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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Giani Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Price has chosen O Fortuna by Carl Orff as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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177 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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183 cm
24
170 lbs
3 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Giani Suarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Price!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price dodges the punch combination from Suarez.
An inside leg kick lands from Suarez.
Suarez is looking to land body kicks.
Price decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Suarez wants to get back to his feet.
Suarez has hold of Price's hands but Price slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Suarez throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Suarez trying to control here.
Suarez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Suarez tries to get out of the position.
Suarez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Suarez wants to stand but Price is controlling the position.
Suarez 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.
Suarez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Price manages to get himself to full guard.
Suarez is looking to stand up but Price won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price wriggles free and stands up.
Suarez throws a sloppy head kick and Price moves out of range easily.
Suarez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Suarez throws a right and a left that Price avoids nicely.
Price blocks a head kick by Suarez.
Horrible takedown by Suarez or perhaps it was just good defense by Price which made him look bad.
Price shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Price thows a huge punch but Suarez dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Price.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Suarez is trying to stand up here but Price is controlling him well.
Price really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Suarez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Suarez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Price.
Suarez pushes Price off and gets back to his feet.
Suarez is breathing heavily.
Suarez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Suarez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Alex Price has been cut.
Giani Suarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Price drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Price prevents Suarez from getting back to his feet.
Price postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Price distracts Suarez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Suarez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Price defends it easily.
Suarez trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Price throwing strikes from guard but Suarez blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Suarez's head.
Suarez wants to stand and escape but Price is having none of it.
Price working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Price postures up in Suarez's guard and throws a big left but Suarez blocks it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Price throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Suarez.
Suarez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Price!
Price trying desperately to get to his feet.
Suarez is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Price to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Price shrugs it off.
Price blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Suarez throws some wild stikes that Price manages to avoid easily.
Price is squirming around, avoiding Suarez's attempts to control the action.
Poor strikes thrown by Suarez there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Suarez throws some wild stikes that Price manages to avoid easily.
Suarez throwing strikes here but Price is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Giani Suarez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alex Price's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Suarez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Price counters with a series of strikes. Suarez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Suarez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Suarez.
Suarez throws the left hand but Price avoids the punch easily.
Price showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Suarez.
Suarez scores with a leg kick.
Suarez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Price. That did some damage!
Suarez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Price moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Price dives in and grabs Suarez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Suarez pushes down on Price's head and hops out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Price shoots in and drives through. Suarez sprawls well.
Suarez misses with a combination
and Price counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Price counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Price.
Suarez wants to stand and escape but Price is having none of it.
Price scoring with punches to the head and body.
Suarez kicks Price off and gets to his feet.
Suarez misses with the combination.
Suarez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Price counters with a nice body shot.
Suarez throws a sloppy head kick and Price moves out of range easily.
Price connects with a right hand. Suarez shakes it off.
Suarez throws a right hand that Price ducks under and follows up with a left that Price also avoids with ease.
Suarez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Price shoots for a double leg takedown but Suarez sprawls well. He's pushed Price's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Giani Suarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Price.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Price fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Suarez sprawls well initially but Price persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Suarez is looking to escape.
Suarez is looking for a sweep. Price is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Price scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Suarez wants to improve his position but Price is controlling well.
Price is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Price lands strikes from half guard.
Suarez wants to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Suarez walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Price showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Suarez.
Suarez misses with a jab to the body
and Price counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Price postures up in Suarez's guard and throws a big left but Suarez blocks it.
Price won't allow Suarez to get back to his feet.
Price must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Price is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Price with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Suarez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Suarez has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Price off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Suarez loads up on a big right hand but Price slips the punch.
Nice uppercut there from Price.
Suarez throws a combination that misses
and Price counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez throws a combination that misses
letting Price counter with a right hand.
Price closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Suarez to the mat! Suarez manages to get full guard.
Price postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Price throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Suarez uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A punch combination from Price misses.
Suarez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Price counters with a left to the body.
Suarez lands a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Price defending well as Suarez loads up on a big left hand.
Price uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Suarez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Price showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alex Price's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Suarez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Price counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Suarez pushes Price off and scrambles back to his feet.
Price shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Suarez wants to get back to full guard.
Suarez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Suarez wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Price connects with a couple of short punches.
Suarez is looking to stand up but Price isn't so interested in that idea.
Suarez wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Suarez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Price.
Suarez wants to stand up but Price is controlling him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Price's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Price is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Suarez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Price is controlling him.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Price looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Price slips a straight right by Suarez.
Suarez misses with a combination
and Price counters with a stiff right hand.
Price throws a series of punches but Suarez moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Suarez misses with a double jab
and Price counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Suarez's guard now.
Price stands up over Suarez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Suarez wants to stand and escape but Price is having none of it.
Suarez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Price defends it easily.
Suarez will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Price lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Price postures up in Suarez's guard and throws a big left but Suarez blocks it.
Suarez has his feet on Price's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Nice sprawl there from Suarez as Price shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez throws a combination that misses
and Price counters with a left and a right that stings Suarez.
Suarez looks to throw the jab but Price is out of range.
Suarez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Price circles away quickly and effectively.
Suarez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Price circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Suarez.
Price lands with a nice combination. Suarez backs away looking to recover.
Price blocks a head kick by Suarez.
Price shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Price showed some decent athleticism there.
Suarez wants to improve his position but Price is controlling well.
Price working Suarez over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez trying to control from the bottom.
Price thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Suarez's head.
Suarez pushes Price off looking to stand but Price dives back in and keeps control.
Price lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Suarez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Suarez kicks Price off and gets back to his feet.
Price has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Price blocks a jab.
A left and a right from Price both land. Nice combination.
Suarez throws a combination that misses
and Price counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Suarez!
Alex Price has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
BOOM! Price connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Suarez sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Suarez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Suarez tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Price comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Price has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Price!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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