Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: AD476: Push YOUrself
Date: Aug 23, 2017

#R1#
Alvarez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Alvarez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rose back to the cage. Alvarez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#CUT2#
It looks like Axl Rose has been cut.
Alvarez throws a leg kick
and Rose counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alvarez throws a head kick but Rose moves out of range.
Rose throws a body shot but no joy.
Rose throws a sloppy body shot
and Alvarez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A combination from Alvarez does no damage.
Rose scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez misses with a left hand
and Rose counters with an inside leg kick.
Rose connects with an inside leg kick.
Rose slips under a jab.
We've been informed that Alvarez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Rose cracks a nice hook into Alvarez's ribs.
Alvarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T1#
Alvarez blocks a low kick nicely.
Rose lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alvarez's sensitive parts.
Alvarez staying out of range there.
Alvarez thows a body kick. Rose tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Alvarez misses with a low kick as Rose jumps back.
Alvarez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rose was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Rose.
A little jabbing left from Alvarez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rose needs to keep his hands up - Alvarez had a free shot at his head there.
Axl Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose misses with a kick to the body
and Alvarez counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Alvarez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rose feints and then cracks Alvarez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alvarez down. #T2#
Alvarez throws a body kick that misses
and Rose counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rose throws a leg kick
and Rose takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alvarez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alvarez lands with a shot to the body.
Alvarez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alvarez lands with a right hand.
Rose throws a leg kick
and Alvarez counters with a body kick that stops Rose in his tracks momentarily.
Rose is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Rose misses with a body shot.
Rose moves out of range of the strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alvarez 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 Rose has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rose and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#T3#
Rose pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Alvarez misses.
Alvarez checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Alvarez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rose takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rose bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alvarez's head backwards.
Axl Rose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Alvarez.
Rose looks to land a right hand but Alvarez moved out of range.
Alvarez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Alvarez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alvarez misses with a hook.#T4#
Alvarez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
No joy there for Rose, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alvarez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alvarez throws a jab but it's blocked by Rose.
Rose throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez throws a leg kick but Rose sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rose lands a two punch combo.
Alvarez throws a poor cross that misses
and Rose counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #TD2#
Alvarez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rose tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Alvarez is in Rose's guard.#SUB#
Rose working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Alvarez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Alvarez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rose is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Carlo Alvarez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Axl Rose's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
A bone on bone clash there as Rose blocks the leg kick.
Carlo Alvarez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rose tries a head kick but it misses.
Rose smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Alvarez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Alvarez throws a lazy uppercut
and Rose counters with a left to the body.
Alvarez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rose.
Rose misses with a low kick.
Rose keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alvarez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose scores with a nice strike.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Rose is looking to wear down Alvarez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Alvarez slips a jab from Rose.#T1#
Rose sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alvarez.
Rose throws a shot to the body.
Alvarez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rose needs to keep his hands up - Alvarez had a free shot at his head there.
Alvarez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alvarez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose. #T2#
Alvarez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rose lands with a slapping head kick.
Rose is looking to slow Alvarez down with leg kicks.
Rose uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alvarez.
Rose throws a quick counter kick to the body but Alvarez avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Rose darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rose misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rose throws a hook to the side of Alvarez's head but Alvarez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alvarez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rose loads up on a big right hand but Alvarez slips the punch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Alvarez checks a leg kick. #T3#
Alvarez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvarez moves away.
Alvarez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rose walks into a straight right hand from Alvarez.
Alvarez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Alvarez misses.
Alvarez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rose pinned against the cage. Rose gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Axl Rose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlo Alvarez.
Rose misses with a two punch combination. #T4#
Alvarez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rose cracks the inside of Alvarez's front leg.
Alvarez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rose scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Rose tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Rose misses.
Alvarez delivers a nice body kick.
Alvarez punishes Rose's body with a nice straight punch.
Rose throws a head kick that misses.
Alvarez thuds a left hand into Rose's body.
Rose connects with a high kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Axl Rose dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Axl Rose's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Alvarez throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Rose counter with a right hand.
Alvarez throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut #KD#
and Rose counters with a crisp one two that drops Alvarez! Rose thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Alvarez to his feet! Alvarez is in big trouble!#ROC#
Alvarez is rocked!
Rose moves in close and cracks Alvarez with a massive right hand! Alvarez, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Rose!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Axl Rose!
Axl Rose thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: AD470: Kelley vs Diaz
Date: Aug 02, 2017

#R1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Knight looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knight tries for a takedown but Alvarez circles away easily
and Alvarez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Knight shoots in for a takedown but Alvarez shows good takedown defense.
Knight tries a head kick but it misses.
Knight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knight darts in trying to clinch
and Alvarez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Knight's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Knight misses.
Knight tries a low kick but Alvarez avoids it.
And Alvarez counters with a quick kick to the body but Knight blocks it.
Knight wants to clinch up but Alvarez keeps it at a distance.#CL2#
Knight moves into the clinch successfully.
Alvarez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time. #T1#
Alvarez trying to stall but Knight improves his position.
Alvarez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alvarez lands a knee to the head. #BC2#
Knight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knight tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alvarez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knight has his takedown stuffed
and Alvarez counters with a big head kick but Knight shrugs it off.
Carlo Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boogie Knight.
Knight throws a one two combo.
Alvarez clobbers Knight with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alvarez seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Knight tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Alvarez counters with a straight right hand.
Knight blocks a low kick nicely.
Knight tries to close the distance and clinch but Alvarez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alvarez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight scores with a nice body kick.
Alvarez swats away the attempt to clinch by Knight.
A head kick by Knight misses
and Knight takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T2#
Alvarez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Alvarez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knight counters with a two punch combo. #TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Knight.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Knight working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Alvarez regains half guard.#SUB2#
Knight is working for a submission of some sort.
Alvarez keeping control of the position.
Knight throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Alvarez controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Alvarez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Knight's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Knight's back!#T3#
Alvarez lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Knight trying to get back to his feet but Alvarez is in full control for now.
Knight is really stuck here.
