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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hagen Potente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Concepcion Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvarez has chosen Outkast - B.O.B as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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212 lbs
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195 cm
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209 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hagen Potente!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Concepcion Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez wants to clinch.
Potente throws a head kick that misses.
Alvarez is looking to clinch.
Potente walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Alvarez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Potente closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alvarez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alvarez misses with a knee to the head.
Potente wants to break free but Alvarez has control.
Alvarez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Potente lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Potente manages to break the clinch.
Alvarez tries to clinch up
and Potente counters with a leg kick.
Alvarez tries to clinch but Potente moves away
and Potente counters with a nice low kick that buckles Alvarez's knee momentarily.
Potente fails to land the takedown.
Potente tries to close the distance and clinch but Alvarez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alvarez wants to clinch but Potente slips to the side
and Potente moves into the clinch.
Alvarez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alvarez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alvarez misses with a knee to the head.
Alvarez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Potente.
Potente tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Alvarez smiles and moves away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Potente.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potente stands up.
Alvarez looks gassed!
Potente throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Concepcion Alvarez has been cut.
Alvarez wants to clinch
and Potente makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Alvarez really felt that one!
Alvarez clinches but Potente breaks the clinch
and Potente moves into the clinch.
Potente unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alvarez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Alvarez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alvarez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Potente gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Potente pushes Alvarez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Potente fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hagen Potente. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Alvarez as Potente tries to tie him up.
Potente fails to pull guard.
Alvarez tries to land a knee to the head but Potente blocks with his arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Potente.
Potente breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Potente will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A nice inside leg kick there by Potente. That's going to slow Alvarez down.
Alvarez tries to keep at a distance but Potente has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez keeps control of Potente as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alvarez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Potente.
Potente effectively controlling the action here.
Alvarez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Potente tries to pull guard but Alvarez holds him up against the cage and eventually Potente drops back down to his feet.
Alvarez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Potente dodges an elbow strike from Alvarez.
Potente changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Alvarez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Potente rushes Alvarez and presses him up against the cage.
Potente creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alvarez's defenses.
Potente changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Alvarez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Alvarez clinches but Potente breaks the clinch
and Potente counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Potente.
Potente cracks Alvarez with a nice body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Alvarez.
Alvarez throws an elbow but it misses.
Potente pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Potente moves into the clinch.
Potente lands an elbow just above Alvarez 's eye.
Potente goes for a takedown attempt but Alvarez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Alvarez darts in trying to clinch
and Potente holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Alvarez crunches a lovely knee into Potente's ribcage.
Alvarez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Potente has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Potente is working for takedown but Alvarez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Alvarez with a knee to the head.
Potente has Alvarez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Alvarez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Alvarez blocks the elbow strike.
Alvarez misses with a knee strike.
Potente fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Potente is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Alvarez lands a nice knee to the body.
Alvarez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Potente.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez scores with a knee to the head.
Potente breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alvarez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alvarez closes the distance but Potente moves to the side
and Potente holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Alvarez misses with a knee strike.
Alvarez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Potente.
Alvarez prevents Potente from breaking the clinch.
Potente tries to pull guard but Alvarez holds him up against the cage and eventually Potente drops back down to his feet.
Potente takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alvarez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Potente lands a left hand.
The is referee keeping an eye on Potente - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Potente is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alvarez managing to block the knees to the body from Potente.
Alvarez lands a knee to the body.
Potente escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alvarez wants to clinch but Potente slips to the side
and Potente counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Knees in the clinch landing for Alvarez.
Potente is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Alvarez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hagen Potente dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Concepcion Alvarez's cut.
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.
Potente throws a head kick that half lands.
Alvarez looks to clinch
and Potente counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Potente.
Potente has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Alvarez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Alvarez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Potente's face.
Alvarez scores with a knee to the head.
Potente has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Alvarez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Alvarez lands a nice knee to the body.
Alvarez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Alvarez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alvarez managing to block the knees to the body from Potente.
Alvarez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Potente takes an elbow to the temple.
Potente wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alvarez has him pressed against the cage.
Potente is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Potente is looking to break free of the clinch but Alvarez has double underhooks.
Alvarez scores with a knee to the head.
Potente misses with a knee strike.
Alvarez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Potente lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alvarez.
Alvarez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Potente gets control of Alvarez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Potente will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Alvarez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Potente swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvarez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Potente tries to escape but Alvarez is in control.
Alvarez working the head and body with strikes.
Potente managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Alvarez.
The strikes coming from Alvarez are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Potente is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two 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 decides to stand up, so the ref orders Potente to his feet.
Alvarez tries to clinch but Potente moves away
and Potente counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Potente has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Alvarez is working an open guard so Potente takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Alvarez tries to clinch up
and Potente counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Potente.
Potente landing knees to the body.
Alvarez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Potente lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Potente avoiding damage as Alvarez throws knees to the body.
Potente is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hagen Potente. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvarez tries to land a knee to the head but Potente blocks with his arms.
