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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gomer Pyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gomer Pyle!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez looks to score with a jab to the body but Pyle is just out of range.
Alvarez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pyle manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Alvarez wants to pass the guard but Pyle is keeping the position.
Alvarez passes Pyle's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Alvarez trying to control the action but Pyle is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvarez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez is working for a submission of some sort.
Alvarez wants to advance to full mount but Pyle doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
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.
Alvarez wants to pass the guard but Pyle is keeping the position.
Pyle keeping moving, preventing Alvarez from controlling successfully.
Alvarez tries to free his leg and advance position but Pyle is retaining full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pyle shoots in looking for a takedown. Alvarez tries to sprawl out of it but Pyle keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alvarez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez scores a takedown into full mount!
Pyle wants to hold on but Alvarez pushes him away.
Alvarez wants to control the action but instead Pyle gets a body lock and reverses into Alvarez's guard! Nice work!
Pyle passes Alvarez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Alvarez looking for submissions off his back.
Pyle is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pyle tries to pass the half guard into mount. Alvarez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez gets full guard.
Pyle preventing the sweep.
Pyle trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alvarez is on top in guard.
Alvarez is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pyle is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pyle has escaped and now he's on top!
Alvarez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Alvarez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Alvarez scores with a jab to the body.
Alvarez throws a shot from downtown. Pyle moves away and avoids it.
Pyle tries to close the distance and clinch but Alvarez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alvarez fails with a takedown attempt.
Pyle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pyle blocks a jab.
Pyle lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pyle.
It looks like Michael Alvarez has been cut.
Michael Alvarez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alvarez keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice sprawl there from Pyle as Alvarez shoots in.
Alvarez misses the shot to the body.
Alvarez cracks Pyle with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big right from Alvarez misses.
Alvarez misses with a wild body shot.
Pyle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alvarez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pyle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvarez.
Alvarez looks to throw the jab but Pyle is out of range.
Alvarez gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pyle is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Alvarez is controlling him well.
Alvarez tries to advance to mount but Pyle instead regains half guard.
Alvarez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pyle is defending against the submission attempts here by Alvarez.
Alvarez trying to pass the guard but Pyle defending well.
Alvarez wants to take a breather but Pyle is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice shot by Alvarez.
Alvarez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alvarez misses with a series of wild punches.
Pyle has a takedown stuffed.
A shot to de liver by Alvarez. Beautiful body shot.
Pyle with a poor takedown
and Alvarez counters with a nice body shot.
Michael Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gomer Pyle.
Pyle wants to clinch
and Alvarez counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pyle!
Alvarez is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Pyle has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Pyle!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is looking for a triangle but Pyle pushes his legs off easily.
Pyle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alvarez is keeping the position for now.
Alvarez can't keep his opponent in guard - Pyle advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pyle prevents Alvarez from improving his position.
Pyle 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.
Alvarez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Alvarez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Alvarez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pyle looks to clinch
and Alvarez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pyle clinches but Alvarez breaks the clinch
and Alvarez counters with a takedown into side control.
Alvarez is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Pyle is trying to escape and Alvarez transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Pyle is forced to tap! Nice work there by Alvarez! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michael Alvarez!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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