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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Alvaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esteban Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott has chosen Scotty Doesn't Know as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Alvaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Esteban Scott!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott connects with an inside leg kick.
Scott throws a poor cross that misses
and Alvaro counters with a slapping leg kick.
Scott throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Alvaro.
Scott throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Alvaro was covering up waiting for the punch and Scott finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Alvaro keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
Alvaro controlling Scott's posture.
Alvaro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott throwing strikes from guard but Alvaro blocks nicely.
Scott throwing strikes but missing.
Alvaro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvaro controls Scott momentarily but Scott frees himself.
Scott pushes down on Alvaro's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Alvaro keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Scott sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Alvaro defending well though.
Alvaro controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Scott throwing shots but Alvaro is blocking nicely.
Alvaro gets back to full guard.
Scott postures up in Alvaro's guard and throws a big left but Alvaro blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Scott trying to control but Alvaro is working from the bottom.
Alvaro is adopting a defensive guard.
Alvaro's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Scott wants to control from the top but Alvaro keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Scott missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alvaro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott throws a jab when Alvaro was well out of range.
Alvaro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Scott.
Scott throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvaro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scott throws a body kick that misses.
Alvaro half committed to a counter leg kick.
Scott swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alvaro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alvaro punishes Scott's body with a nice straight punch.
Alvaro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scott.
Scott scores with a hook to the body. Alvaro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Scott!
Alvaro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Scott misses with a body shot.
Scott looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alvaro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Scott doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Scott slips under a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bone on bone clash there as Scott blocks the leg kick.
Alvaro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scott.
Alvaro lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvaro lands with a cross.
Scott closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Scott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Scott throws a hook but Alvaro avoids it easily.
Scott throws a series of punches but Alvaro avoids them all with ease.
Scott misses with a leg kick.
Alvaro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Scott feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alvaros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Alvaro punishes Scott's body with a nice straight punch.
A big left from Scott misses.
Scott on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alvaro. Alvaro obviously looking to wear him down.
Scott tries to clinch there but Alvaro circles away.
Scott scores with the left hand. Alvaro knows he should have avoided that one.
Alvaro sizes up Scott with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Scott shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Scott cracks Alvaro with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esteban Scott dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Alvaro misses with a kick to the body.
Esteban Scott seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alvaro.
Scott throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Scott gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Alvaro to counter with a crisp jab.
Alvaro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Scott throws out the jab.
Scott lands a right hook to the body.
Scott displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alvaro throws out the jab.
Alvaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scott moves away.
Scott catches Alvaro with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alvaro, right into the meat.
Scott throws out a loose jab but Alvaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scott moves out of range of the leg kick from Alvaro.
Scott misses with a kick to the body.
Alvaro throws a shot from downtown. Scott moves away and avoids it.
Scott tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Alvaro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Alvaro definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scott lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alvaro misses with a kick to the body.
Esteban Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvaro ducks under a wild hook from Scott.
Alvaro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alvaro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alvaro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Scott throws out the jab.
Alvaro throws a leg kick but Scott checks it.
Scott moves out of range of the body kick.
Alvaro connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Horrible takedown attempt by Scott or perhaps it was just good defense by Alvaro, which made it look bad.
Scott misses the shot to the body.
Alvaro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Scott scores with a jab. Alvaro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Scott connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Alvaro throws an overhand right that lands on Scott's shoulder, as Scott tries to avoid the shot.
Scott has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Scott misses with an attempted mid kick.
Scott throws a hook to the side of Alvaro's head but Alvaro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvaro bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Scott's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alvaro at a distance.
Good shot there by Scott.
Alvaro checks a low kick from Scott.
Scott misses with a hook
and Alvaro counters with a nice body shot.
Scott slips a jab from Alvaro.
Scott takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Scott on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Scott has managed to clinch.
Scott throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvaro.
Alvaro blocking some punches.
Alvaro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alvaro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alvaro connects with a solid leg kick.
Scott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvaro manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvaro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Scott is looking to land body kicks.
Scott scores with a spinning back kick!
Scott explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Scott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvaro manages to avoid it.