Potente takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters up against the cage, Potente throws an elbow but misses.
Alvarez lands a nice elbow.
Potente is working for takedown but Alvarez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Alvarez prevents the takedown attempt.
Alvarez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarez.
Alvarez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Potente avoiding damage as Alvarez throws knees to the body.
Alvarez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Potente has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Potente has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Potente tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Potente drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alvarez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Alvarez crunches a lovely knee into Potente's ribcage.
Alvarez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Potente breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Potente tries to land a knee to the head but Alvarez blocks with his arms.
Alvarez lands a nice knee to the body.
Alvarez crunches a lovely knee into Potente's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Alvarez.
Potente tries to pull guard but Alvarez won't allow it.
Concepcion Alvarez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Alvarez managing to block the knees to the body from Potente.
Alvarez lands a nice knee to the body.
Potente has Alvarez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Alvarez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Potente avoiding damage as Alvarez throws knees to the body.
Alvarez misses with a knee to the head.
Alvarez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Potente is trying to break the clinch but Alvarez has him pressed against the cage.
Potente is trying to break free.
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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 with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alvarez misses with a knee to the head.
Potente is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Alvarez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Potente lands an elbow inside that Alvarez shrugs off.
Alvarez looking to throw knees to the head but Potente is blocking nicely.
Alvarez trying to land knees to the body.
Potente goes for a takedown attempt but Alvarez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Alvarez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Potente counters with a nice leg kick.
Alvarez tries to clinch up
and Potente counters by moving into the clinch.
Alvarez misses with a knee to the head.
Potente tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Alvarez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nice elbow from Potente.
Potente escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Potente lands the left hand.
Potente wants to clinch up but Alvarez keeps it at a distance.
Alvarez tries to clinch but Potente moves away
and Potente counters with a slapping leg kick.
Concepcion Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potente avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hagen Potente dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Concepcion Alvarez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Potente fails to land the takedown.
Alvarez has managed to clinch.
Potente managing to block the knees to the body from Alvarez.
Potente is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Potente pushes off an throws an elbow but Alvarez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Potente tries to land knees in the clinch but Alvarez avoids the damage to the body.
Potente tries to stall but Alvarez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Potente trying to land knees to the body.
Alvarez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Potente's face.
Potente gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Alvarez.
Alvarez prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hagen Potente. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Potente manages to break the clinch.
Alvarez closes the distance but Potente moves to the side
and Potente counters with an inside leg kick.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Potente paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alvarez darts in trying to clinch
and Potente counters by clinching up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Potente.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Potente - that landed with a thud.
Alvarez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Potente landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Potente can't break the clinch.
Alvarez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alvarez stops a takedown attempt from Potente.
Alvarez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Potente blocks it with crossed arms.
Alvarez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Alvarez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Potente.
A knee to the head by Alvarez.
Potente lands an elbow just above Alvarez 's eye.
Alvarez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Alvarez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Alvarez trying to land knees to the body.
Potente goes for a takedown in the clinch but Alvarez prevents it.
Alvarez tries to land knees in the clinch but Potente avoids the damage to the body.
Alvarez lands a nice knee to the body.
Alvarez stops a takedown attempt from Potente.
Potente tries a knee to the head but Alvarez blocks it.
Alvarez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Potente's face.
Alvarez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Alvarez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Potente.
Potente misses with a knee strike.
Alvarez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two 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.
Potente takes an elbow to the temple.
Potente misses with an elbow strike.
Potente breaks from the clinch.
Alvarez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Potente decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Alvarez's guard.
Alvarez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Potente stands and steps away. Alvarez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez looks to clinch
and Potente counters with a head kick. That will keep Alvarez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Alvarez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Potente moves into the clinch.
Potente jumps guard but Alvarez stands there with Potente around his waist. Potente gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Potente on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alvarez misses with an elbow over the top.
Knees in the clinch landing for Potente.
Alvarez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alvarez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Potente unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alvarez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Potente lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Potente managing to block the knees to the body from Alvarez.
Alvarez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Potente tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Potente wants a takedown.
Potente has Alvarez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Alvarez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Potente lands a nice knee to the body.
Potente lands a hook that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Potente takes an elbow to the temple.
Potente looking to slow down the pace here.
Alvarez tries to land knees in the clinch but Potente avoids the damage to the body.
Concepcion Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potente manages to break the clinch.
Potente circles away from the clinch attempt
and Potente counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Potente.
Alvarez managing to block the knees to the body from Potente.
Alvarez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Potente crunches a lovely knee into Alvarez's ribcage.
Alvarez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Potente tries for a takedown. No joy.
Potente is trying to break the clinch but Alvarez has him pressed against the cage.
Potente wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alvarez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Potente is looking to break free of the clinch but Alvarez has double underhooks.
Alvarez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Potente's face.
Alvarez tries to land knees in the clinch but Potente avoids the damage to the body.
Alvarez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Potente.
Potente wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Potente pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alvarez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Potente counters by moving into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hagen Potente showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Potente, 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hagen Potente!
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RATING
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