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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Lytle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lytle's entrance music is misery business. A fine choice. Alvarez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Stand Alone. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Lytle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodrigo Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lytle.
Alvarez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Chris Lytle's cut is getting worse.
Alvarez throws a body punch but Lytle moves out of range.
Lytle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alvarez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lytle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alvarez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lytle fails to land with a series of punches.
Alvarez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Alvarez throws a poor cross that misses
and Lytle makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Alvarez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lytle momentarily.
Lytle throws a combination that misses
and Alvarez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Alvarez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lytle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alvarez scores with the left hand. Lytle knows he should have avoided that one.
Lytle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alvarez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lytle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alvarez tries to bum rush Lytle with a series of wild strikes but Lytle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alvarez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lytle counters with an inside leg kick.
Lytle throws a right and a left that Alvarez avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lytle takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lytle throws a series of punches but Alvarez avoids them all with ease.
Alvarez throws a right hand that misses
and Lytle counters with an outside leg kick.
Lytle moves out of range as Alvarez strikes.
Alvarez lands a glancing blow to the side of Lytle's head.
Lytle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alvarez.
The crowd cheers as Alvarez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lytle doesn't seem phased though.
Alvarez misses with a body punch
and Lytle counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lytle slips under a jab from Alvarez.
A combination from Lytle does no damage.
Lytle misses with a combination
enabling Alvarez to counter with a crisp jab.
Lytle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alvarez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Alvarez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lytle.
Chris Lytle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez lands a jab-cross combination.
Lytle throws a combination that misses
and Alvarez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alvarez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lytle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a right hand that Lytle ducks under and follows up with a left that Lytle also avoids with ease.
Lytle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alvarez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lytle has time to react.
Lytle throws a series of punches but Alvarez moves out of range.
Lytle slips a jab and a cross from Alvarez.
Lytle is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Alvarez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvarez. Lytle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lytle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alvarez.
Alvarez lands a glancing blow to the side of Lytle's head.
Lytle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alvarez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alvarez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lytle had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Alvarez throws a jab when Lytle was well out of range.
Alvarez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lytle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alvarez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lytle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alvarez counters with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lytle misses with a double jab
enabling Alvarez to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lytle misses with a wild combination.
A punch lands to the side of Lytle 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alvarez throws a hook to the side of Lytle's head but Lytle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alvarez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Alvarez lands a nice hook to Lytle's body. Lytle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alvarez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lytle counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lytle on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alvarez misses with a right hand
and Lytle counters with a low kick, right behind Alvarez 's knee.
Lytle moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Alvarez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lytle was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvarez.
Alvarez lands with a nice body punch.
Lytle is breathing heavily.
Alvarez throws a nice looking combination but Lytle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alvarez throws a hook to the side of Lytle's head but Lytle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lytle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alvarez misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws out a loose jab but Lytle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lytle misses with a combination
and Alvarez counters with a series of strikes. Lytle will be more careful next time no doubt.
Alvarez misses with a body shot.
Lytle throws a combination that misses
and Alvarez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lytle throws a combination that misses
and Alvarez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Alvarez is working the combinations to good effect here.
Lytle on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Alvarez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alvarez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alvarez throws out a loose jab but Lytle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lytle throws a right hand that Alvarez ducks under and follows up with a left that Alvarez also avoids with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lytle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alvarez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alvarez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lytle ducks under a wild hook from Alvarez.
Lytle looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lytle takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Alvarez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Lytle's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Alvarez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alvarez looks to score with a jab to the body but Lytle is just out of range.
Lytle takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alvarez misses with a looping right.
Alvarez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alvarez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lytle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alvarez scores with a punch to the head.
Lytle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alvarez circles away quickly and effectively.
Alvarez swings widly with a right hand
and Lytle counters with a good low kick that Alvarez was not able to check.
Chris Lytle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alvarez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lytles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lytle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Alvarez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Alvarez in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Lytle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alvarez counters with a stiff right hand.
Lytle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alvarez counters with a straight right hand.
Alvarez lands a jab-cross combination.
Alvarez throws out a loose jab but Lytle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lytle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alvarez counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lytle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alvarez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lytle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alvarez counters with a straight right hand.
Alvarez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lytle throws a combination that misses
and Alvarez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alvarez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvarez takes a swing at Lytle's ribcage but misses.
Alvarez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lytle.
Rodrigo Alvarez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alvarez slips a jab and a cross from Lytle.
Danga de danga de dang - Alvarez scores with a four punch combination!
Lytle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alvarez.
Lytle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alvarez scores with a hook to the body. Lytle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lytle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Alvarez counter with a right hand.
