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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yas Uru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Alvarez's choice of entrance music: Doom. Yas Uru is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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140 lbs
15 - 16 - 0 |
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160 cm
28
145 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yas Uru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Alvarez misses
and Uru counters with a three punch combo that has Alvarez backing up. Alvarez nods at Uru to acknowledge the strikes.
Uru has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Good leg kick by Uru there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Alvarez throws a shot from downtown. Uru moves away and avoids it.
Uru fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alvarez.
Alvarez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Uru half committed to a counter leg kick.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut.
And Uru counters with a quick kick to the body but Alvarez blocks it.
Uru lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Alvarez moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Uru breaks from the clinch.
Uru takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alvarez throws a sloppy head kick
and Uru counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uru takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Alvarez as he checks the leg kick.
Uru takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alvarez connects with a leg kick. Uru looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alvarez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uru swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alvarez.
Uru checks the leg kick nicely there.
Uru throws a front kick that sends Alvarez stumbling back into the cage.
Alvarez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alvarez scores with a hook to the body.
Uru blocks the elbow strike.
Uru avoids the elbow strike from Alvarez, against the cage.
Uru blocks an elbow strike.
Uru escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez has managed to clinch.
Alvarez lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez is trying to stall.
Nice elbow from Alvarez.
It looks like Yas Uru has been cut.
Alvarez tries to work over Uru's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Uru breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Michael Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez tries to clinch up but Uru circles away and keeps his distance.
Uru is looking to counter with a body kick.
Alvarez throws a sloppy head kick and Uru moves out of range easily.
It looked like Uru wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alvarez throws a right hand that misses
and Uru counters with a solid body kick.
Alvarez connects with a leg kick. Uru looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alvarez misses with a few strikes there.
Uru lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez clinches up against the cage.
Alvarez tries to throw a body punch but Uru avoids it by throwing Alvarez back against the cage.
Uru breaks the clinch.
Alvarez looks to land a body kick but Uru moved away.
An attempted straight right counter from Uru misses the target.
Alvarez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Alvarez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Uru's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alvarez connects with a solid leg kick.
Alvarez swings for the body but Uru moves out of range.
Uru feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Alvarez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alvarez tries to work over Uru's front leg with a kick but Uru checks it.
Alvarez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Alvarez instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez misses with an elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Uru wants to break the clinch but can't.
Uru has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Uru tries to break free but Alvarez pushes him back against the cage.
Alvarez tries to throw a body punch but Uru avoids it by throwing Alvarez back against the cage.
Uru wants to break free but Alvarez has control.
Alvarez throws an elbow but it misses.
Uru dodges an elbow strike from Alvarez.
Uru pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Uru misses.
The fighters circling - Uru throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alvarez is looking to land body kicks.
Uru ducks under a wild hook from Alvarez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Alvarez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yas Uru's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Alvarez throws a head kick but Uru moves out of range.
Uru has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Alvarez gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Uru counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Uru looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Uru moves out of range as Alvarez throws a body kick.
Alvarez tries to score with a low kick but Uru moves his leg out of the way.
Uru seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Alvarez gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Uru cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Uru blocks the body kick.
Alvarez is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez misses with a right hand
and Uru counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That kick from Alvarez tenderised Uru's leg. Uru is trying to keep his angry face on.
Uru avoids the head kick by Alvarez.
A little feinted left hand from Uru on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slow jab from Alvarez misses its intended target.
It looked like Uru wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uru has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Alvarez.
Alvarez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Uru misses the target.
A low kick from Alvarez misses
and Uru counters with a straight right hand.
Alvarez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alvarez tries to clinch
and Uru counters with a nice uppercut.
Uru getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Alvarez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Uru.
Uru wants to land a leg kick but Alvarez is out of range.
Alvarez darts in trying to clinch
and Uru counters with a stiff right hand.
Alvarez is looking to clinch.
Uru was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez misses with a low kick as Uru jumps back.
Alvarez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Uru counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yas Uru is winning the standup battle so far.
Alvarez throws a wild body kick that Uru sees coming a mile off.
It looked like Uru was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Alvarez throws a sloppy head kick
and Uru makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Alvarez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Uru throwing a counter right hand but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Alvarez is looking to clinch.
It appears Uru was looking to counter with a kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Uru manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alvarez throws a half hearted mid kick.
A swing and a miss from Alvarez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uru lands a jab to the nose.
Alvarez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Uru is able to avoid easily.
Uru throwing a counter right hand but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Alvarez moves to clinch but Uru breaks away
letting Uru counter with a right hand.
Alvarez looks to throw a body kick
and Uru counters with a low kick, right behind Alvarez 's knee.
Uru avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Uru looks for the body kick but Alvarez saw that one coming.
Uru takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alvarez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Uru uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alvarez.
Uru throws a quick counter kick to the body but Alvarez avoids it.
Alvarez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Uru has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alvarez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uru moves away.
Uru is looking to counter punch.
Uru keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alvarez.
As Alvarez backs away, Uru returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Uru avoids a kick to the body.
Uru takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uru circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alvarez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Alvarez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Uru counters with a good low kick that Alvarez was not able to check.
Alvarez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Uru counters with a thumping low kick.
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 Yas Uru will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yas Uru's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Uru on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alvarez throws a right hand that misses
and Uru counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alvarez wants to clinch.
As Alvarez backs away, Uru returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Alvarez misses with a left hand
letting Uru counter with a right hand.
Alvarez misses with a straight right.
Uru looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez rushes Uru and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Uru blocks the elbow strike.
Uru blocks a body shot from Alvarez.
Uru is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A body shot lands from Alvarez.
Uru wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uru is trying to push Alvarez away but Alvarez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Uru avoids the elbow strike from Alvarez, against the cage.
Alvarez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Alvarez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Alvarez has Uru pressed against the cage, preventing Uru from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Uru avoids a wild elbow strike from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws an elbow but it misses.
Uru's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Uru breaks the clinch.
Alvarez tries to clinch but Uru is having none of it.
Alvarez lands with a hook. Uru tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Alvarez has closed the distance and engaged Uru in a clinch.
Alvarez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Uru prevents a body shot from Alvarez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uru is trying to break free.
Uru's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alvarez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Alvarez throws a sloppy head kick and Uru moves out of range easily.
Uru looks to land a body kick but Alvarez moved away.
Uru avoids the head kick by Alvarez.
Uru swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alvarez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Uru half committed to a counter leg kick.
Alvarez looks for the body kick but Uru saw that one coming.
Uru half committed to a counter leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Uru is out of range and Alvarez settles back down.
A little feinted left hand from Uru on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alvarez gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Uru counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a right hand that misses
and Uru counters with a nice body kick.
Alvarez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Uru counters with a leg kick.
Uru keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alvarez.
Uru looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A head kick misses from Alvarez.
Uru was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Uru tries a head kick but it misses.
Uru fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Uru throws an overhand right that lands on Alvarez's shoulder, as Alvarez tries to avoid the shot.
A punch lands to the side of Uru 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alvarez misses with a straight right.
It appears Uru was looking to counter with a kick there.
Alvarez connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a lazy body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Alvarez lands with a good body shot.
Crunch! Alvarez slams his shin into Uru's torso.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvarez drives through and clinches with Uru against the cage.
Uru is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alvarez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Uru up against the cage.
Uru tries to break the clinch but Alvarez is controlling the position.
Uru prevents a body shot from Alvarez.
Uru tries to break free but Alvarez pushes him back against the cage.
Alvarez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alvarez works on Uru's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hand to the body from Alvarez.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Alvarez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Alvarez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Alvarez!
After winning the bout, Michael Alvarez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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