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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Brooks (ranked 1755 p4p, 1461 weight class) and Aloisia Alvar (ranked 240 p4p, 199 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 cm 23 213 6 - 1 - 0 |
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194 cm 22 220 7 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler Excellent MT Granite chin |
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Good wrestler Excellent boxer Good gas tank |
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Brooks! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aloisia Alvar! The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A jab from Alvar does it's job there. Brooks scores with a kick to the midsection. Alvar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brooks sprawls well. Brooks wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alvar gets slowly back to his feet. Horrible takedown attempt by Alvar or perhaps it was just good defense by Brooks, which made it look bad. Brooks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvar. Jab, jab by Alvar - just one landing. Brooks misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Alvar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. A low kick from Brooks misses and Alvar counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Alvar lands a couple of decent looking shots. Alvar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Alvar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Alvar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Alvar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Alvar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Alvar postures up in Brooks's guard and throws a big left but Brooks blocks it. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Alvar with a flurry of punches that miss. Alvar tries to free his leg and advance position but Brooks is retaining full guard. Alvar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Alvar trying to control but Brooks is working from the bottom. Alvar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Brooks wants to stand and escape but Alvar is having none of it. Alvar distracts Brooks with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Brooks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alvar.
That's two 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. Brooks is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alvar is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. Alvar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alvar tests Brooks's chin there with a solid looking shot. Eric Brooks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Alvar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brooks can pounce on him.
Brooks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Alvar scores with a jab. Aloisia Alvar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Brooks throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvar. Alvar digs a good hook to Brooks's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvar. Brooks does a little dance to reset his feet. Brooks tries to counter with a takedown but Alvar is quick to defend against it. Brooks gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Brooks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Alvar scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Alvar, as that shot connected.
Brooks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alvar to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Alvar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brooks can pounce on him.
Alvar lands a jab to the nose. Alvar misses with a body shot.
Brooks misses with a body kick. Brooks misses with a hook. Alvar tests Brooks's chin there with a solid looking shot. Nice straight punches there by Alvar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alvar. Brooks moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Brooks misses with a wild body shot. Brooks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvar sees it coming and avoids it easily. Alvar connects with a looping right hand.
Brooks throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Brooks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Brooks takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Alvar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brooks. Brooks obviously looking to wear him down.
Alvar dips to his left and cracks Brooks with an uppercut! Brooks clobbers Alvar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Alvar lands with an overhand left. Alvar tests Brooks's chin there with a solid looking shot. Brooks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alvar moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Alvar throws a leg kick but Brooks sees it coming and checks it nicely. Brooks misses with a wild body shot. Brooks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alvar. Alvar moves out of range as Brooks throws a body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Alvar there. Brooks looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvar is just out of range. Brooks walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Brooks tries to sprawl but Alvar drives through with a takedown into half guard. Brooks pushes Alvar off and gets back to his feet. Alvar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brooks momentarily.
Alvar is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brooks had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Brooks blocks a leg kick. A low kick from Brooks misses and Alvar counters with a nice double leg into guard. Brooks wants to get back to his feet but Alvar is in a dominant position and won't allow it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aloisia Alvar dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Brooks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alvar moves out of range and avoids them all easily. A slapping body kick lands there for Brooks. Brooks lands with a nice body kick. Alvar has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Brooks throws a series of punches but Alvar moves out of range. Alvar scores with a sloppy right hand. Brooks should have avoided that one. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brooks. Alvar shrugs it off though. Alvar cracks Brooks with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Aloisia Alvar seems to be getting the better of the standup. Brooks throws a hook to the side of Alvar's head but Alvar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Brooks misses with a looping left. We've been told by Brooks's head coaches at Rabid Dog that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. A looping hook to the body misses from Alvar. Brooks does a little dance to reset his feet. Alvar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Alvar scores with a nice strike. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Brooks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Alvar lands an overhand right. Brooks has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Alvar tries a low kick but Brooks avoids it. Alvar tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Brooks defends well and Alvar ends up having to push Brooks into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Alvar swats away the attempt to clinch by Brooks.
That's one minute gone in the round. Horrible takedown attempt by Alvar or perhaps it was just good defense by Brooks, which made it look bad. A lazy left from Alvar finds it's target. Alvar misses with a looping left. Alvar jabbing away but nothing is landing. Brooks throws a quick inside leg kick. Brooks looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Brooks misses with a double jab.
Alvar with the counter takedown but Brooks avoids it easily. Alvar slips a jab from Brooks. A bone on bone clash there as Alvar blocks the leg kick.
