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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kent Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Alkofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Alkofer acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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197 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kent Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Alkofer!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell scores with a body shot.
Powell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Powell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Powell closes the distance and clinches.
Powell lands a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Powell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alkofer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Powell landing with the ground and pound.
Alkofer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Powell is pushing down on Alkofer's leg trying to pass to half guard. Alkofer is fighting to maintain full guard but Powell has managed to sneak the leg through.
Alkofer taking some punishment here, with Powell in his half guard.
Nice strikes from Powell there.
Powell is nestled in close to Alkofer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alkofer is looking for a sweep. Powell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Powell is controlling the pace.
Powell landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Powell working the head and body with strikes.
Powell is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Powell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Powell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Alkofer looks gassed!
Powell working Alkofer over with strikes.
Alkofer is rocked!
Alkofer taking some punishment here, with Powell in his half guard.
Alkofer is still in real trouble! Can Powell finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powell takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Alkofer seems to have recovered his senses.
Alkofer wants to control but Powell is keeping busy.
Powell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Powell perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Powell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Alkofer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Powell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Powell landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Powell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Powell keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Powell works his way into side control.
Powell working the body and head with strikes.
Powell landing a few strikes.
Powell looks up at the clock and then as Alkofer takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Powell smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Powell advances to mount.
Powell with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell scoring with strikes but Alkofer is staying in there.
Powell breaks from Alkofer's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Powell landing strikes from the mount.
Powell breaks from Alkofer's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Powell dominating with strikes here.
Alkofer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Powell takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Powell lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Alkofer hang on?
Powell has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Alkofer's face.
Powell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Powell raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Powell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A nice elbow there by Powell.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Powell has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Alkofer's face.
Powell putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Powell has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Alkofer's face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Powell lands with some strikes.
Powell lands a big shot to the head and Alkofer winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kent Powell!
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hype
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pop
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