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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Justina Vanovcan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vanovcan comes into the arena with Moskau blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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130 lbs
30 - 17 - 0 |
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145 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justina Vanovcan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eduardo Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vanovcan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Alvarez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alvarez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alvarez swats away the attempt to clinch by Vanovcan.
Vanovcan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alvarez throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvarez connects with a looping right hand.
Vanovcan misses with an uppercut
and Alvarez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Alvarez passes the guard and advances to mount!
Vanovcan tries to hold on but Alvarez pushes him away.
Vanovcan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Alvarez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vanovcan is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanovcan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Vanovcan's coaches at SAVATE DE RUE du Quebec have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Vanovcan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
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!
Vanovcan slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Alvarez is keen to just control but Vanovcan is a slippery customer.
Alvarez content to control rather than advance.
Alvarez wants to free his trapped foot but Vanovcan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Alvarez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vanovcan's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alvarez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vanovcan's head.
Alvarez is trying to control. Vanovcan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Alvarez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vanovcan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Vanovcan is looking for a sweep. Alvarez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alvarez drops an elbow to the side of Vanovcan's head.
Vanovcan wants to sweep but Alvarez has passed to side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vanovcan is trying to work for a sweep but Alvarez has mounted him!
Vanovcan tries to lock up and control but Alvarez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez scoring with strikes but Vanovcan is staying in there.
Vanovcan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Alvarez lands a heavy elbow.
Vanovcan is trying to escape the mount.
Vanovcan wants to control but Alvarez is having none of it.
Alvarez landing strikes from the mount and Vanovcan is in trouble!
Alvarez working Vanovcan over with strikes here.
Alvarez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Alvarez looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vanovcan is looking to escape.
Alvarez controlling from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vanovcan tries to lock up and control but Alvarez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Alvarez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
A nice elbow there by Alvarez.
Vanovcan regains half guard.
Vanovcan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alvarez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Alvarez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vanovcan feints and then cracks Alvarez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alvarez down.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Vanovcan.
A shot to the body from Vanovcan misses
and Alvarez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vanovcan's guard.
Alvarez is fighting to break Vanovcan's control of his arms but Vanovcan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Alvarez pushing down on Vanovcan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Alvarez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vanovcan defending well though.
Vanovcan keeps control of the position for the meantime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Vanovcan gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez stopping the sweep attempt from Vanovcan.
Vanovcan keeping moving, preventing Alvarez from controlling successfully.
Alvarez pushes down on Vanovcan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Vanovcan trying to control from the bottom.
Alvarez passes to side control.
Vanovcan gets back to half guard.
That's two 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.
Vanovcan actively working from the bottom here.
Alvarez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vanovcan controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Alvarez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vanovcan defending well though.
Vanovcan trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Alvarez manages to pass to mount!
Alvarez prevents Vanovcan from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan wants to control but Alvarez is having none of it.
Alvarez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Vanovcan looks a forlorn figure.
Alvarez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Vanovcan looks a forlorn figure.
Vanovcan is trying to escape the mount.
Alvarez raining down hammerfists from mount.
Vanovcan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vanovcan wants to hold on but Alvarez pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Alvarez tries to control but Vanovcan wriggling away.
Vanovcan sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Alvarez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vanovcan wants to control but Alvarez is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Alvarez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Vanovcan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vanovcan connects with a right hand. Alvarez shakes it off.
Some bone on bone action there as Alvarez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vanovcan throws an overhand right that lands on Alvarez's shoulder, as Alvarez tries to avoid the shot.
Justina Vanovcan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vanovcan swings for the body but Alvarez moves out of range.
Vanovcan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvarez.
Vanovcan throws a body punch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Vanovcan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Alvarez keeps the fight on the outside.
Vanovcan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alvarez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vanovcan misses with a hook. Alvarez ducked under it nicely.
Vanovcan throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvarez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Good work by Alvarez as he checks the leg kick.
Alvarez manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Vanovcan on his heels. He'll look to pass Vanovcan's guard now, I'm sure.
Vanovcan keeping moving, preventing Alvarez from controlling successfully.
Vanovcan has his foot on Alvarez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Alvarez works his way back into a safe position though.
Alvarez looking to sit in guard and control but Vanovcan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Vanovcan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alvarez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vanovcan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Alvarez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez keeping moving, preventing Vanovcan from controlling successfully.
Vanovcan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Vanovcan looking to sit in guard and control but Alvarez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Alvarez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vanovcan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Alvarez has managed to get both his arms back between Vanovcan's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez tries to free his leg and advance position but Vanovcan is retaining full guard.
Vanovcan trying to keep a closed guard but Alvarez is proving a slippery customer.
Vanovcan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Justina Vanovcan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Alvarez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Alvarez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vanovcan has his foot on Alvarez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Alvarez works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vanovcan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Alvarez is aware though and is defending well.
Alvarez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alvarez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Vanovcan throws an overhand right that lands on Alvarez's shoulder, as Alvarez tries to avoid the shot.
Vanovcan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Alvarez counters with a takedown into side control.
Vanovcan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Vanovcan is working to avoid the ground and pound but Alvarez connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alvarez working away.
Alvarez trying to control the position but Vanovcan is working away.
Vanovcan striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eduardo Alvarez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Alvarez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduardo Alvarez!
A victorious Eduardo Alvarez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
38% |
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