Brooks misses with a hook. Alvar ducked under it nicely. Alvar stuns Brooks with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Nice uppercut there from Brooks. Brooks finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Alvar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alvar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Alvar dives in for a single leg takedown but Brooks sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Eric Brooks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aloisia Alvar. Brooks connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Alvar fails with a takedown attempt. 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! Alvar dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Brooks looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvar is just out of range. Alvar lands with a straight right. Brooks didn't see that one coming. Brooks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Brooks misses with a low kick. Alvar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Brooks connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Alvar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Brooks misses with a low kick as Alvar jumps back. Brooks stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The fighters circling - Alvar throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Alvar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Alvar throws a series of punches but Brooks moves out of range. Alvar slips under a jab from Brooks. Alvar lands with a straight right. Brooks didn't see that one coming. A solid leg kick lands there for Brooks.
Alvar misses with a looping right. Brooks fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alvar checks it well. Alvar misses with an uppercut. Brooks saw that one coming. Brooks tries to move into range but Alvar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Alvar cracks Brooks with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Brooks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alvar. Alvar fails miserably with a takedown attempt. A nice leg kick from Brooks, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alvar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Brooks wants to clinch up but Alvar keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Brooks throws a low kick, looking for Alvar's leg but Alvar calmly moves out of range. Alvar moves out of range as Brooks strikes. Alvar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Brooks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Alvar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brooks. Brooks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvar.
Brooks tries to land a front kick but Alvar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Alvar scores with the left hand. Brooks knows he should have avoided that one. Alvar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brooks scores with a hook to the body. Alvar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Alvar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Brooks tries to work over Alvar's front leg with a kick but Alvar checks it. Brooks loads up on a big right hand but Alvar slips the punch. Brooks lands with a nice combination. Alvar backs away looking to recover. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Alvar cracks Brooks with a good jab. Brooks is looking to clinch but Alvar is avoiding it.
Brooks closes the distance but Alvar moves to the side and Alvar counters with a nice uppercut. 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 Eric Brooks 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! A slow jab from Alvar misses its intended target. Alvar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brooks on the side of the head. Alvar steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Brooks. That one must have hurt. Brooks takes a swing at Alvar's ribcage but misses. Brooks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brooks misses with a looping right. Brooks needs to keep his hands up - Alvar had a free shot at his head there. Alvar fails with a takedown attempt. Brooks attempts a counter takedown but Alvar avoids it well and moves away. Brooks takes a swing at Alvar's ribcage but misses. Brooks throws the kick towards the body but Alvar avoids it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Alvar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Alvar misses with a hook. Brooks throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Alvar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Brooks defends it well. Brooks throws a body shot but no joy. Brooks misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Alvar clobbers Brooks with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Alvar checks a leg kick. Alvar lands with an uppercut that bounces Brooks off the cage and back into range. Brooks throws a body shot but no joy. Alvar misses with a leg kick. Good shot there by Alvar. A looping hook to the body misses from Brooks. Alvar does a little dance to reset his feet. Alvar thuds his right hand into Brooks's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. The crowd cheers as Alvar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brooks doesn't seem phased though. Alvar shoots in and drives through. Brooks sprawls well. Alvar swats away the attempt to clinch by Brooks. Brooks connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alvar. Alvar circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Alvar feints a jab promting Brooks to slip. Alvar then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Brooks slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. This has been an exciting period of action! Brooks on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Brooks misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Alvar. A big left from Alvar misses. Brooks scores with a kick to the midsection. Brooks throws a right hand that Alvar ducks under and follows up with a left that Alvar also avoids with ease. Brooks tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Brooks lands an overhand right. Brooks walks into a left hand. Brooks pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Alvar back to the cage. Brooks follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Alvar crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brooks - the referee stops the clock and Alvar gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brooks. Alvar manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Alvar wants to slow Brooks down by chopping away at his legs. Brooks half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. The fight stays on the outside here - Brooks looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Alvar unleashes a big counter combination but Brooks bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Alvar misses with an uppercut. Brooks saw that one coming. Brooks attempts a counter takedown but Alvar avoids it well and moves away. A big left from Alvar misses. Alvar has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Brooks. Brooks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Alvar lands with a good body shot. Brooks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvar. Brooks scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Brooks tries a head kick but it misses.
Alvar shoots in and gets a takedown into Brooks's guard. Alvar distracts Brooks with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Alvar is in close to Brooks's body, working some short punches and elbows. Alvar lands a couple of elbows. Alvar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Brooks avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Alvar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Alvar is looking to work some ground and pound but Brooks has wrist control. Alvar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brooks works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Alvar seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. Alvar throws a big elbow that misses. Brooks on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brooks tries to get out of the position. Alvar won't allow Brooks to get back to his feet. Brooks keeping moving, preventing Alvar from controlling successfully. Alvar sitting in guard, not really doing much. Alvar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight! Aloisia Alvar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Alvar 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29 Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29 Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aloisia Alvar! After winning the bout, Aloisia Alvar thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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