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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dannis Till (ranked 3239 p4p, 335 weight class) and Whorely Alvarez (ranked 4418 p4p, 432 weight class). Whorely Alvarez struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Dannis Till is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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182 lbs
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185 cm
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
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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 The Island, Dannis Till!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Whorely Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alvarez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alvarez has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Till is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Till takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Alvarez swats away the attempt to clinch by Till.
Till is looking to clinch but Alvarez is avoiding it.
Alvarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alvarez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Till is looking to clinch but Alvarez is avoiding it.
Till forces Alvarez back against the cage and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Till just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alvarez's brow.
Till throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alvarez blocks an elbow strike from Till.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Till just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alvarez's brow.
Alvarez lands with a light punch inside.
Till misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Till throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Till lands a nice elbow.
Alvarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alvarez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Till tries to clinch up.
Till avoids the head kick by Alvarez.
Till tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A clash of legs there as Till blocks the low kick.
Till is looking to clinch but Alvarez is avoiding it.
Till tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alvarez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alvarez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alvarez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alvarez tries a head kick but it misses.
Till feinted with a counter takedown.
Alvarez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alvarez keeps the fight on the outside.
Till tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Till tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alvarez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alvarez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Till takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch but Alvarez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Till on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alvarez. Alvarez obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Till moves in looking to clinch but Alvarez pushes him off.
Alvarez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Till fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Till looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Till tries to clinch up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alvarez.
Till tries to clinch but Alvarez is having none of it.
Alvarez lands a lovely overhand right.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Alvarez - that will leave a mark!
An inside leg kick lands from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Till feinted with a counter takedown.
Alvarez cracks the inside of Till's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Till tries to clinch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Till tries to clinch up but Alvarez circles away and keeps his distance.
Alvarez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Till doesn't seem bothered though.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alvarez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Till blocks a head kick by Alvarez.
Alvarez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Till is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Till is looking to clinch.
Till tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Till is looking to clinch.
Alvarez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Till clinches up with Alvarez and pushes him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Till just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alvarez's brow.
Till throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Till just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alvarez's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez tries a body shot but Till blocks it.
Alvarez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alvarez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Till backwards.
Till will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Alvarez up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Till throws an elbow but misses.
Alvarez blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a head punch that misses.
Alvarez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvarez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Till checks the leg kick.
Till fails in his attempt to clinch.
Till is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whorely Alvarez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Alvarez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Till has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Till wants to clinch up but Alvarez keeps it at a distance.
Alvarez misses with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Alvarez.
Dannis Till is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Till checks a low kick from Alvarez.
A big left from Alvarez misses.
Alvarez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Whorely Alvarez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alvarez tries a head kick but it misses.
Alvarez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Till looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Till doesn't manage to clinch there - Alvarez circles away.
Till blocks a head kick by Alvarez.
Till wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Till takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Alvarez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Till is looking to clinch but Alvarez is avoiding it.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alvarez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alvarez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Till tries to counter with a takedown but Alvarez is quick to defend against it.
Alvarez tries a head kick but it misses.
Till moves in looking to clinch but Alvarez pushes him off.
That kick from Alvarez tenderised Till's leg. Till is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alvarez works the jab nicely.
Till wants to clinch.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Till checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Till is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Till ducks under a wild hook from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a lazy right hand but Till sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alvarez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alvarez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Till tries to clinch up.
Till has been working on his balance at Temp Spar Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Alvarez.
Till moves to clinch but Alvarez breaks away
and Alvarez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Till tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alvarez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alvarez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarez thumps Till with a low kick.
Till blocks a head kick by Alvarez.
A leg kick checked by Till.
Till tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Till backing away here, and Alvarez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Till tries to clinch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Till moves to clinch but Alvarez breaks away
and Alvarez counters with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch but Alvarez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Till moves in looking to clinch but Alvarez pushes him off.
Alvarez flicks out a counter leg kick but Till steps away.
Till tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alvarez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch but Alvarez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alvarez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alvarez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Till fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alvarez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Till is able to avoid easily.
Till moves in looking to clinch but Alvarez pushes him off.
Till tries to clinch up.
Alvarez swats away the attempt to clinch by Till.
Till defending well as Alvarez loads up on a big left hand.
Till appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alvarez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Till looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez cracks a nice hook into Till's ribs.
Till is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Alvarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alvarez throws a leg kick but Till checks it.
Till tries to clinch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Till checks a low kick from Alvarez.
Till tries to clinch up.
Till tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alvarez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alvarez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Till is looking to clinch but Alvarez is avoiding it.
Till tries to clinch up but Alvarez circles away and keeps his distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alvarez.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alvarez.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch but Alvarez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whorely Alvarez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Alvarez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Alvarez counters with a big head kick but Till shrugs it off.
Alvarez thuds his shin into the meat of Till's side.
Alvarez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alvarez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alvarez lands with a kick to the temple. Till shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Alvarez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Till is looking to clinch but Alvarez is avoiding it.
Till moves to clinch but Alvarez breaks away
and Alvarez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch but Alvarez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alvarez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alvarez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Till is looking to clinch.
Till fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Till is looking to clinch but Alvarez is avoiding it.
Alvarez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Till was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvarez.
Till moves in looking to clinch but Alvarez pushes him off.
Till takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Till tries to clinch but Alvarez is having none of it.
Till is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Till tries to clinch up.
Till wants to clinch up but Alvarez keeps it at a distance.
Till tries to clinch up but Alvarez circles away and keeps his distance.
Alvarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Till tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alvarez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Till wants to clinch.
Till moves in looking to clinch but Alvarez pushes him off.
Till backing away here, and Alvarez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Whorely Alvarez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alvarez tries a quick counter leg kick but Till is wise to it.
Till tries to clinch but Alvarez is having none of it.
Till is looking to clinch.
Till tries to clinch up but Alvarez circles away and keeps his distance.
Alvarez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Till on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alvarez. Alvarez obviously looking to wear him down.
Till doesn't manage to clinch there - Alvarez circles away.
Till moves to clinch but Alvarez breaks away
and Alvarez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Till moves in looking to clinch but Alvarez pushes him off.
Alvarez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alvarez, right into the meat.
Till moves out of range of the body kick.
Till wants to clinch up but Alvarez keeps it at a distance.
Alvarez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Till is out of range and Alvarez settles back down.
Alvarez circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez misses with a head kick.
Alvarez swats away the attempt to clinch by Till.
Till avoids the head kick by Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Till tries to clinch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Till fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alvarez replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Till blocks it well.
Alvarez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Till.
Alvarez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Till is able to avoid easily.
Till is looking to clinch but Alvarez is avoiding it.
Till moves to clinch but Alvarez breaks away
and Alvarez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Till is looking to clinch but Alvarez is avoiding it.
Till backing away here, and Alvarez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Till wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Till fails in his attempt to clinch.
Till doesn't manage to clinch there - Alvarez circles away.
Alvarez misses with a straight left.
Till is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Till tries to clinch up.
Till takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alvarez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch but Alvarez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Till is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Till fails with an attempt to clinch.
Till backing away here, and Alvarez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alvarez tries a head kick but it misses.
Till tries to clinch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Dannis Till has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Till wants to clinch up but Alvarez keeps it at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Whorely Alvarez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Alvarez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Whorely Alvarez!
Whorely Alvarez bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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