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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Judo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvarez comes to the cage accompanied by Doom. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jack Judo!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Judo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Judo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alvarez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Judo's knee momentarily.
Alvarez needs to keep his hands up - Judo had a free shot at his head there.
Judo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Judo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Judo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Alvarez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Alvarez has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Judo has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Judo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Alvarez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Alvarez slows down the pace here.
Alvarez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Judo takes a shot to the head.
Judo breaks from the clinch.
Judo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Judo tries to move into range but Alvarez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Judo.
Alvarez is looking to counter with a body kick.
Judo ducks right into an uppercut from Alvarez.
It looks like Jack Judo has been cut.
We've been told by Alvarez's head coaches at *****MY YARD***** that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Alvarez throws a wild body kick that Judo sees coming a mile off.
Judo shoots in and drives through. Alvarez sprawls well.
Michael Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Judo.
Judo tries for a takedown but Alvarez circles away easily
and Alvarez counters with a stiff right hand.
Alvarez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alvarez throws a hook but Judo avoids it easily.
Judo scores with a takedown into Alvarez's guard.
Judo throws a big right hand that misses.
Alvarez is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Judo dives into side control.
Alvarez is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Alvarez is trying to stand up here but Judo is controlling him well.
Judo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Judo is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Alvarez reverses the position - he's now on top in Judo's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Judo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alvarez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Alvarez gets to his feet. Judo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Judo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Judo.
Judo misses with a wild body shot.
Judo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alvarez counters with a straight right hand.
Alvarez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alvarez digs a good hook to Judo's body.
Michael Alvarez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Judo dips to his left and cracks Alvarez with an uppercut!
Alvarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvarez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Judo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Judo misses with a body shot.
Judo shoots in for a takedown but Alvarez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Alvarez scores with a kick to the body.
Judo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Judo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alvarez thuds his shin into the meat of Judo's side.
Judo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Alvarez to the ground. Judo is now in Alvarez's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez is trying to keep Judo in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judo passes Alvarez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Alvarez has one foot on Judo's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Judo scores with a jab to the body.
Alvarez throws a lazy head kick
and Judo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Judo trying to control but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
Alvarez is trying to keep Judo in close.
Alvarez is really struggling to control Judo but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Judo trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Alvarez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Judo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Alvarez throws a body shot but no joy.
Judo cracks Alvarez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Judo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alvarez is looking to clinch but Judo is avoiding it.
Alvarez ducks right into an uppercut from Judo.
Judo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Judo fails with a takedown attempt.
Jack Judo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Alvarez misses with a body kick.
Judo misses with an uppercut
and Alvarez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alvarez.
Judo misses with a body shot.
Alvarez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alvarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvarez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Judo.
A solid body kick from Alvarez.
Michael Alvarez is winning the standup battle so far.
Judo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alvarez misses with the combination.
Judo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A jab from Judo misses.
Jab, jab by Judo - just one landing.
Alvarez scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Alvarez was covering up waiting for the punch and Judo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Judo passes Alvarez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Alvarez keeping hold of Judo's head, controlling as best he can.
Alvarez manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Judo keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Judo gets control of Alvarez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Judo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Judo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Alvarez manages to get himself to full guard.
Alvarez wants to stand up but Judo is controlling him.
Alvarez keeping full guard, as Judo tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is pulling down on Judo's head. It's preventing any offense from Judo, at least for the moment.
Judo won't allow Alvarez to get back to his feet.
Alvarez has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Judo is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Judo digs a right hand underneath Alvarez's ribcage. Alvarez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alvarez blocks a body shot from Judo.
A nice left hand lands by Judo.
Alvarez misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez misses with an elbow over the top.
Alvarez is trying to stall.
Alvarez lands a body shot.
Alvarez misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez scores with a hook to the body.
Judo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Alvarez prevents it.
Alvarez prevents a body shot from Judo.
Alvarez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alvarez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alvarez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Judo misses with some punches.
Alvarez keeps control of Judo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alvarez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Judo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Alvarez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Michael Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Judo.
Alvarez scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Michael Alvarez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Judo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Judo connects with a looping right hand.
Judo misses with a takedown attempt
and Alvarez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alvarez tries to land a front kick but Judo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alvarez scores with a spinning back kick!
Alvarez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alvarez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Judo dodges an elbow strike from Alvarez.
Alvarez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Judo pulls guard successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judo looking for a guillotine here but Alvarez defends easily.
Alvarez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Alvarez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judo keeping full guard, as Alvarez tries to pass.
Jack Judo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Judo is working an open guard so Alvarez takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Judo misses with a takedown
and Alvarez counters with a good low kick that Judo was not able to check.
Alvarez is looking to slow Judo down with leg kicks.
Judo lands a nice hook to Alvarez's body. Alvarez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big right from Judo misses.
Alvarez throws a leg kick but Judo moved away.
Alvarez leaves Judo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Michael Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Judo.
Judo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Alvarez is trying to defend but Judo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judo wants to work for an arm triangle but Alvarez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Alvarez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Judo on the ground.
Alvarez trying to hold on to Judo's head to control him but Judo postures up.
Judo wants to work for an arm triangle but Alvarez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvarez wants to get back to his feet.
Alvarez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Judo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alvarez is keeping the position for now.
Judo won't allow Alvarez to get back to his feet.
Judo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alvarez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez wants to get back to his feet but Judo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Judo is fighting to break Alvarez's control of his arms but Alvarez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Alvarez trying to control the position.
Judo trying to control but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
Judo stopping the sweep attempt from Alvarez.
Alvarez looking to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Alvarez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Judo.
Judo just misses with a punch to the body.
Judo stuns Alvarez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Judo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judo scores with a decent looking hook.
Judo shoots in and drives through. Alvarez sprawls well.
Judo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alvarez wants to clinch.
A big right from Alvarez misses.
Judo throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvarez.
Alvarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Judo feints the counter takedown.
Judo misses the body punch
and Alvarez counters with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Judo avoids the head kick by Alvarez.
Jack Judo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Judo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alvarez misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Michael Alvarez.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alvarez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Alvarez!
Michael Alvarez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Jack Judo spoke after the fight, saying 'Can I get a Shucky Ducky Quack Quack?'.
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