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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mad Rob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edu Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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170 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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175 cm
25
163 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mad Rob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edu Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rob connects with a nice looking jab.
Alvarez checks a leg kick.
Rob with a jab.
Rob looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rob lands with an overhand left.
Rob really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Alvarez lands a nice hook to Rob's body. Rob takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rob throws a body shot but no joy.
A head kick by Rob misses
and Alvarez counters with a nice uppercut.
Rob cracks Alvarez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rob slips under a jab.
Rob lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rob lands a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rob. Rob obviously looking to wear him down.
Rob just misses with a punch to the body.
Rob thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rob misses with a hook to the body
letting Alvarez counter with a right hand.
Alvarez shoots in and bounces Rob off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rob not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Alvarez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alvarez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alvarez content to stall in guard here.
Rob looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alvarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Rob is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alvarez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rob looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rob is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rob keeping moving, preventing Alvarez from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A low kick from Rob misses
and Alvarez counters with a stiff right hand.
Alvarez just misses with a punch to the body.
Rob on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rob missing with a left hand there. Alvarez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alvarez walks into a stiff left hand from Rob.
Mad Rob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rob looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.
Rob misses with a looping right.
Rob punishes Alvarez's body with a nice straight punch.
Alvarez with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rob.
Alvarez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rob throws a nice looking combination but Alvarez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alvarez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mad Rob is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alvarez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rob misses with a hook. Alvarez ducked under it nicely.
Rob throws an overhand right that lands on Alvarez's shoulder, as Alvarez tries to avoid the shot.
Rob takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alvarez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Alvarez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rob misses with a body kick.
Rob lands a head shot.
Rob throws a hook to the side of Alvarez's head but Alvarez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rob dodges the punch combination from Alvarez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rob tries a head kick but it misses.
Rob slips a jab and a cross from Alvarez.
Rob throws a hook but Alvarez avoids it easily.
Alvarez with the counter takedown but Rob avoids it easily.
Rob lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rob dips to his left and cracks Alvarez with an uppercut!
Alvarez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rob throws a jab when Alvarez was well out of range.
Rob takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rob misses with an uppercut.
Rob swings for the body but Alvarez moves out of range.
Rob is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rob is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Alvarez.
Rob connects with a nice looking jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Rob misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mad Rob 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.
Alvarez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rob is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Alvarez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rob slips under a jab.
Alvarez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A jab from Rob does it's job there.
Rob throws a front kick aimed at Alvarez's knee but Alvarez avoids it well.
Rob lands a jab to the head.
Rob throws a sloppy body shot
letting Alvarez counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Alvarez.
Mad Rob is winning the standup battle so far.
Rob lands an overhand right.
Some bone on bone action there as Rob checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rob wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Rob slips under a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rob misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alvarez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rob misses with a left hand
and Alvarez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rob's guard.
Alvarez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rob's head.
Oh Rob is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez postures up in Rob's guard and throws a big left but Rob blocks it.
Rob seems to have got his legs back now.
Rob has momentary wrist control but Alvarez slips an elbow through the middle.
Alvarez looking to sit in guard and control but Rob gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rob lands a couple of digs.
Rob has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rob trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alvarez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rob throws a strike but Alvarez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rob throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Rob lands a decent punch to the body there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez landing with the ground and pound.
We've been informed that Alvarez has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Alvarez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rob's head.
Alvarez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rob wants to sweep here but Alvarez controlling him for the moment.
Edu Alvarez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Alvarez trying to control but Rob is working from the bottom.
Alvarez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rob is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Alvarez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rob will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alvarez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Alvarez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Alvarez stopping the sweep attempt from Rob.
Alvarez looking to sit in guard and control but Rob gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rob postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rob is working Alvarez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rob with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Rob has passed into half guard!
Rob working the head and body with strikes.
Rob sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Alvarez defending well though.
Alvarez is looking for a sweep. Rob is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ground and pound from Rob.
Rob thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Alvarez's head.
Rob working Alvarez over with strikes.
Rob with the ground and pound but Alvarez uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Rob trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Alvarez manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rob looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Edu Alvarez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rob blocks a jab.
Rob looks to land a right hand but Alvarez moved out of range.
Rob is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rob misses with a low kick.
Alvarez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rob defends it well.
Alvarez misses with a double jab
and Rob connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rob lands a jab to the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rob.
Rob swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rob is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Alvarez darts in looking for a takedown but Rob gets double underhooks and turns Alvarez into the cage.
Rob wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rob.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rob pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rob turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rob misses with a jab to the body
and Alvarez counters with a single leg into guard. Rob didn't expect that.
Alvarez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez tries to free his leg and advance position but Rob is retaining full guard.
Rob bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alvarez's guard.
Rob preventing the sweep.
Alvarez working a defensive guard here.
Rob avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvarez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rob lands a couple of digs.
Alvarez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rob trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rob with a nice head shot there.
Rob avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Alvarez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rob's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rob with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rob chips away with some ground and pound.
Alvarez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rob looking to sit in guard and control but Alvarez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rob is looking to sweep but instead, Alvarez has passed into half guard.
Rob is refusing to be controlled, as Alvarez sits in half guard.
Alvarez is looking to pass Rob's guard but actually Rob recovers to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rob is on top in guard.
Alvarez is trying to control the position but Rob postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez has momentary wrist control but Rob slips an elbow through the middle.
Rob looking to pass the guard.
Alvarez looking for a guillotine here but Rob defends easily.
Rob trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rob is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alvarez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mad Rob showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rob has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mad Rob!
An out of breath Mad Rob thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Edu Alvarez had this to say: 'wow, just wow...'.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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