Knight prevents Alvarez from getting a body triangle.
Alvarez controlling well, preventing Knight from escaping the position.
Knight breaks Alvarez's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard. #SUB#
Knight avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Alvarez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alvarez keeping moving, preventing Knight from controlling successfully.
Knight scoring with punches to the head and body. #T4##SU2#
Knight gets to his feet - Alvarez follows without any prompting.
Alvarez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Knight on the side of the head.
Alvarez misses with a leg kick.
Knight looks to land a body kick but Alvarez moved away.
Knight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL2#
Knight clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alvarez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC2#
Knight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alvarez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alvarez lands a jab to the nose.
Knight looks for a takedown but Alvarez sprawls well.
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 Carlo Alvarez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Knight throws a right and a left that Alvarez avoids nicely.
Alvarez fires out a quick counter leg kick but Knight just manages to avoid it.
Knight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boogie Knight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knight tries for a takedown but Alvarez circles away easily
and Alvarez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Carlo Alvarez is winning the standup battle so far.
Alvarez keeps the fight on the outside.#CL2#
Alvarez gets tackled into the cage by Knight. Knight maintains the clinch.
Alvarez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alvarez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knight jumps guard but Alvarez stands there with Knight around his waist. Knight gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez taking a breather.
Knight managing to block the knees to the body from Alvarez.
Knight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alvarez scores with a shot to the side of Knight's head.
Alvarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knight gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #T1#
Alvarez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knight working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alvarez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#BC2#
Knight manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Knight instigates a clinch.
Alvarez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knight avoids it.
A short right from Alvarez.
Knight prevents the takedown attempt.
Alvarez lands a knee to the head.
Alvarez looking to throw knees to the head but Knight is blocking nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Knight as Alvarez tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knight.
Knight trying to land knees to the body.
Knight scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC2#
Knight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Donk. Alvarez catches Knight right on the button with a cross.
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!
Knight shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Carlo Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boogie Knight.#T2#
Alvarez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Knight.
Knight throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alvarez counters with a low kick, right behind Knight 's knee.
Knight tries to clinch
and Alvarez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alvarez swats away the attempt to clinch by Knight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvarez. Knight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvarez tries to work over Knight's front leg with a kick but Knight checks it. #CL2#
Knight has managed to clinch. #BC2#
Knight manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Knight pushes Alvarez up against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Alvarez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knight tries to clinch up.
Knight tries to clinch there but Alvarez circles away.
Alvarez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Knight. That one must have hurt.
Boogie Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
Alvarez scores with a kick to the body.
Alvarez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Knight under the eye.
Knight closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alvarez circles away.
As Knight backs away, Alvarez returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Knight is looking to clinch but Alvarez is avoiding it.
Knight looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Alvarez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Knight.
Knight is looking to clinch but Alvarez is avoiding it. #CL2#
Knight has closed the distance and engaged Alvarez in a clinch.
Alvarez misses with a knee strike.
Alvarez looking to throw knees to the head but Knight is blocking nicely.
Knight utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Alvarez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #T4#
Alvarez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Knight lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knight is breathing heavily.
Alvarez stalling.
A short left from Knight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. #BC#
Alvarez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knight dodges the punch combination from Alvarez.
Knight darts in looking for a takedown but Alvarez gets double underhooks and turns Knight into the cage.
Alvarez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Knight's head.
Knight shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Alvarez sprawls well. Alvarez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Knight gets slowly back to his feet.
Alvarez slaps away a takedown attempt from Knight, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlo Alvarez dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Knight on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alvarez. Alvarez obviously looking to wear him down.
Alvarez throws a solid leg kick but Knight takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Alvarez.
Knight tries to clinch but Alvarez moves out of range. #CL2#
Knight has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alvarez with a knee to the head.
Knight tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Alvarez just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short left from Knight.
Alvarez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Knight just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alvarez's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knight blocks it with crossed arms.
Knight is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Knight goes for a takedown in the clinch but Alvarez prevents it.
Carlo Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boogie Knight.
Alvarez wants to take the fight to the mat but Knight manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Knight doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T1##BC#
Alvarez manages to break the clinch.
Alvarez cracks Knight with an open hand slap.
Alvarez lands with a nice body kick.
Knight misses with an uppercut.
Alvarez throws a leg kick but Knight sees it coming and moves out of range.
Alvarez is looking to land body kicks.
Knight tries to clinch but Alvarez is having none of it.
Knight looks to land a combination but Alvarez avoids it well.
Knight dives in for a single leg takedown but Alvarez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Knight takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knight moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Knight has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alvarez finds it's way round the side to connect with Knight's head.
Knight fails to land with a series of punches.
Alvarez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Knight looks to land a combination but Alvarez avoids it well. #T2#
Alvarez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Knight misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Alvarez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alvarez cracks Knight with an open hand slap.#ROC#
Knight is rocked!
Alvarez lands a slapping body shot.
Knight is still on wobbly legs! Can Alvarez finish him?
Knight leaves his chin hanging out and Alvarez seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Knight crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carlo Alvarez!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Carlo Alvarez made sure he mentioned King of Clothes, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

Event: AD461: Chewie
Date: Jul 05, 2017

#R1#
Alvarez scores with a punch to the head.
Alvarez defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Alvarez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Alvarez moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson cracks Alvarez with an open hand slap.
A left lands for Alvarez.
Alvarez lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Alvarez.
Alvarez lands with a nice body punch.
Alvarez throws a leg kick but Johnson checks it.
We've been told by Johnson's head coaches at The Studio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Alvarez wants to slow Johnson down by chopping away at his legs.
Alvarez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Alvarez misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alvarez lands a slapping body shot.
Johnson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Alvarez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johnson scrambles back to his feet.
Alvarez looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
Alvarez has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Alvarez just misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
Alvarez throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Some bone on bone action there as Johnson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Alvarez misses with a hook to the body
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Carlo Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez misses with a jab to the body
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johnson with a hook.
DeShawn Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson throws a jab when Alvarez was well out of range.
