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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Major (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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210 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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187 cm
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218 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Major!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez throws a series of punches but Major avoids them all with ease.
Major bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jack Major seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Major wants to clinch
letting Alvarez counter with a right hand.
Major lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alvarez's sensitive parts.
Alvarez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Major misses with a few strikes there.
Major staying out of range there.
Major avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alvarez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Major sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Major has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Death Valley Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Major scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Alvarez explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Major throws a right and a left that Alvarez avoids nicely.
Alvarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Major tries to clinch there but Alvarez circles away.
Major defending well as Alvarez loads up on a big left hand.
A combination from Major does no damage.
A countering left hand to the body from Alvarez misses.
Alvarez misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Major shoots in for a takedown but Alvarez shows good takedown defense.
Alvarez misses with a looping left.
Major swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Major throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alvarez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alvarez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Major throws out the jab.
Alvarez digs a good body shot into Major's ribs.
Alvarez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alvarez tries to keep at a distance but Major has taken the fight into the clinch.
Alvarez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Major.
Alvarez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Major backwards.
Major blocking some punches.
Alvarez misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Major breaks the clinch.
Alvarez lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Major was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvarez.
Major swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Major dives in and grabs Alvarez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Alvarez pushes down on Major's head and hops out.
Alvarez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut
and Major counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Major looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alvarez ducks right into an uppercut from Major.
Alvarez misses with a looping right.
Major throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Alvarez to counter with a crisp jab.
Major shoots for a double leg takedown but Alvarez sprawls well. He's pushed Major's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Major. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Alvarez.
Major will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Major fails with the takedown
and Alvarez counters with a nice body shot.
Major doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alvarez throws a hook to the side of Major's head but Major sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alvarez walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Major fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alvarez thuds a left hand into Major's body.
Major lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alvarez circles away quickly and effectively.
Alvarez throws an overhand right that lands on Major's shoulder, as Major tries to avoid the shot.
Alvarez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Major misses with a two punch combination.
Major looks to land a left hand but Alvarez moved out of range nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Major.
Alvarez lands with a straight right. Major didn't see that one coming.
Alvarez looks to land a left hand but Major moved out of range nicely.
Alvarez throws a body punch but Major moves out of range.
Alvarez takes a swing at Major's ribcage but misses.
Alvarez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez takes one to the chin there.
Nice takedown defense from Alvarez. No joy for Major on that attempt.
Alvarez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Major misses with an uppercut
and Alvarez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Good shot there by Major.
Major shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alvarez defends it nicely.
Alvarez misses with a hook. Major ducked under it nicely.
Major throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alvarez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alvarez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Major manages to avoid it.
Alvarez drops his hands momentarily and Major takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut.
Major tries to score a power double leg takedown but Alvarez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Major somewhat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvarez throws a jab but it's blocked by Major.
Major scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Alvarez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Major closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alvarez circles away.
Major ducks under a wild hook from Alvarez.
Alvarez swings for the body but Major moves out of range.
Major tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alvarez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jack Major is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Major.
Major gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Major blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alvarez is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Major's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Major takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Major is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice uppercut there from Major.
Alvarez throws a shot to the body.
Major tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Major is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Major keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Major misses with a few strikes there.
Alvarez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvarez. Major does a little dance to reset his feet.
Major clobbers Alvarez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a hook but Major avoids it easily.
Major steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alvarez.
Major defending well as Alvarez loads up on a big left hand.
Major throws a sloppy head kick and Alvarez moves out of range easily.
Nice body punch from Alvarez.
Some wild striking there from Major.
Major misses with a lunging right hand
and Alvarez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Major scores with a shot to the side of Alvarez's head.
Alvarez works on Major's body with a couple of short punches.
Alvarez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alvarez has a couple of punches blocked by Major.
Alvarez scores with a shoulder strike.
Alvarez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Majors head.
Alvarez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Major misses with a hook from the clinch.
