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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Biffa Bacon (ranked 2785 p4p, 301 weight class) and Alvarez Croce (ranked 3138 p4p, 328 weight class). Croce has chosen Bleed to Death as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Alvarez Croce enters the ring!
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Dangerous GnP
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Biffa Bacon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alvarez Croce !
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bacon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Croce .
And Croce tries to counter it with a takedown but Bacon pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Croce walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bacon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Croce drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bacon defends it well.
Bacon tries to bum rush Croce with a series of wild strikes but Croce uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And Croce tries to counter it with a takedown but Bacon pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Croce shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bacon but Bacon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bacon misses with a right hand
and Croce counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bacon!
Croce working the ground and pound.
Croce tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Croce working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Croce looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bacon is avoiding damage well.
Bacon taking punishment in the form of punches.
Croce cracks Bacon with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacon dodges the ground and pound from Croce .
Croce lands some shots froms side control.
Croce working the ground and pound but Bacon is defending the strikes.
Bacon takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bacon being controlled for a moment.
Bacon parries the strikes from Croce easily there. Croce is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bacon to escape.
Croce has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Croce lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bacon is not content to let Croce control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Croce throws an elbow but Bacon slips to the side and avoids it well.
Croce in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Croce stands up and beckons Bacon to his feet.
Croce takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bacon misses with a looping right.
We've been told by Bacon's head coaches at Cozad MMA London that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Biffa Bacon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bacon cracks Croce with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Croce slips under a jab.
A big left from Bacon misses.
Croce tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Croce fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bacon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Croce . Croce circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Croce walks into a left hand.
Biffa Bacon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bacon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Croce decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bacon's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Croce lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bacon keeping moving, preventing Croce from controlling successfully.
Bacon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Croce prevents Bacon from getting back to his feet.
Croce chips away with some ground and pound.
Croce works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Croce working over Bacon with some ground and pound. Bacon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bacon taking some punishment here, with Croce in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bacon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Croce performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Croce missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bacon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Croce .
Bacon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bacon tries to get out of the position.
Croce is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Croce throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Croce thows a huge punch but Bacon dodges it nicely.
Croce takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Croce landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Croce trying to control from half guard but Bacon is working away.
Bacon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Croce .
Croce controlling the action here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bacon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bacon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Croce on the side of the head.
Croce keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bacon.
Croce changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Croce slips under a jab.
Croce moves out of range as Bacon strikes.
Jab, jab by Bacon - just one landing.
Croce moves out of range as Bacon strikes.
Bacon lands with a cross.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bacon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bacon cracks Croce with an open hand slap.
Croce takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bacon throws a nice looking combination but Croce bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Croce .
Biffa Bacon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alvarez Croce .
Bacon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Croce ducks under a wild hook from Bacon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bacon throws a big shot that misses.
Croce changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Croce bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bacon punishes Croce 's body with a nice straight punch.
Bacon lands with a straight right. Croce didn't see that one coming.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bacon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bacon throws a hook but Croce blocks it.
Bacon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bacon throws a body punch but Croce moves out of range.
Bacon misses the shot to the body.
And Croce tries to counter it with a takedown but Bacon pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bacon misses with a double jab.
Croce changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bacon tries to avoid it but Croce manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bacon to the ground. Bacon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bacon throws a combination. Croce tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bacon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bacon misses with an uppercut
and Croce counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bacon won't be happy with that.
Bacon is looking to get back to his feet here but Croce is keeping cool and he's managed to take Bacon's back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Croce is punishing Bacon with strikes - can he finish him?!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Croce throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
What can Bacon do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Bacon grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Croce scores with punches from the back.
Well, with Croce on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Bacon is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Croce lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Bacon.
Croce lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Croce . Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bacon is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
The referee is taking a good look at Bacon as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Croce !
Croce thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Croce connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Bacon to escape the position.
Can Bacon hold on?! Croce is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Croce punches Bacon on the ear.
Croce connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Bacon to escape the position.
Croce softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Bacon is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Biffa Bacon will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bacon thows a left - swing and a miss!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bacon enables Croce to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bacon manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Croce trying to control the position from guard on top but Bacon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Croce lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Croce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bacon 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bacon trying to control the position here.
Croce loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Croce landing with the ground and pound.
Croce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Croce missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Croce manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bacon on his heels. He'll look to pass Bacon's guard now, I'm sure.
Bacon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Croce controls the pace.
Bacon keeping moving, preventing Croce from controlling successfully.
Croce loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Croce cracks Bacon with a solid left hand.
Croce stays in close to Bacon's body and controls the position.
Croce scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Croce trying to control the position from guard on top but Bacon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alvarez Croce has got the better of the ground game so far.
Croce lands a couple of elbows.
Croce lands a couple of elbows.
Croce throwing strikes from guard but Bacon blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Croce connects with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bacon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Croce passes Bacon's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Croce scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Croce scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Croce is trying to control. Bacon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bacon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Croce is nestled in close to Bacon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Croce working Bacon over with strikes.
Oh Bacon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Croce is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Croce working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Croce sitting in half guard here. He lands a big elbow that has hurt Bacon! Oh, Bacon is in big trouble! Croce lands more strikes and the ref dives in to save him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alvarez Croce !
A victorious Alvarez Croce thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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