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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Alonso (ranked 3926 p4p, 4059 weight class) and Joe Hacker (ranked 417 p4p, 422 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcos Alonso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Hacker!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hacker throws a head kick that misses
and Alonso counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hacker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alonso.
Hacker misses with a head kick.
Alonso closes the distance and clinches.
Alonso pulls guard effortlessly.
Hacker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alonso is on top in guard.
Alonso gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Alonso closes the distance and clinches.
Hacker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alonso shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hacker but Hacker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice takedown defense from Hacker. No joy for Alonso on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Alonso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hacker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alonso scores with a nice right hand.
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!
Alonso instigates a clinch.
Alonso pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hacker has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Alonso is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alonso tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alonso throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Alonso wants to sweep but no luck.
Hacker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alonso. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Alonso is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hacker is controlling him.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Alonso looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hacker has picked Alonso up and slammed him! Alonso can't keep hold of the triangle and Hacker manages to pass to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Alonso isn't going anywhere.
Alonso is trying to control Hacker's posture but Hacker avoids it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hacker tries a head kick but it misses.
Alonso scores with a one two! Hacker had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hacker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hacker avoids the head kick by Alonso.
Hacker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hacker misses with a double jab.
Joe Hacker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hacker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alonso moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alonso shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hacker defends it nicely.
Hacker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alonso counters with a nice uppercut.
Hacker throws a head kick but Alonso moves out of range.
Alonso pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hacker back to the cage. Alonso follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hacker lands with a right hand.
Alonso moves into range and clinches up with Hacker.
Hacker manages to break the clinch.
Alonso tries to close the distance and clinch but Hacker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hacker thumps Alonso with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hacker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alonso fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hacker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alonso circles away quickly and effectively.
Alonso has Hacker up against the cage in a clinch.
Alonso lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hacker breaks the clinch.
Alonso fails with the takedown.
Alonso jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hacker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alonso is out of range and Hacker settles back down.
Hacker scores with a spinning back kick!
Joe Hacker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alonso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for Hacker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alonso shoots in looking for a takedown. Hacker tries to sprawl out of it but Alonso keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hacker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Alonso is breathing heavily.
Alonso has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hacker.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Marcos Alonso will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Alonso 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.
Hacker throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Hacker.
Alonso darts in looking for a takedown but Hacker gets double underhooks and turns Alonso into the cage.
Alonso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hacker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alonso moves out of range of the body kick.
Alonso misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Alonso showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hacker.
Alonso feinted with a counter takedown.
Alonso blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hacker throws a nice looking combination but Alonso bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Hacker. Those never looked like landing.
Alonso clinches up with Hacker and pushes him back against the cage.
Hacker breaks from the clinch.
Hacker swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hacker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alonso tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hacker defends well and Alonso ends up having to push Hacker into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Alonso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hacker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alonso throws a leg kick that misses.
Alonso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hacker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hacker throws a push kick but Alonso slaps the foot to one side.
A left and a right from Alonso both land. Nice combination.
Hacker moves out of range of the body kick from Alonso.
Alonso dives in and grabs Hacker's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hacker pushes down on Alonso's head and hops out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alonso fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hacker throws a head kick that misses.
Alonso slips a jab and a cross from Hacker.
Hacker throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hacker keeps the fight on the outside.
Hacker scoring well with a low kick there.
Alonso moves out of range of the leg kick from Hacker.
Alonso throws a sloppy head kick and Hacker moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alonso takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hacker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alonso is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hacker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hacker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hacker scores with a head kick.
Alonso tries for a takedown but Hacker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hacker throws a right hand that Alonso ducks under and follows up with a left that Alonso also avoids with ease.
Hacker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hacker throws a leg kick that misses.
Joe Hacker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hacker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alonso dodges the punch combination from Hacker.
Alonso shoots in looking for a takedown but Hacker manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Alonso's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hacker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alonso fails with a takedown attempt.
Hacker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
An inside leg kick lands from Hacker.
Alonso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hacker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alonso misses with a takedown attempt - Hacker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hacker unleashes a big counter combination but Alonso bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hacker throws a head kick that Alonso semi-blocks.
Alonso rushes Hacker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Alonso can't find room to land a body shot as Hacker controls the action.
Alonso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alonso doesn't manage to clinch there - Hacker circles away.
Alonso moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hacker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alonso.
Alonso blocks a leg kick.
Hacker throws a head kick but Alonso moves out of range.
Hacker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alonso.
As Alonso backs off Hacker throws a huge counter combo but Alonso manages to avoid it all.
Hacker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alonso fails with the takedown.
Alonso fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hacker avoids it really well and circles away.
Hacker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hacker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hacker lands a really nice looking cross but Alonso seems unphased.
Hacker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Hacker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Alonso lands the left hand.
Hacker thuds his shin into the meat of Alonso's side.
Marcos Alonso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alonso swinging wildly here.
Hacker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hacker moves forwards but Alonso connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hacker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hacker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hacker works over Alonso's head and body with a nice combination.
Hacker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hacker tries a head kick but it misses.
Hacker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alonso.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alonso shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alonso dives in for a single leg takedown but Hacker sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
As Alonso backs off Hacker throws a huge counter combo but Alonso manages to avoid it all.
Hacker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alonso tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hacker lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Alonso forces Hacker back against the cage and clinches.
Hacker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hacker scores with a hook.
A good leg kick by Hacker.
Hacker misses with a series of wild punches.
Hacker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hacker misses with a low kick.
Hacker checks a leg kick.
Hacker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alonso moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hacker thows a leg kick but Alonso checks it
and Hacker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hacker throws a head kick but Alonso moves out of range.
Hacker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alonso is able to avoid easily.
Alonso looks to land a combination but Hacker avoids it well.
Good work by Alonso as he checks the leg kick.
Hacker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Hacker finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hacker lands with a slapping head kick.
Alonso rushes Hacker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hacker breaks the clinch.
Hacker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hacker swinging wildly here.
Alonso appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hacker throws a head kick that misses.
Alonso is looking to counter punch.
Alonso takes the fight into the clinch.
Alonso drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Alonso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hacker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alonso avoids the head kick by Hacker.
Hacker does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
No luck for Alonso with that takedown attempt.
Hacker misses with a few strikes there.
Alonso gets a clinch.
Alonso has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hacker uses from the top position.
Alonso controls Hacker momentarily but Hacker frees himself.
Alonso is controlling Hacker's posture.
Hacker wanted to stand there but Alonso had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alonso is trying to keep Hacker in close.
Hacker preventing the sweep.
Alonso is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Alonso looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Hacker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hacker has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Hacker!
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