Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: Logan vs Batts
Date: May 31, 2018

#R1#
A jab from Alvado misses.
Alvado has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heart Cave (8 elites, 4 double-elites, 1 triple) in the buildup to the fight.
Hawke connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alvado momentarily.
Hawke takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hawke lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hawke closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hawke throws a body punch but Alvado moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hawke. That's going to slow Alvado down.
Hawke throws a low kick, looking for Alvado's leg but Alvado calmly moves out of range.
Hawke is looking to slow Alvado down with leg kicks.
Hawke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alvado throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hawke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alvado seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alvado lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hawke has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hawke and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawke misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawke. Alvado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hawke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#T1#
Hawke misses with a low kick.
Alvado misses with a body shot.
Alvado takes a swing at Hawke's ribcage but misses.
Hawke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alvado chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hawke can pounce on him.
Hawke misses with a leg kick
and Alvado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alvado misses with a jab to the body
and Hawke counters with an inside leg kick.
Hawke is looking to chop away at Alvado's legs.
Hawke works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#CL2#
Hawke gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hawke is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Alvado struggles to land a body shot inside as Hawke controls his hands.
Hawke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hawke prevents a body shot from Alvado.
Alvado prevents a body shot from Hawke.
Nice body punch from Hawke.
Hawke scores with a shoulder strike. #T2#
Hawke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvado lands a body shot.
Hawke scores with a shot to the side of Alvado's head.
Alvado cracks Hawke with a nice body shot.
Hawke tries to throw a body punch but Alvado avoids it by throwing Hawke back against the ropes.
Alvado misses with a punch to the body.
Hawke pushes Alvado back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC2#
Hawke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alvado checks a low kick from Hawke.
Alvado connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Alvado checks a leg kick.
As Hawke backs away, Alvado returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Alvado lands a really nice looking cross but Hawke seems unphased.
Alvado slips under a jab.
Alvado fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hawke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alvado tries to land a front kick but Hawke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hawke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hawke misses with a hook to the body
and Alvado counters with a nice uppercut.
Hawke darts in trying to clinch
and Alvado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T3#
Hawke tries to clinch but Alvado moves out of range.
Hawke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alvado looks to throw the jab but Hawke is out of range.
Alvado throws the kick towards the body but Hawke avoids it.
Hawke scores with a hook to the body. Alvado takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hawke throws a shot from downtown. Alvado moves away and avoids it.
Hawke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Alvado is out of range.
Hawke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A cross from Hawke lands.
Alvado is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hawke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hawke misses with a low kick.
Alvado misses with a body shot.
Hawke throws a leg kick #KD#
and Alvado counters with a crisp one two that drops Hawke! Alvado thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Hawke to his feet! Hawke is in big trouble!#ROC#
Hawke is rocked!#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvado scores with a jab to the body.
Hawke is still on wobbly legs! Can Alvado finish him?
Alvado slips a jab from Hawke.
Alvado connects with a body shot.
Hawke digs a good body shot into Alvado's ribs.
Alvado thows a body kick. Hawke tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hawke looks winded!
Hawke gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Alvado points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Hawke wakes up just in time to hear Alvado thank his coaches in the post fight interview.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pablo Alvado!
An out of breath Pablo Alvado thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: CEC 583
Date: Apr 22, 2018

#R1#
Alvado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turkinen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Turkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvado scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Turkinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvado.
A punch lands to the side of Alvado 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Turkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turkinen throws a sloppy body shot
and Alvado counters with a body kick that stops Turkinen in his tracks momentarily.
Alvado tests Turkinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Turkinen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alvado looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Turkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvado was well out of range. Poor timing from Turkinen.
Turkinen punishes Alvado's body with a nice straight punch.
Turkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvado moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvado missing with a left hand there. Turkinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turkinen throwing a counter right hand but Alvado manages to avoid it.
Turkinen connects with a right hand. Alvado shakes it off.#T1#
Alvado throws a shot from downtown. Turkinen moves away and avoids it.
Turkinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvado.
Turkinen cracks Alvado with an open hand slap.
A swing and a miss from Turkinen.
Alvado dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turkinen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alvado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turkinen is looking to wear down Alvado with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Alvado misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Turkinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turkinen missing with a left hand there. Alvado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvado was well out of range. Poor timing from Turkinen.
Alvado throws a counter combo.
Alvado lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Turkinen circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvado. Turkinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pablo Alvado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turkinen scores with a sloppy right hand. Alvado should have avoided that one.
Turkinen throws a big shot that misses.
A combination from Alvado does no damage. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turkinen throws a right hand that misses
and Alvado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turkinen loads up on a big right hand but Alvado slips the punch.
Turkinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turkinen scores with a sloppy right hand. Alvado should have avoided that one.
Alvado staying out of range there.
A countering left hand to the body from Alvado misses.
Alvado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alvado throws a counter combo.
Turkinen throws a hook but Alvado avoids it easily.
Turkinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turkinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvado.
Turkinen slips under a jab.
A quick step to the side and Turkinen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvado scores with a jab to the head.
Turkinen throws an off balance right hand
and Alvado counters with a stiff right hand.
Turkinen looks to land a right hand but Alvado moved out of range.
Alvado takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #T3#
Turkinen scores with a shot to the body.
Turkinen misses with a hook
and Alvado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turkinen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Alvado misses with a straight right.
Turkinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alvado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alvado swings widly with a right hand
and Turkinen counters with a right hand to the body.
Alvado throws out a loose jab but Turkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvado has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alvado there as he acknowledges the shot.
Alvado is looking to chop away at Turkinen's legs.
Alvado lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvado bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turkinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alvado.
Alvado throws a looping overhand right but Turkinen ducks down to avoid it.
Alvado misses with a looping right.#T4#
Alvado tests Turkinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.#ROC2#
Turkinen is rocked!
Alvado takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Turkinen lands a body shot.
Good exchange - Turkinen coming out on top.
Turkinen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Turkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvado was well out of range. Poor timing from Turkinen.
Alvado throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alvado just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvado misses with a looping left.
Turkinen is looking to counter punch.
Alvado takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice straight punches there by Turkinen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Turkinen.
Turkinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvado manages to avoid it.
Turkinen blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jaako Turkinen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Turkinen misses with a hook
and Alvado counters with a straight right hand.
Alvado looks to score with a jab to the body but Turkinen is just out of range.#TD#
Turkinen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Alvado napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Turkinen trying to control the position but Alvado is working away.
Alvado is holding Turkinen down, trying to stall.
Alvado gets back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado keeping hold of Turkinen's head, controlling as best he can. #T1#
Turkinen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Alvado keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Turkinen tries to pass to full mount but Alvado defends it.
Turkinen drops an elbow to the side of Alvado's head.
Alvado keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Turkinen drops an elbow to the side of Alvado's head.
Turkinen is looking to pass Alvado's guard but actually Alvado recovers to full guard.
Alvado keeping moving, preventing Turkinen from controlling successfully.
Turkinen forces his way into half guard.#T3#
Turkinen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Turkinen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Turkinen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Alvado is trying to get back to full guard.
Turkinen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turkinen is looking to advance position but Alvado won't allow it.
Turkinen is working hard here to advance position.#T4#
Alvado is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Turkinen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Alvado tries to roll over but Turkinen keeps him under control.
Turkinen trying to mount his opponent but Alvado defends it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alvado gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaako Turkinen dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Turkinen avoids a kick to the body.
Turkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvado was well out of range. Poor timing from Turkinen.
Alvado swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turkinen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Turkinen throws a shot to the body.
Turkinen misses the shot to the body.
Turkinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alvado counters with an outside leg kick.
A slow jab from Turkinen misses its intended target.
Alvado now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Turkinen connects with a body shot that sends Alvado's belly button to the back.
Alvado staying out of range there.
Turkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvado raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jaako Turkinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Turkinen cracks Alvado with an open hand slap.
Turkinen lands with a nice body punch.
Turkinen has a takedown stuffed.
Alvado is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Turkinen with a body shot.#T1#
Turkinen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Turkinen looks to land a right hand but Alvado moved out of range.
Alvado on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Turkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice jab there from Alvado. #CUT2#
It looks like Jaako Turkinen has been cut.
Turkinen lands a jab to the nose.
Alvado rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Turkinen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Turkinen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alvado ducks under a wild hook from Turkinen.
Turkinen cracks a nice hook into Alvado's ribs.
Turkinen lands a jab to Alvado's midsection.
Alvado moves out of range of the strikes.
Pablo Alvado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Turkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvado moves away.
Turkinen throws a body punch but Alvado moves out of range.
Jaako Turkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turkinen throws a hook but Alvado blocks it.
Alvado defending well as Turkinen loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Alvado was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alvado connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Turkinen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alvado.
Turkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Turkinen lands with a good body shot.
Alvado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turkinen.
Alvado unleashes a big counter combination but Turkinen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Alvado throws a jab when Turkinen was well out of range.
Turkinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turkinen moves out of range as Alvado throws a body kick. #T3#
Alvado looks to throw the jab but Turkinen is out of range.
Turkinen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alvado's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Turkinen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alvado scrambles back to his feet.
Turkinen throws an off balance right hand
letting Alvado counter with a right hand.
Alvado throws a head kick that misses.
Alvado defending well as Turkinen loads up on a big left hand.
Alvado ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turkinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Turkinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvado.
Alvado blocks a jab.
Alvado takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alvado slips a straight right by Turkinen.
Turkinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alvado doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Turkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvado moves away.#T4#
Alvado uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turkinen.
Turkinen misses with a hook. Alvado ducked under it nicely.
Turkinen scores with a jab. Alvado acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alvado avoids the body shot from Turkinen.
Turkinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turkinen throws a jab when Alvado was well out of range.
Turkinen misses with a straight right.
Turkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvado was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Turkinen throws a big shot that misses.
Despite the aggression on Alvado's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Alvado moves out of range of the strikes.
Alvado fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alvado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turkinen.
Jaako Turkinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Turkinen lands a slapping body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jaako Turkinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Turkinen 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaako Turkinen!
Jaako Turkinen managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, FORCEE, into his post fight interview.

Event: CEC 578
Date: Mar 28, 2018

#R1#
Alvado misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Page connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dennis Page seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Page thuds his shin into the meat of Alvado's side.
Page throws an off balance right hand
and Alvado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Page digs a good hook to Alvado's body.
Alvado takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Alvado takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Page lands with a straight right. Alvado didn't see that one coming.
Alvado slips under a jab from Page.
It looked like Alvado was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Page wants to land a leg kick but Alvado is out of range.
Page lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Page misses with a straight left.
Some bone on bone action there as Page checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Page feints the counter takedown.
Alvado takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
No luck for Page with that takedown attempt.
Alvado throws a body shot but no joy. #T1#
Alvado's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Page connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alvado scrambles back to his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Page. That snapped Alvado's head back.
Alvado slips under a jab.
Page takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Page lands a high kick!
Page goes for a double leg but Alvado avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Alvado continues to drive forward.
Alvado is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Alvado lands with a thumping leg kick.
Page lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Page scores with a head kick. Alvado tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Alvado punishes Page's body with a nice straight punch.
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!
Page shoots in for a takedown but Alvado shows good takedown defense.
Pablo Alvado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Page.
Alvado swings widly with a right hand
and Alvado takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alvado just misses with a punch to the body.
Page misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvado.
Page misses with a straight right.
Alvado misses with an uppercut. Page saw that one coming.#T2#
Page throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice cross by Page.
Alvado takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alvado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Page throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alvado throwing a counter right hand but Page manages to avoid it.
A big left from Alvado misses.
Page misses with a hook
and Alvado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Page throws a sloppy head kick and Alvado moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Alvado on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Page shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alvado as he jumps to the side.
Page slips under a jab from Alvado.
Page lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alvado at a distance.
Page shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alvado but Alvado pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Page is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Alvado had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Page changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Alvado tries to avoid it but Page manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Alvado to the ground. Alvado escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #T3#
Alvado takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Page misses with a left hand
and Alvado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Page throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvado looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Alvado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Page.
A big right from Alvado misses.
Page shoots in but no luck this time.
A telegraphed right hand from Page misses the target.
Page connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Page scores with a leg kick.
Alvado misses with a body kick.
Page pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #TD2#
Alvado tries to sprawl but Page drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvado blocking the ground and pound attempt from Page.
Page throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Page scoring with strikes to the body and head. #T4#
Alvado avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Page.
Page sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Alvado defending well though.
Page not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvado keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Page seems to be looking for submissions.
Alvado trying to hold on to Page's head to control him but Page postures up.
Alvado blocking the ground and pound attempt from Page.
Page missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Alvado is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Page scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvado won't allow Page to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis Page 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.
#R2#
Page connects with a jab.
Page throws a head kick but Alvado moves out of range.
Alvado swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A lazy left from Page finds it's target.
Page misses with a looping right.
Page pushes Alvado away with a front kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Page, as that shot connected.
Page lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alvado circles away quickly and effectively.
A little feinted left hand from Alvado on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Page rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alvado counters with a nice body shot.
Alvado connects with a body shot.
Page has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Page misses with a hook.
Page shoots in looking for a takedown but Alvado manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Page's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Page has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Alvado keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Page.
A jab from Page misses.
The fighters circling - Page throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Page.
Alvado swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pablo Alvado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Page waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvado.
Alvado darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Page fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alvado looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alvado avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Page thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alvado feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Page thuds a left hand into Alvado's body.
Page fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Page misses with a right hand
and Alvado counters with a nice leg kick.
Page loads up on a big right hand but Alvado slips the punch.
Alvado lands a nice looking body shot.
Alvado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Page throws out the jab.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Alvado displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Page misses with a body shot.
Page misses with a few strikes there.
Alvado on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Page. Page obviously looking to wear him down. #T2#
Page looks to throw the jab but Alvado is out of range.
Page throws a hook to the side of Alvado's head but Alvado sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alvado lands with a nice body kick.
Page is breathing heavily.
Alvado fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Page has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Page misses with a looping right.
Page misses with an uppercut
and Alvado counters with a nice body shot.
Alvado slips a jab from Page.
Alvado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Page.
Alvado swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alvado misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alvado will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Alvado uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Page.
Page lands with a hook. Alvado tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Page loads up on a big right hand but Alvado slips the punch.
Alvado was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Alvado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Page scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T3#
Page tries to score with a low kick but Alvado moves his leg out of the way.
Alvado takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Page throws a lazy right hand but Alvado sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dennis Page seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Page.
Alvado throws a jab but it's blocked by Page.
A head kick misses from Alvado.
Nice jab there from Alvado.
Alvado wants to slow Page down by chopping away at his legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Page. Alvado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvado feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Alvado throws a nice looking combination but Page bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Page looks to land a right hand but Alvado moved out of range.
Page jabs Alvado right on the nose. Alvado blinks but takes it well.
Page throws a hook but Alvado avoids it easily.
Page digs a good hook to Alvado's body. #T4#
A telegraphed right hand from Alvado misses the target.
Jab from Alvado.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Page listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Page throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alvado slips under a jab from Page.
Page scores with a leg kick.
Alvado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Page.
Page ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Page darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Alvado scores with a hook to the body. Page takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alvado defending well as Page loads up on a big left hand.
Alvado jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Alvado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Page.
Page throws a jab when Alvado was well out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Page or perhaps it was just good defense by Alvado, which made it look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis Page showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Alvado fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#TD2#
Page is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Alvado's half guard.
Page slips a nice elbow through Alvado's hands, connecting with Alvado's forehead.
Alvado has his hands clasped together around Page's back. He's all about the action.
Page not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page thows a huge punch but Alvado dodges it nicely.
Page is trying to control. Alvado wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Page missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T1#
Alvado avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Page.
Alvado won't allow Page to pass to mount.
Alvado keeping control of the position.
Alvado on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Alvado keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Page missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Page seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Alvado does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Alvado is trying to maintain the position but Page is very close to passing his half guard.
Page throws a strike but Alvado avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Pablo Alvado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Page throwing strikes but missing.
Page in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Page trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Page misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Page scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alvado doesn't seem bothered though.
Page ducks under a wild hook from Alvado.
Alvado blocks a low kick nicely.
Page works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Page jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvado appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Page throws a chopping leg kick but Alvado manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Page slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Alvado throws a push kick but Page slaps the foot to one side.
Dennis Page is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3##TD2#
Page gets a takedown into half guard.
Page wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alvado keeps working.
Page is just content to waste time from the top position. Alvado takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Page wants to control from the top but Alvado keeps moving.
Dennis Page has got the better of the ground game so far.
Alvado pulls Page in close to his closed guard and prevents Page from doing any damage or advancing position.
Page showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T4##REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Page sizes up Alvado with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Page swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Page with a nice cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dennis Page comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Page 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dennis Page!
Dennis Page decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: CEC 571
Date: Feb 25, 2018

#R1#
Yaj misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alvado was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yaj throws a body punch but Alvado moves out of range.
Alvado swings for the body but Yaj moves out of range.
Yaj moves to clinch but Alvado breaks away
and Alvado counters with a nice body kick.
Yaj moves out of range as Alvado strikes.
Yaj avoids the head kick by Alvado.
Yaj misses with a straight right.
Alvado fires out a quick counter leg kick but Yaj just manages to avoid it.
Yaj misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaj jabs at Alvado's body.
Alvado with a hook.
Yaj moves in looking to clinch but Alvado pushes him off.
Yaj tries to clinch up.#T1#
Yaj misses with a leg kick
and Alvado counters with a three punch combo that has Yaj backing up. Yaj nods at Alvado to acknowledge the strikes.
Yaj throws a body punch but Alvado moves out of range.
Yaj fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvado manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Alvado on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yaj misses with the combination.
Yaj misses with a two punch combination.
Yaj's coach down at Nuclear Physiques was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Yaj's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Alvado lands with an overhand left.
Alvado lands with a straight right. Yaj didn't see that one coming.
Yaj tries to clinch but Alvado is having none of it.
Alvado lands a right hook to the body.
Yaj slips under a jab.
Yaj throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Yaj misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut there from Alvado.
Alvado misses with a looping right.#T2#
Alvado lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yaj takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yaj misses the shot to the body.
Alvado slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Alvado getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#ROC#
Yaj is rocked!
Pablo Alvado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alvado closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Yaj! Alvado dives in looking to finish! Yaj is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Alvado!
After winning the bout, Pablo Alvado thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: CEC 564
Date: Jan 17, 2018

#R1#
Takada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alvado.
Takada misses the shot to the body.
Takada works Alvado's body with a nice hook.
Takada throws a poor cross that misses
and Alvado counters with a left and a right that stings Takada.
Takada sizes up Alvado with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big right from Takada misses.
Takada swings for the body but Alvado moves out of range.
A slow jab from Takada misses its intended target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Takada, as that shot connected.
Takada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvado.
Alvado replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Takada blocks it well.
Satoru Takada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takada misses with a looping right.
Takada misses with a straight right.
Takada misses with a few strikes there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takada misses with a left hand
and Alvado counters with a two punch combo.
Takada falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alvado makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T1#
Alvado takes a swing at Takada's ribcage but misses.
Takada cracks Alvado with a right hand to the side of the head.
Takada has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hellfire Antechamber in the buildup to the fight.
A jab from Takada misses.
Takada throws a right hand that misses
and Alvado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Takada misses with a hook.
Alvado takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alvado jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Takada throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alvado finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Alvado bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Takada misses with an uppercut
and Alvado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alvado lands a body shot.
Alvado shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. #T2#
Takada looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvado is just out of range.
Takada jabs at Alvado's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvado goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Takada thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alvado slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A big left from Takada misses.
Alvado looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alvado misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As Alvado tries to get set, Takada tries to push him back and clinch up but Alvado manages to avoid the attempt.
Takada connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Takada scores with a body shot.
Takada throws a body punch but Alvado moves out of range.
Takada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Takada.
Takada cracks a nice hook into Alvado's ribs.
Nice cross by Takada.#T3#
Takada looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvado is just out of range.
Alvado is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Takada with a body shot.
Alvado throws a hook to the side of Takada's head but Takada sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alvado goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Takada misses with a hook to the body
enabling Alvado to counter with a crisp jab.
Takada throws a lazy right hand but Alvado sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alvado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takada throws out the jab.
Takada works Alvado's body with a nice hook.
Alvado misses with a double jab.
Alvado scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Takada jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Takada connects with a right hand. Alvado shakes it off.
Takada moves forwards but Alvado connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takada lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#T4#
Alvado throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Alvado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takada.
A solid body kick from Alvado.
Takada misses with an uppercut. Alvado saw that one coming.
Takada punishes Alvado's body with a nice straight punch.
Takada misses with a hook to the body
and Alvado counters with a good low kick that Takada was not able to check.
Takada lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Alvado moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alvado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takada throws a jab when Alvado was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvado ducks under a wild hook from Takada.
Takada scores with a hook.
Takada throws an overhand right that lands on Alvado's shoulder, as Alvado tries to avoid the shot.
Alvado is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Satoru Takada will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Alvado moves into range and connects with a jab.
Satoru Takada is winning the standup battle so far.
Alvado takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Alvado lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Takada looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Takada misses with an uppercut. Alvado saw that one coming.
Takada throws a looping overhand right but Alvado ducks down to avoid it.
Takada takes a swing at Alvado's ribcage but misses.
Alvado doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Takada looks to land a left hand but Alvado moved out of range nicely.
Takada misses with a lunging right hand
and Alvado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Takada takes a swing at Alvado's ribcage but misses.
Takada throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alvado counters with an outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvado ducks under a wild hook from Takada.
Takada moves into range and connects with a jab. #T1#
Takada throws a big shot that misses.
Takada throws a poor cross that misses
and Takada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alvado has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Alvado misses the shot to the body.
Takada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvado was well out of range. Poor timing from Takada.
Takada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvado throws out a counter right but Takada avoids it with no problem.
Takada throws a predictable looking body shot
and Alvado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alvado on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Alvado throws a hook but Takada blocks it.
Alvado misses with a wild combination.
Takada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvado.
Alvado slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Takada throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T2#
Takada throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takada.
Alvado slips a jab from Takada.
Takada misses with a two punch combination.
Alvado throws a body shot but no joy.
Takada misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Takada.
Alvado fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Takada looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Takada misses with a series of wild punches.
Alvado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Takada.
A big right from Takada misses.
Takada throws a body punch but Alvado moves out of range. #T3#
Takada throws a nice looking combination but Alvado bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Takada misses with a straight right.
Takada throws a lazy uppercut
and Alvado counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Takada thinking.
Alvado bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alvado moves forwards but Takada connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Takada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvado manages to avoid it.
Alvado misses with a low kick.
Alvado throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Alvado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takada moves away.
Takada looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Takada lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Takada throws a hook to the side of Alvado's head but Alvado sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alvado scores with a jab to the body.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvado lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Takada at a distance.
Alvado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takada manages to avoid it.
Alvado lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Takada throws a lazy right hand but Alvado sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Takada 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Takada throws a big shot that misses.
Alvado only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Alvado defending well as Takada loads up on a big left hand.
Takada throws a lazy right hand but Alvado sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alvado replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Takada blocks it well.
Takada misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Alvado counters with a stiff right hand.
Takada lands a jab to the nose.
A big right from Takada misses.
Alvado scores with a kick to the midsection.
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 Satoru Takada will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Takada lands a jab.
Takada dips to his left and cracks Alvado with an uppercut!
Takada misses with a hook.
Alvado was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A big right from Takada misses.
A shot to the body from Takada misses
and Alvado counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Takada thinking.
Takada fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alvado on the side of the head.
Alvado showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Takada.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takada throws a jab when Alvado was well out of range.
Alvado connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Takada's hands.
Takada swings away with a body shot that misses
and Takada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Takada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Takada misses with the combination.
Alvado looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T1#
Alvado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Takada.
As Takada backs off Alvado throws a huge counter combo but Takada manages to avoid it all.
Takada misses with a lunging right hand
and Alvado counters with a nice uppercut.
Takada misses with a left hand
letting Alvado counter with a right hand. #ROC2#
Takada is rocked!
Alvado pounces like a tiger and cracks Takada with a vicious hook! Takada is down but not out! Alvado follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pablo Alvado!
A relieved looking Pablo Alvado thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: CEC 559
Date: Dec 13, 2017

#R1#
Alvado scores with a one two! Overstreet had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Overstreet throws an overhand right that lands on Alvado's shoulder, as Alvado tries to avoid the shot.
Overstreet throws the left hand but Alvado avoids the punch easily.
Alvado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Overstreet.
Alvado tries a head kick but it misses.
Overstreet misses with a wild body shot.
Overstreet shoots in but Alvado avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Overstreet scores with a jab to the jaw.
Overstreet misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Overstreet throws a poor cross that misses
and Alvado counters with a right hand to the body.
Alvado takes a jab right on the kisser.
Overstreet lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Overstreet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvado walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#T1#
Overstreet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvado moves away.
The fighters circling - Alvado throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Overstreet jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alvado misses with a body shot.
Volga Overstreet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvado takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Overstreet throws a body shot but no joy.
Overstreet lands a jab to the head.
Good shot there by Alvado.
Overstreet's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alvado under the eye.
Overstreet lands a leg kick that knocks Alvado off balance momentarily.
Overstreet stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alvado.
Overstreet connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvado takes a jab right on the kisser.
Alvado moves out of range of the strikes.#T2#
Overstreet connects with a body shot.
Overstreet throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Overstreet misses with a looping left.
Alvado misses with an uppercut.
Overstreet throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alvado throws a lazy right hand but Overstreet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Overstreet was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Overstreet lands with a nice body punch.
Alvado throws a body punch but Overstreet moves out of range.
Overstreet connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alvado's hands.
Pablo Alvado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Overstreet finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Alvado throws a quick counter head kick but Overstreet was just out of range.
Overstreet showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alvado.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alvado, right into the meat. #T3#
Alvado misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Overstreet lands a glancing blow to the side of Alvado's head.
Overstreet 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.
Alvado avoids the body shot from Overstreet.
Overstreet takes a swing at Alvado's ribcage but misses.
Alvado lands a nice looking body shot.
Overstreet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvado moves away.
Overstreet misses with a left hand
enabling Alvado to counter with a crisp jab.
Overstreet misses with an uppercut
and Alvado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Overstreet is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Alvado had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Alvado takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Overstreet scores with a sloppy right hand. Alvado should have avoided that one.
Alvado scores with a hook to the body. Overstreet takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Overstreet lands a jab to the nose.#T4#
Overstreet moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#CUT#
It looks like Volga Overstreet has been cut.
Overstreet swings for the body but Alvado moves out of range.
Overstreet jabs Alvado to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Overstreet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good leg kick by Overstreet there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Alvado misses with a few strikes there.
Overstreet lands a body shot.
Overstreet throws a lazy uppercut
and Alvado counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Overstreet throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alvado avoids the body shot from Overstreet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Overstreet uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Alvado has time to react.#TD2#
Alvado gets caught flat footed, as Overstreet shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.#ES#
Alvado has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Overstreet has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Volga Overstreet dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Volga Overstreet's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Overstreet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Overstreet is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvado.
Alvado throws a quick counter kick to the body but Overstreet avoids it.
Alvado takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alvado connects with a body shot that sends Overstreet's belly button to the back.
Overstreet has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Overstreet throws a sloppy body shot
and Alvado counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A punch combination from Overstreet misses.
Overstreet looks to land a left hand but Alvado moved out of range nicely.
Alvado ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice shot by Alvado.
Alvado slips a straight right by Overstreet.
Overstreet throws out a loose jab but Alvado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Overstreet lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvado lands a nice looking body shot. #T1#
Overstreet misses with a wild body shot.
Overstreet punishes Alvado's body with a nice straight punch.
Overstreet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvado was well out of range. Poor timing from Overstreet.
Alvado looks to score with a jab to the body but Overstreet is just out of range.
Overstreet swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alvado was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Overstreet lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Alvado has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alvado and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It looked like Alvado wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alvado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Overstreet changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Good leg kick by Overstreet there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Alvado takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Overstreet lands a jab.
Alvado scores with a kick to the body.
Overstreet ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#T2#
Alvado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Overstreet manages to avoid it.
Overstreet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvado manages to avoid it.
Overstreet cracks the inside of Alvado's front leg.
A jab from Alvado finds it's way through Overstreet's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Overstreet.
Overstreet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvado.
Alvado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Overstreet.
Alvado throws a looping overhand right but Overstreet ducks down to avoid it.
Overstreet throws a body punch but Alvado moves out of range.
Alvado thinks about countering with a head kick.
Alvado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Overstreet.
Overstreet moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Overstreet rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alvado counters with a stiff right hand. #CL2#
Overstreet moves into range and clinches up with Alvado.#T3#
Alvado misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Alvado.
Alvado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alvado working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC2#
Overstreet breaks the clinch.
Overstreet throws a body shot but no joy.
Overstreet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Overstreet misses with a looping left.
Alvado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Overstreet misses with a takedown attempt
and Alvado counters with a slapping leg kick.
Alvado slips under a jab from Overstreet.
Overstreet lands a nice shot to the body.
Alvado gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alvado dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Overstreet is breathing heavily.
Alvado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T4#
Overstreet swings for the body but Alvado moves out of range.
Alvado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Overstreet.
It looked like Alvado wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alvado is looking to wear down Overstreet with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
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!
Overstreet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvado was well out of range. Poor timing from Overstreet.
It looked like Alvado wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Overstreet looks to land a right hand but Alvado moved out of range.
It looked like Alvado wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Overstreet just misses with a punch to the body.
Overstreet fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alvado has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alvado takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Overstreet looks to land a left hand but Alvado moved out of range nicely.
Overstreet attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alvado misses the jab.
Overstreet fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Overstreet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvado moves away.
Overstreet misses with an uppercut
and Alvado counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Volga Overstreet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Volga Overstreet's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Alvado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Overstreet.
Overstreet throws a leg kick
and Alvado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Overstreet thows a leg kick but Alvado checks it
and Alvado scores with a counter punch that sends Overstreet to the canvas! Alvado smells blood - he's punishing Overstreet with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Overstreet has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Alvado!
After winning the bout, Pablo Alvado thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: CEC 554
Date: Nov 15, 2017

#R1#
Dekkers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alvado manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dekkers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alvado's sensitive parts.
Dekkers scores with a body shot.
Dekkers connects with an inside leg kick.
Alvado pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dekkers quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Dekkers is looking to score with low kicks.#CL#
Dekkers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alvado, pushing him back against the cage.
Alvado can't break the clinch.
Alvado misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on Dekkers - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Alvado scores with a shoulder strike.
Alvado misses with a punch on the inside.
Dekkers blocks a body shot from Alvado.
Alvado swings wildly with an uppercut but Dekkers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvado gets through Dekkers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T1#
Alvado misses with some punches.
Dekkers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvado's elbow.
Dekkers scores with a knee to the head. #CUT#
It looks like Pablo Alvado has been cut.
Dekkers looking to slow down the pace here.
Dekkers looking to throw knees to the head but Alvado is blocking nicely.
Dekkers is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Alvado tries a body shot but Dekkers blocks it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Alvado struggles to land a body shot inside as Dekkers controls his hands.
Alvado managing to block the knees to the body from Dekkers.
Alvado can't find room to land a body shot as Dekkers controls the action.
Alvado misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alvado.
Alvado digs a right hand into Dekkers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dekkers's gas tank.
Alvado stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Alvado tries a body shot but Dekkers blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.#T2#
Alvado on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alvado tries a body shot but Dekkers blocks it.
Alvado managing to block the knees to the body from Dekkers.
Alvado misses with the head strike.
Alvado managing to block the knees to the body from Dekkers.
Dekkers prevents a body shot from Alvado.
Alvado misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dekkers connects with a knee to the head.
Dekkers lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dekkers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alvado misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dekkers missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dekkers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alvado swings wildly with an uppercut but Dekkers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dekkers's elbow.
Alvado fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
Alvado misses with a body punch.
Alvado tries to work over Dekkers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alvado lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dekkers lands a knee to the head.
Dekkers putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alvado in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Alvado misses with a body punch.
Alvado has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
I was talking to Dekkers's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dekkers missing with knees to the body.
Dekkers blocking some punches.
Alvado misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dekkers prevents a body shot from Alvado.
Alvado lands a hook that snaps the head of Dekkers backwards.
Dekkers lands a shot to the body.
Alvado managing to block the knees to the body from Dekkers.
Alvado is leaning against Dekkers and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alvado managing to block the knees to the body from Dekkers.
Alvado misses with a punch on the inside. #T4#
Dekkers lands a body punch.
Dekkers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dekkers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the head but Alvado blocks with his arms.
Alvado misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvado misses with a punch on the inside.
Alvado blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dekkers stalling the fight.
Dekkers misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Alvado.
Alvado misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dekkers trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Dekkers.
Dekkers looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dekkers is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dekkers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alvado misses with some punches.
Dekkers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bas Dekkers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Alvado's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Alvado keeps Dekkers at a distance using the push kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Alvado checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dekkers scores with a jab.
Dekkers just misses with a punch to the body.
Dekkers closes the distance looking to clinch
and Alvado counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Alvado throws an off balance right hand
and Dekkers counters with a nice body kick.
Dekkers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvado can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dekkers tries to clinch there but Alvado circles away.
Dekkers scoring well with a low kick there.
Alvado stalks Dekkers and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dekkers's face. Dekkers staggers backwards, shaken.#T1#
Dekkers wants to clinch up but Alvado keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Alvado was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circling - Alvado throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dekkers wants to clinch.
Dekkers lands a high kick!
Alvado keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dekkers.
Alvado throws a front kick that sends Dekkers stumbling back into the cage.
Dekkers wants to clinch up but Alvado keeps it at a distance.#T2#
Alvado waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dekkers.
As Alvado tries to get set, Dekkers tries to push him back and clinch up but Alvado manages to avoid the attempt.
Dekkers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #CL#
Dekkers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dekkers misses with a body punch. #BC2#
Alvado breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dekkers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alvado swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dekkers closes the distance looking to clinch
and Alvado counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Alvado throws a front kick that sends Dekkers stumbling back into the cage.
Dekkers lands a nice looking body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvado lands a jab to Dekkers's midsection.#T3##CL#
Dekkers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alvado, pushing him back against the cage.
Dekkers tries to work over Alvado's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alvado tries to work over Dekkers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alvado has a couple of punches blocked by Dekkers.
Alvado tries a body shot but Dekkers blocks it.
Alvado lands with a right to the head.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alvado avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dekkers just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alvado's brow.
Alvado misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Alvado.
Alvado working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alvado can't break the clinch.
Alvado throws a head punch that misses.
Alvado has a couple of punches blocked by Dekkers.
Dekkers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alvado makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T4#
Dekkers prevents a body shot from Alvado.
Alvado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Alvado.
Dekkers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Alvado 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!
Alvado lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alvado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alvado prevents a body shot from Dekkers.
Dekkers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alvado misses with the head strike.
Dekkers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dekkers.
Dekkers is trying to maintain a safe position but Alvado gets an underhook and turns Dekkers into the cage.
Dekkers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alvado lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dekkers backwards.
Alvado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dekkers stalling against the cage.
Dekkers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alvado.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Alvado showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pablo Alvado's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Alvado keeps the fight on the outside.
Dekkers connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alvado. Alvado circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dekkers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alvado fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alvado scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dekkers fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Alvado is out of range.
Dekkers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dekkers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alvado manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dekkers tries to clinch there but Alvado circles away.
Dekkers tries to clinch but Alvado moves out of range.
Alvado misses with a wild body shot. #T1#
Alvado misses with a hook.
Alvado tries to bum rush Dekkers with a series of wild strikes but Dekkers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alvado misses with a body shot.
Dekkers throws a leg kick
and Alvado counters with a solid body kick.
Dekkers misses with a head kick.
Dekkers connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alvado momentarily.
Dekkers tries to clinch up but Alvado circles away and keeps his distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dekkers.
Dekkers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pablo Alvado seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Dekkers.#T2#
Dekkers defending well as Alvado loads up on a big left hand.
Dekkers throws a leg kick which misses Alvado's front leg but catches the back leg as Alvado tries to avoid it.
Dekkers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvado swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dekkers counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Alvado throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dekkers counters with a solid body kick.
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!
Alvado scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Alvado lands a jab.
Dekkers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dekkers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dekkers throws a sloppy body shot
and Alvado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T3#
Alvado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dekkers moves away.
Dekkers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Alvado. Dekkers shrugs it off though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dekkers.
Dekkers throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dekkers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dekkers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alvado's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dekkers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alvado is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dekkers with a body shot.
Alvado lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dekkers at a distance.
Alvado misses with an uppercut. Dekkers saw that one coming.#T4#
Alvado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dekkers.
Dekkers gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dekkers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dekkers throws a head kick but Alvado moves out of range.
Dekkers tries to close the distance and clinch but Alvado swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Alvado misses.
Dekkers lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dekkers just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvado turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Alvado misses with a straight left.
Alvado throws a wild body kick that Dekkers sees coming a mile off.

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 Bas Dekkers.
Well Dekkers 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bas Dekkers!
A very excited looking Bas Dekkers made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: EPL 12.7
Date: Jun 14, 2017

#R1#
Thrul moves out of range of the body kick from Alvado.
A jab from Alvado misses.
Thrul blocks a low kick nicely.
A low kick from Thrul misses
and Alvado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT#
It looks like Aznar Thrul has been cut.
Alvado avoids a kick to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Alvado misses the target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thrul.
Alvado takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #CUT2#
It looks like Pablo Alvado has been cut.
Thrul getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Alvado ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrul moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thrul dives in for a single leg takedown but Alvado sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Thrul tries a head kick but it misses.
Alvado looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thrul throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Alvado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T1#
Alvado slips under a jab.
Thrul misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Alvado.
Crunch! Alvado slams his shin into Thrul's torso.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thrul.
Thrul looks to land a body kick but Alvado moved away.
It looked like Alvado was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Thrul.
Thrul has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Alvado darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thrul tries to close the distance and clinch but Alvado swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pablo Alvado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thrul misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Alvado misses the target.
Alvado walks into a stiff left hand from Thrul.
Alvado throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alvado swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #T2#
Thrul moves out of range of the body kick from Alvado.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Thrul.
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!
Thrul fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Thrul misses with a straight left.
Thrul takes one on the button.
Alvado avoids a kick to the body.
Thrul checks the leg kick nicely there.
Aznar Thrul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thrul takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Thrul tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alvado manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thrul tries a head kick but it misses.
Thrul misses with a lunging right hand
letting Alvado counter with a right hand.
Thrul throws a leg kick but Alvado sees it coming and moves out of range. #T3#
Thrul throws a sloppy head kick and Alvado moves out of range easily.
Alvado tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alvado throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alvado throws a body punch but Thrul moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Thrul!
Alvado takes a swing at Thrul's ribcage but misses.
Thrul throws the kick towards the body but Alvado avoids it.
Alvado misses with a double jab.
Thrul shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alvado as he avoids it easily.
Alvado scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thrul misses with a straight left.
Alvado was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alvado defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thrul.
Pablo Alvado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aznar Thrul.#T4#
Alvado connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thrul momentarily.
Thrul throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thrul throws a series of strikes that have Alvado backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvado takes a swing at Thrul's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thrul! But no joy.
Thrul looks for a takedown but Alvado sprawls well.
Alvado keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thrul tried to score with a low kick but Alvado checks it.
Alvado is looking to land body kicks.
Alvado tests Thrul's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thrul throws an overhand right that lands on Alvado's shoulder, as Alvado tries to avoid the shot.
Thrul lands a nice shot that snaps Alvado's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pablo Alvado will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R2#
Alvado throws a right hand that Thrul ducks under and follows up with a left that Thrul also avoids with ease.#CL2#
Thrul gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alvado lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alvado tries to work over Thrul's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alvado misses with the head strike.
Alvado tries a body shot but Thrul blocks it.
A short right from Thrul on the inside.
Thrul blocks an uppercut.
Thrul tries to work over Alvado's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alvado lands with a left to the head.
Alvado lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thrul pushes Alvado back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Thrul manages to break the clinch.
Alvado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thrul.
Alvado was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Thrul misses with a body kick.
Alvado takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thrul looks to throw the jab but Alvado is out of range. #T1#
Thrul misses with a hook
and Alvado counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thrul's knee momentarily.
Alvado works Thrul's body with a nice hook.
Alvado feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thruls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Alvado avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thrul throws a head kick that misses.
Alvado just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvado lands a jab to the head.
A head kick misses from Thrul.
Alvado misses with a straight right.
Thrul is looking to chop away at Alvado's legs.
And Alvado counters with a quick kick to the body but Thrul blocks it.
Thrul steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alvado.
Thrul pulls out of a head kick attempt. #T2#
Thrul buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick. #CL2#
Alvado gets tackled into the cage by Thrul. Thrul maintains the clinch.
Alvado prevents the takedown attempt.
Thrul's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC2#
Thrul's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thrul will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thrul dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alvado. That did some damage!
Alvado throws out a leg kick but Thrul moves out of range and Alvado only half commits.
Alvado scores with a decent looking hook.
Thrul looks for the body kick but Alvado saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Alvado.
Thrul with the counter takedown but Alvado avoids it easily.
Thrul with a poor takedown #KD#
and Alvado counters with a crisp right hand that drops Thrul! Alvado lets Thrul back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Aznar Thrul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#ROC#
Thrul is rocked!
Thrul fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alvado checks it well.
Alvado was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thrul is still on wobbly legs! Can Alvado finish him?
Alvado drops Thrul with a huge uppercut! Thrul drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Alvado is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Alvado!
During a confident post fight interview, Pablo Alvado thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: EPL 12.6
Date: Jun 07, 2017

#R1#
Alvado misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alvado lands a high kick! #CUT2#
It looks like Ozzy McKane has been cut.
McKane misses with a low kick.
Alvado sizes up McKane with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McKane shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alvado but Alvado pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alvado waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McKane.
Alvado tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKane misses with an uppercut
and Alvado counters with a solid body kick.
McKane defending well as Alvado loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvado. McKane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvado has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Alvado on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McKane. McKane obviously looking to wear him down. #T1#
Alvado throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McKane throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McKane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McKane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alvado.
McKane's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Alvado thows a leg kick but McKane checks it
and McKane counters with a straight right hand.
McKane ducks under a wild hook from Alvado.
Alvado jabs McKane to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Alvado misses with a looping right.
McKane lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Alvado punishes McKane's body with a nice straight punch.
Alvado throws a one two combo.
Alvado throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McKane.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvado throws a right and a left that both miss.#T2#
Alvado misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alvado misses with a lunging right hand
and McKane counters with a straight right hand.
Alvado is looking to chop away at McKane's legs.
A slow jab from McKane misses its intended target.
McKane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvado.
A head kick by Alvado misses
enabling McKane to counter with a crisp jab.
Alvado throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McKane throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Alvado slips a jab from McKane.
McKane takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A lazy body kick from McKane
and Alvado makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. McKane really felt that one!#T3#
Alvado misses with a right hand
and McKane counters with a stiff right hand.
Alvado slips under a jab.
Alvado throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alvado takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McKane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McKane lands with a straight right. Alvado didn't see that one coming.
That kick from McKane tenderised Alvado's leg. Alvado is trying to keep his angry face on.
McKane swings for the body but Alvado moves out of range.
Alvado throws a poor cross that misses
and McKane counters with a stiff right hand.
Alvado is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McKane scores with a nice strike.#T4#
McKane throws a combination that misses
and Alvado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT2#
Ozzy McKane's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McKane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McKane works Alvado's body with a nice hook.
Alvado slips under a jab.
Alvado throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McKane counters with a right hand to the body.
McKane tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alvado is able to avoid easily.
McKane throws a series of punches but Alvado avoids them all with ease.
Alvado shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McKane connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alvado. Alvado circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McKane misses with an uppercut
and Alvado counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Alvado misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ozzy McKane will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ozzy McKane's cut.
That's time! McKane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R2#
McKane with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alvado lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Alvado takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.#TD#
McKane throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Alvado tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. McKane is in Alvado's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvado keeping full guard, as McKane tries to pass.
McKane wants to control from the top but Alvado keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado trying to control the position here. #T1#
McKane wants to pass the guard but Alvado is keeping the position.
McKane content to stall in guard here.
Alvado managing to control the position.
Alvado keeping moving, preventing McKane from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McKane throws a lazy uppercut
and Alvado counters with a stiff right hand.
McKane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alvado.
McKane misses with a few strikes there.
Alvado loads up on a big right hand but McKane slips the punch.
Alvado walks forward, straight into a front kick from McKane.
Good standup being displayed there by McKane as he connects with a hook.
A big left from Alvado misses.
Alvado swings widly with a right hand
letting McKane counter with a right hand.
Alvado dodges the punch combination from McKane.
It looks like McKane has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
McKane misses with a hook
and Alvado counters with a stiff right hand. #T3#
McKane throws an overhand right that lands on Alvado's shoulder, as Alvado tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Alvado misses the target.
Alvado thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McKane if he has to take too many more of those.
Alvado avoids the body shot from McKane.
McKane looks to land a body kick but Alvado moved away.
A slow jab from Alvado misses its intended target. #TD#
McKane shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Alvado is trying to defend but McKane finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#SUB#
McKane is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Alvado is just riding it out for now. McKane eventually gives up the hold. #T4##SUB#
McKane is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Alvado is just riding it out for now. McKane eventually gives up the hold.
Alvado holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
McKane is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ozzy McKane showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McKane 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Ozzy McKane!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Ozzy McKane!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight as a draw!

