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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Alvaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wayne's choice of entrance music: Larry and His Flask - Beggers will Ride. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Alvaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenneth Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvaro throws a body punch but Wayne moves out of range.
A slow jab from Wayne misses its intended target.
Wayne misses with a body shot.
Wayne throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Alvaro.
Alvaro moves out of range of the strikes.
Wayne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wayne jabs Alvaro right on the nose. Alvaro blinks but takes it well.
Alvaro connects with a right hand. Wayne shakes it off.
Wayne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvaro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne lands with a right hand.
Alvaro slips a jab and a cross from Wayne.
Kenneth Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wayne gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Alvaro counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wayne fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alvaro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvaro on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wayne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It appears Alvaro was looking to counter with a kick there.
Wayne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alvaro lands a body shot.
Wayne scores with a leg kick.
Alvaro moves away from the strike by Wayne.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvaro moves away.
Alvaro tries to clinch but Wayne is having none of it.
Alvaro closes the distance and pushes Wayne back into the cage.
Alvaro lands an uppercut.
Alvaro slows down the pace here.
Alvaro is pushing Wayne up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Alvaro for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wayne's elbow.
Alvaro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Wayne.
Alvaro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wayne backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvaro breaks the clinch.
Wayne fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wayne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alvaro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alvaro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Alvaro.
Wayne throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alvaro.
Wayne throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvaro.
Alvaro throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wayne slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wayne misses with a straight left.
Alvaro takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wayne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Crunch! Wayne slams his shin into Alvaro's torso.
Wayne scores with a spinning back kick!
Wayne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alvaro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wayne doesn't seem bothered though.
A swing and a miss from Wayne.
Alvaro missing with a left hand there. Wayne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alvaro avoids the body shot from Wayne.
Alvaro jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slapping body kick lands there for Alvaro.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wayne moves out of range of the leg kick from Alvaro.
Alvaro avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wayne throws a hook but Alvaro blocks it.
Alvaro checks a leg kick.
Wayne does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Alvaro is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Wayne.
Wayne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wayne. Alvaro shrugs it off though.
A big right from Wayne misses.
Alvaro throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvaro has Wayne up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenneth Wayne dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Alvaro scores with a nice head shot.
Wayne connects with an inside leg kick.
Alvaro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wayne scores with a push kick.
Wayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvaro was well out of range. Poor timing from Wayne.
It appears Alvaro was looking to counter with a kick there.
Wayne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alvaro.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wayne.
Wayne throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne throws a leg kick
and Alvaro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wayne connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Alvaro takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Alvaro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wayne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvaro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wayne manages to avoid it.
Wayne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alvaro is looking to wear down Wayne with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wayne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wayne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alvaro slips a jab from Wayne.
Alvaro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wayne.
Alvaro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheers as Wayne lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alvaro doesn't seem phased though.
Wayne lands with an uppercut that bounces Alvaro off the cage and back into range.
Wayne is looking to score with low kicks.
As Wayne tries to get set, Alvaro tries to push him back and clinch up but Wayne manages to avoid the attempt.
Wayne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wayne shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Alvaro swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wayne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvaro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alvaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kenneth Wayne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvaro checks a leg kick nicely.
Jab by Wayne.
Wayne attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wayne tries to land a leg kick but Alvaro saw it coming and moves away.
Alvaro throwing a counter right hand but Wayne manages to avoid it.
Alvaro scores with a jab. Wayne acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Kenneth Wayne has been cut.
Wayne lands a jab to the head.
Wayne throws a leg kick which misses Alvaro's front leg but catches the back leg as Alvaro tries to avoid it.
Wayne throws a sloppy head kick and Alvaro moves out of range easily.
Wayne cracks the inside of Alvaro's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws a leg kick that is checked
and Alvaro counters with a nice uppercut.
Wayne feints and then cracks Alvaro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alvaro down.
Good shot there by Alvaro.
Alvaro moves away from the strike by Wayne.
Wayne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alvaro checks a leg kick nicely.
Alvaro looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Wayne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alvaro takes one to the side of the head.
Wayne tries to land a leg kick but Alvaro saw it coming and moves away.
And Alvaro counters with a quick kick to the body but Wayne blocks it.
Wayne lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wayne throws an off balance right hand
and Alvaro counters with a straight right hand.
Alvaro misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvaro bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvaro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wayne cracks Alvaro with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Alvaro misses with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wayne lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Alvaro has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alvaro and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alvaro misses with a body kick.
Wayne feints a counter leg kick.
Alvaro misses with an uppercut.
Wayne throws a leg kick
and Alvaro counters with a nice body kick.
Wayne tries to work over Alvaro's front leg with a kick but Alvaro checks it.
Alvaro slips under a jab from Wayne.
Wayne takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenneth Wayne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kenneth Wayne's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Wayne scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alvaro doesn't seem bothered though.
Wayne loads up on a big right hand but Alvaro slips the punch.
Wayne thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch lands to the side of Alvaro 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wayne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alvaro on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wayne looks for the body kick but Alvaro saw that one coming.
Alvaro throws a leg kick but Wayne moved away.
Alvaro scores with a hook to the body. Wayne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Alvaro checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wayne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wayne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wayne misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Alvaro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvaro throws a body punch but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wayne. That's going to slow Alvaro down.
Alvaro connects with a crisp jab.
Wayne takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wayne scores with a push kick.
Alvaro tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alvaro misses with a hook to the body
enabling Wayne to counter with a crisp jab.
Wayne throws a wild body kick that Alvaro sees coming a mile off.
Alvaro will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wayne misses with an uppercut. Alvaro saw that one coming.
Wayne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvaro defending well as Wayne loads up on a big left hand.
Alvaro lands a nice shot to the body.
Wayne misses with an uppercut.
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!
A swing and a miss from Wayne.
An attempted straight right counter from Alvaro misses the target.
Wayne misses with a low kick.
Alvaro wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Wayne throws a sloppy head kick and Alvaro moves out of range easily.
Kenneth Wayne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wayne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvaro.
Alvaro is looking to clinch.
Wayne lands with a shot to the body.
Alvaro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Alvaro.
Wayne throws a half hearted mid kick.
A little feinted left hand from Alvaro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wayne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvaro is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wayne lands a leg kick that knocks Alvaro off balance momentarily.
Alvaro dodges the punch combination from Wayne.
Wayne throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wayne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Wayne misses
and Alvaro counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wayne throws a right hand that Alvaro ducks under and follows up with a left that Alvaro also avoids with ease.
Alvaro scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvaro scores with a nice strike.
Alvaro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wayne.
Alvaro appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wayne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alvaro.
Nice jab there from Alvaro.
Alvaro throws the left hand but Wayne avoids the punch easily.
Wayne scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvaro tries to land a body kick
and Wayne counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Alvaro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wayne throws a hook to the side of Alvaro's head but Alvaro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wayne throws a jab when Alvaro was well out of range.
Jose Alvaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alvaro slips under a jab.
Alvaro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenneth Wayne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wayne winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenneth Wayne!
Our winner, Kenneth Wayne, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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