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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Corban Storm (ranked 136 p4p, 20 weight class) and Marco Alvado (ranked 764 p4p, 101 weight class). Alvado is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ichense Dub. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 lbs
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174 lbs
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World class 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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corban Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Marco Alvado!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvado throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Storm throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvado has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Alvado avoids the body shot from Storm.
Alvado throws a lazy body kick
so Storm counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Alvado looking to hit a scissor sweep but Storm is one step ahead there.
Storm throws an elbow that misses. Alvado uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Storm's guard. Nice move by Alvado!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvado is stalling in the full guard.
Storm seems keen to control Alvado's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado stopping the sweep attempt from Storm.
Storm controls Alvado momentarily but Alvado frees himself.
Alvado not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvado postures up in Storm's guard and throws a big left but Storm blocks it.
Alvado wants to control from the top but Storm keeps moving.
Storm controls Alvado momentarily but Alvado frees himself.
Alvado controls from within his opponent's guard.
Alvado stands up and waves to Storm to follow him.
A shot to the liver by Storm. Beautiful body shot.
Alvado slips under a jab from Storm.
Alvado throws a low kick, looking for Storm's leg but Storm calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm misses with a head kick.
Alvado scores with a jab.
Storm fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alvado avoids it really well and circles away.
Storm lunges at Alvado with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alvado's hand.
Alvado misses with a hook.
Storm moves out of range as Alvado strikes.
Storm thinks about countering with a body kick.
Storm shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alvado as he jumps to the side.
A little jabbing left from Alvado on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Storm tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Marco Alvado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Storm shoots and misses
and Alvado counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Storm is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corban Storm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Storm wants to slow Alvado down by chopping away at his legs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Storm misses with an attempted mid kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Storm.
Corban Storm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvado takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Storm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvado was well out of range. Poor timing from Storm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvado lands with a thumping leg kick.
Storm looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Storm feints and then cracks Alvado's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alvado down.
Storm is looking to land body kicks.
Storm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvado moves away.
Storm scores with a head kick. Alvado tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Alvado tries to move into range but Storm moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Alvado lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Storm shoots in and drives through. Alvado sprawls well.
Storm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Storm works Alvado's body with a nice hook.
Storm scores with a jab. Alvado acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alvado scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alvado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Storm was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvado.
Alvado dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Storm. That did some damage!
Storm lands a jab to Alvado's midsection.
Storm misses with a hook. Alvado ducked under it nicely.
Alvado ducks under a wild hook from Storm.
Alvado chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Alvado thuds his right hand into Storm's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Storm wants to land a leg kick but Alvado is out of range.
Alvado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Storm throws out the jab.
Storm scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alvado checks a low kick from Storm.
Storm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alvado misses with a hook. Storm ducked under it nicely.
Storm slips under a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Storm.
Storm lands a nice looking body kick.
Storm paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Storm looks to land a right hand but Alvado moved out of range.
Storm lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Storm thows a leg kick but Alvado checks it
and Alvado counters with a leg kick.
Alvado lands a nice hook to Storm's body. Storm takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Storm misses with a hook. Alvado ducked under it nicely.
Storm tries a low kick but Alvado avoids it.
Good work by Storm as he checks the leg kick.
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 Corban Storm will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Storm misses with an uppercut.
Alvado misses with a kick to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Storm or perhaps it was just good defense by Alvado, which made it look bad.
Alvado only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Alvado fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Storm checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Storm lands a slapping body shot.
Storm with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Storm on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alvado takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Storm tries to score with a low kick but Alvado moves his leg out of the way.
Alvado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm stuns Alvado with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alvado catches Storm with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Alvado blocks the body kick.
Jab, jab by Storm - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvado slips a straight right by Storm.
Storm connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvado scores with a crisp jab that stopped Storm in his tracks.
A slow jab from Storm misses its intended target.
Alvado is trying to counter with his kicks.
Storm tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alvado fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Storm.
Storm swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Storm connects with a crisp jab.