Major breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Major looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Major fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alvarez avoids it really well and circles away.
Major is looking to clinch.
Major misses with a lunging right hand
and Alvarez counters with a straight right hand.
Major slips a jab from Alvarez.
Major tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alvarez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Major throws a right hand that Alvarez ducks under and follows up with a left that Alvarez also avoids with ease.
Major looks to clinch
and Alvarez counters with a straight right hand.
Alvarez slaps away a takedown attempt from Major, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Major. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvarez fails with the takedown.
Alvarez thuds a left hand into Major's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez digs a good hook to Major's body.
Major closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alvarez circles away.
Alvarez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Major works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Alvarez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Alvarez avoids the head kick by Major.
Major shoots for a takedown but Alvarez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Alvarez misses the shot to the body.
Major throws a right and a left that Alvarez avoids nicely.
Major tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alvarez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alvarez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Major.
Aaron Alvarez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alvarez jabs at Major's body.
Major looks to land a right hand but Alvarez moved out of range.
Alvarez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alvarez lands a right hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvarez. Major does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Major tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alvarez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alvarez lands a slapping body shot.
Alvarez scores with a nice head shot.
Alvarez lands a slapping body shot.
Major with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alvarez to score with a decent uppercut.
Alvarez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Major.
Major misses with the combination.
Alvarez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Major.
Major tries to clinch up but Alvarez circles away and keeps his distance.
Alvarez walks into a straight right hand from Major.
Major takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Major lands a head kick!
Major looks for a takedown but Alvarez sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Alvarez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Alvarez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Major thuds his right hand into Alvarez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Major throws a head kick that misses.
Alvarez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Major tries to clinch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Major is looking to clinch but Alvarez is avoiding it.
Alvarez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Major tries to clinch up.
Alvarez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Major misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Major darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alvarez tests Major's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alvarez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Major.
Alvarez moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Major shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Major shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alvarez but Alvarez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alvarez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Major with a body shot.
Alvarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvarez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Major 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alvarez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alvarez punishes Major's body with a nice straight punch.
Major bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Major misses with a hook
and Alvarez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Major thinking.
Alvarez connects with a body shot.
Alvarez misses with a looping left.
Major throws a leg kick
letting Alvarez counter with a right hand.
Major blocks a jab.
Alvarez blocks a head kick by Major.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice sprawl there from Major as Alvarez shoots in.
Major tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Alvarez manages to circle out of the way.
Major throws a low kick but Alvarez moves out of range easily.
Major misses with an uppercut.
Alvarez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Major.
Alvarez swings for the body but Major moves out of range.
Major wants to clinch.
Alvarez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Major.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Major. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvarez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Major was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvarez.
Major moves out of range as Alvarez strikes.
Major darts in trying to clinch
and Alvarez counters with a straight right hand.
Major throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Alvarez keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Major throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alvarez takes a swing at Major's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Alvarez misses.
Alvarez slips a jab and a cross from Major.
Alvarez walks into a left hand.
Nice uppercut there from Alvarez.
Major tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed right hand from Alvarez misses the target.
A quick step to the side and Major tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Major throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Major takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Aaron Alvarez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alvarez clobbers Major with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Major scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alvarez in his tracks.
Alvarez throws a big shot that misses.
Major shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alvarez as he avoids it easily.
Major fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alvarez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Major fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Decent striking displayed by Alvarez there.
Major swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alvarez counters with a stiff right hand.
Major throws a combination that misses
and Alvarez moves into the clinch.
Alvarez presses Major against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Alvarez.
Jack Major has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alvarez prevents a body shot from Major.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alvarez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alvarez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alvarez pushes Major back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Major breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Major drops his hands momentarily and Alvarez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Alvarez misses with a hook. Major ducked under it nicely.
Major gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alvarez.
Aaron Alvarez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Major throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Alvarez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Alvarez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Alvarez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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