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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Phat Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ho comes to the cage accompanied by Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water. Alvarez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Doom. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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145 lbs
19 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phat Ho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ho throws a leg kick but Alvarez moved away.
Ho sets himself, and Alvarez steps forward looking for the clinch! Ho avoids it this time.
Alvarez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ho throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alvarez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Alvarez lands with a kick to the temple. Ho shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Alvarez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ho.
Alvarez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alvarez.
Good leg kick by Ho there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Alvarez scores with a jab.
Ho feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alvarez's calf.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarez is looking to chop away at Ho's legs.
Alvarez looks for the body kick but Ho saw that one coming.
Ho lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alvarez's sensitive parts.
Alvarez gets a clinch.
Alvarez misses with an elbow over the top.
Ho lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho scores with a shoulder strike.
Ho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Ho.
Ho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ho lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alvarez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ho has him pressed against the cage.
I was talking to Ho's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Alvarez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alvarez breaks from the clinch.
Alvarez gets a clinch.
Ho works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ho has Alvarez pressed against the cage, preventing Alvarez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alvarez misses with an elbow strike.
Ho scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Ho.
Ho lands a body punch in the clinch.
Alvarez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ho's defenses.
Alvarez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ho fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvarez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alvarez looks to throw a body kick
and Ho counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is looking to land body kicks.
Ho gets tackled into the cage by Alvarez. Alvarez maintains the clinch.
Ho misses with the head strike.
Ho misses with a punch to the body.
Ho struggles to land a body shot inside as Alvarez controls his hands.
Ho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvarez's elbow.
Alvarez throws an elbow that misses.
Alvarez lands an elbow inside that Ho shrugs off.
Ho can't find room to land a body shot as Alvarez controls the action.
Alvarez wants to get back to striking at distance but Ho won't allow it.
Alvarez misses with an elbow over the top.
Alvarez takes a shot to the head.
Ho lands with a left to the head.
Ho avoids the elbow strike from Alvarez, against the cage.
Ho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alvarez breaks from the clinch.
Ho lands a head kick. Alvarez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Michael Alvarez has been cut.
Crunch! Ho slams his shin into Alvarez's torso.
Alvarez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez misses with a hook
and Ho counters with a two punch combo.
Alvarez throws a sloppy head kick
and Ho counters with a three punch combo that has Alvarez backing up. Alvarez nods at Ho to acknowledge the strikes.
Alvarez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ho lands a nice shot to the body.
Alvarez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ho has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Alvarez.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alvarez.
Ho buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alvarez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ho. Ho obviously looking to wear him down.
Alvarez connects with an inside leg kick.
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!
Ho scores with a jab.
Ho closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alvarez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ho misses with a body kick.
Alvarez tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ho misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ho scores with a head kick. Alvarez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Alvarez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho with a jab.
The fighters circling - Ho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alvarez throws a hook but Ho blocks it.
Alvarez throws a chopping leg kick but Ho manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ho misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alvarez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ho's sensitive parts.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut
and Ho counters with an outside leg kick.
Alvarez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Alvarez looks to land a right hand but Ho moved out of range.
Alvarez moves into the clinch.
Ho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ho!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Alvarez swinging wildly here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ho, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phat Ho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Alvarez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Alvarez throws a body kick that misses.
Phat Ho is winning the standup battle so far.
Alvarez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alvarez.
Ho swats away the attempt to clinch by Alvarez.
Ho moves in looking to clinch but Alvarez pushes him off.
Ho throws out a leg kick but Alvarez moves out of range and Ho only half commits.
Alvarez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alvarez checks the leg kick.
Alvarez throws a lazy right hand but Ho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alvarez thuds a left hand into Ho's body.
Alvarez clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Alvarez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Alvarez lands an elbow inside.
Ho throws a head punch that misses.
Ho blocks an elbow strike.
Ho lands a hook that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Phat Ho has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut.
Ho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Ho.
Alvarez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Alvarez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ho's brow.
Ho lands a hook that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Alvarez blocks a body shot from Ho.
Ho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alvarez scores with a jab. Ho acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alvarez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ho uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ho swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ho shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Alvarez - that will leave a mark!
