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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sam Urai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urai comes to the cage accompanied by Sever the Wicked. 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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170 lbs
18 - 10 - 2 |
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166 lbs
24 - 9 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
18 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Sam Urai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from Urai.
Urai misses with a low kick.
Urai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Urai.
Urai misses with a body shot.
Alvarez thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Urai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Urai.
Alvarez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Urai tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Urai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a combination. Urai tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Urai misses with a body shot.
Urai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A jab from Urai misses.
Alvarez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Urai will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good exchange - Urai coming out on top.
Urai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Urai throws a wild body kick that Alvarez sees coming a mile off.
Alvarez with the counter takedown but Urai avoids it easily.
Urai throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvarez.
Urai throws the left hand but Alvarez avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Urai.
Urai tried to score with a low kick but Alvarez checks it.
Alvarez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Urai looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.
Alvarez feints the counter takedown.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alvarez.
Urai lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Urai.
Urai misses the shot to the body.
Urai throws a sloppy head kick and Alvarez moves out of range easily.
Sam Urai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alvarez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Urai sprawls well initially but Alvarez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
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.
Alvarez stalling away here and it's allowed Urai to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Alvarez throwing strikes but missing.
Urai working for submissions but it's allowed Alvarez to get to half guard.
Urai is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alvarez.
Alvarez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alvarez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Alvarez is stalling here. Urai is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Alvarez seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Urai has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Urai postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Urai trying to control the action but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
Urai in side control, just content to control the action for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Urai dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A big right from Urai misses.
A big left from Urai misses.
Sam Urai is winning the standup battle so far.
Alvarez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Urai was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvarez.
It looked like Urai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Urai throws a hook to the side of Alvarez's head but Alvarez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Urai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Urai throws a low kick but Alvarez avoids it.
Alvarez with the counter takedown but Urai avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Urai lands a nice looking kick to the body. Alvarez takes a step back to recover.
Urai looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urai lands with a kick to the ribs.
Urai lands with a cross.
Alvarez staying out of range there.
Alvarez with the counter takedown but Urai avoids it easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Urai!
Urai misses the jab.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Urai.
And Alvarez tries to counter it with a takedown but Urai pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Alvarez scores with a shot to the body.
Urai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Urai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez slips under a jab.
Urai tries to sprawl but Alvarez drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvarez wants to take a breather but Urai is having none of it.
Alvarez trying to control from Urai's half guard. Urai has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Urai is adopting a defensive guard.
Urai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is sitting in close to Urai's body. Urai has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Alvarez is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Alvarez is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Urai.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sam Urai!
Sam Urai thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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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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