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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brayden Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has chosen In The Morning as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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179 lbs
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Good wrestling
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
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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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paulo Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brayden Lee!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez has his takedown stuffed
and Lee counters with a two punch combo.
Alvarez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Alvarez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lee tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Alvarez is in Lee's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Alvarez is looking to work some ground and pound but Lee has wrist control.
Alvarez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lee pulls Alvarez in to control the position.
Alvarez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Alvarez works over Lee with some ground and pound from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvarez landing some decent shots from guard.
Lee trying to control the position.
Lee controlling the position.
Alvarez throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee trying to keep a closed guard but Alvarez is proving a slippery customer.
Alvarez wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
Alvarez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Brayden Lee hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lee moves into the clinch successfully.
A short uppercut from Lee.
Stalling in the clinch from Lee.
Lee lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Paulo Alvarez has been cut.
Alvarez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lee fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvarez closes the distance and clinches up with Lee, looking for a takedown. Alvarez pushes Lee against the cage but Lee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lee takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
Alvarez misses with a takedown attempt - Lee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lee quickly recovers to half guard.
Alvarez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lee knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Alvarez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lee defending well though.
Alvarez slows the pace down in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lee manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Alvarez prevents Lee from getting back to his feet.
Alvarez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Alvarez from controlling successfully.
Alvarez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alvarez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lee pulls Alvarez in to control the position.
Alvarez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Alvarez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Alvarez wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
Lee looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Alvarez distracts Lee with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Alvarez connects with a couple of short punches.
Alvarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee wants to stand up but Alvarez is controlling him.
Lee is pulling down on Alvarez's head to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee working a defensive guard here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lee trying to control the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Brayden Lee hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Alvarez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lee to the ground. Alvarez is now in Lee's guard.
Alvarez trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Alvarez is looking to work some ground and pound but Lee has wrist control.
Lee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lee not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Alvarez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alvarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Alvarez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paulo Alvarez's cut.
That's time! Alvarez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A big right from Lee misses.
Alvarez shoots in but Lee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alvarez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee leaves Alvarez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lee scores with a jab to the body.
Alvarez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee thuds his right hand into Alvarez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Paulo Alvarez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee cracks Alvarez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lee scores with a jab.
Alvarez swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee feints and then cracks Alvarez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alvarez down.
Lee 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.
Alvarez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Brayden Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lee misses with a shot to the body
and Alvarez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lee's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Paulo Alvarez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alvarez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alvarez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lee had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Alvarez defends it easily.
Alvarez throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control the position.
Lee is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Alvarez is aware though and is defending well.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Alvarez from controlling successfully.
Alvarez is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lee is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Alvarez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lee wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Let's hope that Lee has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Alvarez trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Paulo Alvarez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lee lands with an uppercut that bounces Alvarez off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lee quickly recovers to half guard.
Alvarez uses his free foot to push down on Lee's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lee.
Alvarez wants to control the pace but Lee is squirming around nicely.
Lee wants to control but Alvarez is having none of it.
Lee is trying to escape the mount.
Alvarez trying to control but Lee is having none of it.
Alvarez lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to hold on but Alvarez pushes him away.
BOOM! Alvarez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Alvarez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lee?
Alvarez trying to control but Lee is having none of it.
Lee is working to get back to half guard.
Alvarez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Alvarez landing strikes from the mount and Lee is in trouble!
Alvarez looking to finish Lee with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lee!
Lee working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee tries to hold on but Alvarez postures up.
Alvarez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
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 Paulo Alvarez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paulo Alvarez's cut.
That's time! Alvarez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lee connects with a looping right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lee.
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alvarez shoots in but no luck this time.
Lee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Alvarez shoots in and drives through. Lee sprawls well.
Alvarez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Alvarez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lee sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alvarez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but Alvarez persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvarez has a takedown stuffed.
Lee throws a series of strikes that have Alvarez backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Alvarez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lee sprawls well. Lee wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alvarez gets slowly back to his feet.
Lee sizes up Alvarez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alvarez.
Alvarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee gets a clinch.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Brayden Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez looking for a takedown.
Lee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alvarez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lee pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alvarez's hands.
Lee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alvarez. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvarez swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Alvarez shoots in but no luck this time.
Alvarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alvarez.
Lee has Alvarez up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Lee.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Paulo Alvarez's cut is getting worse.
Alvarez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lee lands an elbow inside.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lee landing knees to the head.
Paulo Alvarez's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lee manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Lee.
Lee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lee stops a takedown attempt from Alvarez.
Lee lands a nice elbow.
Jeez, Paulo Alvarez's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands an elbow inside.
Alvarez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lee pulls his leg out and moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lee, as that shot connected.
A jab from Lee finds it's way through Alvarez's defenses.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Paulo Alvarez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brayden Lee!
Our winner, Brayden Lee, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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