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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Demetrius Alvarez (ranked 24717 p4p, 3319 weight class) and Alffa Splenden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Basic striking
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Demetrius Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alffa Splenden!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Splenden gets tackled into the cage by Alvarez. Alvarez maintains the clinch.
Splenden fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Splenden misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Splenden fails to land.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut.
Splenden misses with some punches.
Splenden lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Alvarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Splenden drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Alvarez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Alvarez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alvarez misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown but Splenden shows good takedown defense.
Alvarez misses with a takedown
and Splenden counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Alvarez managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Splenden stopping the sweep attempt from Alvarez.
Alvarez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Alvarez looking to control.
Splenden connects with a couple of short punches.
Splenden working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Alvarez's head.
Alvarez looking for a sweep. Not yet Alvarez, not yet.
Splenden trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Splenden lands a couple of digs.
Alvarez has momentary wrist control but Splenden slips an elbow through the middle.
Alvarez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Splenden doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Splenden manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Splenden has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Gym To Nica. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Splenden working some strikes from top position.
Splenden is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Alvarez is rocked!
Splenden makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Oh Alvarez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Splenden is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Splenden is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Splenden lands a couple of elbows.
Splenden must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Splenden trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Alvarez is breathing heavily.
Alvarez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Splenden pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alvarez is keeping the position for now.
Alvarez seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Splenden landing some decent shots from guard.
Splenden stops Alvarez from standing up.
Splenden lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Splenden working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Alvarez's head.
Splenden arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Alvarez's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alffa Splenden!
A very excited looking Alffa Splenden 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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