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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sheldon Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sheldon Cooper will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Luiz Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sheldon Cooper!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alvarez avoids it really well and circles away.
Alvarez looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Cooper clinches up with Alvarez and pushes him back against the cage.
Alvarez is trying to break the clinch but Cooper has him pressed against the cage.
Cooper is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cooper is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Alvarez can't fight it off and eventually Cooper manages to take the fight to the floor. Alvarez looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cooper avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cooper stands and steps away. Alvarez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Cooper will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sloppy strikes from Alvarez. Those never looked like landing.
Alvarez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alvarez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cooper counters with a single leg into guard. Alvarez didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper wants to control from the top but Alvarez keeps moving.
Cooper pushes down on Alvarez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cooper stands up out of the half guard.
Cooper scores with a head kick. Alvarez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Alvarez misses with a two punch combination.
Cooper looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alvarez is fending him off so far but Cooper persists. Nope, Alvarez circles away and we're back to standing.
Luiz Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sheldon Cooper.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cooper.
Cooper shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alvarez defends it nicely.
Alvarez feints a jab promting Cooper to slip. Alvarez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cooper slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Alvarez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cooper shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alvarez pinned against the cage. Alvarez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cooper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alvarez could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cooper dodges the punch combination from Alvarez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvarez misses with a double jab
and Cooper counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cooper.
Alvarez takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper breaks the clinch.
Alvarez slips a jab from Cooper.
Alvarez misses with a few strikes there.
Alvarez misses with a few strikes there.
A right-left combo lands from Cooper.
Cooper throws the kick towards the body but Alvarez avoids it.
Alvarez checks a leg kick nicely.
Alvarez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cooper.
Cooper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvarez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cooper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alvarez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Alvarez misses.
Cooper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alvarez.
Cooper moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper is stalling here.
Cooper lands an elbow that stopped Alvarez in his tracks for a moment.
Cooper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alvarez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cooper.
Cooper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cooper scores with a three punch combo!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alvarez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cooper closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooper trying to control the position but Alvarez is working away.
Cooper stands up and we're back to a striking position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sheldon Cooper dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cooper dives in and grabs Alvarez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Alvarez pushes down on Cooper's head and hops out.
Alvarez fails to land with a series of punches.
Cooper shoots in but no luck this time.
Cooper fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Luiz Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sheldon Cooper.
Some wild striking there from Alvarez.
Cooper changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Alvarez tries to avoid it but Cooper manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Alvarez to the ground. Alvarez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cooper looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Alvarez pushes Cooper off looking to stand but Cooper dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cooper is pressing down on Alvarez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Alvarez is holding on for now.
Alvarez trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper 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 refusing to be controlled, as Cooper sits in half guard.
Sheldon Cooper has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cooper is thwarting Alvarez's attempts to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Alvarez is looking for a sweep. Cooper is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvarez controlling the position for now.
Luiz Alvarez has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A punch combination from Alvarez misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cooper.
Cooper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez looks to land a combination but Cooper avoids it well.
Cooper fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Alvarez to the ground. Cooper is now in Alvarez's guard.
Alvarez wants to stand and escape but Cooper is having none of it.
Cooper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cooper wants to stand but Alvarez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Cooper trying to control but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
Cooper is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sheldon Cooper wasn't active enough on the ground.
Alvarez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cooper circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Cooper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alvarez throws a combination. Cooper tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cooper misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cooper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cooper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Luiz Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez stuffs the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvarez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alvarez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sheldon Cooper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Alvarez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cooper plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cooper shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cooper showed some decent athleticism there.
Cooper is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Alvarez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cooper.
Cooper is looking to take a break and control but Alvarez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cooper is trying to control the action in half guard but Alvarez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cooper throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Alvarez looking for submissions off his back.
Alvarez trying to control from the bottom.
Luiz Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper trying to control from half guard but Alvarez is working away.
Alvarez trying to hold on to Cooper's head to control him but Cooper postures up.
Alvarez is trying to stand.
Alvarez tries to roll over but Cooper keeps him under control.
Cooper is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Alvarez tries to roll over but Cooper keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper thows a huge punch but Alvarez dodges it nicely.
Alvarez is not content to let Cooper control the position.
Cooper throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Alvarez has one foot on Cooper's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Alvarez throws a right and a left that Cooper avoids nicely.
Alvarez slaps away a takedown attempt from Cooper, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alvarez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cooper works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sheldon Cooper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cooper changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Alvarez tries to avoid it but Cooper manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Alvarez to the ground. Alvarez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cooper looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Luiz Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sheldon Cooper.
Alvarez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cooper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alvarez stalks Cooper and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cooper's face. Cooper staggers backwards, shaken.
Cooper feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Alvarez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvarez throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Sheldon Cooper is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cooper accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sheldon Cooper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cooper 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sheldon Cooper!
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