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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregory House has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gregory House!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves throws a sloppy head kick and House moves out of range easily.
House looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Alves darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
It looks like Alves is going to stand back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
House has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Alves is working away from the top position though.
Alves decides to return to a standing position.
Alves throws a body kick that misses.
Alves lets loose with a powerful body kick. House will feel that in the morning.
Alves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alves punishes House's body with a nice straight punch.
House is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
House finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
House blocks a head kick by Alves.
A head kick by House misses
and Alves counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for House!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves trying to control but he's not successful this time.
House is working to get back to half guard.
Alves controlling from mount.
Alves looking to control but House is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Alves controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Alves misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Alves fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Alves content just to control the position here.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Steve Alves just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Alves connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
House on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Alves throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Alves scores with a hook to the body. House takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Alves!
Alves's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Alves duly obliges.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Alves!
Alves throws a head kick that misses.
Alves shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts House as he jumps to the side.
House has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Alves throws a head kick but House moves out of range.
House misses with a takedown attempt
and Alves counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps House thinking.
Alves's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Alves duly obliges.
Alves scores with a kick to the body.
Alves swinging wilding here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves lands a with a good body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alves.
Alves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alves lands with a kick to the temple. House shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Alves lands with a nice body kick.
House gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Alves forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alves wants to pass to mount but House is defending the position.
Alves sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Alves dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Alves lands with a kick to the temple. House shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Alves throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alves.
Alves misses with a head kick.
Alves throws a low kick but it's checked well by House.
Alves tries a head kick but it misses.
Alves lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alves scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Alves lands a straight punch to the body, keeping House at a distance.
Alves closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Alves is trying to control the action in half guard but House is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves wants to stand but his hand is trapped. House uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alves has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of House is proving hard to escape from.
House has his hands on Alves's head, controlling the position.
House is looking for a triangle but Alves pushes his legs off easily.
Alves stands up and waves to House to follow him.
Alves misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Alves misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alves looks for the body kick but House saw that one coming.
Alves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A right-left combo lands from Alves.
House checks the leg kick.
Alves misses with an uppercut. House saw that one coming.
House takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Alves closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming House to the mat! House manages to get full guard.
House managing to control the position.
Alves postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
House is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Alves tries to kick House off but House keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
House wants to stand but Alves has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Alves is looking to improve his position.
House stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Alves to get to his feet.
Alves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donk. Alves catches House right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Alves looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alves tries to score with a low kick but House moves his leg out of the way.
Alves looks for the body kick but House saw that one coming.
Steve Alves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
House connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
House darts in trying to clinch
and Alves counters with a two punch combo.
House takes one on the button.
Alves throws a sloppy head kick
and House counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Alves looks like he's trying to stand up.
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 Steve Alves will probably get the nod.
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!
Alves dips to his left and cracks House with an uppercut!
House darts in trying to clinch
and Alves counters with a nice double leg into side control. House won't be happy with that.
Alves stands up and beckons House to his feet.
Alves connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alves dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alves displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Alves displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Alves scores with a punch to the head.
A head kick misses from Alves.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alves lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves lands with a kick to the ribs.
Good leg kick by Alves there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Alves tries a head kick but it misses.
Alves lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Alves lands a nice leg kick that just misses House's sensitive parts.
Alves scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Alves's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Alves duly obliges.
Alves lands a two punch combo.
Alves lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alves throws a head kick that misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Alves scores with a four punch combination!
Alves shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Alves was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Steve Alves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves dominating with strikes here.
Alves tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
House sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Alves wants to stand up but House manages to regain full guard.
House trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Alves has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Alves preventing the sweep.
Alves gets to his feet - House follows without any prompting.
House tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Alves decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in House's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
House doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of House is proving hard to escape from.
Alves gets to his feet. House looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Alves dodges the punch combination from House.
House throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alves's waist but Alves gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing House off to one side.
A combination from Alves does no damage.
Alves misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alves with a nice cross.
House closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alves circles away.
House avoids a kick to the body.
Alves drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
House has a closed guard, preventing Alves from standing up.
House is working an open guard so Alves takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Alves darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if House can do anything to dispel that myth.
Alves prevents House from improving his position.
House is defending against the submission attempts here by Alves.
Alves not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Alves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alves 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Alves!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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