Storm connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice shot by Storm.
Alvado takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Alvado has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Storm finds it's way round the side to connect with Alvado's head.
Storm lands with an uppercut that bounces Alvado off the cage and back into range.
Storm throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alvado's waist but Alvado gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Storm off to one side.
Storm fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corban Storm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A cross from Alvado lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Alvado does it's job there.
Storm scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvado swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Storm.
Storm throws a poor cross that misses
and Alvado counters with a solid body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alvado lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Storm has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Storm and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alvado defending well as Storm loads up on a big left hand.
Alvado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Storm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That kick from Alvado tenderised Storm's leg. Storm is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alvado digs a good hook to Storm's body.
Alvado digs a good body shot into Storm's ribs.
Storm looks for the body kick but Alvado saw that one coming.
Alvado scores with the left hand. Storm knows he should have avoided that one.
Alvado takes a swing at Storm's ribcage but misses.
Storm takes a swing at Alvado's ribcage but misses.
Storm closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice shot lands for Alvado.
An inside leg kick lands from Storm.
Alvado slips under a jab from Storm.
Storm avoids the body shot from Alvado.
Alvado pivots, looking for a leg kick but Storm is out of range and Alvado settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvado throws an overhand right that lands on Storm's shoulder, as Storm tries to avoid the shot.
Storm throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Storm misses with a hook. Alvado ducked under it nicely.
Alvado follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Storm throws a half hearted mid kick.
Storm connects with a looping right hand.
Storm manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Alvado on his heels. He'll look to pass Alvado's guard now, I'm sure.
Storm stopping the sweep attempt from Alvado.
Alvado preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alvado 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alvado is on top in guard.
Alvado won't allow Storm to sweep him here.
Alvado not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvado is continuing to stall.
Storm looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marco Alvado has got the better of the ground game so far.
Storm has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Alvado has passed into side control.
Alvado happy to just control the position for now.
Storm is not content to let Alvado control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Corban Storm will probably get the nod.
That's time! Storm's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Storm misses the target.
Storm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvado was well out of range. Poor timing from Storm.
Alvado takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alvado moves forwards but Storm connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Storm misses with a wild body shot.
Alvado misses with a low kick.
Alvado punishes Storm's body with a nice straight punch.
Storm fails with the takedown.
Alvado is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Storm with a body shot.
Alvado slips under a jab.
Alvado throws out a counter right but Storm avoids it with no problem.
Storm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alvado scores with a kick to the midsection.
Alvado takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm misses with a kick to the body.
Storm throws a hook to the side of Alvado's head but Alvado sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alvado missing with a left hand there. Storm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Corban Storm is winning the standup battle so far.
Storm lands with a cross.
Alvado misses with a low kick as Storm jumps back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Storm throws a hook but Alvado avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alvado.
Storm misses the shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Storm there.
Some bone on bone action there as Alvado checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Alvado misses with a straight right.
Storm shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Storm gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alvado.
Storm takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Alvado lands with a good body shot.
Alvado misses with a body kick.
Storm misses with a body kick.
Alvado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvado throws a jab but it's blocked by Storm.
Storm fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alvado.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Storm.
Storm is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvado. Storm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvado has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Storm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Storm. Alvado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Storm on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Storm.
Alvado shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Storm shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Alvado napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Alvado wants to control but Storm postures up.
Storm working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Alvado wants to control but Storm postures up.
Alvado is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Alvado is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Alvado's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Storm wants to control but Alvado is keeping him busy.
Marco Alvado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alvado is trying to get back to half guard.
Alvado trying his best to control but Storm has mounted him.
Alvado tries to reverse the position but Storm maintains control.
Storm fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Corban Storm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvado is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Storm landing shots from mount.
Storm can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Alvado is looking to escape.
Alvado is desperately trying to improve his position but Storm has a good base and remains in mount.
Alvado is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Alvado can't escape the position.
Storm putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Alvado is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corban Storm showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Storm has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corban Storm!
Corban Storm tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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