvado throws a jab when Dalton was well out of range.
Alvado bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Alvado swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dalton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvado lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Dalton.
That kick from Dalton tenderised Alvado's leg. Alvado is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dalton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alvado misses with a wild body shot.
Dalton throws out a counter right but Alvado avoids it with no problem.
Alvado slips under a jab.
Alvado is looking to counter with a body kick.
Dalton moves out of range of the body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Alvado.
Dalton misses with a left hand
and Alvado counters with a leg kick.
Dalton fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Dalton misses its intended target.
Alvado swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Alvado.
Dalton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dalton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alvado makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Alvado bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dalton's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dalton thumps Alvado with a low kick.
Dalton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alvado is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dalton scores with a jab to the head.
Alvado getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dalton misses with a straight left.
Dalton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dalton needs to keep his hands up - Alvado had a free shot at his head there.
An inside leg kick lands from Alvado.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dalton checks a leg kick.
Alvado takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dalton takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dalton.
A short left from Dalton.
Alvado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alvado avoiding damage.
Alvado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvado tries a body shot but Dalton blocks it.
Alvado lands with a short shot to the head.
Alvado misses with the head strike.
Alvado misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alvado struggles to land a body shot inside as Dalton controls his hands.
Dalton lands with a light punch inside.
Dalton misses with a punch on the inside.
Alvado scores with a hook to the body.
Dalton lands with a right to the head.
Dalton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Alvado presses Dalton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Alvado tries to work over Dalton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dalton lands a right hand.
Dalton tries to throw a body punch but Alvado avoids it by throwing Dalton back against the cage.
Alvado misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Dalton.
Alvado misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dalton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalton lands a body punch.
Dalton is trying to push Alvado away but Alvado has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dalton struggles to land a body shot inside as Alvado controls his hands.
Alvado misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dalton.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Alvado.
Dalton pushes Alvado back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Alvado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alvado lands a body punch.
Alvado lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Dalton fails to land.
Dalton misses with the head strike.
Dalton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alvado blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvado lands with a light punch inside.
Dalton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dalton blocking some punches.
Alvado lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dalton backwards.
Alvado makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Alvado dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dalton swats away the attempt to clinch by Alvado.
Alvado with a nice cross.
Alvado catches Dalton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Alvado ducks under a wild hook from Dalton.
Dalton throws a body shot but no joy.
Dalton throws a solid leg kick but Alvado takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dalton.
Dalton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dalton throws a sloppy head kick and Alvado moves out of range easily.
Alvado with the inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalton misses with a lunging right hand
and Alvado counters with a series of strikes. Dalton will be more careful next time no doubt.
Alvado is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dalton can do to turn this around?
Alvado connects with a right hand. Dalton shakes it off.
Alvado moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dalton. Alvado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvado connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvado throws a low kick but Dalton moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton digs a good body shot into Alvado's ribs.
Alvado tries to land a front kick but Dalton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A leg kick checked by Dalton.
Dalton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Alvado lands a slapping body shot.
Alvado cracks Dalton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dalton moves out of range of the leg kick from Alvado.
A clash of legs there as Dalton blocks the low kick.
Marco Alvado is winning the standup battle so far.
Alvado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dalton was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvado.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dalton sizes up Alvado with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Alvado moves forwards but Dalton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Crunch! Alvado slams his shin into Dalton's torso.
Dalton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice body punch from Alvado.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Alvado finds it's way through Dalton's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalton throws a jab when Alvado was well out of range.
Dalton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dalton misses with a series of wild punches.
Dalton throws a head kick that misses.
Alvado scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dalton doesn't seem bothered though.
Alvado has Dalton up against the cage in a clinch.
Alvado cracks Dalton with a nice body shot.
Dalton blocks a body shot from Alvado.
Dalton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alvado has a couple of punches blocked by Dalton.
Dalton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dalton gets through Alvado's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alvado working aggressively here.
Alvado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alvado tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Dalton.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alvado.
Dalton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvado's elbow.
Dalton working aggressively here.
Alvado misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Alvado.
Alvado throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daltons head.
Alvado working aggressively here.
Alvado tries a body shot but Dalton blocks it.
Dalton throws a head punch that misses.
Dalton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dalton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alvado lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dalton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alvado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dalton manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Dalton.
Alvado slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvado connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dalton. Dalton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvado keeps the fight on the outside.
Dalton throws a wild body kick that Alvado sees coming a mile off.
Dalton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alvado connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dalton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alvado can pounce on him.
Dalton misses with an uppercut. Alvado saw that one coming.
A jab from Alvado finds it's way through Dalton's defenses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Alvado.
Dalton misses with a looping left.
Dalton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvado.
Dalton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alvado looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Alvado throws a low kick but Dalton moves out of range easily.
A solid body kick from Alvado.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvado looks to throw the jab but Dalton is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Alvado dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nice defenses there by Alvado.
Alvado lands a leg kick that knocks Dalton off balance momentarily.
A big right from Dalton misses.
Alvado throwing a counter right hand but Dalton manages to avoid it.
Dalton tries to bum rush Alvado with a series of wild strikes but Alvado uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dalton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alvado just misses with a punch to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Alvado.
Alvado ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alvado throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dalton stuns Alvado with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dalton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alvado paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alvado connects with a right hand. Dalton shakes it off.
Dalton wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvado.
Dalton throws a leg kick that misses.
Alvado jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Dalton attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dalton cracks Alvado with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Alvado feints and then cracks Dalton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dalton down.
Alvado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dalton.
Alvado swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Alvado crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dalton - the referee stops the clock and Alvado gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dalton. Alvado manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Alvado scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dalton in his tracks.
A big right from Alvado misses.
Dalton throws a leg kick but Alvado checks it.
Dalton throws a sloppy head kick
and Alvado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dalton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dalton throws a fast counter high kick but Alvado manages to duck under it in time.
Dalton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alvado appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Alvado fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alvado staying out of range there.
Nick Dalton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dalton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvado with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dalton throws an off balance right hand
enabling Alvado to counter with a crisp jab.
Dalton throws out a loose jab but Alvado uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Alvado misses.
Dalton throws a leg kick but Alvado sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Alvado tried to counter with a leg kick but Dalton avoided it.
Alvado with the inside leg kick.
Alvado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvado takes the fight into the clinch.
Marco Alvado has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dalton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alvado backwards.
Alvado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dalton's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Alvado fails to land.
Alvado lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Alvado presses Dalton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Still in the clinch, Alvado scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dalton throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvado.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dalton has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Alvado.
Alvado tries to work over Dalton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alvado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dalton's elbow.
Alvado has a couple of punches blocked by Dalton.
Dalton has a couple of punches blocked by Alvado.
Alvado misses with a body punch.
Alvado lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alvado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dalton's elbow.
Alvado misses with a body punch.
Dalton blocks a body shot from Alvado.
Alvado lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dalton prevents a body shot from Alvado.
Alvado blocking some punches.
Dalton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alvado working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dalton prevents a body shot from Alvado.
Dalton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good body shot from Dalton.
Alvado lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alvado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvado lands a body shot.
Alvado gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Nick Dalton has been cut.
Dalton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alvado working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dalton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dalton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alvado misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dalton pushes Alvado back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dalton is leaning against Alvado and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alvado lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dalton backwards.
Dalton prevents a body shot from Alvado.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dalton.
Alvado tries to throw a body punch but Dalton avoids it by throwing Alvado back against the cage.
Alvado throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Dalton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dalton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Alvado.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dalton.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Alvado showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alvado 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Alvado!
A victorious Marco Alvado thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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