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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Alvarez (ranked 1597 p4p, 2089 weight class) and Yuta Sanguiao (ranked 143 p4p, 192 weight class). Alvarez comes to the cage accompanied by Juan Luis Guerra - Soldado. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jackson Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuta Sanguiao!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanguiao wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Alvarez is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Sanguiao's shoulder. That is not cool.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanguiao is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Alvarez is controlling him well.
Alvarez controlling the position.
Sanguiao is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Alvarez is controlling him well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez controlling the position.
Alvarez prevents Sanguiao from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez controls the position.
Sanguiao is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Alvarez asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alvarez.
Sanguiao scores with a jab. Alvarez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alvarez clinches.
Alvarez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sanguiao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alvarez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sanguiao has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Alvarez is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanguiao.
Alvarez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alvarez stalls.
Alvarez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alvarez wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvarez taking a breather.
Alvarez has a couple of punches blocked by Sanguiao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanguiao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alvarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alvarez lands with a left to the head.
It looks like Yuta Sanguiao has been cut.
Alvarez has clasped his hands together around Sanguiao's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Sanguiao is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Alvarez asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Sanguiao told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Alvarez controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanguiao pushes Alvarez away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Alvarez gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Sanguiao is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice jab there from Alvarez.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanguiao.
Alvarez rushes Sanguiao and presses him up against the cage.
Alvarez wants a takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Alvarez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yuta Sanguiao's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Alvarez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sanguiao sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Alvarez misses with a takedown attempt - Sanguiao sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alvarez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alvarez.
Alvarez stalling the fight.
Alvarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanguiao can do to turn this around?
Sanguiao is trying to break the clinch but Alvarez is controlling him.
Alvarez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Sanguiao wants to stand up but Alvarez is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sanguiao wriggles free and stands up.
No joy there for Alvarez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sanguiao! But no joy.
Sanguiao misses with a wild combination.
A little feinted left hand from Alvarez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alvarez rushes Sanguiao and presses him up against the cage.
Sanguiao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alvarez is trying to drag Sanguiao to the mat but Sanguiao just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Alvarez.
Sanguiao prevents a takedown attempt there.
Alvarez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Alvarez misses with a punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Sanguiao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sanguiao stops a takedown attempt from Alvarez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanguiao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alvarez misses with some punches.
Sanguiao manages to break the clinch.
Alvarez throws a series of punches but Sanguiao avoids them all with ease.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sanguiao! But no joy.
Sanguiao misses with a wild body shot.
Alvarez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Sanguiao counter with a right hand.
Sanguiao punishes Alvarez's body with a nice straight punch.
Some wild striking there from Sanguiao.
Alvarez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alvarez dives in and grabs Sanguiao's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sanguiao pushes down on Alvarez's head and hops out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez moves in looking to clinch but Sanguiao pushes him off.
Sanguiao tries to keep at a distance but Alvarez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sanguiao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alvarez scores with a shoulder strike.
Alvarez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanguiao manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Sanguiao does no damage.
Alvarez throwing a counter right hand but Sanguiao manages to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanguiao.
Alvarez is looking to counter punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanguiao swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Alvarez counters with a one-two to the body.
Alvarez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanguiao.
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 Jackson Alvarez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yuta Sanguiao's cut.
That's time! Alvarez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Alvarez tries for a takedown but Sanguiao circles away easily
and Sanguiao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alvarez forces Sanguiao back against the cage and clinches.
Alvarez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sanguiao blocks a body shot from Alvarez.
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.
Sanguiao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanguiao breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanguiao circles away.
Alvarez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alvarez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Alvarez is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanguiao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alvarez.
Alvarez tries to score a body lock takedown but Sanguiao shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Alvarez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanguiao's elbow.
Alvarez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Alvarez.
Alvarez keeps control of Sanguiao as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Alvarez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sanguiao manages to break the clinch.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanguiao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanguiao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alvarez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Yuta Sanguiao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alvarez staying out of range there.
Alvarez feinted with a counter takedown.
Yuta Sanguiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alvarez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alvarez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanguiao looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A cross from Sanguiao lands.
Sanguiao cracks Alvarez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alvarez forces Sanguiao back against the cage and clinches.
Alvarez has Sanguiao pressed against the cage, preventing Sanguiao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Alvarez.
A head punch on the inside from Alvarez fails to land.
A short left from Alvarez.
Jackson Alvarez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alvarez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sanguiao backwards.
Sanguiao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alvarez has him pressed against the cage.
Alvarez is working for takedown but Sanguiao is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sanguiao gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Alvarez.
Sanguiao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanguiao throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alvarez on the side of the head.
Alvarez throws a series of punches but Sanguiao avoids them all with ease.
Sanguiao connects with a single shot there.
Sanguiao throws a right hand that Alvarez ducks under and follows up with a left that Alvarez also avoids with ease.
Alvarez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sanguiao counters with a nice uppercut.
Alvarez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanguiao.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alvarez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alvarez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sanguiao tries to avoid it but Alvarez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sanguiao to the ground. Sanguiao escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sanguiao lands with a straight right. Alvarez didn't see that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yuta Sanguiao.
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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Alvarez!
A very excited looking Jackson Alvarez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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