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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rui Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago Alvares (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 cm
20
215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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186 cm
26
219 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rui Yoshida! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Santiago Alvares! The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Yoshida changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Alvares tries to avoid it but Yoshida manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Alvares to the ground. Alvares escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Alvares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoshida.
Yoshida takes a shot right to the bread basket. Yoshida shoots in but Alvares avoids the takedown attempt easily. Yoshida with a poor takedown and Alvares counters with a body kick. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rui Yoshida. That's going to take a lot out of him. Yoshida shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Alvares counters with a stiff right hand.
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It looks like Rui Yoshida has been cut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Yoshida misses with a takedown and Alvares counters with a slapping leg kick. Yoshida is breathing heavily.
Alvares drops Yoshida with a beautiful combination! Yoshida stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Alvares is looking for the KO! Alvares circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Yoshida drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Alvares follows Yoshida to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santiago Alvares! A victorious Santiago Alvares thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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