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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edwardo Alva (ranked 4413 p4p, 4406 weight class) and Das Bost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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200 cm 20 215 0 - 0 - 0 |
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196 cm 25 205 0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Basic striking Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt Excellent boxer Heavy handed |
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edwardo Alva ! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Das Bost! The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Alva tries to clinch there but Bost circles away.
The crowd cheers as Bost lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alva doesn't seem phased though. Alva is looking to land body kicks. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Alva is defended easily by Bost. Alva throws a right hand that Bost ducks under and follows up with a left that Bost also avoids with ease. Bost scores with a jab. Alva acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Bost clobbers Alva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Alva tries to close the distance and clinch but Bost swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Bost moves into range and connects with a jab. Alva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Bost with a jab. Alva throws a head kick that misses. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Alva takes one on the button. Bost lands a jab to the head.
Alva wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Alva on the wrong end of a nice hook. Bost misses with a straight right. Alva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Alva throws a right and a left that Bost avoids nicely. A little jabbing left from Bost on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Bost bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alva 's head backwards. Bost avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It seemed like Bost was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Left hook, right uppercut from Bost. Bost connects with a single shot there. Bost lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A punch combination from Alva misses. Alva lands a head kick!
Bost avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bost lands a lovely overhand right. Bost lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bost slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Bost dodges the punch combination from Alva .
That's two minutes gone in the round. A head kick misses from Alva . Bost scores with a decent looking hook. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Alva is defended easily by Bost. Bost is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Alva with a body shot. Alva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Bost avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bost lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Bost sizes up Alva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Edwardo Alva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Alva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Alva tries to clinch up. Alva ducks right into an uppercut from Bost. Bost scores with a punch to the head. Bost goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Alva wants to clinch. Alva throws a head kick but Bost moves out of range.
Bost looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Alva throws a push kick but Bost slaps the foot to one side. Bost might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Alva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Bost misses with a few strikes there.
Alva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bost.
Bost slips a jab from Alva . Nice jab there from Bost. Alva wants to clinch but Bost slips to the side and Bost counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Alva is looking to clinch but Bost is avoiding it.
Bost swats away the attempt to clinch by Alva . Alva throws a low kick but Bost avoids it. Bost misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bost takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Alva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bost lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A jab from Bost finds it's way through Alva 's defenses. Bost connects with a single shot there. Alva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bost paws at him with a jab and circles away. Bost scores with a nice right hand.
Bost looks to land a right hand but Alva moved out of range. Alva wants to clinch up but Bost keeps it at a distance. Bost fails to land with a series of punches.
Bost misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alva .
Alva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Bost throws a right hand that Alva ducks under and follows up with a left that Alva also avoids with ease. A leg kick checked by Bost. Alva throws a series of strikes that have Bost backpedaling.
It looks like Das Bost has been cut. Bost jabs at Alva 's body. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Das Bost dominated that round. The cut man is working on Das Bost's cut. That's time! Back to the action! Bost looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Das Bost seems to be getting the better of the standup. Alva is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Alva misses with a double jab.
Bost keeps the fight on the outside. Bost uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alva . Alva wants to clinch up but Bost keeps it at a distance. Bost looks like he wants to counter punch here. Bost stalks Alva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alva 's face. Alva staggers backwards, shaken. Bost cracks Alva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Alva slips a jab from Bost. Bost lunges at Alva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alva 's hand. Bost stuns Alva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Alva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Alva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Alva wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Alva forces Bost back against the cage and clinches. Alva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bost looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Bost wants to get back to striking at distance but Alva won't allow it.
Alva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bost's efforts to push away. Bost is trying to break free. Alva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Bost has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Alva throws an elbow but it misses.
Alva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bost is breathing heavily. Alva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bost as Alva tries to tie him up. Alva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bost avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bost wants to get back to striking at distance but Alva won't allow it.
Alva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alva 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Alva moves in looking to clinch but Bost pushes him off. Bost swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Bost avoids the head kick by Alva .
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Bost darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Alva misses with a double jab.
Bost misses with a few strikes there.
