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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez (ranked 4820 p4p, 607 weight class) and Nylerhotep Constantine (ranked 7835 p4p, 789 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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166 lbs
28 - 12 - 1 |
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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World class 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
28 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nylerhotep Constantine!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Constantine keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Alvarez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Constantine decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Alvarez's guard.
Constantine trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alvarez can't keep his opponent in guard - Constantine advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Constantine is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Alvarez is just riding it out for now. Constantine eventually gives up the hold.
Constantine trying to control from half guard but Alvarez is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Constantine seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Constantine is looking to take a break and control but Alvarez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alvarez trying to control but Constantine postures up.
Constantine tries to pass to full mount but Alvarez defends it.
Constantine looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Alvarez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Constantine content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Constantine not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Constantine is working for a submission of some sort.
Constantine prevents Alvarez from improving his position.
Constantine looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Constantine trying to control from half guard but Alvarez is working away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Constantine is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Alvarez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Constantine.
Constantine 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Constantine seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Alvarez has recovered full guard.
Constantine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Constantine throws a strike but Alvarez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Constantine working for a triangle but Alvarez defends it easily.
Alvarez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez stopping the sweep attempt from Constantine.
Constantine keeps trying to improve his position.
Alvarez throws a big right hand that misses.
Alvarez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Constantine is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Alvarez looking for submissions off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alvarez is pressing down on Constantine's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nylerhotep Constantine dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Alvarez fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Constantine as Alvarez shoots in.
Constantine looks to throw the jab but Alvarez is out of range.
Alvarez moves out of range of the strikes.
Constantine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alvarez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Alvarez showed some decent athleticism there.
Alvarez is working for a kimura but Constantine is defending it quite comfortably.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez trying to control the action but Constantine is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Constantine is looking for a sweep. Alvarez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alvarez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Alvarez moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Constantine has worked his arm free - good work by Constantine!
Alvarez in side control, throwing shots but Constantine defends.
Alvarez lands some shots froms side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Alvarez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Alvarez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Constantine is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Alvarez is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Alvarez with the ground and pound from mount.
Alvarez wants to control the pace but Constantine is squirming around nicely.
Constantine regains half guard.
Alvarez stops Constantine from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Constantine wants to improve his position but Alvarez is controlling well.
Constantine blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alvarez.
Constantine is pressing down on Alvarez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Constantine wants to stand and escape but Alvarez is having none of it.
Alvarez throwing strikes but missing.
Alvarez with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Constantine bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alvarez's guard.
Constantine loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Constantine working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Alvarez's head.
Alvarez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Constantine's guard.
Alvarez stops Constantine from standing up.
Constantine looking for a sweep. Not yet Constantine, not yet.
Constantine wants to control but Alvarez passes easily into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alvarez winds up and cracks Constantine with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Alvarez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Constantine's guard.
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.
Constantine is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Alvarez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Constantine working a defensive guard but Alvarez manages to pass into side control anyway.
Constantine can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez is looking to take a break and control but Constantine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Constantine avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Alvarez.
Constantine wants to get back to his feet.
Alvarez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Constantine tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Alvarez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Constantine is still trying to improve position.
An elbow from Alvarez crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Alvarez working away.
Alvarez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Alvarez stands up.
Constantine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Alvarez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Constantine gets tackled into the cage by Alvarez. Alvarez maintains the clinch.
Alvarez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Constantine gets through Alvarez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alvarez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alvarez gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Alvarez is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Constantine wants to control but Alvarez is keeping busy.
Constantine keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Constantine wants to improve his position but Alvarez is controlling well.
Alvarez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Constantine is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alvarez winds up and cracks Constantine with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alvarez lands strikes from half guard.
Alvarez is trying to control the action in half guard but Constantine is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Constantine wants to get back to full guard.
Alvarez trying to control the action but Constantine is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Constantine is trying to maintain the position but Alvarez is very close to passing his half guard.
Alvarez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Alvarez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez!
Our winner, Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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