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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Alvarez (ranked 1016 p4p, 146 weight class) and Alasdair Thacker (ranked 1065 p4p, 156 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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218 lbs
18 - 11 - 0 |
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197 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class 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
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Alasdair Thacker!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thacker scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Aaron Alvarez has been cut.
A jab lands there for Thacker.
Alvarez lands a head kick. Thacker smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Alvarez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thacker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alvarez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Thacker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thacker tried to score with a low kick but Alvarez checks it.
Alvarez throwing a counter right hand but Thacker manages to avoid it.
Thacker throws a combination. Alvarez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Thacker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Thacker.
Thacker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alvarez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Alvarez walks into a stiff left hand from Thacker.
Alvarez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thacker.
Thacker cracks Alvarez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Thacker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alvarez's sensitive parts.
Thacker throws a leg kick
and Alvarez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Thacker scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Thacker there.
Aaron Alvarez's cut is getting worse.
Thacker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Thacker.
Thacker thuds a left hand into Alvarez's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Thacker misses the target.
Thacker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Alvarez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thacker.
A shot to the liver by Thacker. Beautiful body shot.
Alasdair Thacker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Thacker.
Thacker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alvarez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thacker moves away.
Thacker flicks out a counter leg kick but Alvarez steps away.
Thacker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alvarez throws a body punch but Thacker moves out of range.
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!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thacker, as that shot connected.
Alvarez moves out of range as Thacker throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thacker throws an off balance right hand
and Alvarez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thacker swings widly with a right hand
and Alvarez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thacker misses with a wild body shot.
Thacker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thacker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alvarez's calf.
Alvarez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thacker's head.
Some wild striking there from Thacker.
Thacker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Alvarez slips a jab from Thacker.
Alvarez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alvarez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thacker avoids the body shot from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a leg kick
and Thacker counters with a big head kick but Alvarez shrugs it off.
Alvarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvarez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thacker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thacker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thacker tests Alvarez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thacker misses with a wild body shot.
Alvarez misses with a series of wild punches.
Alvarez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thacker's head.
Thacker throws a series of punches but Alvarez moves out of range.
Thacker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alvarez misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Thacker.
Thacker throws a leg kick that misses.
Thacker just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thacker connects with a solid leg kick.
Thacker misses with a body shot.
A big left from Thacker misses.
It looked like Alvarez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Thacker.
Alvarez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Thacker misses the target.
Thacker lands with an uppercut that bounces Alvarez off the cage and back into range.
Aaron Alvarez's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Alvarez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Alvarez missing with a left hand there. Thacker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvarez cracks Thacker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thacker slips a straight right by Alvarez.
Thacker just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alasdair Thacker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Alvarez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Alvarez moves away from the strike by Thacker.
Alvarez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Alvarez might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Thacker.
Alvarez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thacker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thacker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thacker misses the shot to the body.
Alvarez lands with a cross.
Alvarez misses with a body shot
and Thacker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Thacker. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Alvarez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alvarez misses with a wild body shot.
Alvarez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez throws a body punch but Thacker moves out of range.
Thacker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alvarez tries to land a leg kick but Thacker saw it coming and moves away.
Alvarez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thacker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thacker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alasdair Thacker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thacker slips under a jab.
Alvarez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alvarez feints a jab promting Thacker to slip. Alvarez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Thacker slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Alvarez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alvarez feints a jab promting Thacker to slip. Alvarez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Thacker slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Alvarez lunges at Thacker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thacker's hand.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Thacker.
Thacker throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvarez.
Sloppy strikes from Alvarez. Those never looked like landing.
Alvarez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvarez throws out a loose jab but Thacker uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez jabs Thacker right on the nose. Thacker blinks but takes it well.
Alvarez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Alvarez moves away from the strike by Thacker.
Thacker lands a lovely overhand right.
Thacker tries to score with a low kick but Alvarez moves his leg out of the way.
Thacker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Alvarez staying out of range there.
Thacker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Thacker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Alvarez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thacker. Thacker obviously looking to wear him down.
Alvarez throws a shot from downtown. Thacker moves away and avoids it.
Alvarez lands with a nice body kick.
Thacker misses with a straight left.
Alvarez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Alvarez tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez misses with a wild body shot.
Thacker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A big right from Thacker misses.
Thacker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Thacker.
Alvarez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good leg kick by Thacker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A bone on bone clash there as Thacker blocks the leg kick.
Jab from Alvarez.
Thacker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thacker 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 Alvarez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alvarez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thacker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thacker throws a right and a left that Alvarez avoids nicely.
Alvarez defending well as Thacker loads up on a big left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thacker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thacker looks to land a left hand but Alvarez moved out of range nicely.
Thacker throws a jab when Alvarez was well out of range.
Alvarez tries a head kick but it misses.
Alvarez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thacker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Alvarez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Thacker defending well as Alvarez loads up on a big left hand.
Thacker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alvarez counters with a three punch combo that has Thacker backing up. Thacker nods at Alvarez to acknowledge the strikes.
Thacker just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez half committed to a counter leg kick.
Thacker misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Alvarez misses its intended target.
Alvarez slips a straight right by Thacker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alasdair Thacker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Aaron Alvarez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A swing and a miss from Thacker.
Thacker misses with an uppercut
and Alvarez counters with a nice body shot.
Thacker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alvarez is able to avoid easily.
Alvarez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thacker was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Alvarez slips under a jab from Thacker.
Alvarez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thacker throws a looping overhand right but Alvarez ducks down to avoid it.
Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thacker.
Alvarez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thacker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thacker throws a lazy uppercut
and Alvarez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Alvarez takes one on the button.
Thacker misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thacker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thacker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alvarez lands a jab to the head.
Alvarez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thacker's sensitive parts.
A head kick misses from Thacker.
Alvarez throws a right hand that Thacker ducks under and follows up with a left that Thacker also avoids with ease.
Thacker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thacker misses with a combination
and Alvarez counters with a head kick. That will keep Thacker thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Alvarez throws a hook but Thacker avoids it easily.
Thacker blocks a head kick by Alvarez.
Alvarez slips under a jab.
Thacker misses with a jab to the body
and Alvarez counters with a nice uppercut.
Thacker misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thacker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alvarez on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez throws a hook but Thacker avoids it easily.
Thacker misses with a shot to the body
and Alvarez counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvarez. Thacker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thacker cracks Alvarez with a good jab.
Thacker throws the left hand but Alvarez avoids the punch easily.
Alvarez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Thacker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvarez.
Alvarez scoring well with a low kick there.
Thacker swings for the body but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alvarez misses with a head kick.
Thacker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thacker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thacker scores with a nice strike.
Jeez, Aaron Alvarez's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alvarez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thacker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Alvarez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Alvarez punishes Thacker's body with a nice straight punch.
Thacker throws a nice head kick!
The fighters circling - Thacker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alvarez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thacker.
Alvarez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thacker's sensitive parts.
Thacker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Alvarez.
Alvarez moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thacker. Alvarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thacker blocks the body kick.
A low kick from Alvarez misses
and Thacker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thacker looks to throw the jab but Alvarez is out of range.
Alvarez looks to land a left hand but Thacker moved out of range nicely.
Thacker throws a body shot but no joy.
Thacker tries a low kick but Alvarez avoids it.
Thacker takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
That kick from Thacker tenderised Alvarez's leg. Alvarez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alvarez throws a low kick but Thacker avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Thacker misses the target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Thacker crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Alvarez - the referee stops the clock and Thacker gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Alvarez. Thacker manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Thacker scores with a nice strike.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Aaron Alvarez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alasdair Thacker!
An out of breath Alasdair Thacker thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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RATING
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