Alvarez throws a right hand that misses
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Alvarez throws a sloppy body shot
and Alvarez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvarez.
A countering left hand to the body from Alvarez misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alvarez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Johnson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Alvarez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alvarez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnson.
Alvarez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alvarez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#T2#
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Johnson.
Alvarez tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Alvarez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Alvarez blocks a jab.
Alvarez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Alvarez lands a body shot.
Alvarez misses with a low kick.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Alvarez's head but Alvarez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alvarez looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alvarez scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one.
Alvarez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.#T3#
Alvarez scores with a nice head shot.
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Johnson moves out of range of the leg kick from Alvarez.
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Alvarez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alvarez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alvarez misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Alvarez misses with a wild body shot.
Alvarez throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alvarez keeps Johnson at a distance using the push kick.
Alvarez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Alvarez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head.
Johnson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Alvarez slips under a jab.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Alvarez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T4#
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alvarez swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Alvarez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvarez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alvarez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Alvarez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
Alvarez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Johnson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvarez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Alvarez. Johnson shrugs it off though.
Alvarez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Carlo Alvarez will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Johnson walks into a straight right hand from Alvarez.
Good exchange - Alvarez coming out on top.
Alvarez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice cross by Alvarez.
Alvarez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Alvarez backs away, Johnson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Alvarez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alvarez throws a leg kick which misses Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnson tries to avoid it.
Johnson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alvarez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alvarez throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
It looked like Johnson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with a body punch
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alvarez misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Alvarez scores with a leg kick.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvarez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T1#
Alvarez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alvarez throws a low kick but Johnson moves out of range easily.
Nice shot by Alvarez.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Nice shot by Alvarez.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvarez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Alvarez connects with a single shot there.
Alvarez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Alvarez is predictable there
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Alvarez misses with a head kick.
Johnson lands with an overhand left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.#T2#
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson catches Alvarez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Alvarez slips under a jab from Johnson.
Alvarez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #KD#
Johnson cracks Alvarez with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Alvarez looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Johnson finish him? #ROC#
Alvarez is rocked!
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alvarez is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Alvarez scores with a leg kick.
Alvarez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Alvarez misses its intended target.
Alvarez seems to have recovered his senses.
Alvarez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alvarez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvarez.
Alvarez tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
Carlo Alvarez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some bone on bone action there as Johnson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That kick from Alvarez tenderised Johnson's leg. Johnson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alvarez lands an overhand right.#T3#
Alvarez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Alvarez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Alvarez looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Alvarez throws a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Alvarez throws an off balance right hand #KD#
and Johnson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Alvarez! Johnson lets Alvarez back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvarez looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Alvarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Alvarez moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Alvarez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Alvarez lands a glancing blow to the side of Johnson's head.
Alvarez lands a right hook to the body.
Alvarez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T4#
Alvarez throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
Alvarez throws a head kick that half lands.
Alvarez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johnson.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Alvarez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Johnson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Johnson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Alvarez.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Alvarez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Alvarez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Alvarez misses the body punch
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alvarez slips a jab from Johnson.
Alvarez throws a sloppy head kick
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A jab from Johnson misses.
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 DeShawn Johnson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Alvarez slips a jab from Johnson.
Alvarez throws a quick inside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnson.
Alvarez throws a low kick but Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Alvarez looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
Alvarez thows a body kick. Johnson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Alvarez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Johnson under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johnson lands an overhand right.
Good leg kick by Alvarez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Alvarez throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Alvarez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T1#
Alvarez throws a lazy uppercut
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Alvarez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Alvarez looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Alvarez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alvarez.
Alvarez lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvarez throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvarez looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnson misses the target.
Alvarez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T2#
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alvarez at a distance.
Johnson misses with a low kick.#KD#
Johnson lands a big uppercut and Alvarez crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Alvarez looks OK. Johnson waves Alvarez back to his feet!
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson throws a monster overhand right that drops Alvarez! Johnson follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DeShawn Johnson!
Our winner, DeShawn Johnson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: AD454: Give him some Hell...
Date: Jun 10, 2017

#R1#
Nice jab there from DeLuise.
DeLuise fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alvarez slips a jab from DeLuise.
Alvarez throws a low kick, looking for DeLuise's leg but DeLuise calmly moves out of range.
DeLuise's coach down at Jacks Fight Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on DeLuise's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
DeLuise fails with an attempt to clinch.
DeLuise uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a chopping leg kick but DeLuise manages to avoid taking any serious damage.#CL2#
DeLuise closes the distance and clinches.
Alvarez swings wildly with an uppercut but DeLuise uses good head movement to avoid it.
DeLuise fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alvarez misses with a punch on the inside.
DeLuise doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Alvarez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
DeLuise swings away with an uppercut that misses.
DeLuise lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut.
Alvarez tries to land a knee to the head but DeLuise blocks with his arms. #BC#
Alvarez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T1#
Alvarez swats away the attempt to clinch by DeLuise.
Alvarez tries to work over DeLuise's front leg with a kick but DeLuise checks it.
DeLuise tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alvarez tries to score a power double leg takedown but DeLuise sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Alvarez somewhat.
DeLuise jabs Alvarez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Alvarez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
DeLuise takes one to the side of the head. #CL2#
Alvarez tries to keep at a distance but DeLuise has taken the fight into the clinch.
Alvarez prevents a body shot from DeLuise.
DeLuise digs a right hand underneath Alvarez's ribcage. Alvarez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short left from Alvarez.
DeLuise pushes Alvarez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T2#
DeLuise misses with some punches.
Alvarez taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by DeLuise as Alvarez tries to tie him up.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Alvarez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
DeLuise scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez lands a shoulder strike.
DeLuise lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
DeLuise scores with an uppercut up the middle.
DeLuise lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
DeLuise swings wildly with an uppercut but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
DeLuise on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alvarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but DeLuise blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for DeLuise.
DeLuise keeps control of Alvarez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alvarez blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T3#
DeLuise is pressed up against the cage. Alvarez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag DeLuise down to the mat. DeLuise avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlo Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
DeLuise misses with a hook. Alvarez ducked under it nicely.
