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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Alverez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Brown might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Don't You Give Your Love Away . Alverez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. ALL DAY kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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175 cm
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171 lbs
19 - 11 - 0 |
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172 cm
34
164 lbs
23 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Brown! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Alverez! The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Alverez misses with a straight left. Brown misses the shot to the body. Alverez scores with a decent looking hook. Alverez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Brown scores with a sloppy right hand. Alverez should have avoided that one. Brown walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. A swing and a miss from Alverez. Brown takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Alverez misses with a hook. Nice defenses there by Alverez. Alverez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alverez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alverez.
Mike Alverez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Alverez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brown. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Alverez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Brown connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alverez. Alverez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brown jabs Alverez right on the nose. Alverez blinks but takes it well. Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alverez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Alverez connects with an inside leg kick. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brown. Brown fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alverez avoids it really well and circles away. Brown throws a looping overhand right but Alverez ducks down to avoid it. Brown shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. A big left from Alverez misses. Jab, jab by Alverez - just one landing. Alverez just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Alverez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brown's corner. There ya go! There ya go! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Brown postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Brown advances to half guard. Alverez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brown. Brown tries to pass the half guard into mount. Alverez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Brown stops Alverez from getting back to his feet.
Alverez wants to improve his position but Brown is controlling well.
Brown not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Alverez trying to control from the bottom.
Brown wants to work for an arm triangle but Alverez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Brown wants to free his trapped foot but Alverez is holding on for dear life with his legs. Alverez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brown. Brown is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Alverez defends it well. Alverez is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Brown is pressing down on Alverez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Alverez is holding on for now. Brown not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Brown is looking to pass Alverez's guard but actually Alverez recovers to full guard. Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alverez works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Brown trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Brown sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Alverez's guard. Alverez tries to kick Brown off but Brown keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Alverez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Brown dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Alverez slips under a jab. Alverez looks for the body kick but Brown saw that one coming. Brown slips a jab and a cross from Alverez.
Brown connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Alverez scores with a shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Alverez checks a leg kick. Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Alverez misses with a series of wild punches.
Mike Alverez seems to be getting the better of the standup. Alverez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brown swivels and escapes. Alverez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Alverez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Alverez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Brown takes a kick to the side of the head. Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Brown shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Brown was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's one minute gone in the round. Brown lands a nice forearm strike.
Alverez is rocked! Brown advances nicely into full mount. Alverez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Alverez is still in real trouble! Can Brown finish him? Victor Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Brown controlling from mount. Alverez takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Brown's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Brown! After winning the bout, Victor Brown thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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