Ozzy McKane wins by majority decision!
In his post fight interview, Ozzy McKane started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: EPL 12.5
Date: May 31, 2017

#R1#
Fenix avoids the body shot from Alvado.
Fenix showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alvado.
Alvado scores with a hook.#CUT#
It looks like Tristan Fenix has been cut.
Alvado takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fenix ducks under a wild hook from Alvado.
Alvado gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fenix throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alvado is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Alvado enables Fenix to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Alvado manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Fenix drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fenix jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Alvado working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fenix.
Fenix lands a couple of digs.#T1#
Fenix scoring with some ground and pound.
Fenix throws a big right hand that misses.
Fenix throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fenix is looking to work some ground and pound but Alvado has wrist control.
Fenix postures up in Alvado's guard and throws a big left but Alvado blocks it.
Fenix lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fenix postures up in Alvado's guard and throws a big left but Alvado blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvado working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fenix.
Alvado avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fenix postures up in Alvado's guard and throws a big left but Alvado blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fenix accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alvado seems keen to control Fenix's posture.
Fenix in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alvado avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T2#
Fenix stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alvado swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fenix working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fenix throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alvado works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fenix postures up in Alvado's guard and throws a big left but Alvado blocks it.
Fenix in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fenix throwing strikes from guard but Alvado blocks nicely.
Fenix is in close to Alvado's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fenix loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alvado pulls Fenix in to control the position.
Fenix throwing strikes from guard but Alvado blocks nicely.
Alvado avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T3#
Fenix in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fenix tries to free his leg and advance position but Alvado is retaining full guard.
Fenix throws a big right hand that misses.
Alvado preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fenix is looking to work some ground and pound but Alvado has wrist control.
Fenix loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fenix throws a big elbow that misses.
Fenix working some strikes from top position.
Fenix postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alvado is pulling down on Fenix's head. It's preventing any offense from Fenix, at least for the moment.
Fenix chips away with some ground and pound.
Fenix postures up. #T4#
Fenix loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fenix trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alvado utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fenix trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fenix trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alvado preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fenix missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fenix loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fenix throwing strikes from guard but Alvado blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fenix content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fenix in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fenix content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tristan Fenix dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tristan Fenix'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. This is the final round!
#R2#
Fenix scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#CUT2#
It looks like Pablo Alvado has been cut.
Fenix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Alvado wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fenix scores with a body shot.
Fenix has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fenix takes a swing at Alvado's ribcage but misses.
Alvado jabs Fenix right on the nose. Fenix blinks but takes it well.
Alvado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fenix fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fenix throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alvado works Fenix's body with a nice hook.
Fenix just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvado throwing a counter right hand but Fenix manages to avoid it.
Fenix misses with a lunging right hand
and Alvado counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fenix thinking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fenix slips a straight right by Alvado.#T1#
Alvado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fenix.
As Fenix looks to move away, Alvado throws a big counter combo but Fenix just gets out of the way.
Fenix misses with a looping left.
Alvado is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Tristan Fenix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvado slips a straight right by Fenix.
An attempted straight right counter from Alvado misses the target.
Fenix throws a series of punches but Alvado moves out of range.
Alvado comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Fenix.
Alvado scores with a jab. Fenix acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alvado connects with a body shot that sends Fenix's belly button to the back.
Fenix will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fenix misses the shot to the body.
Fenix has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Alvado throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pablo Alvado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Nice shot lands for Fenix.
Fenix gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Alvado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alvado walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fenix misses with a wild body shot.
Alvado quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Fenix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fenix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fenix looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fenix throws a hook to the side of Alvado's head but Alvado sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alvado takes a swing at Fenix's ribcage but misses.
Fenix lands a nice hook to Alvado's body. Alvado takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T3#
Fenix scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fenix looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvado is just out of range.
Alvado is looking to counter punch.
Fenix wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fenix misses with a double jab.
Alvado is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fenix misses with an uppercut.
Fenix lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fenix throws a poor cross that misses
and Alvado counters with a nice uppercut.
Fenix walks forward, straight into a front kick from Alvado.
Alvado takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Alvado dodges the punch combination from Fenix.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvado dodges the punch combination from Fenix. #T4#
Alvado tries to land a front kick but Fenix steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fenix throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fenix misses with a wild combination.
Alvado was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alvado darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #CUT#
That has opened up Tristan Fenix's cut even more.
Fenix misses with an uppercut. Alvado saw that one coming.
Alvado slips a jab and a cross from Fenix.
Fenix is trying hard to land a takedown here. Alvado sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fenix misses the shot to the body.
Alvado was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tristan Fenix comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fenix 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Tristan Fenix!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Tristan Fenix!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Tristan Fenix!

Tristan Fenix wins by unanimous decision!
Tristan Fenix decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: EPL 12.4
Date: May 24, 2017

#R1#
Malvo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A shot to the body from Malvo misses
and Alvado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alvado misses with a left hand
and Malvo counters with a thumping low kick.
Alvado ducks under a wild hook from Malvo.
Alvado attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Good standup being displayed there by Alvado as he connects with a hook.
Malvo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Malvo.
Malvo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Malvo slips a jab from Alvado.
Alvado slips under a jab from Malvo.
Malvo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Malvo slips a straight right by Alvado.
Alvado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malvo.
Alvado drops his hands momentarily and Malvo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malvo moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Malvo! But no joy.
Alvado misses with a lunging right hand
and Malvo counters with a low kick, right behind Alvado 's knee.
Malvo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Malvo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvado. #T1#
Malvo clobbers Alvado with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A low kick from Malvo is predictable there
and Alvado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alvado moves out of range of the leg kick from Malvo.
A little feinted left hand from Alvado on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alvado misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alvado keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice combination there by Malvo.
Alvado lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Malvo throws out a leg kick but Alvado moves out of range and Malvo only half commits.
A swing and a miss from Alvado.
Despite the aggression on Malvo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Alvado moves out of range of the leg kick from Malvo.
Malvo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Malvo looks to land a body kick but Alvado moved away.
A solid body kick from Malvo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvado checks a low kick from Malvo.
Alvado seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Alvado checks the leg kick nicely there.
Malvo throws a looping overhand right but Alvado ducks down to avoid it.
Malvo slips a jab from Alvado.#T2#
Malvo just misses with a punch to the body.
Malvo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alvado is out of range and Malvo settles back down.
Malvo throws a body kick that misses.
Malvo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Malvo misses with an uppercut. Alvado saw that one coming.
Alvado throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Malvo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Malvo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alvado.
Malvo looks to land a left hand but Alvado moved out of range nicely.
Malvo throws a solid leg kick but Alvado takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Malvo.
Malvo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Malvo.
Malvo avoids the body shot from Alvado.
Malvo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Malvo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Alvado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alvado throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Alvado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malvo.
Alvado feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Good exchange - Malvo coming out on top.#T3#
Alvado connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Malvo's hands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malvo. Alvado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvado ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slapping leg kick lands for Malvo.
Malvo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Malvo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Malvo misses with a low kick as Alvado jumps back.
Malvo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alvado checks it well.
Malvo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Malvo throws out a loose jab but Alvado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malvo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Malvo throws a leg kick that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Alvado, as that shot connected.
Alvado is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Malvo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Malvo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Alvado misses with a jab, cross combination.
Malvo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malvo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Malvo misses with a kick to the body.
Alvado moves out of range as Malvo strikes.
A good leg kick by Malvo.
Alvado throws a low kick but Malvo avoids it.
Alvado takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvado. Malvo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malvo misses with a leg kick
and Alvado counters with a low kick, right behind Malvo 's knee.
A slapping leg kick lands for Malvo.
Alvado misses with a wild body shot.
Alvado throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Malvo misses with a kick to the body.
Malvo thows a leg kick but Alvado checks it
and Alvado counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malvo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Alvado just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvado scores with a shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Alvado there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lorne Malvo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R2#
Alvado throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alvado, right into the meat.
Malvo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Malvo fails to land with a series of punches.
Malvo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alvado looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Malvo thinks about the counter body kick.
Malvo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alvado slips a jab from Malvo.
Alvado appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A leg kick checked by Malvo.
Malvo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Alvado.
Malvo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alvado.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado misses with a body kick.
Malvo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Alvado throws a leg kick
and Malvo counters with a thumping low kick.
Alvado takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slapping body kick lands there for Alvado.
Alvado lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Malvo at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malvo misses with a straight left. #T1#
Malvo throws a low kick but Alvado moves out of range easily.
Malvo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alvado tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Alvado, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Malvo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alvado.
Malvo wants to land a leg kick but Alvado is out of range.
Lorne Malvo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Malvo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alvado finds it's way round the side to connect with Malvo's head.
Alvado takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Malvo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malvo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Malvo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Malvo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alvado lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Malvo backs up against the cage.
Alvado tries to land a front kick but Malvo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alvado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Malvo throws out the jab.
Alvado is looking to counter punch.
Malvo checks a leg kick nicely.#T2#
Alvado just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvado misses with a low kick.
Alvado fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Malvo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Malvo ducks under a wild hook from Alvado.
Alvado avoids the body shot from Malvo.
Malvo lands with a slapping head kick.
A shot to the body from Malvo misses
and Alvado counters with a good low kick that Malvo was not able to check.
Alvado is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Alvado connects with a nice looking jab.
Malvo tries to land a front kick but Alvado steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alvado lands a nice leg kick that just misses Malvo's sensitive parts.
Malvo misses with a kick to the body.
Malvo lands a nice looking body kick.
Alvado throws a jab but it's blocked by Malvo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alvado.
Malvo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alvado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malvo manages to avoid it.
Malvo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Malvo connects with a solid leg kick. #T3#
Alvado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Malvo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Malvo misses with a low kick.
Alvado checks a leg kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Malvo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A head kick misses from Alvado.
Malvo lands a leg kick that knocks Alvado off balance momentarily.
Alvado tried to score with a low kick but Malvo checks it.
Malvo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Alvado throws a body punch but Malvo moves out of range.
A punch combination from Alvado misses.
Malvo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Alvado takes a step back to recover.
Malvo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alvado throws the kick towards the body but Malvo avoids it.
Malvo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Alvado slips a straight right by Malvo.
Alvado misses with a kick to the body. #T4#
Malvo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alvado is able to avoid easily.
No joy there for Alvado, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Malvo misses with a lunging right hand
and Alvado counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Malvo thinking.
A low kick from Malvo is predictable there
and Alvado counters with a nice uppercut.
Malvo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvado has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Malvo.
Malvo lands with a nice body kick.
Alvado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malvo was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvado.
Malvo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Malvo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Alvado backs up against the cage.
Malvo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Malvo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alvado finds it's way round the side to connect with Malvo's head.
Malvo throws out a loose jab but Alvado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvado throws a jab when Malvo was well out of range.
Malvo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Malvo tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Alvado was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Malvo.

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 Pablo Alvado.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Pablo Alvado!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight as a draw!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Lorne Malvo!

The fight ends as a draw!

Event: EPL 12.3
Date: May 17, 2017

#R1#
The Highlander tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvado was well out of range. Poor timing from The Highlander.
The Highlander ducks under a wild hook from Alvado.
The Highlander with a jab.
The Highlander uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Alvado has time to react.
The Highlander scores with the left hand. Alvado knows he should have avoided that one.
An inside leg kick from The Highlander misses.
The Highlander scores with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from The Highlander.
A low kick from The Highlander is predictable there
and Alvado counters with a stiff right hand.
Alvado looks to score with a jab to the body but The Highlander is just out of range.
The Highlander's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alvado under the eye.
Alvado uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Highlander.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Highlander throws a leg kick but Alvado sees it coming and moves out of range.
Alvado throws a series of punches but The Highlander avoids them all with ease.
Alvado connects with a crisp jab. #T1#
Alvado walks into a left hand. #CUT2#
It looks like Pablo Alvado has been cut.
The Highlander misses with a low kick as Alvado jumps back.
The Highlander lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The Highlander keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Highlander misses with a lunging right hand
and Alvado makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Alvado checks a leg kick.
The Highlander looks to land a combination but Alvado avoids it well.
Alvado blocks a jab.
The Highlander throws a leg kick
and Alvado counters with a straight right hand.
Crunch! Alvado slams his shin into The Highlander's torso.
Alvado throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Highlander sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alvado throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Conor The Highlander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Highlander misses with a left hand
and Alvado counters with a nice body shot. #T2#
The Highlander throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alvado on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Highlander scores with a jab to the jaw.
Alvado defending well as The Highlander loads up on a big left hand.
Alvado scores with a head kick. The Highlander tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The Highlander is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Alvado had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Alvado bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of The Highlander's head.
Alvado ducks under a wild hook from The Highlander.
The Highlander jabs at Alvado's body.
The Highlander connects with a crisp jab.
The Highlander misses with a two punch combination.
A counter left hand to the body from Alvado misses its target.
The Highlander jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Highlander throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Highlander misses with a double jab.
Alvado lands a front kick.
Alvado ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T3#
Alvado lands a straight punch to the body, keeping The Highlander at a distance.
Alvado swings and misses with a shot to the body
and The Highlander connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Highlander throws a wild body kick that Alvado sees coming a mile off.
The Highlander misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvado.
A big right from The Highlander misses.
Alvado throws a wild body kick that The Highlander sees coming a mile off.
Alvado throws a body shot but no joy.
The Highlander throws a leg kick
and Alvado counters with a body kick.
Alvado throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alvado throws a lazy uppercut
and The Highlander counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Alvado.
Alvado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Highlander throws out the jab.
The Highlander lands a right hook to the body. #T4#
The Highlander closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The Highlander lands a nice hook to Alvado's body. Alvado takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Highlander uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alvado.
The Highlander misses with a body shot
and The Highlander takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Highlander throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvado.
The Highlander explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The Highlander throws a jab when Alvado was well out of range.
The Highlander throws a lazy right hand but Alvado sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alvado checks a leg kick nicely.
The Highlander throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Highlander misses with a kick to the body
and Alvado counters with a lovely straight right hand!#ROC#
The Highlander is rocked!
Alvado drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of The Highlander's head, knocking him out cold! Alvado is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pablo Alvado!
A victorious Pablo Alvado thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: EPL 12.2
Date: May 10, 2017

#R1#
Alvado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St. Georges is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Alvado throws a body punch but St. Georges moves out of range.
Alvado slips a straight right by St. Georges.
Alvado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St. Georges.
Alvado is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St. Georges.
Nice shot lands for St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with an uppercut.
Alvado dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on St. Georges. That did some damage!
St. Georges keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alvado just misses with a punch to the body.
And St. Georges tries to counter it with a takedown but Alvado pushes his down on his head and steps out.
St. Georges lands a jab to Alvado's midsection.
Alvado fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt St. Georges.
St. Georges moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alvado takes a jab right on the kisser.
Alvado seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
St. Georges throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alvado.
St. Georges waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvado.
Alvado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St. Georges was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvado.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St. Georges scoring well with a low kick there.
St. Georges throws a body shot but no joy.
St. Georges lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
St. Georges thumps Alvado with a low kick.#T1#
St. Georges takes a swing at Alvado's ribcage but misses.
St. Georges tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alvado swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alvado is looking to wear down St. Georges with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A big left from Alvado misses.
Alvado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alvado looks to land a body kick but St. Georges moved away.
Alvado lands a straight punch to the body, keeping St. Georges at a distance.
Alvado avoids a kick to the body.
St. Georges keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
St. Georges cracks the inside of Alvado's front leg.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alvado ducks under a wild hook from St. Georges.
Alvado misses with a low kick as St. Georges jumps back.
St. Georges fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvado manages to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by St. Georges. That's going to slow Alvado down.
Alvado just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvado throws a looping overhand right but St. Georges ducks down to avoid it. #CL2#
St. Georges has managed to clinch. #BC#
Alvado breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alvado swings for the body but St. Georges moves out of range.
Alvado needs to keep his hands up - St. Georges had a free shot at his head there.
Pablo Alvado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St. Georges tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T2#
St. Georges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvado.
St. Georges scores with a head kick.
St. Georges fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Alvado slips under a jab.
Alvado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
Alvado scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - St. Georges looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alvado just misses with a punch to the body.
St. Georges throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alvado stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alvado throws a low kick, looking for St. Georges's leg but St. Georges calmly moves out of range.
Alvado blocks a low kick nicely.#CL2#
St. Georges moves into range and clinches up with Alvado.
Alvado lands a body shot in the clinch.
St. Georges works on Alvado's body with a couple of short punches.
St. Georges misses with a hook to the ribs.
St. Georges lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alvado backwards.
Alvado misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Alvado. #BC#
Alvado breaks from the clinch. #T3#
St. Georges ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alvado throws a hook but St. Georges blocks it.
Alvado stuffs the takedown.
Alvado takes one on the chin but seems OK.
St. Georges loads up on a big right hand but Alvado slips the punch.
St. Georges throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvado.
Alvado throws the left hand but St. Georges avoids the punch easily.
St. Georges misses with a series of wild punches.
Alvado walks into a left hand.
St. Georges scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
St. Georges throws a hook but Alvado blocks it.
Alvado lands the left hand.#CUT#
It looks like Gauthier St. Georges has been cut.
St. Georges scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alvado takes a swing at St. Georges's ribcage but misses.
St. Georges just misses with a punch to the body.
St. Georges fails in his attempt to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
St. Georges misses with a wild body shot. #T4#
St. Georges fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alvado.
St. Georges throws a solid leg kick but Alvado takes the impact on his shin and smiles at St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with a straight right.
Alvado takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Decent striking displayed by St. Georges there.
Alvado slips under a jab from St. Georges.
St. Georges throws a nice inside leg kick.
St. Georges tries for a takedown but Alvado sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Alvado is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
St. Georges thows a body kick. Alvado tries to catch it but that hurt him.
St. Georges throws a head kick but Alvado moves out of range.
Alvado throwing a counter right hand but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
St. Georges uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alvado.
St. Georges shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
St. Georges looks to land a left hand but Alvado moved out of range nicely.
Alvado throws a body punch but St. Georges moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvado swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from St. Georges misses.
Alvado needs to keep his hands up - St. Georges had a free shot at his head there.
Alvado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St. Georges was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvado.
Alvado keeps St. Georges at a distance using the push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gauthier St. Georges dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gauthier St. Georges's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R2#
St. Georges throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvado.
Alvado slips a jab from St. Georges.
Nice shot by Alvado.
Alvado walks into a stiff left hand from St. Georges.
St. Georges looks to land a combination but Alvado avoids it well.
Alvado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St. Georges.
Alvado fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alvado throws a sloppy head kick and St. Georges moves out of range easily.
St. Georges wants to counter the offense by Alvado and move into the clinch position.
Alvado throws a body shot but no joy.
St. Georges misses with a hook. Alvado ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from St. Georges. Alvado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvado misses with a wild body shot.
Alvado throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alvado momentarily.
Alvado throws a good cross that connects.
St. Georges throws a looping overhand right but Alvado ducks down to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvado throws the left hand but St. Georges avoids the punch easily.
St. Georges tries to clinch there but Alvado circles away.
St. Georges blocks a leg kick.
St. Georges has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
St. Georges misses with a hook to the body
and Alvado counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T1#
St. Georges moves out of range as Alvado throws a body kick.
Alvado lands with a straight right. St. Georges didn't see that one coming.
St. Georges misses with a lunging right hand
and Alvado finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
St. Georges keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St. Georges slips a straight right by Alvado.
St. Georges scores with a nice strike.
Alvado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
St. Georges throws a low kick but Alvado moves out of range easily.
Alvado takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Alvado is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
St. Georges bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St. Georges wants to counter with a clinch but Alvado pushes him away.
St. Georges is looking to score with low kicks.
St. Georges connects with a right hand. Alvado shakes it off.
Alvado paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St. Georges pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Alvado throws a quick inside leg kick.
St. Georges misses with a low kick.
St. Georges throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pablo Alvado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gauthier St. Georges is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
St. Georges tries a low kick but Alvado avoids it.
Alvado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St. Georges was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvado.
Alvado ducks under a wild hook from St. Georges.
St. Georges scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
St. Georges has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Alvado lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
St. Georges fails with the takedown.
Alvado misses with a body shot.
St. Georges digs a good hook to Alvado's body.
St. Georges scores with the left hand. Alvado knows he should have avoided that one.
St. Georges scores with a jab. Alvado acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
St. Georges misses with a left hand
and Alvado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alvado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St. Georges.
A low kick from Alvado is predictable there #CL2#
and St. Georges counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Alvado pushes St. Georges back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alvado blocks a body shot from St. Georges.
Alvado wants to break free but St. Georges has control. #BC#
Alvado manages to break the clinch.
St. Georges throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Alvado on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alvado on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alvado looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#T3#
Alvado misses with an uppercut. St. Georges saw that one coming.
Alvado throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvado misses with a low kick.
St. Georges lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice jab there from Alvado.
St. Georges is looking to slow Alvado down with leg kicks. #CL2#
St. Georges rushes Alvado and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
St. Georges goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alvado working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alvado misses with some punches.
St. Georges blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, St. Georges scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alvado swings wildly with an uppercut but St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvado tries to circle away but St. Georges has him pinned against the cage.
Alvado has a couple of punches blocked by St. Georges.
St. Georges blocking some punches.
Alvado is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
St. Georges lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alvado backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St. Georges lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT2#
It looks like Pablo Alvado has been cut.#T4#
St. Georges lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alvado backwards.
St. Georges lands a body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, St. Georges throws an elbow but misses.
St. Georges is working Alvado over against the cage.
St. Georges blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St. Georges lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St. Georges.
St. Georges lands with a light punch inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by St. Georges.
Alvado scores with a shot to the side of St. Georges's head.
A shot in the inside from St. Georges.
Alvado has a couple of punches blocked by St. Georges.
Alvado throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from St. Georges.
St. Georges pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC#
Alvado pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St. Georges cracks Alvado with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Alvado takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alvado darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alvado moves out of range of the body kick from St. Georges.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gauthier St. Georges.
Well St. Georges 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Gauthier St. Georges!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Gauthier St. Georges!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Gauthier St. Georges!

Gauthier St. Georges wins by unanimous decision!

Event: EPL 12.1
Date: May 03, 2017

#R1#
Alvado is looking to land body kicks.
As Alvado looks to move away, Rose throws a big counter combo but Alvado just gets out of the way.
Rose throws a leg kick but Alvado moved away.
Alvado pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pablo Alvado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Alvado. Beautiful body shot.
Alvado lands with a hook. Rose tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rose swings for the body but Alvado moves out of range.
Rose throws a leg kick but Alvado sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rose throws a sloppy head kick
letting Alvado counter with a right hand.
Rose throws a body punch but Alvado moves out of range.
Rose thuds his right hand into Alvado's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rose tried to score with a low kick but Alvado checks it.
A little jabbing left from Alvado on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rose takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alvado looks to land a right hand but Rose moved out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Alvado counters with an inside leg kick. #T1#
Rose scores with a nice body kick.
Rose scores with a jab.
Alvado swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rose counters with a nice uppercut.
Rose throws a leg kick
and Alvado counters with a straight right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alvado.
A big right from Rose misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvado. Rose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvado digs a good hook to Rose's body.
Alvado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose takes a kick to the side of the head.
Alvado throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alvado swings for the body but Rose moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick from Rose misses.
A big right from Alvado misses.
Rose throwing a counter right hand but Alvado manages to avoid it.#T2#
A shot to the body from Alvado misses
and Rose counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT#
It looks like Pablo Alvado has been cut.
Alvado chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rose can pounce on him.
Alvado misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rose lands the left hand.
Alvado connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alvado has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Alvado just misses with a punch to the body.
Rose digs a good body shot into Alvado's ribs.
Rose bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rose misses with a body shot.
Rose throws a sloppy head kick and Alvado moves out of range easily.
Alvado tries a quick counter leg kick but Rose is wise to it.
A swing and a miss from Alvado.
Alvado moves away from the strike by Rose.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvado.
Alvado lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#T3#
Alvado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rose moves away.
Alvado fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rose has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alvado throws a body shot but no joy.
Rose misses with an uppercut. Alvado saw that one coming.
Alvado scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big left from Rose misses.
Alvado scoring well with a low kick there.
Alvado misses with a head kick.
Rose throws a leg kick that misses.
Alvado throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Alvado takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
Rose takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alvado swings for the body but Rose moves out of range.
Alvado is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rose rather than just go for the knockout.
Some wild striking there from Alvado. #T4#
Alvado throws a lazy right hand but Rose sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rose looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Alvado throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alvado misses with a double jab.
Alvado misses with an uppercut. Rose saw that one coming.
Rose misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alvado moves out of range of the leg kick from Rose.
Rose avoids the body shot from Alvado.
A big left from Rose misses.
A left and a right from Alvado both land. Nice combination.
Alvado throws out a loose jab but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvado misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Alvado dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Alvado's cut.
That's time! Rose's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R2#
Alvado misses with a straight left.
Rose half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Alvado has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rose blocks a head kick by Alvado.
Alvado walks into a straight right hand from Rose.
Alvado takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Alvado connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rose momentarily.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvado on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alvado avoids a kick to the body.
Pablo Alvado seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rose misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Alvado lands a front kick.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvado manages to avoid it.
Alvado missing with a left hand there. Rose was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alvado takes a jab right on the kisser. #T1#
Nice body kick there by Alvado.
Alvado drops his hands momentarily and Rose takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rose scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alvado ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alvado blocks the body kick.
Rose takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rose lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rose on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alvado scores with a nice right hand.
Rose throws a right hand that misses
and Alvado counters with a nice uppercut.
Rose keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alvado.
Alvado scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose blocks a jab.
Axl Rose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Rose scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Rose might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Alvado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose tries to move into range but Alvado moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rose throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alvado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alvado throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alvado lands a body shot.
Alvado throws a lazy right hand but Rose sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rose throws a leg kick which misses Alvado's front leg but catches the back leg as Alvado tries to avoid it.
Rose with a jab.
Alvado misses with a body shot.
Alvado digs a good hook to Rose's body.
Alvado clobbers Rose with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alvado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvado.#T3#
Alvado connects with a single shot there.
Alvado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rose throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rose throws out a leg kick but Alvado moves out of range and Rose only half commits.
A jab from Rose misses.
Alvado let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The fighters circling - Alvado throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alvado lands a nice shot that snaps Rose's head back.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvado now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Alvado lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rose throws a leg kick
and Alvado counters with a right hand to the body.
Alvado ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alvado on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Alvado throws a jab when Rose was well out of range.#T4#
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvado moves away.
Alvado lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rose manages to avoid it.
Rose is looking to counter with a body kick.
Rose swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A low kick from Rose is predictable there
and Alvado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alvado blocks a low kick nicely.
Alvado scores with a jab.
Alvado dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rose. That did some damage!
Rose thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rose moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A left lands for Alvado.
Pablo Alvado is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rose throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Alvado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice inside leg kick there by Rose. That's going to slow Alvado down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Alvado comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Alvado 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Pablo Alvado!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Pablo Alvado!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Pablo Alvado!

Pablo Alvado wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Pablo Alvado, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: Supernova VII
Date: Apr 21, 2017

#R1#
Alvado misses with a hook. Donnelly ducked under it nicely.
Donnelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvado moves away.
Jab, jab by Donnelly - just one landing.
Donnelly tries to clinch there but Alvado circles away.
Donnelly throws a predictable looking body shot
and Alvado counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Alvado throws a body punch but Donnelly moves out of range.
Donnelly misses with an uppercut. Alvado saw that one coming.
Donnelly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Donnelly lands with a hook. Alvado tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Donnelly throws a right hand that misses
and Alvado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Donnelly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alvado showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Donnelly.
Alvado replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Donnelly blocks it well.
A swing and a miss from Donnelly.
Donnelly motions for Alvado to come forward. Donnelly throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Donnelly punishes Alvado's body with a nice straight punch.#T1#
Donnelly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alvado throws a wild body kick that Donnelly sees coming a mile off.
Donnelly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Donnelly connects with a crisp jab.
Donnelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Donnelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alvado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donnelly wants to land a leg kick but Alvado is out of range.
Donnelly throws a hook but Alvado blocks it.
Alvado lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from Donnelly finds it's way through Alvado's defenses.
Alvado slips under a jab from Donnelly.
Alvado steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Donnelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alvado.
Good standup being displayed there by Alvado as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donnelly throws a push kick but Alvado slaps the foot to one side.
Donnelly takes a jab right on the kisser. #T2#
Donnelly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alvado.
Alvado's coach down at K.O.N.Y. was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Alvado's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A head kick misses from Donnelly.
Donnelly stuns Alvado with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fighters circling - Donnelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Donnelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvado is just out of range.
And Alvado responds with a good body kick, but Donnelly manages to step out the way in time.
We've been told by Donnelly's head coaches at Wild Card that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Alvado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alvado has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Alvado misses with a two punch combination.
Donnelly misses with a lunging right hand
and Alvado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Donnelly misses with a straight right.
Alvado throws a big shot that misses.
Donnelly misses with a body shot
and Alvado counters with a nice uppercut.
Alvado throws a head kick that misses.
Donnelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Donnelly. #T3#
Alvado throws a body kick that misses.
Donnelly lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Donnelly defending well as Alvado loads up on a big left hand.
Liam Donnelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Donnelly. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Donnelly.
Donnelly throws a good cross that connects.
Alvado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donnelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvado.
Donnelly slips a straight right by Alvado.
Donnelly thuds a left hand into Alvado's body.
Donnelly throws a shot from downtown. Alvado moves away and avoids it.
Donnelly connects with a nice looking jab.
Alvado blocks a jab.
Donnelly bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alvado's head backwards.
Donnelly looks to land a right hand but Alvado moved out of range.
Alvado scores with a shot to the body.
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!
Donnelly misses with a leg kick.
Alvado swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Donnelly is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.#T4#
Alvado lands a nice looking body shot.
Alvado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donnelly.
A little jabbing left from Alvado on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Alvado fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Donnelly. That snapped Alvado's head back.
Alvado ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donnelly misses with a looping left.
Alvado thinks about the counter body kick.
Alvado moves out of range as Donnelly strikes.
Donnelly shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Donnelly throws a leg kick that is checked
and Alvado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch combination from Donnelly misses.
A little jabbing left from Alvado on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Alvado misses with a hook.
Alvado takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donnelly scores with a jab to the head.
A jab lands there for Donnelly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Donnelly dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Donnelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvado was well out of range. Poor timing from Donnelly.
Alvado misses with a shot to the body
and Donnelly counters with a stiff right hand.
Donnelly jabs at Alvado's body.
Alvado throws a right and a left that Donnelly avoids nicely.
Alvado throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Donnelly.
Donnelly is looking to slow Alvado down with leg kicks.
Alvado ducks under a wild hook from Donnelly.#CL#
Donnelly clinches up with Alvado and pushes him back against the cage.
Donnelly tries to throw a body punch but Alvado avoids it by throwing Donnelly back against the cage. #BC2#
Alvado breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Donnelly misses with a hook
and Alvado counters with a nice uppercut.
Donnelly lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Donnelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvado misses with a wild combination. #T1#
Alvado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #CL#
Donnelly has managed to clinch.
Donnelly misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Donnelly.
Alvado can't break the clinch.
Donnelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvado's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donnelly.
Donnelly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alvado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donnelly's elbow.
Donnelly throws a head punch that misses.
Donnelly lands a body shot.
Donnelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alvado lands a hook that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.
Donnelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvado.
Donnelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Donnelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alvado prevents a body shot from Donnelly.
Alvado prevents a body shot from Donnelly.
Alvado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alvado working hard to break the clinch.#T2#
Alvado is trying to break the clinch but Donnelly is controlling him.
Alvado misses with the head strike.
Donnelly lands with a right to the head.
Donnelly misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC2#
Alvado breaks the clinch.
Donnelly motions for Alvado to come forward. Donnelly throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvado walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Donnelly looks to land a left hand but Alvado moved out of range nicely.#CL#
Donnelly drives through and clinches with Alvado against the cage. #BC2#
Alvado breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donnelly misses with a looping left.
Alvado rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice body punch from Donnelly.
Donnelly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Donnelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donnelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvado can do to turn this around?
Donnelly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T3#
A big left from Donnelly misses.
Alvado avoids the body shot from Donnelly.
A jab from Alvado misses.
Alvado moves out of range as Donnelly throws a body kick.
Donnelly throws the left hand but Alvado avoids the punch easily.
Alvado slips under a jab.
Donnelly throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Donnelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvado.
Alvado let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Alvado throws a head kick that half lands.
Nice cross by Alvado.
Donnelly throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Donnelly lands a nice looking body shot.
A lazy left from Donnelly finds it's target.
Donnelly has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Donnelly there as he acknowledges the shot.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Donnelly misses.
It seemed like Alvado was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#CL#
Donnelly instigates a clinch.
Donnelly misses with some punches.
Donnelly lands with a short head shot on the inside. #BC2#
Alvado pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donnelly misses with a hook.
It seemed like Alvado was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alvado just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvado takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alvado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Donnelly.
Donnelly missing with a left hand there. Alvado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Donnelly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alvado swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alvado throws a jab but it's blocked by Donnelly.
Donnelly jabs at Alvado's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvado. Donnelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donnelly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvado.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Donnelly dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Donnelly lands a nice shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donnelly. Alvado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donnelly swings widly with a right hand
and Alvado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donnelly throws a wild body kick that Alvado sees coming a mile off.
Donnelly lands the left hand.
A slow jab from Donnelly misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvado. Donnelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donnelly gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alvado.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donnelly. Alvado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Donnelly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donnelly lands a lovely overhand right.#CL#
Donnelly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alvado has a couple of punches blocked by Donnelly.
Donnelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Donnelly. #T1##BC2#
Alvado pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donnelly connects with a leg kick. Alvado looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alvado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donnelly.
Liam Donnelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Donnelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvado swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alvado swinging wildly here.
Donnelly ducks under a wild hook from Alvado.
Alvado just misses with a punch to the body.
Donnelly misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Alvado.
Alvado scores with a jab to the body.
Donnelly clobbers Alvado with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Donnelly looks to clinch
and Alvado counters with a nice body shot.
Donnelly connects with an inside leg kick.
Pablo Alvado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Nice defenses there by Donnelly.
Donnelly moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvado cracks Donnelly with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Donnelly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Donnelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Donnelly clobbers Alvado with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Donnelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvado.
Donnelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvado takes a swing at Donnelly's ribcage but misses.
A left lands for Donnelly.
Donk. Alvado catches Donnelly right on the button with a cross.
A jab from Alvado misses.
Donnelly bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alvado's head.#T3#
Nice shot by Donnelly.
Donnelly throws a hook but Alvado avoids it easily.
Donnelly wants to land a leg kick but Alvado is out of range.
Alvado misses with an uppercut.
Donnelly throwing a counter right hand but Alvado manages to avoid it.
Donnelly goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Alvado lands a nice looking body kick.
Donnelly tries to land a body kick
and Alvado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alvado has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Donnelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Donnelly scores with a body shot.
Alvado scores with a hook.
Donnelly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alvado swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Donnelly looks to throw the jab but Alvado is out of range.
Donnelly's corner calls for a 1-2. Donnelly obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donnelly misses with a body shot
and Alvado counters with a straight right hand.#KD2#
Alvado sends Donnelly crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Alvado is motioning to the referee to let Donnelly up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC2#
Donnelly is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Liam Donnelly has been cut.
Donnelly throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvado.
Alvado now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Oh Donnelly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alvado looks to land a combination but Donnelly avoids it well.
Donnelly was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Alvado.
Donnelly swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alvado counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Donnelly out cold! What a finish! Alvado is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pablo Alvado!
A relieved looking Pablo Alvado thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: Syn 520 - Nemesis
Date: Apr 14, 2017

