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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Devon Malcolm (ranked 3450 p4p, 319 weight class) and Ricardo Alvarez (ranked 4589 p4p, 375 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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151 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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150 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Devon Malcolm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricardo Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malcolm lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Malcolm.
Malcolm misses with a jab, cross combination.
Malcolm lands with a nice body punch.
Malcolm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown but Malcolm shows good takedown defense.
Malcolm is looking for a counter combo.
Malcolm throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alvarez counters with a straight right hand.
Alvarez lands with a good body shot.
Malcolm misses with an uppercut. Alvarez saw that one coming.
Malcolm dips to his left and cracks Alvarez with an uppercut!
Alvarez cracks a nice hook into Malcolm's ribs.
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!
Malcolm moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Malcolm has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Alvarez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Malcolm counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Malcolm dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malcolm throws a combination that misses
and Alvarez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Alvarez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Malcolm is keeping the position for now.
Malcolm bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alvarez's guard.
Malcolm connects with a couple of short punches.
Malcolm stays in close to Alvarez's body and controls the position.
Alvarez working a defensive guard here.
Malcolm scoring with punches to the head and body.
Malcolm stopping the sweep attempt from Alvarez.
Malcolm scoring with some ground and pound.
Malcolm lands a couple of digs.
Malcolm is working Alvarez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Malcolm trying to control but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
Malcolm chips away with some ground and pound.
Malcolm distracts Alvarez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Alvarez keeping moving, preventing Malcolm from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez controls Malcolm momentarily but Malcolm frees himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malcolm postures up and lands a big shot to Alvarez's brow.
Malcolm postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Malcolm chips away with some ground and pound.
Alvarez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Malcolm is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Alvarez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alvarez is on top in guard.
Malcolm controls Alvarez momentarily but Alvarez frees himself.
Malcolm wants to sweep here but Alvarez controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malcolm keeping full guard, as Alvarez tries to pass.
Alvarez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Alvarez won't allow Malcolm to sweep him here.
Alvarez drops back looking for a leg! Malcolm is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Malcolm manages to kick Alvarez off! Alvarez jumps back into Malcolm's guard.
Alvarez wants to pass the guard but Malcolm is keeping the position.
Alvarez keeps trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarez won't allow Malcolm to sweep him here.
Alvarez trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Malcolm manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
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.
Malcolm avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malcolm postures up and lands a big shot to Alvarez's brow.
Malcolm 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.
Malcolm trying to control but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
Malcolm postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Alvarez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Malcolm is in close to Alvarez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Malcolm trying to control but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
Alvarez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Alvarez looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Malcolm dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Malcolm throws a hook but Alvarez avoids it easily.
Alvarez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Malcolm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alvarez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Malcolm bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Malcolm appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Malcolm throws out a loose jab but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Malcolm.
Alvarez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Malcolm shoots in looking for a takedown. Alvarez tries to sprawl out of it but Malcolm keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alvarez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malcolm shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Alvarez wants to improve his position but Malcolm is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Malcolm preventing the sweep.
Malcolm keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alvarez's head.
Alvarez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Malcolm is one step ahead there.
Alvarez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Alvarez seems to be looking for submissions.
Malcolm is trying to maintain the position but Alvarez is very close to passing his half guard.
Alvarez seems to be looking for submissions.
Malcolm moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Malcolm swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Malcolm manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Alvarez manages to get himself to full guard.
Alvarez keeping moving, preventing Malcolm from controlling successfully.
Alvarez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Malcolm landing with the ground and pound.
Alvarez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Malcolm is one step ahead there.
Alvarez is trying to keep Malcolm in close.
Malcolm is in close to Alvarez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Alvarez wants to sweep but no luck.
Malcolm with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Malcolm stopping the sweep attempt from Alvarez.
Malcolm connects with a couple of short punches.
Malcolm distracts Alvarez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Devon Malcolm overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Malcolm cracks Alvarez with a solid left hand.
Malcolm working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Alvarez's head.
Malcolm is working Alvarez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Malcolm engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Malcolm is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Malcolm makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Alvarez trying to control the position.
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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malcolm's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Malcolm's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Malcolm works over Alvarez with some ground and pound from guard.
Malcolm avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malcolm passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Alvarez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Alvarez is looking for a sweep.
Malcolm scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Alvarez to see if he's OK.
Malcolm is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvarez can do to turn this around?
Malcolm content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Malcolm wants to control but Alvarez is keeping him busy.
Alvarez is looking for a sweep.
Malcolm working the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez tries to improve position but can't.
Malcolm is working Alvarez over with some ground and pound from side control.
Alvarez is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Malcolm.
Alvarez is trying to stand back up but Malcolm is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Malcolm dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Alvarez throws a right hand that misses
and Malcolm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Malcolm lands with a right hand.
Alvarez is rocked!
Malcolm stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Malcolm wants it to stay on the feet.
Malcolm appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Malcolm thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alvarez shoots in looking for a takedown but Malcolm manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Alvarez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Malcolm takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
Malcolm throws a body shot but no joy.
Malcolm rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alvarez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Alvarez is still on wobbly legs! Can Malcolm finish him?
Alvarez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Malcolm misses with a right hand
and Alvarez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Malcolm drops Alvarez with a nice combination! Malcolm dives into Alvarez's guard, looking to finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Malcolm manages to get himself to full guard.
Alvarez preventing the sweep.
Malcolm controls Alvarez momentarily but Alvarez frees himself.
Alvarez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Malcolm regains half guard.
Alvarez seems to have recovered his senses.
Malcolm looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Alvarez wants to work for an arm triangle but Malcolm is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Alvarez maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Malcolm could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Alvarez has cracked it and Malcolm is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Alvarez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ricardo Alvarez!
Ricardo Alvarez 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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