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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Owen Alvarez (ranked 1477 p4p, 2388 weight class) and Jane Malley (ranked 192 p4p, 299 weight class). Owen Alvarez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Owen Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jane Malley!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez misses the jab.
Alvarez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Malley counters with a low kick, right behind Alvarez 's knee.
Malley throws a front kick aimed at Alvarez's knee but Alvarez avoids it well.
Malley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've been informed that Malley 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.
Alvarez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Malley counters with a good low kick that Alvarez was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez closes the distance and pushes Malley back into the cage.
Alvarez gets through Malley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut.
Alvarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alvarez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Malley is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Malley manages to break the clinch.
Malley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alvarez is out of range and Malley settles back down.
Malley throws a low kick but Alvarez avoids it.
Alvarez misses with a straight left.
Malley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alvarez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Alvarez connects with a crisp jab.
Alvarez shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Owen Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvarez cracks a nice hook into Malley's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from Malley misses.
Alvarez appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Alvarez misses with a right hand
and Malley counters with a quick right hand to 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!
Alvarez moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarez.
Alvarez lands a shoulder strike.
Malley blocking some punches.
Malley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Malley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Malley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alvarez at a distance.
Jane Malley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alvarez slips under a jab from Malley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alvarez shoots for a double leg takedown but Malley sprawls well. He's pushed Alvarez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alvarez scores with a jab to the body.
Malley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malley throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Alvarez stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Malley follows into mount!
Alvarez is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarez is trying to escape the mount.
Oh Alvarez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alvarez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Alvarez seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malley wants to control but Alvarez is keeping him busy.
Alvarez gets full guard.
Alvarez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Malley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Malley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Malley stopping the sweep attempt from Alvarez.
Alvarez keeping moving, preventing Malley from controlling successfully.
Alvarez has his hands on Malley's head, controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jane Malley will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Alvarez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Malley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Malley slips a jab and a cross from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a jab when Malley was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malley doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Malley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Malley wants it to stay on the feet.
Alvarez backing away here, and Malley unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malley scores with a leg kick.
Alvarez with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Malley counter with a right hand.
Alvarez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Malley sprawls well initially but Alvarez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, if Alvarez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Malley gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Malley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alvarez.
Malley controlling the position.
Alvarez passes Malley's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Malley wants to improve his position but Alvarez is controlling well.
Alvarez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Alvarez wants to take a breather but Malley is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez lands strikes from half guard.
Alvarez winds up and cracks Malley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Alvarez misses with a head shot. Malley uses the momentum to regain guard.
Malley is controlling Alvarez's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alvarez with a nice head shot there.
Alvarez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Malley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alvarez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez won't allow Malley to sweep him here.
Alvarez looking to pass the guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Malley keeping moving, preventing Alvarez from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Alvarez misses with a straight right.
Malley throws a big counter head kick but Alvarez avoids it with no problem.
A leg kick checked by Alvarez.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alvarez misses with a looping right.
Malley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Owen Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Alvarez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Owen Alvarez dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Alvarez moves to clinch but Malley breaks away
and Malley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alvarez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Malley feints a counter leg kick.
Alvarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Malley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A shot to the liver by Alvarez. Beautiful body shot.
Alvarez misses with a hook
and Malley counters with an outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Malley tries to get set, Alvarez tries to push him back and clinch up but Malley manages to avoid the attempt.
Malley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Malley misses with a looping right.
Alvarez wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Malley.
Malley moves out of range as Alvarez strikes.
Malley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Malley loads up on a big right hand but Alvarez slips the punch.
Malley ducks under a wild hook from Alvarez.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alvarez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good leg kick by Malley.
Alvarez shoots and misses
and Malley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Alvarez tries to clinch but Malley moves out of range.
Alvarez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malley manages to avoid it.
Malley loads up on a big right hand but Alvarez slips the punch.
Jane Malley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Malley takes a jab right on the kisser.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Malley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice straight punches there by Alvarez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alvarez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Malley is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malley throws a leg kick
and Alvarez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
I was talking to Alvarez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malley.
Alvarez throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Alvarez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Malley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alvarez has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Malley clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Malley tries to roll but Alvarez sticks to his back.
Alvarez softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Alvarez is hanging on to Malley's back as he tries to escape.
Malley covers up after that shot from Alvarez.
Malley is still in real trouble! Can Alvarez finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Alvarez's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Malley seems to have recovered his senses.
Alvarez is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Alvarez gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Alvarez gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Alvarez apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Alvarez tries to clinch up
and Malley counters with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Owen Alvarez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Alvarez 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Owen Alvarez!
Owen Alvarez 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.
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