Alva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Alva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bost checks the leg kick. Bost swinging wildly here.
Bost throws a right hand that Alva ducks under and follows up with a left that Alva also avoids with ease. Alva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bost swats him away and circles back towards the center. Bost avoids a kick to the body.
Bost looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bost avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Bost. That snapped Alva 's head back.
Alva throws out a loose jab but Bost uses good head movement to avoid it. Bost swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Bost avoids the head kick by Alva .
Donk. Bost catches Alva right on the button with a cross. Bost tries to bum rush Alva with a series of wild strikes but Alva uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Alva moves into range and clinches up with Bost. Alva lands a nice elbow. Bost is trying to break free. Alva has Bost pressed against the cage, preventing Bost from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Bost takes an elbow to the temple. Alva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bost's efforts to push away. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Alva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bost's brow. Alva misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Alva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Bost working hard to break the clinch. Alva prevents Bost from breaking the clinch. Alva keeps control of Bost as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Bost is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Alva wants to stall.
Bost is trying to break the clinch but Alva is controlling him. Alva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Bost keeps the fight on the outside. Alva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This has been an exciting period of action! Bost swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alva wants to clinch. Alva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bost swats him away and circles back towards the center. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Das Bost will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Das Bost's cut. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round! Bost throws a hook but Alva avoids it easily. Bost throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alva on the side of the head. Bost scores with a jab to the jaw. Bost looks to score with a jab to the body but Alva is just out of range. Alva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bost swats him away and circles back towards the center. Alva misses with a body kick. Alva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Bost swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Alva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bost's head. Bost throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alva . Alva throws a right and a left that Bost avoids nicely. Bost swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Bost cracks Alva with an open hand slap. Bost cracks Alva with a right hand 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! Bost lands a really nice looking cross but Alva seems unphased.
Edwardo Alva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Alva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alva walks into a stiff left hand from Bost. A nice combination there by Bost.
Bost takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round. Alva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. A big left from Bost misses. Alva tries a head kick but it misses.
Bost throws a counter combo. Alva moves out of range as Bost strikes. Bost smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Bost misses with a hook. Alva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bost manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Alva fails in his attempt to clinch. Alva tries to clinch and Bost counters with a lovely straight right hand! Alva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alva swings for the body but Bost moves out of range.
Bost looks like he wants to counter punch here. Das Bost is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Alva wants to clinch. Sloppy strikes from Bost. Those never looked like landing. Alva is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bost. Alva throws a nice looking combination but Bost bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bost throws a combination. Alva tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Alva throws a sloppy head kick and Bost moves out of range easily. Alva wants to clinch up but Bost keeps it at a distance. 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! Bost throws a wild combination but nothing lands. A head kick misses from Alva . Alva takes a shot right to the bread basket. Bost misses the shot to the body. Alva throws a head kick that misses. Bost scores with a jab to the jaw. Alva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bost manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Alva lands with a right hand. Bost misses with an uppercut. A telegraphed right hand from Bost misses the target. Bost misses with a hook. Alva ducked under it nicely. Alva went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Alva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alva tries to move into range but Bost moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Alva on the wrong end of a nice hook. Alva doesn't manage to clinch there - Bost circles away.
Bost now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Bost moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Bost avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bost swinging wildly here.
Alva tries to clinch but Bost is having none of it. It seemed like Bost was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Bost keeps the fight on the outside. Bost bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alva 's head. Bost blocks a head kick by Alva .
Alva tries to clinch but Bost is having none of it. Bost swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Alva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick from Alva lands but Bost takes it in his stride. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Alva works Bost's body with a nice hook. Bost ducks under a wild hook from Alva . Bost misses with a body shot.
Alva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bost manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Alva tries to clinch up but Bost circles away and keeps his distance. Bost looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Bost lands a nice shot that snaps Alva 's head back.
Das Bost is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Bost avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bost looks like he wants to counter punch here. Alva tries to close the distance and clinch but Bost swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Alva wants to clinch. Bost feints a jab promting Alva to slip. Bost then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Alva slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight! Das Bost comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Bost winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30 Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30 Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Das Bost!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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