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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Biggavel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Alvarez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 lbs
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143 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Biggavel!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Biggavel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alvarez throws a body punch but Biggavel moves out of range.
Biggavel shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alvarez pinned against the cage. Alvarez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Biggavel scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Biggavel scores with punches from side control.
Alvarez is looking for a sweep.
Biggavel misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Biggavel is chipping away with strikes.
Biggavel tries for a kimura but Alvarez is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biggavel connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Alvarez some visible discomfort.
Alvarez is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Biggavel off and has taken his back!
Alvarez doesn't have the hooks in and Biggavel manages to turn into his guard.
Biggavel works over Alvarez with some ground and pound from guard.
Alvarez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Biggavel is aware though and is defending well.
Biggavel throws an elbow that misses. Alvarez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Biggavel's guard. Nice move by Alvarez!
Alvarez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Biggavel lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Alvarez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Biggavel is one step ahead there.
Biggavel passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggavel misses with the ground and pound.
Biggavel misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Alvarez is trying to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes there by Biggavel.
Biggavel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Biggavel misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Biggavel misses with the ground and pound.
Biggavel misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Biggavel tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggavel working the head and body with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Alvarez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ground and pound from Biggavel seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Alvarez stops Biggavel from passing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Biggavel looks up at the clock and then as Alvarez takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Biggavel smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sloppy strikes there by Biggavel.
Alvarez dodges the ground and pound from Biggavel.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvarez. Biggavel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Biggavel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Biggavel napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Biggavel takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Biggavel regains half guard, as Alvarez was trying to land strikes.
Biggavel is concentrating on defense, preventing Alvarez from advancing position.
Alvarez is trying to control. Biggavel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Biggavel dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Biggavel shoots in looking for a takedown. Alvarez tries to sprawl out of it but Biggavel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alvarez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut. Biggavel saw that one coming.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Biggavel.
Alvarez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Alvarez scores with a couple of short elbows.
Alvarez throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Alvarez working the ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Alvarez has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez is looking to take a break and control but Biggavel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Alvarez landing strikes.
Alvarez tries for a kimura but Biggavel is defending well.
Biggavel regains half guard, as Alvarez was trying to land strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Alvarez controlling the pace.
Alvarez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Biggavel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Alvarez throwing shots but Biggavel is blocking nicely.
Alvarez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Biggavel defending well though.
Alvarez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Alvarez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Alvarez is keen to just control but Biggavel is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggavel won't allow Alvarez to pass to mount.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Biggavel is trying to control but can't.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Alvarez tries to keep at a distance but Biggavel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Alvarez tries to land knees in the clinch but Biggavel avoids the damage to the body.
Biggavel goes for a takedown attempt but Alvarez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
James Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Biggavel.
Biggavel shoots and misses
and Alvarez counters with a shoot takedown. Biggavel fights it but they end up in guard.
Alvarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Biggavel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Biggavel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Alvarez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alvarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Biggavel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Alvarez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Alvarez is looking to work some ground and pound but Biggavel has wrist control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alvarez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Biggavel's head.
Alvarez throws a strike but Biggavel rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Alvarez dominated that second round.
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 circles away from the clinch attempt
and Alvarez counters with a takedown into side control.
Alvarez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Biggavel down.
Alvarez looking to control but instead Biggavel has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Alvarez is trying to control the action in half guard but Biggavel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Biggavel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Biggavel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Alvarez trying to control the action but Biggavel is working from the bottom.
Biggavel works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez is pushing down on Biggavel's leg trying to pass to half guard. Biggavel is fighting to maintain full guard but Alvarez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Biggavel is not content to let Alvarez control the position.
Alvarez is really struggling to control Biggavel but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Alvarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Biggavel can do to turn this around?
Alvarez is working for a submission of some sort.
Biggavel is not content to let Alvarez control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Biggavel regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Alvarez.
Biggavel keeping moving, preventing Alvarez from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Biggavel avoids the head kick by Alvarez.
Nice defenses there by Biggavel.
Alvarez misses the shot to the body.
Alvarez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Biggavel is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Biggavel regains half guard, as Alvarez was trying to land strikes.
Biggavel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alvarez.
Biggavel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alvarez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Alvarez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Biggavel's head.
Alvarez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Biggavel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Biggavel won't allow Alvarez to pass to mount.
Biggavel looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown but Biggavel shows good takedown defense.
Max Biggavel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alvarez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Biggavel manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Alvarez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Alvarez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Alvarez!
A very excited looking James Alvarez 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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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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