Alvarez is looking to counter punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alvarez, right into the meat.
Good shot there by DeLuise.#TD#
Alvarez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. DeLuise did well to prevent Alvarez getting side control.#ES2#
DeLuise manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Alvarez keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
DeLuise tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvarez's elbow.
DeLuise misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
DeLuise lands with a light punch inside.
DeLuise misses with a shot to the kidneys.
DeLuise lands with a right to the head.
Alvarez tries to circle away but DeLuise has him pinned against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from DeLuise.
A hook to the body from DeLuise.
Alvarez throws a knee to the head but misses.
DeLuise lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by DeLuise.
A short uppercut from Alvarez.
Nice body punch from DeLuise - that landed with a thud. #T4#
DeLuise misses with a body punch.
DeLuise lands with a right to the head. #BC#
Alvarez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
DeLuise takes the fight into the clinch.
Alvarez blocks a body shot from DeLuise.
Alvarez is trying to push DeLuise away but DeLuise has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
DeLuise lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
DeLuise working aggressively here.
Alvarez misses with a punch on the inside.
Alvarez misses with some punches.
DeLuise swings away with an uppercut that misses.
DeLuise tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvarez's elbow.
DeLuise misses with a punch on the inside.
DeLuise takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut.
Alvarez trying to land knees to the body.
DeLuise throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alvarezs head.
DeLuise swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alvarez avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dom DeLuise dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
DeLuise displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alvarez throws out the jab.
DeLuise moves in looking to clinch but Alvarez pushes him off.
Alvarez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
DeLuise ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alvarez misses with a double jab.
DeLuise tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alvarez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
DeLuise walks forward, straight into a front kick from Alvarez.
Alvarez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but DeLuise moves away.
DeLuise looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
DeLuise's corner calls for a 1-2. DeLuise obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alvarez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
DeLuise lands a glancing blow to the side of Alvarez's head.
Carlo Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez keeps the fight on the outside.
DeLuise has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
DeLuise fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Alvarez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
DeLuise clobbers Alvarez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeLuise just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T1#
DeLuise tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alvarez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alvarez keeps the fight on the outside.
DeLuise wants to clinch.
DeLuise misses with an uppercut. Alvarez saw that one coming.
Carlo Alvarez is winning the standup battle so far.
DeLuise throws a lazy right hand but Alvarez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alvarez misses with a low kick as DeLuise jumps back.
Alvarez is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
DeLuise takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
DeLuise is looking to clinch.
DeLuise chopping away at his opponent's legs.
DeLuise lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alvarez circles away quickly and effectively.#TD#
Alvarez scores with a takedown into DeLuise's guard.
Alvarez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T2#
DeLuise tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alvarez tries to free his leg and advance position but DeLuise is retaining full guard.
DeLuise pulls Alvarez in to control the position.
Alvarez postures up in DeLuise's guard and throws a big left but DeLuise blocks it.
Alvarez throwing strikes from guard but DeLuise blocks nicely.
Alvarez postures up and lands a big shot to DeLuise's brow.
Alvarez pushing down on DeLuise's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez wants to control but DeLuise is keeping him busy.
Alvarez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
DeLuise on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #T3#
Alvarez wants to lay and pray for a moment but DeLuise keeps working.
DeLuise controlling the position for now.
Alvarez looks to land a strike but DeLuise avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Alvarez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Alvarez scoring with punches to the head and body.
DeLuise wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
DeLuise looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alvarez is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
DeLuise has Alvarez pulled in close to control his posture. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Alvarez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL2#
DeLuise clinches.
DeLuise lands with a left to the head.
Alvarez tries a body shot but DeLuise blocks it.
DeLuise working aggressively here.
DeLuise lands a shoulder strike.
DeLuise fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alvarez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but DeLuise has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #BC#
Alvarez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
DeLuise pushes Alvarez up against the cage in a clinch.
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 Carlo Alvarez will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Alvarez throws the kick towards the body but DeLuise avoids it.
DeLuise swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#CL2#
DeLuise moves into the clinch.
Alvarez lands a body punch.
Alvarez blocking some punches.
DeLuise blocks a punch to the side of the head.
DeLuise pushes Alvarez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alvarez lands a nice uppercut.
DeLuise tries a body shot but Alvarez blocks it.
Alvarez wants to stall.
DeLuise throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvarez.
DeLuise throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alvarezs head.
DeLuise lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez lands a body punch in the clinch.
DeLuise can't find room to land a body shot as Alvarez controls the action.
Alvarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from DeLuise.
A head punch on the inside from DeLuise fails to land.
DeLuise goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T1#
Nice body punch from DeLuise.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarez.
Dom DeLuise seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Alvarez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by DeLuise after a bit of a struggle.
Alvarez working aggressively here.
DeLuise lands an uppercut.
DeLuise gets through Alvarez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
DeLuise blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
DeLuise swings away with an uppercut that misses.
DeLuise scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from DeLuise fails to land. #TD#
Alvarez lands a takedown into guard.
DeLuise is controlling Alvarez's posture.
Alvarez throwing strikes but missing.
Alvarez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T2#
Alvarez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alvarez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Alvarez wants to control from the top but DeLuise keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvarez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
DeLuise can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Alvarez controls the pace.
DeLuise 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.#T3#
DeLuise pulls Alvarez in to control the position. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by DeLuise.
Alvarez tried to counter with a leg kick but DeLuise avoided it.
Nice takedown defense from DeLuise. No joy for Alvarez on that attempt.
DeLuise is looking for the big counter here.
Alvarez lands a glancing blow to the side of DeLuise's head.
DeLuise on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Alvarez scores with a spinning back kick!
Alvarez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alvarez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#CL2#
DeLuise forces Alvarez back against the cage and clinches.
DeLuise makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alvarez taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, DeLuise creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from DeLuise fails to land.
DeLuise lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T4#
Alvarez prevents a body shot from DeLuise.
Alvarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
DeLuise throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvarez.
