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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juan Alro (ranked 2021 p4p, 2988 weight class) and Conner Mclovin (ranked 202 p4p, 304 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Alro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conner Mclovin!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mclovin fails to land with a series of punches.
Mclovin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alro defends it nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Alro as Mclovin shoots in.
Alro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mclovin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alro throws a solid leg kick but Mclovin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Alro.
Mclovin thuds his right hand into Alro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mclovin stalks Alro and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alro's face. Alro staggers backwards, shaken.
Alro is rocked!
It looks like Juan Alro has been cut.
Mclovin throws a shot to the body.
Oh Alro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mclovin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alro is fending him off so far but Mclovin persists. Nope, Alro circles away and we're back to standing.
Alro seems to have got his legs back now.
Juan Alro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conner Mclovin.
Alro clinches up with Mclovin and pushes him back against the cage.
Mclovin is trying to maintain a safe position but Alro gets an underhook and turns Mclovin into the cage.
Alro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alro is looking for a takedown.
Mclovin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alro throws a head kick that misses.
Mclovin shoots in for a takedown but Alro shows good takedown defense.
A little feinted left hand from Alro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mclovin.
Alro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mclovin circles away quickly and effectively.
Mclovin connects with a crisp jab.
Conner Mclovin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mclovin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Alro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclovin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A head kick misses from Alro.
Mclovin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alro is fending him off so far but Mclovin persists. Nope, Alro circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Alro was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mclovin shoots for a double leg takedown but Alro sprawls well. He's pushed Mclovin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alro blocks a jab.
Alro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Alro.
Alro moves out of range of the strikes.
Mclovin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alro tries to clinch but Mclovin is having none of it.
Alro blocks a head kick by Mclovin.
Mclovin takes the fight into the clinch.
Alro has Mclovin pressed against the cage, preventing Mclovin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alro misses with an elbow over the top.
Mclovin wants a takedown but no success here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Alro obliges.
Mclovin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Alro breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alro lands a leg kick that knocks Mclovin off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mclovin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mclovin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mclovin forces Alro back against the cage and clinches.
Alro can't get the takedown.
Alro breaks from the clinch.
Alro thows a body kick. Mclovin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mclovin throws a hook but Alro avoids it easily.
Alro looks to land a left hand but Mclovin moved out of range nicely.
Mclovin avoids a punch combination nicely.
And Mclovin tries to counter it with a takedown but Alro pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mclovin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alro as he avoids it easily.
Alro throws a good cross that connects.
Mclovin throws a series of punches but Alro avoids them all with ease.
Alro tries to close the distance and clinch but Mclovin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alro throws a leg kick that misses.
Mclovin lands a glancing blow to the side of Alro's head.
Mclovin tries to clinch but Alro moves out of range.
Mclovin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mclovin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alro tries to kick Mclovin off in order to stand up. Mclovin Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Check out the look on Mclovin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Mclovin lands an elbow.
Mclovin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Alro some visible discomfort.
Mclovin in side control, throwing shots but Alro defends.
Mclovin cracks Alro with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Alro takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Alro parries the strikes from Mclovin easily there. Mclovin is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Alro to escape.
Mclovin postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Alro wants to control but Mclovin postures up.
Mclovin in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Alro parries the strikes from Mclovin easily there. Mclovin is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Alro to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mclovin tries to score with some ground and pound. Alro controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Mclovin working the ground and pound but Alro is defending the strikes.
Alro is breathing heavily.
Mclovin prevents Alro from escaping the position.
Mclovin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Alro knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Alro is trying to control Mclovin's posture but Mclovin avoids it.
Alro avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mclovin.
Mclovin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conner Mclovin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Alro's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Mclovin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mclovin throws a lazy right hand but Alro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mclovin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alro.
Alro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mclovin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Alro defends it well.
Alro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big right from Mclovin misses.
Mclovin pushes Alro up against the cage in a clinch.
Alro lands an elbow inside that Mclovin shrugs off.
Mclovin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mclovin's defenses.
Mclovin avoids the elbow strike from Alro, against the cage.
Alro breaks from the clinch.
Mclovin 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bone on bone clash there as Mclovin blocks the leg kick.
Mclovin misses with a double jab.
Alro is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclovin shoots in for a takedown but Alro shows good takedown defense.
Alro lands a really nice looking cross but Mclovin seems unphased.
Mclovin misses with a two punch combination.
Mclovin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alro connects with a looping right hand.
Mclovin lands a really nice looking cross but Alro seems unphased.
Alro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mclovin.
Mclovin walks into a left hand.
Mclovin is rocked!
The fight stays on the outside here - Mclovin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mclovin is still on wobbly legs! Can Alro finish him?
Mclovin slips a jab and a cross from Alro.
Alro tries to clinch but Mclovin is having none of it.
Mclovin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mclovin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mclovin there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mclovin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alro. That did some damage!
Alro misses with a body kick.
Juan Alro is winning the standup battle so far.
Mclovin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alro under the eye.
Crunch! Alro slams his shin into Mclovin's torso.
Mclovin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Juan Alro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conner Mclovin.
Alro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mclovin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alro seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mclovin is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin misses with a right hand
and Alro counters with a nice uppercut.
Mclovin misses with a straight left.
Alro has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Alro throws an elbow but misses.
Mclovin breaks the clinch.
Mclovin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alro moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mclovin, as that shot connected.
Mclovin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mclovin slips a jab and a cross from Alro.
Nice uppercut there from Alro.
Mclovin throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Alro walks into a left hand.
Alro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A combination from Mclovin does no damage.
Alro tries to clinch but Mclovin moves out of range.
Mclovin throws a counter combo.
Mclovin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alro moves into range and clinches up with Mclovin.
Alro is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mclovin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mclovin seems to have recovered his senses.
Mclovin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mclovin looks to land a right hand but Alro moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mclovin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alro is trying to control but can't.
Mclovin is stalling here. Alro is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Mclovin seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Alro has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Mclovin is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Alro off and has taken his back!
Alro defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Mclovin's arms.
Mclovin is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Alro is trying to stand back up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mclovin looking to break Alro's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Alro remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Mclovin will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alro avoids the strikes from Mclovin.
Mclovin lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Mclovin looking for the choke from the back.
Mclovin struggling to land strikes to the head as Alro covers up.
Mclovin lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Mclovin.
Alro is trapped and Mclovin is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Mclovin is punishing Alro with strikes - can he finish him?!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mclovin throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mclovin working for a choke but Alro is defending well.
Mclovin scores with punches from the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conner Mclovin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Juan Alro's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mclovin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alro finds it's way round the side to connect with Mclovin's head.
Mclovin slips a straight right by Alro.
Mclovin throws a counter combo.
Mclovin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alro scoring well with a low kick there.
Alro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mclovin can pounce on him.
Mclovin swinging wildly here.
Alro tests Mclovin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mclovin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alro is able to avoid easily.
Alro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alro moves out of range of the strikes.
Alro throws a hook but Mclovin blocks it.
Mclovin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mclovin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclovin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alro is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mclovin.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alro.
Alro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alro.
Mclovin throws a series of punches but Alro avoids them all with ease.
Alro cracks Mclovin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mclovin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mclovin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mclovin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice combination there by Mclovin.
Mclovin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alro is fending him off so far but Mclovin persists. Nope, Alro circles away and we're back to standing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Juan Alro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alro lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Mclovin falls backwards - clearly groggy! Alro dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Alro!
A determined Juan Alro didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
Conner Mclovin spoke after the fight, saying 'Times like these you learn to be gracefull so i gotta do just that'.
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