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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tropical Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvarez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Raised Fist - Words and Phrases. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tropical Davidson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez keeps the fight on the outside.
Davidson wants to clinch.
Davidson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davidson has managed to clinch.
Davidson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tropical Davidson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Davidson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alvarez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Davidson is looking to clinch.
Davidson tries to clinch up but Alvarez circles away and keeps his distance.
Davidson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alvarez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alvarez gets caught flat footed, as Davidson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Alvarez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Davidson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Davidson cracks Alvarez with a solid left hand.
Davidson postures up in Alvarez's guard and throws a big left but Alvarez blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Alvarez is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Alvarez has escaped and now he's on top!
Davidson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Davidson had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Alvarez is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Davidson Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Alvarez's back instead.
Davidson missing with punches from the back.
Alvarez tries to escape but Davidson has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Alvarez trying to control but not successfully.
Davidson scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Alvarez is looking for a way out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson looking to hold on to the position here but Alvarez rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Davidson trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davidson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davidson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alvarez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Davidson.
Davidson is in close to Alvarez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Davidson preventing the sweep.
Davidson is looking to work some ground and pound but Alvarez has wrist control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Davidson moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alvarez has him pressed against the cage.
Davidson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davidson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Davidson is breathing heavily.
Alvarez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Davidson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Alvarez hang on?
Alvarez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Davidson working the ground and pound effectively.
Alvarez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Davidson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Davidson controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Alvarez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Davidson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Alvarez's head.
Davidson content to control rather than advance.
Davidson wants to work for an arm triangle but Alvarez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tropical Davidson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Davidson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Davidson moves out of range of the leg kick from Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alvarez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Alvarez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Horrible takedown by Alvarez or perhaps it was just good defense by Davidson which made him look bad.
Davidson tries to clinch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez shoots and misses
and Davidson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Davidson.
Tropical Davidson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Alvarez.
Davidson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alvarez is breathing heavily.
Alvarez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Davidson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Davidson throws a strike but Alvarez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez preventing the sweep.
Davidson keeping full guard, as Alvarez tries to pass.
Davidson had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Alvarez is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Davidson Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Alvarez's back instead.
Davidson is working the ground and pound. Can Alvarez escape?
Davidson has the hooks in. Alvarez is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Alvarez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Davidson scores with punches and elbows.
Davidson lands a shot to the head.
Alvarez is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Davidson gets his way!
Davidson looking for the RNC.
Tropical Davidson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Davidson tries to keep control of the position but Alvarez is staying busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Davidson tries to keep control of the position but Alvarez is staying busy.
Alvarez rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Alvarez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Alvarez keeping moving, preventing Davidson from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Alvarez is trying to control the position but Davidson postures up.
Alvarez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Davidson defends well.
Davidson throwing strikes but missing.
Davidson wants to control from the top but Alvarez keeps moving.
Davidson won't allow Alvarez to get back to his feet.
Davidson postures up in Alvarez's guard and throws a big left but Alvarez blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tropical Davidson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Alvarez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Alvarez showed some decent athleticism there.
Alvarez blocks the strikes from Davidson.
Davidson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Davidson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Alvarez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Davidson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davidson trying to control from the bottom.
Alvarez trying to control from half guard but Davidson is working away.
Davidson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davidson keeps working.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Alvarez fails with a takedown attempt.
Davidson drives through and clinches with Alvarez against the cage.
Davidson working hard to break the clinch.
Alvarez can't get the takedown.
Davidson breaks the clinch.
Davidson tries to clinch there but Alvarez circles away.
Davidson moves into the clinch successfully.
Alvarez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Alvarez prevents Davidson from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Davidson gets underhooks to prevent Alvarez's takedown attempt.
Tropical Davidson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Alvarez.
Davidson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davidson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alvarez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alvarez has his takedown stuffed
and Davidson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Davidson is looking to clinch but Alvarez is avoiding it.
Davidson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davidson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Alvarez is trying to defend but Davidson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Alvarez is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Davidson pulls his head out easily.
Davidson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Davidson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Alvarez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Davidson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Davidson's back!
Davidson trying to control the hands but Alvarez breaks the grip.
Alvarez lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Davidson trying to control the hands but Alvarez won't let him.
Alvarez trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Davidson doesn't escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davidson trying to control the position but Alvarez manages to sink in the hooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tropical Davidson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Davidson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Tropical Davidson!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Tropical Davidson!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Tropical Davidson!
Tropical Davidson wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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