DeLuise lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Alvarez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Alvarez manages to break the clinch.
DeLuise tries to clinch up.
Alvarez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
DeLuise sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
DeLuise scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
DeLuise takes the fight into the clinch.
DeLuise has a couple of punches blocked by Alvarez.
Alvarez blocks a body shot from DeLuise.
DeLuise on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alvarez tries a body shot but DeLuise blocks it.
A short right from DeLuise.
A head punch on the inside from DeLuise fails to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dom DeLuise comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think DeLuise has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dom DeLuise!
Our winner, Dom DeLuise, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: AD447: Tennouheika Banzai
Date: May 20, 2017

#R1#
Alvarez throws a front kick aimed at King's knee but King avoids it well.
King misses with a wild combination.
King checks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alvarez 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 King has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from King and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
King throws a leg kick
enabling Alvarez to counter with a crisp jab.
Alvarez moves out of range of the strikes.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King lands a front kick.
Alvarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crunch! Alvarez slams his shin into King's torso.
King scores with the left hand. Alvarez knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King misses with an uppercut. Alvarez saw that one coming.
King looks to throw the jab but Alvarez is out of range.
Alvarez misses with a double jab
and King counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King lands a really nice looking cross but Alvarez seems unphased. #T1#
Alvarez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
King throws a solid leg kick but Alvarez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at King.
A nice side step and Alvarez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from King.
Alvarez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alvarez looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
King moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Alvarez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carlo Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King connects with a solid leg kick.
Calvin King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Alvarez counter with a right hand.
We've been informed that Alvarez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
King misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Alvarez misses the jab.
A head kick by King misses
and Alvarez counters with a nice kick to the body.
King moves out of range of the strikes.
Alvarez thuds a left hand into King's body.
Alvarez misses with a hook to the body
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away. #T2#
Alvarez throws a leg kick
and King counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Alvarez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice cross by King.
A swing and a miss from Alvarez.
Alvarez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alvarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It appears King was looking to counter with a kick there.
Alvarez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
King tries to work over Alvarez's front leg with a kick but Alvarez checks it.
Alvarez misses with a leg kick
and King counters with an inside leg kick.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alvarez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on King. That did some damage!#TD2#
Alvarez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Alvarez throwing strikes from guard but King blocks nicely.
King keeping moving, preventing Alvarez from controlling successfully. #T3#
King tries to land a sweep but no joy.
King is trying to control the position but Alvarez postures up.
Alvarez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
King managing to control the position. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Alvarez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A punch lands to the side of King 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice takedown defense from King. No joy for Alvarez on that attempt.
Alvarez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling King to score with a decent uppercut.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.
Alvarez throws a leg kick
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alvarez staying out of range there.
Alvarez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alvarez swings for the body but King moves out of range.
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alvarez.
King is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Alvarez with a hook.
King is looking to score with low kicks.
King checks the leg kick nicely there.
King slips under a jab.
King tries to work over Alvarez's front leg with a kick but Alvarez checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Carlo Alvarez 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.
#R2#
Alvarez checks the leg kick.
Alvarez only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Alvarez throws a body kick that misses.
King scores with a kick to the body.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Alvarez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Alvarez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Crunch! King slams his shin into Alvarez's torso.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
King tries to clinch there but Alvarez circles away.
King misses with a looping left.
Alvarez throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
King checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Alvarez throws a low kick but it's checked well by King.
Alvarez misses with a looping left.
Alvarez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from King.
King looks to throw the jab but Alvarez is out of range. #T1#
Alvarez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alvarez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alvarez digs a good hook to King's body.
Alvarez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Calvin King is winning the standup battle so far.
King misses with a hook
and Alvarez counters with a stiff right hand.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
King loads up on a big right hand but Alvarez slips the punch.
King connects with a looping right hand.
Alvarez moves out of range of the strikes.
King takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Alvarez moves out of range as King strikes.
King wants to land a leg kick but Alvarez is out of range.
Alvarez blocks a jab.
King throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alvarez throws a low kick but it's checked well by King.#T2#
Alvarez is looking to land body kicks.
King is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters circling a little - King finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
King finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
King throws the kick towards the body but Alvarez avoids it.
King cracks Alvarez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Alvarez connects with a nice looking jab.
King on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alvarez. Alvarez obviously looking to wear him down.
Alvarez throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
Alvarez misses with a body kick.
King throws a lazy right hand but Alvarez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King moves out of range of the body kick.
King scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from King.
Alvarez thows a leg kick but King checks it
and King counters with a leg kick.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts King as he jumps to the side. #T3#
Alvarez misses with a body kick.
King tried to score with a low kick but Alvarez checks it.
Alvarez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and King has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
King missing with a left hand there. Alvarez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alvarez replies with a solid counter kick to the body but King blocks it well.
Alvarez misses with a right hand
and King counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvarez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A jab from Alvarez misses.
Alvarez throws a low kick but King moves out of range easily.
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
King lands a head shot.
Alvarez misses with a shot to the body
and King counters with a one-two to the body.
Alvarez misses with a body kick. #CL#
King has Alvarez up against the cage in a clinch. #T4#
King scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvarez drops down looking for an ankle pick but King pulls his leg out and moves away.
Alvarez throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
Alvarez thows a leg kick but King checks it
and King counters with a left and a right that stings Alvarez.
Alvarez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and King counters with a left to the body.
Calvin King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlo Alvarez.
Alvarez thumps King with a low kick.
Alvarez checks a leg kick.
Alvarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from King is predictable there
and Alvarez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. King really felt that one!
Alvarez connects with an inside leg kick.
King is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Alvarez scores with the left hand. King knows he should have avoided that one.
Alvarez throws a right hand that misses
and King counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Calvin King dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
King lands a jab to the head.
Alvarez misses with a hook to the body
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
King misses with a hook.
Alvarez is looking to land body kicks.
Alvarez misses with the combination.
Alvarez throws a low kick but King moves out of range easily.
A quick step to the side and King tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
King takes a shot right to the bread basket.
King misses the shot to the body.
