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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brick House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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183 lbs
17 - 12 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brick House!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez is looking to clinch but House is avoiding it.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from House.
House showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alvarez.
A little feinted left hand from House on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alvarez closes the distance and clinches.
Alvarez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alvarez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. House manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alvarez blocks a low kick nicely.
House throws a right hand that misses
and Alvarez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Alvarez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
House fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
House throws a solid leg kick but Alvarez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at House.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Alvarez.
House is looking to counter with a body kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alvarez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables House to keep the fight standing.
Alvarez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables House to keep the fight standing.
Brick House has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Alvarez.
House looking to stall.
Alvarez fails to pull guard.
Alvarez missing with knees to the body.
House breaks the clinch.
House rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alvarez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alvarez dives in for a single leg takedown but House sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
House swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez moves into range and clinches up with House.
Alvarez pulls guard successfully.
Alvarez pulls House in close to his closed guard and prevents House from doing any damage or advancing position.
Alvarez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
House is looking to escape.
Alvarez uses his free foot to push down on House's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for House.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
House is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez controlling from the full mount.
House on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if House tries to get out of the position.
House trying desperately to get to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
House keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Alvarez controlling from mount.
Alvarez looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alvarez controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Alvarez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
House misses with a two punch combination.
Alvarez rushes House and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
House can't break the clinch.
Alvarez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
House throws a right hand that Alvarez ducks under and follows up with a left that Alvarez also avoids with ease.
Alvarez has his takedown stuffed
and House cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
House looks to land a combination but Alvarez avoids it well.
House tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvarez was well out of range. Poor timing from House.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Alvarez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
House is trying to improve his position.
Alvarez is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down House's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Alvarez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Alvarez.
Alvarez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from House. No joy for Alvarez on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Alvarez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Alvarez showed some decent athleticism there.
Alvarez not doing much here.
Alvarez is working for a kimura but House is defending it quite comfortably.
House tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Alvarez manages to move to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
House keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Alvarez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
More stalling from Alvarez.
Alvarez is continuing to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Alvarez looking to finish with strikes here!
Alvarez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Alvarez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alvarez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Alvarez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Alvarez gets a clinch.
Alvarez pulls House into guard.
House wants to stand but Alvarez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Nick Alvarez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Alvarez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
House would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. House gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez trying to keep a closed guard but House is proving a slippery customer.
House won't allow Alvarez to sweep him here.
House has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Alvarez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. House gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
House would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
House wants to stand and escape but instead Alvarez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
House keeping full guard, as Alvarez tries to pass.
House wriggles free and stands up.
A punch combination from House misses.
A little jabbing left from Alvarez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Alvarez avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
House is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Alvarez has just dragged him back down to the mat.
House wants to control but Alvarez postures up.
Alvarez content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
House is trying to control Alvarez's posture but Alvarez avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
House is looking to reverse the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alvarez is trying hard to land a takedown here. House sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brick House has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brick House is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick lands from House.
House misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brick House is winning the standup battle so far.
Alvarez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but House swivels and escapes.
House misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
House thuds his right hand into Alvarez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Alvarez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed House's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Alvarez!
A very excited looking Nick 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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