#R1#
Tsoi with a jab.
Alvado takes a swing at Tsoi's ribcage but misses.
Alvado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tsoi moves away.
Alvado throws a sloppy body shot
and Tsoi counters with a low kick, right behind Alvado 's knee.
Tsoi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tsoi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tsoi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tsoi misses with a body shot
and Alvado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alvado moves out of range of the leg kick from Tsoi.
Viktor Tsoi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvado's corner calls for a 1-2. Alvado obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Tsoi.
Tsoi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alvado is out of range and Tsoi settles back down.
A shot to the liver by Tsoi. Beautiful body shot.
Alvado lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alvado takes a swing at Tsoi's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tsoi.
Tsoi lands with a shot to the body.
Alvado on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#T1#
Tsoi throws a leg kick but Alvado moved away.
A shot to the liver by Alvado. Beautiful body shot.
Alvado misses with a low kick.
Tsoi counters with a body kick.
Tsoi throws a leg kick that misses.
Tsoi connects with a body shot.
Tsoi is looking to slow Alvado down with leg kicks.
Tsoi throws a front kick aimed at Alvado's knee but Alvado avoids it well.
Alvado was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tsoi avoids the body shot from Alvado.
Tsoi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tsoi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tsoi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tsoi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alvado looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alvado lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tsoi circles away quickly and effectively.
A bone on bone clash there as Alvado blocks the leg kick.
Tsoi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alvado checks it well. #T2#
Tsoi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alvado throws a right hand that Tsoi ducks under and follows up with a left that Tsoi also avoids with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tsoi misses with an uppercut. Alvado saw that one coming.
Alvado throws a lazy body kick
and Alvado takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tsoi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alvado throws the kick towards the body but Tsoi avoids it.
Tsoi tries to counter by closing the distance.
A shot to the liver by Tsoi. Beautiful body shot.
Tsoi misses with an uppercut.
Alvado throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tsoi misses with a hook. Alvado ducked under it nicely.
Tsoi scores with a sloppy right hand. Alvado should have avoided that one.
Tsoi feints and then cracks Alvado's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alvado down.
Tsoi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Alvado. That one must have hurt.
Tsoi fails with the takedown.#T3#
Tsoi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tsoi misses with a low kick as Alvado jumps back.
Alvado is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Tsoi throws a push kick but Alvado slaps the foot to one side.
Alvado shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tsoi scores with a leg kick.
Tsoi drops his hands momentarily and Alvado takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Alvado is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Alvado misses with a wild body shot.
Tsoi lands with a nice body punch.
Tsoi shoots in looking for a takedown but Alvado manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tsoi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Alvado moves out of range of the leg kick from Tsoi.
Tsoi throws a body kick that misses.
Alvado misses with an uppercut.
Alvado with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tsoi to score with a decent uppercut.
Alvado takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section. #T4#
Alvado takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvado slips a straight right by Tsoi.
Alvado staying out of range there.
Alvado swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alvado takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Alvado throws a sloppy head kick and Tsoi moves out of range easily.
Tsoi avoids a kick to the body.
Alvado ducks under a wild hook from Tsoi.
Alvado looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Alvado throws a head kick that misses.
Tsoi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tsoi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvado misses with a hook
and Tsoi counters with a straight right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Alvado, as that shot connected.
Tsoi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alvado counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tsoi jabs Alvado to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tsoi misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viktor Tsoi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Tsoi misses with a body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tsoi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tsoi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tsoi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tsoi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alvado throws a hook but Tsoi blocks it.
Alvado blocks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Tsoi.
Tsoi feints a counter leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Tsoi misses the target.
Tsoi jabs at Alvado's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsoi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvado.
Alvado misses with an uppercut. Tsoi saw that one coming.
A cross from Tsoi lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tsoi.
Viktor Tsoi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alvado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tsoi. #T1#
Tsoi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tsoi scores with a nice strike.
Tsoi is looking to clinch.
Alvado throwing a counter right hand but Tsoi manages to avoid it.
A jab from Alvado finds it's way through Tsoi's defenses.
Alvado throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tsoi on the side of the head.
Alvado slips under a jab from Tsoi.
Nice defenses there by Alvado.
Tsoi misses with an uppercut.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Alvado might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Alvado checks a leg kick nicely.
Tsoi throws the kick towards the body but Alvado avoids it.
Tsoi throws a shot to the body.
Tsoi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvado was well out of range. Poor timing from Tsoi.
Tsoi gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Alvado counter with a right hand.
Alvado misses with a series of wild punches.
Tsoi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T2#
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!
Alvado slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tsoi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alvado drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tsoi lands with a nice body punch.
Alvado moves forwards but Tsoi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tsoi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alvado has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Tsoi. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Tsoi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alvado walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tsoi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tsoi cracks Alvado with a good jab.
Nice straight punches there by Tsoi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tsoi.
Tsoi ducks under a wild hook from Alvado.
Tsoi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Alvado takes a step back to recover.
Alvado walks into a jab.#T3#
Nice straight punches there by Tsoi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tsoi.
Alvado dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alvado throws a low kick but Tsoi moves out of range easily.
Tsoi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tsoi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alvado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tsoi moves away.
Alvado takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tsoi cracks the inside of Alvado's front leg.
Tsoi misses with a body shot.
Alvado swings for the body but Tsoi moves out of range.
Alvado throws a body shot but no joy.
Tsoi moves out of range as Alvado strikes.
An inside leg kick from Tsoi misses.
Alvado was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alvado keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tsoi.#T4#
Tsoi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvado manages to avoid it.
Alvado throwing a counter right hand but Tsoi manages to avoid it.
Alvado misses with a body kick.
Tsoi scores with a hook to the body. Alvado takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alvado moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvado slips under a jab.
Alvado throwing a counter right hand but Tsoi manages to avoid it.
Tsoi connects with an inside leg kick.
Alvado's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tsoi under the eye.
Tsoi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tsoi lands with an overhand left.
Tsoi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jab from Tsoi.
Tsoi lands with a right hand.
Alvado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tsoi is looking to land body kicks.
Alvado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viktor Tsoi 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!
#R3#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tsoi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alvado has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alvado misses with a hook. Tsoi ducked under it nicely.
Alvado listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Alvado defending well as Tsoi loads up on a big left hand.
Alvado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tsoi.
Good work by Alvado as he checks the leg kick.
Tsoi works Alvado's body with a nice hook.
Tsoi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alvado misses with a straight right.
Tsoi throws out a loose jab but Alvado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvado throwing a counter right hand but Tsoi manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsoi thuds a left hand into Alvado's body.
Alvado moves out of range of the strikes.
Tsoi pushes Alvado away with a front kick.
Tsoi misses with a looping right.
Tsoi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#T1#
Tsoi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Alvado looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tsoi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvado slips under a jab from Tsoi.
Tsoi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvado.
Tsoi lands a right hook to the body.
Alvado throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tsoi.
Alvado throws an off balance right hand
and Tsoi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alvado throws a wild body kick that Tsoi sees coming a mile off.
Tsoi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alvado throws out the jab.
Tsoi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Alvado misses with a left hand
and Tsoi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alvado listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice shot by Tsoi.
Tsoi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alvado.#T2#
Alvado takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tsoi looks to land a body kick but Alvado moved away.
Alvado jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Tsoi misses the shot to the body.
Tsoi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alvado counters with a straight right hand.
Alvado throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tsoi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tsoi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tsoi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tsoi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
As Tsoi backs away, Alvado returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tsoi feints and then cracks Alvado's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alvado down.
Tsoi delivers a nice body kick.
Alvado misses with a shot to the body
enabling Tsoi to counter with a crisp jab.
Tsoi wants to land a leg kick but Alvado is out of range.
Alvado avoids the body shot from Tsoi.
Alvado is looking to counter with a body kick.#T3#
Tsoi jabs Alvado to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tsoi.
Tsoi scores with a hook.
Tsoi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alvado doesn't seem bothered though.
Alvado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tsoi!
Good leg kick by Tsoi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tsoi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alvado looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tsoi throws a hook to the side of Alvado's head but Alvado sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tsoi. Alvado does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Alvado does it's job there.
Tsoi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alvado moves out of range of the strikes.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tsoi throws a leg kick which misses Alvado's front leg but catches the back leg as Alvado tries to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvado. Tsoi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvado's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tsoi under the eye.
Tsoi throws a wild body kick that Alvado sees coming a mile off.
Tsoi throws an off balance right hand
and Alvado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tsoi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Alvado counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tsoi moves out of range of the leg kick from Alvado.
Alvado will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice shot by Tsoi.
Tsoi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tsoi lands a nice hook to Alvado's body. Alvado takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tsoi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tsoi blocks a jab.
Alvado throws a head kick that misses.
Tsoi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tsoi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Alvado if he has to take too many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viktor Tsoi really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R4#
Alvado blocks a jab.
Alvado throwing a counter right hand but Tsoi manages to avoid it.
A solid body kick from Tsoi.
Tsoi misses with an uppercut.
Alvado fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tsoi is out of range.
Alvado jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alvado misses with a hook.
Tsoi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tsoi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tsoi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alvado moves out of range of the leg kick from Tsoi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado tries a low kick but Tsoi avoids it.
Tsoi scores with a kick to the body.
Tsoi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A good leg kick by Tsoi.
Tsoi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T1#
Tsoi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alvado on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alvado tries a head kick but it misses.
Tsoi is looking to clinch.
Tsoi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tsoi misses with a straight right.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tsoi, right into the meat.
Tsoi wants to clinch.
Alvado appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Alvado lands a jab to Tsoi's midsection.#T2#
Tsoi misses with a straight left.
Alvado staying out of range there.
Tsoi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tsoi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Alvado blocks the low kick.
Alvado moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tsoi throws a leg kick
and Alvado counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvado checks a leg kick.
Tsoi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvado.
Alvado punishes Tsoi's body with a nice straight punch.
Alvado misses with a head kick.
Alvado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvado with a nice cross.#T3#
Tsoi scoring well with a low kick there.
Tsoi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Alvado is out of range.
Tsoi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tsoi swings for the body but Alvado moves out of range.
Alvado walks into a straight right hand from Tsoi.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tsoi.
Alvado drops his hands momentarily and Tsoi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tsoi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Alvado.
Alvado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tsoi was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvado.
Alvado tries a head kick but it misses.
Tsoi digs a good body shot into Alvado's ribs.
Tsoi scoring well with a low kick there.
Alvado misses with a hook to the body
and Tsoi counters with a straight right hand.#T4#
Tsoi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tsoi. That's going to slow Alvado down.
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!
That kick from Tsoi tenderised Alvado's leg. Alvado is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tsoi connects with a looping right hand.
Alvado just misses with a punch to the body.
A left lands for Tsoi.
Alvado cracks Tsoi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Alvado tries to land a front kick but Tsoi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tsoi throws a hook to the side of Alvado's head but Alvado sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tsoi misses with a lunging right hand
and Tsoi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alvado on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tsoi. Tsoi obviously looking to wear him down.
Tsoi misses with a shot to the body
enabling Alvado to counter with a crisp jab.
Alvado takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viktor Tsoi dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R5#
Alvado on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tsoi moves out of range as Alvado throws a body kick.
Tsoi cracks Alvado with a good jab.
Tsoi lands a nice shot that snaps Alvado's head back.
Tsoi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Alvado appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Alvado takes one to the chin there.
Tsoi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alvado wants to clinch up but Tsoi keeps it at a distance.
Tsoi moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado takes one to the chin there.
Tsoi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Alvado slips a jab from Tsoi.
Alvado throws a body shot but no joy.
Tsoi blocks a head kick by Alvado. #T1#
Alvado has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tsoi.
Tsoi thuds his shin into the meat of Alvado's side.
Tsoi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tsoi.
Tsoi misses with a wild body shot.
Tsoi lands with a hook. Alvado tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tsoi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tsoi lands a jab to Alvado's midsection.
Tsoi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alvado looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alvado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvado ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tsoi is looking to slow Alvado down with leg kicks.
Alvado checks a low kick from Tsoi.
Pablo Alvado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Viktor Tsoi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Alvado moves out of range of the body kick from Tsoi.
Tsoi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tsoi. Alvado shrugs it off though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tsoi moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Tsoi.
The fighters circling - Alvado throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tsoi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alvado looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tsoi avoids the body shot from Alvado.
Tsoi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tsoi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Alvado throws the kick towards the body but Tsoi avoids it.
Tsoi with a nice cross.
Tsoi scores with a nice head shot.#T3#
Tsoi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tsoi lands with a good body shot.
Alvado misses with a wild body shot.
Tsoi misses with a body shot.
Tsoi scores with a jab to the body.
Alvado looks to land a right hand but Tsoi moved out of range.
Alvado misses with a few strikes there.
A lazy left from Tsoi finds it's target.
Tsoi throws a low kick but Alvado avoids it.
Tsoi cracks a nice hook into Alvado's ribs.
Alvado throws a wild body kick that Tsoi sees coming a mile off.
Tsoi lands a nice shot that snaps Alvado's head back. #T4#
Tsoi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tsoi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alvado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alvado takes a swing at Tsoi's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvado takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tsoi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Alvado misses the shot to the body.
Tsoi throws out a powerful jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tsoi.
Alvado misses with a hook
and Tsoi counters with a solid body kick.
Jab by Tsoi.
Tsoi lands with a good body shot.
Alvado throws a jab when Tsoi was well out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Tsoi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tsoi 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 45:50
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viktor Tsoi!
An out of breath Viktor Tsoi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: CEC 508
Date: Mar 31, 2017

#R1#
Diego lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diego misses with a right hand
and Alvado counters with a series of strikes. Diego will be more careful next time no doubt.
Alvado throws a body kick that misses.
Alvado throws a series of punches but Diego avoids them all with ease.
Diego swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alvado waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diego.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Diego lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Alvado has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alvado and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Diego misses with a hook.
Alvado seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Diego jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Alvado wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alvado misses with a body kick.
Diego misses with a hook. Alvado ducked under it nicely.
Diego throws the left hand but Alvado avoids the punch easily.
Diego uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alvado.
Alvado takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alvado blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. Alvado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diego throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diego looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T1#
Nice jab there from Alvado.
Alvado keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diego.
Alvado loads up on a big right hand but Diego slips the punch.
Alvado takes a jab right on the kisser.
Diego looks to throw the jab but Alvado is out of range.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch but Alvado swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alvado misses with a right hand
and Diego counters with a nice uppercut.
Diego lands a nice shot to the body.
Diego throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diego misses with an uppercut.
Alvado misses with a wild body shot.
Diego misses with an uppercut. Alvado saw that one coming.
Diego scores with a jab. Alvado acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Diego throws a big shot that misses.
Diego misses with a body punch
and Alvado counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. Alvado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diego throws a looping overhand right but Alvado ducks down to avoid it.
Spawn Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Diego rushes Alvado and presses him up against the cage.
Diego is leaning against Alvado and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alvado tries to throw a body punch but Diego avoids it by throwing Alvado back against the cage.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Alvado avoids it by throwing Diego back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Diego.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alvado tries to throw a body punch but Diego avoids it by throwing Alvado back against the cage.
Alvado wants to get back to striking at distance but Diego won't allow it. #TD#
Alvado pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diego is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#SU2#
Alvado is working an open guard so Diego takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#CL2#
Diego gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diego tries to work over Alvado's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T3#
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Alvado avoids it by throwing Diego back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Diego misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvado.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alvado.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alvado throws a head punch that misses.
Alvado wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Alvado tries to pull guard but Diego won't allow it.
Alvado lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Alvado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvado misses with some punches.
Alvado misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alvado wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Alvado controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
Diego lands with a light punch inside.
Alvado lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diego backwards. #CUT#
It looks like Spawn Diego has been cut.
Alvado blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T4##BC#
Alvado's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alvado ducks under a wild hook from Diego.
Alvado was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego throws a poor cross that misses
letting Alvado counter with a right hand.
Alvado connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Good standup being displayed there by Diego as he connects with a hook.
Alvado misses with an uppercut. Diego saw that one coming.
Diego swinging wildly here.
Diego lands with a shot to the body.
Alvado throws a right and a left that Diego avoids nicely.
Diego misses with a body shot.
Diego misses with a hook to the body
and Alvado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diego misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Diego misses the target.
Diego looks to land a right hand but Alvado moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spawn Diego dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Spawn Diego's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
A solid leg kick lands there for Diego.
Alvado walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Alvado with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alvado fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Diego misses the shot to the body.
Diego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diego slips a jab and a cross from Alvado.
Alvado on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Diego throws a hook but Alvado blocks it.
Diego rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alvado moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spawn Diego seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alvado throws a head kick but Diego moves out of range. #CL2#
Diego clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Diego.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego pushes Alvado back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Diego.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Alvado avoids it by throwing Diego back against the cage.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Alvado controls the action. #T1#
Alvado has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Diego lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC#
Alvado pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diego throws out a leg kick but Alvado moves out of range and Diego only half commits.
Diego tries to land a leg kick but Alvado saw it coming and moves away.
It looked like Alvado wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alvado takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alvado getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Diego's corner calls for a 1-2. Diego obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alvado thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diego misses with a right hand
and Alvado counters with a stiff right hand.
Alvado scores with a sloppy right hand. Diego should have avoided that one.
Alvado takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Diego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvado.
Diego now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvado throws a hook but Diego avoids it easily.
Alvado on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #T2#
Diego throws a body punch but Alvado moves out of range.
Alvado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
Diego lands a lovely overhand right.
Alvado uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Diego cracks a nice hook into Alvado's ribs.
A slow jab from Diego misses its intended target.
Diego avoids a kick to the body.
Diego misses with a hook to the body
and Diego takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diego throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Diego looks to move away, Alvado throws a big counter combo but Diego just gets out of the way.
Diego swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diego blocks the body kick.
Diego looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvado is just out of range.
Alvado defending well as Diego loads up on a big left hand. #T3#
Alvado takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diego scores with the left hand. Alvado knows he should have avoided that one.
Diego avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diego throws a big shot that misses.
Alvado was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alvado throws a lazy right hand but Diego sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alvado swings for the body but Diego moves out of range.
Diego is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Alvado avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alvado walks into a jab.
Diego swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diego lands a body shot.
Alvado lands a nice hook to Diego's body. Diego takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Diego tries to clinch
and Alvado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diego feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alvados jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego looks to land a body kick but Alvado moved away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diego.
Alvado fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Diego on the side of the head.
Diego throws a looping overhand right but Alvado ducks down to avoid it.
Alvado throws a hook but Diego avoids it easily.
Alvado lands a high kick!
Nice shot by Alvado.#ROC#
Diego is rocked!
Diego throws a looping overhand right but Alvado ducks down to avoid it.
Diego is still on wobbly legs! Can Alvado finish him?
Diego dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diego seems to have recovered his senses.
Diego throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Alvado tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvado throws a body punch but Diego moves out of range.
Alvado slips under a jab.
Alvado defending well as Diego loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Alvado was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Diego.
Diego lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spawn Diego showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Spawn Diego's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R3#
Alvado missing with a left hand there. Diego was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diego misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like Alvado wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Diego throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alvado on the side of the head.
Diego misses with a looping right.
Alvado moves away from the strike by Diego.
Diego lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Diego has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diego feints and then cracks Alvado's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alvado down.
Alvado ducks under a wild hook from Diego.
Diego takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#KD#
Alvado lands a big head kick that sends Diego tumbling to the mat! Alvado takes a step backwards and waves Diego back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diego.
Alvado has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diego.
Alvado connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Diego momentarily.
Diego misses with a double jab
and Alvado counters with a stiff right hand.
Diego misses the shot to the body. #T1#
A lazy left from Diego finds it's target.
Alvado throws a body kick that misses
enabling Diego to counter with a crisp jab.
Alvado rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diego moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alvado on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Alvado looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Diego scores with a jab to the jaw.
Diego throws a shot from downtown. Alvado moves away and avoids it.
Alvado throws a quick counter head kick but Diego was just out of range.
Alvado avoids the body shot from Diego.
A swing and a miss from Alvado.
Diego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvado manages to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alvado darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alvado swats away the attempt to clinch by Diego.
Alvado misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diego tries to clinch but Alvado is having none of it. #T2#
Alvado on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego misses with a body shot.
It looked like Alvado wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alvado throws a body shot but no joy.
Diego lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Alvado walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Diego lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Alvado has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alvado and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alvado throws a right hand that misses
and Diego counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvado looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Diego throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alvado counters with a straight right hand.
Alvado lands with a straight right. Diego didn't see that one coming.
Diego tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alvado is able to avoid easily.
Alvado loads up on a big right hand but Diego slips the punch.
Diego looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Diego lands a right hook to the body. #T3#
Alvado connects with a body shot that sends Diego's belly button to the back.
Diego tries to clinch but Alvado moves out of range.
Diego is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Alvado.
Alvado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diego.
A slow jab from Diego misses its intended target.
Diego throws a leg kick but Alvado sees it coming and moves out of range.
Diego throws a lazy uppercut
and Alvado counters with a nice body shot.
Diego attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Alvado throws out a loose jab but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvado sets himself, and Diego steps forward looking for the clinch! Alvado avoids it this time.
Diego tries a low kick but Alvado avoids it.
Diego looks to throw the jab but Alvado is out of range.
Alvado tries to land a front kick but Diego steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good shot there by Diego.
Alvado throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alvado with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row. #T4#
Diego slips a jab from Alvado.
Alvado scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diego in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego throws a low kick, looking for Alvado's leg but Alvado calmly moves out of range.
Diego fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Alvado wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Diego lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alvado at a distance.
Alvado blocks a low kick nicely.
Diego throws a lazy right hand but Alvado sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diego misses with a hook to the body
and Alvado counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Diego tries to clinch up but Alvado circles away and keeps his distance.
Diego connects with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvado avoids the body shot from Diego.
Alvado appears to be looking for a big counter.
Diego missing with a left hand there. Alvado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diego throws a big shot that misses.
Diego looks to throw the jab but Alvado is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Pablo Alvado did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Spawn Diego's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R4#
Alvado punishes Diego's body with a nice straight punch.
Alvado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diego.
Diego is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvado.
A big right from Diego misses.
Alvado avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diego misses with a hook.
Alvado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diego moves away.
Diego avoids the head kick by Alvado.
A swing and a miss from Diego.
Alvado feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Diego throws a sloppy head kick and Alvado moves out of range easily.
Alvado is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Diego tries to clinch but Alvado moves out of range.
It appears Alvado was looking to counter with a kick there.
Diego takes a swing at Alvado's ribcage but misses.
Alvado ducks under a wild hook from Diego.
Diego jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T1#
Alvado waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diego.
Diego tries to counter with a clinch but Alvado shakes him off and moves away.
Alvado sizes up Diego with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Alvado slips under a jab.
Alvado on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Diego lands a nice shot that snaps Alvado's head back.
Diego misses with a double jab.
Diego throws an overhand right that lands on Alvado's shoulder, as Alvado tries to avoid the shot.
Diego slips under a jab from Alvado.
Diego blocks a jab.
Diego steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Alvado.
Diego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvado.
Alvado checks a leg kick.
Alvado was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alvado lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Alvado is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diego.
Diego lands with a shot to the body.
Alvado ducks under a wild hook from Diego.#T2#
Alvado lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego tries to clinch but Alvado is having none of it.
Diego connects with a body shot that sends Alvado's belly button to the back.
Alvado 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.
Alvado swats away the attempt to clinch by Diego.
Diego misses the shot to the body.
Diego missing with a left hand there. Alvado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diego throws a right hand that misses
enabling Alvado to counter with a crisp jab.
Diego throws a body punch but Alvado moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Alvado.
Alvado moves out of range as Diego strikes.
Diego defending well as Alvado loads up on a big left hand.
Diego scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T3#
Alvado looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diego throws a big shot that misses.
Alvado swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diego lands a nice hook to Alvado's body. Alvado takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. Alvado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvado throws a shot from downtown. Diego moves away and avoids it.
Diego throws a right hand that misses
and Alvado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diego misses the shot to the body.
Diego takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Alvado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diego.
Alvado checks a low kick from Diego.
Nice defenses there by Alvado.
Alvado slips under a jab from Diego.
Diego scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#T4#
Alvado throws a hook but Diego blocks it.
Diego connects with a solid leg kick.
Diego lands a nice hook to Alvado's body. Alvado takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego misses with an uppercut
and Alvado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Alvado.
Alvado takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Alvado cracks Diego with an open hand slap.
Alvado throws a looping overhand right but Diego ducks down to avoid it.
Alvado just misses with a punch to the body.
Diego throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alvado motions for Diego to come forward. Alvado throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diego keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Alvado moves out of range of the body kick from Diego.
Diego pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Pablo Alvado will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Spawn Diego'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. This is the final round!
#R5#
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. Alvado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvado uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Diego has time to react.
Diego slips under a jab from Alvado.
Diego dodges the punch combination from Alvado.
Alvado keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diego.
Alvado pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diego uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Alvado has time to react.
Alvado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diego misses with a hook
and Alvado counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego looks to throw the jab but Alvado is out of range.
Alvado throws a head kick but Diego moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Diego.
Diego throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alvado misses the shot to the body. #T1#
Diego throws a shot from downtown. Alvado moves away and avoids it.
Diego misses with an uppercut
and Alvado counters with a nice body shot.
Diego keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alvado.
Alvado takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Diego, as that shot connected.
Diego lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alvado circles away quickly and effectively.
Diego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvado manages to avoid it.
Alvado fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diego.
Alvado throws a body punch but Diego moves out of range.
A cross from Diego lands.
Alvado tries to bum rush Diego with a series of wild strikes but Diego uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alvado scores with a nice head shot.
Diego avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diego is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#T2#
Alvado checks the leg kick.
Alvado pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Alvado keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Alvado on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Diego throws out a loose jab but Alvado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvado appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Diego connects with a solid leg kick.
Diego throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvado.
Diego lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alvado goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Diego pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fighters circling - Diego throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diego throws out a leg kick but Alvado moves out of range and Diego only half commits.
Diego throws a right hand that misses
and Alvado counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diego thinking. #T3#
Alvado slips a jab from Diego.
Diego throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diego tries to clinch there but Alvado circles away.
Diego jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvado walks into a stiff left hand from Diego.
Diego throws a leg kick but Alvado sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Alvado swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Diego moves out of range of the strikes.
Diego tries to counter by closing the distance.
Alvado catches Diego with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Alvado throws a body punch but Diego moves out of range.
Diego waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvado.
Alvado swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvado moves away.
Diego throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvado sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A left lands for Diego.
Diego slips under a jab from Alvado.#T4#
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvado. Diego does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diego wants to counter the offense by Alvado and move into the clinch position.
Diego throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab lands there for Diego.
Diego thuds a left hand into Alvado's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left lands for Diego.
Diego goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Alvado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diego.
Diego lunges at Alvado with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alvado's hand.
Diego moves out of range of the body kick from Alvado.
No joy there for Alvado, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diego is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Diego misses with a hook. Alvado ducked under it nicely.
Alvado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diego.
It looked like Alvado was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Diego.
Diego throws a body punch but Alvado moves out of range.
Alvado is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Alvado misses the shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Spawn Diego comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Diego has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spawn Diego!
Spawn Diego is the new lightweight champion!

Event: CEC 507
Date: Mar 24, 2017

#R1#
De Souza ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big right from De Souza misses.
Alvado avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
De Souza takes a swing at Alvado's ribcage but misses.
Alvado moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Alvado swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alvado takes one to the side of the head.
Alvado throws an overhand right that lands on De Souza's shoulder, as De Souza tries to avoid the shot.
That kick from De Souza tenderised Alvado's leg. Alvado is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alvado cracks De Souza with an open hand slap.
Alvado misses with a double jab.
Alvado connects with a looping right hand.
De Souza pushes Alvado away with a front kick.
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!
Alvado paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
De Souza lands a really nice looking cross but Alvado seems unphased.
De Souza looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Souza misses with the combination. #T1#
Alvado missing with a left hand there. De Souza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alvado is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Souza.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Souza. Alvado does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Souza misses with a low kick as Alvado jumps back.
Alvado swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alvado's coach down at K.O.N.Y. was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Alvado's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Alvado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Souza moves away.
De Souza dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alvado. That did some damage!
Alvado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Alvado misses.
De Souza feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alvados jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
De Souza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alvado.
Alvado tests De Souza's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T2#
De Souza lands a nice shot that snaps Alvado's head back.
Alvado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Souza was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvado.
Alvado swings widly with a right hand
and De Souza counters with a slapping leg kick.
Alvado throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Souza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Souza misses with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvado moves away.
De Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De Souza misses the body punch
and Alvado counters with a three punch combo that has De Souza backing up. De Souza nods at Alvado to acknowledge the strikes.
De Souza lands a front kick.
A punch lands to the side of De Souza 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alvado misses with a left hand
and De Souza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A lazy body kick from Alvado
and De Souza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T3#
De Souza thows a leg kick but Alvado checks it
and Alvado counters with a one-two to the body.
De Souza takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Souza looks to throw the jab but Alvado is out of range.
Alvado is looking to slow De Souza down with leg kicks.
Alvado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvado shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice jab there from Alvado.
Alvado misses with a hook.
De Souza catches Alvado with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Alvado tries to move into range but De Souza moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Alvado swinging wildly here.
De Souza is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Alvado scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#T4#
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!
A slow jab from Alvado misses its intended target.
Alvado moves forwards but De Souza connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A jab from Alvado misses.
De Souza avoids a kick to the body.
A little feinted left hand from De Souza on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De Souza throws the left hand but Alvado avoids the punch easily.
Alvado swings for the body but De Souza moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Alvado lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Souza doesn't seem phased though.
A shot to the body from De Souza misses
and Alvado counters with a stiff right hand.
De Souza slips a straight right by Alvado.
De Souza scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvado checks a leg kick.
Alvado blocks a jab.
Alvado follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
De Souza throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pablo Alvado will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
De Souza goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Souza ducks under a wild hook from Alvado.
Alvado lands with a hook. De Souza tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
De Souza throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alvado slips under a jab from De Souza.
Pablo Alvado seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alvado throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Souza swings away with a leg kick that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Souza.
A swing and a miss from De Souza.
Alvado looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Souza throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Souza takes a jab right on the kisser.
Alvado uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Souza has time to react.
De Souza moves out of range of the strikes.
De Souza seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Alvado takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section. #T1#
De Souza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvado.
De Souza appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
De Souza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvado.
De Souza scores with a nice head shot.
De Souza connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alvado listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
De Souza misses with a left hand
and Alvado counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Alvado misses with a body shot.
De Souza takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#CUT2#
It looks like Alexsandro De Souza has been cut.
De Souza throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Alvado misses.
De Souza tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Alvado manages to circle out of the way.
De Souza wants to land a leg kick but Alvado is out of range. #CL#
De Souza drives through and clinches with Alvado against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Souza lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alvado backwards.
Alvado lands a left hand. #T2#
De Souza lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alvado working aggressively here.
Alvado throws a punch but it's blocked by De Souza.
Alvado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Souza misses with a punch to the body.
De Souza can't find room to land a body shot as Alvado controls the action.
De Souza tries to work over Alvado's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Souza tries a body shot but Alvado blocks it.
De Souza misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from De Souza - that landed with a thud.
De Souza works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Souza.
De Souza working aggressively here.
De Souza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Souza throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alvados head.
Alvado scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Alvado.
De Souza lands a nice uppercut.
Alexsandro De Souza has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T3#
De Souza lands a shoulder strike.
Alvado pushes De Souza back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Souza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvado's elbow.
Alvado wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alvado.
De Souza gets through Alvado's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Souza throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvado.
De Souza scores with a shoulder strike. #BC2#
Alvado pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alvado lunges at De Souza with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Souza's hand.
Alvado throws a series of punches but De Souza moves out of range.
Alvado misses with an uppercut. De Souza saw that one coming.
De Souza loads up on a big right hand but Alvado slips the punch.
De Souza throws a right hand that misses
and Alvado counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Souza thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvado. De Souza does a little dance to reset his feet.#T4#
De Souza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvado was well out of range. Poor timing from De Souza.
Alvado lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
De Souza slips under a jab from Alvado.
Alvado takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
De Souza misses with a hook. Alvado ducked under it nicely.
De Souza lands a glancing blow to the side of Alvado's head.
De Souza connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Souza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alvado.
De Souza throws a quick counter head kick but Alvado was just out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Souza checks a leg kick.
Alvado lands a high kick!
De Souza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab lands there for De Souza.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Souza.
Alvado swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A bone on bone clash there as Alvado blocks the leg kick.
It seemed like Alvado was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
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 Alexsandro De Souza will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexsandro De Souza's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R3#
De Souza misses with a low kick.
De Souza buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Souza is looking to score with low kicks.
De Souza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alvado.
De Souza with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Souza avoids the body shot from Alvado.
Alvado swats away the attempt to clinch by De Souza.
Alvado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado misses with a double jab
and De Souza counters with a body kick that stops Alvado in his tracks momentarily.
Alvado throws a lazy right hand but De Souza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Souza misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Alvado counters with a left to the body.
De Souza slips under a jab.
De Souza thinks about countering with a body kick.#T1#
De Souza scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Alvado avoids the body shot from De Souza.
De Souza wants to clinch.
De Souza slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
De Souza throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvado.
Alvado takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice body punch from Alvado.
Alvado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Souza moves away from the strike by Alvado. #T2#
De Souza bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alvado's head.
De Souza walks into a stiff left hand from Alvado.#CL#
De Souza forces Alvado back against the cage and clinches.
Alvado is trying to force a seperation but De Souza has the dominant position.
De Souza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvado's elbow.
De Souza throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Alvado.
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!
Alvado lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Souza backwards.
De Souza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alvado cracks De Souza with a nice body shot.
Alvado throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Alvado tries to throw a body punch but De Souza avoids it by throwing Alvado back against the cage.
De Souza has a couple of punches blocked by Alvado.
Alvado misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alvado wants to break free but De Souza has control.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alvado creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T3#
Alvado looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
De Souza tries to throw a body punch but Alvado avoids it by throwing De Souza back against the cage.
Alvado wants to get back to striking at distance but De Souza won't allow it.
De Souza misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Alvado escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Souza goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alvado connects with a body shot that sends De Souza's belly button to the back.
De Souza takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Alvado throws a series of punches but De Souza avoids them all with ease.
De Souza misses with an uppercut. Alvado saw that one coming.
Alvado lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Alvado throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Souza connects with a solid leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Souza lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Alvado has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alvado and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#T4#
De Souza lands with a thumping leg kick.
De Souza lands with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Souza looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvado is just out of range.
Alvado slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
De Souza throws a leg kick
and Alvado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alvado keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Souza.
De Souza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alvado.
An attempted straight right counter from De Souza misses the target.
De Souza scores with a hook to the body. Alvado takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab from Alvado.
De Souza throws a wild body kick that Alvado sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Pablo Alvado just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Alexsandro De Souza's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R4#
A big left from Alvado misses.
De Souza throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Alvado looks to score with a jab to the body but De Souza is just out of range.
Alvado lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
De Souza lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alvado moves out of range as De Souza strikes.
Alvado throws a right hand that De Souza ducks under and follows up with a left that De Souza also avoids with ease.
De Souza works the jab nicely.
De Souza is looking to land body kicks.
It seemed like Alvado was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Alvado.
De Souza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Souza just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvado's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T1#
Alvado misses with a hook.
De Souza walks into a straight right hand from Alvado.
Alvado thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alvado digs a good body shot into De Souza's ribs.
De Souza takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Alvado ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Souza throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Alvado works De Souza's body with a nice hook.
Alvado explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice shot lands for De Souza.
De Souza wants to clinch.#T2#
De Souza keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
As Alvado tries to get set, De Souza tries to push him back and clinch up but Alvado manages to avoid the attempt.
No joy there for Alvado, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alvado moves away from the strike by De Souza.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Souza misses with a hook.
Alvado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Souza moves away.
Alvado swings for the body but De Souza moves out of range.
Alvado tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Souza lands the left hand.
Alvado stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alvado.
De Souza lands with a shot to the body.
De Souza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T3#
De Souza looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alvado staying out of range there.
Alvado looks for the body kick but De Souza saw that one coming.
Alvado takes a swing at De Souza's ribcage but misses.
De Souza throws a big counter combination but Alvado scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
De Souza lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alvado moves out of range as De Souza strikes.
Alvado throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Souza scores with a shot to the body.
De Souza misses with a body kick.
Alvado let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Alvado lands a body shot.
De Souza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alvado thuds his right hand into De Souza's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#T4#
Alvado circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alvado swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alvado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Souza was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvado.
De Souza quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
De Souza throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alvado on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvado throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Souza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for De Souza.
A big left from De Souza misses.
Alvado now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice uppercut lands for De Souza. That snapped Alvado's head back.
De Souza loads up on a big right hand but Alvado slips the punch.
A jab from De Souza misses.
Alvado looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Souza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Alvado dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Alexsandro De Souza's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Alvado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Souza connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alvado momentarily.
Alvado uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Alvado bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alvado is looking for the big counter here.
Alvado thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alvado fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De Souza with a jab.
Alvado takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alvado misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado misses with a straight right.
Alvado staying out of range there.
De Souza cracks Alvado with an open hand slap.
A slapping body kick lands there for De Souza.#T1#
De Souza tries to clinch up.
De Souza is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Souza is looking to score with low kicks.
Alvado misses with a shot to the body
and De Souza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alvado takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
De Souza throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alvado on the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from De Souza.
De Souza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvado was well out of range. Poor timing from De Souza.
A little jabbing left from Alvado on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Souza misses with a low kick.
A head kick by Alvado misses
and De Souza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Souza on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
De Souza cracks Alvado with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Alexsandro De Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
De Souza looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvado is just out of range.
De Souza tries to clinch but Alvado moves out of range.
De Souza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvado connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Souza's hands.
De Souza tries to clinch up
and Alvado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alvado throws a poor cross that misses
and De Souza counters with an outside leg kick.
Alvado has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
De Souza thows a leg kick but Alvado checks it
enabling Alvado to counter with a crisp jab.
Alvado dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alvado slips under a jab from De Souza.
De Souza misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Alvado counters with a lovely shot to the body.#T3#
Alvado with a nice cross.#CL#
De Souza has managed to clinch.
De Souza misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from De Souza fails to land.
De Souza tries to work over Alvado's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alvado has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from De Souza.
Alvado has a couple of punches blocked by De Souza.
De Souza lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Alvado misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Souza lands a hook that snaps the head of Alvado backwards.
A short uppercut from Alvado.
Alvado misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Souza scores with a shoulder strike.
De Souza keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alvado's efforts to push away.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Souza. #T4#
Alvado fails to pull guard.
De Souza lands a left hand.
De Souza misses with a body punch.
Alvado wants to break free but De Souza has control.
De Souza lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvado tries to work over De Souza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alvado throws a punch but it's blocked by De Souza.
A short left from Alvado.
Alvado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alvado misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Souza tries a body shot but Alvado blocks it.
Alvado scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alvado.
A head punch on the inside from De Souza fails to land.
De Souza blocks an uppercut.
Pablo Alvado is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
De Souza lands with a short shot to the head.
De Souza misses with a punch on the inside.
De Souza working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alvado fails to pull guard.

