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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zane Lieu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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183 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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Decent 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
10 - 10 - 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
17 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zane Lieu!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Alvarez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Paulo Alvarez has been cut.
Alvarez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alvarez looks for a takedown but Lieu sprawls well.
Alvarez drives through with a takedown into Lieu's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lieu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alvarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Lieu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvarez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alvarez preventing the sweep.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvarez tries to free his leg and advance position but Lieu is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez won't allow Lieu to sweep him here.
Alvarez stays in close to Lieu's body and controls the position.
Alvarez postures up in Lieu's guard and throws a big left but Lieu blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lieu looking for a sweep. Not yet Lieu, not yet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Alvarez shoots in and drives through. Lieu sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvarez staying out of range there.
Lieu thows a body shot but no joy.
Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lieu.
Lieu leaves Alvarez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Alvarez shoots in for a double leg but Lieu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alvarez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lieu counters with a good low kick that Alvarez was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lieu as he jumps to the side.
Nice shot lands for Lieu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lieu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alvarez's hands.
Zane Lieu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lieu digs a good hook to Alvarez's body.
Lieu thuds his right hand into Alvarez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice jab there from Lieu.
Lieu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lieu.
Lieu with a jab.
Paulo Alvarez's cut is getting worse.
Alvarez shoots in but no luck this time.
Alvarez slips under a jab.
Alvarez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lieu cracks Alvarez with a big right hand and Alvarez goes down!
Alvarez is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lieu throwing strikes but missing.
Lieu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lieu gets to his feet - Alvarez follows without any prompting.
Lieu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Paulo Alvarez's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Alvarez fails with a takedown attempt.
Alvarez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lieu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alvarez is breathing heavily.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Lieu.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lieu, as that shot connected.
Lieu is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Alvarez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lieu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alvarez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez misses with a takedown
and Lieu lands a stunning uppercut that sends Alvarez to the mat!
Oh Alvarez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jeez, Paulo Alvarez's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Lieu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Alvarez seems to have got his legs back now.
Lieu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Alvarez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lieu content to control rather than advance.
Lieu 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lieu prevents Alvarez from standing back up.
Zane Lieu has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Lieu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zane Lieu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paulo Alvarez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Alvarez fails with the takedown
letting Lieu counter with a right hand.
Alvarez fails with a takedown attempt.
Lieu misses with a straight right.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lieu as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lieu as he avoids it easily.
Paulo Alvarez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lieu scores with the left hand. Alvarez knows he should have avoided that one.
Alvarez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lieu manages to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvarez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lieu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lieu wants to improve his position but Alvarez is controlling well.
Alvarez thows a huge punch but Lieu dodges it nicely.
Lieu is refusing to be controlled, as Alvarez sits in half guard.
Alvarez thows a huge punch but Lieu dodges it nicely.
Alvarez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Alvarez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Alvarez is nestled in close to Lieu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lieu gets full guard.
Lieu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lieu keeping moving, preventing Alvarez from controlling successfully.
Lieu looking for a sweep. Not yet Lieu, not yet.
Lieu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alvarez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lieu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alvarez's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Alvarez throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Alvarez landing shots from mount.
Alvarez with shots to the head and body - Lieu looks very uncomfortable down there.
Alvarez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lieu?
Lieu taking shots to the head.
Alvarez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Alvarez there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Paulo Alvarez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alvarez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Alvarez content just to control the position here.
Alvarez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lieu taking shots to the head.
Alvarez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
BOOM! Alvarez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Alvarez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Alvarez prevents Lieu from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez lands a nice shot to the head.
Alvarez with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Alvarez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Alvarez with a couple of short strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lieu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Alvarez unloading with bombs!
Alvarez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Alvarez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lieu is looking to escape.
Alvarez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alvarez breaks from Lieu's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lieu is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Alvarez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paulo Alvarez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lieu throws a shot to the body.
Alvarez shoots in and gets a takedown into Lieu's guard.
Alvarez wants to control from the top but Lieu keeps moving.
Alvarez throws a big right hand that misses.
Alvarez cracks Lieu with a solid left hand.
Lieu wants to get back to his feet but Alvarez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Alvarez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lieu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alvarez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lieu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alvarez stopping the sweep attempt from Lieu.
Alvarez wants to control from the top but Lieu keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lieu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alvarez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Alvarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Lieu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alvarez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Alvarez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lieu defending well though.
Alvarez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Alvarez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Alvarez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lieu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alvarez.
Alvarez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Alvarez is looking to stall here but Lieu recovers full guard.
Alvarez passes Lieu's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice strikes from Alvarez there.
Alvarez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lieu's head.
Lieu looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lieu is not content to let Alvarez control the position.
Alvarez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Alvarez stalling.
Alvarez working over Lieu with some ground and pound. Lieu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Alvarez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lieu defending well though.
Lieu trying to control from the bottom.
Alvarez trying to control the action but Lieu is working from the bottom.
Alvarez prevents Lieu from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez stalling.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lieu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lieu lands a right hook to the body.
Zane Lieu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lieu scores with a nice strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lieu throws a hook but Alvarez avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alvarez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lieu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lieu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Alvarez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Alvarez 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Alvarez!
Paulo Alvarez decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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