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QFC Tournament 611 Round 4 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Sears (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darwin Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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225 cm
23
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harry Sears!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Darwin Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sears misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sears keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sears swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alvarez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Alvarez drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sears manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Alvarez has Sears in his guard.
Sears controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sears defends well.
Sears looking to sit in guard and control but Alvarez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez controlling from the top position.
Alvarez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sears is working an open guard so Alvarez takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sears could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sears stuffs the takedown.
It looked like Sears wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alvarez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sears avoids it really well and circles away.
Harry Sears has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darwin Alvarez.
Sears gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sears knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alvarez on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sears working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alvarez.
Alvarez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sears is keeping the position for now.
Alvarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Sears is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alvarez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sears swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alvarez stops Sears from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sears utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sears keeping moving, preventing Alvarez from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Alvarez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Alvarez dives in and grabs Sears's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sears pushes down on Alvarez's head and hops out.
Sears stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sears wants it to stay on the feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sears!
It looks like Darwin Alvarez has been cut.
Sears misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sears. Alvarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Sears backs off Alvarez throws a huge counter combo but Sears manages to avoid it all.
Sears looks to throw the jab but Alvarez is out of range.
Alvarez drives through and clinches with Sears against the cage.
Alvarez goes for a takedown attempt but Sears pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Alvarez moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez breaks the clinch.
Alvarez walks into a straight right hand from Sears.
Sears looks to land a combination but Alvarez avoids it well.
Sears misses with a wild combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sears gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Alvarez looks winded!
Sears controlling Alvarez's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Darwin Alvarez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Darwin Alvarez'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.
Sears misses with a wild combination.
Sears lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Alvarez backs up against the cage.
Sears defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alvarez.
Sears darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Sears.
Sears stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sears wants it to stay on the feet.
A little feinted left hand from Sears on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alvarez tries a low kick but Sears avoids it.
Alvarez doesn't manage to clinch there - Sears circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sears's corner calls for a 1-2. Sears obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alvarez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sears avoids it really well and circles away.
Harry Sears has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darwin Alvarez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez tries to clinch but Sears is having none of it.
A quick step to the side and Sears tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sears scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alvarez doesn't seem bothered though.
Alvarez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Harry Sears seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez is breathing heavily.
Sears stuffs the takedown attempt from Alvarez. Alvarez gets slowly back to his feet.
Sears scores with a decent looking hook.
Alvarez is rocked!
Alvarez darts in looking for a takedown but Sears gets double underhooks and turns Alvarez into the cage.
A big left from Sears misses.
Oooooh!!! Sears has knocked Alvarez down with a huge combo! Sears steps away and waves a wobbly Alvarez back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Alvarez is still on wobbly legs! Can Sears finish him?
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!
Alvarez slips a jab and a cross from Sears.
Sears sets himself, and Alvarez steps forward looking for the clinch! Sears avoids it this time.
Sears misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sears throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sears fails to land with a series of punches.
Alvarez seems to have recovered his senses.
Sears looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.
Alvarez blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez shoots in but no luck this time.
Sears lands with a straight right. Alvarez didn't see that one coming.
Harry Sears is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Sears. Those never looked like landing.
Sears throws a series of punches but Alvarez moves out of range.
Sears throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alvarez dodges the punch combination from Sears.
Sears lands a nice looking body shot.
Alvarez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Alvarez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sears trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez tries to free his leg and advance position but Sears is retaining full guard.
Alvarez preventing the sweep.
Sears not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sears doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Alvarez is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sears lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sears darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alvarez wants to clinch up but Sears keeps it at a distance.
Harry Sears is winning the standup battle so far.
Sears throws a shot to the body.
Alvarez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sears.
Sears jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch combination from Sears misses.
Sears misses with the combination.
Alvarez slips a jab and a cross from Sears.
Alvarez moves in looking to clinch but Sears pushes him off.
Sears is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvarez can do to turn this around?
Sears throws a series of punches but Alvarez avoids them all with ease.
Alvarez goes for a double leg but Sears avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sears continues to drive forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Sears dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Darwin Alvarez'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. This is the final round!
Sears throws a right and a left that Alvarez avoids nicely.
Sears throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sears. Alvarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sears swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sears swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sears throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvarez shapes to counter with a head kick.
Alvarez throws a hook but Sears blocks it.
Sears misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sears fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sears gets caught flat footed, as Alvarez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sears keeping moving, preventing Alvarez from controlling successfully.
Alvarez gets to his feet - Sears follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez fails with a takedown attempt.
Sears throws a series of punches but Alvarez avoids them all with ease.
Harry Sears is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sears tries to sprawl but Alvarez drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Alvarez is working for a kimura but Sears is defending it quite comfortably.
Alvarez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sears is trying to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Alvarez seems content to control.
Alvarez passes to side control.
Alvarez is looking to take a break and control but Sears is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sears gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sears wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Alvarez.
Darwin Alvarez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sears tries to hold on but Alvarez postures up.
Alvarez controlling the pace for now.
Alvarez throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Harry Sears is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Alvarez tries to control but Sears wriggling away.
Sears wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Alvarez.
Sears might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Alvarez wants to control the pace but Sears is squirming around nicely.
Sears holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Alvarez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Darwin Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alvarez throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darwin Alvarez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alvarez 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Harry Sears!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Harry Sears!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Harry Sears!
Harry Sears wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Harry Sears thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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FIGHT
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