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Revolution XC 13 PBP Commentary |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Williams moves into range and clinches up with Alvarez.
Alvarez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Alvarez wants a takedown.
Alvarez jumps guard but Williams stands there with Alvarez around his waist. Alvarez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcio Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alvarez misses with the head strike.
Alvarez is looking to take this one to the mat.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarez.
Alvarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Williams tries a body shot but Alvarez blocks it.
Alvarez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Williams to keep the fight standing.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Alvarez gets control of Williams's arms and successfully pulls guard. Alvarez will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Williams wants to get up but he can't break Alvarez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Williams decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Alvarez.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alvarez moves into the clinch.
Alvarez blocking some punches.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvarez.
Alvarez has Williams pressed against the cage.
Alvarez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Williams smiles and moves away.
Williams jabs at Alvarez's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams throws a hook but Alvarez blocks it.
Alvarez gets a clinch.
Alvarez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvarez.
Williams tries to work over Alvarez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alvarez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Alvarez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Williams scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Williams prevents a takedown attempt there.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut.
Alvarez missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Williams walks away with a smile on his face. Alvarez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Alvarez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Alvarez.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Williams works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Williams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williams misses with a body punch.
Alvarez blocking some punches.
Alvarez blocking some punches.
Alvarez pulls Williams into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to stand but Alvarez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Alvarez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Williams decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Alvarez, up you get!
Williams throws a hook to the side of Alvarez's head but Alvarez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alvarez has closed the distance and engaged Williams in a clinch.
Alvarez is trying to pull guard but Williams turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Alvarez manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Williams wanted to stand there but Alvarez had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
D'Wayne Williams dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Williams misses with an uppercut. Alvarez saw that one coming.
Alvarez tries to counter by clinching up but Williams breaks away and moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Williams - just one landing.
Williams darts in and clinches Alvarez up against the cage.
Williams tries to work over Alvarez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Williams stalling in the clinch but Alvarez improves position.
Alvarez is trying to pull guard but Williams turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Alvarez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Williams just stands there and leans against the cage.
Williams lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Alvarez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Williams smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcio Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
D'Wayne Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Williams misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Williams.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams dips to his left and cracks Alvarez with an uppercut!
Alvarez throws a low kick but Williams avoids it.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.
Alvarez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Alvarez tries to clinch up.
Alvarez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Alvarez pushes Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Alvarez tries to land knees in the clinch but Williams avoids the damage to the body.
Alvarez stalling against the cage.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alvarez pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Alvarez is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez seems keen to control Williams's posture.
Williams must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Alvarez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Williams got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alvarez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Williams has managed to get both his arms back between Alvarez's legs - danger averted.
Williams trying to stand up but can't free himself from Alvarez's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams stands and steps away. Alvarez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Alvarez moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Williams misses.
Alvarez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams throws a shot to the body.
Williams misses with a looping left.
A big right from Williams misses.
D'Wayne Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Alvarez is looking to counter the offense by Williams and move into the clinch.
Alvarez closes the distance and clinches.
Alvarez trying to land knees to the body.
Alvarez is trying to pull guard but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands an uppercut.
Alvarez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Williams uses from the top position.
Alvarez is controlling Williams's posture.
Williams wants to get up but he can't break Alvarez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Williams is fighting to break Alvarez's control of his arms but Alvarez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Williams wanted to stand there but Alvarez had control of the position.
Alvarez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alvarez has a closed guard, preventing Williams from standing up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
D'Wayne Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Williams lands with an uppercut that bounces Alvarez off the cage and back into range.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Williams lands with a shot to the body.
Alvarez tries to clinch up
and Alvarez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Williams misses the jab.
Alvarez tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Williams manages to circle out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Williams has taken the fight to the clinch.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Alvarez is looking to control Williams's arms but Williams gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alvarez has his back to the cage.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Williams smiles and moves away.
Alvarez takes the fight into the clinch.
D'Wayne Williams seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Alvarez blocking some punches.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Alvarez.
Williams presses Alvarez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Alvarez prevents a body shot from Williams.
Williams softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alvarez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Alvarez pulls guard successfully.
Williams avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Williams wants to get up but he can't break Alvarez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez pulls Williams in to control the position.
Alvarez seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Williams wants to stand but Alvarez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Alvarez working a defensive guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez tries to clinch but Williams moves away
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams lands a nice looking body shot.
Williams misses with a left hand
and Alvarez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Alvarez.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Alvarez.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Alvarez fails to pull guard.
D'Wayne Williams is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcio Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams prevents the takedown attempt.
Alvarez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Alvarez stalling in the clinch but Williams improves position.
Alvarez blocking some punches.
Alvarez jumps into guard, dragging Williams to the mat.
Alvarez is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams is fighting to break Alvarez's control of his arms but Alvarez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williams has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Alvarez is proving hard to escape from.
And that's the end of the fight!
D'Wayne Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Williams 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... D'Wayne Williams!
A victorious D'Wayne Williams thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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