Ho looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alvarez looks to score with a jab to the body but Ho is just out of range.
Ho cracks Alvarez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez wants to clinch
and Ho counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarez misses with a low kick.
Alvarez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ho stuns Alvarez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ho connects with a leg kick. Alvarez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alvarez misses with a low kick as Ho jumps back.
Alvarez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alvarez throws the kick towards the body but Ho avoids it.
Alvarez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ho is out of range and Alvarez settles back down.
Alvarez checks the leg kick.
Alvarez misses with a body kick.
Ho ducks under a wild hook from Alvarez.
Ho jabs Alvarez right on the nose. Alvarez blinks but takes it well.
Ho is looking to score with low kicks.
Alvarez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho lands with a right hand.
Alvarez misses with a low kick.
Ho looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.
Good work by Alvarez as he checks the leg kick.
Ho throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Alvarez.
Ho scores with a nice strike.
Ho lands a jab.
Alvarez closes the distance and clinches.
Ho misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Ho.
Alvarez pushes off an throws an elbow but Ho leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ho gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Alvarez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Alvarez tries to throw a body punch but Ho avoids it by throwing Alvarez back against the cage.
Ho blocks an elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hand to the body from Ho.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ho is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with a low kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ho!
Ho closes the distance and clinches.
Ho is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Alvarez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez has had enough of the clinch but Ho keeps him there for the moment.
Alvarez tries to stall but Ho uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ho takes an elbow to the temple.
Alvarez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Ho.
Ho blocks an elbow strike.
Ho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvarez can do to turn this around?
Ho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ho blocks an uppercut.
Ho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alvarez throws an elbow that misses.
Alvarez misses with an elbow strike.
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 Phat Ho will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Alvarez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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 takes a jab right on the kisser.
A shot to the liver by Ho. Beautiful body shot.
A left lands for Ho.
Alvarez throws a shot from downtown. Ho moves away and avoids it.
Ho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Alvarez 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.
Alvarez pushes Ho away with a front kick.
Ho tries to clinch but Alvarez is having none of it.
Alvarez throws a wild body kick that Ho sees coming a mile off.
Ho clinches.
Alvarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho presses Alvarez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ho tries to throw a body punch but Alvarez avoids it by throwing Ho back against the cage.
Alvarez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A left hand lands to the body for Alvarez.
Alvarez lands a body punch.
Alvarez misses with a punch to the body.
Ho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ho tries to work over Alvarez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alvarez blocking some punches.
Ho lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alvarez.
Ho struggles to land a body shot inside as Alvarez controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ho.
Ho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ho throws a head kick that half lands.
Ho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alvarez.
Alvarez walks into a straight right hand from Ho.
Alvarez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alvarez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ho jabs Alvarez right on the nose. Alvarez blinks but takes it well.
Ho throws a body kick that misses.
Alvarez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ho.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ho fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ho lunges at Alvarez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alvarez's hand.
Ho moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Alvarez instigates a clinch.
Ho is working Alvarez over against the cage.
Ho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvarez's elbow.
A short uppercut from Ho.
Ho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Ho.
Phat Ho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ho lands with a left to the head.
Alvarez is rocked!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Alvarez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ho's brow.
A right hook to the body lands for Ho.
Alvarez misses with an elbow over the top.
Alvarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho blocks an elbow strike.
Alvarez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Alvarez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Alvarez misses with a punch to the body.
Ho dodges an elbow strike from Alvarez.
Alvarez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Alvarez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ho tries a body shot but Alvarez blocks it.
Alvarez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Alvarez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Alvarez misses with an elbow over the top.
Alvarez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Alvarez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Alvarez swings wildly with an uppercut but Ho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice elbow from Alvarez.
It looks like Phat Ho has been cut.
Ho gets through Alvarez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ho moves out of range of the body kick from Alvarez.
Michael Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ho connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alvarez's hands.
Ho throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Alvarez.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phat Ho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ho has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phat Ho!
Phat Ho seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Michael Alvarez had this to say: 'I admit defeat. He did a good job.'.
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energy
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hype
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