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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Alvez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chuck Alvez!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alvez.
Rutten ducks under a wild hook from Alvez.
Alvez misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Alvez.
Rutten fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rutten tries for a takedown but Alvez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rutten throws a combination. Alvez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Chuck Alvez has been cut.
A slow jab from Alvez misses its intended target.
Rutten closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alvez circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Rutten. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rutten tries to clinch up.
Alvez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Alvez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alvez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rutten throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alvez's waist but Alvez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rutten off to one side.
Rutten lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rutten fails with a takedown attempt.
Rutten looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rutten is breathing heavily.
Rutten will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Alvez.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alvez. That's going to slow Rutten down.
Nice defenses there by Rutten.
The fighters circling - Alvez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alvez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rutten. That did some damage!
Alvez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rutten, pushing him back against the cage.
Alvez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alvez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alvez scores with the left hand. Rutten knows he should have avoided that one.
Rutten slips a jab and a cross from Alvez.
Alvez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvez lands with a punch from half guard.
Alvez wants to pass the guard but Rutten is defending well.
Alvez working the head and body with strikes.
Alvez trying to pass the guard but Rutten defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvez passes to full mount!
Alvez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Alvez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rutten?
Alvez breaks from Rutten's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Alvez with the ground and pound from mount.
Rutten is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Rutten sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Alvez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rutten looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Alvez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Alvez pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice strikes from Alvez there.
Alvez working over Rutten with some ground and pound. Rutten looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rutten is looking to control Alvez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rutten avoid being mounted?
Alvez passes to full mount!
Rutten is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rutten wants to hold on but Alvez pushes him away.
Alvez has control of Rutten's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Rutten regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Alvez avoids the attempt from Rutten to control.
Alvez with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Alvez punching from mount but Rutten doing a good job of avoiding damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rutten tries to reverse the position but Alvez maintains control.
Alvez jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Rutten manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Alvez tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Alvez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chuck Alvez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rutten tries for a takedown but Alvez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Alvez throws out a loose jab but Rutten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rutten counters with a stiff right hand.
Rutten really is a fat lump.
Rutten blocks a head kick by Alvez.
Rutten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alvez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rutten fails to land with a series of punches.
Alvez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rutten counters with a one-two to the body.
Rutten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rutten slips a straight right by Alvez.
Alvez shoots in for a double leg but Rutten sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rutten scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rutten shoots in looking for a takedown. Alvez tries to sprawl out of it but Rutten keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alvez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Alvez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Alvez working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten sneaks back into half guard.
Rutten is looking to control Alvez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rutten avoid being mounted?
Alvez wants to work for an arm triangle but Rutten is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rutten trying to control from the bottom.
Rutten moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Alvez throwing strikes from guard but Rutten blocks nicely.
Alvez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rutten swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Alvez postures up and lands a big shot to Rutten's brow.
Rutten looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alvez is one step ahead there.
Rutten controls Alvez momentarily but Alvez frees himself.
Rutten looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Alvez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rutten connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rutten ducks under a wild hook from Alvez.
Alvez checks a low kick from Rutten.
Rutten slips a straight right by Alvez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvez misses with a straight right.
Chuck Alvez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alvez stuffs the takedown attempt from Rutten. Rutten gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Rutten. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvez scores with a sloppy right hand. Rutten should have avoided that one.
Alvez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rutten misses with a combination
and Alvez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alvez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steve Rutten is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rutten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good leg kick by Alvez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Alvez throws a lazy right hand but Rutten sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rutten scores with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Alvez.
Alvez misses the jab.
Rutten shoots in looking for a takedown. Alvez tries to sprawl out of it but Rutten keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alvez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Alvez throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rutten shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alvez keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice defenses there by Rutten.
Rutten shoots in but no luck this time.
A head kick misses from Alvez.
Rutten is looking to clinch.
Rutten fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rutten on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alvez. Alvez obviously looking to wear him down.
Rutten lands a head shot.
No luck for Rutten with that takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alvez.
Rutten with a lazy takedown attempt
and Alvez counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rutten!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Alvez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chuck Alvez's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Alvez throws a combination that misses
and Rutten counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rutten uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alvez.
Alvez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Alvez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alvez lands with a kick to the temple. Rutten shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rutten throws a push kick but Alvez slaps the foot to one side.
Rutten looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Alvez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rutten but Rutten pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rutten misses with a takedown attempt - Alvez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alvez clinches.
Alvez breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rutten tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Alvez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten is trying to control but can't.
Rutten tries to kick Alvez off but Alvez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Alvez is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Rutten has managed to free his arm - good work.
Alvez is thwarting Rutten's attempts to control the position.
Alvez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Alvez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Alvez lands with a punch from half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Alvez circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Alvez checks a low kick from Rutten.
Rutten throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alvez.
Rutten misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Rutten. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alvez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Alvez pushing down on Rutten's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rutten taking some punishment here, with Alvez in his half guard.
Rutten wants to get back to his feet.
Alvez lands strikes from half guard.
Rutten wants to control but Alvez is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Alvez 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.
Chuck Alvez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Alvez is trying to control the action in half guard but Rutten is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rutten looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alvez instigates a clinch.
Alvez breaks the clinch.
Alvez moves out of range of the body kick.
Rutten fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alvez throws the left hand but Rutten avoids the punch easily.
Rutten lands a nice looking body shot.
Rutten shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alvez but Alvez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alvez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rutten counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Alvez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alvez misses with a looping left.
Rutten blocks a jab.
Rutten fails with the takedown.
Rutten tries to clinch up.
Rutten shoots in looking for a takedown. Alvez tries to sprawl out of it but Rutten keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alvez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rutten has a takedown stuffed.
Rutten takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rutten wants to clinch.
Rutten tries to clinch up but Alvez circles away and keeps his distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Alvez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Alvez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Alvez!
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hype
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RATING
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