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 Alexsandro De Souza.
I think Alvado has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:48
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Pablo Alvado!
Pablo Alvado is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Pablo Alvado made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: CEC 505
Date: Mar 10, 2017

#R1#
Good shot there by Spectre.
Alvado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvado tries to clinch up but Spectre circles away and keeps his distance.
Spectre walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Alvado checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Alvado swings for the body but Spectre moves out of range.
Spectre appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Alvado's coach down at K.O.N.Y. was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Alvado's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Spectre throws an overhand right that lands on Alvado's shoulder, as Alvado tries to avoid the shot.
Alvado takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Serge Spectre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spectre scores with a body shot.
Alvado blocks a jab.
Spectre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvado.
Spectre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvado sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spectre connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spectre connects with a right hand. Alvado shakes it off.
Spectre thows a leg kick but Alvado checks it
and Alvado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spectre connects with a right hand. Alvado shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvado looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Spectre thows a leg kick but Alvado checks it
and Alvado counters with a nice uppercut. #T1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Alvado looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spectre misses with a body shot.
Spectre fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Spectre works Alvado's body with a nice hook.
Spectre shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Spectre misses with the body kick
and Alvado counters with a body kick that stops Spectre in his tracks momentarily.
Spectre feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alvado's calf.
Alvado throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spectre throws out a leg kick but Alvado moves out of range and Spectre only half commits.
Alvado lands a right hook to the body.
Alvado lands a body shot.
Alvado ducks under a wild hook from Spectre.
Alvado scores with a shot to the body. #T2#
Alvado stuffs the takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spectre throws a right hand that misses
and Alvado counters with a series of strikes. Spectre will be more careful next time no doubt.
Alvado scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Spectre scores with a leg kick.
Pablo Alvado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spectre misses with a right hand
and Alvado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alvado throws a lazy right hand but Spectre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spectre attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Alvado jabs at Spectre's body.
A slow jab from Alvado misses its intended target.
Alvado scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Spectre misses with a leg kick
and Alvado counters with a stiff right hand. #ROC2#
Spectre is rocked!
Nice cross by Spectre.
Oh Spectre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spectre swings widly with a right hand
and Alvado counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Spectre seems to have got his legs back now.
Spectre looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#T3#
Spectre takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Spectre takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alvado takes a swing at Spectre's ribcage but misses.
Spectre looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#TD#
Spectre drives through with a takedown into Alvado's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Spectre is looking to work some ground and pound but Alvado has wrist control.
Spectre trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spectre works over Alvado with some ground and pound from guard.
Spectre stands up over Alvado, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Spectre won't allow Alvado to get back to his feet. #T4#
Spectre landing some decent shots from guard.
Spectre throws a big right hand that misses.
Alvado preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alvado avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Spectre passes Alvado's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Spectre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Spectre stalling.
Spectre has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pablo Alvado will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Alvado lands with a nice body punch.
Jab, jab by Spectre - just one landing.
A jab from Spectre misses.
Spectre misses with an attempted mid kick.
Spectre slips under a jab.
Spectre swings widly with a right hand
and Alvado makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Spectre really felt that one!
Alvado loads up on a big right hand but Spectre slips the punch.
Alvado takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Some wild striking there from Alvado.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spectre darts in looking for a takedown but Alvado gets double underhooks and turns Spectre into the cage.
Spectre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvado.
Alvado with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A shot to the body from Spectre misses
and Alvado makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T1#
Alvado throws a lazy right hand but Spectre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spectre misses with an uppercut.
Spectre throws an off balance right hand
and Alvado counters with a right hand to the body.
Alvado connects with a body shot that sends Spectre's belly button to the back.
Alvado fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Alvado there.
Spectre swings widly with a right hand
and Alvado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alvado changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alvado takes a swing at Spectre's ribcage but misses.
Alvado has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spectre misses with a leg kick.
Alvado lands a body shot.
Spectre throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice body kick there by Spectre.
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!
Alvado misses with a looping left.#T2#
Spectre takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Spectre lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Spectre misses with a hook
and Alvado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alvado scores with a punch to the head.
Alvado wants to clinch but Spectre slips to the side
and Spectre counters with a solid body kick.
Spectre jabs Alvado right on the nose. Alvado blinks but takes it well.
Spectre throws a sloppy body shot
and Alvado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spectre misses with a body shot.
Spectre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alvado's waist but Alvado gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Spectre off to one side.
Spectre avoids the body shot from Alvado.
Spectre throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Spectre throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Alvado to counter with a crisp jab.
Alvado wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#T3#
Spectre finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Alvado looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Spectre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvado.
Alvado misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alvado missing with a left hand there. Spectre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spectre feinted with a counter takedown.
Good standup being displayed there by Alvado as he connects with a hook.
Spectre feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alvado's calf.
Spectre tries a low kick but Alvado avoids it.
Alvado takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alvado throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Spectre misses with a kick to the body
and Alvado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spectre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alvado.
Spectre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvado.
Spectre connects with a jab.#T4#
Alvado misses with a body kick.
Alvado punishes Spectre's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spectre lands with a cross.
Spectre throws out a leg kick but Alvado moves out of range and Spectre only half commits. #CL2#
Alvado darts in and clinches Spectre up against the cage.
Spectre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spectre scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spectre.
Spectre lands a right hand.
Spectre scores with an uppercut up the middle.#TD#
Spectre pulls guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#SUB#
Spectre is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB#
Spectre has his foot on Alvado's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Alvado works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Alvado showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Alvado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spectre ducks under a wild hook from Alvado.
Alvado lands a head shot.
Spectre misses the shot to the body.
Spectre lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alvado takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice defenses there by Alvado.
Spectre throws a right hand that misses
and Alvado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spectre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvado looks to throw the jab but Spectre is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spectre tries to land a front kick but Alvado steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alvado clobbers Spectre with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Spectre throws a low kick but Alvado avoids it.
Alvado raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Spectre throws an off balance right hand
letting Alvado counter with a right hand. #T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvado. Spectre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spectre with a hook.
Spectre scores with a three punch combo!
Nice body kick from Alvado.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spectre lands with an uppercut that bounces Alvado off the cage and back into range.
Alvado stuffs the takedown.
Alvado connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Spectre momentarily.
Alvado digs a good hook to Spectre's body.
Alvado lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Spectre buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Alvado moves into range and clinches up with Spectre.
Spectre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alvado lands a shoulder strike.
Spectre misses with some punches.
Serge Spectre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Spectre has a couple of punches blocked by Alvado.
Alvado lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Spectre to his knees! Alvado keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Alvado!
After the big win, Pablo Alvado made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Aspire Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: CEC 502
Date: Feb 24, 2017

#R1#
Alvado connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brown throws a sloppy body shot
and Alvado counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Alvado moves out of range easily.
Brown slips under a jab.
Brown throws a head kick that looked like it stung. #CUT#
It looks like Pablo Alvado has been cut.
Brown takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That kick from Alvado tenderised Brown's leg. Brown is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brown thuds his shin into the meat of Alvado's side.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
Brown fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Brown misses.
Alvado moves forwards but Brown connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvado fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brown looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T1#
Brown buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brown misses with the body kick
and Alvado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alvado doesn't seem bothered though.
A head kick by Brown misses
and Alvado counters with a straight right hand.
Alvado fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvado.
Alvado jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvado tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Alvado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alvado tries a quick counter leg kick but Brown is wise to it.
Brown throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alvado misses with a leg kick
and Brown counters with a nice leg kick. #T2#
Alvado swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alvado has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Brown throws a right and a left that Alvado avoids nicely.
Alvado appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Brown is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown checks a leg kick.
Alvado throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Alvado looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Brown is looking to counter with a body kick.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown throws a push kick but Alvado slaps the foot to one side.
Brown scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alvado doesn't seem bothered though.
Brown misses with a hook
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice body punch from Brown. #T3#
Alvado gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brown.
A left and a right from Brown both land. Nice combination.
Alvado misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Brown on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alvado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Alvado looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A left lands for Brown.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown backing away here, and Alvado unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Brown misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Alvado.
As Alvado looks to move away, Brown throws a big counter combo but Alvado just gets out of the way.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alvado waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.#T4#
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Brown misses with a hook. Alvado ducked under it nicely.
Brown walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Alvado ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
A slapping body kick lands there for Alvado.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Brown bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alvado's head.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Alvado saw that one coming.
Brown swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alvado counters with a stiff right hand.
Alvado fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Trey Brown will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pablo Alvado's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Alvado swings widly with a right hand
and Brown counters with a right hand to the body.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Alvado saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from Alvado misses.
Brown on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brown lands a head shot.
Brown swings widly with a right hand
and Alvado counters with a straight right hand.
Brown pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alvado! But no joy.
Alvado lands with a cross.
Alvado tried to score with a low kick but Brown checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alvado momentarily. #T1#
Alvado on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvado moves away.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Alvado.
Brown misses with a hook. Alvado ducked under it nicely.
Alvado avoids a kick to the body.
Alvado digs a good hook to Brown's body.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alvado.
Brown feinted with a counter takedown.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvado looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvado.
A combination from Alvado does no damage. #T2#
Alvado stuns Brown with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alvado cracks Brown with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brown misses with a straight left.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvado throws a head kick that misses
and Brown makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Alvado really felt that one!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown misses with an uppercut. Alvado saw that one coming.
Nice body kick from Alvado.
A bone on bone clash there as Brown blocks the leg kick.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alvado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
It appears Brown was looking to counter with a kick there.
Brown jabs Alvado to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T3#
Alvado bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brown's head backwards.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Alvado misses with a wild body shot.
Brown takes a swing at Alvado's ribcage but misses.
Alvado looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alvado lands a lovely overhand right.
Brown takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alvado lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brown takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Alvado works the jab nicely.
Alvado fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brown checks it well.
Brown half committed to a counter leg kick.#T4#
Brown digs a good hook to Alvado's body.
Some bone on bone action there as Alvado checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Alvado finds it's way through Brown's defenses.
Brown tests Alvado's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brown with a nice cross.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Alvado misses.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Pablo Alvado will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pablo Alvado's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Brown misses with a right hand
and Alvado counters with a straight right hand.
Alvado uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvado.
Brown slips a jab and a cross from Alvado.
Alvado stuns Brown with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alvado digs a good hook to Brown's body.
Alvado throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown feinted with a counter takedown.
Alvado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Alvado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alvado goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A shot to the body from Brown misses
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1#
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brown.
A head kick misses from Alvado.
Brown walks into a stiff left hand from Alvado.
Brown moves out of range as Alvado strikes.
Brown feinted with a counter takedown.
Alvado cracks Brown with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brown misses with a body shot
letting Alvado counter with a right hand.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice body kick from Brown.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T2#
Brown doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alvado keeps Brown at a distance using the push kick.
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!
Brown connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alvado. Alvado circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Alvado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alvado throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alvado ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
A shot to the body from Brown misses
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brown takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T3#
An inside leg kick lands from Alvado.
A big right from Alvado misses.
Alvado on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Alvado lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alvado slips under a jab.
Brown has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alvado.
Alvado sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Alvado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvado.
Alvado misses with a hook
and Brown counters with a good low kick that Alvado was not able to check.
Alvado throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot. #T4#
Alvado takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#CUT#
That has opened up Pablo Alvado's cut even more.
Alvado misses with a jab to the body
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
Alvado digs a good hook to Brown's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvado lands a glancing blow to the side of Brown's head.
Alvado throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brown avoids the body shot from Alvado.
Brown lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brown takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alvado throws out the jab.
Alvado fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brown checks it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Alvado comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Alvado 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Alvado!
Pablo Alvado gave a mention to Aspire Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

Event: CEC 500
Date: Feb 15, 2017

#R1#
Saint Louis misses with a straight left.
Martin Saint Louis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saint Louis misses with a hook.
Alvado misses with a head kick.
Saint Louis lands with a hook. Alvado tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #CUT2#
It looks like Pablo Alvado has been cut.
Alvado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alvado blocks a jab.
Saint Louis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alvado doesn't seem bothered though.
Saint Louis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Saint Louis misses with a left hand
and Alvado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saint Louis connects with a solid leg kick.
Saint Louis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alvado in his tracks.
Saint Louis misses with the body kick
and Alvado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvado avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Alvado seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Alvado bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Saint Louis's head.
Saint Louis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #T1#
Alvado looks to land a right hand but Saint Louis moved out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Saint Louis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Saint Louis.
Alvado throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saint Louis throws out a counter right but Alvado avoids it with no problem.
Saint Louis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saint Louis checks the leg kick.
Alvado throws a jab when Saint Louis was well out of range.
An inside leg kick from Saint Louis misses.
Saint Louis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alvado blocks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Alvado.
Saint Louis throws out a loose jab but Alvado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saint Louis scores with a body shot.
Saint Louis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section. #T2#
Saint Louis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Saint Louis throws a lazy body kick
enabling Alvado to counter with a crisp jab.
Saint Louis blocks a jab.
Saint Louis fakes the leg kick and cracks Alvado in the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lazy left from Saint Louis finds it's target.
Saint Louis misses with an uppercut. Alvado saw that one coming.
It looked like Alvado wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Saint Louis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Saint Louis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alvado slips under a jab from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Alvado checks a leg kick.
Saint Louis stuns Alvado with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Saint Louis feints and then cracks Alvado's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alvado down.
Saint Louis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.#T3#
A slapping leg kick lands for Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a body shot but no joy.
Saint Louis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alvado in his tracks.
Alvado connects with an inside leg kick.
Saint Louis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Saint Louis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Saint Louis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Alvado had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A jab from Saint Louis finds it's way through Alvado's defenses.
Saint Louis misses with a low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Alvado.
Saint Louis throws a body punch but Alvado moves out of range.
Saint Louis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Alvado is out of range.
Saint Louis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alvado.
Alvado looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Alvado waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saint Louis.#T4#
Alvado with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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!
Alvado takes one on the button.
Nice defenses there by Alvado.
Saint Louis throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Alvado counter with a right hand.
Alvado throws out a powerful jab.
Saint Louis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Alvado moves out of range of the body kick from Saint Louis.
It looked like Alvado was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Saint Louis.
A jab from Saint Louis misses.
Alvado tests Saint Louis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Saint Louis misses with a leg kick.
Alvado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvado takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Saint Louis scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Saint Louis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Alvado's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Alvado takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Alvado has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but Alvado checks it.
Saint Louis misses with a straight right.
Saint Louis scores with a kick to the midsection.
That kick from Saint Louis tenderised Alvado's leg. Alvado is trying to keep his angry face on.
A cross from Alvado lands.
Saint Louis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Alvado throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Saint Louis coming out on top.
Saint Louis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Saint Louis wants to clinch up but Alvado keeps it at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saint Louis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Saint Louis misses with the body kick
and Saint Louis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1#
Saint Louis looks to throw the jab but Alvado is out of range.
Alvado throws a jab but it's blocked by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick which misses Alvado's front leg but catches the back leg as Alvado tries to avoid it.
Alvado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saint Louis was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvado.
Saint Louis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Saint Louis. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Saint Louis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice uppercut there from Alvado.
Alvado slips under a jab.
Alvado on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Martin Saint Louis seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL2#
Saint Louis has closed the distance and engaged Alvado in a clinch.
Saint Louis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saint Louis blocks an uppercut.
Alvado lands with a short punch from the clinch. #T2#
A head punch on the inside from Alvado fails to land.
Saint Louis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saint Louis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alvado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saint Louis throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvado.
Saint Louis lands a body shot.
Saint Louis tries to work over Alvado's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saint Louis working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Alvado.
Saint Louis misses with a punch on the inside.
Saint Louis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvado's elbow.
Saint Louis throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvado.
Saint Louis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saint Louis swings wildly with an uppercut but Alvado uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis gets through Alvado's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alvado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Alvado scores with a nice short uppercut.
Saint Louis takes a shot to the head. #T3#
Alvado lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alvado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saint Louis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alvado blocking some punches.
Saint Louis misses with some punches.
Alvado misses with the head strike.
Saint Louis lands with a right to the head.
Saint Louis throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvado.
Saint Louis blocking some punches.
Alvado working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Saint Louis.
Alvado blocks an uppercut.
Alvado wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis lands with a short shot to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis looking to slow down the pace here.
Saint Louis has a couple of punches blocked by Alvado. #T4#
Saint Louis is trying to stall.
Saint Louis lands a left hand.
Saint Louis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saint Louis trying to stall but Alvado improves his position.
Alvado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alvado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saint Louis misses with some punches.
Saint Louis is trying to stall.
Saint Louis working aggressively here.
Saint Louis has a couple of punches blocked by Alvado.
Alvado is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Alvado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saint Louis scores with a shoulder strike.
Saint Louis misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Saint Louis fails to land.
Saint Louis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saint Louis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Saint Louis lands a left hand.
Alvado lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Saint Louis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pablo Alvado's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R3#
Saint Louis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alvado is out of range and Saint Louis settles back down.
Saint Louis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alvado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Alvado - that will leave a mark!
Alvado keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis avoids a kick to the body.
Saint Louis tries to counter with a clinch but Alvado shakes him off and moves away.
Saint Louis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Saint Louis's corner calls for a 1-2. Saint Louis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Saint Louis throws a big shot that misses.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Alvado moves out of range as Saint Louis strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint Louis cracks a nice hook into Alvado's ribs.
Saint Louis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alvado takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A lazy left from Saint Louis finds it's target.#T1#
Alvado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saint Louis throws out the jab.
Saint Louis throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Alvado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saint Louis lands a jab to the head.
A head kick misses from Alvado.
Saint Louis appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Saint Louis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Saint Louis.
Alvado slips under a jab from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Alvado has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alvado there as he acknowledges the shot.
Alvado blocks a jab.
Alvado scores with a decent looking hook.
Saint Louis misses with a lunging right hand
and Alvado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saint Louis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Saint Louis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Saint Louis misses
letting Alvado counter with a right hand.
A big left from Alvado misses.
Saint Louis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alvado at a distance.
Saint Louis misses with a kick to the body
and Alvado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alvado ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Saint Louis throws out a loose jab but Alvado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saint Louis moves out of range as Alvado throws a body kick.
Saint Louis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Alvado moves out of range as Saint Louis strikes.
Alvado lands with a shot to the body.
Saint Louis looks to land a left hand but Alvado moved out of range nicely.
Alvado on the wrong end of a kick to the body. #T3#
Saint Louis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alvado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick
and Alvado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alvado blocks a jab.
Nice body punch from Alvado.
A low kick from Saint Louis misses
and Alvado counters with a stiff right hand.
Alvado thuds his right hand into Saint Louis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Alvado lands a nice leg kick that just misses Saint Louis's sensitive parts.
Alvado moves out of range as Saint Louis strikes.
Alvado throws a half hearted mid kick.
Saint Louis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Saint Louis scores with a nice head shot.
Saint Louis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Alvado.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint Louis moves out of range of the body kick.#T4#
Alvado takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A clash of legs there as Alvado blocks the low kick.
Saint Louis throws a hook but Alvado avoids it easily.
Alvado is looking for a counter combo.
Alvado wants to slow Saint Louis down by chopping away at his legs.
Saint Louis 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.
Alvado throws a big shot that misses.
Saint Louis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice body punch from Saint Louis.
Nice uppercut there from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a shot from downtown. Alvado moves away and avoids it.
Saint Louis thumps Alvado with a low kick.
Saint Louis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Pablo Alvado did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Pablo Alvado'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.
#R4#
Saint Louis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alvado listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Saint Louis misses with a low kick.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but Alvado sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Saint Louis thows a leg kick but Alvado checks it
and Saint Louis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saint Louis misses with a body kick.
Saint Louis lands a right hook to the body.
Saint Louis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saint Louis. Alvado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvado thinks about countering with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Saint Louis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Saint Louis misses with a lunging right hand
and Alvado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Saint Louis blocks the leg kick. #T1#
Saint Louis scores with a punch to the head.
Saint Louis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Alvado on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alvado moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A leg kick checked by Alvado.
Saint Louis misses with a lunging right hand
and Alvado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saint Louis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Saint Louis throws a hook to the side of Alvado's head but Alvado sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alvado is looking to counter punch.
Alvado throws a looping overhand right but Saint Louis ducks down to avoid it.
Saint Louis sizes up Alvado with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Saint Louis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Alvado lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Alvado is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvado buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alvado is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.#T2#
Alvado lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Saint Louis backs up against the cage.
Saint Louis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Alvado drops his hands momentarily and Saint Louis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Saint Louis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Saint Louis looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvado is just out of range.#CL2#
Saint Louis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Alvado manages to break the clinch.
Saint Louis misses the body punch
and Saint Louis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saint Louis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Alvado to counter with a crisp jab.
Saint Louis misses with a right hand
and Alvado counters with a lovely straight right hand!#ROC#
Saint Louis is rocked!
Saint Louis scores with a leg kick.
Saint Louis misses with a kick to the body. #T3#
Alvado misses with a straight right.
Saint Louis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alvado.
Saint Louis misses with a low kick.
Saint Louis misses with a lunging right hand
and Alvado counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Saint Louis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alvado in his tracks.
Saint Louis lands a head shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alvado darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Saint Louis throws a body kick that misses
and Alvado counters with a straight right hand.
Alvado misses with a low kick as Saint Louis jumps back.
Decent striking displayed by Alvado there.
Jab from Alvado.
Saint Louis is still on wobbly legs! Can Alvado finish him?
Saint Louis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range. #T4#
Saint Louis scores with a kick to the midsection.
Saint Louis seems to have recovered his senses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saint Louis misses with a hook
and Alvado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saint Louis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A leg kick checked by Alvado.
Saint Louis scores with the left hand. Alvado knows he should have avoided that one.
Saint Louis looks to land a body kick but Alvado moved away.
Alvado swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Saint Louis tries a low kick but Alvado avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by Alvado. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alvado.
Alvado walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Saint Louis misses with a kick to the body.
Saint Louis throws a right hand that misses
and Alvado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvado misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Pablo Alvado will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pablo Alvado's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
#R5#
Alvado lands a right hook to the body.
Saint Louis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Saint Louis throws a low kick but Alvado moves out of range easily.
Saint Louis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alvado takes one to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Saint Louis misses the target.
Alvado checks a leg kick nicely.
Alvado will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Alvado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saint Louis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but Alvado checks it.
Saint Louis throws a body shot but no joy.
Saint Louis tried to score with a low kick but Alvado checks it.
Alvado with a nice cross.#T1#
Saint Louis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alvado counters with a stiff right hand.
Alvado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alvado.
Saint Louis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alvado.
Saint Louis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Saint Louis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Saint Louis misses the shot to the body.
Saint Louis throws a chopping leg kick but Alvado manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Saint Louis tried to score with a low kick but Alvado checks it.
Good work by Alvado as he checks the leg kick.
Saint Louis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Saint Louis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alvado misses with a double jab. #T2#
A bone on bone clash there as Saint Louis blocks the leg kick.
Alvado swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Alvado misses with a double jab
and Saint Louis counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Saint Louis misses the target.
Alvado tries a low kick but Saint Louis avoids it.
Saint Louis cracks a nice hook into Alvado's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saint Louis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saint Louis connects with an inside leg kick.
Alvado works Saint Louis's body with a nice hook.
Nice jab there from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis chopping away at his opponent's legs. #T3#
Saint Louis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvado tries to move into range but Saint Louis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Saint Louis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Saint Louis throws a body punch but Alvado moves out of range.
Saint Louis blocks a leg kick.
Saint Louis throws a hook to the side of Alvado's head but Alvado sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saint Louis lands a jab to Alvado's midsection.
Saint Louis thumps Alvado with a low kick.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Alvado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alvado pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big right from Saint Louis misses.
Alvado sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.#T4#
Saint Louis misses with a straight right.
It looked like Alvado wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alvado throws a looping overhand right but Saint Louis ducks down to avoid it.
Saint Louis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Saint Louis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvado.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saint Louis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saint Louis wants to counter with a clinch but Alvado pushes him away.
Saint Louis closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Saint Louis jabs Alvado right on the nose. Alvado blinks but takes it well.
Saint Louis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Saint Louis flicks out a counter leg kick but Alvado steps away.
Saint Louis cracks Alvado with an open hand slap.

And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Saint Louis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Saint Louis 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Saint Louis!
An out of breath Martin Saint Louis thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: CEC 498
Date: Feb 03, 2017

#R1#
Sackett throws a leg kick that is checked
and Alvado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alvado misses with a wild body shot.
Alvado definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#KD#
Alvado lands a big head kick that sends Sackett tumbling to the mat! Alvado takes a step backwards and waves Sackett back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#
Sackett is rocked!
A jab from Sackett misses.
Alvado went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Alvado looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
Sackett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sackett lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvado throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sackett moves out of range of the body kick from Alvado.
Alvado tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alvado takes one on the chin but seems OK. #CUT2#
It looks like Pablo Alvado has been cut.
Alvado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sackett manages to avoid it.
Alvado staying out of range there.#T1#
Alvado staying out of range there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sackett, right into the meat.
Sackett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvado.
Alvado misses with a body punch
and Sackett counters with a nice body shot.
Alvado misses with a double jab
and Sackett counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Alvado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sackett moves out of range as Alvado throws a body kick.
Alvado lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sackett will feel that in the morning.
Alvado lands a nice looking body kick.
Sackett tries to clinch
and Sackett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T2#
Sackett scores with a hook to the body. Alvado takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Decent striking displayed by Sackett there.
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!
Alvado checks the leg kick nicely there.
Alvado appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Alvado lands the left hand.
Sackett misses with a two punch combination.
Alvado throws a right hand that misses
and Sackett counters with a stiff right hand.
Alvado falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sackett counters with a one-two to the body.
Sackett throws a right hand that misses
and Alvado counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL2#
Sackett takes the fight into the clinch.
Sackett goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T3#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sackett.
Alvado has a couple of punches blocked by Sackett.
Sackett digs a right hand underneath Alvado's ribcage. Alvado let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A hook to the body from Sackett.
Sackett struggles to land a body shot inside as Alvado controls his hands.
Alvado blocks an uppercut.
Alvado lands a left hand. #BC2#
Sackett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab from Alvado.
A head kick misses from Sackett.
Sackett misses with a hook. Alvado ducked under it nicely.
Sackett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alvado. Alvado obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice cross by Sackett.
Sackett misses with a straight right.
Alvado swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alvado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sackett.#T4#
Sackett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alvado.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvado moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sackett punishes Alvado's body with a nice straight punch.
Sackett uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sackett on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sackett tries to land a leg kick but Alvado saw it coming and moves away.
Alvado scores with a nice head shot.
Sackett looks to land a right hand but Alvado moved out of range.
Alvado checks a low kick from Sackett.
The fighters circling - Alvado throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvado misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pablo Alvado will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pablo Alvado's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Sackett lands with a right hand.
Alvado batters Sackett with a massive right followed by a huge left! Sackett is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Alvado lands a final crushing right hand to drop Sackett to the mat with a gruesome thud! Alvado is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Pablo Alvado!
Pablo Alvado seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: CEC 496
Date: Jan 25, 2017

#R1#
Alvado throws a body shot but no joy.
Saarenpaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saarenpaa throws a leg kick which misses Alvado's front leg but catches the back leg as Alvado tries to avoid it.
Alvado rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Saarenpaa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alvado throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand. #CUT#
It looks like Mika Saarenpaa has been cut.
Alvado with a hook.
Alvado has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Saarenpaa.
Alvado checks a leg kick.
Alvado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saarenpaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvado.
Saarenpaa throws the kick towards the body but Alvado avoids it.
Saarenpaa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alvado takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Alvado wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Saarenpaa tries to land a front kick but Alvado steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mika Saarenpaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saarenpaa misses with a kick to the body.
A quick step to the side and Alvado tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#T1#
Alvado throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saarenpaa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab lands there for Alvado.
Alvado swings for the body but Saarenpaa moves out of range.
Alvado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saarenpaa lands a leg kick that knocks Alvado off balance momentarily.
Saarenpaa misses with a head kick.
Alvado definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Saarenpaa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Alvado is out of range.
Alvado lands with a nice body punch.
Saarenpaa throws a sloppy head kick and Alvado moves out of range easily.
Alvado moves out of range of the body kick.
Alvado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saarenpaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvado.
Saarenpaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alvado.
Alvado avoids the head kick by Saarenpaa. #T2#
Alvado misses with a hook.
Saarenpaa throws a head kick but Alvado moves out of range.
Saarenpaa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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!
Saarenpaa throws a sloppy head kick and Alvado moves out of range easily.
Alvado misses with a kick to the body.
Alvado throws an overhand right that lands on Saarenpaa's shoulder, as Saarenpaa tries to avoid the shot.
Saarenpaa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alvado throws a half hearted mid kick.
Saarenpaa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice side step and Saarenpaa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Alvado gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa thows a body kick. Alvado tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Alvado misses with a kick to the body.
Saarenpaa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #T3#
Alvado pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saarenpaa is trying to counter with his kicks.
Saarenpaa staying out of range there.
Saarenpaa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alvado checks it well.
Alvado misses the shot to the body.
Saarenpaa scores with a kick to the body.
Saarenpaa lands with a shot to the body.
Alvado throws an overhand right that lands on Saarenpaa's shoulder, as Saarenpaa tries to avoid the shot.
Saarenpaa throws a front kick that sends Alvado stumbling back into the cage.
Saarenpaa misses with a jab to the body
and Alvado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saarenpaa misses with the body kick
and Alvado counters with a left to the body.
Saarenpaa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Saarenpaa throws a front kick that sends Alvado stumbling back into the cage.
A leg kick checked by Alvado.#T4#
Saarenpaa throws an overhand right that lands on Alvado's shoulder, as Alvado tries to avoid the shot.
Alvado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saarenpaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvado.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saarenpaa throws an overhand right that lands on Alvado's shoulder, as Alvado tries to avoid the shot.
Saarenpaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvado manages to avoid it.
Saarenpaa is looking to land body kicks.
Alvado just misses with a punch to the body.
A cross from Alvado lands.
Alvado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saarenpaa manages to avoid it.
Saarenpaa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alvado scores with a shot to the body.
Alvado throws a body punch but Saarenpaa moves out of range.
Saarenpaa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alvado has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Saarenpaa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pablo Alvado will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mika Saarenpaa's cut.
That's time! Alvado's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Saarenpaa scores with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alvado has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Saarenpaa throws a shot to the body.
Alvado on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Saarenpaa misses with a low kick.
Alvado throws a big shot that misses.
Alvado walks into a stiff left hand from Saarenpaa.
Alvado loads up on a big right hand but Saarenpaa slips the punch.
Saarenpaa thinks about the counter body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid body kick from Saarenpaa.
Decent striking displayed by Saarenpaa there.
Alvado is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Saarenpaa 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.
Saarenpaa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alvado. That did some damage!
Nice defenses there by Alvado.
Mika Saarenpaa seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1#
Saarenpaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saarenpaa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Saarenpaa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alvado lands with a nice body punch.
Alvado missing with a left hand there. Saarenpaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alvado blocks a low kick nicely.
Saarenpaa misses with a hook.
Alvado was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Saarenpaa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#CL#
Alvado moves into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Alvado - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Saarenpaa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Alvado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #T2#
Saarenpaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Alvado fails to land.
Alvado can't find room to land a body shot as Saarenpaa controls the action.
Alvado misses with the head strike.
Alvado tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saarenpaa working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saarenpaa.
Alvado blocks a body shot from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Alvado controls his hands.
Saarenpaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saarenpaa throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Alvado.
Alvado misses with a punch on the inside.
Alvado softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Saarenpaa lands a nice uppercut.
Saarenpaa scores with a shot to the side of Alvado's head.
Alvado lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saarenpaa presses Alvado against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Saarenpaa misses with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
Saarenpaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saarenpaa lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Saarenpaa.
Alvado swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Come on Alvado - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Alvado blocks a body shot from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa blocking some punches.
Alvado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saarenpaa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alvado backwards.
Alvado misses with some punches.
Saarenpaa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mika Saarenpaa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A shot in the inside from Alvado.
A short left from Alvado.
Saarenpaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saarenpaa lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Saarenpaa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Saarenpaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saarenpaa swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC#
Alvado manages to break the clinch.
Saarenpaa blocks a jab.
Alvado lands with a good body shot.
Saarenpaa moves away from the strike by Alvado.
Alvado lands with a shot to the body.
Saarenpaa scores with a sloppy right hand. Alvado should have avoided that one.
Saarenpaa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alvado at a distance.
Saarenpaa misses with a low kick.
Alvado seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Saarenpaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alvado.#KD#
Alvado drops Saarenpaa with a beautiful combination! Saarenpaa stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Alvado is looking for the KO!#ROC#
Saarenpaa is rocked!
Alvado scores with a body shot.
Saarenpaa is still on wobbly legs! Can Alvado finish him?
Saarenpaa throws a body kick that misses.
Alvado was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvado cracks Saarenpaa with a hook to the temple - Saarenpaa is on wobbly legs here! Alvado swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Saarenpaa falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Alvado wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pablo Alvado!
An out of breath Pablo Alvado thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Syn 499 - Donnelly vs Matus
Date: Jan 15, 2017

#R1#
Alvado stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rollins.
Rollins avoids a kick to the body.
Rollins scores with a push kick.
Good work by Alvado as he checks the leg kick.
Rollins misses with a head kick.
As Rollins tries to get set, Alvado tries to push him back and clinch up but Rollins manages to avoid the attempt.
Alvado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #CL#
Alvado fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rollins, pushing him back against the cage.
Rollins taking a breather.
Alvado misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Alvado.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Rollins manages to break the clinch.
Rollins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alvado.
Rollins throws out a counter right but Alvado avoids it with no problem.
Nice body punch from Rollins.
Rollins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvado.
Alvado slips a jab from Rollins.#T1#
Alvado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvado seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Alvado throws a poor cross that misses
and Rollins counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rollins ducks right into an uppercut from Alvado.
Alvado stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rollins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alvado counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rollins tries to move into range but Alvado moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rollins thows a leg kick but Alvado checks it
and Alvado counters with a leg kick.
Rollins swings away with a body shot that misses #CL#
and Alvado counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Alvado.
Alvado has Rollins pressed against the cage, preventing Rollins from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rollins cracks Alvado with a nice body shot.
Alvado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rollins's elbow.
A short uppercut from Alvado.
Rollins blocks a body shot from Alvado.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvado goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T2#
Rollins misses with a punch on the inside.
Alvado lands a nice shot to the body.
Rollins struggles to land a body shot inside as Alvado controls his hands.
Alvado blocks an uppercut.
Rollins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rollins misses with a punch on the inside.
Alvado working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alvado lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Alvado.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Alvado lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rollins backwards.
Rollins stalling against the cage.
Rollins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rollins is looking to break free of the clinch but Alvado has double underhooks.
Rollins misses with a punch to the body.
Alvado tries to throw a body punch but Rollins avoids it by throwing Alvado back against the cage.
Rollins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Alvado digs a right hand underneath Rollins's ribcage. Rollins let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alvado blocking some punches. #T3#
Alvado misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alvado lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Alvado lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alvado.
Rollins looks winded!
Alvado lands an uppercut.#ROC#
Rollins is rocked!
Alvado taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rollins is still on wobbly legs! Can Alvado finish him?
Alvado presses Rollins against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Alvado pushes Rollins against the cage. Alvado is working some dirty boxing. Alvado pushes off with a quick right hook! Rollins goes down! Rollins tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Alvado moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Alvado!
An out of breath Pablo Alvado thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Syn 496 - Wein vs Rocker II
Date: Jan 05, 2017

#R1#
Vasilev lands with a nice body punch.
Alvado swings widly with a right hand
and Vasilev counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vasilev takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
An inside leg kick lands from Alvado.
Alvado blocks the body kick.
Alvado looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alvado has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Alvado lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vasilev circles away quickly and effectively.
Alvado keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Alvado looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alvado lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vasilev cracks a nice hook into Alvado's ribs.
Vasilev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pablo Alvado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvado throws a right hand that Vasilev ducks under and follows up with a left that Vasilev also avoids with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasilev throws a head kick but Alvado moves out of range.
Alvado pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alvado throws a body shot but no joy. #T1#
A kick lands to the mid section there for Vasilev.
Vasilev tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Alvado counters with a solid body kick.
Vasilev stalks Alvado and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alvado's face. Alvado staggers backwards, shaken.
Vasilev lands a jab to Alvado's midsection.
Vasilev pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alvado is out of range and Vasilev settles back down.
Alvado checks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alvado! But no joy.
Vasilev is looking to land body kicks.
Alvado throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vasilev counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Alvado throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vasilev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvado keeps the fight on the outside.
Alvado doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Alvado throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vasilev counters with a nice uppercut. #T2#
Vasilev avoids the body shot from Alvado.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Alvado misses. #CL#
Vasilev closes the distance and clinches.
Our sources have told us that Vasilev has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Vasilev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alvados head. #BC2#
Alvado pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Vasilev forces Alvado back against the cage and clinches.
Vasilev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vasilev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vasilev wants to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alvado.
Vasilev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alvado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alvado.
Alvado fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Vasilev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vasilev takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie. #T3#
Vasilev on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vasilev fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alvado misses with a body shot.
Vasilev misses with a straight right.
Alvado shapes to counter with a head kick.
Vasilev throws a shot to the body.
Alvado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vasilev.
Alvado scores with a head kick. Vasilev tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#CUT2#
It looks like Adrik Vasilev has been cut.
Alvado on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Alvado.
Vasilev throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Alvado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvado throws a body shot but no joy.
Vasilev tries to counter by clinching up but Alvado breaks away and moves out of range.
Alvado throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T4#
Vasilev moves out of range as Alvado throws a body kick.
Vasilev takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vasilev just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vasilev.
Vasilev finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vasilev moves out of range of the body kick.
Vasilev is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vasilev connects with a body shot that sends Alvado's belly button to the back.
Alvado throws out a leg kick but Vasilev moves out of range and Alvado only half commits.
It looked like Vasilev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vasilev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alvado takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#CL#
Vasilev moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vasilev stalling in the clinch.
Alvado misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Adrik Vasilev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adrik Vasilev's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Vasilev walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Alvado checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A head kick misses from Vasilev.
An inside leg kick lands from Vasilev.
Vasilev thuds his right hand into Alvado's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vasilev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vasilev is looking to wear down Alvado with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvado. Vasilev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vasilev lands a jab-cross combination.
Vasilev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alvado circles away quickly and effectively.
Alvado throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasilev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvado throws a body kick that misses.
Alvado throws a poor cross that misses
and Vasilev counters with a nice leg kick.
Vasilev works the jab nicely.#T1#
Vasilev cracks Alvado with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
An inside leg kick lands from Vasilev.
Alvado's corner calls for a 1-2. Alvado obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vasilev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvado can do to turn this around?
Alvado cracks Vasilev with a good jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vasilev.
Alvado throws a hook but Vasilev blocks it.
Vasilev jabs Alvado to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Alvado throws a big shot that misses.
Vasilev misses with a hook
and Alvado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vasilev avoids the head kick by Alvado.
Vasilev tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alvado is able to avoid easily.
Vasilev moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAlvado.
Vasilev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alvado circles away quickly and effectively.
Vasilev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alvado.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasilev connects with an inside leg kick.
Alvado throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vasilev counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Alvado throws a body shot but no joy.
Vasilev tries to counter by clinching up but Alvado breaks away and moves out of range.
Vasilev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alvado.
Vasilev lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Alvado closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Alvado's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vasilev lands a nice hook to Alvado's body. Alvado takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vasilev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alvado looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alvado misses the shot to the body.
Vasilev throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vasilev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vasilev looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvado is just out of range.
Vasilev dodges the punch combination from Alvado. #T3#
A jab from Alvado misses.
Alvado throws a hook but Vasilev blocks it.
Vasilev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vasilev takes one to the chin there.
A head kick misses from Vasilev.
Alvado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vasilev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvado circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Alvado, as that shot connected.
Vasilev tries to close the distance and clinch but Alvado swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alvado looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alvado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vasilev.
An attempted straight right counter from Vasilev misses the target.
Vasilev tries to clinch up.#T4#
Alvado bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alvado misses with a straight left.
Vasilev lands with a slapping head kick.
Alvado digs a good hook to Vasilev's body.
Vasilev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alvado throws out the jab.
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!
Alvado misses the shot to the body.
Alvado throws a poor cross that misses
and Vasilev counters with a nice low kick that buckles Alvado's knee momentarily.
Alvado takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alvado misses with a wild body shot.
Alvado misses with a wild body shot.
Vasilev is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Alvado.
Alvado checks the leg kick.
Vasilev lands a head kick!
Vasilev slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adrik Vasilev dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adrik Vasilev's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
A swing and a miss from Vasilev.
Alvado throws an overhand right that lands on Vasilev's shoulder, as Vasilev tries to avoid the shot.
Alvado scores with a push kick.
Vasilev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alvado paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alvado! But no joy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vasilev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alvado throws out a powerful jab.
Vasilev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vasilev lands a body shot.
Vasilev just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasilev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alvado counters with a straight right hand.
Alvado takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vasilev scores with a hook.
Vasilev misses with a jab to the body
and Alvado counters with a nice body kick. #T1#
Vasilev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvado.
Alvado works over Vasilev's head and body with a nice combination.
Alvado scores with a spinning back kick!
Alvado scores with a decent looking hook.
Alvado connects with a body shot that sends Vasilev's belly button to the back.
Vasilev throws a leg kick but Alvado checks it.
Vasilev pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alvado is out of range and Vasilev settles back down.
Nice body kick there by Alvado.
Vasilev throws a predictable looking body shot
and Alvado counters with a nice uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Vasilev.
Vasilev tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Alvado manages to circle out of the way.
Alvado throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasilev throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pablo Alvado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Alvado lands with a slapping head kick.
Alvado throws a body kick that misses
and Vasilev counters with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Alvado misses.
Vasilev slips under a jab.
Alvado throws a poor cross that misses #CL#
and Vasilev counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vasilev.
Vasilev working aggressively here.
Alvado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vasilev's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Alvado.
Alvado throws a head punch that misses.
Vasilev blocks an uppercut.
Alvado lands with a right to the head.
Vasilev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alvado blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC2#
Alvado breaks the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Alvado misses the target.
Vasilev tries to counter by clinching up but Alvado breaks away and moves out of range.#T3#
Alvado is looking to chop away at Vasilev's legs.
As Alvado backs away, Vasilev returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Alvado scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vasilev wants to clinch up but Alvado keeps it at a distance.
Vasilev will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Vasilev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alvado throws out the jab.
Vasilev tests Alvado's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alvado misses with a hook
and Vasilev counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vasilev slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Alvado throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alvado connects with a nice looking jab.
Adrik Vasilev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alvado throws a wild body kick that Vasilev sees coming a mile off.
Adrik Vasilev is winning the standup battle so far.
Alvado throws a hook but Vasilev avoids it easily.
Alvado misses with a hook to the body #CL#
and Vasilev moves into the clinch.#T4#
Alvado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alvado tries a body shot but Vasilev blocks it.
Alvado misses with the head strike.
Alvado wants to get back to striking at distance but Vasilev won't allow it.
Vasilev prevents a body shot from Alvado.
Alvado tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alvado is looking to break free of the clinch but Vasilev has double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Alvado.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvado on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alvado misses with a punch on the inside.
Vasilev blocks an uppercut.
Alvado is trying to break the clinch but Vasilev is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Alvado fails to land.
Alvado tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Alvado comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vasilev has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Adrik Vasilev!
Adrik Vasilev bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: Syn 491 - Tycoon Olympics Rd 2
Date: Dec 14, 2016

#R1#
A slow jab from Hale misses its intended target.
Hale fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Alvado is out of range.
Alvado moves out of range of the leg kick from Hale.
Alvado slips under a jab from Hale.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alvado.
Alvado fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hale on the side of the head.
Alvado dips to his left and cracks Hale with an uppercut!
Alvado looks to score with a jab to the body but Hale is just out of range.
It seemed like Hale was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hale gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Alvado throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hale counters with a straight right hand.#CUT2#
It looks like Pablo Alvado has been cut.
Hale staying out of range there.#T1#
Hale takes a swing at Alvado's ribcage but misses.
Hale throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hale throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alvado waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hale.
Hale motions for Alvado to come forward. Hale throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alvado throws an off balance right hand
and Hale cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hale chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alvado can pounce on him.
Alvado thows a leg kick but Hale checks it
letting Hale counter with a right hand.
Alvado just misses with a punch to the body.
Hale looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alvado is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Alvado misses with a low kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Hale misses.
Pablo Alvado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
Alvado slips a jab from Hale.
Alvado scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvado takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Alvado throws a leg kick
and Hale counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hale scores with a hook to the body. Alvado takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alvado throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hale sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alvado lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alvado stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Alvado goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hale tries a quick counter leg kick but Alvado is wise to it.
Hale thuds his shin into the meat of Alvado's side.#T3#
Hale misses with a head kick.
Hale lands with a right hand.
A cross from Alvado lands.
Alvado getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Alvado is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hale.
Hale tries a quick counter leg kick but Alvado is wise to it.
Hale throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Alvado's head.#CUT2#
Pablo Alvado's cut is getting worse.
Hale throws a body punch but Alvado moves out of range.
Alvado throws a good cross that connects.
Alvado throws a lazy head kick
and Hale counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hale throws a nice inside leg kick. #T4#
Hale staying out of range there.
Hale takes a swing at Alvado's ribcage but misses.
Hale throws a hook to the side of Alvado's head but Alvado sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hale looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hale on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hale uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Alvado has time to react.
Hale tries to land a body kick
enabling Alvado to counter with a crisp jab.
Hale takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alvado thumps Hale with a low kick.
Alvado misses with a leg kick
and Hale connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Brandon Hale will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pablo Alvado's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Alvado keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hale.
Alvado misses with a hook. Hale ducked under it nicely.
Alvado on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alvado connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Alvado moves out of range of the body kick from Hale.
Alvado looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Hale looks to throw a body kick
and Alvado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Alvado.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hale misses with a left hand
and Alvado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alvado tries to land a front kick but Hale steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#T1#
Jab from Alvado.
Hale's corner calls for a 1-2. Hale obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CUT2#
Pablo Alvado's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Alvado throws the kick towards the body but Hale avoids it.
Hale checks the leg kick nicely there.
It seemed like Hale was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hale looks to land a left hand but Alvado moved out of range nicely.
Hale throws a body punch but Alvado moves out of range.
Hale misses with a head kick.
Hale scoring well with a low kick there.
Hale scores with a hook to the body. Alvado takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alvado misses with a lunging right hand
and Hale counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T2#
Alvado looks to land a right hand but Hale moved out of range.
Alvado scores with a jab to the head.
Alvado throws a right hand that misses
letting Hale counter with a right hand.
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!
Hale goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alvado scores with a jab. Hale acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alvado misses with a looping right.
Hale looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alvado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hale.
Alvado swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Alvado moves away from the strike by Hale.
Alvado throws a poor cross that misses
and Hale counters with a slapping leg kick. #T3#
Hale throws out a loose jab but Alvado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvado throws a head kick but Hale moves out of range.
Hale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alvado misses with a straight right.
Hale avoids the head kick by Alvado.
Alvado throws a body kick that misses
and Hale counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT2#
Jeez, Pablo Alvado's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Nice defenses there by Alvado.
Hale misses with a looping left.
Alvado throws a big counter combination but Hale scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hale takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alvado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hale manages to avoid it.#T4#
Hale misses with a low kick.
Hale lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hale fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alvado checks it well. #KD2#
Hale lands a big head kick that sends Alvado tumbling to the mat! Hale takes a step backwards and waves Alvado back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#
Alvado is rocked!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pablo Alvado's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brandon Hale!
Brandon Hale bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: Syn 488 - Turpin v. Norton
Date: Dec 01, 2016

