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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alvaro Sanz (ranked 25376 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hell Bowe (ranked 5749 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvaro Sanz looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alvaro Sanz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hell Bowe!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bowe as he jumps to the side.
Bowe cracks the inside of Sanz's front leg.
A head kick misses from Bowe.
Hell Bowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanz shoots in looking for a takedown. Bowe tries to sprawl out of it but Sanz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bowe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bowe forces Sanz back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanz tries for a takedown but Bowe manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alvaro Sanz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bowe misses with a knee strike.
Sanz wants to get back to striking at distance but Bowe won't allow it.
Sanz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bowe prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sanz is breathing heavily.
Bowe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bowe lands a knee to the body.
Bowe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bowe stalling in the clinch.
Bowe dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sanz tries to pull guard but Bowe won't allow it.
Bowe looking to throw knees to the head but Sanz is blocking nicely.
Bowe taking a breather.
Nice elbow from Bowe.
Bowe working Sanz over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowe throws a head punch that misses.
Bowe tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanz avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bowe obliges.
Bowe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bowe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bowe throws a series of punches but Sanz moves out of range.
Sanz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bowe fails with a takedown attempt.
Bowe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanz, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowe is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sanz letting Bowe take a breather here.
Sanz dodges an elbow strike from Bowe.
Sanz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bowe to keep the fight standing.
Bowe scores a nice knee to the body.
Bowe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sanz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sanz is trying to break free.
Bowe lands an elbow that stopped Sanz in his tracks for a moment.
Bowe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bowe taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sanz being controlled against the cage.
Sanz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bowe.
Bowe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bowe lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bowe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bowe keeps control of Sanz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bowe tries a knee to the head but Sanz blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hell Bowe dominated that 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.
Sanz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bowe as he jumps to the side.
Bowe closes the distance and clinches.
Sanz is stalling here.
Bowe displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sanz up against the cage.
Bowe turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bowe manages to end up in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowe working away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanz tries to bench press Bowe off him but Bowe keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowe trying to control the position but Sanz is working away.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sanz sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bowe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sanz is staying active underneath Bowe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bowe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bowe is thwarting Sanz's attempts to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sanz dives in and grabs Bowe's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bowe pushes down on Sanz's head and hops out.
Bowe closes the distance and pushes Sanz back into the cage.
Bowe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bowe crunches a lovely knee into Sanz's ribcage.
Sanz working hard to break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Bowe.
Our sources have told us that Sanz has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Bowe working Sanz over with knees to the body.
Sanz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bowe misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowe lands a knee to the body.
Bowe lands a knee to the head.
Bowe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sanz managing to block the knees to the body from Bowe.
Bowe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanz backwards.
Bowe stalling against the cage.
Bowe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sanz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bowe leaning against his opponent.
Bowe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bowe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hell Bowe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bowe with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sanz avoiding damage as Bowe throws knees to the body.
Sanz manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanz tries to strike from the bottom.
Sanz has an active guard here but Bowe has managed to pass into half guard.
Sanz is pressing down on Bowe's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bowe sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bowe trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hell Bowe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bowe leaves Sanz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bowe throws a series of strikes that have Sanz backpedaling.
Bowe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sanz is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sanz fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alvaro Sanz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanz avoids it.
Sanz can't break the clinch.
Bowe lands an elbow that stopped Sanz in his tracks for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bowe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowe clinches up with Sanz and pushes him back against the cage.
Bowe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sanz's defenses.
Bowe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bowe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bowe leaning his opponent against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Bowe.
Bowe is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bowe manages to break the clinch.
Bowe tries to clinch there but Sanz circles away.
A head kick misses from Bowe.
Sanz tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bowe manages to circle out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sanz.
Bowe clinches with his opponent.
Bowe lands a nice knee to the body.
Bowe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanz avoids it.
Bowe manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sanz looking for a takedown.
Bowe working Sanz over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bowe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanz's face.
Bowe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanz blocks it with crossed arms.
Sanz being controlled against the cage.
Bowe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanz avoids it.
Sanz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The referee calls for Bowe to work.
The crowd are getting on Bowe's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Hell Bowe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sanz has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bowe uses from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowe postures up.
Bowe stopping the sweep attempt from Sanz.
Bowe seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bowe trying to control but Sanz is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hell Bowe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bowe winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 25:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hell Bowe!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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