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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lito Alcala (ranked 742 p4p, 2173 weight class) and Great Tiger (ranked 39 p4p, 117 weight class). Alcala comes to the cage accompanied by MORTAL KOMBAT. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lito Alcala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 39 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Great Tiger!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger checks the leg kick nicely there.
And Tiger responds with a good body kick, but Alcala manages to step out the way in time.
Alcala scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tiger in his tracks.
Alcala lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alcala uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tiger.
Alcala looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alcala lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tiger misses with a head kick.
Alcala lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Alcala scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tiger in his tracks.
Alcala avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice body kick from Alcala.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Alcala misses its target.
Tiger takes one to the chin there.
Tiger on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tiger's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alcala under the eye.
Tiger keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Alcala.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcala moves out of range of the leg kick from Tiger.
Tiger scores with a body shot.
Tiger misses with a low kick.
Alcala throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tiger avoids the body shot from Alcala.
Tiger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tiger pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alcala is out of range and Tiger settles back down.
Tiger's coach down at Punch Out Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tiger's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Alcala throws a leg kick that misses.
Alcala throws a hook but Tiger avoids it easily.
Tiger tries to land a front kick but Alcala steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A telegraphed right hand from Alcala misses the target.
Tiger is looking to chop away at Alcala's legs.
Alcala stuns Tiger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tiger wants to slow Alcala down by chopping away at his legs.
Tiger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiger moves out of range as Alcala throws a body kick.
Tiger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alcala manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tiger checks a leg kick.
Tiger throws a nice looking combination but Alcala bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alcala scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alcala throws out a loose jab but Tiger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiger closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Alcala to the mat! Alcala manages to get full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiger trying to control the position from guard on top but Alcala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alcala seems keen to control Tiger's posture.
Tiger wants to control from the top but Alcala keeps moving.
Alcala controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger is looking to work some ground and pound but Alcala has wrist control.
Tiger content to stall in guard here.
Tiger trying to control but Alcala is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Alcala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alcala connects with a body shot.
Tiger looks to land a body kick but Alcala moved away.
Tiger avoids a kick to the body.
Tiger connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcala misses with a head kick.
Alcala tests Tiger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tiger misses with a head kick.
Alcala blocks the body kick.
Alcala connects with a right hand. Tiger shakes it off.
Tiger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tiger misses with a double jab
and Alcala counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alcala lands with a slapping head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Alcala.
Alcala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tiger.
Alcala avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Alcala throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tiger on the side of the head.
Tiger sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tiger wants to land a leg kick but Alcala is out of range.
Alcala throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lito Alcala dominated that round.
That's time! Alcala's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tiger throws a push kick but Alcala slaps the foot to one side.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alcala lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tiger has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tiger and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alcala tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alcala will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tiger.
Alcala takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tiger throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Alcala misses with an uppercut. Tiger saw that one coming.
Great Tiger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tiger throws a looping overhand right but Alcala ducks down to avoid it.
A nice leg kick from Alcala, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alcala cracks Tiger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alcala blocks a head kick by Tiger.
Alcala misses with a body kick.
Tiger flicks out a counter leg kick but Alcala steps away.
Tiger checks a leg kick.
Tiger throws a body punch but Alcala moves out of range.
Alcala looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Tiger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alcala connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tiger momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcala tried to score with a low kick but Tiger checks it.
Alcala pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alcala connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tiger's hands.
Tiger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tiger lets loose with a powerful body kick. Alcala will feel that in the morning.
Tiger moves out of range of the leg kick from Alcala.
Tiger scores with a push kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alcala. That's going to slow Tiger down.
Alcala thumps Tiger with a low kick.
Tiger defending well as Alcala loads up on a big left hand.
Alcala lands a leg kick that knocks Tiger off balance momentarily.
A low kick from Alcala is predictable there
and Tiger counters with a nice body shot.
Tiger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tiger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alcala's sensitive parts.
Alcala throws a leg kick which misses Tiger's front leg but catches the back leg as Tiger tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alcala throws a low kick but Tiger moves out of range easily.
Lito Alcala is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger misses with a kick to the body.
Alcala is looking to chop away at Tiger's legs.
Alcala throws a body kick that misses.
Alcala lands a nice hook to Tiger's body. Tiger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alcala missing with a left hand there. Tiger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tiger cracks a nice hook into Alcala's ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alcala.