#R1#
Donnelly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Liam Donnelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donnelly throws a low kick but Alvado avoids it.
Alvado looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alvado misses with a wild body shot.
Alvado ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donnelly throws a jab when Alvado was well out of range.
Donnelly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Donnelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvado is just out of range.
Alvado just misses with a punch to the body.
Donnelly lands a nice shot to the body.
Donnelly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Donnelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donnelly manages to avoid it.
Donnelly throws a looping overhand right but Alvado ducks down to avoid it.
Alvado misses with a wild body shot.
Alvado takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #T1#
Donnelly darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #CUT#
It looks like Pablo Alvado has been cut.
Donnelly avoids the body shot from Alvado.
Alvado lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Alvado dodges the punch combination from Donnelly.
Donnelly looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alvado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donnelly throws out the jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Alvado.
Alvado takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alvado cracks Donnelly with an open hand slap.
Alvado misses with a body kick.
Donnelly appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Donnelly misses with a body shot.
Donnelly throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Alvado counters with a straight right hand.
Donnelly connects with a jab.
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!
Donnelly's corner calls for a 1-2. Donnelly obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #T2#
Donnelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvado is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Donnelly rather than just go for the knockout.
Donnelly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Donnelly scores with a nice strike.
Donnelly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alvado moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alvado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donnelly.
Donnelly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alvado.
Donnelly changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Donnelly misses with a hook
and Alvado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alvado clobbers Donnelly with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Donnelly avoids the body shot from Alvado.
Alvado throws a leg kick but Donnelly moved away.
Donnelly stuns Alvado with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Donnelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvado is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Donnelly with a body shot.#T3#
Alvado avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Donnelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvado is looking for the big counter here.
Alvado throws a body punch but Donnelly moves out of range.
Alvado stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Donnelly.
Alvado ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alvado doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Donnelly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alvado. That did some damage!
Alvado throws a right and a left that both miss.
Donnelly appears to be looking for a big counter.
Donnelly pushes Alvado away with a front kick.
Donnelly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Alvado has time to react.
A jab from Donnelly misses.
Alvado only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Alvado lands with a straight right. Donnelly didn't see that one coming.
A low kick from Donnelly misses
and Alvado counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Donnelly throws a good cross that connects. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donnelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donnelly throws a lazy right hand but Alvado sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Alvado misses.
Donnelly checks a leg kick.
Donnelly moves away from the strike by Alvado.
Donnelly will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Donnelly is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Donnelly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Donnelly misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alvado has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Donnelly misses with a low kick.
Donnelly backing away here, and Alvado unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Alvado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Donnelly.
Alvado slips under a jab.
Donnelly moves forwards but Alvado connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That kick from Donnelly tenderised Alvado's leg. Alvado is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Donnelly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Alvado's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Alvado throws an off balance right hand
and Donnelly counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alvado thinking.
Donnelly takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Donnelly takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Alvado connects with a looping right hand.
Donnelly wants to slow Alvado down by chopping away at his legs.
Alvado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donnelly cracks Alvado with a right hand to the side of the head.
Donnelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donnelly misses with the body kick
and Alvado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alvado throws out a loose jab but Donnelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvado throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Alvado throws a lazy right hand but Donnelly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Donnelly, as that shot connected. #T1#
Donnelly throws a head kick that misses.
Donnelly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvado throws out a counter right but Donnelly avoids it with no problem.
Donnelly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Donnelly misses its intended target.
Donnelly bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alvado's head backwards.
Donnelly gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alvado ducks under a wild hook from Donnelly.
Donnelly throws a hook but Alvado avoids it easily.
Donnelly misses with a lunging right hand
and Alvado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alvado.
A slow jab from Alvado misses its intended target.
Donnelly appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Alvado moves forwards but Donnelly connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donnelly. Alvado does a little dance to reset his feet.#T2#
Alvado throws a lazy right hand but Donnelly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Alvado might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Donnelly has got the better of the exchanges.
Donnelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alvado.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvado connects with an inside leg kick.
Donnelly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A head kick by Donnelly misses
and Alvado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Donnelly throws out a loose jab but Alvado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donnelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvado swings widly with a right hand
and Donnelly counters with a body kick that stops Alvado in his tracks momentarily.
Alvado lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Donnelly misses the jab.
Donnelly looks to throw the jab but Alvado is out of range.
Donnelly lands a leg kick that knocks Alvado off balance momentarily.
Alvado swings for the body but Donnelly moves out of range. #T3#
Sloppy strikes from Alvado. Those never looked like landing.
A little feinted left hand from Donnelly on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Donnelly swings for the body but Alvado moves out of range.
Donnelly looks to land a right hand but Alvado moved out of range.
Alvado misses with a looping left.
Donnelly misses the shot to the body.
Alvado follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Donnelly's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Alvado connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Donnelly scrambles back to his feet.
Alvado throws the left hand but Donnelly avoids the punch easily.
Donnelly throws a push kick but Alvado slaps the foot to one side.
Donnelly throws a hook but Alvado blocks it.
Donnelly throws a front kick aimed at Alvado's knee but Alvado avoids it well.
Alvado walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Donnelly will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Donnelly misses with a left hand
and Alvado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Donnelly misses its intended target.
A countering left hand to the body from Alvado misses.#T4#
Donnelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvado manages to avoid it.
Alvado scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Donnelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvado.
Alvado jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvado cracks Donnelly with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donnelly drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Alvado moves out of range of the leg kick from Donnelly.
Alvado bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Donnelly's head backwards.
Donnelly takes a swing at Alvado's ribcage but misses. #KD2#
Alvado drops Donnelly with a beautiful combination! Donnelly stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Alvado is looking for the KO!#ROC2#
Donnelly is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Liam Donnelly has been cut.
Alvado lands with a hook. Donnelly tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Oh Donnelly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Donnelly throws a hook to the side of Alvado's head but Alvado sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alvado counters with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donnelly throws a leg kick
and Alvado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Alvado showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Donnelly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R3#
Donnelly lands with a cross.
Alvado dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Donnelly seems to have got his legs back now.
Alvado pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alvado on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A lazy left from Alvado finds it's target.
Donnelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alvado takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alvado throws an overhand right that lands on Donnelly's shoulder, as Donnelly tries to avoid the shot.
Donnelly looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Alvado blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado throws a sloppy head kick
and Donnelly counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alvado thinking.
Nice shot by Alvado.
Alvado bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Alvado on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Donnelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #T1#
Donnelly throws a right hand that misses
and Alvado counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Donnelly misses.
Donnelly moves out of range as Alvado throws a body kick.
Pablo Alvado seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Donnelly misses with a right hand
and Alvado counters with a right hand to the body.
Alvado is looking to score with low kicks.
Donnelly dodges the punch combination from Alvado.
Alvado lands a nice looking body shot.
Donnelly lands with a cross.
Donnelly works the jab nicely.
Donk. Donnelly catches Alvado right on the button with a cross.#T2#
Alvado cracks Donnelly with a good jab.
Alvado scores with the left hand. Donnelly knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvado takes one to the chin there.
Donnelly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Donnelly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alvado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Donnelly throws a body kick that misses.
A jab from Donnelly finds it's way through Alvado's defenses.
Alvado misses with an uppercut.
Donnelly listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Donnelly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Donnelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvado lands a jab to the nose.#T3#
Alvado ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alvado dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Donnelly. That did some damage!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Donnelly - that will leave a mark!
Alvado throws a hook but Donnelly avoids it easily.
Alvado has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Donnelly.
Alvado is looking to land body kicks.
Donnelly 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.
Alvado with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A big left from Donnelly misses.
Donnelly connects with a single shot there.
A big left from Alvado misses.
Donnelly misses with an uppercut
and Alvado counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Alvado. #T4#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Donnelly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvado misses with a body shot.
Donnelly swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alvado throws a hook to the side of Donnelly's head but Donnelly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donnelly throws a hook but Alvado avoids it easily.
Alvado darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Alvado tries to land a body kick
and Donnelly counters with a right hand to the body.
Alvado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alvado was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Alvado cracks a nice hook into Donnelly's ribs.
Alvado lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Donnelly throws a leg kick
and Alvado counters with a stiff right hand.
Donnelly moves out of range of the body kick from Alvado.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Pablo Alvado just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R4#
Alvado throws a body punch but Donnelly moves out of range.
A big right from Donnelly misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alvado.
Alvado thuds a left hand into Donnelly's body.
Donnelly throws a right hand that Alvado ducks under and follows up with a left that Alvado also avoids with ease.
Alvado counters with a body kick.
Alvado ducks under a wild hook from Donnelly.
Alvado swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Donnelly throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Donnelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alvado counters with a right hand to the body.
Donnelly throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Donnelly.
Alvado throws a hook but Donnelly avoids it easily.
Donnelly fires out a quick counter leg kick but Alvado just manages to avoid it.
Donnelly looks to land a combination. Alvado sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Donnelly takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvado. Donnelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donnelly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alvado.
Donnelly looks to land a body kick but Alvado moved away.
A left lands for Donnelly.
A head kick misses from Donnelly.
Alvado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvado swings widly with a right hand
and Donnelly counters with a right hand to the body.
Alvado blocks a jab.
Donnelly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Donnelly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T2#
Alvado throws a head kick but Donnelly moves out of range.
Donnelly misses with a wild body shot.
Alvado moves out of range of the strikes.
Alvado throws a body shot but no joy.
Donnelly lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Donnelly throws a body punch but Alvado moves out of range.
Donnelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvado looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alvado pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Donnelly misses with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Donnelly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donnelly connects with a body shot.
Donnelly avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#T3#
Donnelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donnelly takes one to the side of the head.
Donnelly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Donnelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvado throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alvado gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Donnelly keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Donnelly swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Donnelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donnelly looks to land a right hand but Alvado moved out of range.
Alvado sizes up Donnelly with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #T4#
Donnelly takes a swing at Alvado's ribcage but misses.
Donnelly connects with a crisp jab.
Donnelly looks to land a right hand but Alvado moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alvado! But no joy.
Donnelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alvado finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donnelly scores with a shot to the body.
Donnelly looks to land a combination but Alvado avoids it well.
Donnelly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alvado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alvado takes a kick to the side of the head.
Alvado fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Donnelly on the side of the head.
Donnelly throws a poor cross that misses
and Alvado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donnelly wants to land a leg kick but Alvado is out of range.
Alvado avoids the body shot from Donnelly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Donnelly had his way with Pablo Alvado in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R5#
Donnelly throws a big shot that misses.
Alvado chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Donnelly can pounce on him.
Donnelly misses with a hook
and Alvado counters with a straight right hand.
Alvado ducks under a wild hook from Donnelly.
Alvado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donnelly throws out the jab.
Alvado swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Donnelly scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alvado in his tracks.
Donnelly misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alvado only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Alvado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donnelly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donnelly avoids a kick to the body.
Donnelly misses with a left hand
enabling Alvado to counter with a crisp jab.
Donnelly feints a jab promting Alvado to slip. Donnelly then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Alvado slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Alvado doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T1#
Donnelly throws a body kick that misses
and Alvado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Donnelly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alvado.
Donnelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Donnelly does no damage.
A solid body kick from Donnelly.
A jab from Alvado misses.
Donnelly swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Donnelly closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Alvado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Alvado on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Donnelly throws a hook but Alvado blocks it.
Alvado throws a poor cross that misses
and Donnelly counters with a nice uppercut.
Alvado throws a push kick but Donnelly slaps the foot to one side. #T2#
Alvado misses with a kick to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Donnelly on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alvado throws a lazy uppercut
and Donnelly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alvado throws a lazy body kick
and Donnelly counters with a nice uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Donnelly.
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!
Alvado cracks a nice hook into Donnelly's ribs.
Alvado scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Donnelly doesn't seem bothered though.
Alvado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Donnelly.
Donnelly slips a straight right by Alvado.
Alvado tries to land a body kick
and Donnelly counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Alvado throws a lazy right hand but Donnelly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donnelly changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Donnelly lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross. #T3#
Nice shot lands for Donnelly.
Donnelly throws a hook but Alvado blocks it.
Alvado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvado takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A head kick misses from Donnelly.
Alvado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvado takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Donnelly lands with an overhand left.
Donnelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvado moves away.
Alvado takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alvado checks the leg kick nicely there. #T4#
Donnelly misses with a wild body shot.
Alvado lands a leg kick that knocks Donnelly off balance momentarily.
Donnelly with a nice cross.
Donnelly throws a head kick that misses
and Alvado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donnelly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Donnelly throws a hook but Alvado blocks it.
Alvado scores with a body shot.
Donnelly throws a hook but Alvado avoids it easily.
Alvado takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice cross by Alvado.
Alvado tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Donnelly throws a series of punches but Alvado avoids them all with ease.
Alvado is looking for the big counter here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Donnelly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Donnelly 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 48:47
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Donnelly!
Liam Donnelly decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: Syn 484 - Rocker vs Alvado
Date: Nov 13, 2016

#R1#
Rocker connects with a looping right hand.
Alvado throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rocker unleashes a big counter combination but Alvado bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rocker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rocker misses the shot to the body.
Alvado throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alvado moves forwards but Rocker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rocker lands with a nice body punch.
Alvado misses with a body kick.
Alvado misses with the body kick#TD2#
and Rocker counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rocker wants to pass the guard but Alvado is keeping the position.
Alvado keeping moving, preventing Rocker from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rocker advances position into side control!
Alvado is trying to get back to half guard.
Rocker in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. #T1#
Rocker throws a strike aimed at the side of Alvado's head but Alvado avoids it well.
Rocker trying to control the position but Alvado is working away.
Rocker postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Rocker working the ground and pound.
Rocker controlling the position from side mount.
Rocker working the body and head with strikes.
Alvado wants to get back to his feet but Rocker drags him back down.
Rocker trying to control the action but Alvado is working from the bottom. #T2##SUB2#
Rocker swings around for an armbar but Alvado sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Rocker's guard.
Rocker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rocker can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Alvado controls the pace.#SUB2#
Alvado avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #SU#
Alvado stands and steps away. Rocker gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #T3#
Alvado ducks under a wild hook from Rocker.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alvado.
Alvado lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rocker at a distance.
Alvado waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rocker.
Rocker feints the counter takedown.
Rocker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A quick step to the side and Alvado tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rocker is defended easily by Alvado.
Pablo Alvado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvado walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Donk. Alvado catches Rocker right on the button with a cross.
Rocker throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvado.
Alvado swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rocker is looking for the big counter here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pablo Alvado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Rocker misses its intended target.
Rocker connects with an inside leg kick.#TD2#
Rocker gets the takedown into side control. #ES#
Alvado explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvado lands with a shot to the body.
Alvado seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Rocker cracks the inside of Alvado's front leg.
Alvado moves away from the strike by Rocker.
Rocker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rocker scores with a jab. Alvado acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alvado with a hook.#CL#
Alvado moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alvado.
Alvado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Alvado.
Alvado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rocker takes a shot to the head.
Alvado has Rocker pressed against the cage, preventing Rocker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rocker is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Alvado to keep the fight standing.
Rocker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rocker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alvado backwards.
Rocker misses with some punches.
Alvado tries a body shot but Rocker blocks it.
Rocker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alvado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ricky Rocker will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Alvado ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alvado lands a nice shot to the body.
Alvado wants to clinch but Rocker slips to the side
and Alvado takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Rocker misses.
Rocker blocks the body kick.
Alvado lands a head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rocker. Alvado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvado goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rocker fails with a takedown attempt.
Alvado avoids a kick to the body.
Alvado misses the jab.
Alvado looks to score with a jab to the body but Rocker is just out of range.
Rocker swats away the attempt to clinch by Alvado.#CL#
Alvado takes the fight into the clinch.
Alvado tries a body shot but Rocker blocks it. #T1#
Rocker tries to work over Alvado's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rocker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alvado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alvado tries to throw a body punch but Rocker avoids it by throwing Alvado back against the cage.
Alvado can't find room to land a body shot as Rocker controls the action.
Rocker misses with some punches.
A short right from Rocker.
Rocker tries to throw a body punch but Alvado avoids it by throwing Rocker back against the cage.
Rocker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alvado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rocker's elbow.
Rocker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Alvado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rocker's elbow.
Rocker is trying to force a seperation but Alvado has the dominant position.
Alvado misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Rocker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rocker.
Alvado takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alvado looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice side step and Rocker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T2#
Nice defenses there by Rocker.
Ricky Rocker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alvado swings for the body but Rocker moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rocker.
Rocker lands with an uppercut that bounces Alvado off the cage and back into range.
Rocker has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvado pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alvado ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alvado jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rocker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alvado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Rocker looks to move away, Alvado throws a big counter combo but Rocker just gets out of the way.
Alvado looks to land a body kick but Rocker moved away.
Alvado throws a body punch but Rocker moves out of range.
Rocker feints the counter takedown.
Alvado misses with an uppercut. Rocker saw that one coming.
Alvado checks a low kick from Rocker.
Alvado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rocker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Alvado moves out of range of the body kick from Rocker.
Alvado scores with a decent looking hook.
Alvado scores with a jab.
Alvado lands with a good body shot.#T3#
Alvado throws a hook but Rocker blocks it.
Rocker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvado.
Alvado lands a jab to the nose.
Alvado throws a body kick that misses.
Alvado walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rocker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rocker misses with a low kick.
Alvado lunges at Rocker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rocker's hand.
Alvado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rocker swings for the body but Alvado moves out of range.
Rocker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alvado.
Rocker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alvado checks it well.
Rocker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alvado throws an off balance right hand
and Rocker counters with an outside leg kick.
Alvado blocks the body kick.
Rocker fails to land with a series of punches.
A lazy body kick from Alvado
and Rocker counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rocker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt. #T4#
Rocker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvado.
Rocker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice shot by Rocker.
Alvado cracks Rocker with an open hand slap.
Alvado moves forwards but Rocker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Alvado takes a swing at Rocker's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rocker! But no joy.
Rocker misses with a low kick.
Rocker keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Alvado throws a shot from downtown. Rocker moves away and avoids it.
Alvado tries to land a front kick but Rocker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alvado lands a nice looking body kick.
Alvado throws an overhand right that lands on Rocker's shoulder, as Rocker tries to avoid the shot.
Rocker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alvado connects with a solid leg kick.
Rocker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rocker lands a nice hook to Alvado's body. Alvado takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alvado throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alvado on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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 Pablo Alvado will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R3#
Rocker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alvado's head.
Alvado scores with a leg kick.
Alvado wants to clinch up but Rocker keeps it at a distance.
Alvado misses with an uppercut. Rocker saw that one coming.
Alvado tries to land a body kick
and Rocker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab, jab by Rocker - just one landing. #TD2#
Alvado gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rocker postures up and lands a big shot to Alvado's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvado keeping moving, preventing Rocker from controlling successfully.
Rocker is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Rocker throws a big right hand that misses.
Alvado pulls Rocker in close to prevent any damage. #T1#
Rocker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rocker throws a big elbow that misses.
Rocker throws a big elbow that misses.
Rocker working some strikes from top position.
Rocker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alvado works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rocker content to stall in guard here.
Alvado preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rocker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rocker throwing strikes from guard but Alvado blocks nicely.
Alvado pulls Rocker in close to prevent any damage.
Alvado is trying to control the position from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Alvado blocks the body kick.
Alvado swings widly with a right hand
and Rocker counters with a low kick, right behind Alvado 's knee.
Rocker misses with a straight left.
Alvado throws a body punch but Rocker moves out of range.
Alvado is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rocker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvado.
Alvado throws out a powerful jab.
Rocker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Alvado misses with a hook. Rocker ducked under it nicely. #T3#
Rocker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alvado walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rocker.
Alvado closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Alvado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alvado.
Alvado tries to clinch but Rocker moves out of range.
Rocker tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Alvado walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Alvado cracks Rocker with a good jab.
A big left from Alvado misses.
Alvado on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #CL#
Alvado forces Rocker back against the cage and clinches.
Alvado works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alvado misses with a punch to the body.
Rocker can't find room to land a body shot as Alvado controls the action. #BC2#
Rocker breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvado comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rocker misses with a straight right.
Alvado takes one to the chin there.#T4#
Alvado clobbers Rocker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rocker drops his hands momentarily and Alvado takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rocker throws out a loose jab but Alvado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvado slips a straight right by Rocker.
Alvado throws out a powerful jab.
Alvado tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rocker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rocker misses with a hook.
Alvado tries to clinch up.
Rocker flicks out a counter leg kick but Alvado steps away.
Rocker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvado throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Alvado keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rocker.
An inside leg kick lands from Alvado.
Rocker looks for the body kick but Alvado saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Rocker misses the target.
Rocker misses with a looping right.
Alvado lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alvado.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alvado.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Rocker really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R4#
Rocker lands with a straight right. Alvado didn't see that one coming.
Rocker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alvado thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rocker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvado manages to avoid it.
Alvado seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Alvado has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alvado there as he acknowledges the shot.
Alvado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rocker moves away.
Alvado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rocker was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvado.
Alvado swings for the body but Rocker moves out of range.
Alvado fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rocker is out of range.
Rocker scores with a decent looking hook.
Alvado's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rocker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alvado scrambles back to his feet.
Alvado throws a head kick that misses.
Alvado looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocker fails with the takedown.
Rocker throws a jab when Alvado was well out of range.
Alvado throws a push kick but Rocker slaps the foot to one side.
Rocker throws out a counter right but Alvado avoids it with no problem.
Alvado takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Alvado staying out of range there.#T1#
Rocker misses with a wild body shot.
Alvado punishes Rocker's body with a nice straight punch.
Rocker blocks a leg kick.
Rocker takes a swing at Alvado's ribcage but misses.
Rocker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvado moves away.
Alvado throws a jab when Rocker was well out of range.
Rocker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alvado.
Alvado tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rocker throws a hook but Alvado blocks it.
Alvado takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alvado throws an off balance right hand #TD2#
and Rocker counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rocker.
Alvado keeping moving, preventing Rocker from controlling successfully.
Rocker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rocker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alvado works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T2#
Rocker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rocker trying to control but Alvado is working from the bottom.
Rocker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rocker sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Alvado's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rocker scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rocker throwing shots but Alvado is blocking nicely.
Rocker with the ground and pound but Alvado uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Rocker is in close to Alvado's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T3#
Rocker with a nice head shot there.
Rocker postures up in Alvado's guard and throws a big left but Alvado blocks it. #SUB2#
Rocker drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Alvado dives on top into guard.#REVR#
Rocker has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Alvado has passed into side control.
Rocker looks to move to half guard but instead Alvado has passed into mount! Damn!
Rocker wants to control but Alvado is having none of it.
Rocker is trying to escape the mount. #T4#
Alvado avoids the attempt from Rocker to control.
Rocker regains half guard.
Rocker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alvado performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Ricky Rocker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R5#
Rocker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Alvado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rocker was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvado.
Alvado lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rocker circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little jabbing left from Rocker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rocker looks for a takedown but Alvado sprawls well.
Alvado defending well as Rocker loads up on a big left hand.
Alvado takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Rocker tenderised Alvado's leg. Alvado is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alvado fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rocker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Rocker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alvado was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado missing with a left hand there. Rocker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alvado moves out of range of the body kick.
Alvado doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rocker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rocker swats away the attempt to clinch by Alvado.#T1#
Alvado dodges the punch combination from Rocker.
Rocker misses with an uppercut.
Rocker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alvado takes a swing at Rocker's ribcage but misses.
Rocker drops his hands momentarily and Alvado takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Alvado swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rocker scores with a jab to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Alvado checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rocker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Alvado misses with a left hand
and Rocker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alvado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rocker.
Rocker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alvado's head backwards.
Rocker jabs Alvado right on the nose. Alvado blinks but takes it well.
A shot to the liver by Rocker. Beautiful body shot.
Rocker misses with a takedown attempt - Alvado sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pablo Alvado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Alvado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rocker manages to avoid it.
Alvado just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvado looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rocker staying out of range there.
Rocker takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Alvado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rocker moves away.
Rocker thuds his right hand into Alvado's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rocker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Alvado. Those never looked like landing.
Alvado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rocker.
Rocker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rocker is looking to slow Alvado down with leg kicks.
Rocker moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Alvado tries to clinch
and Rocker counters with a right hand to the body.
A cross from Rocker lands.
Rocker sizes up Alvado with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #T3#
Alvado misses with a body shot. #CL#
Alvado gets a clinch.
Alvado lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rocker backwards.
Rocker lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Rocker.
Rocker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Rocker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alvado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alvado misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alvado keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rocker's efforts to push away.#BC2#
Rocker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rocker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alvado. That did some damage!
Alvado misses with the combination.
Alvado gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alvado scores with a leg kick. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rocker throws out a powerful jab.
Rocker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvado. Rocker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvado takes one on the button.
Alvado takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Alvado misses with a double jab.
Rocker throws a shot to the body.
Alvado swings for the body but Rocker moves out of range.
Rocker only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Rocker avoids the head kick by Alvado.
Rocker throws a wild body kick that Alvado sees coming a mile off.
Rocker moves away from the strike by Alvado.
Rocker changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Alvado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rocker was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvado.
Alvado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rocker feints the counter takedown.
Alvado throws out a loose jab but Rocker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rocker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alvado's head.
Nice body punch from Rocker.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Rocker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rocker 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Rocker! Ricky Rocker retains his welterweight title!
Ricky Rocker spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: EVO 276: Avaldo vs Hunt
Date: Nov 05, 2016

#R1#
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch lands to the side of Hunt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hunt lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Alvado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
A left lands for Alvado.
Alvado tries a head kick but it misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alvado shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hunt has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hunt loads up on a big right hand but Alvado slips the punch.
Alvado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alvado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunt throws a low kick, looking for Alvado's leg but Alvado calmly moves out of range.
Alvado blocks a jab.
Alvado seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hunt on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Alvado bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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!
Hunt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#CUT2#
It looks like Pablo Alvado has been cut.
Hunt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alvado's hands.
Hunt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hunt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alvado on the side of the head.
Hunt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alvado. That did some damage!
Alvado lands a nice hook to Hunt's body. Hunt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T1#
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvado moves away.
Alvado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvado digs a good body shot into Hunt's ribs.
Hunt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice defenses there by Alvado.
Hunt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alvado on the side of the head.
Alvado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Alvado jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hunt. Alvado shrugs it off though.
Hunt wants to land a leg kick but Alvado is out of range.
Alvado works Hunt's body with a nice hook.
Alvado misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheers as Alvado lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hunt doesn't seem phased though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvado. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alvado sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alvado.
Alvado scores with a body shot. #T2#
Hunt misses with a straight left.
Alvado slips under a jab.
Alvado walks into a straight right hand from Hunt.
Hunt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hunt lands a jab to Alvado's midsection.
Hunt blocks a head kick by Alvado.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
A cross from Hunt lands.
Hunt checks a leg kick nicely.
Hunt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Alvado with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvado stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hunt.
Hunt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alvado. That did some damage!
Alvado scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Alvado throws a shot from downtown. Hunt moves away and avoids it.
Hunt throws a big shot that misses.
Hunt misses the jab.#T3#
Alvado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvado moves away.
Alvado blocks a jab.
Alvado lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alvado moves out of range of the body kick.
Alvado cracks Hunt with an open hand slap.
Alvado ducks right into an uppercut from Hunt.
Alvado pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hunt back to the cage. Alvado follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hunt moves away from the strike by Alvado.
Hunt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hunt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alvado. Alvado circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Alvado on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alvado looks to land a left hand but Hunt moved out of range nicely.
Alvado lands a really nice looking cross but Hunt seems unphased.
Pablo Alvado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvado tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alvado lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alvado throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Hunt misses.#T4#
A big right from Alvado misses.
Hunt throws an overhand right that lands on Alvado's shoulder, as Alvado tries to avoid the shot.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Alvado moves away and avoids it.
Alvado attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alvado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Alvado looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
Hunt throws a low kick but Alvado moves out of range easily.
Alvado throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Alvado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvado swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hunt cracks a nice hook into Alvado's ribs.
Alvado is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hunt throws a solid leg kick but Alvado takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hunt.
Alvado connects with a body shot that sends Hunt's belly button to the back.
Alvado misses with a jab to the body
and Hunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvado tries to move into range but Hunt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Alvado takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Phol Hunt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pablo Alvado's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Alvado connects with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alvado.
Hunt moves out of range of the body kick from Alvado.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvado. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvado has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alvado there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hunt cracks the inside of Alvado's front leg.
Hunt misses with a lunging right hand
and Alvado counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hunt thinking.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Alvado checks it.
Alvado is looking to wear down Hunt with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Alvado avoids a kick to the body.
Alvado has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alvado there as he acknowledges the shot.
Alvado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Hunt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alvado just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvado chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hunt can pounce on him.
Alvado lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvado misses with a body shot. #T1#
Hunt throws a low kick but Alvado moves out of range easily.
Alvado takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hunt takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Alvado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alvado scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hunt in his tracks.
Pablo Alvado is winning the standup battle so far.
Hunt throws an overhand right that lands on Alvado's shoulder, as Alvado tries to avoid the shot.
Hunt is looking to land body kicks.
Hunt throws a hook but Alvado avoids it easily.
Hunt throws a hook to the side of Alvado's head but Alvado sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alvado throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Alvado checks it.
Alvado misses with a low kick.
Alvado throws out a powerful jab.
Alvado throws an off balance right hand
enabling Hunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Alvado moves away from the strike by Hunt.
Hunt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alvado finds it's way round the side to connect with Hunt's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt throws a hook but Alvado avoids it easily.
A big left from Hunt misses. #T2#
Hunt avoids the body shot from Alvado.
Alvado throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hunt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alvado scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hunt in his tracks.
Hunt connects with the punch.
Alvado fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alvado takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slapping body kick lands there for Alvado.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
Alvado is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
Hunt takes one on the button.
Alvado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alvado, right into the meat.
Alvado's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hunt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alvado scrambles back to his feet.
Hunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvado. #T3#
Alvado throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Alvado scores with a jab to the body.
Alvado lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hunt scores with a kick to the body.
Alvado connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alvado throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hunt doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Alvado throws an overhand right that lands on Hunt's shoulder, as Hunt tries to avoid the shot.
Hunt throws a leg kick that misses.
Alvado lands a front kick.
Alvado moves out of range of the strikes.
Alvado on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Alvado moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Hunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alvado throws an overhand right that lands on Hunt's shoulder, as Hunt tries to avoid the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Hunt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Alvado avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#T4#
Hunt connects with a crisp jab.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Alvado.
Hunt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Alvado lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hunt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alvado ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alvado scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hunt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Alvado moves away and avoids it.
Alvado looks to throw the jab but Hunt is out of range.
Alvado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvado.
Nice defenses there by Hunt.
Hunt throws a lazy uppercut
and Alvado counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvado swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alvado circles away quickly and effectively.
Alvado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvado.
Hunt misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Alvado dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Alvado's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R3#
Alvado throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Hunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Hunt scores with a punch to the head.
Hunt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Alvado does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alvado.
Hunt missing with a left hand there. Alvado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Alvado was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hunt.
Alvado throws a push kick but Hunt slaps the foot to one side.
Alvado scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hunt throws a front kick aimed at Alvado's knee but Alvado avoids it well.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
A cross from Hunt lands.
Alvado checks the leg kick nicely there.
Alvado appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Alvado swings widly with a right hand
and Hunt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hunt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Alvado moves away and avoids it.
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice jab there from Alvado.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvado moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Alvado lands with a nice body kick. #T1#
Alvado blocks a low kick nicely.
Hunt moves out of range of the leg kick from Alvado.
Alvado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.
Alvado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hunt! But no joy.
Hunt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alvado can pounce on him.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Alvado defending well as Hunt loads up on a big left hand.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvado.
Hunt throws a leg kick that misses.
Alvado connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hunt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alvado staying out of range there.
Hunt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Alvado takes a step back to recover.
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvado.
Alvado throws a nice looking combination but Hunt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alvado just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvado. #T2#
Alvado slips a straight right by Hunt.
Alvado takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Alvado misses with a straight right.
Alvado throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt looks to land a right hand but Alvado moved out of range.
Hunt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hunt missing with a left hand there. Alvado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvado misses with a body shot.
Hunt scores with a shot to the body.
Good shot there by Alvado.
Alvado keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
Alvado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alvado slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hunt throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Alvado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That kick from Hunt tenderised Alvado's leg. Alvado is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hunt connects with a nice looking jab. #T3#
Hunt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hunt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hunt takes a swing at Alvado's ribcage but misses.
Hunt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alvado on the side of the head.
Alvado lands a jab to the nose.
Hunt scores with a body shot.
Alvado misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Hunt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Alvado misses the shot to the body.
Alvado scores with a nice strike.
A shot to the liver by Alvado. Beautiful body shot.
Hunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alvado's corner calls for a 1-2. Alvado obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
Alvado jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Hunt lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alvado scores with a jab. Hunt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alvado swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range. #T4#
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
Alvado is looking to land body kicks.
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt swings for the body but Alvado moves out of range.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Hunt throws a body punch but Alvado moves out of range.
Alvado slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Alvado takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Alvado feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A big left from Hunt misses.
Hunt takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Alvado throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alvado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvado.
Alvado takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Alvado darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvado looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hunt misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Pablo Alvado did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Pablo Alvado's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R4#
Alvado throws out a powerful jab.
Nice cross by Alvado.
Alvado misses the shot to the body.
Hunt moves out of range as Alvado throws a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvado. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvado throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alvado lands a nice looking body shot.
Good exchange - Alvado coming out on top.
Alvado fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Alvado checks a leg kick.
Alvado connects with a crisp jab.
Hunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunt throws a hook but Alvado blocks it.
Alvado takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Alvado.
Alvado fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hunt.#T1#
Alvado misses with a head kick.
Hunt lands with a hook. Alvado tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hunt slips a straight right by Alvado.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Alvado moves away and avoids it.
Hunt moves forwards but Alvado connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jab by Hunt.
A good leg kick by Hunt.
Alvado lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hunt throws a poor cross that misses
and Alvado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alvado misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt is looking to clinch.
Alvado takes a jab right on the kisser.
A jab from Hunt does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvado throws a leg kick but Hunt moved away.
Alvado on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Alvado keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick. #T2#
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Alvado moves out of range as Hunt throws a body kick.
Nice jab there from Alvado.
Alvado tries to move into range but Hunt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Alvado gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hunt.
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alvado will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
Alvado swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Alvado works the jab nicely.
Hunt avoids the head kick by Alvado.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Alvado.
Alvado avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvado sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alvado pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alvado lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hunt tried to score with a low kick but Alvado checks it.
Alvado slips under a jab.#T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Alvado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Alvado.
Hunt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alvado lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hunt lands a really nice looking cross but Alvado seems unphased.
Hunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alvado.
Hunt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Alvado walks into a straight right hand from Hunt.
Hunt throws a big shot that misses.
Hunt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Alvado takes one to the chin there.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvado was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
Hunt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvado works Hunt's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvado. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvado misses with a hook to the body
and Hunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alvado lunges at Hunt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hunt's hand.
Hunt motions for Alvado to come forward. Hunt throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hunt.
Alvado swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
It looked like Alvado wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alvado misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt is looking to slow Alvado down with leg kicks.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvado was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
Alvado lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvado misses with a wild body shot.
Alvado lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hunt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Pablo Alvado will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pablo Alvado's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R5#
Hunt misses with a looping right.
Hunt throws out a loose jab but Alvado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Hunt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hunt misses the jab.
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvado is just out of range.
Alvado lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice jab there from Hunt.
Alvado walks into a stiff left hand from Hunt.
Alvado lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hunt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hunt swings widly with a right hand
and Alvado counters with a right hand to the body.
Alvado lands with a right hand.
Alvado takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvado.
Hunt throws a big shot that misses.
Alvado connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hunt. Hunt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hunt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alvado's hands.#T1#
Hunt throws a push kick but Alvado slaps the foot to one side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hunt.
Alvado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Hunt.
Hunt connects with the punch.
An inside leg kick from Hunt misses.
Hunt throws a hook but Alvado avoids it easily.
Alvado ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunt lands a glancing blow to the side of Alvado's head.
Hunt scores with a decent looking hook.
Hunt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Alvado takes a step back to recover.
Alvado comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hunt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alvado to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice body punch from Alvado.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvado lands the left hand.#T2#
Hunt throws a shot to the body.
Alvado throws a sloppy head kick and Hunt moves out of range easily.
Hunt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alvado jabs Hunt right on the nose. Hunt blinks but takes it well.
A jab from Hunt misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Hunt as he connects with a hook.
Alvado feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hunt's calf.
A jab lands there for Hunt.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvado was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
Hunt connects with a nice looking jab.
Alvado throws a jab when Hunt was well out of range.
Alvado pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alvado takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Alvado loads up on a big right hand but Hunt slips the punch.
Alvado lands a right hook to the body. #T3#
Hunt misses with a looping left.
Hunt throws out a leg kick but Alvado moves out of range and Hunt only half commits.
Alvado throws a wild body kick that Hunt sees coming a mile off.
Jab, jab by Hunt - just one landing.
The fighters circling - Hunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alvado turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Alvado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.
Hunt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Alvado throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Alvado takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alvado moves out of range of the body kick from Hunt.
Hunt misses the jab.
Alvado sizes up Hunt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Alvado.
Hunt misses with a hook.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvado was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.#T4#
Alvado slips under a jab.
Alvado jabs Hunt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Alvado throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phol Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunt 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.
Alvado works the jab nicely.
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!
Alvado misses with a body kick.
A shot to the liver by Alvado. Beautiful body shot.
Alvado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Hunt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hunt thumps Alvado with a low kick.
Alvado throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvado lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hunt at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvado swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hunt tries a low kick but Alvado avoids it.
Pablo Alvado is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alvado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.
Alvado lands with a good body shot.

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 Pablo Alvado.
Well Alvado 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 49:48
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Alvado!
During a confident post fight interview, Pablo Alvado thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Phol Hunt was interviewed post fight and said 'vittu'.

