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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Avila Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayde West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvarez comes to the cage accompanied by Barbarian by The Darkness. West has chosen Sober as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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168 lbs
24 - 17 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Avila Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wayde West!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West lands a two punch combo.
West fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alvarez avoids it really well and circles away.
West fails with a takedown attempt.
Alvarez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
West throws a series of punches but Alvarez avoids them all with ease.
Alvarez is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from West.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Alvarez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West looks for the body kick but Alvarez saw that one coming.
Alvarez drops down looking for a counter takedown but West sprawls and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from West. Alvarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alvarez tries a body shot but West blocks it.
Alvarez has a couple of punches blocked by West.
West blocks an elbow strike.
Alvarez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alvarez can't find room to land a body shot as West controls the action.
West manages to break the clinch.
West defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alvarez.
West wants to counter with a clinch but Alvarez pushes him away.
A head kick misses from West.
As West looks to move away, Alvarez throws a big counter combo but West just gets out of the way.
Alvarez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from West.
Avila Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wayde West.
No luck with that takedown attempt from West.
Alvarez throws a big counter combination but West scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Alvarez with a poor takedown
and West moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by West.
West avoiding damage as Alvarez throws knees to the body.
Alvarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alvarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alvarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alvarez working aggressively here.
Alvarez lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Wayde West has been cut.
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
West dodges an elbow strike from Alvarez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
West on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alvarez looking to throw knees to the head but West is blocking nicely.
Alvarez misses with a body punch.
West breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alvarez is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Alvarez fails to land the takedown.
West misses with a takedown attempt - Alvarez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alvarez appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. West defends it nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
West is trying to pull guard but Alvarez has him pressed against the cage.
Alvarez misses with some punches.
West breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alvarez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez fails with the takedown
and West counters with a series of strikes. Alvarez will be more careful next time no doubt.
West lands with a nice body punch.
West closes the distance and pushes Alvarez back into the cage.
Alvarez can't find room to land a body shot as West controls the action.
West escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
West instigates a clinch.
Alvarez tries to throw a body punch but West avoids it by throwing Alvarez back against the cage.
West pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts West as he jumps to the side.
West is looking for the big counter here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayde West dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wayde West's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice takedown defense from West. No joy for Alvarez on that attempt.
West looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alvarez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and West counters with a series of strikes. Alvarez will be more careful next time no doubt.
West moves into the clinch.
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alvarez looking to throw knees to the head but West is blocking nicely.
West has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alvarez looking to throw knees to the head but West is blocking nicely.
Alvarez misses with the head strike.
Alvarez looking to throw knees to the head but West is blocking nicely.
Alvarez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West avoiding damage as Alvarez throws knees to the body.
Avila Alvarez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
West pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Avila Alvarez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
West has closed the distance and engaged Alvarez in a clinch.
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Alvarez fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from West.
As West tries to get set, Alvarez tries to push him back and clinch up but West manages to avoid the attempt.
Alvarez fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Avila Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
West instigates a clinch.
Alvarez misses with a punch to the body.
West blocks the elbow strike.
Alvarez stops a takedown attempt from West.
Alvarez tries to work over West's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alvarez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but West has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alvarez looking to throw knees to the head but West is blocking nicely.
West is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Alvarez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
West goes for a takedown in the clinch but Alvarez prevents it.
West blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alvarez looking to throw knees to the head but West is blocking nicely.
Alvarez tries a body shot but West blocks it.
West blocks the elbow strike.
West blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alvarez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alvarez struggles to land a body shot inside as West controls his hands.
Alvarez pushes West back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Alvarez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
West blocking some punches.
Alvarez trying to land knees to the body.
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but West blocks it.
Alvarez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but West has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Alvarez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Alvarez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alvarez trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alvarez can't find room to land a body shot as West controls the action.
Alvarez tries to land a knee to the head but West blocks with his arms.
West gets through Alvarez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alvarez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from West.
Alvarez misses with an elbow strike.
West's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
West shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Alvarez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alvarez goes for a double leg but West avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as West continues to drive forward.
West goes for a double leg but Alvarez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Alvarez continues to drive forward.
Alvarez throws a counter high kick but West was just alert enough to avoid it.
West closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alvarez misses with a knee to the head.
West blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from West.
Alvarez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
West blocking some punches.
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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!
West pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alvarez fails with the takedown
and West counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
West scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Alvarez throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
West fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Avila Alvarez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wayde West's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
West thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Alvarez if he has to take too many more of those.
A nice inside leg kick there by West. That's going to slow Alvarez down.
West moves into the clinch.
West decides to pull guard.
Alvarez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
West keeping full guard, as Alvarez tries to pass.
Alvarez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as West works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
West has momentary wrist control but Alvarez slips an elbow through the middle.
Alvarez throws a big elbow that misses.
Alvarez with a nice head shot there.
Alvarez wants to pass the guard but West is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West wants to sweep here but Alvarez controlling him for the moment.
Alvarez is in close to West's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alvarez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarez lands a couple of elbows.
Alvarez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Alvarez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Alvarez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
West is looking to stand up but Alvarez isn't so interested in that idea.
Alvarez lands a couple of elbows.
Alvarez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Alvarez preventing the sweep.
Alvarez looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a big elbow that misses.
Alvarez throws a strike but West rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Alvarez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
West is looking to work some ground and pound but Alvarez has wrist control.
Alvarez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Alvarez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
West slips nicely into half guard.
Alvarez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Alvarez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West 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.
Alvarez looking for submissions off his back.
West decides to return to a standing position.
West throws a head kick that Alvarez semi-blocks.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown but West shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by West!
West lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
West tests Alvarez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wayde West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Alvarez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but West avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
West tries to bum rush Alvarez with a series of wild strikes but Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alvarez gets tackled into the cage by West. West maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wayde West comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think West has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayde West!
Wayde West spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Avila Alvarez spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm so pissed, man. I trained so hard for this camp too.'.
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RATING
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