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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Novoselic (ranked 1027 p4p, 158 weight class) and Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez (ranked 4006 p4p, 503 weight class). Novoselic comes to the cage accompanied by The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here - Alice in Chains. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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174 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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166 lbs
29 - 12 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Novoselic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Novoselic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Alvarez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Novoselic circles away.
Alvarez shoots in looking for a takedown but Novoselic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Alvarez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Alvarez or perhaps it was just good defense by Novoselic, which made it look bad.
Alex Novoselic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez.
Novoselic cracks Alvarez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Novoselic gets caught flat footed, as Alvarez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Alvarez wants to pass the guard but Novoselic is keeping the position.
Novoselic is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Novoselic controlling the position.
Novoselic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Alvarez manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Novoselic advances to half guard.
Alvarez actively working from the bottom here.
Novoselic 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.
Novoselic is trying to control the action in half guard but Alvarez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
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.
Novoselic is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Alvarez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Alvarez is trying to get back to full guard.
Novoselic trying to control the action but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Still in half guard, Novoselic seems content to control.
Novoselic trying to control from half guard but Alvarez is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Novoselic wants to free his trapped foot but Alvarez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Alvarez is trying to stand up here but Novoselic is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarez looking for submissions off his back.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Novoselic.
Alvarez shoots in and drives through. Novoselic sprawls well.
Novoselic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alvarez shoots in and gets a takedown into Novoselic's guard.
Novoselic is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Alvarez defends well.
Alvarez scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Novoselic looking for a sweep. Not yet Novoselic, not yet.
Novoselic is pulling down on Alvarez's head. It's preventing any offense from Alvarez, at least for the moment.
Alvarez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Novoselic pulls Alvarez in close to his closed guard and prevents Alvarez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Novoselic wants to sweep here but Alvarez controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Novoselic dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Alvarez loads up on a big right hand but Novoselic slips the punch.
Alvarez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Novoselic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Novoselic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alvarez.
Novoselic is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
No luck for Alvarez with that takedown attempt.
Alex Novoselic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez.
Novoselic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Novoselic is looking to score with low kicks.
Alvarez shoots in but no luck this time.
Novoselic looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Alvarez closes the distance and clinches up with Novoselic, looking for a takedown. Alvarez pushes Novoselic against the cage but Novoselic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Novoselic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Alvarez somewhat.
Alvarez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Novoselic manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Novoselic looking for subs off his back but Alvarez has passed one foot through into half guard.
Novoselic trying to control but Alvarez postures up.
Novoselic keeping control of the position.
Novoselic trying to control here.
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.
Novoselic wants to get back to full guard.
Alvarez trying to control from Novoselic's half guard. Novoselic has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Novoselic controlling the position.
Alvarez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Novoselic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alvarez landing with the ground and pound.
Novoselic keeping moving, preventing Alvarez from controlling successfully.
Novoselic is trying to keep Alvarez in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez lands a couple of digs.
Novoselic wants to sweep but no luck.
Novoselic controlling Alvarez's posture.
Alvarez postures up.
Novoselic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alvarez is one step ahead there.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Alvarez with a jab.
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.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Novoselic has one foot on Alvarez's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Novoselic.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown but Novoselic shows good takedown defense.
Alvarez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Novoselic circles away.
Novoselic throws a body shot but no joy.
Novoselic is looking to wear down Alvarez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Novoselic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alvarez.
Alvarez shoots for a takedown but Novoselic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Novoselic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Novoselic.
Alvarez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Novoselic defends it well.
Novoselic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Alex Novoselic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alvarez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Novoselic defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Novoselic dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Novoselic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Novoselic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Novoselic.
Novoselic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alvarez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Novoselic throws out the jab.
A shot to the body from Novoselic misses
and Alvarez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Novoselic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Novoselic as Alvarez shoots in.
Alvarez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Novoselic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alvarez on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Novoselic's half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Novoselic makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Nice body punch from Alvarez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Novoselic manages to avoid it.
Novoselic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvarez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alvarez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alvarez.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Novoselic, right into the meat.
Novoselic throws a leg kick but Alvarez checks it.
Novoselic looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.
Alvarez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Alvarez showed some decent athleticism there.
Novoselic tries to get to full guard but Alvarez has control of the leg.
Novoselic looking for submissions off his back.
Novoselic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Alvarez is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Novoselic regains full guard. Nicely done.
Novoselic has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Alvarez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Alex Novoselic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alvarez chips away with some ground and pound.
Novoselic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Novoselic pulls Alvarez in close to his closed guard and prevents Alvarez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez wants to control from the top but Novoselic keeps moving.
Novoselic is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Novoselic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Alvarez takes one to the side of the head.
Alvarez shoots in but no luck this time.
Alvarez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Novoselic with a jab.
Alvarez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Novoselic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvarez can do to turn this around?
Novoselic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvarez throws a body punch but Novoselic moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Novoselic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Novoselic, 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Novoselic!
Alex Novoselic thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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