Event: EVO 273: Alvado vs Taisto
Date: Oct 19, 2016

#R1#
Alvado on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Perälä throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alvado looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Perälä scoring well with a low kick there.
Perälä is looking to land body kicks.
Perälä dips to his left and cracks Alvado with an uppercut!#CUT2#
It looks like Pablo Alvado has been cut.
Perälä misses with a low kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Perälä has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Perälä fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alvado.
Perälä misses with a left hand
and Alvado counters with a left and a right that stings Perälä.
Perälä feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alvado's calf.
Perälä throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Alvado misses its target.
Alvado throws an overhand right that lands on Perälä's shoulder, as Perälä tries to avoid the shot.
Perälä looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perälä tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perälä throws a hook but Alvado avoids it easily.
Perälä darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Perälä. #T1#
Alvado keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab. #CUT#
It looks like Taisto Perälä has been cut.
Perälä looks to throw the jab but Alvado is out of range.
Taisto Perälä seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perälä throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvado.
Alvado thinks about countering with a body kick.
Perälä misses with a wild combination.
Perälä dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alvado tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pablo Alvado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perälä cracks the inside of Alvado's front leg.
Perälä misses with a body shot
and Alvado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Perälä is predictable there
and Alvado counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Perälä jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perälä. #T2#
Perälä throws the left hand but Alvado avoids the punch easily.
Alvado has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Perälä.
Perälä scores with a hook to the body. Alvado takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvado. Perälä does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perälä replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Alvado blocks it well.
Alvado comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alvado cracks the inside of Perälä's front leg.
Perälä fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alvado.
Perälä shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alvado as he avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Alvado.
It looked like Alvado was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Perälä.
Perälä scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alvado in his tracks.
Alvado jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Perälä misses with a hook.
Perälä throws a leg kick but Alvado moved away.#T3#
Perälä throws a leg kick but Alvado sees it coming and moves out of range.
Perälä looks to land a right hand but Alvado moved out of range.
Crunch! Alvado slams his shin into Perälä's torso.
Alvado is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alvado takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alvado with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Perälä to score with a decent uppercut.
A shot to the body from Perälä misses
and Alvado counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice body kick from Perälä.
Perälä scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Alvado wants to clinch up but Perälä keeps it at a distance.
Alvado misses the jab.
Perälä on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perälä misses with the combination.
Alvado fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Perälä misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Alvado counters with a nice body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Alvado checks a leg kick.
Alvado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perälä moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Perälä misses the target.
Perälä fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvado manages to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Perälä.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alvado tries to throw a body punch but Perälä avoids it by throwing Alvado back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taisto Perälä dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Perälä lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alvado ducks under a wild hook from Perälä.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alvado lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Perälä has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Perälä and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alvado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alvado throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Perälä stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Perälä throws a body punch but Alvado moves out of range.
No joy there for Alvado, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Perälä lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Perälä keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perälä tests Alvado's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alvado bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Perälä misses with a body shot.
Alvado swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#T1#
Perälä jabs Alvado to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Perälä throws out a leg kick but Alvado moves out of range and Perälä only half commits.
A counter left hand to the body from Alvado misses its target.
The crowd cheers as Perälä lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alvado doesn't seem phased though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perälä. Alvado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvado tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perälä swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And Perälä tries to counter it with a takedown but Alvado pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Alvado is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Perälä throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alvado.
Perälä misses with a left hand
and Alvado counters with a big head kick but Perälä shrugs it off.
Perälä has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Perälä connects with a looping right hand.
Perälä fails with the takedown.
Perälä is looking to slow Alvado down with leg kicks.
Alvado avoids the body shot from Perälä. #T2#
Alvado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perälä.
Alvado is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Alvado ducks right into an uppercut from Perälä.
Perälä is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvado.
Alvado is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvado looks to score with a jab to the body but Perälä is just out of range.
Perälä throws a leg kick but Alvado checks it.
Perälä throws an overhand right that lands on Alvado's shoulder, as Alvado tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Alvado on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Perälä takes a swing at Alvado's ribcage but misses.
Perälä throws a hook but Alvado avoids it easily.
Perälä throws a nice outside leg kick.
Perälä misses with an uppercut
and Alvado counters with a nice uppercut.
Perälä scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alvado throws a body kick that misses. #T3#
Alvado defending well as Perälä loads up on a big left hand.
Alvado lands a jab to the nose.
Perälä connects with a right hand. Alvado shakes it off.
Perälä throws a right hand that misses
and Alvado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taisto Perälä seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alvado throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Perälä scores with a shot to the body.
Alvado throws a lazy right hand but Perälä sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perälä moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Perälä misses with an attempted mid kick.
Perälä misses with a low kick.
Alvado's corner calls for a 1-2. Alvado obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CUT#
That has opened up Taisto Perälä's cut even more.
Alvado on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perälä throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Perälä connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alvado tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Perälä to counter with a crisp jab.
Perälä looks to throw the jab but Alvado is out of range.
Perälä jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perälä.
It appears Alvado was looking to counter with a kick there.
Alvado tests Perälä's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Perälä will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Perälä throws a poor cross that misses
and Alvado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Perälä pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Alvado takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Perälä feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alvados jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taisto Perälä showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R3#
Alvado staying out of range there.
Perälä jabs at Alvado's body.
Perälä uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alvado.
Perälä throws a looping overhand right but Alvado ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Alvado wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alvado takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice jab there from Perälä.
Perälä catches Alvado with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Alvado throws a looping overhand right but Perälä ducks down to avoid it.
Perälä dips to his left and cracks Alvado with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A shot to the liver by Perälä. Beautiful body shot.
Nice shot by Perälä.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvado thuds his right hand into Perälä's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#T1#
Alvado misses with a body shot.
Perälä lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Perälä takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Alvado throws a jab but it's blocked by Perälä.
Perälä is looking to score with low kicks.
Alvado takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #CUT2#
Pablo Alvado's cut is getting worse.
Perälä attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alvado throws out a loose jab but Perälä uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perälä throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perälä misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvado.
Perälä throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alvado swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#T2#
Perälä comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Perälä throws out a loose jab but Alvado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvado takes one to the side of the head.
Perälä sizes up Alvado with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Perälä swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perälä connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alvado. Alvado circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Perälä misses the jab.
Alvado lands with a nice body punch.
Perälä fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Perälä shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Alvado eats them both and turns towards Perälä to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Alvado throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Perälä swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Alvado counters with a stiff right hand. #T3#
Alvado gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alvado looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Perälä connects with an inside leg kick.
Perälä misses with a looping right.
Perälä throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvado.
Perälä lands with an uppercut that bounces Alvado off the cage and back into range.
Perälä ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvado moves away.
Alvado misses with a wild body shot.
Alvado blocks a leg kick.
Alvado takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Perälä misses with a body shot.
Alvado works the jab nicely.
Perälä feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alvado's calf.#T4#
Alvado checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A little feinted left hand from Alvado on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab lands there for Alvado.
Alvado walks into a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perälä walks into a jab.
Alvado misses the shot to the body.
Alvado keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perälä.
Perälä thuds his right hand into Alvado's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Perälä scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Perälä comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alvado tries to land a front kick but Perälä steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A solid leg kick lands there for Perälä.
Alvado moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taisto Perälä really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R4#
Perälä connects with a looping right hand.
Nice body punch from Perälä.
Perälä needs to keep his hands up - Alvado had a free shot at his head there.
Perälä tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvado was well out of range. Poor timing from Perälä.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvado. Perälä does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perälä lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd cheers as Perälä lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alvado doesn't seem phased though.
A big left from Perälä misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perälä swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alvado counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Alvado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perälä was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvado.
Perälä appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Perälä.
Perälä jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T1#
Nice uppercut there from Alvado.
Alvado lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perälä circles away quickly and effectively.
Alvado misses with a leg kick
enabling Perälä to counter with a crisp jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Perälä lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Alvado has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alvado and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#KD#
Alvado lands a big uppercut and Perälä crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Perälä looks OK. Alvado waves Perälä back to his feet!#ROC#
Perälä is rocked!
Crack! Alvado connects with the perfect overhand right and Perälä falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Alvado!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pablo Alvado!
Post fight, Pablo Alvado stared into the camera and said 'don't mess with me. twenty nine'.

Event: EVO 271: Kakoullis vs Seia 2
Date: Oct 06, 2016

#R1#
Tappenahomma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tappenahomma misses with a looping right.
Tappenahomma throws out a loose jab but Alvado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvado looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alvado swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alvado takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT2#
It looks like Pablo Alvado has been cut.
Alvado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alvado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tappenahomma.
Alvado goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alvado misses with a jab to the body
and Tappenahomma counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Alvado throws a poor cross that misses
and Tappenahomma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alvado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tappenahomma throws out the jab.
Jab from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma jabs Alvado to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tappenahomma cracks Alvado with a right hand to the side of the head.#T1#
Tappenahomma throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tappenahomma throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tappenahomma throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvado moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tappenahomma looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tappenahomma cracks a nice hook into Alvado's ribs.
Tappenahomma closes the distance looking to clinch
and Alvado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tappenahomma loads up on a big right hand but Alvado slips the punch.
Alvado keeps the fight on the outside.
Alvado shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Tappenahomma. Alvado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tappenahomma lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tappenahomma misses with a body kick.
Alvado appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Alvado walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tappenahomma misses the shot to the body.
Tappenahomma pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alvado is out of range and Tappenahomma settles back down.
Tappenahomma misses with a looping right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tappenahomma.
It looked like Alvado wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tappenahomma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tappenahomma just misses with a punch to the body.
Tappenahomma throws a looping overhand right but Alvado ducks down to avoid it.
Alvado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tappenahomma throws a body shot but no joy. #T3#
Tappenahomma lands with a nice body kick.
Chief Tappenahomma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvado paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Alvado getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Alvado pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL2#
Tappenahomma pushes Alvado up against the cage in a clinch.
Alvado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tappenahomma throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tappenahomma working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tappenahomma tries to work over Alvado's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tappenahomma prevents Alvado from breaking the clinch.
Tappenahomma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alvado is defending well for now.
Tappenahomma working Alvado over with knees to the body.
Tappenahomma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvado's elbow.
Tappenahomma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alvado avoids it.
Alvado lands a body punch in the clinch.
Alvado blocks an elbow strike.#T4#
Tappenahomma misses with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tappenahomma misses with a punch to the body.
Tappenahomma lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alvado or not.
Alvado gets through Tappenahomma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tappenahomma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alvado wants to break free but Tappenahomma has control.
Alvado misses with a body punch.
Tappenahomma misses with an elbow strike.
Tappenahomma lands a right hand.
Tappenahomma lands a shoulder strike.
Alvado lands with a light punch inside.
Alvado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alvado dodges an elbow strike from Tappenahomma.
Alvado working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Alvado.
Tappenahomma using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chief Tappenahomma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Alvado'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.
#R2#
Alvado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tappenahomma just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvado takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice straight punches there by Tappenahomma. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tappenahomma.
Alvado misses with an uppercut.
Tappenahomma looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice shot by Tappenahomma.
Alvado scores with a jab to the head.
Tappenahomma lands a glancing blow to the side of Alvado's head.
Tappenahomma has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tappenahomma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tappenahomma throws a front kick that sends Alvado stumbling back into the cage.
Alvado walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tappenahomma bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alvado's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvado blocks the body kick.
A jab lands there for Tappenahomma.
Chief Tappenahomma seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1#
Alvado slips under a jab from Tappenahomma.
A slow jab from Alvado misses its intended target.
Alvado misses with a shot to the body
and Tappenahomma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alvado throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tappenahomma cracks Alvado with an open hand slap.
Tappenahomma throws a jab when Alvado was well out of range.
Tappenahomma throws a right hand that misses
and Alvado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tappenahomma.
Alvado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tappenahomma throws out the jab.
Tappenahomma scores with a jab to the body.
Tappenahomma connects with a crisp jab.
Alvado tries a head kick but it misses. #T2#
Alvado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tappenahomma digs a good hook to Alvado's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tappenahomma shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Alvado pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tappenahomma scores with a nice strike.
Tappenahomma wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tappenahomma staying out of range there.
Alvado shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tappenahomma cracks Alvado with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That kick from Tappenahomma tenderised Alvado's leg. Alvado is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alvado drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#T3#
Tappenahomma looks to throw a body kick
and Alvado counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tappenahomma thinking.
Alvado lands the left hand.
Alvado misses with a body shot.
Tappenahomma uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Alvado has time to react.
Tappenahomma turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma throws a lazy right hand but Alvado sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alvado scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alvado scores with a hook.
Tappenahomma connects with a single shot there.
Alvado on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tappenahomma takes a swing at Alvado's ribcage but misses. #T4#
A nice inside leg kick there by Tappenahomma. That's going to slow Alvado down.
Tappenahomma lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#CUT2#
Pablo Alvado's cut is getting worse.
Alvado keeps Tappenahomma at a distance using the push kick.
Alvado walks into a stiff left hand from Tappenahomma.
Alvado looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tappenahomma takes a swing at Alvado's ribcage but misses.
Tappenahomma fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alvado.#CL2#
Tappenahomma instigates a clinch.
Alvado blocks an elbow strike from Tappenahomma.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tappenahomma throws an elbow but misses. #BC#
Alvado manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Tappenahomma moves into the clinch successfully. #BC#
Alvado manages to break the clinch.
Tappenahomma throws an off balance right hand
and Alvado counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chief Tappenahomma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pablo Alvado's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R3#
Alvado moves away from the strike by Tappenahomma.
Alvado takes one to the chin there.
Tappenahomma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvado sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alvado swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tappenahomma lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Alvado has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alvado and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A little feinted left hand from Alvado on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alvado stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tappenahomma.
A jab from Alvado finds it's way through Tappenahomma's defenses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tappenahomma. That's going to slow Alvado down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tappenahomma throws a hook but Alvado blocks it.
Tappenahomma walks forward, straight into a front kick from Alvado.
Tappenahomma looks to land a left hand but Alvado moved out of range nicely.
Alvado is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Alvado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tappenahomma.#T1#
Alvado misses with a body shot.
Tappenahomma connects with the punch.
Alvado takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tappenahomma throws a hook to the side of Alvado's head but Alvado sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alvado throws a solid leg kick but Tappenahomma takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Alvado.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tappenahomma! But no joy.
Tappenahomma loads up on a big right hand but Alvado slips the punch.
Tappenahomma looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvado is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tappenahomma. Alvado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tappenahomma misses with a kick to the body
and Alvado counters with a nice uppercut.
Alvado keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tappenahomma.
Alvado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alvado looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T2#
Tappenahomma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alvado counters with a straight right hand.
Tappenahomma looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tappenahomma misses with a low kick.
Alvado staying out of range there.#CL2#
Tappenahomma instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvado can't break the clinch.
Tappenahomma lands a knee to the body.
Tappenahomma lands an elbow inside.
Tappenahomma missing with knees to the body.
Alvado lands a right hand.
Tappenahomma pushes off an throws an elbow but Alvado leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Alvado struggles to land a body shot inside as Tappenahomma controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Alvado. #BC#
Alvado breaks the clinch.
Alvado moves out of range of the leg kick from Tappenahomma.#T3#
Tappenahomma looks to land a left hand but Alvado moved out of range nicely.
Tappenahomma moves in looking to clinch but Alvado pushes him off.
Alvado thows a leg kick but Tappenahomma checks it
and Tappenahomma counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tappenahomma throws a lazy uppercut
and Tappenahomma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tappenahomma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvado manages to avoid it.
Tappenahomma swings widly with a right hand
and Alvado counters with a one-two to the body.
Alvado swings for the body but Tappenahomma moves out of range.
Tappenahomma lands with a nice body punch.
Alvado looks to score with a jab to the body but Tappenahomma is just out of range.
Alvado moves away from the strike by Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma misses the jab.#T4#
Alvado misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tappenahomma doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tappenahomma misses with a body shot.
Alvado feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Alvado misses its intended target.
Tappenahomma is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tappenahomma looks to throw the jab but Alvado is out of range.
Alvado misses with a right hand
and Tappenahomma counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Tappenahomma looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tappenahomma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tappenahomma looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvado is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Alvado misses the target.
Tappenahomma slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tappenahomma misses with a hook
letting Alvado counter with a right hand.
Alvado moves forwards but Tappenahomma connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chief Tappenahomma really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Alvado's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R4#
A leg kick checked by Alvado.
Alvado throws a body kick that misses.
Tappenahomma takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tappenahomma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alvado counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tappenahomma thinking.
Alvado misses with a body kick.
Alvado lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Alvado throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tappenahomma throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Alvado.
Tappenahomma lands a jab to the nose.
Alvado misses with a left hand
and Tappenahomma counters with a low kick, right behind Alvado 's knee.
Tappenahomma tries to land a front kick but Alvado steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#T1#
Tappenahomma buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alvado throws a head kick that misses.
Alvado works Tappenahomma's body with a nice hook.
Tappenahomma scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tappenahomma scores with a body shot.
Alvado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tappenahomma.
Alvado is looking to land body kicks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tappenahomma darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tappenahomma misses with a body punch
enabling Alvado to counter with a crisp jab.
Alvado connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tappenahomma momentarily.
Alvado has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tappenahomma.#T2#
Alvado moves out of range of the strikes.
Alvado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tappenahomma throws out the jab.
Tappenahomma throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tappenahomma moves out of range as Alvado strikes.
Alvado throws a poor cross that misses
and Tappenahomma counters with a stiff right hand.
Tappenahomma throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tappenahomma misses with a hook.
Tappenahomma keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tappenahomma throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alvado on the side of the head.
Tappenahomma lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alvado circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch lands to the side of Alvado 's head but he takes it in his stride.#T3#
Alvado just misses with a punch to the body.
Tappenahomma tries to land a front kick but Alvado steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alvado just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tappenahomma.
It looked like Alvado wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tappenahomma sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tappenahomma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tappenahomma.
Alvado seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tappenahomma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvado appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tappenahomma tries a head kick but it misses.
Alvado throws a head kick that misses
and Tappenahomma counters with a straight right hand.
Alvado thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tappenahomma if he has to take too many more of those.
Tappenahomma is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.#T4#
Tappenahomma looks to clinch
and Alvado counters with a straight right hand.
Alvado lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tappenahomma at a distance.
Tappenahomma jabs Alvado to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Alvado avoids the body shot from Tappenahomma.
Alvado swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alvado throws a head kick but Tappenahomma moves out of range.
Tappenahomma replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Alvado blocks it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvado on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alvado scores with a kick to the midsection.
Alvado connects with a crisp jab.
Alvado throws a series of punches but Tappenahomma avoids them all with ease.
Tappenahomma is looking to land body kicks.
Tappenahomma connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Chief Tappenahomma will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pablo Alvado'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. This is the final round!
#R5#
Tappenahomma looks to land a body kick but Alvado moved away.
Alvado was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A shot to the body from Tappenahomma misses
and Alvado counters with a right hand to the body.
Tappenahomma scores with a body shot.
Tappenahomma slips a straight right by Alvado.
Alvado with a nice cross.
Tappenahomma avoids a kick to the body.
Tappenahomma scoring well with a low kick there.
Tappenahomma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A counter left hand to the body from Alvado misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tappenahomma doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alvado misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tappenahomma misses with an uppercut
and Alvado counters with a left to the body. #T1#
Alvado slips under a jab.
Tappenahomma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alvado.
Alvado throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alvado connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Alvado takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Alvado slips a jab from Tappenahomma.
Alvado tries to work over Tappenahomma's front leg with a kick but Tappenahomma checks it.
Alvado takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tappenahomma looks to land a right hand but Alvado moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Alvado on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alvado needs to keep his hands up - Tappenahomma had a free shot at his head there.
Pablo Alvado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Tappenahomma throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tappenahomma avoids a kick to the body.
Tappenahomma misses with a low kick as Alvado jumps back.
Tappenahomma moves out of range of the body kick.
Tappenahomma throws the left hand but Alvado avoids the punch easily.
Tappenahomma buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tappenahomma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alvado throws a poor cross that misses
and Tappenahomma counters with a nice low kick that buckles Alvado's knee momentarily.
Alvado scores with a shot to the body.
Tappenahomma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tappenahomma looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvado is just out of range.#T3#
Tappenahomma lands a right hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvado. Tappenahomma does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Alvado misses the target.
Tappenahomma stuns Alvado with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Tappenahomma there.
Tappenahomma misses with a body shot.
Alvado throws a body punch but Tappenahomma moves out of range.
Alvado takes one on the button.
Tappenahomma lands a nice shot that snaps Alvado's head back.
Tappenahomma looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvado is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Alvado on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tappenahomma misses with a wild body shot. #T4#
Alvado rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tappenahomma counters with a straight right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma throws a combination that misses
and Alvado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT#
It looks like Chief Tappenahomma has been cut.
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!
Tappenahomma throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvado. Tappenahomma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tappenahomma.
Alvado walks into a left hand.
Alvado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tappenahomma manages to avoid it.
Alvado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tappenahomma. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alvado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tappenahomma's elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chief Tappenahomma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tappenahomma 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 45:50
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 45:50
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chief Tappenahomma!
Chief Tappenahomma is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Chief Tappenahomma thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: EVO 269: Tallon vs Cortes
Date: Sep 24, 2016

#R1#
Perälä misses the shot to the body.
Perälä throws a right hand that misses
and Perälä takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Perälä lands with a straight right. Alvado didn't see that one coming.#CUT#
It looks like Pablo Alvado has been cut.
Perälä throws a big shot that misses.
Alvado ducks right into an uppercut from Perälä.
Perälä has his takedown stuffed
and Alvado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT2#
It looks like Taisto Perälä has been cut.
Perälä throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Perälä.
Perälä tries to land a leg kick but Alvado saw it coming and moves away.
Perälä dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alvado keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Alvado is looking to clinch but Perälä is avoiding it.
Perälä is looking to score with low kicks.
Perälä misses with an uppercut.
Alvado let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#T1#
Perälä lands with a kick to the ribs.
Alvado swinging wildly here.
It looked like Perälä was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Alvado.
Alvado avoids a kick to the body.
Alvado steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Perälä has been working on his balance at Holding Cell, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Alvado.
Perälä misses with an uppercut. Alvado saw that one coming.
Alvado fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Perälä on the side of the head.
Alvado moves out of range of the leg kick from Perälä.
Perälä scores with a hook to the body. Alvado takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alvado scores with a jab to the body.
Alvado digs a good hook to Perälä's body.
Taisto Perälä seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alvado. #CL2#
Alvado clinches. #BC#
Perälä manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvado lands with an uppercut that bounces Perälä off the cage and back into range.#T2#
A nice inside leg kick there by Perälä. That's going to slow Alvado down.
Perälä dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alvado. That did some damage!
Alvado lands a right hook to the body.
Alvado throws a lazy body kick
and Perälä counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Perälä fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvado manages to avoid it.
Alvado lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice shot lands for Perälä.
Pablo Alvado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2#
Alvado closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Perälä blocks a body shot from Alvado.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perälä.
Perälä scores with a shoulder strike.
Perälä scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alvado blocks a body shot from Perälä.
A nice left hand lands by Perälä.
Alvado can't find room to land a body shot as Perälä controls the action. #T3#
A short right from Perälä on the inside.
Alvado scores with a nice hook to the head.
Perälä lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alvado backwards.
Perälä misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perälä tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Perälä is trying to maintain a safe position but Alvado gets an underhook and turns Perälä into the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Alvado. #BC#
Perälä manages to break the clinch.
Alvado thows a left - swing and a miss!
Perälä takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Perälä looks for the body kick but Alvado saw that one coming.
Perälä thows a leg kick but Alvado checks it
and Alvado counters with a stiff right hand.
Perälä uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvado.
Perälä misses the body punch
and Alvado counters with a nice uppercut. #T4#
Alvado looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvado jabs at Perälä's body.
Alvado has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Perälä bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Perälä blocks the body kick. #KD2#
Alvado lands a big head kick that sends Perälä tumbling to the mat! Alvado takes a step backwards and waves Perälä back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#
Perälä is rocked!#CUT2#
Taisto Perälä's cut is getting worse.
Alvado drops Perälä with a big left hand! Perälä is injured, injured bad! Alvado jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Alvado!
Pablo Alvado is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Pablo Alvado thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: EVO 267: Alvado vs Kersikov
Date: Sep 10, 2016

#R1#
Alvado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kersikov.
Alvado gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kersikov ducks under a wild hook from Alvado.
Kersikov looks for the body kick but Alvado saw that one coming.
Alvado lands with a kick to the ribs.
Alvado defending well as Kersikov loads up on a big left hand.
Kersikov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kersikov misses with a body shot.
Kersikov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alvado can pounce on him.
A low kick from Alvado misses
and Kersikov counters with a leg kick.
Alvado ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alvado looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Kersikov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alvado misses with a hook to the body
and Kersikov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kersikov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Alvado counter with a right hand. #CUT#
It looks like Rustam Kersikov has been cut.
Alvado just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvado misses with a lunging right hand
and Kersikov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Alvado really felt that one!
Alvado throws a right hand that misses
and Kersikov counters with a stiff right hand.
Alvado blocks a low kick nicely.
Alvado walks into a straight right hand from Kersikov.
A slow jab from Kersikov misses its intended target.
Kersikov misses with a wild body shot.
Alvado is looking to counter punch.
Kersikov misses with a body punch
and Alvado counters with a nice body shot.
Alvado takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T2#
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!
Kersikov lands with a right hand.
Alvado avoids the body shot from Kersikov.
It looked like Alvado wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alvado moves out of range as Kersikov throws a body kick.
Kersikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kersikov loads up on a big right hand but Alvado slips the punch.
Kersikov swings for the body but Alvado moves out of range.
Kersikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvado manages to avoid it.
Alvado throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kersikov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alvado is looking to land body kicks.
Alvado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kersikov.
Alvado misses the jab.#T3#
Alvado lands a jab to Kersikov's midsection.
Alvado throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kersikov has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Alvado misses with a body kick.
Kersikov throws a hook but Alvado blocks it.
Alvado swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
Alvado bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Alvado wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alvado throws a body punch but Kersikov moves out of range.
Kersikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvado manages to avoid it.
Alvado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kersikov scores with a head kick. Alvado tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Alvado misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kersikov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T4#
Alvado looks to land a combination but Kersikov avoids it well.
Kersikov jabs Alvado right on the nose. Alvado blinks but takes it well.
Kersikov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alvado looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alvado pushes Kersikov away with a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A thudding body kick lands there by Kersikov!
Alvado throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Alvado misses the shot to the body.
Kersikov replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Alvado blocks it well.
Kersikov moves out of range as Alvado strikes.
Kersikov throws a low kick but Alvado avoids it.
Alvado seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but Alvado checks it.
A big right from Alvado misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rustam Kersikov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rustam Kersikov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Alvado takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Alvado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvado needs to keep his hands up - Kersikov had a free shot at his head there.
Kersikov moves out of range as Alvado strikes.
Alvado throws a body shot but no joy.
Kersikov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kersikov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Alvado lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado misses with a two punch combination.
Alvado looks to throw a body kick
and Kersikov counters with a nice uppercut.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut.
Alvado was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kersikov tries to bum rush Alvado with a series of wild strikes but Alvado uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alvado appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#T1#
Alvado misses with a body shot.
Alvado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kersikov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kersikov. Alvado does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Alvado tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kersikov misses with a kick to the body.
Kersikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kersikov slips a straight right by Alvado.
Alvado takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kersikov lands with a nice body kick.
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for Kersikov.#T2#
Kersikov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alvado swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Kersikov misses.
Alvado will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kersikov throws a head kick that misses
and Alvado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alvado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
Alvado is looking to wear down Kersikov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kersikov just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvado avoids the body shot from Kersikov.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kersikov.
Alvado throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvado misses with a head kick.
Kersikov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kersikov checks the leg kick.
Kersikov thuds his shin into the meat of Alvado's side.#T3#
An inside leg kick lands from Kersikov.
Alvado lands a body shot.
Kersikov lands a slapping body shot.
Kersikov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alvado.
Alvado's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kersikov under the eye.
Alvado moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Alvado wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alvado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kersikov was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvado.
Kersikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvado was well out of range. Poor timing from Kersikov.
Alvado takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kersikov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kersikov moves into range and lands a nice body kick. #T4#
A lazy body kick from Alvado
and Kersikov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kersikov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kersikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvado manages to avoid it.
Kersikov misses with a right hand
and Alvado counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Alvado misses the shot to the body.
Alvado misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kersikov counters with a straight right hand.
Alvado fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kersikov throws a leg kick
enabling Alvado to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick by Alvado misses
enabling Kersikov to counter with a crisp jab.
A good leg kick by Alvado.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rustam Kersikov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rustam Kersikov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R3#
Alvado throws a shot from downtown. Kersikov moves away and avoids it.
Alvado is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kersikov.
Alvado fakes the leg kick and cracks Kersikov in the body.
Kersikov blocks a jab.
Kersikov misses with a body shot.
Kersikov moves out of range as Alvado strikes.
Kersikov throws out a counter right but Alvado avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kersikov. Alvado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvado appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kersikov clobbers Alvado with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with the body kick
and Alvado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kersikov misses with a straight right.
Alvado appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#T1#
Alvado jabs Kersikov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kersikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A low kick from Kersikov is predictable there
and Alvado counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Alvado looks to score with a jab to the body but Kersikov is just out of range.
Kersikov delivers a nice body kick.
Alvado scoring well with a low kick there.
Kersikov throws a low kick but Alvado avoids it.
Alvado lands with a cross.
Alvado has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kersikov.
Kersikov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Alvado has time to react.#T2#
Kersikov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alvado connects with a right hand. Kersikov shakes it off.
Kersikov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvado misses with a body kick.
Kersikov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kersikov missing with a left hand there. Alvado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alvado appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A big right from Alvado misses.
Alvado moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kersikov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Alvado might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kersikov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Alvado counters with a nice uppercut.
Alvado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kersikov thinks about the counter body kick.
Kersikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#T3#
Alvado is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kersikov.
Kersikov is trying to counter with his kicks.
Kersikov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alvado.
Alvado slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Alvado waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kersikov.
Kersikov tries a quick counter leg kick but Alvado is wise to it.
Alvado moves out of range of the body kick from Kersikov.
Alvado slips a jab from Kersikov.
Kersikov looks to land a combination but Alvado avoids it well.
Alvado throws a quick counter head kick but Kersikov was just out of range.
Kersikov throws a shot from downtown. Alvado moves away and avoids it.
Alvado takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kersikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T4#
Alvado takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but Alvado checks it.
Kersikov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alvado.
Alvado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kersikov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kersikov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Alvado wants to land a leg kick but Kersikov is out of range.
Kersikov tries to work over Alvado's front leg with a kick but Alvado checks it.
Alvado misses with an uppercut. Kersikov saw that one coming.
Alvado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Pablo Alvado did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Rustam Kersikov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R4#
Alvado throws a wild body kick that Kersikov sees coming a mile off.
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
Alvado feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kersikov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rustam Kersikov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kersikov moves out of range of the body kick.
Kersikov lands with a nice body kick.
Kersikov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kersikov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alvado. Alvado obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kersikov slips under a jab from Alvado.
No joy there for Alvado, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kersikov lands with an uppercut that bounces Alvado off the cage and back into range.#T1#
Alvado moves out of range of the strikes.
Alvado pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kersikov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kersikov lands with an uppercut that bounces Alvado off the cage and back into range.
Kersikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvado was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kersikov throws a sloppy head kick
and Alvado counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kersikov tries to move into range but Alvado moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Alvado throws a head kick that misses.
Kersikov throws a body punch but Alvado moves out of range.
Kersikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alvado.#T2#
Alvado thows a body kick. Kersikov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The fighters circling - Alvado throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alvado misses with a combination
and Kersikov counters with a nice uppercut.
Kersikov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alvado blocks a leg kick.
Alvado looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kersikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvado is just out of range.
Alvado was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kersikov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kersikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvado moves away.
Kersikov throws out a leg kick but Alvado moves out of range and Kersikov only half commits. #T3#
Alvado connects with the punch.
Alvado lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Alvado misses with a body shot
and Kersikov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kersikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvado lands with a shot to the body.
Kersikov throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kersikov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alvado misses with a hook. Kersikov ducked under it nicely.
Kersikov throws a front kick aimed at Alvado's knee but Alvado avoids it well.
Alvado throws a combination. Kersikov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#T4#
Alvado throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kersikov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvado moves away from the strike by Kersikov.
Kersikov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kersikov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvado.
Alvado looks to score with a jab to the body but Kersikov is just out of range.
Kersikov throws a front kick that sends Alvado stumbling back into the cage.
Kersikov throws a body kick that misses.
Kersikov lands with a straight right. Alvado didn't see that one coming.
Kersikov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kersikov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alvado is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Rustam Kersikov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rustam Kersikov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R5#
Kersikov works the jab nicely.
Alvado walks into a jab.
Kersikov throws a leg kick that misses.
Alvado doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kersikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kersikov moves out of range of the strikes.
Kersikov cracks Alvado with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kersikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvado.
Kersikov throws a nice inside leg kick. #T1#
Alvado throws a hook to the side of Kersikov's head but Kersikov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kersikov tries a quick counter leg kick but Alvado is wise to it.
Alvado misses with a body shot.
Alvado scores with the left hand. Kersikov knows he should have avoided that one.
Alvado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Alvado on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kersikov lands a leg kick that knocks Alvado off balance momentarily.
Kersikov misses with a kick to the body
and Alvado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kersikov. Alvado does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kersikov. That's going to slow Alvado down.
Alvado misses with a jab to the body
and Kersikov counters with an outside leg kick.
Alvado moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pablo Alvado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Kersikov with a jab.
Alvado slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Alvado misses the target.
Kersikov tries a head kick but it misses.
Alvado cracks Kersikov with an open hand slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lazy left from Kersikov finds it's target.
Kersikov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #ROC#
Kersikov is rocked!
Kersikov throws a hook but Alvado avoids it easily.
Kersikov is still on wobbly legs! Can Alvado finish him?
Kersikov throws a leg kick
and Alvado scores with a counter punch that sends Kersikov to the canvas! Alvado smells blood - he's punishing Kersikov with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Kersikov has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Alvado!
Our winner, Pablo Alvado, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: MFN 344: Let it Roar
Date: Sep 04, 2016

#R1##CL#
Hyde clinches up with Alvado and pushes him back against the cage.
Hyde is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alvado is defending well for now.
Hyde prevents a body shot from Alvado.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Alvado avoiding damage as Hyde throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hyde.
Hyde trying to land knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Hyde has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Alvado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hyde blocking some punches.
Hyde struggles to land a body shot inside as Alvado controls his hands. #BC2#
Alvado manages to break the clinch.
Hyde dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hyde throws the kick towards the body but Alvado avoids it.
Alvado follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado moves out of range as Hyde throws a body kick.
Hyde misses the shot to the body.
Alvado throws out a counter right but Hyde avoids it with no problem.
Hyde takes one on the button.
Hyde attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#T1#
Hyde swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hyde takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hyde misses with a head kick.
Hyde throws a head kick but Alvado moves out of range.
Hyde misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alvado tries to counter by closing the distance.
A head kick misses from Alvado.
Hyde misses with a low kick.
Hyde uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Alvado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hyde moves away.
Tito Hyde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Alvado gets tackled into the cage by Hyde. Hyde maintains the clinch.
Alvado on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alvado lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alvado struggles to land a body shot inside as Hyde controls his hands.
Alvado prevents a body shot from Hyde.
Alvado tries to work over Hyde's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T2#
Hyde unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hyde with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Alvado.
Hyde blocking some punches.
Alvado misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hyde is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alvado misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hyde throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alvado misses with a body punch.
Hyde blocks a body shot from Alvado.
Alvado managing to block the knees to the body from Hyde.
Alvado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hyde working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alvado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alvado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hyde's elbow.
A knee to the head by Hyde. #CUT#
It looks like Pablo Alvado has been cut.
Hyde is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alvado is defending well for now.#T3#
Hyde misses with a knee strike.
Alvado tries to throw a body punch but Hyde avoids it by throwing Alvado back against the cage.
Hyde is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alvado is defending well for now.
Hyde can't find room to land a body shot as Alvado controls the action.
Alvado misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hyde lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alvado.
Alvado lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hyde backwards.
Alvado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hyde tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alvado avoids it.
A left hand lands to the body for Hyde.
Alvado is leaning against Hyde and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alvado has a couple of punches blocked by Hyde.
Hyde misses with the head strike.
Alvado takes a knee right on the jaw! #BC2#
Alvado breaks the clinch.
Hyde connects with a single shot there.
Hyde scores with a nice head shot.#T4#
Hyde finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hyde staying out of range there.
Hyde lands a lovely overhand right.
Hyde throws a sloppy body shot
and Alvado counters with a nice body kick.
Alvado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvado ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alvado has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alvado there as he acknowledges the shot.
Alvado takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hyde takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hyde closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Alvado pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Hyde dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Alvado's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Alvado moves out of range of the body kick.
Hyde tests Alvado's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice defenses there by Alvado.
Hyde misses with a hook.
Alvado has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Alvado checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hyde misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hyde misses with a right hand
and Alvado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alvado avoids the head kick by Hyde.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado tries to clinch there but Hyde circles away.
Alvado lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hyde takes a step back to recover.
Hyde is looking to clinch but Alvado is avoiding it.
It seemed like Alvado was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alvado has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hyde.#T1#
Hyde cracks Alvado with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hyde fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Alvado is out of range.
Alvado walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Alvado comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hyde throws a head kick that misses #KD2#
and Alvado counters with a crisp one two that drops Hyde! Alvado thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Hyde to his feet! Hyde is in big trouble!#ROC2#
Hyde is rocked!
Alvado throws a body punch but Hyde moves out of range.
Oh Hyde is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hyde throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hyde seems to have got his legs back now.
Hyde misses the body punch #KD2#
and Alvado counters with a crisp right hand that drops Hyde! Alvado lets Hyde back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hyde swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Alvado counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Hyde falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Pablo Alvado!
Our winner, Pablo Alvado, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: Ascension: Connemara vs Alvado
Date: Aug 26, 2016

#R1##CL2#
Alvado moves into range and clinches up with Connemara.
Alvado lands a right hand that snaps the head of Connemara backwards.
Connemara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alvado lands a right hand.
Alvado lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alvado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Connemara misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvado.
Connemara struggles to land a body shot inside as Alvado controls his hands.
Connemara can't find room to land a body shot as Alvado controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alvado creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alvado working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Connemara has a couple of punches blocked by Alvado.
Connemara blocks an uppercut.
Connemara throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvado.
Connemara lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvado gets through Connemara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Alvado.
Connemara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alvados head. #CUT#
It looks like Pablo Alvado has been cut.
Connemara misses with a body punch.
Alvado tries a body shot but Connemara blocks it. #T1#
Connemara throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alvado can't find room to land a body shot as Connemara controls the action.
Alvado tries to work over Connemara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alvado throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Connemara.
Alvado working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alvado on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Connemara lands with a right to the head.
Connemara's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Connemara cracks Alvado with a nice body shot.#BC#
Connemara manages to break the clinch.
Alvado has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Connemara is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Connemara lands with a thumping leg kick.
Connemara looks to throw the jab but Alvado is out of range.
Connemara thows a leg kick but Alvado checks it
and Alvado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alvado walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Connemara seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.#T2#
Connemara swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alvado.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvado misses with a looping right.
That kick from Connemara tenderised Alvado's leg. Alvado is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice shot lands for Connemara.
A looping hook to the body misses from Connemara. Alvado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alvado lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Connemara has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Connemara and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Connemara throws the left hand but Alvado avoids the punch easily.
Connemara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvado misses with an uppercut. Connemara saw that one coming.
It looked like Connemara was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Connemara works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Alvado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Connemara throws out the jab.
Connemara dodges the punch combination from Alvado. #T3#
Connemara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Connemara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alvado.
Connemara fires out a quick counter leg kick but Alvado just manages to avoid it.
Connemara shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Connemara looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alvado lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A chopping leg kick lands by Connemara.
Alvado misses with a looping left.
Alvado throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alvado takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alvado throws a right and a left that Connemara avoids nicely.
Alvado misses with a leg kick.
Connemara tried to counter with a leg kick but Alvado avoided it.
Alvado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Connemara throws out the jab. #T4##CL2#
Connemara tries to keep at a distance but Alvado has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Alvado fails to land.
Connemara's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Connemara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alvado.
Alvado makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Connemara.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Connemara working hard to break the clinch.
Connemara is leaning against Alvado and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Connemara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Connemara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alvado misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Connemara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Connemara blocking some punches.
Connemara with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Connemara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Connemara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jameson Connemara will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pablo Alvado'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.
#R2#
Connemara throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvado tries to bum rush Connemara with a series of wild strikes but Connemara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little feinted left hand from Connemara on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Connemara.
A nice side step and Alvado releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Connemara tries to land a leg kick but Alvado saw it coming and moves away.
Alvado connects with a looping right hand. #CUT2#
It looks like Jameson Connemara has been cut.
Alvado takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Connemara sizes up Alvado with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A lazy left from Alvado finds it's target.
Alvado tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Connemara lands a nice hook to Alvado's body. Alvado takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Connemara.
Connemara takes a swing at Alvado's ribcage but misses.
Alvado swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T1#
Connemara misses with a leg kick #KD2#
and Alvado counters with a crisp one two that drops Connemara! Alvado thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Connemara to his feet! Connemara is in big trouble!#ROC2#
Connemara is rocked!
Alvado throws a right hand that misses
and Connemara counters with an outside leg kick.
Oh Connemara is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Connemara lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alvado fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Connemara to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Connemara looks to clinch but Alvado throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Connemara taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Pablo Alvado!
After winning the bout, Pablo Alvado thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: MFN 339: Manne vs. Del Toro
Date: Aug 17, 2016

#R1#
Alvado throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An inside leg kick lands from Santos.
Santos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Santos tries to bum rush Alvado with a series of wild strikes but Alvado uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santos is looking to slow Alvado down with leg kicks.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvado is just out of range.
Santos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alvado in his tracks.
Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvado.
Alvado is looking to chop away at Santos's legs.
Alvado takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
Alvado connects with a good right hand that stumbles Santos. Santos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvado tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Alvado scores with a sloppy right hand. Santos should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvado. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santos throws a nice inside leg kick. #T1#
Santos wants to clinch.
Neymar Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Santos with a nice cross.
Nice defenses there by Alvado.
Alvado swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Santos's coach down at Montreal Fighter's Gym (5* Sparring) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Santos's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Santos is looking to chop away at Alvado's legs.
Santos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alvado throws a front kick that sends Santos stumbling back into the cage.
Good standup being displayed there by Santos as he connects with a hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Santos.
Santos throws the left hand but Alvado avoids the punch easily.
Santos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Santos tenderised Alvado's leg. Alvado is trying to keep his angry face on.#T2#
Alvado takes a jab right on the kisser.
Santos throws a leg kick but Alvado moved away.
Santos lands a right hook to the body.
Santos looks to land a right hand but Alvado moved out of range.
Alvado throws a lazy head kick #CL2#
and Santos counters by clinching up.
Santos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alvado tries to work over Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alvado lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alvado.
Santos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santos pressing his opponent against the cage.
Santos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alvado dodges an elbow strike from Santos.
Alvado tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alvado misses with a body punch. #T3#
Santos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Santos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#BC2#
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Alvado there.
Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Alvado on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alvado.
Alvado has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Santos finds it's way round the side to connect with Alvado's head.
Alvado closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Alvado keeps the fight on the outside.
Alvado throws a leg kick which misses Santos's front leg but catches the back leg as Santos tries to avoid it.
Santos lands with a thumping leg kick.
A low kick from Santos is predictable there #KD#
and Alvado counters with a crisp one two that drops Santos! Alvado thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Santos to his feet! Santos is in big trouble!#ROC#
Santos is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Santos crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Alvado - the referee stops the clock and Santos gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Alvado. Santos manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Alvado finish him?
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#T4#
Alvado cracks Santos with a left hook right on the temple and Santos goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Alvado lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Santos is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pablo Alvado!
A very excited looking Pablo Alvado made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Neymar Santos spoke after the fight, saying 'Merda!'.