Sloppy strikes from Tiger. Those never looked like landing.
Tiger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alcala. That did some damage!
Alcala throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alcala.
Alcala walks into a jab.
Tiger's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tiger ducks under a wild hook from Alcala.
Nice shot by Alcala.
Tiger wants to clinch up but Alcala keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tiger.
Tiger finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A punch combination from Alcala misses.
Tiger slips a straight right by Alcala.
Alcala turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Alcala takes one on the button.
Tiger throws a head kick that misses.
Alcala lands an overhand right.
Alcala takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tiger.
Alcala feints and then cracks Tiger's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tiger down.
Good leg kick by Alcala.
Tiger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alcala.
Tiger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alcala takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alcala is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tiger can do to turn this around?
Alcala fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tiger is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger defending well as Alcala loads up on a big left hand.
Alcala looks to land a right hand but Tiger moved out of range.
Tiger slips a jab from Alcala.
Tiger moves out of range as Alcala strikes.
Alcala throws a wild body kick that Tiger sees coming a mile off.
Tiger throws a low kick, looking for Alcala's leg but Alcala calmly moves out of range.
Tiger checks the leg kick.
Alcala moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTiger.
Tiger moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tiger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tiger moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Alcala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiger moves away.
Alcala tried to score with a low kick but Tiger checks it.
Tiger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alcala manages to avoid it.
Tiger throws a one two combo.
Alcala finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Good leg kick by Tiger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lito Alcala will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tiger scores with a spinning back kick!
Tiger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alcala.
Tiger is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Alcala rather than just go for the knockout.
A swing and a miss from Alcala.
Alcala looks for the body kick but Tiger saw that one coming.
Lito Alcala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiger goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That kick from Alcala tenderised Tiger's leg. Tiger is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alcala will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tiger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alcala.
The crowd cheers as Alcala lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tiger doesn't seem phased though.
Tiger lands a jab to the head.
Tiger moves out of range of the leg kick from Alcala.
Alcala avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiger misses with a low kick.
Tiger connects with a solid leg kick.
Alcala misses with a hook. Tiger ducked under it nicely.
Alcala moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alcala throws a wild body kick that Tiger sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcala sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tiger stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alcala.
Alcala throws a hook to the side of Tiger's head but Tiger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tiger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tiger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tiger misses with the combination.
Tiger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tiger misses with a body kick.
Tiger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alcala lands with a nice body kick.
Tiger swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Alcala misses the target.
Tiger wants to counter the offense by Alcala and move into the clinch position.
Alcala misses with a low kick.
Alcala lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger misses with a low kick as Alcala jumps back.
Alcala keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the body from Alcala misses
and Tiger counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Alcala looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tiger throws a punch but it's blocked by Alcala.
Alcala breaks the clinch.
Tiger tries to close the distance and clinch but Alcala swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alcala has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tiger.
Alcala lands a nice hook to Tiger's body. Tiger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alcala scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Great Tiger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alcala misses with a head kick.
Alcala lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tiger will feel that in the morning.
Tiger tries to clinch but Alcala moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Alcala misses its target.
Alcala throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tiger only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Alcala pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcala misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tiger throws a hook but Alcala blocks it.
Tiger fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Alcala is out of range.
Tiger misses with a kick to the body.
Tiger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alcala can pounce on him.
Tiger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alcala is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tiger misses with a head kick.
Tiger takes one to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tiger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alcala tries to land a leg kick but Tiger saw it coming and moves away.
Tiger appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tiger's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alcala under the eye.
Alcala tries to keep at a distance but Tiger has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tiger blocks a body shot from Alcala.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tiger lands a nice uppercut.
Alcala tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tiger avoids it.
Alcala working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Alcala missing with knees to the body.
Tiger has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tiger pushes Alcala back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tiger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alcala lands with a short shot to the head.
Alcala misses with an elbow strike.
Alcala lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tiger.
Alcala lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alcala presses Tiger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tiger lands a good knee to the midsection. Alcala won't want to take too many of those.
Alcala tries to land a knee to the head but Tiger blocks with his arms.
Tiger throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Tiger fails to land.
Alcala gets through Tiger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Tiger.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lito Alcala showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alcala, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lito Alcala!
Lito Alcala took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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