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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Alvarez (ranked 3201 p4p, 316 weight class) and Luke Vader (ranked 19706 p4p, 466 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricardo Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Vader!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez misses with a wild body shot.
Vader scores with a jab. Alvarez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alvarez slips a straight right by Vader.
Nice jab there from Vader.
Vader scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Alvarez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch lands to the side of Alvarez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alvarez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvarez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vader knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Alvarez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Alvarez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Alvarez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Vader is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Vader's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Alvarez goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Vader has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Alvarez but great work by Vader.
You can see the frustration on Alvarez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Alvarez tries to improve position but can't.
Alvarez is working hard here to advance position.
Alvarez is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Vader is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Alvarez can't escape the position.
Vader with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez regains half guard.
Alvarez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Alvarez controls Vader momentarily but Vader frees himself.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vader passes Alvarez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Vader is trying to control the action in half guard but Alvarez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vader lands a nice short elbow.
Alvarez is pressing down on Vader's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez trying to control the position.
Vader trying to control but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
Vader works over Alvarez with some ground and pound from guard.
Vader must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vader cracks Alvarez with a solid left hand.
Alvarez looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader is fighting to break Alvarez's control of his arms but Alvarez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Alvarez wants to sweep here but Vader controlling him for the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vader's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Alvarez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vader's guard.
Vader is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Alvarez advances position into side control!
Alvarez is trying to get an arm triangle but Vader is defending well.
Alvarez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vader knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Vader tries to bench press Alvarez off him but Alvarez keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Alvarez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Alvarez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Vader, who protects the arm well.
Vader regains half guard.
Vader tries to get to full guard but Alvarez has control of the leg.
Vader is looking to control Alvarez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Vader avoid being mounted?
Alvarez wants to work for an arm triangle but Vader is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Alvarez seems to be looking for submissions.
Alvarez seems to be working for a kimura but Vader defends the submission attempt.
Vader is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Vader dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Alvarez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vader connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vader misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Alvarez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alvarez misses with a wild combination.
Alvarez misses with a looping right.
Vader throws a right hand that misses
and Alvarez counters with a straight right hand.
Vader misses with a lunging right hand
and Alvarez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vader misses with a hook. Alvarez ducked under it nicely.
Vader throws a right hand that misses
and Alvarez counters with a straight right hand.
Vader throws a jab when Alvarez was well out of range.
As Vader looks to move away, Alvarez throws a big counter combo but Vader just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Alvarez.
Vader ducks under a wild hook from Alvarez.
Alvarez needs to keep his hands up - Vader had a free shot at his head there.
Alvarez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Luke Vader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Vader tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Vader.
Alvarez appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez swinging wildly here.
Alvarez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vader throws a series of punches but Alvarez avoids them all with ease.
Alvarez misses with a double jab.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Vader.
Vader misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alvarez tries for a takedown but Vader sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vader has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Vader misses with a looping right.
Vader misses the jab.
Alvarez throws the left hand but Vader avoids the punch easily.
Alvarez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vader's hands.
Alvarez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Alvarez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vader sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Alvarez somewhat.
Vader drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Alvarez defends it well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vader has his takedown stuffed
and Alvarez counters with a stiff right hand.
Vader's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alvarez under the eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vader takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vader lands with an overhand left.
Vader throws a good cross that connects.
Alvarez misses with a straight left.
Vader thuds a left hand into Alvarez's body.
Vader is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a big counter combination but Vader scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Vader throws a looping overhand right but Alvarez ducks down to avoid it.
Vader catches Alvarez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vader throws out a loose jab but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvarez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Vader throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvarez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alvarez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alvarez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vader to the mat! Vader manages to get full guard.
Alvarez advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader tries to get to full guard but Alvarez has control of the leg.
Vader is defending against the submission attempts here by Alvarez.
Alvarez is trying to work for a kimura but Vader is defending well.
Vader is concentrating on defense, preventing Alvarez from advancing position.
Alvarez is pressing down on Vader's thigh, looking to free his foot. Vader is holding on for now.
Alvarez seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Vader is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ricardo Alvarez!
Ricardo Alvarez was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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