Alvarez throws a body punch but Lytle moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lytle.
Lytle takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez cracks Lytle with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lytle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alvarez counters with a one-two to the body.
Lytle misses with a combination
and Alvarez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lytle throws a combination that misses
and Alvarez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alvarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lytle takes a jab right on the kisser.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Lytle might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Alvarez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lytle was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvarez.
Lytle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alvarez connects with a body shot.
Alvarez misses with a body punch
and Lytle counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez scores with a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Alvarez, as that shot connected.
Alvarez throws the left hand but Lytle avoids the punch easily.
Lytle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alvarez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Alvarez.
Alvarez lands a right hook to the body.
Alvarez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Alvarez duly obliges.
Alvarez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lytle.
Alvarez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lytle.
Alvarez cracks a nice hook into Lytle's ribs.
Alvarez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Alvarez loads up on a big right hand but Lytle slips the punch.
Alvarez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lytle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alvarez lands a body shot.
Alvarez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lytle momentarily.
Alvarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvarez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lytle circles away quickly and effectively.
Alvarez thuds a left hand into Lytle's body.
Alvarez lands a right hook to the body.
Alvarez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a one two combo.
Lytle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Alvarez misses with the combination.
Lytle finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lytle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alvarez throws out the jab.
Lytle throws a right and a left that Alvarez avoids nicely.
Alvarez scores with a nice head shot.
Lytle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alvarez missing with a left hand there. Lytle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alvarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alvarez throws a right and a left that Lytle avoids nicely.
Alvarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Alvarez there.
Lytle is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Alvarez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chris Lytle's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Alvarez connects with the punch.
Alvarez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alvarez throws a poor cross that misses
and Lytle counters with a nice low kick that buckles Alvarez's knee momentarily.
Alvarez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lytle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alvarez.
Lytle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alvarez loads up on a big right hand but Lytle slips the punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alvarez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alvarez misses with a wild combination.
Lytle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alvarez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lytle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvarez.
Lytle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alvarez.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lytle avoids the body shot from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a sloppy body shot
and Lytle counters with a left and a right that stings Alvarez.
Donk. Alvarez catches Lytle right on the button with a cross.
Lytle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Alvarez.
Alvarez misses the shot to the body.
Lytle misses with a combination
and Alvarez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lytle throws a combination that misses
and Alvarez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alvarez lands a nice shot to the body.
Lytle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch combination from Alvarez misses.
Alvarez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lytle!
Lytle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alvarez counters with a left and a right that stings Lytle.
Lytle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alvarez throws a hook but Lytle blocks it.
Alvarez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Alvarez misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Alvarez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lytle manages to avoid it.
Good shot there by Alvarez.
Alvarez tries to bum rush Lytle with a series of wild strikes but Lytle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lytle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut. Lytle saw that one coming.
Lytle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alvarez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alvarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lytle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alvarez counters with a stiff right hand.
Lytle staying out of range there.
Lytle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alvarez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Alvarez lands a slapping body shot.
Alvarez throws a hook but Lytle avoids it easily.
Alvarez throws the left hand but Lytle avoids the punch easily.
Lytle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alvarez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lytle thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez takes a swing at Lytle's ribcage but misses.
Alvarez lands a right hook to the body.
Alvarez misses with a wild body shot.
Lytle ducks under a wild hook from Alvarez.
Decent striking displayed by Alvarez there.
Alvarez slips a jab and a cross from Lytle.
Alvarez misses with a hook. Lytle ducked under it nicely.
Alvarez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lytle manages to avoid it.
A big left from Alvarez misses.
Alvarez fails to land with a series of punches.
Alvarez lands a jab to the head.
Alvarez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lytle counters with a one-two to the body.
Rodrigo Alvarez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alvarez looks to score with a jab to the body but Lytle is just out of range.
The crowd cheers as Alvarez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lytle doesn't seem phased though.
Lytle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alvarez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lytle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alvarez counters with a three punch combo that has Lytle backing up. Lytle nods at Alvarez to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lytle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alvarez.
Alvarez stalks Lytle and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lytle's face. Lytle staggers backwards, shaken.
Alvarez throws a one two combo.
Alvarez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lytle circles away quickly and effectively.
Alvarez loads up on a big right hand but Lytle slips the punch.
Alvarez catches Lytle with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Alvarez digs a good hook to Lytle's body.
Lytle throws a combination that misses
and Alvarez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lytle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alvarez.
Chris Lytle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alvarez moves out of range of the body kick.
Lytle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alvarez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Alvarez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Alvarez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lytle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alvarez counters with a stiff right hand.
Alvarez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo Alvarez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Alvarez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Alvarez!
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RATING
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