Alvarez throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez throws a quick inside leg kick.
King scores with a hook.
Alvarez lands a nice looking kick to the body. King takes a step back to recover.
King checks the leg kick nicely there.
Alvarez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from King.#T1#
King lunges at Alvarez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alvarez's hand.
Alvarez scores with a nice head shot.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Alvarez throws a body shot but no joy.
King throws a lazy right hand but Alvarez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alvarez lands with a thumping leg kick. #CL#
King pushes Alvarez up against the cage in a clinch.
Alvarez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alvarez misses with a knee strike.
King tries a body shot but Alvarez blocks it.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Alvarez controls the action.
King lands a nice uppercut.
King avoiding damage as Alvarez throws knees to the body.
King misses with a body punch. #BC#
King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by King. That's going to slow Alvarez down.
Alvarez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before King can pounce on him.
Alvarez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alvarez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Alvarez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alvarez misses with a leg kick
and King makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
King stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Alvarez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Alvarez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Alvarez cracks the inside of King's front leg.
Alvarez scoring well with a low kick there.
Alvarez misses with a looping left.
King throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target. #T3#
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! King crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Alvarez - the referee stops the clock and King gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Alvarez. King manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
King thuds his right hand into Alvarez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
King misses with a looping right.
King cracks Alvarez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
King lands with a good body shot.
Alvarez misses with a body kick.
Alvarez lands with a shot to the body.
King on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
King's corner calls for a 1-2. King obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alvarez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from King.
Nice defenses there by King.
Alvarez feints and then cracks King's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow King down.
Alvarez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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!
Alvarez throws a leg kick
and King counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T4#
Alvarez throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.
King throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Alvarez lands a leg kick that knocks King off balance momentarily.
King lands a head kick!
A clash of legs there as Alvarez blocks the low kick.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvarez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alvarez throws a leg kick but King sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as King checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Alvarez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Alvarez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
King misses with an uppercut. Alvarez saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvarez just misses with a punch to the body.
King scores with a nice strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Calvin King.
I think King has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calvin King!
In his post fight interview, Calvin King started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: AD441: Sakura
Date: Apr 29, 2017

#R1#
The crowd cheers as Alvarez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mason doesn't seem phased though.
Mason throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvarez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice cross by Alvarez.
Mason avoids the body shot from Alvarez.
Mason tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alvarez throws a wild body kick that Mason sees coming a mile off.
Mason looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.
Alvarez looks to land a body kick but Mason moved away.
A little jabbing left from Mason on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mason tries to clinch up.
Alvarez scores with a nice strike.
Alvarez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alvarez jabs Mason to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mason throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvarez is looking to counter with a body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Mason blocks the leg kick.
Mason connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mason staying out of range there.#TD#
Alvarez drives through with a takedown into Mason's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Alvarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Mason is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1##SUB#
Alvarez has gone for a leg lock! Mason slips out almost immediately though and dives into Alvarez's guard.#REVB#
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.
We've been hearing good reports from Alvarez's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Mason 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.
Mason stopping the sweep attempt from Alvarez.
Alvarez controlling the position.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#SUB#
Alvarez looking for a guillotine here but Mason defends easily.
Alvarez wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB#
Alvarez has his foot on Mason's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mason works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SU2#
Mason stands up from Alvarez's guard - Mason perhaps looking for a knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mason. Alvarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mason slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Alvarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvarez throws a body punch but Mason moves out of range.
Mason on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alvarez. Alvarez obviously looking to wear him down.
Alvarez misses with a head kick.
Alvarez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T3#
Mason throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alvarez tries a head kick but it misses.
A leg kick checked by Mason.
Alvarez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice straight punches there by Alvarez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alvarez.
The fighters circling - Mason throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A cross from Mason lands.
A good leg kick by Mason.
Alvarez throws a low kick but Mason avoids it.
A big left from Mason misses.
Zane Mason is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alvarez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mason sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mason scores with a sloppy right hand. Alvarez should have avoided that one.
Alvarez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alvarez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mason takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Alvarez tenderised Mason's leg. Mason is trying to keep his angry face on.#T4#
Mason takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alvarez tries to work over Mason's front leg with a kick but Mason checks it.
Alvarez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mason misses with a looping right.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mason throws a low kick but Alvarez moves out of range easily.
Mason stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mason scores with a sloppy right hand. Alvarez should have avoided that one.
Alvarez scores with a leg kick.
Mason throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mason throws a looping overhand right but Alvarez ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Mason.
Alvarez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mason throws out the jab.
Mason blocks a leg kick.
Mason jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carlo Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mason lands a jab to Alvarez's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Zane Mason will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
A decent looking body kick lands there for Alvarez.
Alvarez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvarez scores with a nice right hand.
Mason's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mason duly obliges.
Mason tries to bum rush Alvarez with a series of wild strikes but Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zane Mason seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alvarez fails with a takedown attempt.
Mason wants to counter with a clinch but Alvarez pushes him away.
A swing and a miss from Alvarez.
A bone on bone clash there as Mason blocks the leg kick.
Alvarez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mason blocks the body kick.
Mason is looking to chop away at Alvarez's legs.
Alvarez throws out a leg kick but Mason moves out of range and Alvarez only half commits.
Alvarez thuds a left hand into Mason's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mason misses with a hook.
Alvarez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T1#
Alvarez fails to land the takedown.
Mason is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Alvarez.
It seemed like Mason was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mason takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Alvarez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mason throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #CL2#
Mason has managed to clinch.
Alvarez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mason struggles to land a body shot inside as Alvarez controls his hands.
Mason pressing his opponent against the cage.
Alvarez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mason scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alvarez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Alvarez is looking to control Mason's arms but Mason gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alvarez has his back to the cage.
Alvarez pushes Mason back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T2#
Mason goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Mason as the two fighters clinch.
Alvarez stalling.
Mason lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alvarez can't find room to land a body shot as Mason controls the action.
Mason tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvarez's elbow.
Mason goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mason keeps control of Alvarez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mason lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Mason misses with a body punch.
