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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Alvaro (ranked 3365 p4p, 391 weight class) and Angel Face (ranked 6310 p4p, 525 weight class). Face comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tyga - Real Deal kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Alvaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angel Face!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Face takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Alvaro gets a clinch.
Face breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Face misses with an uppercut.
Alvaro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alvaro lands a nice shot that snaps Face's head back.
Alvaro moves out of range of the strikes.
Alvaro attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alvaro throws a leg kick which misses Face's front leg but catches the back leg as Face tries to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alvaro.
Alvaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alvaro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Alvaro takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvaro. Face does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvaro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Face on the side of the head.
Face takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alvaro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Face fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alvaro was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Alvaro slips a straight right by Face.
Alvaro looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Face throws a hook but Alvaro avoids it easily.
Face throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Face blocks a jab.
Alvaro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Face throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alvaro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Face.
Face misses with a double jab.
A little feinted left hand from Alvaro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Face throws a lazy uppercut
and Alvaro counters with a straight right hand.
Alvaro looks to land a right hand but Face moved out of range.
Face throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvaro misses with a jab, cross combination.
That kick from Alvaro tenderised Face's leg. Face is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvaro lands with a kick to the ribs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alvaro lands with an overhand left.
Alvaro sizes up Face with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Alvaro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Face misses.
Face throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvaro.
Face ducks right into an uppercut from Alvaro.
Face throws a looping overhand right but Alvaro ducks down to avoid it.
Alvaro throws the left hand but Face avoids the punch easily.
Face defending well as Alvaro loads up on a big left hand.
Face throws a jab when Alvaro was well out of range.
Alvaro throws a hook but Face avoids it easily.
That kick from Alvaro tenderised Face's leg. Face is trying to keep his angry face on.
Face lands with a straight right. Alvaro didn't see that one coming.
Alvaro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Face paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvaro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Face swings widly with a right hand
and Alvaro makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Alvaro cracks the inside of Face's front leg.
Alvaro ducks under a wild hook from Face.
Face closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A slow jab from Face misses its intended target.
Face takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Face will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alvaro wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Alvaro throws the left hand but Face avoids the punch easily.
Alvaro is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Alvaro scores with a jab to the head.
Face defending well as Alvaro loads up on a big left hand.
Alvaro looks to throw the jab but Face is out of range.
Alvaro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Face counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Face loads up on a big right hand but Alvaro slips the punch.
Face doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alvaro throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Face counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alvaro is looking to score with low kicks.
Jose Alvaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Face with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alvaro to score with a decent uppercut.
Face stuns Alvaro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alvaro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Face misses with a looping right.
Alvaro throws a low kick but Face moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Face! But no joy.
Alvaro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvaro lands a jab.
Alvaro scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Alvaro dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Alvaro tries to close the distance and clinch but Face swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It seemed like Face was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alvaro misses with a kick to the body
and Face counters with a nice uppercut.
Alvaro slips under a jab from Face.
Face waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvaro.
Alvaro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alvaro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Face moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Face dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alvaro misses with a body shot.
Face looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Face throws an overhand right that lands on Alvaro's shoulder, as Alvaro tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Alvaro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alvaro forces Face back against the cage and clinches.
Alvaro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Face looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Face can't break the clinch.
Face breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvaro tries a head kick but it misses.
Alvaro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Face's hands.
Alvaro connects with a nice looking jab.
Alvaro throws out a leg kick but Face moves out of range and Alvaro only half commits.
Face uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alvaro.
Alvaro misses with a leg kick.
Face throws a jab when Alvaro was well out of range.
The crowd cheers as Alvaro lands an impressive looking overhand right. Face doesn't seem phased though.
Face throws a nice looking combination but Alvaro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alvaro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alvaro throws a leg kick but Face moved away.
Alvaro lands a jab-cross combination.
Alvaro lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvaro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alvaro is looking to counter the offense by Face and move into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Alvaro 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alvaro ducks under a wild hook from Face.
