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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Avila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davi Alves (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Avila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Davi Alves!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Avila.
Alves scores with a jab to the body.
Avila tries to work over Alves's front leg with a kick but Alves checks it.
Avila throws a low kick, looking for Alves's leg but Alves calmly moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Alves blocks the low kick.
Alves misses with a hook.
Tommy Avila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Alves blocks the leg kick.
Avila takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Avila comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Avila scores with a leg kick.
Alves keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Avila on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alves. Alves obviously looking to wear him down.
Avila moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice uppercut there from Alves.
Alves lands a head shot.
Alves throws a looping overhand right but Avila ducks down to avoid it.
Avila slips a jab and a cross from Alves.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alves misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avila throws a solid leg kick but Alves takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Avila.
Avila pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alves is out of range and Avila settles back down.
Alves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Avila sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alves misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Avila throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Alves just misses with a punch to the body.
Alves attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Avila moves away from the strike by Alves.
Alves throws a leg kick but Avila moved away.
Alves throws an overhand right that lands on Avila's shoulder, as Avila tries to avoid the shot.
Avila misses with a kick to the body.
Avila throws a sloppy head kick and Alves moves out of range easily.
Alves throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alves checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Avila throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alves shoots in for a takedown but Avila shows good takedown defense.
Avila scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves cracks Avila with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Alves blocks the body kick.
Avila tries to land a leg kick but Alves saw it coming and moves away.
Avila cracks the inside of Alves's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Avila.
Avila attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Avila wants to slow Alves down by chopping away at his legs.
Avila tried to score with a low kick but Alves checks it.
Alves waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Avila.
Avila cracks Alves with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Avila looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good leg kick by Avila there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Alves checks the leg kick.
Avila misses with a right hand
and Alves counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Alves throws out a leg kick but Avila moves out of range and Alves only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avila throws a leg kick but Alves sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Alves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Avila.
Avila slips a jab from Alves.
Alves throws a hook but Avila blocks it.
Avila looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alves jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alves throws out a powerful jab.
Tommy Avila is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Avila throws a leg kick that is checked
and Alves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Avila throws a leg kick but Alves sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Alves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Avila avoids the head kick by Alves.
Avila throws a wild body kick that Alves sees coming a mile off.
Avila throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alves takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A low kick from Avila misses
and Alves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alves is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Avila had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Avila lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Alves has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alves and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avila tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alves is able to avoid easily.
Avila misses with a low kick.
A jab from Avila does it's job there.
Avila misses with a straight left.
Avila throws a body kick that misses.
Avila finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Horrible takedown by Alves or perhaps it was just good defense by Avila which made him look bad.
Avila finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Avila - just one landing.
Alves keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Avila is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Avila throws the left hand but Alves avoids the punch easily.
Alves checks a leg kick nicely.
Alves scores with a leg kick.
Avila misses with a low kick as Alves jumps back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Avila dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Avila uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alves.
Good work by Alves as he checks the leg kick.
A good leg kick by Avila.
Avila throws a low kick but Alves moves out of range easily.
Alves keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Avila throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Alves uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Avila lands with a thumping leg kick.
Avila throws a low kick but Alves avoids it.
Avila misses with a leg kick.
Avila throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Alves looks to land a combination but Avila avoids it well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Avila lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Alves has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alves and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Avila slips a straight right by Alves.
Alves lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alves missing with a left hand there. Avila was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Alves.
Alves checks a low kick from Avila.
A bone on bone clash there as Alves blocks the leg kick.
Alves lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Avila dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Avila defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alves.
Alves throws a jab when Avila was well out of range.
Alves blocks a leg kick.
Avila finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Alves changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Avila tries to avoid it but Alves manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Avila to the ground. Avila escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Avila attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alves misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alves scores with a jab to the jaw.
Avila slips under a jab from Alves.
Tommy Avila is winning the standup battle so far.
Alves takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Avila does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avila misses with a leg kick
and Avila takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab lands there for Alves.
Avila attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Alves checks a leg kick.
Avila loads up on a big right hand but Alves slips the punch.
Avila lands a leg kick that knocks Alves off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A clash of legs there as Alves blocks the low kick.
Avila looks for the body kick but Alves saw that one coming.
Avila looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A clash of legs there as Avila blocks the low kick.
Alves scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alves throws a big shot that misses.
Alves moves out of range of the body kick from Avila.
Avila misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Avila gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves moves out of range of the body kick from Avila.
Avila does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Avila.
A low kick from Avila is predictable there
and Alves counters with a head kick. That will keep Avila thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Alves thows a left - swing and a miss!
Avila looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alves connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick misses from Alves.
Avila throws a front kick that sends Alves stumbling back into the cage.
Avila misses with a low kick.
Avila walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Alves checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Avila scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Avila buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avila swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Avila lands with a right hand.
Alves lands with an overhand left.
Alves throws a jab but it's blocked by Avila.
Avila wants to slow Alves down by chopping away at his legs.
Avila misses with a leg kick.
Avila takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Avila misses
and Alves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alves cracks Avila with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Alves keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Avila thows a leg kick but Alves checks it
and Alves counters with a left to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Avila wants to land a leg kick but Alves is out of range.
Alves cracks Avila with an open hand slap.
Alves avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Avila 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.
Tommy Avila dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
An inside leg kick from Avila misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Alves checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Avila looks to throw the jab but Alves is out of range.
Alves dips to his left and cracks Avila with an uppercut!
Avila looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Alves pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Avila moves out of range as Alves throws a body kick.
Alves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Avila was well out of range. Poor timing from Alves.
Alves shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Avila is on top in guard.
Avila stopping the sweep attempt from Alves.
Alves lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Avila!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avila is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Alves won't let Avila get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Alves with shots to the head and body - Avila looks very uncomfortable down there.
Alves tries to push Avila's head away but Avila is holding on tight.
Alves punishing his opponent with strikes.
Alves goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Avila turns into him and now he's in Alves's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws his legs up looking for a submission but Avila uses it to pass to side control.
Alves tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Avila presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Davi Alves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Avila wants to control the pace but Alves is squirming around nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Avila punching from mount but Alves doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avila postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Alves looks a forlorn figure.
Alves slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Alves regains full guard. Nicely done.
Alves has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Avila is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Alves.
Davi Alves has got the better of the ground game so far.
Avila tries to move to mount but Alves blocks the move with his legs.
Tommy Avila is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alves is trying to work for a sweep but Avila has mounted him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Alves manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Alves tries to get to full guard but Avila has control of the leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Davi Alves comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Avila has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Avila!
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