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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Alvarado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Sweet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Victor Sweet enters the cage!
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142 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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170 cm
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140 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Arturo Alvarado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Sweet!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarado lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sweet fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Alvarado to the ground. Sweet is now in Alvarado's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvarado trying to keep a closed guard but Sweet is proving a slippery customer.
Sweet stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alvarado swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sweet passes Alvarado's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sweet controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarado is looking to improve his position.
Sweet tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Alvarado wants to control but Sweet is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweet wants to control but Alvarado is keeping him busy.
Sweet tries to pass to full mount but Alvarado defends it.
Alvarado actively working from the bottom here.
Alvarado looking for submissions off his back.
Sweet tries to pass to full mount but Alvarado defends it.
Sweet is still trying to improve position.
Sweet wants to control but Alvarado is keeping him busy.
Sweet working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Alvarado's thigh. Alvarado counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sweet wants to pass the guard but Alvarado is keeping the position.
Alvarado had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sweet defends it easily.
Sweet gets to his feet. Alvarado looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sweet bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sweet working away.
Alvarado is looking to regain half guard here but Sweet keeps moving and retains side control.
Sweet trying to control the action but Alvarado is working from the bottom.
Sweet working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarado sneaks back into half guard.
Sweet is looking to take a break and control but Alvarado is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alvarado is trying to get back to full guard.
Alvarado keeping hold of Sweet's head, controlling as best he can.
Sweet missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sweet is trying to control the action in half guard but Alvarado is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Alvarado wants to control but Sweet is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Alvarado is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sweet pulls his head out easily.
Alvarado actively working from the bottom here.
Sweet is keen to just control but Alvarado is a slippery customer.
Sweet is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Alvarado defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarado wants to improve his position but Sweet is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alvarado is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Sweet dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sweet takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Alvarado throws a head kick that misses.
Victor Sweet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sweet looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sweet looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sweet has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alvarado won't allow Sweet to pass to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarado trying to hold on to Sweet's head to control him but Sweet postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarado is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
It looks like Sweet is going to stand back up.
Alvarado is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Alvarado blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sweet.
Sweet wants to control but Alvarado is keeping him busy.
Alvarado tries to roll over but Sweet keeps him under control.
Alvarado trying to hold on to Sweet's head to control him but Sweet postures up.
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.
Sweet is pressing down on Alvarado's thigh, looking to free his foot. Alvarado is holding on for now.
Sweet wants to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sweet tries to clinch but Alvarado moves out of range.
Sweet drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Alvarado stops Sweet from passing to mount.
Sweet is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Alvarado knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Alvarado is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweet is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Alvarado has escaped the position, nice work there.
Victor Sweet has got the better of the ground game so far.
Alvarado is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sweet's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Alvarado looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sweet in particular looking to stall.
Alvarado knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sweet on the ground.
Alvarado wants to control but Sweet is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sweet is looking to advance position but Alvarado won't allow it.
Alvarado trying to control from the bottom.
Alvarado works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sweet passes into half guard.
Alvarado tries to get to full guard but Sweet has control of the leg.
Sweet tries to pass the half guard into mount. Alvarado knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Alvarado looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sweet wants to take a breather but Alvarado is having none of it.
Sweet lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Sweet 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!
Alvarado cracks the inside of Sweet's front leg.
Arturo Alvarado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarado tries to clinch but Sweet moves out of range.
Alvarado lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sweet will feel that in the morning.
Alvarado fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sweet avoids it really well and circles away.
Sweet takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sweet drives through with a takedown into Alvarado's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sweet postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sweet trying to control but Alvarado is working from the bottom.
Alvarado has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Sweet has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarado is trying to get back to half guard.
Sweet takes a little break here. Alvarado wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Sweet laying and praying for a moment but Alvarado takes advantage and regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Alvarado manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Alvarado has his foot on Sweet's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sweet works his way back into a safe position though.
Alvarado keeping full guard, as Sweet tries to pass.
Sweet trying to control but Alvarado is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Alvarado throws his legs up looking for a submission but Sweet uses it to pass to side control.
Alvarado is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sweet's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Alvarado is looking to improve his position.
Sweet is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Alvarado is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweet working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sweet is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Alvarado looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sweet moves into full mount! Alvarado won't be happy about that!
Sweet punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sweet prevents Alvarado from getting the reversal.
Sweet trying to control but Alvarado is having none of it.
Alvarado manages to control the position for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweet goes for an armbar but Alvarado turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Alvarado.
Arturo Alvarado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sweet is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Alvarado is aware though and is defending well.
Sweet is looking to cinch up a triangle. Alvarado throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Sweet's body to avoid the submission. Sweet has instead reached around Alvarado's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Sweet arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Victor Sweet!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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