A little feinted left hand from Alvaro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Face shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Alvaro throws a leg kick
and Face connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alvaro moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Alvaro there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alvaro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Face closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Alvaro cracks the inside of Face's front leg.
Face on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Face wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Face misses with an uppercut. Alvaro saw that one coming.
Face might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Alvaro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Face pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alvaro rushes Face and presses him up against the cage.
Alvaro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Face can do to turn this around?
Face escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alvaro cracks a nice hook into Face's ribs.
Alvaro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Face.
Face lands with an overhand left.
Alvaro scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheers as Face lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alvaro doesn't seem phased though.
Face fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alvaro lands a nice looking body shot.
Alvaro works Face's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Face doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Face scores with a nice right hand.
Face missing with a left hand there. Alvaro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Face backs away, Alvaro returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvaro scores with a shot to the body.
Alvaro throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Alvaro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alvaro lands a right hook to the body.
Face scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Alvaro with a jab.
Face misses with a right hand
and Alvaro counters with a nice uppercut.
Face swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvaro misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvaro misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Alvaro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Face scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Face throws a shot from downtown. Alvaro moves away and avoids it.
Alvaro went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
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 Jose Alvaro will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Face lands a head shot.
Alvaro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Face. Face circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Alvaro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Face.
Face moves away from the strike by Alvaro.
Face lands with a shot to the body.
A lazy body kick from Alvaro
and Face counters with a left and a right that stings Alvaro.
Face throws a series of punches but Alvaro moves out of range.
Jose Alvaro is winning the standup battle so far.
Face takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Face misses with a two punch combination.
As Face backs away, Alvaro returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Face swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alvaro tried to counter with a leg kick but Face avoided it.
Face circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danga de danga de dang - Face scores with a four punch combination!
Alvaro throws a lazy right hand but Face sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alvaro throws a hook but Face avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvaro on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alvaro tries to clinch up.
Alvaro lands a jab.
The fighters circling - Face throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Alvaro!
A left and a right from Face both land. Nice combination.
Alvaro rushes Face and presses him up against the cage.
Alvaro lands an uppercut.
Alvaro throws a head punch that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Alvaro just misses with a elbow thrown towards Face's brow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvaro tries a body shot but Face blocks it.
Alvaro scores with a knee to the head.
Alvaro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Face blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Face blocking some punches.
Alvaro lands an elbow that stopped Face in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face is trying to push Alvaro away but Alvaro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Alvaro throws an elbow that misses.
Alvaro tries a body shot but Face blocks it.
Alvaro misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alvaro.
Face is trying to break the clinch but Alvaro has him pressed against the cage.
Alvaro swings wildly with an uppercut but Face uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvaro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Alvaro on the inside.
Face is rocked!
Face wants to get back to striking at distance but Alvaro won't allow it.
Face is still on wobbly legs! Can Alvaro finish him?
Alvaro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Face manages to break the clinch.
Face seems to have recovered his senses.
Face rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alvaro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alvaro stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Face lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alvaro at a distance.
Face takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvaro misses with a looping right.
Face misses with a straight left.
Alvaro misses with an uppercut
and Face counters with a nice uppercut.
Face throws a jab when Alvaro was well out of range.
Jab, jab by Face - just one landing.
Alvaro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jose Alvaro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alvaro thumps Face with a low kick.
Nice cross by Alvaro.
Alvaro moves out of range as Face strikes.
Face misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvaro. Face does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvaro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Face, pushing him back against the cage.
Face is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face is trying to force a seperation but Alvaro has the dominant position.
Face wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Face wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alvaro has him pressed against the cage.
Jose Alvaro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Face wants to get back to striking at distance but Alvaro won't allow it.
Face wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alvaro has him pressed against the cage.
Face wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alvaro has him pressed against the cage.
Alvaro lands with a light punch inside.
Alvaro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Face's efforts to push away.
Face has had enough of the clinch but Alvaro keeps him there for the moment.
Face tries to break free but Alvaro pushes him back against the cage.
Angel Face has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Face has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jose Alvaro.
Well Alvaro 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Alvaro!
Jose Alvaro really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Kimura Klothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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