Event: EVO 261: Kakoullis vs Reznick
Date: Aug 06, 2016

#R1#
Cortes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alvado on the side of the head.
Alvado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cortes.
A shot to the body from Cortes misses
and Alvado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cortes connects with a leg kick. Alvado looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cortes just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvado jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvado misses with a kick to the body.
Cortes motions for Alvado to come forward. Cortes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alvado connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Alvado drops his hands momentarily and Cortes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Alvado connects with a nice looking jab.
Cortes thumps Alvado with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cortes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cortes looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvado is just out of range.
Cortes throws a body shot but no joy. #T1#
Cortes throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Alvado throws the left hand but Cortes avoids the punch easily.
Alvado swats away the attempt to clinch by Cortes.
A countering left hand to the body from Alvado misses.
Cortes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alvado is able to avoid easily.
We've been told by Cortes's head coaches at Wolf Training Lair that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cortes is looking to wear down Alvado with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A low kick from Cortes is predictable there
and Alvado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cortes throws a lazy body kick
letting Alvado counter with a right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Cortes. That snapped Alvado's head back.
Cortes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab from Cortes.
Alvado walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cortes.
Nice uppercut there from Alvado.
Cortes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvado is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Alvado has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Alvado throws a nice looking combination but Cortes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cortes scores with the left hand. Alvado knows he should have avoided that one.
Alvado takes one to the side of the head.
Ferdinand Cortes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortes scores with a hook.
Cortes connects with a right hand. Alvado shakes it off.
Cortes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good leg kick by Cortes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Alvado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cortes.
Cortes tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Alvado manages to circle out of the way.
Cortes throws a push kick but Alvado slaps the foot to one side.
A telegraphed right hand from Alvado misses the target.
Cortes lands with a hook. Alvado tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #T3#
A shot to the body from Cortes misses
and Alvado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cortes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alvado blocks a jab.
Cortes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alvado tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cortes lands a nice shot to the body.
Alvado slips a straight right by Cortes.
Cortes lands with an uppercut that bounces Alvado off the cage and back into range.
Cortes clobbers Alvado with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cortes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cortes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Alvado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cortes throws a shot from downtown. Alvado moves away and avoids it.
Cortes misses with an uppercut
and Alvado counters with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortes misses with the body kick
and Alvado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T4#
A solid body kick from Cortes.
Cortes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Alvado now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cortes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Alvado takes a step back to recover.
Alvado shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cortes throws a shot from downtown. Alvado moves away and avoids it.
Cortes just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvado paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Alvado walks into a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvado has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cortes.
Cortes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alvado.
Cortes swings for the body but Alvado moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ferdinand Cortes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
A head kick misses from Cortes.
Cortes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvado manages to avoid it.
Alvado plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cortes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alvado misses with a hook. Cortes ducked under it nicely.
Cortes looks to land a left hand but Alvado moved out of range nicely.
Cortes misses with a kick to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alvado! But no joy.
Alvado blocks a low kick nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Cortes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alvado looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alvado looks to land a right hand but Cortes moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Cortes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cortes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvado. #T1#
Alvado misses with the body kick
and Cortes counters with a nice uppercut.
Cortes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alvado's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Some wild striking there from Alvado.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cortes, right into the meat.
Alvado has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cortes tried to score with a low kick but Alvado checks it.
Cortes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cortes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice body punch from Cortes.
Cortes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alvado at a distance.
A slow jab from Cortes misses its intended target.
Cortes motions for Alvado to come forward. Cortes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. #T2#
Cortes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Alvado misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alvado misses with a lunging right hand
and Cortes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Alvado might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cortes has got the better of the exchanges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cortes digs a good hook to Alvado's body.
Cortes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cortes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alvado's calf.
Alvado takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cortes misses with a hook. Alvado ducked under it nicely. #CL2#
Alvado gets a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cortes.
Cortes lands with a right to the head.
Cortes struggles to land a body shot inside as Alvado controls his hands. #T3#
Cortes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cortes tries to throw a body punch but Alvado avoids it by throwing Cortes back against the cage.
Alvado lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alvado prevents a body shot from Cortes.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cortes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cortes lands with a left to the head.
Cortes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cortes tries a body shot but Alvado blocks it.
Cortes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvado can do to turn this around?#BC#
Cortes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Decent striking displayed by Cortes there.
A head kick misses from Cortes. #CL#
Cortes rushes Alvado and presses him up against the cage.
Cortes presses Alvado against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Alvado.
Cortes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvado's elbow.
Cortes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cortes blocks an uppercut. #T4#
Cortes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alvado.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cortes cracks Alvado with a nice body shot.
Alvado misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cortes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Alvado.
Cortes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alvado backwards.
Alvado lands with a short shot to the head. #BC#
Cortes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Alvado in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Alvado throws a good cross that connects.
Alvado avoids a kick to the body.
Alvado replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Cortes blocks it well.
Cortes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alvado.
Cortes tries to clinch but Alvado is having none of it.
It seemed like Alvado was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alvado misses with an uppercut. Cortes saw that one coming.
Both fighters circling a little - Cortes finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ferdinand Cortes dominated that second round.
That's time! Cortes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R3#
Cortes misses with a low kick as Alvado jumps back.
Alvado throws a series of punches but Cortes moves out of range.
Alvado avoids the body shot from Cortes.
Alvado tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cortes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alvado slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cortes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cortes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The fighters circling - Cortes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado misses with an uppercut.
Cortes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvado sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cortes missing with a left hand there. Alvado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T1#
Cortes throws a chopping leg kick but Alvado manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Alvado looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Alvado fails to land.
Cortes blocks an uppercut.
Alvado has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cortes.
Cortes can't find room to land a body shot as Alvado controls the action.
Cortes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alvado throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cortess head.
Cortes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Alvado works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process. #BC#
Cortes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cortes connects with a leg kick. Alvado looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alvado scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cortes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ferdinand Cortes is winning the standup battle so far.
Cortes wants to slow Alvado down by chopping away at his legs.
Alvado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cortes throws out the jab. #T2#
Alvado circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cortes throws a solid leg kick but Alvado takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cortes.
Alvado has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cortes.
Cortes scores with a sloppy right hand. Alvado should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cortes scoring well with a low kick there.
A shot to the body from Cortes misses
and Alvado counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Cortes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alvado avoids the body shot from Cortes.
Cortes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alvado's head.
Alvado tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cortes misses with a kick to the body. #T3#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cortes, as that shot connected.
Alvado has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#CL2#
Alvado clinches with his opponent.
Alvado is working Cortes over against the cage.
Pablo Alvado seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cortes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#BC#
Cortes breaks the clinch.
Cortes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cortes thuds a left hand into Alvado's body.
Cortes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cortes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvado sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Cortes misses.
Alvado is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cortes with a body shot.
Alvado avoids the body shot from Cortes.
Cortes misses with a straight left.
Cortes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alvados jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T4#
Cortes misses the body punch
and Alvado counters with a straight right hand.
Cortes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvado checks the leg kick.
Cortes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alvado moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A low kick from Cortes is predictable there
and Alvado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cortes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Alvado - the referee stops the clock and Cortes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Alvado. Cortes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cortes looks to land a body kick but Alvado moved away.
Cortes misses with a hook. Alvado ducked under it nicely.
Alvado checks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Alvado misses its intended target.
Alvado misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Ferdinand Cortes did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R4#
Alvado throws a poor cross that misses
and Cortes counters with a good, hard body kick but Alvado shrugs it off.
Cortes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alvado paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alvado looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alvado swats away the attempt to clinch by Cortes.
Alvado blocks a jab.
Cortes lands with a shot to the body.
Alvado tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cortes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alvado has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cortes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortes throws a good cross that connects.
Cortes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alvado.
Cortes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cortes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section. #T1#
Cortes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alvado throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cortes takes one to the chin there.
Alvado gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cortes connects with a solid leg kick.
Cortes misses with a body kick.
Alvado takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cortes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alvado's sensitive parts.
Cortes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cortes cracks the inside of Alvado's front leg.
Alvado slips a straight right by Cortes.#T2#
Cortes misses with an uppercut.
Cortes throws a leg kick
and Alvado counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
Alvado moves into the clinch.
Alvado tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alvado misses with a punch to the body.
Alvado prevents a body shot from Cortes. #BC#
Cortes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cortes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvado moves away.
A slow jab from Alvado misses its intended target.
Cortes lands with an uppercut that bounces Alvado off the cage and back into range.
Alvado misses with a kick to the body.
Cortes misses the shot to the body. #T3#
Nice cross by Cortes.
Cortes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Alvado takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cortes tries to clinch there but Alvado circles away.
Cortes lands a jab to Alvado's midsection.
Alvado misses with a wild combination.
Cortes misses the shot to the body.
Cortes scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cortes misses with a body punch
and Alvado counters with a head kick. That will keep Cortes thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cortes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alvado's head backwards.
Alvado looks to throw the jab but Cortes is out of range. #T4#
Alvado throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cortes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvado just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvado takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cortes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Alvado has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alvado and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cortes misses with an uppercut.
Both fighters circling a little - Cortes finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cortes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cortes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alvado looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Alvado finds it's way through Cortes's defenses.
Alvado takes one to the side of the head.
Alvado takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ferdinand Cortes had his way with Pablo Alvado in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R5#
Alvado checks a leg kick nicely.
Alvado misses with a straight right.
Cortes misses with a hook. Alvado ducked under it nicely.
Cortes throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvado.
Cortes missing with a left hand there. Alvado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cortes misses the shot to the body.
Cortes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cortes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado throws a big shot that misses.
Cortes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alvado tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cortes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cortes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#CL2#
Alvado takes the fight into the clinch. #T1#
A short uppercut from Alvado.
Cortes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alvados head.
Cortes can't find room to land a body shot as Alvado controls the action.
Cortes blocking some punches.
Cortes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC#
Cortes manages to break the clinch.
Cortes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cortes staying out of range there.
Alvado misses with a hook.
Cortes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alvado now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cortes connects with a single shot there.
Cortes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Cortes.
Pablo Alvado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Cortes scores with a nice head shot.
Cortes misses with a combination
and Alvado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bone on bone clash there as Alvado blocks the leg kick.
Cortes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alvado.
Alvado checks a leg kick.
Cortes misses with the combination.
Cortes throws the left hand but Alvado avoids the punch easily.
Cortes defending well as Alvado loads up on a big left hand.
Alvado checks a leg kick. #T3#
Cortes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cortes feints and then cracks Alvado's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alvado down.
Cortes works over Alvado's head and body with a nice combination.
Alvado blocks a low kick nicely.
Cortes is looking to clinch.
Alvado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cortes feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cortes is looking to land body kicks.
Cortes scores with a punch to the head.
Cortes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Alvado takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Alvado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cortes. #T4#
A head kick misses from Cortes.
Cortes walks into a stiff left hand from Alvado.
Cortes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alvado looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alvado slips a jab from Cortes.
Alvado looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortes misses with a body kick.
Cortes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alvado misses with the combination.
A shot to the body from Cortes misses
and Alvado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cortes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Alvado has time to react.
Alvado walks into a straight right hand from Cortes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ferdinand Cortes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cortes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 50:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ferdinand Cortes!
Ferdinand Cortes retains his featherweight title!
A victorious Ferdinand Cortes thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: EVO 257: Veide vs Sammich
Date: Jul 21, 2016

#R1#
Scissorhands misses with an uppercut. Alvado saw that one coming.
Alvado was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've been told by Alvado's head coaches at K.O.N.Y. that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Alvado slips a jab from Scissorhands.
Alvado was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Scissorhands misses the jab.
It appears Alvado was looking to counter with a kick there.
Scissorhands fails to land with a series of punches.
Alvado went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Scissorhands has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Alvado is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Alvado goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice shot lands for Alvado.
Scissorhands scores with a kick to the body.
Alvado closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Alvado throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Scissorhands thuds his shin into the meat of Alvado's side.
Alvado tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scissorhands swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Scissorhands throws a lazy uppercut
and Alvado counters with a straight right hand.
Alvado looks to throw the jab but Scissorhands is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Scissorhands.#T1#
Alvado misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Scissorhands to counter with a crisp jab.
Donk. Scissorhands catches Alvado right on the button with a cross.
Scissorhands tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alvado throwing a counter right hand but Scissorhands manages to avoid it.
Scissorhands throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvado takes a swing at Scissorhands's ribcage but misses.
A left lands for Scissorhands.
Scissorhands throws a poor cross that misses
and Alvado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Scissorhands there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Scissorhands looks to land a left hand but Alvado moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Scissorhands misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Alvado misses the target.
Scissorhands moves out of range as Alvado throws a body kick.
A clash of legs there as Alvado blocks the low kick.
Edward Scissorhands seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scissorhands wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#T2##CL#
Alvado has Scissorhands up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scissorhands blocking some punches.
Alvado lands with a light punch inside.
Scissorhands blocks a body shot from Alvado.
Scissorhands misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Scissorhands.
Alvado working aggressively here. #BC#
Alvado breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alvado avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd cheers as Scissorhands lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alvado doesn't seem phased though.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Scissorhands.
Alvado takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Scissorhands is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvado.
Alvado is looking for a counter combo.
Scissorhands misses the shot to the body.
Scissorhands throws a leg kick but Alvado sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Alvado is looking to counter punch.#T3#
Scissorhands throws a looping overhand right but Alvado ducks down to avoid it.
Scissorhands fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alvado looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alvado misses with a looping left.
Alvado just misses with a punch to the body.
Scissorhands fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alvado.
Scissorhands throws a low kick but Alvado avoids it.
Scissorhands throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #CL#
Alvado forces Scissorhands back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scissorhands.
Alvado misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scissorhands lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Scissorhands working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alvado blocks a body shot from Scissorhands.
A short left from Scissorhands. #T4#
Alvado lands a left hand.
Alvado tries to work over Scissorhands's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alvado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC2#
Scissorhands breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scissorhands connects with a solid leg kick.
Alvado throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Scissorhands cracks Alvado with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Scissorhands.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Alvado checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Alvado on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Scissorhands misses with the body kick
and Alvado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#KD#
Oooooh!!! Alvado has knocked Scissorhands down with a huge combo! Alvado steps away and waves a wobbly Scissorhands back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC#
Scissorhands is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scissorhands misses with a body kick.
Alvado throws a quick counter kick to the body but Scissorhands avoids it.
Scissorhands is still on wobbly legs! Can Alvado finish him?
A lazy left from Scissorhands finds it's target.
Scissorhands goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Scissorhands seems to have recovered his senses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Scissorhands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Scissorhands dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Alvado throws a head kick but Scissorhands moves out of range.
Alvado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scissorhands.
Alvado blocks a jab.
Scissorhands is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvado.
Scissorhands's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Alvado connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Scissorhands scrambles back to his feet.
Scissorhands on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Scissorhands connects with an inside leg kick.
Scissorhands throws a push kick but Alvado slaps the foot to one side.
Scissorhands rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #KD#
and Alvado counters with a crisp right hand that drops Scissorhands! Alvado lets Scissorhands back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scissorhands throws a leg kick but Alvado sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Alvado swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alvado moves out of range of the leg kick from Scissorhands.
Alvado drops Scissorhands with a naaaaasty hook - Scissorhands is in real trouble here! Alvado dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Alvado!
Pablo Alvado took some time post fight to say the following; 'Rock, paper, Scissorha...Alvado'.

Event: EVO 255: Shillings vs Hardman
Date: Jul 13, 2016

#R1#
Alvado misses with a looping left.
A punch combination from Kilju misses.
Kilju tries a low kick but Alvado avoids it.
Kilju has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Alvado slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Kilju misses the target.
Alvado looks to score with a jab to the body but Kilju is just out of range.
Kilju throws a leg kick but Alvado checks it.
Alvado looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kilju connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alvado tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kilju throws a leg kick which misses Alvado's front leg but catches the back leg as Alvado tries to avoid it.
Alvado misses with a straight left.
Nice uppercut lands for Kilju. That snapped Alvado's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilju scoring well with a low kick there.
Kilju misses with a looping right.
Alvado went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Alvado throws a body shot but no joy.
Kilju misses the shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Kilju.#T1#
Alvado throws a shot from downtown. Kilju moves away and avoids it.
Kilju looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kilju throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvado.
Kilju throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvado sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alvado takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kilju steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alvado.
Kilju misses with a shot to the body
and Alvado counters with a stiff right hand.
Alvado lands a head kick!
Alvado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alvado on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kilju lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alvado fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kilju connects with a leg kick. Alvado looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvado lands a nice shot that snaps Kilju's head back.
Alvado connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kilju looks to land a body kick but Alvado moved away.
Alvado checks a leg kick.
Alvado is looking to counter with a body kick.#T2#
A telegraphed right hand from Alvado misses the target.
Alvado has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kilju.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kilju crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Alvado - the referee stops the clock and Kilju gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Alvado. Kilju manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kilju moves out of range of the strikes.
Kilju throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alvado avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alvado stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kilju.
Kilju slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kilju loads up on a big right hand but Alvado slips the punch.
Alvado connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kilju momentarily. #ROC#
Kilju is rocked!#CL#
Alvado clinches.
Kilju is still on wobbly legs! Can Alvado finish him?
Alvado scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kilju fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Alvado.
Kilju seems to have recovered his senses.
Alvado lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kilju swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kilju goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T3#
Kilju working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alvado lands a right hand.
Alvado throws a punch but it's blocked by Kilju.
Kilju misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alvado.
Good body shot from Alvado.
Alvado swings wildly with an uppercut but Kilju uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kilju blocks a body shot from Alvado.
Kilju misses with a punch on the inside.
Alvado tries to work over Kilju's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kilju struggles to land a body shot inside as Alvado controls his hands.
Kilju working aggressively here.
Kilju tries to work over Alvado's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alvado lands a nice uppercut.
Alvado lands with a light punch inside.
Kilju doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kilju tries to throw a body punch but Alvado avoids it by throwing Kilju back against the cage.
Kilju is trying to break free.
Alvado throws a big uppercut that drops Kilju! More strikes from Alvado and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Kilju lies dazed against the cage as Alvado celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Alvado!
Pablo Alvado decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: EVO 254: Tallon vs Saibot
Date: Jul 07, 2016

#R1#
DeBramalo throws a lazy right hand but Alvado sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A quick step to the side and Alvado tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvado bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of DeBramalo's head.
DeBramalo looks to land a body kick but Alvado moved away.
DeBramalo throws a half hearted mid kick.
DeBramalo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alvado's head backwards.
DeBramalo misses with a low kick as Alvado jumps back.
DeBramalo misses with a low kick as Alvado jumps back.
DeBramalo connects with a jab.#CUT2#
It looks like Pablo Alvado has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvado. DeBramalo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvado throws a looping overhand right but DeBramalo ducks down to avoid it.
Alvado tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by DeBramalo - just one landing.
We've been told by Alvado's head coaches at K.O.N.Y. that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Alvado blocks a head kick by DeBramalo.
DeBramalo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvado misses with an uppercut. DeBramalo saw that one coming.
Alvado ducks under a wild hook from DeBramalo.#T1#
Alvado scores with a three punch combo!
DeBramalo misses with an uppercut. Alvado saw that one coming.
Alvado feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits DeBramalos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#ROC#
DeBramalo is rocked!
DeBramalo lands an overhand right.
Alvado throws a combination but it was largely blocked by DeBramalo.
DeBramalo throws a hook to the side of Alvado's head but Alvado sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alvado on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
DeBramalo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Alvado lands with a hook. DeBramalo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
DeBramalo is still on wobbly legs! Can Alvado finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvado drops DeBramalo with a naaaaasty hook - DeBramalo is in real trouble here! Alvado dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Alvado!
An out of breath Pablo Alvado thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: EVO 248: Seia vs Vinetto
Date: Jun 09, 2016

#R1#
Alvado misses with a hook. Camatta ducked under it nicely.
Alvado misses with a body shot.
Camatta looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alvado slips under a jab from Camatta.
Camatta looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alvado throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Camatta misses with a lunging right hand
and Alvado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alvado stuns Camatta with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Camatta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvado.
Camatta takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Alvado checks a leg kick nicely.
Alvado takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Camatta slips under a jab.
And Camatta tries to counter it with a takedown but Alvado pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Alvado darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Alvado just misses with a punch to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Camatta has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Camatta swings widly with a right hand #CL#
and Alvado counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #T1#
Camatta fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Camatta lands a hook to the side of the head.
Camatta misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Alvado fails to land.
Alvado misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Camatta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alvado backwards.
Camatta misses with the head strike.
Camatta jumps guard but Alvado stands there with Camatta around his waist. Camatta gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch. #TD2#
Camatta pulls guard successfully.
Alvado controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #SU#
Alvado stands up from Camatta's guard - Alvado perhaps looking for a knockout.
Camatta is trying hard to land a takedown here. Alvado sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Alvado was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Camatta.
Pablo Alvado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Camatta.
Camatta works Alvado's body with a nice hook.#T2#
A punch combination from Camatta misses.
Camatta misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvado. Camatta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Camatta with the counter takedown but Alvado avoids it easily.
Camatta misses with a low kick.
Alvado appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Alvado throws a leg kick but Camatta sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Alvado avoids the body shot from Camatta.
As Camatta tries to get set, Alvado tries to push him back and clinch up but Camatta manages to avoid the attempt.
Alvado swinging wildly here.
Camatta feints a counter leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camatta takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Camatta throws a body punch but Alvado moves out of range.
Camatta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvado.
Alvado misses with a low kick as Camatta jumps back.
Alvado moves out of range as Camatta strikes.
Alvado blocks a jab.#T3##TD2#
Camatta scores with a takedown into Alvado's guard.
Camatta trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Camatta is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Alvado looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alvado keeping full guard, as Camatta tries to pass.
Alvado not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Alvado is controlling Camatta's posture.#T4#
Camatta lands a couple of digs.
Camatta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Camatta throwing strikes but missing.
Alvado keeping moving, preventing Camatta from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Camatta lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Camatta trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Camatta is pushing down on Alvado's leg trying to pass to half guard. Alvado is fighting to maintain full guard but Camatta has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Antonio Camatta will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Camatta connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alvado misses with an uppercut
and Camatta counters with a stiff right hand.
Camatta connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alvado misses the shot to the body.
Alvado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Camatta was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvado.
Camatta fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alvado.
Camatta looks to land a body kick but Alvado moved away.
Alvado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Camatta throws out the jab.
Alvado tried to counter with a leg kick but Camatta avoided it.
Camatta fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Camatta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camatta lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Camatta throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvado.
It looked like Alvado wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alvado lands a head kick. Camatta smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Alvado throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Camatta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alvado jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.#T1#
Alvado buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Camatta lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alvado doesn't seem phased though.
Alvado works the jab nicely.
Camatta tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Alvado defends well and Camatta ends up having to push Alvado into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Camatta moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Camatta works the jab nicely.
Camatta moves out of range as Alvado strikes.
Pablo Alvado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvado throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Camatta on the side of the head.
Alvado tries to clinch but Camatta moves out of range.
We've been told by Alvado's head coaches at K.O.N.Y. that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Camatta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alvado throws out the jab.
Camatta ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Camatta keeps the fight on the outside.
Camatta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Camatta avoids a kick to the body. #T2##TD2#
Camatta drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvado is controlling Camatta's posture.
Camatta trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alvado looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Camatta with a flurry of punches that miss.
Camatta trying to control but Alvado is working from the bottom.
Alvado seems keen to control Camatta's posture.#T3#
Camatta in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alvado is controlling Camatta's posture.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Alvado slips a straight right by Camatta.
Nice uppercut there from Camatta.
Alvado throws the left hand but Camatta avoids the punch easily.
Camatta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Camatta misses with a straight left.
Alvado throws a head kick that misses
and Camatta counters with a nice uppercut.
Alvado moves away from the strike by Camatta.
A slow jab from Camatta misses its intended target.
Camatta avoids the body shot from Alvado. #CL#
Alvado rushes Camatta and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#T4#
Alvado throws a punch but it's blocked by Camatta.
Camatta wants to get back to striking at distance but Alvado won't allow it.
Alvado lands a nice shot to the body.
Alvado tries to throw a body punch but Camatta avoids it by throwing Alvado back against the cage.
Camatta tries to circle away but Alvado has him pinned against the cage.
Alvado misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC2#
Camatta breaks the clinch.
Pablo Alvado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Camatta misses with a body punch
and Alvado counters with a leg kick.
Camatta tries a head kick but it misses.
Camatta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvado was well out of range. Poor timing from Camatta.
Alvado jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvado works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camatta goes for a double leg but Alvado avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Alvado continues to drive forward.
Camatta tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alvado is able to avoid easily.
Alvado is looking to counter punch.
Camatta avoids the body shot from Alvado.
Alvado lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Antonio Camatta will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
#R3#
Camatta throws a hook but Alvado avoids it easily.
Alvado with a jab.
Camatta scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alvado doesn't seem bothered though.
A head kick misses from Alvado.
Alvado misses with a hook #TD2#
and Camatta counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Camatta thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Alvado's head.
Alvado wants to improve his position but Camatta is controlling well.
Alvado regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Camatta.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camatta stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alvado swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Camatta landing some decent shots from guard. #T1#
Alvado is looking to stand up but Camatta isn't so interested in that idea.
Camatta wants to control from the top but Alvado keeps moving.
Alvado has Camatta pulled in close to control his posture.
Camatta throws a big elbow that misses.
Pablo Alvado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Camatta looking to pass the guard. #SUB#
Alvado escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Camatta gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Camatta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvado manages to avoid it.
Alvado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Camatta thows a leg kick but Alvado checks it
and Alvado counters with a left and a right that stings Camatta.
Camatta misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Alvado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pablo Alvado is winning the standup battle so far.
Alvado connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Camatta is looking to score with low kicks.
Camatta gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Alvado counters with a stiff right hand.
Camatta throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvado.
Camatta blocks a head kick by Alvado.
Antonio Camatta is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3#
Alvado scores with a kick to the midsection.
Alvado on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alvado swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alvado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Camatta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvado manages to avoid it.
Alvado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Camatta has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alvado finds it's way round the side to connect with Camatta's head. #CUT#
It looks like Antonio Camatta has been cut.
Jab from Alvado.
Camatta defending well as Alvado loads up on a big left hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Alvado checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Camatta lands a jab to the head.
Alvado is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Camatta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvado.
Camatta misses with a wild body shot.
Alvado seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#T4#
Alvado lands a leg kick that knocks Camatta off balance momentarily.
Camatta shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A slow jab from Camatta misses its intended target.
Camatta cracks Alvado with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Alvado misses.
Camatta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Camatta moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Camatta throws a nice inside leg kick.
Camatta takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Camatta scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Camatta jabs Alvado to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Alvado throws a body punch but Camatta moves out of range.
Camatta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvado.

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 Pablo Alvado.
I think Camatta has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Camatta!
During a confident post fight interview, Antonio Camatta thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: EVO 246: Hess vs Turpin
Date: May 28, 2016

#R1#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cortes.#CUT2#
It looks like Pablo Alvado has been cut.
Cortes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cortes throws a leg kick which misses Alvado's front leg but catches the back leg as Alvado tries to avoid it.
Cortes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cortes misses the shot to the body.
Cortes loads up on a big right hand but Alvado slips the punch.
Cortes throws a jab when Alvado was well out of range.
Cortes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've been informed that Cortes has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Alvado waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cortes.
Decent striking displayed by Cortes there.
Nice jab there from Cortes.
Cortes throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Alvado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
A low kick from Cortes is predictable there
and Alvado counters with a straight right hand.
Cortes thuds his right hand into Alvado's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Alvado throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alvado takes a shot to the body in his stride. #T1#
Cortes lands with an overhand left.
Alvado circles away from the clinch attempt
and Alvado counters with a nice uppercut.
Cortes misses with a kick to the body
and Alvado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cortes fakes the leg kick and cracks Alvado in the body.
Cortes tries to clinch up.
Alvado throws a big shot that misses.
Cortes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Alvado rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cortes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cortes misses with a hook. Alvado ducked under it nicely.
Alvado lands with a kick to the temple. Cortes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Alvado jabs Cortes right on the nose. Cortes blinks but takes it well.#T2#
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!
Alvado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cortes moves away.
An inside leg kick from Cortes misses.
Alvado throws a big counter combination but Cortes scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cortes lands a nice shot that snaps Alvado's head back.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cortes, as that shot connected.
Cortes pushes Alvado away with a front kick.
Cortes throws the kick towards the body but Alvado avoids it.
Alvado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cortes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cortes, right into the meat. #CL2#
Cortes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cortes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alvados head.
Cortes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC2#
Cortes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cortes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alvado manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cortes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alvado misses with an uppercut. #T3#
Cortes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Cortes misses its intended target.
Alvado lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cortes's sensitive parts.
Alvado throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cortes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alvado to score with a decent uppercut.
Cortes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cortes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alvado is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Alvado throws the kick towards the body but Cortes avoids it.
Alvado loads up on a big right hand but Cortes slips the punch.
Cortes throws a jab when Alvado was well out of range.
Alvado scoring well with a low kick there.
Alvado is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cortes.
Cortes follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.#CL2#
Cortes forces Alvado back against the cage and clinches.#T4#
Alvado softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good body shot from Cortes.
Alvado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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!
A short right from Alvado.
Cortes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvado's elbow.
Alvado working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC#
Alvado manages to break the clinch.
Alvado ducks under a wild hook from Cortes.
Alvado takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Alvado scores with a head kick.
Alvado missing with a left hand there. Cortes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cortes misses with an uppercut. Alvado saw that one coming.
Alvado swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cortes looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvado is just out of range.
Ferdinand Cortes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortes throws a lazy body kick
and Alvado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cortes throws a big shot that misses.
Cortes ducks under a wild hook from Alvado.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cortes! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ferdinand Cortes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Alvado's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Alvado bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cortes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alvado checks a leg kick.
Cortes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alvado misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Cortes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cortes connects with an inside leg kick.
Cortes connects with a solid leg kick.
Alvado ducks right into an uppercut from Cortes.
Cortes misses with an uppercut. Alvado saw that one coming.
Cortes misses with a hook to the body
and Alvado counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortes misses with a looping right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cortes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alvado scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cortes tries to work over Alvado's front leg with a kick but Alvado checks it. #T1#
Alvado misses with a hook
and Cortes counters with a straight right hand.
Ferdinand Cortes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice shot by Cortes.
Alvado digs a good hook to Cortes's body.
Alvado 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.
Cortes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cortes scores with a kick to the midsection.
Alvado throws the left hand but Cortes avoids the punch easily.
Cortes wants to counter the offense by Alvado and move into the clinch position.
Cortes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alvado lands a nice shot that snaps Cortes's head back.
Alvado walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cortes.
Alvado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alvado is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cortes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alvado misses with a wild body shot.
Cortes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#T2#
Cortes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cortes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alvado pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cortes! But no joy.
Alvado misses with a series of wild punches.
Alvado misses with a straight right.
Cortes misses with a right hand
enabling Alvado to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Cortes.
Alvado tries to clinch up but Cortes circles away and keeps his distance.
Cortes throws out a counter right but Alvado avoids it with no problem.
Cortes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cortes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cortes throws out a loose jab but Alvado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cortes. #T3##CL2#
Cortes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alvado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cortes's elbow.
A hook to the body from Cortes. #BC#
Alvado breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alvado loads up on a big right hand but Cortes slips the punch.
Cortes misses with a straight left.
Alvado cracks Cortes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cortes misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Cortes misses the target.
Cortes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Alvado bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cortes connects with a leg kick. Alvado looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alvado 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.
Cortes scores with a sloppy right hand. Alvado should have avoided that one. #T4#
Cortes works over Alvado's head and body with a nice combination.
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!
Cortes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvado.
Alvado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cortes.
Alvado feints a jab promting Cortes to slip. Alvado then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cortes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Both fighters circling a little - Cortes finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Alvado takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cortes.
Cortes loads up on a big right hand but Alvado slips the punch.
Cortes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alvado tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cortes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cortes swings for the body but Alvado moves out of range.
It looked like Alvado wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alvado takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ferdinand Cortes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pablo Alvado'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.
#R3#
Alvado takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cortes throws a looping overhand right but Alvado ducks down to avoid it.
Alvado slips under a jab from Cortes.
Cortes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvado digs a good hook to Cortes's body.
Alvado throws the kick towards the body but Cortes avoids it.
Cortes takes a swing at Alvado's ribcage but misses.
As Cortes backs away, Alvado returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Alvado takes a swing at Cortes's ribcage but misses.
Cortes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cortes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alvado on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Alvado fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cortes.
Cortes moves out of range of the body kick from Alvado.
It seemed like Cortes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T1#
A nice leg kick lands there from Cortes.
Alvado doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cortes throws a big shot that misses.
Cortes throws a hook but Alvado blocks it.
Cortes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alvado.
Cortes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cortes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cortes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cortes fakes the leg kick and cracks Alvado in the body.
Cortes throws a push kick but Alvado slaps the foot to one side.
Alvado is looking to chop away at Cortes's legs.
Alvado on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cortes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alvado finds it's way round the side to connect with Cortes's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cortes.
Alvado is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cortes throws a body punch but Alvado moves out of range. #T2#
Alvado takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvado takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Alvado throws a solid leg kick but Cortes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Alvado.
Cortes only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Alvado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cortes.
Cortes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alvado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alvado moves out of range of the body kick from Cortes.
Alvado will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice shot by Cortes.
Alvado moves out of range of the body kick.
Cortes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alvado misses with a series of wild punches.
Cortes throws a lazy right hand but Alvado sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T3#
Cortes throws a sloppy head kick and Alvado moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Alvado misses the target.
Alvado throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cortes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cortes throws a wild body kick that Alvado sees coming a mile off.
Alvado throws a push kick but Cortes slaps the foot to one side.
Cortes dodges the punch combination from Alvado.
Cortes throws a good cross that connects.
Alvado tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cortes lands a jab.
Cortes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alvado.#T4#
Cortes lands a nice looking body kick.
Cortes checks a low kick from Alvado.
Cortes thinks about the counter body kick.
Cortes scores with a spinning back kick!
A jab from Cortes does it's job there.
Alvado swings widly with a right hand
and Cortes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alvado thinking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvado swings for the body but Cortes moves out of range.
Cortes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Alvado looks to land a body kick but Cortes moved away.
Cortes misses with a hook to the body
and Alvado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alvado looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cortes with a nice cross.
Alvado tries to clinch up but Cortes circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice side step and Cortes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cortes throws an overhand right that lands on Alvado's shoulder, as Alvado tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ferdinand Cortes really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Alvado's cut.
That's time! Alvado's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R4#
Alvado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cortes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Alvado misses its target.
Alvado pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cortes back to the cage. Alvado follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cortes lands with a good body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Alvado 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alvado defending well as Cortes loads up on a big left hand.
Cortes misses the jab.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cortes working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alvado lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cortes backwards. #BC2#
Cortes breaks the clinch.
Alvado swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T1#
Cortes looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvado is just out of range.
Cortes misses with a leg kick.
Alvado is looking to counter punch.
Alvado moves away from the strike by Cortes. #CL2#
Cortes gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Cortes fails to land.
Cortes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A shot in the inside from Alvado.
Cortes gets through Alvado's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alvado working aggressively here.
Cortes swings wildly with an uppercut but Alvado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvado misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alvado misses with a body punch.
Cortes struggles to land a body shot inside as Alvado controls his hands.
Alvado misses with a punch to the body.
Alvado swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T2##BC2#
Cortes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cortes tries to work over Alvado's front leg with a kick but Alvado checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Alvado misses the target.
Alvado throws out a loose jab but Cortes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortes wants to counter with a clinch but Alvado pushes him away.
A jab from Cortes finds it's way through Alvado's defenses.
Cortes throws a leg kick
and Alvado counters with a three punch combo that has Cortes backing up. Cortes nods at Alvado to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortes connects with the punch.
Alvado throws a head kick that misses.
Alvado throws the kick towards the body but Cortes avoids it.
Alvado takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A lazy left from Cortes finds it's target.
Alvado throws a jab but it's blocked by Cortes.
Cortes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cortes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvado.
As Cortes looks to move away, Alvado throws a big counter combo but Cortes just gets out of the way.#T3#
Cortes misses with a body kick.
Cortes throws a sloppy body shot
and Alvado counters with a big head kick but Cortes shrugs it off.
Cortes misses with a low kick as Alvado jumps back.
Alvado needs to keep his hands up - Cortes had a free shot at his head there.
Cortes misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Alvado on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cortes dodges the punch combination from Alvado.
Alvado lands with a shot to the body.
Cortes lands with an uppercut that bounces Alvado off the cage and back into range.
Crunch! Cortes slams his shin into Alvado's torso.#T4#
Cortes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alvado throws out the jab.
Cortes tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cortes scoring well with a low kick there.
Cortes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cortes looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvado is just out of range.
Alvado swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Alvado. That's going to slow Cortes down.
Cortes misses with a looping left.
Cortes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvado misses with an uppercut. Cortes saw that one coming.
Cortes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alvado's sensitive parts.
Alvado waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cortes.
Cortes throws out a counter right but Alvado avoids it with no problem.
Cortes avoids the body shot from Alvado.
Cortes connects with a body shot that sends Alvado's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ferdinand Cortes dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Alvado's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Cortes thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Alvado if he has to take too many more of those.
Cortes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cortes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cortes misses with a straight left.
Cortes throws a low kick but Alvado avoids it.
Cortes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alvado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cortes throws out the jab.
Alvado throws the kick towards the body but Cortes avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Alvado is predictable there
and Cortes counters with a right hand to the body.
Cortes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cortes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch lands to the side of Alvado 's head but he takes it in his stride.#T1#
Cortes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Alvado counters with a leg kick.
Alvado lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice body kick from Alvado.
Cortes looks to land a left hand but Alvado moved out of range nicely.
Cortes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cortes scores with a punch to the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cortes.
Cortes with a hook.
Cortes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alvado lands a jab.
Alvado moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pablo Alvado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Alvado takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cortes walks into a jab.#CL2#
Cortes moves into the clinch.
Cortes blocks an uppercut.
Cortes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cortes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Alvado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cortes prevents a body shot from Alvado.
Alvado misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alvado misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC2#
Cortes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alvado on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Alvado sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cortes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alvado. That did some damage!#T3#
Cortes missing with a left hand there. Alvado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cortes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Alvado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cortes.
Cortes cracks Alvado with a good jab.
Cortes stuns Alvado with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alvado moves out of range as Cortes strikes.
Cortes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alvado slips a jab from Cortes.
Alvado lands with a hook. Cortes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Alvado misses with a body shot
and Cortes counters with a left and a right that stings Alvado.
Alvado pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cortes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alvado throws a combination that misses
and Cortes counters with a nice uppercut. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvado scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cortes lands a glancing blow to the side of Alvado's head.
Cortes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#CL2#
Cortes takes the fight into the clinch.
Alvado throws a punch but it's blocked by Cortes.
Cortes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alvado backwards.
Alvado lands a left hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Cortes.
Cortes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cortes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Cortes.
Alvado can't find room to land a body shot as Cortes controls the action.
Cortes misses with some punches.
Cortes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alvado is keeping busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ferdinand Cortes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cortes 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 45:50
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ferdinand Cortes!
Ferdinand Cortes thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: EVO 245
Date: May 21, 2016