Mason lands a right hand.
Mason has a couple of punches blocked by Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mason blocks it with crossed arms.
Mason lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alvarez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mason misses with a punch on the inside.
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but he's missed. #TD#
Alvarez gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Mason regains guard.
Alvarez cracks Mason with a solid left hand.
Alvarez throwing strikes but missing. #T3#
Mason utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alvarez won't allow Mason to sweep him here.
Mason lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Mason controls from within his opponent's guard. #SUB#
Alvarez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mason doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mason manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mason content to stall in guard here. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mason wants to get up but he can't break Alvarez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mason content to stall in guard here.
Alvarez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mason must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
Alvarez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Alvarez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Zane Mason will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Alvarez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
A swing and a miss from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a leg kick which misses Mason's front leg but catches the back leg as Mason tries to avoid it.
Mason scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alvarez in his tracks.
Mason pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alvarez throwing a counter right hand but Mason manages to avoid it.
Alvarez connects with a leg kick. Mason looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mason but Mason pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alvarez takes a swing at Mason's ribcage but misses.
Alvarez moves out of range of the strikes.
Mason wants to slow Alvarez down by chopping away at his legs.
Alvarez loads up on a big right hand but Mason slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason scores with a hook to the body. Alvarez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alvarez lands a leg kick that knocks Mason off balance momentarily.
Alvarez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mason doesn't seem bothered though.
Alvarez throws a leg kick but Mason moved away.
Mason checks a low kick from Alvarez.
Mason's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T1#
Nice straight punches there by Alvarez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alvarez.
Mason takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice shot lands for Mason.
Mason looks to land a left hand but Alvarez moved out of range nicely.
Mason displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alvarez throws out the jab.
Alvarez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mason.
Alvarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvarez misses with a leg kick
and Mason counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mason throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvarez throws a head kick but Mason moves out of range.
Mason ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvarez moves away.
Mason staying out of range there.
Mason scores with a hook to the body. Alvarez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mason looks to clinch
and Alvarez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mason moves into range and connects with a jab.
Alvarez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mason was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvarez.
Mason steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Alvarez.
Carlo Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Alvarez blocks a jab.
Mason fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Alvarez is out of range.
Alvarez is looking to counter with a body kick.
Mason misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alvarez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mason moves away.
Good standup being displayed there by Alvarez as he connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Mason.
Mason connects with a nice looking jab.
Alvarez throws a low kick but Mason moves out of range easily.
Mason uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Alvarez swings for the body but Mason moves out of range.
Alvarez looks to score with a jab to the body but Mason is just out of range.
Mason throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mason throws a low kick but Alvarez avoids it.
Alvarez misses the shot to the body.
Alvarez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zane Mason is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3#
Mason slips under a jab from Alvarez.
Alvarez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#CL2#
Alvarez tries to keep at a distance but Mason has taken the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Mason scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mason throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alvarez blocks it with crossed arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mason as Alvarez tries to tie him up. #BC#
Alvarez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alvarez misses with a left hand
and Mason makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Alvarez slips a jab and a cross from Mason.
Mason works the jab nicely.
Alvarez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mason lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mason lands a jab.
Alvarez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mason avoids the body shot from Alvarez.
Alvarez looks to land a body kick but Mason moved away.
Alvarez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Alvarez looks to land a body kick but Mason moved away.
Alvarez lands with a slapping head kick.
Alvarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mason fakes the leg kick and cracks Alvarez in the body.
Alvarez throws a leg kick
and Mason counters with a leg kick.
That kick from Mason tenderised Alvarez's leg. Alvarez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alvarez walks into a jab.
Mason turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mason throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alvarez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alvarez throws a leg kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zane Mason comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mason 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Zane Mason!
A relieved looking Zane Mason thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: AD434: Collateral Damage
Date: Apr 05, 2017

#R1#
Griffiths throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Alvarez throws an off balance right hand #TD2#
and Griffiths counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Alvarez gets back to full guard.
Griffiths is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Alvarez controls Griffiths momentarily but Griffiths frees himself.
Griffiths is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Alvarez trying to keep a closed guard but Griffiths is proving a slippery customer.
Griffiths throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffiths forces his way into half guard.
Griffiths has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SUB2#
Griffiths is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Alvarez defends it well. #SUB2#
Griffiths seems to be looking for submissions. #T1#
Griffiths wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alvarez keeps working. #SUB2#
Griffiths seems to be looking for submissions. #SUB2#
Griffiths is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Alvarez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Alvarez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Alvarez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Griffiths manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR##SUB2#
Griffiths looking for a guillotine here but Alvarez defends easily.
Alvarez lands a couple of elbows.#T2##SUB2#
Griffiths looking for a guillotine here but Alvarez defends easily. #SUB2#
Griffiths is looking for a triangle but Alvarez pushes his legs off easily.
Griffiths keeping full guard, as Alvarez tries to pass. #SUB2#
Griffiths working for a triangle but Alvarez defends it easily.
Alvarez passes into half guard.
Alvarez is trying to control. Griffiths wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Alvarez working the head and body with strikes.
Alvarez 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.
Alvarez passes to full mount! #T3#
Griffiths wants to hold on but Alvarez pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvarez with shots to the head and body - Griffiths looks very uncomfortable down there.
Griffiths in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Griffiths is wriggling around trying to escape.
Alvarez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Griffiths is looking to escape.
Alvarez lands a nice shot to the head.
Griffiths manages to regain half guard. Good work. #SUB2#
Griffiths actively working from the bottom here.#SUB2#
Griffiths looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB2#
Griffiths looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Alvarez wants to control but Griffiths is keeping him busy. #T4#
Alvarez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Alvarez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Alvarez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Alvarez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Alvarez wants to take a breather but Griffiths is having none of it.
Griffiths regains full guard. Nicely done. #SUB2#
Griffiths has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Alvarez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Alvarez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffiths is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alvarez pushing down on Griffiths's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlo Alvarez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Alvarez throws the left hand but Griffiths avoids the punch easily.
