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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ove Sundberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Alvarado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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138 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Ove Sundberg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arturo Alvarado!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sundberg moves out of range of the body kick.
Alvarado throws a head kick that misses.
Sundberg takes a swing at Alvarado's ribcage but misses.
Alvarado misses with a head kick.
Alvarado lands with a right hand.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Alvarado has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Alvarado takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sundberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Sundberg connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ove Sundberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sundberg comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarado thumps Sundberg with a low kick.
Sundberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvarado moves away.
Sundberg throws a right and a left that Alvarado avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarado walks into a jab.
Sundberg connects with a body shot.
Sundberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvarado.
Sundberg appears to be looking for a big counter.
Alvarado misses with the body kick
and Sundberg counters with a nice uppercut.
Sundberg keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Alvarado thuds his shin into the meat of Sundberg's side.
Sundberg lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sundberg.
Alvarado is rocked!
A head kick misses from Alvarado.
Sundberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarado is just out of range.
Sundberg moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAlvarado.
Alvarado has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alvarado there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sundberg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sundberg is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Sundberg comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sundberg lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Alvarado swings widly with a right hand
and Sundberg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alvarado is still on wobbly legs! Can Sundberg finish him?
Sundberg throws a series of punches but Alvarado moves out of range.
And Alvarado responds with a good body kick, but Sundberg manages to step out the way in time.
Alvarado seems to have recovered his senses.
Sundberg looks to land a combination but Alvarado avoids it well.
Alvarado raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Sundberg scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sundberg fails to land with a series of punches.
Alvarado throws a big counter head kick but Sundberg avoids it with no problem.
Alvarado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sundberg moves away.
Sundberg with a nice cross.
Sundberg throws a nice looking combination but Alvarado bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sundberg moves out of range as Alvarado strikes.
As Alvarado looks to move away, Sundberg throws a big counter combo bu Alvarado just gets out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sundberg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sundberg swinging wildly here.
Sundberg is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sundberg avoids the head kick by Alvarado.
Sundberg digs a good body shot into Alvarado's ribs.
Sundberg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sundberg changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sundberg getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Alvarado takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sundberg throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sundberg lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sundberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvarado moves away.
Sundberg jabs Alvarado right on the nose. Alvarado blinks but takes it well.
Alvarado avoids the body shot from Sundberg.
Sundberg uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Alvarado has time to react.
Sundberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alvarado tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Alvarado misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sundberg is looking to counter punch.
Alvarado walks into a straight right hand from Sundberg.
Sundberg listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ove Sundberg dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Alvarado on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sundberg throws a body shot but no joy.
Sundberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarado manages to avoid it.
Alvarado tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sundberg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sundberg lands a lovely overhand right.
Alvarado pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sundberg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sundberg lands a two punch combo.
Sundberg swinging wildly here.
Sundberg lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarado looks to land a combination but Sundberg avoids it well.
Sundberg was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sundberg lands a nice hook to Alvarado's body. Alvarado takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ove Sundberg is winning the standup battle so far.
Alvarado on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sundberg changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alvarado throws a head kick that misses.
Sundberg with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alvarado throws a sloppy body shot
and Sundberg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sundberg scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sundberg cracks a nice hook into Alvarado's ribs.
Sundberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvarado with the counter takedown but Sundberg avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Sundberg.
Alvarado has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sundberg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
No joy there for Alvarado, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sundberg throws a shot to the body.
Sundberg lands with a nice body punch.
Alvarado misses with a kick to the body
letting Sundberg counter with a right hand.
Ove Sundberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sundberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvarado takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sundberg works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Alvarado just misses with a punch to the body.
Sundberg misses with a wild combination.
Alvarado throws a fast counter high kick but Sundberg manages to duck under it in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sundberg misses with a two punch combination.
A clash of legs there as Sundberg blocks the low kick.
Sundberg fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sundberg bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sundberg throws a right hand that Alvarado ducks under and follows up with a left that Alvarado also avoids with ease.
Sundberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvarado thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sundberg lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sundberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvarado is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sundberg misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Alvarado counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sundberg tries to buck Alvarado off but Alvarado is having none of it.
Sundberg knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alvarado on the ground.
Alvarado throwing strikes but Sundberg manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
You can see the frustration on Alvarado's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sundberg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alvarado keeps working.
Sundberg working away.
Alvarado manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ove Sundberg dominated that second 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.
Sundberg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sundberg moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sundberg!
Good exchange - Sundberg coming out on top.
Alvarado throws a wild body kick that Sundberg sees coming a mile off.
Sundberg tests Alvarado's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sundberg scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sundberg lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Alvarado can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Sundberg and Alvarado drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Sundberg.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ove Sundberg!
Ove Sundberg retains his bantamweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ove Sundberg made sure he mentioned Highland Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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