Scott is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Scott connects with an inside leg kick.
Alvaro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alvaro avoids a kick to the body.
As Scott backs away, Alvaro returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Scott lands a nice looking body kick.
Alvaro misses with a body shot.
Alvaro stuffs the takedown attempt from Scott. Scott gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Alvaro.
Scott takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scott throws a lazy uppercut
and Alvaro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alvaro throws a jab but it's blocked by Scott.
Scott with a nice cross.
Nice shot lands for Scott.
Scott with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alvaro to score with a decent uppercut.
Scott moves into the clinch successfully.
Scott throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvaro.
Scott stalling in the clinch but Alvaro improves position.
Scott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scott goes for a takedown in the clinch but Alvaro prevents it.
Jose Alvaro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Esteban Scott.
Alvaro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alvaro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Esteban Scott will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Scott is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Scott loads up on a big right hand but Alvaro slips the punch.
Scott fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alvaro stuffs the takedown.
Scott explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Scott takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Alvaro jabs Scott to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Scott just misses with a punch to the body.
Scott thows a leg kick but Alvaro checks it
and Alvaro counters with a two punch combo.
Scott takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scott is looking to land body kicks.
Scott misses with a hook. Alvaro ducked under it nicely.
Alvaro with a nice cross.
Alvaro looks to land a right hand but Scott moved out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Scott, right into the meat.
Alvaro misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott throws a hook but Alvaro blocks it.
Alvaro was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Scott lands a jab to Alvaro's midsection.
Alvaro gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Scott.
Scott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvaro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Scott to score with a decent uppercut.
Scott shoots and misses
and Alvaro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Scott misses the shot to the body.
Scott throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alvaro slaps away a takedown attempt from Scott, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jose Alvaro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Esteban Scott.
Scott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alvaro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Scott misses with a hook.
Alvaro throws a quick counter kick to the body but Scott avoids it.
Scott takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Scott misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvaro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alvaro lands with a hook. Scott tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Scott lands with an overhand left.
Alvaro misses with a looping right.
Scott throws out a counter right but Alvaro avoids it with no problem.
Alvaro checks a low kick from Scott.
Alvaro blocks a head kick by Scott.
Esteban Scott is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Scott looks to land a left hand but Alvaro moved out of range nicely.
Alvaro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Scott slips a straight right by Alvaro.
Scott misses with an uppercut. Alvaro saw that one coming.
Scott throws a body punch but Alvaro moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Scott misses the target.
Alvaro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alvaro lands a nice shot that snaps Scott's head back.
Scott pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jose Alvaro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scott moves to clinch but Alvaro breaks away
and Alvaro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jose Alvaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvaro throws a body shot but no joy.
Scott goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Scott throws an overhand right that lands on Alvaro's shoulder, as Alvaro tries to avoid the shot.
Scott's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A swing and a miss from Alvaro.
A slow jab from Alvaro misses its intended target.
Scott fails with a takedown attempt.
Alvaro throwing a counter right hand but Scott manages to avoid it.
Danga de danga de dang - Alvaro scores with a four punch combination!
Alvaro slips under a jab.
Scott will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott throws a body punch but Alvaro moves out of range.
Scott on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alvaro. Alvaro obviously looking to wear him down.
Scott cracks a nice hook into Alvaro's ribs.
Alvaro wants to land a leg kick but Scott is out of range.
Scott lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Scott scores with a kick to the midsection.
Alvaro avoids the body shot from Scott.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvaro lands a big head kick that sends Scott tumbling to the mat! Alvaro takes a step backwards and waves Scott back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Scott is rocked!
Alvaro loads up on a big right hand but Scott slips the punch.
Scott is still on wobbly legs! Can Alvaro finish him?
Alvaro steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Scott. That one must have hurt.
Alvaro throws a low kick but Scott moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Scott.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott misses with the combination.
Scott throws a body shot but no joy.
As Scott backs away, Alvaro returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Scott seems to have recovered his senses.
Alvaro loads up on a big right hand but Scott slips the punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Alvaro showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Scott has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esteban Scott!
During a confident post fight interview, Esteban Scott thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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