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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Alarcon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kane Yamada (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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180 lbs
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183 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Alarcon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kane Yamada!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alarcon scores with a hook to the body. Yamada takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A shot to the liver by Yamada. Beautiful body shot.
Alarcon throws a looping overhand right but Yamada ducks down to avoid it.
Alarcon with a nice cross.
Yamada darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yamada swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alarcon counters with a stiff right hand.
Yamada looks to land a right hand but Alarcon moved out of range.
A jab from Yamada finds it's way through Alarcon's defenses.
Yamada throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamada lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kane Yamada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Yamada.
Alarcon slips under a jab from Yamada.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamada thows a leg kick but Alarcon checks it
and Alarcon counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab by Yamada.
Yamada looks to clinch
and Alarcon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body kick there by Alarcon.
Alarcon throws a poor cross that misses
and Yamada counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yamada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alarcon.
Yamada punishes Alarcon's body with a nice straight punch.
Yamada throws a lazy right hand but Alarcon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alarcon tries to keep at a distance but Yamada has taken the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alarcon.
Alarcon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yamada misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamada lands with a right to the head.
Alarcon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yamada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alarcon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yamada struggles to land a body shot inside as Alarcon controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Yamada.
Alarcon manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Yamada wants to stand but Alarcon is controlling his posture from full guard.
Yamada stands up from Alarcon's guard - Yamada perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada looks to land a right hand but Alarcon moved out of range.
Alarcon misses with a lunging right hand
letting Yamada counter with a right hand.
A jab lands there for Alarcon.
Yamada misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yamada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alarcon.
Alarcon avoids a kick to the body.
Yamada tries to land a front kick but Alarcon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yamada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yamada scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yamada is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yamada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alarcon.
Alarcon walks into a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yamada looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alarcon lunges at Yamada with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yamada's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alarcon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yamada throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Yamada dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yamada looks to throw the jab but Alarcon is out of range.
Yamada ducks under a wild hook from Alarcon.
Alarcon moves out of range of the body kick from Yamada.
Yamada listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yamada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alarcon.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alarcon.
Alarcon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yamada fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alarcon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yamada tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alarcon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yamada bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alarcon closes the distance and clinches up with Yamada, looking for a takedown. Alarcon pushes Yamada against the cage but Yamada circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yamada misses with a leg kick.
Alarcon lands with a hook. Yamada tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yamada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamada missing with a left hand there. Alarcon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yamada misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - Alarcon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamada. Alarcon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alarcon is looking to slow Yamada down with leg kicks.
Alarcon throws a hook but Yamada avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alarcon's corner calls for a 1-2. Alarcon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yamada wants to clinch up but Alarcon keeps it at a distance.
Yamada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Yamada.
Yamada on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Yamada has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Alarcon fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alarcon.
Alarcon ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Alarcon no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Yamada avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Yamada walks into a left hand.
Yamada looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yamada tries to clinch there but Alarcon circles away.
Alarcon just misses with a punch to the body.
Alarcon thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Yamada if he has to take too many more of those.
Yamada misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A punch combination from Alarcon misses.
Alarcon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kane Yamada seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alarcon slips under a jab.
Alarcon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yamada.
Alarcon ducks under a wild hook from Yamada.
Yamada throws a body punch but Alarcon moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alarcon throws out a loose jab but Yamada uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Alarcon misses
and Yamada counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Oscar Alarcon will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Alarcon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yamada turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yamada throws a leg kick but Alarcon moved away.
Alarcon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Yamada takes a swing at Alarcon's ribcage but misses.
Yamada lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Alarcon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Alarcon keeps the fight on the outside.
Yamada moves out of range as Alarcon strikes.
Alarcon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alarcon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yamada bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yamada tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yamada throws a body punch but Alarcon moves out of range.
Alarcon slips under a jab.
Yamada thows a body kick. Alarcon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Yamada throws a right and a left that Alarcon avoids nicely.
Yamada thows a body kick. Alarcon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Yamada throws a leg kick but Alarcon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yamada ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamada is looking to clinch.
Yamada lands an overhand right.
Yamada misses with a kick to the body.
Alarcon misses with a wild body shot.
Yamada tries to work over Alarcon's front leg with a kick but Alarcon checks it.
Yamada looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yamada loads up on a big right hand but Alarcon slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Yamada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alarcon keeps the fight on the outside.
Yamada misses with a hook.
Yamada slips a jab and a cross from Alarcon.
Yamada lands with an overhand left.
Yamada tries to close the distance and clinch but Alarcon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alarcon scores with a nice right hand.
Yamada checks the leg kick nicely there.
Alarcon misses with a hook. Yamada ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yamada tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slow jab from Alarcon misses its intended target.
Yamada staying out of range there.
Yamada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alarcon pushes Yamada away with a front kick.
Yamada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alarcon.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alarcon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yamada getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Yamada really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yamada is looking to score with low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Alarcon.
Yamada tries to clinch but Alarcon moves out of range.
Yamada motions for Alarcon to come forward. Yamada throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Alarcon misses its intended target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Alarcon, as that shot connected.
Yamada turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A solid body kick from Yamada.
Yamada fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alarcon swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamada.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alarcon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamada.
Alarcon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yamada moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yamada throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alarcon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yamada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alarcon manages to avoid it.
Yamada misses with a straight left.
Alarcon misses with a two punch combination.
Alarcon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alarcon scores with the left hand. Yamada knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada delivers a nice body kick.
Yamada dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alarcon. That did some damage!
Alarcon looks to land a left hand but Yamada moved out of range nicely.
Yamada finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yamada fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yamada misses with a series of wild punches.
Alarcon sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alarcon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yamada wants to clinch.
Alarcon will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Yamada tries to clinch but Alarcon moves out of range.
Yamada cracks Alarcon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yamada's corner calls for a 1-2. Yamada obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alarcon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamada moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada looks to land a right hand but Alarcon moved out of range.
Yamada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alarcon.
Alarcon throws a jab but it's blocked by Yamada.
Yamada tries to clinch up
enabling Alarcon to counter with a crisp jab.
Yamada throws a low kick but Alarcon moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamada throws a good cross that connects.
Yamada wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Yamada dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Alarcon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yamada doesn't manage to clinch there - Alarcon circles away.
Yamada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alarcon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yamada throws a looping overhand right but Alarcon ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamada darts in trying to clinch
and Alarcon counters with a two punch combo.
Yamada throws a leg kick that is checked
and Alarcon counters with a left and a right that stings Yamada.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yamada tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Yamada. No joy for Alarcon on that attempt.
Alarcon's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Alarcon duly obliges.
Yamada keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yamada throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yamada throws a jab but it's blocked by Alarcon.
Yamada throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alarcon slips a jab and a cross from Yamada.
Yamada throws a push kick but Alarcon slaps the foot to one side.
Alarcon misses the jab.
Yamada comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alarcon moves out of range as Yamada strikes.
Alarcon checks the leg kick.
Yamada looks to score with a jab to the body but Alarcon is just out of range.
Kane Yamada is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yamada showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alarcon.
Yamada throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alarcon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oscar Alarcon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yamada is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada misses with a body shot.
Yamada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamada misses with a wild body shot.
Yamada fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big left from Alarcon misses.
Yamada moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yamada misses with a straight left.
Yamada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alarcon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good exchange - Alarcon coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Yamada has Alarcon up against the cage in a clinch.
Alarcon manages to pull guard.
Yamada has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Alarcon is proving hard to escape from.
Alarcon throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alarcon seems keen to control Yamada's posture.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamada stands and steps away. Alarcon gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kane Yamada.
Well Yamada 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 47:49
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kane Yamada!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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