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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frederico Vergara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chico Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vergara comes to the cage accompanied by Bully. Chico Alvarez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frederico Vergara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chico Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez throws a hook to the side of Vergara's head but Vergara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vergara tries a head kick but it misses.
Vergara bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alvarez's head.
Vergara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alvarez.
Alvarez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Frederico Vergara has been cut.
Alvarez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vergara counters with an outside leg kick.
Alvarez looks to clinch
and Vergara counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Alvarez!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Vergara tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Alvarez is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Vergara controlling his opponent.
Vergara's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vergara has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Frederico Vergara has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Alvarez tries to clinch
and Vergara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vergara lands with a hook. Alvarez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Alvarez closes the distance but Vergara moves to the side
and Vergara decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Alvarez's guard.
Alvarez looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vergara is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Frederico Vergara.
Vergara scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Alvarez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vergara throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vergara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vergara throws a one two combo.
Vergara misses with a few strikes there.
Alvarez throws a low kick, looking for Vergara's leg but Vergara calmly moves out of range.
Chico Alvarez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alvarez misses with a straight left.
Alvarez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chico Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vergara shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Vergara controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Alvarez is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Vergara raining down hammerfists from mount.
Vergara takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Vergara with a couple of short strikes.
Vergara controlling from mount.
Alvarez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vergara. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vergara with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vergara takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Alvarez is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Vergara controlling his opponent.
Vergara breaks from Alvarez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vergara looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Frederico Vergara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frederico Vergara'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.
Vergara connects with a body shot that sends Alvarez's belly button to the back.
Vergara circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vergara counters with a nice uppercut.
Vergara goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vergara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alvarez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vergara counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Alvarez!
Vergara controlling from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarez is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Frederico Vergara overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vergara content just to control the position here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Frederico Vergara just wasn't active enough.
Vergara circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vergara counters with a two punch combo.
It looks like Chico Alvarez has been cut.
Vergara paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Alvarez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vergara scores with a one two! Alvarez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jab, jab by Vergara - just one landing.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vergara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vergara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vergara misses with a leg kick.
Vergara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvarez can do to turn this around?
Vergara misses with a double jab.
Alvarez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vergara.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vergara staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a hook but Vergara blocks it.
Frederico Vergara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vergara connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alvarez momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez wants to clinch but Vergara slips to the side
and Vergara counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Vergara.
Vergara engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Vergara with a nice head shot there.
Vergara stops Alvarez from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frederico Vergara has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Alvarez moves out of range of the body kick from Vergara.
Vergara throws a wild body kick that Alvarez sees coming a mile off.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vergara!
Alvarez missing with a left hand there. Vergara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vergara dips to his left and cracks Alvarez with an uppercut!
Vergara is looking to land body kicks.
Vergara bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alvarez's head.
Alvarez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vergara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vergara scores with a hook to the body. Alvarez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alvarez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Alvarez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vergara keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vergara throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Alvarez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Frederico Vergara is winning the standup battle so far.
Vergara tries to bum rush Alvarez with a series of wild strikes but Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Alvarez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vergara looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vergara.
Vergara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alvarez looks to land a left hand but Vergara moved out of range nicely.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vergara scores with a hook to the body. Alvarez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vergara throws a one two combo.
Alvarez misses with a head kick.
Vergara looks to land a combination. Alvarez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alvarez throws a sloppy head kick and Vergara moves out of range easily.
Alvarez moves to clinch but Vergara breaks away
and Alvarez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alvarez misses with a hook. Vergara ducked under it nicely.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Frederico Vergara dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Vergara moves out of range as Alvarez strikes.
Vergara looking to score a takedown here. Alvarez is defending well but Vergara drives through and ends up in Alvarez's guard.
Alvarez being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Frederico Vergara just wasn't active enough.
Vergara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alvarez.
Alvarez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alvarez misses with a hook
and Vergara counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Alvarez's guard now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vergara is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Vergara with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez being controlled here, momentarily.
Vergara stops Alvarez from standing up.
Vergara controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Frederico Vergara wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Vergara uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vergara throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vergara blocks a jab.
Alvarez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vergara lands a body shot.
Vergara scores with a decent looking hook.
Vergara throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Alvarez.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vergara.
Vergara dips to his left and cracks Alvarez with an uppercut!
Alvarez throws an off balance right hand
and Vergara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chico Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vergara thuds his right hand into Alvarez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez avoids the head kick by Vergara.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vergara. That's going to slow Alvarez down.
Vergara connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Alvarez blocks a low kick nicely.
Vergara is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Alvarez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vergara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alvarez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Vergara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vergara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alvarez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Alvarez throws a right hand that misses
and Vergara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alvarez tries to clinch but Vergara moves away
and Vergara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alvarez swings widly with a right hand
and Vergara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alvarez is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Alvarez wants to clinch.
Alvarez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vergara can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vergara throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Alvarez was covering up waiting for the punch and Vergara finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Vergara stands up from Alvarez's guard - Vergara perhaps looking for a knockout.
Alvarez closes the distance but Vergara moves to the side
and Vergara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alvarez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vergara to score with a decent uppercut.
Vergara feints and then cracks Alvarez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alvarez down.
The fighters circling - Alvarez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vergara scores with a head kick. Alvarez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Alvarez misses with a looping left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vergara.
Alvarez loads up on a big right hand but Vergara slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vergara throws out a leg kick but Alvarez moves out of range and Vergara only half commits.
A big left from Alvarez misses.
Alvarez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vergara counters with a left and a right that stings Alvarez.
Vergara lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez lands a nice shot that snaps Vergara's head back.
Vergara jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alvarez moves out of range as Vergara throws a body kick.
Alvarez is looking to clinch but Vergara is avoiding it.
Alvarez avoids the head kick by Vergara.
Vergara throws a wild body kick that Alvarez sees coming a mile off.
Frederico Vergara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alvarez tries to clinch up.
A big left from Alvarez misses.
Alvarez throws a poor cross that misses
and Vergara decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Alvarez's guard.
Alvarez is looking for a triangle but Vergara pushes his legs off easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frederico Vergara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vergara has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frederico Vergara!
Frederico Vergara decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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