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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Chuck Jager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Alvarez's choice of entrance music: Look at me now. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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217 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chuck Jager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miguel Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jager fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Alvarez moves into range and clinches up with Jager.
Jager misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alvarez.
I was talking to Jager's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jager with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jager lands a good knee to the midsection. Alvarez won't want to take too many of those.
Jager leaning against his opponent.
Alvarez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alvarez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jager stalling in the clinch but Alvarez improves position.
Jager is pushing Alvarez up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jager blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chuck Jager.
Jager clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez has a couple of punches blocked by Jager.
Jager prevents Alvarez from breaking the clinch.
Jager is trying to maintain a safe position but Alvarez gets an underhook and turns Jager into the ropes.
Alvarez has a couple of punches blocked by Jager.
Jager is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jager lands a nice knee to the body.
Alvarez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jagers head.
Jager blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jager working Alvarez over with knees to the body.
Jager prevents a body shot from Alvarez.
Alvarez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alvarez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jager is looking to control Alvarez's arms but Alvarez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jager has his back to the ropes.
Alvarez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jager breaks from the clinch.
Alvarez has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jager looking to stall.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jager blocks an uppercut.
Alvarez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alvarez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jager doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jager blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alvarez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alvarez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez lands with a right to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Jager.
Alvarez manages to break the clinch.
Alvarez rushes Jager and presses him up against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch on the inside from Alvarez fails to land.
Alvarez looking to stall.
Alvarez struggles to land a body shot inside as Jager controls his hands.
Jager taking a breather.
Alvarez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short left from Alvarez.
Jager with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alvarez avoiding damage as Jager throws knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Jager.
Jager blocking some punches.
Jager missing with knees to the body.
Alvarez managing to block the knees to the body from Jager.
Alvarez works on Jager's body with a couple of short punches.
Alvarez throws a punch but it's blocked by Jager.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez misses with some punches.
Alvarez throws a punch but it's blocked by Jager.
Alvarez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez avoiding damage as Jager throws knees to the body.
Alvarez managing to block the knees to the body from Jager.
Jager struggles to land a body shot inside as Alvarez controls his hands.
Jager lands a nice knee to the body.
Alvarez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alvarez rushes Jager and presses him up against the ropes.
Alvarez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jager holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Jager wants to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A body shot lands from Alvarez.
Alvarez wants to get back to striking at distance but Jager won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Miguel Alvarez will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Alvarez moves into range and clinches up with Jager.
Jager looking to throw knees to the head but Alvarez is blocking nicely.
Jager takes a shot to the head.
Jager with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jager manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Alvarez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Alvarez throws a punch but it's blocked by Jager.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jager.
Alvarez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jager backwards.
Alvarez misses with some punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jager tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alvarez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez manages to break the clinch.
Alvarez has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jager is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jager tries to close the distance and clinch but Alvarez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jager pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jager wants to clinch.
Jager closes the distance and clinches.
Alvarez working aggressively here.
Alvarez tries a body shot but Jager blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Alvarez as Jager tries to tie him up.
Alvarez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jager lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alvarez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jager using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alvarez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alvarez avoiding damage as Jager throws knees to the body.
Alvarez misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alvarez.
Alvarez is looking to control Jager's arms but Jager gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alvarez has his back to the ropes.
Alvarez manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez gets a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Alvarez.
A head punch on the inside from Alvarez fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jager obliges.
Alvarez has a couple of punches blocked by Jager.
Jager taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Alvarez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jager lands with a good body shot.
Jager clinches up against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Jager.
Jager landing knees to the head.
It looks like Miguel Alvarez has been cut.
Jager wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alvarez has him pressed against the ropes.
Jager is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Jager trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez pushes Jager back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alvarez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jager misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alvarez.
Jager missing with knees to the body.
Alvarez misses with the head strike.
Jager misses with a punch to the body.
Jager trying to control the position but instead, Alvarez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jager into the ropes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alvarez.
Jager has Alvarez pressed against the ropes.
Alvarez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Alvarez working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jager is trying to maintain a safe position but Alvarez gets an underhook and turns Jager into the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jager.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alvarez.
Jager just leaning against Alvarez, taking a breather.
Alvarez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jager backwards.
Jager unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alvarez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jager with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chuck Jager has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alvarez misses with the head strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alvarez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Alvarez misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alvarez.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jager.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jager scores a nice knee to the body.
Jager lands a shot to the body.
Alvarez is breathing heavily.
Alvarez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jager trying to stall but Alvarez improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Jager dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Alvarez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Alvarez rushes Jager and presses him up against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jager with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jager blocking some punches.
Alvarez throws a head punch that misses.
Jager tries to land knees in the clinch but Alvarez avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jager tries to work over Alvarez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alvarez.
Jager is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jager tries to break the clinch but Alvarez is controlling the position.
Jager trying to control the position but instead, Alvarez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jager into the ropes.
Jager wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alvarez has him pressed against the ropes.
Jager looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez looking to slow down the pace here.
Alvarez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Alvarez throws a punch but it's blocked by Jager.
Alvarez blocks a body shot from Jager.
Jager is trying to stall.
Alvarez stalling in the clinch.
Jager avoiding damage.
Jager tries to stall but Alvarez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chuck Jager.
Alvarez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jager, pushing him back against the ropes.
Jager blocks an uppercut.
Jager tries to land knees in the clinch but Alvarez avoids the damage to the body.
Alvarez taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jager looking to stall.
Alvarez misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez misses with some punches.
Jager blocks an uppercut.
Alvarez tries to circle away but Jager has him pinned against the ropes.
Jager taking a breather.
Alvarez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alvarez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jager crunches a lovely knee into Alvarez's ribcage.
Jager landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Alvarez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jager misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alvarez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jager blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alvarez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jager blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Alvarez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jager using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Alvarez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jager with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jager tries to land knees in the clinch but Alvarez avoids the damage to the body.
Jager blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alvarez stalling in the clinch but Jager improves position.
Jager misses with a knee to the head.
Alvarez being controlled against the ropes.
Jager lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez tries to throw a body punch but Jager avoids it by throwing Alvarez back against the ropes.
Jager avoiding damage.
Alvarez trying to control the position but instead, Jager has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alvarez into the ropes.
Jager looking to slow down the pace here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Alvarez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stalling in the clinch from Jager.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvarez misses with a punch on the inside.
Jager blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alvarez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chuck Jager.
Well Jager has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Jager!
A very excited looking Chuck Jager made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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