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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Louis C K (ranked 1848 p4p, 220 weight class) and Rodney Alcala (ranked 1461 p4p, 180 weight class). C K comes into the arena with Louis C.K.: back and still not black! blaring out of the sound system. Louis C K has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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183 cm
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194 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
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200 cm
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195 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Louis C K! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodney Alcala! The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! C K misses the shot to the body. C K gets a takedown into half guard. Alcala controlling the position for now. C K missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. C K is trying to control the action in half guard but Alcala is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Alcala keeps control of the position for the meantime. C K controlling the action here. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Alcala has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. C K is working away from the top position though. C K trying to mount his opponent but Alcala defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Alcala tries to roll over but C K keeps him under control. C K controlling the action here. C K throws a strike but Alcala avoids it easily and moves to full guard. Alcala is trying to control the position but C K postures up. C K loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. C K controlling from the top position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Alcala has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. C K is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. C K trying to control but Alcala is working from the bottom. C K stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alcala swivels though and keeps the full guard. C K throwing strikes but missing. Alcala is controlling C K's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. C K scores with a body shot.
Rodney Alcala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. C K works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. C K scores with a shot to the body.
Alcala keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Despite the aggression on Alcala's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Louis C K seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A telegraphed right hand from C K misses the target. A countering left hand to the body from Alcala misses. Alcala is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. C K scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. C K misses with a left hand and Alcala counters with a straight right hand. Alcala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. C K clinches up with Alcala and pushes him back against the cage. C K tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. C K lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Alcala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. C K lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for C K.
Alcala pushes C K back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. C K tries a body shot but Alcala blocks it.
C K prevents a body shot from Alcala. Alcala scores with an uppercut up the middle. C K working aggressively here.
Alcala tries to break the clinch but C K is controlling the position. Alcala's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. C K throws a body punch but Alcala moves out of range. Alcala keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from C K. C K lands with a good body shot. C K moves into the clinch. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for C K. Alcala lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. C K working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. C K lands a right hand. Alcala breaks the clinch.
C K cracks Alcala with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Alcala misses with a body kick. C K misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alcala.
Alcala lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. C K avoids the head kick by Alcala.
C K scores with a hook to the body. Alcala takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. C K misses with a straight left. C K is looking to wear down Alcala with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. C K misses the shot to the body. Alcala throws out a counter right but C K avoids it with no problem. C K seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. C K swings widly with a right hand
and Alcala counters with a left to the body. C K lands the left hand. C K throws a body punch but Alcala moves out of range. C K waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alcala. C K scores with a punch to the head. Alcala takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Alcala throws the left hand but C K avoids the punch easily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis C K dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
C K doesn't manage to clinch there - Alcala circles away.
Good exchange - Alcala coming out on top. C K misses with a body shot.
Alcala shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. A shot to the liver by C K. Beautiful body shot. Good standup being displayed there by C K as he connects with a hook. C K misses with a hook. Alcala ducked under it nicely. Good exchange - C K coming out on top. A jab from Alcala misses. C K tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alcala swats him away and circles back towards the center. It seemed like Alcala was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. C K lands a nice hook to Alcala's body. Alcala takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. C K misses the jab. Alcala throws out a powerful jab. C K scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Alcala misses with a head kick.
Alcala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
C K seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round. C K ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alcala moves away. Alcala now looks to counter with a shot at the body. C K misses with a wild body shot. Alcala swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. C K throws out a loose jab but Alcala uses good head movement to avoid it. C K lands a nice looking body shot.
C K fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alcala manages to avoid it. C K changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Alcala looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Alcala throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done! A telegraphed right hand from C K misses the target. C K lands a jab. This has been an exciting period of action! C K tries to clinch and Alcala counters with a nice body kick. C K lands a really nice looking cross but Alcala seems unphased.
C K wants to clinch letting Alcala counter with a right hand. C K throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Alcala throws a hook but C K avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. C K connects with a crisp jab. C K throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
C K scores with a jab to the body. C K thows a left - swing and a miss! Alcala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
C K seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Alcala misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
C K tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alcala was well out of range. Poor timing from C K. Alcala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
C K scores with a hook to the body. Alcala takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Louis C K is winning the standup battle so far. Alcala swats away the attempt to clinch by C K. C K misses with a looping right. Alcala drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. C K throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alcala counters with a good, hard body kick but C K shrugs it off. Alcala slips under a jab. Alcala raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A nice inside leg kick there by C K. That's going to slow Alcala down. Alcala moves out of range of the strikes. Alcala follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land. C K throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
C K connects with a jab. C K moves out of range of the body kick from Alcala.
Alcala blocks a jab. A low kick from C K is predictable there and Alcala counters with a left and a right that stings C K. Alcala fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt C K. C K stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alcala. A jab from C K misses. Alcala feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to C K's calf. Alcala slips a jab and a cross from C K.
A little jabbing left from Alcala on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. C K scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. 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! C K has his takedown stuffed and Alcala counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Alcala avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Alcala throws a big counter head kick but C K avoids it with no problem. C K fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alcala manages to avoid it. Alcala looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. C K rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alcala counters with a nice kick to the body. C K looks to land a combination but Alcala avoids it well. Alcala chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before C K can pounce on him.
C K darts in and clinches Alcala up against the cage. Alcala misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from C K.
C K misses with the head strike.
C K tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alcala's elbow. Alcala throws a punch but it's blocked by C K. Alcala misses with some punches.
Alcala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A head punch blocked on the inside by Alcala. C K scores with a shoulder strike. A short right from Alcala. C K lands a shot to the body. C K misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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 Louis C K 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. This is the final round!
C K shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. C K throws a series of punches but Alcala avoids them all with ease. C K misses with a looping left. C K misses with a lunging right hand
and Alcala counters with a nice uppercut. A jab from Alcala misses. Alcala throws a head kick that misses. C K throws a poor cross that misses
and Alcala counters with a nice uppercut. C K looks to throw the jab but Alcala is out of range. Alcala shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. C K dips down and scores with a jab to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Alcala slips a jab from C K. Alcala flicks out a counter leg kick but C K steps away. Alcala loads up on a big right hand but C K slips the punch. C K misses with a left hand and Alcala counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. C K swings and misses with a shot to the body and Alcala counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps C K thinking. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. C K connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round. Alcala cracks C K with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Alcala digs a good body shot into C K's ribs. C K keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
C K attempts a counter takedown but Alcala avoids it well and moves away. Alcala slips a jab and a cross from C K.
C K misses with a left hand and Alcala counters with a stiff right hand.
C K is rocked! C K throws a lazy uppercut
and Alcala counters with a huge left! C K is in big trouble! He's backing up but Alcala isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save C K from any more damage. A dominating finish by Alcala!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodney Alcala! Rodney Alcala was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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