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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cyprus Hill - Hits From the Bong. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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182 lbs
38 - 28 - 0 |
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183 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 28 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 20 - 2, fighting out of New York, Nick Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez shoots in but no luck this time.
Alvarez clinches up with Hunter and pushes him back against the cage.
Hunter throws a head punch that misses.
Alvarez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hunter gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Alvarez stalling.
Hunter working aggressively here.
Hunter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hunter stops a takedown attempt from Alvarez.
Jay Hunter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Alvarez.
Alvarez pulls Hunter into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hunter passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Alvarez is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunter is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hunter working the body and head with strikes.
Hunter has knee on belly momentarily but Alvarez bucks him off and regains half guard.
Alvarez is not content to let Hunter control the position.
Alvarez is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hunter lands a nice short elbow.
Alvarez is trying to stand back up but Hunter is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Alvarez is trying to stand up here but Hunter is controlling him well.
Hunter is thwarting Alvarez's attempts to control the position.
Hunter seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Alvarez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hunter lands strikes from half guard.
Hunter looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hunter lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hunter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez trying to control from the bottom.
Hunter stops Alvarez from getting back to his feet.
Hunter takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Alvarez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hunter.
Hunter scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Alvarez gets full guard.
Hunter won't allow Alvarez to get back to his feet.
Hunter scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hunter is looking to work some ground and pound but Alvarez has wrist control.
Alvarez wants to sweep but no luck.
Alvarez wants to stand up but Hunter is controlling him.
Alvarez thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunter throwing strikes but missing.
Hunter connects with a couple of short punches.
Hunter might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Alvarez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Alvarez working a defensive guard here.
Hunter landing with the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hunter stands up over Alvarez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hunter wants to control from the top but Alvarez keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Hunter dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Alvarez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hunter counters with a left and a right that stings Alvarez.
Alvarez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alvarez avoids the head kick by Hunter.
Alvarez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hunter is looking to counter with head kicks.
Hunter swings widly with a right hand
and Alvarez counters with a three punch combo that has Hunter backing up. Hunter nods at Alvarez to acknowledge the strikes.
Hunter lands a high kick!
Hunter throws a head kick but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez wants to counter with a clinch but Hunter pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter throws a series of punches but Alvarez moves out of range.
Hunter tries a head kick but it misses.
Alvarez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunter takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Jay Hunter has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hunter sprawls well. Hunter wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alvarez gets slowly back to his feet.
Jay Hunter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Alvarez.
Hunter throws a big shot that misses.
Good shot there by Hunter.
A head kick misses from Hunter.
Alvarez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jay Hunter is winning the standup battle so far.
Hunter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nick Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez closes the distance and pushes Hunter back into the cage.
Alvarez manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alvarez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hunter looks to land a combination but Alvarez avoids it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hunter. That's going to slow Alvarez down.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hunter as he avoids it easily.
Alvarez closes the distance and pushes Hunter back into the cage.
Hunter tries to work over Alvarez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alvarezs head.
Hunter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunter is leaning against Alvarez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hunter misses with a punch to the body.
Knees to the body from Alvarez.
Hunter lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunter throws a head punch that misses.
Hunter misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hunter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvarez can do to turn this around?
Hunter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvarez's elbow.
Alvarez lands a shoulder strike.
Hunter blocks an elbow strike from Alvarez.
Hunter lands a body shot.
Jay Hunter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hunter can't find room to land a body shot as Alvarez controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarez.
Alvarez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hunter tries a head kick but it misses.
Alvarez is looking to clinch.
Alvarez moves into range and clinches up with Hunter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez breaks from the clinch.
Alvarez wants to clinch.
Alvarez closes the distance and clinches up with Hunter, looking for a takedown. Alvarez pushes Hunter against the cage but Hunter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alvarez misses with a double jab.
Hunter misses with a few strikes there.
Jay Hunter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alvarez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunter gets tackled into the cage by Alvarez. Alvarez maintains the clinch.
Hunter manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Hunter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jay Hunter's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hunter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alvarez lands a leg kick that knocks Hunter off balance momentarily.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alvarez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hunter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hunter went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hunter throws a lazy head kick
and Alvarez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Alvarez tries to clinch there but Hunter circles away.
A head kick misses from Hunter.
Hunter looks to land a body kick but Alvarez moved away.
Alvarez wants to counter the offense by Hunter and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter throws a head kick but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown but Hunter shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hunter throws a quick counter head kick but Alvarez was just out of range.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Hunter.
Alvarez tries to clinch there but Hunter circles away.
A head kick misses from Alvarez.
Hunter stuffs the takedown attempt from Alvarez. Alvarez gets slowly back to his feet.
Jay Hunter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Alvarez.
Hunter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alvarez tries to clinch up.
As Alvarez backs away, Hunter returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez clinches with his opponent.
Hunter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hunter misses with some punches.
Alvarez can't get the takedown.
Hunter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hunter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Alvarez as Hunter tries to tie him up.
Hunter prevents a takedown attempt there.
Alvarez has Hunter pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hunter manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Alvarez is trying to drag Hunter to the mat but Hunter just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hunter misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hunter's face.
Hunter slows down the pace here.
Alvarez stalling the fight.
Jay Hunter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alvarez pulls Hunter into guard.
Alvarez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hunter content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hunter preventing the sweep.
Hunter engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hunter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hunter wants to control from the top but Alvarez keeps moving.
Hunter postures up and lands a big shot to Alvarez's brow.
Hunter seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Nick Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunter is pushing down on Alvarez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Alvarez is fighting to maintain full guard but Hunter has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hunter slips a nice elbow through Alvarez's hands, connecting with Alvarez's forehead.
Hunter with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hunter is trying to control. Alvarez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Hunter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hunter, 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Hunter!
Jay Hunter made sure to mention his sponsor, BlackStar Athletics in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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