#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Scissorhands throws a quick inside leg kick.
Scissorhands throws a lazy uppercut
and Alvado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Scissorhands throws a front kick aimed at Alvado's knee but Alvado avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Alvado misses the target.
Scissorhands scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Scissorhands scores with a kick to the body.
Scissorhands misses with a lunging right hand
and Alvado counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Scissorhands connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alvado momentarily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.#T1#
Alvado rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scissorhands moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alvado lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Scissorhands backs up against the cage.
Scissorhands cracks the inside of Alvado's front leg.
Scissorhands attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Scissorhands lands the left hand.#CUT2#
It looks like Pablo Alvado has been cut.
Scissorhands walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Alvado checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. #T2#
Alvado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scissorhands.
Alvado moves out of range as Scissorhands strikes.
Scissorhands misses with a straight left.
Alvado was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Scissorhands lands a nice hook to Alvado's body. Alvado takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab from Scissorhands does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scissorhands jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #T3#
Scissorhands tries to land a front kick but Alvado steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alvado seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Alvado on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Scissorhands throws a leg kick
and Alvado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Scissorhands connects with an inside leg kick.
Alvado moves away from the strike by Scissorhands.
It looked like Alvado was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Scissorhands.
Scissorhands misses with a left hand
and Alvado counters with a lovely shot to the body.#T4#
Scissorhands paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Scissorhands fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alvado.
Scissorhands keeps Alvado at a distance using the push kick.
Alvado walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvado scores with a kick to the midsection.
Scissorhands throws a lazy uppercut
and Alvado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Scissorhands dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Alvado's cut.
That's time! Alvado's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Scissorhands throws a big shot that misses.
Scissorhands has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Scissorhands throws the kick towards the body but Alvado avoids it.
Alvado moves out of range of the body kick from Scissorhands.
Alvado swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Scissorhands misses with an attempted mid kick.
A good leg kick by Scissorhands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado slips a jab from Scissorhands.
Scissorhands wants to land a leg kick but Alvado is out of range. #T1#
Scissorhands connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alvado momentarily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Alvado might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.#CL2#
Scissorhands gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alvado lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Scissorhands misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alvado lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Scissorhands in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Scissorhands gets through Alvado's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Scissorhands pushes Alvado back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Scissorhands throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvado.
Scissorhands is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scissorhands.
Alvado blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Scissorhands.
Alvado is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#T2#
Alvado is leaning against Scissorhands and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Scissorhands on the inside.
Alvado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scissorhands's elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scissorhands looking to stall. #BC#
Alvado escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alvado slips a jab from Scissorhands.
A telegraphed right hand from Scissorhands misses the target.
Edward Scissorhands seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scissorhands will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Scissorhands missing with a left hand there. Alvado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T3#
Alvado on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A low kick from Scissorhands is predictable there
and Alvado counters with a series of strikes. Scissorhands will be more careful next time no doubt.
Alvado swinging wildly here.
Scissorhands dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T4#
Alvado uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scissorhands.
Alvado jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Scissorhands lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Scissorhands lands a jab.
Scissorhands scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scissorhands lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Scissorhands showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pablo Alvado's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R3#
Scissorhands fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Scissorhands dips to his left and cracks Alvado with an uppercut!
Scissorhands misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Alvado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alvado takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scissorhands takes a swing at Alvado's ribcage but misses.
Alvado throwing a counter right hand but Scissorhands manages to avoid it.
Scissorhands fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #T1#
Alvado on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Scissorhands swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Alvado misses its target.
Scissorhands paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#CUT2#
Pablo Alvado's cut is getting worse.
Alvado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scissorhands lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Scissorhands throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvado sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T2#
Scissorhands looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Scissorhands misses with a straight left.
Scissorhands is looking to clinch but Alvado is avoiding it.
A little feinted left hand from Alvado on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Scissorhands misses with a kick to the body
and Alvado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Scissorhands 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.
Scissorhands jabs Alvado to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T3#
Scissorhands looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alvado takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Scissorhands lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Alvado has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alvado and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It appears Alvado was looking to counter with a kick there.
Scissorhands throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alvado was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alvado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scissorhands.
Alvado swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Scissorhands throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alvado is looking to counter with a body kick.#T4#
Alvado gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Scissorhands.
Scissorhands misses with a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Alvado misses the target.
Alvado on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alvado bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Alvado was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Scissorhands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alvado chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Scissorhands can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Scissorhands really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Alvado's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R4#
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Alvado checks a leg kick.
Alvado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Scissorhands throws out the jab.
Scissorhands connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Scissorhands throws out a loose jab but Alvado uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Scissorhands.
Scissorhands throws a big shot that misses.#T1#
Scissorhands throws a hook to the side of Alvado's head but Alvado sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alvado takes one to the side of the head.
Scissorhands throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Scissorhands pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alvado thinks about countering with a body kick.
Scissorhands feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alvado's calf.
Scissorhands misses with a lunging right hand
and Alvado counters with a stiff right hand. #T2#
Scissorhands throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alvado.
It looked like Alvado wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alvado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scissorhands tries to work over Alvado's front leg with a kick but Alvado checks it.
Alvado thinks about countering with a body kick.
Scissorhands connects with a crisp jab.
Alvado has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Scissorhands.
Scissorhands takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#T3#
Scissorhands tried to score with a low kick but Alvado checks it.
It looked like Alvado was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Alvado misses with a looping left.
Scissorhands throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alvado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Scissorhands swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Alvado is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Scissorhands throws a chopping leg kick but Alvado manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Alvado is looking to counter with head kicks.#T4#
Scissorhands throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alvado on the wrong end of a nice jab.
An inside leg kick from Scissorhands misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Alvado misses the target.
Alvado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scissorhands.
Alvado is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Scissorhands fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alvado looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scissorhands lands a jab to Alvado's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Scissorhands dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Alvado's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R5#
Scissorhands throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Scissorhands throws a body punch but Alvado moves out of range.
Alvado is looking to counter with head kicks.
Scissorhands misses with a low kick as Alvado jumps back.
Scissorhands throws a lazy right hand but Alvado sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scissorhands throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvado sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scissorhands lands with a good body shot.#T1#
Scissorhands throws a shot from downtown. Alvado moves away and avoids it.
Alvado keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Scissorhands.
Scissorhands misses with a jab, cross combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Scissorhands.
Scissorhands fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Alvado moves out of range of the strikes.
Pablo Alvado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Scissorhands throws a shot from downtown. Alvado moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Alvado misses the target.
A big right from Scissorhands misses.
Alvado appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Scissorhands throws a right hand that misses
letting Alvado counter with a right hand.
Scissorhands throws a sloppy body shot
and Alvado counters with a lovely straight right hand!#ROC#
Scissorhands is rocked!
Jab from Scissorhands.
Scissorhands is still on wobbly legs! Can Alvado finish him?#T3#
Good leg kick by Scissorhands there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Alvado is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Scissorhands throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Scissorhands seems to have recovered his senses.
Edward Scissorhands seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scissorhands connects with a leg kick. Alvado looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Edward Scissorhands is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Alvado misses with a hook
enabling Scissorhands to counter with a crisp jab.
Scissorhands throws a big shot that misses.
That kick from Scissorhands tenderised Alvado's leg. Alvado is trying to keep his angry face on.#T4#
Nice uppercut lands for Scissorhands. That snapped Alvado's head back.
Scissorhands cracks Alvado with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Scissorhands throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alvado on the side of the head.
Alvado avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A counter left hand to the body from Alvado misses its target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A jab from Scissorhands finds it's way through Alvado's defenses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Scissorhands comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Scissorhands 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 45:50
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 45:50
Judge William Gold scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Scissorhands!
Edward Scissorhands is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Edward Scissorhands made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: Syn 440 - Supernova VI
Date: May 13, 2016

#R1#
Murphy misses with a double jab
and Alvado counters with a good, hard body kick but Murphy shrugs it off.
Nice shot by Murphy.
Alvado lands a body shot.
Alvado takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Alvado moves out of range of the strikes.
Murphy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murphy throws a jab when Alvado was well out of range.
Alvado misses with a double jab.
Alvado takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy.
Murphy lands with a shot to the body.
Alvado on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Alvado misses with a straight right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy connects with a body shot.
Murphy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Alvado counters with a nice uppercut.
Corbin Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T1#
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Murphy misses.
Murphy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alvado's head backwards.
Murphy swinging wildly here.
Alvado doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Alvado defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvado was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
And Alvado responds with a good body kick, but Murphy manages to step out the way in time.
Murphy throws a looping overhand right but Alvado ducks down to avoid it.
Murphy keeps the fight on the outside.
An attempted straight right counter from Murphy misses the target.#CL2#
Alvado has managed to clinch.
Alvado scores with a shot to the side of Murphy's head.
Alvado scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvado.
Alvado tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside. #T2#
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alvado lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murphy blocks an uppercut.
Alvado misses with a body punch.
Alvado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
Alvado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alvado misses with a body punch.
Alvado misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC#
Murphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alvado attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Murphy connects with the punch.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvado.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Alvado takes a jab right on the kisser.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target. #T3#
Alvado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Alvado raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Alvado waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murphy.
Murphy throwing a counter right hand but Alvado manages to avoid it.
Murphy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alvado counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Alvado scores with a hook to the body. Murphy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alvado.
Alvado wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alvado on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Murphy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Murphy works the jab nicely.
Alvado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Alvado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
Alvado doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Alvado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvado lands with a shot to the body.
Alvado defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
Murphy takes a swing at Alvado's ribcage but misses.
Alvado is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Murphy rather than just go for the knockout.#T4#
Murphy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alvado counters with a stiff right hand.
Alvado with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alvado looks for the body kick but Murphy saw that one coming.
Murphy scores with a shot to the body.
Alvado slips under a jab from Murphy.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Murphy misses with a double jab
enabling Alvado to counter with a crisp jab.
Murphy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Alvado looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Murphy misses with a shot to the body
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alvado lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murphy's sensitive parts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Alvado does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice cross by Murphy.
Alvado stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Murphy throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Corbin Murphy will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Murphy misses the jab.
Alvado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Alvado scores with a spinning back kick!
Murphy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#CL2#
Alvado moves into the clinch successfully.
Alvado lands an uppercut.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alvado lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alvado scores with a shoulder strike.
Murphy is looking to break free of the clinch but Alvado has double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Murphy.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Alvado controls his hands.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Alvado misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alvado lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Alvado. #T1#
Murphy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alvado has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Murphy seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Alvado can turn it around.
Alvado tries a body shot but Murphy blocks it.
Alvado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alvado backwards.
Alvado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alvado misses with some punches.
Murphy lands a hook that snaps the head of Alvado backwards.
Murphy scores with a shot to the side of Alvado's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alvado.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvado.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Alvado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murphy is working Alvado over against the cage.
Alvado blocks an uppercut.
Murphy blocks an uppercut.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike.
Murphy pushes Alvado back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T2#
Alvado misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
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!
Alvado throws a head punch that misses.
Alvado tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Alvado lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alvado prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Alvado tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Alvado back against the cage.
Alvado can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
Alvado misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Alvado avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alvado lands a nice shot to the body.
Alvado lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Murphy.
Alvado blocks a body shot from Murphy. #BC#
Murphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alvado throws a jab but it's blocked by Murphy.
Murphy throws out a loose jab but Alvado uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvado.
Corbin Murphy is winning the standup battle so far.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alvado.
Nice body punch from Alvado.
Murphy throws a body punch but Alvado moves out of range.
Murphy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alvado throws a sloppy head kick and Murphy moves out of range easily.
Murphy lands with an overhand left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Alvado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alvado just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvado throws a body shot but no joy.
Murphy misses with a hook. Alvado ducked under it nicely.
Alvado takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #T4#
Murphy misses with a hook. Alvado ducked under it nicely.
Murphy staying out of range there.
Alvado checks a low kick from Murphy.
Alvado throws a leg kick but Murphy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A big right from Alvado misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvado wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Murphy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murphy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Alvado ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Alvado swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice shot by Alvado.
Murphy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alvado looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jab from Murphy.
Alvado lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Pablo Alvado will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R3#
Murphy avoids the head kick by Alvado.
Alvado misses with a leg kick
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
Murphy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A shot to the liver by Murphy. Beautiful body shot.
Murphy misses with a hook.
Alvado fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murphy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alvado moves out of range of the leg kick from Murphy.
Murphy misses the body punch
and Alvado counters with a nice uppercut.
Alvado moves in looking to clinch but Murphy pushes him off.
Murphy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alvado's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy jabs Alvado to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Alvado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy defending well as Alvado loads up on a big left hand.
Alvado connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murphy momentarily. #T1#
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy thuds his right hand into Alvado's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvado.
Alvado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
A little jabbing left from Alvado on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murphy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alvado on the side of the head. #CL2#
Alvado closes the distance and clinches.
Alvado lands a nice uppercut.
Alvado struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
Alvado misses with a punch to the body.
Alvado swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murphy tries to work over Alvado's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alvado.
A head punch on the inside from Alvado fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Murphy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alvado prevents a body shot from Murphy. #T2#
Alvado tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alvado tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Alvado back against the cage.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC#
Murphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy lands a jab to the nose.
Alvado lands a nice shot that snaps Murphy's head back.
Alvado takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Murphy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alvado takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Murphy checks a leg kick.
Murphy lands a body shot.
Alvado dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alvado jabs at Murphy's body.
Murphy misses the body punch
and Alvado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murphy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alvado has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T3#
Murphy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Murphy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Murphy misses with a lunging right hand
and Alvado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alvado throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Murphy misses.
Alvado steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Murphy.
Alvado tries a low kick but Murphy avoids it.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alvado throws out the jab.
Murphy is looking to counter punch.
Alvado takes one to the chin there.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alvado throws out the jab.
Murphy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Alvado moves away and avoids it.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T4#
Murphy misses with a hook. Alvado ducked under it nicely.
Alvado throws a hook but Murphy blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Murphy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvado lands a right hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
Alvado now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Murphy throws out a loose jab but Alvado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
The fighters circling - Alvado throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murphy misses with a lunging right hand
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice body punch from Murphy.
A big right from Alvado misses.
Murphy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Murphy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alvado looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Murphy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alvado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alvado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Corbin Murphy did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R4#
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alvado, right into the meat.
Murphy takes one on the button.
Murphy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murphy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alvado momentarily.
Murphy misses with a right hand
and Alvado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alvado jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alvado tries to bum rush Murphy with a series of wild strikes but Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murphy is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy throws a hook but Alvado avoids it easily.
Murphy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy.
Murphy misses with a left hand
and Alvado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Alvado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy.#T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvado. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Alvado wants to counter the offense by Murphy and move into the clinch position.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alvado tries to counter by closing the distance.
Alvado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alvado.
Murphy moves out of range as Alvado throws a body kick.
Murphy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murphy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alvado blocks a jab.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvado moves away.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvado is just out of range.
Alvado lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Murphy swings for the body but Alvado moves out of range.
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy. #T2#
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alvado.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Alvado.
Alvado lands a body shot.
Alvado ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alvado slips a jab and a cross from Murphy.
Alvado throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alvado avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvado throws a low kick but Murphy moves out of range easily.
Murphy misses with a double jab
and Alvado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvado throws a series of punches but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Alvado.#T3#
Murphy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Alvado.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Murphy misses.
Murphy connects with a body shot that sends Alvado's belly button to the back.
Murphy throws a right hand that Alvado ducks under and follows up with a left that Alvado also avoids with ease.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy keeps the fight on the outside.
Murphy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Alvado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
A jab from Murphy misses.
Alvado steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Murphy.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T4#
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Alvado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvado just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvado slips under a jab.
Murphy misses with a combination
and Alvado counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvado throws the kick towards the body but Murphy avoids it.
Murphy misses with a hook
and Alvado counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Murphy misses.
Murphy swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Alvado to counter with a crisp jab.
Murphy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alvado stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alvado misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Murphy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corbin Murphy had his way with Pablo Alvado in 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R5#
A shot to the body from Murphy misses
and Alvado counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Alvado bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murphy's head backwards.
Murphy misses with a right hand
and Alvado counters with a series of strikes. Murphy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvado manages to avoid it.
Murphy catches Alvado with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvado sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alvado appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Murphy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alvado works over Murphy's head and body with a nice combination.
Murphy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alvado. Alvado obviously looking to wear him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvado throws a head kick but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Murphy lands a jab to the head.
Alvado throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
Murphy throwing a counter right hand but Alvado manages to avoid it.#T1#
Alvado misses with a straight right.
Murphy is looking to counter punch.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Alvado takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
Murphy looks to land a left hand but Alvado moved out of range nicely.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Alvado throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
As Alvado looks to move away, Murphy throws a big counter combo but Alvado just gets out of the way.
Alvado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Murphy takes a swing at Alvado's ribcage but misses.
Murphy throws a hook but Alvado blocks it.
Murphy misses the jab.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvado moves away.
A shot to the liver by Alvado. Beautiful body shot.
Pablo Alvado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Alvado digs a good hook to Murphy's body.
Alvado misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murphy throws a hook to the side of Alvado's head but Alvado sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alvado misses with an uppercut
and Murphy counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot by Alvado.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy throws a body punch but Alvado moves out of range.
Alvado swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvado moves forwards but Murphy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Murphy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Alvado back to the cage. Murphy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Murphy throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvado.
Alvado misses with a hook
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheers as Murphy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alvado doesn't seem phased though.#T3#
Murphy connects with a crisp jab.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvado manages to avoid it.
Alvado feints a counter leg kick.
Alvado fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murphy lands with a shot to the body.
Murphy misses with an uppercut. Alvado saw that one coming.
Alvado with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Donk. Murphy catches Alvado right on the button with a cross.
Alvado dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Alvado connects with the punch.
A jab from Alvado misses.
Murphy swings for the body but Alvado moves out of range.
Alvado fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Murphy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy tests Alvado's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murphy lands a jab to the head.
Alvado takes one to the chin there.
Murphy avoids a punch combination nicely. #KD2#
Alvado drops Murphy with a beautiful combination! Murphy stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Alvado is looking for the KO!#ROC2#
Murphy is rocked!
Murphy throws a right and a left that Alvado avoids nicely.
Oh Murphy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murphy fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Murphy seems to have got his legs back now.
Alvado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvado.
Nice body punch from Murphy.

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 Corbin Murphy.
I think Murphy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 49:46
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 48:48
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Corbin Murphy!
Our winner, Corbin Murphy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: EVO 241: Connemara vs Camacho
Date: Apr 27, 2016

#R1#
Alvado moves out of range of the strikes.
Camatta throws a jab when Alvado was well out of range.
Camatta looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alvado misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Camatta thuds a left hand into Alvado's body.
Camatta's corner calls for a 1-2. Camatta obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alvado moves out of range of the body kick.
Camatta misses with an uppercut.
Alvado closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Camatta throws a shot from downtown. Alvado moves away and avoids it.
Camatta throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camatta connects with an inside leg kick.
Alvado avoids the body shot from Camatta.
An attempted straight right counter from Alvado misses the target.
Camatta throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alvado throws a hook but Camatta avoids it easily.
Camatta throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alvado is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pablo Alvado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Alvado scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Alvado throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Camatta swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Camatta shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Camatta lunges at Alvado with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alvado's hand.
Alvado looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Camatta throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvado throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Camatta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Camatta shoots in but Alvado avoids the takedown attempt easily.
It looked like Alvado was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Camatta.
Alvado throws a shot from downtown. Camatta moves away and avoids it.
Alvado throws a right hand that Camatta ducks under and follows up with a left that Camatta also avoids with ease.
Alvado throws a jab when Camatta was well out of range.
Camatta avoids the body shot from Alvado. #T2#
Camatta looks to land a left hand but Alvado moved out of range nicely.
Alvado just misses with a punch to the body.
Camatta pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alvado is out of range and Camatta settles back down.
Camatta takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Alvado avoids a kick to the body.
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!
Camatta cracks Alvado with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alvado throws a body punch but Camatta moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Alvado there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Alvado dips to his left and cracks Camatta with an uppercut!#CUT#
It looks like Antonio Camatta has been cut.
Camatta just misses with a punch to the body.
Camatta comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Camatta.
Camatta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvado.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Camatta.
Camatta fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alvado.#T3#
Alvado scores with a nice strike.
Alvado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Camatta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Camatta throws a head kick that Alvado semi-blocks.
Camatta misses with an uppercut. Alvado saw that one coming.
Alvado walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Camatta throws a low kick, looking for Alvado's leg but Alvado calmly moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Alvado tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab lands there for Camatta.
Camatta misses with a combination #CL#
and Alvado counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Alvado.
Alvado blocks an uppercut.
Alvado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Camatta's elbow.
Camatta tries to pull guard but Alvado won't allow it.
Pablo Alvado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Camatta.
Camatta blocking some punches.
Alvado swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Camatta tries to pull guard but Alvado forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#T4#
A short uppercut from Alvado.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvado blocking some punches.
Camatta throws a head punch that misses.
Camatta misses with a punch on the inside.
Alvado working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Camatta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Camatta jumps guard but Alvado turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Camatta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Camatta taking a breather.
Alvado cracks Camatta with a nice body shot.
Alvado misses with some punches.
Alvado blocks a body shot from Camatta.
Alvado misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camatta has a couple of punches blocked by Alvado.
Alvado throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Camattas head.
Camatta has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Alvado seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Camatta can turn it around.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alvado.
Alvado throws a punch but it's blocked by Camatta.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Camatta.
Alvado lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Antonio Camatta will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Antonio Camatta's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Camatta thows a leg kick but Alvado checks it #CL#
and Alvado counters by clinching up.
A right handed body shot lands from Alvado.
Alvado throws a punch but it's blocked by Camatta.
Alvado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alvado lands a shoulder strike.
Alvado throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Camattas head.
Camatta prevents a body shot from Alvado. #TD2#
Camatta drags the fight down to the ground. #SUB2#
Camatta working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Alvado has passed into half guard! #SUB2#
Camatta is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Alvado pulls his head out easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Camatta is looking to improve his position. #T1#
Camatta wants to control but Alvado is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB2#
Camatta looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Alvado is thwarting Camatta's attempts to control the position.
Alvado is figuring out what he wants to do next.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Alvado has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
We've been told by Alvado's head coaches at K.O.N.Y. that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Camatta tries to clinch but Alvado is having none of it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Alvado, as that shot connected.
Alvado dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Camatta moves into the clinch.
Alvado lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Camatta is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Camatta swings wildly with an uppercut but Alvado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camatta tries to pull guard but Alvado holds him up against the cage and eventually Camatta drops back down to his feet.
Camatta lands with a short shot to the head. #T3#
Alvado swings wildly with an uppercut but Camatta uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Camatta manages to break the clinch.
Camatta scoring well with a low kick there.
Alvado connects with an inside leg kick.
Camatta moves out of range of the strikes.
Camatta takes a swing at Alvado's ribcage but misses.
Camatta swats away the attempt to clinch by Alvado.
Camatta misses with a straight left.
Camatta misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Alvado connects with a looping right hand.
Camatta swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T4#
Camatta throws a head kick that Alvado semi-blocks.
Alvado throws a left and a right that both miss
and Camatta counters with a low kick, right behind Alvado 's knee.
Alvado throws the kick towards the body but Camatta avoids it.
A big right from Alvado misses.
Camatta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alvado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Camatta moves away.
Camatta fails with a takedown attempt.
Pablo Alvado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Camatta.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvado thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alvado takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A bone on bone clash there as Alvado blocks the leg kick.
Camatta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvado sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Camatta moves out of range of the body kick.
Camatta appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Alvado dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Camatta's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R3#
Alvado takes one on the button.
Antonio Camatta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Camatta scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Camatta takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Camatta ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Alvado. No joy for Camatta on that attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Alvado on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alvado tries to clinch but Camatta is having none of it.
Camatta with the counter takedown but Alvado avoids it easily.
Camatta fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alvado has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Camatta looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alvado takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Alvado is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Alvado throws a head kick but Camatta moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado jabs Camatta to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Antonio Camatta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Camatta.
Alvado was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alvado scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Alvado moves into the clinch.#T1#
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Camatta is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Alvado to keep the fight standing.
Alvado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alvado lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Alvado.
Camatta fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pablo Alvado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Camatta.
Alvado misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camatta.
Alvado digs a right hand into Camatta's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Camatta's gas tank.
Camatta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alvado misses with some punches.
Alvado tries to throw a body punch but Camatta avoids it by throwing Alvado back against the cage.
Alvado lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alvado blocking some punches.
Alvado scores with a shot to the side of Camatta's head.
Alvado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alvado lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Alvado lands with a light punch inside.
Alvado pushes Camatta back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T2#
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!
Alvado misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camatta misses with a punch on the inside.
Camatta prevents a body shot from Alvado.
Alvado swings wildly with an uppercut but Camatta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvado lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alvado.
Camatta fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nice body punch from Alvado - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvado.
Alvado scores with a shoulder strike.
Alvado struggles to land a body shot inside as Camatta controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alvado.
Camatta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alvado lands a nice uppercut.
Alvado misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alvado lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alvado.#T3#
Camatta is trying to pull guard but Alvado turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Alvado swings wildly with an uppercut but Camatta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvado misses with some punches.
Alvado working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alvado softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Camatta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Camatta is trying to drag Alvado to the mat but Alvado just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Alvado tries a body shot but Camatta blocks it.
Camatta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alvado misses with a punch on the inside.
Alvado lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alvado misses with some punches.
Pablo Alvado has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Camatta misses with a punch on the inside.
Alvado tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T4#
Camatta is trying to pull guard but Alvado has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Alvado.
Camatta is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Alvado to keep the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camatta.
Camatta is trying to pull guard but Alvado turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alvado.
Alvado lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Camatta backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvado lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Alvado misses with a punch to the body.
Alvado works on Camatta's body with a couple of short punches.
Alvado tries to throw a body punch but Camatta avoids it by throwing Alvado back against the cage.
Alvado misses with a punch on the inside.
Camatta blocking some punches.
Camatta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Camatta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alvado misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camatta blocks a body shot from Alvado.
Alvado lands with a left to the head.
Alvado scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Alvado clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Camatta's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R4#
A head kick misses from Camatta.
Alvado wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Alvado throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Camatta stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alvado ducks under a wild hook from Camatta.
Camatta getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big right from Alvado misses.
Alvado misses the shot to the body.
Camatta punishes Alvado's body with a nice straight punch.
Alvado buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Camatta throws a lazy body kick
and Alvado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alvado avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado lands a leg kick that knocks Camatta off balance momentarily.
No joy there for Camatta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alvado is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Camatta can do to turn this around?
Good standup being displayed there by Camatta as he connects with a hook.
Camatta clobbers Alvado with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #T1#
Alvado doesn't manage to clinch there - Camatta circles away.
Camatta throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Alvado makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Camatta is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Alvado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Camatta.
Alvado throwing a counter right hand but Camatta manages to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Camatta.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alvado.
Camatta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Camatta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Camatta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Camatta tries to counter it with a takedown but Alvado pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A lazy left from Alvado finds it's target.#CUT#
That has opened up Antonio Camatta's cut even more.
Camatta misses with a body shot.
Alvado is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Camatta.
Alvado lands a lovely overhand right.
Camatta swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T2#
Alvado misses with a body shot.
Alvado feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Camatta's calf.
Alvado avoids the head kick by Camatta.
Camatta checks the leg kick nicely there. #KD#
Alvado drops Camatta with a beautiful combination! Camatta stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Alvado is looking for the KO!#ROC#
Camatta is rocked!
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!
Camatta looks to throw the jab but Alvado is out of range.
Camatta is still on wobbly legs! Can Alvado finish him?
Camatta slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Alvado comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#CL#
Alvado closes the distance and pushes Camatta back into the cage.
Camatta blocks an uppercut.
Camatta tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Alvado just stands there and leans against the cage.
Alvado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Camatta seems to have recovered his senses.
Alvado lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Camatta.
Camatta tries a body shot but Alvado blocks it.
Camatta tries to score a body lock takedown but Alvado shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pablo Alvado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Camatta.#T3#
Camatta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alvado has him pressed against the cage.
Alvado misses with some punches.
Camatta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alvado backwards.
Camatta tries to pull guard but Alvado won't allow it. #TD2#
Camatta pulls guard.
Alvado sitting in guard here, content to control.
Alvado passes into half guard.
Camatta trying to control but Alvado postures up.
Camatta trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Camatta tries to hold on but Alvado pushes him away. #T4#
Alvado takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Camatta can't escape the position.
Alvado controlling the position easily from mount.
Camatta really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Alvado controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Alvado had his way with Antonio Camatta in that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Camatta's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R5#
Camatta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Camatta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvado sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alvado tries to counter by clinching up but Camatta breaks away and moves out of range.
Camatta throws a body punch but Alvado moves out of range.
Camatta cracks Alvado with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A low kick from Camatta is predictable there
and Alvado counters with a solid body kick.
Camatta throws a front kick aimed at Alvado's knee but Alvado avoids it well.
Donk. Camatta catches Alvado right on the button with a cross.
Alvado throws a nice outside leg kick.
Camatta misses with a low kick.
Alvado jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Alvado. No joy for Camatta on that attempt.
Alvado looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Alvado ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alvado chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Camatta can pounce on him.
A clash of legs there as Alvado blocks the low kick.
Camatta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Camatta was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T1#
A nice inside leg kick there by Alvado. That's going to slow Camatta down.
Camatta feints and then cracks Alvado's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alvado down.
Camatta goes for a double leg but Alvado avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Alvado continues to drive forward.
Alvado thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Camatta if he has to take too many more of those.
Alvado fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alvado is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Camatta.
A nice leg kick lands there from Camatta.
Camatta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alvado throws the left hand but Camatta avoids the punch easily.
Camatta throws a body punch but Alvado moves out of range.
Camatta attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Camatta fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alvado checks it well.
Alvado lands a jab.#T2#
Alvado throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvado throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Camatta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Camatta wants to slow Alvado down by chopping away at his legs.
Camatta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvado moves away.#CL#
Alvado has closed the distance and engaged Camatta in a clinch.
Alvado lands a right hand that snaps the head of Camatta backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camatta has a couple of punches blocked by Alvado.
Camatta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camatta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Camatta tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pablo Alvado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Camatta.
Camatta can't get the takedown.
Camatta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Camatta tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Camatta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alvado doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T3#
Alvado lands a right hand that snaps the head of Camatta backwards.
Alvado misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camatta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Alvado as the two fighters clinch.
Camatta is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Camatta lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alvado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alvado lands a nice uppercut.
Camatta wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Alvado lands a nice uppercut.#TD2#
Camatta jumps into guard, dragging Alvado to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Camatta working a defensive guard here.
Alvado works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Alvado looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Alvado wants to pass to mount but Camatta is defending the position.
Antonio Camatta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Alvado uses his free foot to push down on Camatta's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Camatta.
Camatta manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Camatta wants to improve his position but Alvado is controlling well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camatta punching from the bottom.
Pablo Alvado is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Camatta punching from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Alvado showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alvado 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:46
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Alvado!
Pablo Alvado retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath Pablo Alvado thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: T137 - Seed of Hate
Date: Apr 07, 2016

#R1#
Bardanos throws a poor cross that misses
letting Alvado counter with a right hand.
Bardanos scores with a jab. Alvado acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alvado looks to throw the jab but Bardanos is out of range.
Bardanos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
No joy there for Bardanos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bardanos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alvado throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bardanos counters with a stiff right hand.
Bardanos lands a slapping body shot.
Bardanos tests Alvado's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alvado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bardanos.
Alvado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bardanos throws out the jab.
Bardanos slips a straight right by Alvado.
Alvado scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvado cracks Bardanos with a good jab.
Alvado slips under a jab from Bardanos.
Bardanos throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T1#
Bardanos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Bardanos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bardanos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Alvado throws a body kick that misses.
Alvado displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bardanos.
Bardanos misses with a body shot.
Pablo Alvado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bardanos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alvado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alvado is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bardanos with a body shot.
Bardanos slips a jab from Alvado.
Bardanos misses with a right hand
and Bardanos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bardanos swings for the body but Alvado moves out of range.
Bardanos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alvado momentarily.
Alvado keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bardanos misses with a jab to the body
enabling Alvado to counter with a crisp jab.
Alvado's coach down at K.O.N.Y. was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Alvado's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvado takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bardanos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvado.
Bardanos throws an off balance right hand
and Alvado counters with a solid body kick.
Bardanos dips to his left and cracks Alvado with an uppercut!
Bardanos throws a combination. Alvado tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bardanos throws a right hand that misses #CL2#
and Alvado counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Alvado.
Bardanos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alvado working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alvado.
I was talking to Bardanos's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Alvado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alvado tries to throw a body punch but Bardanos avoids it by throwing Alvado back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Alvado.
Bardanos wants to take the fight to the mat but Alvado manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Alvado gets through Bardanos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alvado presses Bardanos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Alvado lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bardanos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bardanos lands a body punch in the clinch. #T3#
Bardanos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Alvado - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alvado creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bardanos blocks a body shot from Alvado.
Bardanos pushes Alvado back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC#
Bardanos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bardanos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alvado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alvado thinks about the counter body kick.
Bardanos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bardanos appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bardanos throws a looping overhand right but Alvado ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alvado! But no joy.
Bardanos avoids the body shot from Alvado.
Bardanos misses with a looping left.
Alvado lands a really nice looking cross but Bardanos seems unphased.
Bardanos lands a jab to the head.
Bardanos misses the shot to the body.
Bardanos thows a left - swing and a miss! #T4#
Alvado takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Bardanos looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvado is just out of range.
As Bardanos backs off Alvado throws a huge counter combo but Bardanos manages to avoid it all.
Bardanos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Alvado tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bardanos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bardanos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvado moves away.
Alvado lands a right hook to the body.
Alvado throws a shot from downtown. Bardanos moves away and avoids it.
Alvado has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bardanos throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Bardanos misses.
Alvado takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvado moves out of range of the strikes.
Bardanos misses the body punch
letting Alvado counter with a right hand.
Bardanos takes a swing at Alvado's ribcage but misses.
Bardanos lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Boreste Bardanos will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Alvado missing with a left hand there. Bardanos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boreste Bardanos is winning the standup battle so far.
Alvado throws a looping overhand right but Bardanos ducks down to avoid it.
Alvado throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alvado misses the shot to the body.
Bardanos lands a right hook to the body.
Bardanos throws a big shot that misses.
Alvado steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the body from Bardanos misses
and Alvado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alvado misses with a kick to the body.
Alvado ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alvado takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Alvado throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bardanos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alvado misses with the body kick
and Bardanos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alvado thinking.
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!
Alvado lands a lovely overhand right.#T1#
Alvado scores with a nice strike.#ROC2#
Bardanos is rocked!
Alvado thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bardanos if he has to take too many more of those.
Oh Bardanos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alvado takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alvado throws an overhand right that lands on Bardanos's shoulder, as Bardanos tries to avoid the shot.
Bardanos takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bardanos seems to have got his legs back now.
Alvado misses the jab.
Alvado throws a right and a left that Bardanos avoids nicely. #TD#
Alvado gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bardanos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bardanos trying to control but Alvado is working from the bottom. #T2#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bardanos throwing strikes but missing.
Bardanos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Alvado pulls Bardanos in close to prevent any damage.
Bardanos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T3#
Alvado is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bardanos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvado.
Alvado cracks a nice hook into Bardanos's ribs.
Bardanos throws a body punch but Alvado moves out of range.
Alvado misses with a hook. Bardanos ducked under it nicely.
Alvado looks to throw a body kick
and Bardanos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alvado throws a good cross that connects.
Bardanos works Alvado's body with a nice hook.
Bardanos misses with a left hand
and Alvado counters with a nice uppercut.
Bardanos swings for the body but Alvado moves out of range.
Bardanos lands a right hook to the body.
Bardanos throws a sloppy body shot
and Alvado counters with a nice uppercut. #T4#
Bardanos throws a body punch but Alvado moves out of range.
Alvado throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bardanos looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvado is just out of range.
Bardanos looks to land a right hand but Alvado moved out of range.
Bardanos looks to throw the jab but Alvado is out of range.
A jab from Alvado misses.
Alvado connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bardanos momentarily.
Bardanos scores with a nice right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alvado darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alvado is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A big left from Bardanos misses.
Alvado throws out a counter right but Bardanos avoids it with no problem.
Bardanos missing with a left hand there. Alvado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bardanos misses with a body shot.
Alvado throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Alvado showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bardanos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R3#
Bardanos looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvado is just out of range.
Alvado throws a hook but Bardanos avoids it easily.#TD#
Bardanos closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Alvado quickly recovers to half guard.#ES2#
Alvado makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Bardanos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alvado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bardanos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvado.
Boreste Bardanos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvado with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bardanos to score with a decent uppercut.
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!
The fighters circling - Bardanos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alvado misses with a looping left.
Bardanos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bardanos misses with a hook
and Alvado counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bardanos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alvado avoids the body shot from Bardanos.
Alvado jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bardanos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T1#
Bardanos throws a body shot but no joy.
Bardanos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alvado's waist but Alvado gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bardanos off to one side.
Alvado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bardanos throws out the jab.
Alvado drops his hands momentarily and Bardanos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bardanos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvado connects with a right hand. Bardanos shakes it off.
Bardanos throws a shot from downtown. Alvado moves away and avoids it.
Bardanos looks to throw the jab but Alvado is out of range.
Bardanos thuds a left hand into Alvado's body.
Bardanos fails with a takedown attempt.
Bardanos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvado manages to avoid it.
Alvado swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bardanos swings widly with a right hand
and Alvado counters with a stiff right hand. #TD#
Bardanos gets a double leg takedown into Alvado's guard.#ES2#
Alvado uses the cage to get back to his feet. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvado comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alvado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bardanos.
Bardanos misses with a body punch
and Alvado counters with a series of strikes. Bardanos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Alvado misses with a lunging right hand
and Bardanos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Alvado misses.
Alvado dodges the punch combination from Bardanos.
Bardanos just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvado misses with a wild body shot.
Bardanos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alvado misses with a hook.#T3#
Bardanos lands a jab to the nose.
Alvado lands a head shot.
Alvado lands a lovely overhand right.
Bardanos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Alvado throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alvado looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bardanos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alvado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alvado scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bardanos misses with an uppercut. Alvado saw that one coming.
Alvado looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bardanos looks to throw the jab but Alvado is out of range.
Bardanos throws a shot to the body.
Alvado fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bardanos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T4#
Alvado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvado tries to move into range but Bardanos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bardanos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alvado.
Alvado misses with a kick to the body.
Alvado takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bardanos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bardanos throws a hook but Alvado avoids it easily.
Alvado throws a big counter head kick but Bardanos avoids it with no problem.
Bardanos misses with a wild body shot.
Alvado throws a body punch but Bardanos moves out of range.
Bardanos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slapping body kick lands there for Alvado.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvado scores with a nice body kick.
Alvado is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bardanos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alvado.
Bardanos misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Alvado really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R4#
Bardanos swings widly with a right hand
and Alvado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alvado moves forwards but Bardanos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Alvado leaves Bardanos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Alvado appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Alvado slips under a jab.
Alvado walks into a stiff left hand from Bardanos.
Alvado has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Alvado misses with an uppercut.
Bardanos will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bardanos crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Alvado - the referee stops the clock and Bardanos gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Alvado. Bardanos manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A big right from Bardanos misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bardanos slips under a jab.
Bardanos looks to land a left hand but Alvado moved out of range nicely.
Bardanos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bardanos throws a body shot but no joy.
Bardanos misses with an uppercut
and Alvado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T1#
Bardanos misses the shot to the body.
Bardanos digs a good body shot into Alvado's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Alvado.
Bardanos jabs at Alvado's body.
Alvado misses the shot to the body.
Bardanos looks to land a left hand but Alvado moved out of range nicely.
Alvado throws an off balance right hand
and Bardanos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alvado misses with a looping right.
Alvado throws a head kick that Bardanos semi-blocks.
Bardanos avoids a kick to the body.
Alvado takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alvado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bardanos.
Bardanos connects with the punch.#T2#
Bardanos blocks the body kick.
Alvado throws a lazy right hand but Bardanos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alvado scores with a kick to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvado thows a body kick. Bardanos tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bardanos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bardanos connects with a looping right hand.
Alvado ducks under a wild hook from Bardanos.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alvado! But no joy.
Alvado takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alvado scores with a hook to the body. Bardanos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alvado throws a jab when Bardanos was well out of range.
Alvado tries to clinch but Bardanos moves out of range.
Bardanos swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Alvado throws a jab but it's blocked by Bardanos. #T3#
Bardanos connects with a right hand. Alvado shakes it off.
Alvado doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bardanos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bardanos looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvado is just out of range.
Alvado throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bardanos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alvado looks to land a right hand but Bardanos moved out of range.
Alvado throws a shot from downtown. Bardanos moves away and avoids it.
Alvado swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bardanos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alvado avoids it really well and circles away.
Alvado tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Alvado misses. #T4#
Alvado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alvado looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bardanos lands a glancing blow to the side of Alvado's head.
Alvado scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bardanos doesn't seem bothered though. #TD#
Bardanos scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvado is trying to maintain the position but Bardanos is very close to passing his half guard.
Bardanos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bardanos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Alvado defending well though.
Bardanos wants to control but Alvado is keeping him busy.
Bardanos is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Alvado reverses the position - he's now on top in Bardanos's guard. #SUB#
Bardanos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Pablo Alvado will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R5#
Alvado connects with the punch.
Bardanos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Alvado eats them both and turns towards Bardanos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bardanos throws an overhand right that lands on Alvado's shoulder, as Alvado tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Alvado on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bardanos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bardanos misses the jab.
Bardanos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bardanos misses with a wild body shot.
Alvado moves out of range as Bardanos strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping body kick lands there for Alvado.
Bardanos ducks under a wild hook from Alvado.
Bardanos misses with an uppercut. Alvado saw that one coming.
Bardanos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #T1#
Alvado with a nice cross.
Bardanos throws a hook but Alvado blocks it.
Bardanos lands with a cross.
Alvado is looking to land body kicks.
Alvado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bardanos blocks a jab.
Bardanos misses with an uppercut. Alvado saw that one coming.
Alvado slips under a jab.
Alvado tries to counter by closing the distance.
Alvado takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bardanos shoots in and drives through. Alvado sprawls well.
Alvado staying out of range there.
Alvado takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bardanos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boreste Bardanos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Bardanos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvado moves away from the strike by Bardanos.
Alvado moves forwards but Bardanos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bardanos missing with a left hand there. Alvado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alvado follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bardanos just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvado cracks Bardanos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bardanos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bardanos just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvado throws out a counter right but Bardanos avoids it with no problem.
Bardanos throws out a loose jab but Alvado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bardanos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvado.
Bardanos throws a lazy uppercut
and Alvado counters with a nice body kick.
Bardanos takes one on the button.
Alvado misses with a right hand
and Bardanos counters with a stiff right hand. #T3#
Bardanos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bardanos just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Alvado was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alvado ducks right into an uppercut from Bardanos.
Alvado getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bardanos moves out of range as Alvado throws a body kick.
Bardanos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bardanos seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Alvado shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Bardanos is backing up but Alvado catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Bardanos covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Alvado Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Alvado!
Pablo Alvado decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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