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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juanito Alvarez (ranked 3935 p4p, 3763 weight class) and Mikheil Valiev (ranked 0 p4p, 297 weight class). Valiev has chosen Kakhuri as his entrance music. Mikheil Valiev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juanito Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mikheil Valiev!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valiev closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alvarez tries for a takedown but Valiev manages to get underhooks.
Valiev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alvarez is trying to push Valiev away but Valiev has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Alvarez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alvarez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Valiev landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Valiev.
Alvarez is trying to drag Valiev to the mat but Valiev just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Valiev misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juanito Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valiev scores a nice knee to the body.
Valiev lands a knee to the head.
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!
Alvarez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Alvarez effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valiev misses with a knee to the head.
Alvarez blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Valiev.
Valiev misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Valiev.
Valiev lands a knee to the body.
Alvarez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Valiev gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Valiev putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alvarez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Alvarez is breathing heavily.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Valiev working Alvarez over with knees to the body.
Valiev lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Valiev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alvarez blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Valiev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valiev tries to land a knee to the head but Alvarez blocks with his arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valiev comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Valiev keeps control of Alvarez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alvarez is looking to break free of the clinch but Valiev has double underhooks.
Valiev with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Valiev unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alvarez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Alvarez tries to circle away but Valiev has him pinned against the cage.
Valiev landing knees to the body.
Valiev gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Valiev has Alvarez pressed against the cage, preventing Alvarez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Valiev lands a damaging elbow.
Valiev lands an elbow inside.
Valiev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Valiev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Alvarez is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valiev with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Oh Alvarez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alvarez looking to slow down the pace here.
Valiev stalling against the cage.
Valiev connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alvarez's face.
Valiev scores a nice knee to the body.
Valiev lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Valiev.
Alvarez trying to control the position but instead, Valiev has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alvarez into the cage.
Alvarez tries to throw a body punch but Valiev avoids it by throwing Alvarez back against the cage.
Valiev lands a knee to the head.
Valiev connects with a knee to the head.
Alvarez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valiev's elbow.
Valiev lands an elbow inside.
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!
Alvarez takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez takes an elbow to the temple.
Valiev lands an elbow inside that Alvarez shrugs off.
Valiev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Alvarez wants to break free but Valiev has control.
Alvarez tries for a takedown but Valiev manages to get underhooks.
Alvarez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Alvarez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Valiev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Valiev unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Valiev landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Valiev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Valiev lands an elbow just above Alvarez 's eye.
Valiev has Alvarez pressed against the cage. He pushes Alvarez back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Valiev throws a beautiful elbow that sends Alvarez crashing to the floor! Valiev piles on the pressure with more strikes! Alvarez is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikheil Valiev!
Our winner, Mikheil Valiev, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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