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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steel Striker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvarez has chosen Lorde - Everybody Wants to Rule the World as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steel Striker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rodrigo Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Striker moves in looking to clinch but Alvarez pushes him off.
Rodrigo Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Striker sprawls well initially but Alvarez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Alvarez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Alvarez stops Striker from getting back to his feet.
Alvarez drops an elbow to the side of Striker's head.
Alvarez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Alvarez is pressing down on Striker's thigh, looking to free his foot. Striker is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarez is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Striker!
Alvarez unloading with bombs!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez scoring with strikes but Striker is staying in there.
You get the feeling that Striker really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Alvarez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Striker is trying to stand.
Striker is in a horrible position here. Alvarez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Alvarez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Alvarez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Striker?
Alvarez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Striker looks a forlorn figure.
Alvarez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Alvarez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The referee warns Striker that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Striker squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Alvarez scoring with strikes but Striker is staying in there.
BOOM! Alvarez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Striker wants to get back to his feet.
Alvarez scoring with strikes but Striker is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Striker hang on?
Alvarez working the ground and pound effectively.
Striker in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Alvarez is landing with some decent strikes but Striker is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Alvarez raining down shots from the mount!
Alvarez working Striker over with strikes here.
Alvarez lands a big elbow.
Alvarez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Alvarez landing punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvarez lands a big shot there that rocks Striker but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Alvarez scoring with strikes but Striker is staying in there.
Alvarez looking to finish Striker with some ground and pound. This is bad for Striker!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Alvarez lands a heavy elbow.
Alvarez lands with some strikes.
Alvarez cracks Striker with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Striker squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Alvarez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Striker hang on?
Alvarez dominating with strikes here.
Alvarez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Alvarez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Alvarez with good strikes from the mount here!
Striker in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Alvarez looking to finish Striker with some ground and pound. This is bad for Striker!
Alvarez lands a nice shot to the head.
Alvarez scoring with strikes but Striker is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Alvarez dominating with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Striker taking shots to the head.
Alvarez working Striker over with strikes here.
Alvarez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Striker can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Striker wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Alvarez lands a big elbow.
Alvarez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
A nice elbow there by Alvarez.
Alvarez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Alvarez landing punches.
Striker takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Striker is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Alvarez dominated that round.
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.
Alvarez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Striker did well to prevent Alvarez getting side control.
Alvarez is pressing down on Striker's thigh, looking to free his foot. Striker is holding on for now.
Striker pushes Alvarez off looking to stand but Alvarez dives back in and keeps control.
Alvarez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Alvarez slips a nice elbow through Striker's hands, connecting with Striker's forehead.
Alvarez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Alvarez wants to pass to mount but Striker is defending the position.
Alvarez is nestled in close to Striker, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Striker taking some punishment here, with Alvarez in his half guard.
Alvarez moves into full mount! Striker won't be happy about that!
Alvarez is landing with some decent strikes but Striker is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Striker hang on?
Striker is in a horrible position here. Alvarez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
BOOM! Alvarez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Striker taking shots to the head.
Alvarez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Striker is in a horrible position here. Alvarez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
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!
BOOM! Alvarez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Alvarez landing strikes from the mount and Striker is in trouble!
Alvarez is landing with some decent strikes but Striker is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Alvarez with shots to the head and body - Striker looks very uncomfortable down there.
Alvarez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Striker is trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Striker taking shots to the head.
Alvarez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Alvarez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Striker hang on?
Alvarez lands a couple of good shots and Striker has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Alvarez is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Rodrigo Alvarez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Alvarez. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Alvarez lands strikes to the head.
Alvarez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Striker is covering up but some of the strikes from Alvarez are getting through and doing damage.
Alvarez is working the ground and pound. Can Striker escape?
Alvarez is landing with strikes from the back.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Alvarez.
Alvarez lands punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Striker is trying to remain composed but Alvarez is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Striker is trying to stand back up.
Alvarez scores with punches from the back.
Alvarez lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Alvarez.
Striker is trapped and Alvarez is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Alvarez punishes Striker with strikes from the back mount.
Alvarez gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Alvarez scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Striker is looking for a way out.
Alvarez throwing damaging strikes from the back! Striker could be in trouble here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Striker to escape the position.
Alvarez is working the ground and pound. Can Striker escape?
Alvarez throwing damaging strikes from the back! Striker could be in trouble here!
Striker is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Striker takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Striker is taking damage to the body and head.
Alvarez lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Striker.
Alvarez scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Striker is trapped and Alvarez is scoring with shots to the head and body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvarez is landing with strikes from the back.
Alvarez lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alvarez scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo 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!
Striker blocks a head kick by Alvarez.
Alvarez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Alvarez lands in his opponent's guard.
Alvarez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Alvarez works to advance to full mount. Striker defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Alvarez looking to finish Striker with some ground and pound. This is bad for Striker!
Alvarez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Striker can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Alvarez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BOOM! Alvarez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Alvarez raining down hammerfists from mount.
Striker is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez with the ground and pound from mount.
Alvarez lands a big elbow.
Alvarez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Alvarez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Alvarez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Striker hang on?
Alvarez lands a big elbow.
Alvarez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Alvarez with shots to the head and body - Striker looks very uncomfortable down there.
Alvarez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Striker's face.
Alvarez landing shots from mount.
Striker is in a horrible position here. Alvarez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Alvarez with shots to the head and body - Striker looks very uncomfortable down there.
Alvarez unloading with bombs!
Steel Striker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Alvarez with shots to the head and body - Striker looks very uncomfortable down there.
Alvarez lands a heavy elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Alvarez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Striker's face.
Alvarez breaks from Striker's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Striker is trying to stand up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alvarez cracks Striker with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Alvarez raining down shots from the mount!
Alvarez landing strikes from the mount and Striker is in trouble!
Striker is bucking up trying to escape but Alvarez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Alvarez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Alvarez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Alvarez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
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!
Striker is trying to stand.
Alvarez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Alvarez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Striker hang on?
Alvarez with a couple of short strikes.
Alvarez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Alvarez landing strikes from the mount and Striker is in trouble!
Striker is bucking up trying to escape but Alvarez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Alvarez breaks from Striker's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Striker takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Alvarez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
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!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez working the ground and pound effectively.
Alvarez is landing with some decent strikes but Striker is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Alvarez landing strikes, looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Striker?
Alvarez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Alvarez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Alvarez punishing his opponent with strikes.
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!
Alvarez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Alvarez lands a big elbow.
Striker is in a horrible position here. Alvarez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rodrigo Alvarez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Alvarez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo Alvarez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Alvarez 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 24:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 24:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Alvarez!
Rodrigo Alvarez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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