Alvarez with a jab.
Alvarez misses with a head kick.
Griffiths feints the counter takedown.
Nice shot by Alvarez.
Alvarez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Griffiths.
Griffiths is looking to chop away at Alvarez's legs.
Griffiths swings for the body but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez works Griffiths's body with a nice hook.
Alvarez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Griffiths is out of range.
Griffiths moves out of range of the strikes.
Griffiths throws out a counter right but Alvarez avoids it with no problem.
Alvarez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alvarez misses with a body shot. #T1#
Alvarez with a nice cross.
Alvarez connects with a body shot that sends Griffiths's belly button to the back.
Alvarez wants to slow Griffiths down by chopping away at his legs.
A bone on bone clash there as Griffiths blocks the leg kick.
Alvarez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Griffiths looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A shot to the liver by Alvarez. Beautiful body shot.
Alvarez misses with a wild body shot.
Griffiths gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Carlo Alvarez is winning the standup battle so far.
Griffiths takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Griffiths drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Alvarez defends it well.
Decent striking displayed by Alvarez there.#T2#
Nice body punch from Griffiths.
Alvarez throws a leg kick which misses Griffiths's front leg but catches the back leg as Griffiths tries to avoid it.
Alvarez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffiths throws an overhand right that lands on Alvarez's shoulder, as Alvarez tries to avoid the shot.
Griffiths looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.
Griffiths ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvarez moves away.
A clash of legs there as Griffiths blocks the low kick.
Alvarez darts in looking for a takedown but Griffiths gets double underhooks and turns Alvarez into the cage.
Griffiths steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alvarez.
Griffiths feints the counter takedown.
Alvarez misses with a leg kick.
Alvarez throws a jab when Griffiths was well out of range.
Griffiths shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #T3#
Griffiths on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alvarez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alvarez connects with a single shot there.
Alvarez throws a body punch but Griffiths moves out of range.
Alvarez looks to land a left hand but Griffiths moved out of range nicely.
Alvarez misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and Griffiths releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Griffiths throws a low kick but Alvarez avoids it.
Griffiths avoids the head kick by Alvarez.
Alvarez slips under a jab.
Alvarez scores with a nice body kick.
Griffiths takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvarez. Griffiths does a little dance to reset his feet.#T4#
Griffiths connects with a leg kick. Alvarez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alvarez shoots in and drives through. Griffiths sprawls well.
It seemed like Griffiths was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alvarez catches Griffiths with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Griffiths shoots in and drives through. Alvarez sprawls well.
Alvarez throws a quick counter head kick but Griffiths was just out of range.
Alvarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Griffiths can do to turn this around?
Alvarez misses with an uppercut.
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!
Griffiths motions for Alvarez to come forward. Griffiths throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alvarez misses with a body shot.
Alvarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griffiths looks to land a right hand but Alvarez moved out of range.
Alvarez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Griffiths's sensitive parts.
Griffiths scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alvarez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Griffiths's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlo Alvarez dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Alvarez looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffiths is just out of range.
Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Griffiths.
It looked like Alvarez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Griffiths is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.#TD2#
Griffiths closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #SUB2#
Griffiths is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Alvarez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Alvarez struggling a bit here.
Carlo Alvarez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alvarez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Griffiths wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Griffiths looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Alvarez is trying to control Griffiths's posture but Griffiths avoids it. #T1##SUB2#
Griffiths tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Alvarez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. #SUB2#
Griffiths is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg. #SUB2#
Griffiths is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Alvarez is just riding it out for now. Griffiths eventually gives up the hold. #SUB#
Alvarez actively working from the bottom here.
Stephen Griffiths has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Alvarez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB2#
Griffiths wants to work for an arm triangle but Alvarez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #SUB2#
Griffiths is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Alvarez has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB2#
Griffiths wants to work for an arm triangle but Alvarez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #SUB#
Alvarez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Griffiths wants to pass to mount but Alvarez is defending the position. #T3#
Alvarez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Alvarez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarez wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB#
Alvarez looking for a guillotine here but Griffiths defends easily.
Griffiths loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Griffiths wants to pass the guard but Alvarez is keeping the position.
Griffiths is still trying to improve position.#SUB#
Griffiths got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alvarez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Griffiths has managed to get both his arms back between Alvarez's legs - danger averted.#SUB#
Alvarez working for a triangle but Griffiths defends it easily. #T4#
Griffiths is working Alvarez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Griffiths trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Griffiths missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alvarez is pulling down on Griffiths's head. It's preventing any offense from Griffiths, at least for the moment.
Griffiths scoring with some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alvarez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Griffiths makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Alvarez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen Griffiths comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alvarez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlo Alvarez!
Carlo Alvarez really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Aspire Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

Event: AD427: Bad Blood
Date: Mar 15, 2017

#R1#
Alvarez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alvarez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#TD2#
Attack changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Alvarez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Alvarez wants to control but Attack postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Attack throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Attack working away.
Alvarez taking a bit of punishment here - Attack scoring with strikes.
Attack working the head and body with strikes.
Alvarez parries the strikes from Attack easily there. Attack is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Alvarez to escape.
Attack looks up at the clock and then as Alvarez takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Attack smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Alvarez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes there by Attack.
Alvarez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Alvarez is looking for a sweep. Attack is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alvarez wants to control but Attack is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Attack throwing shots but Alvarez is blocking nicely. #SUB#
Alvarez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Alvarez wants to control but Attack is keeping busy. #T1#
Alvarez gets full guard.
Attack connects with a couple of short punches.#SUB#
Alvarez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Attack cracks Alvarez with a solid left hand.
Attack landing with the ground and pound.
Attack trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Attack landing some decent shots from guard.
Attack throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alvarez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Attack is working Alvarez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Alvarez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Attack keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alvarez's head.
Alvarez is trying to control the position but Attack postures up.
Attack throwing strikes from guard but Alvarez blocks nicely. #T2#
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. #REVR#
Attack is looking to escape.
Alvarez 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 wants to lay and pray for a moment but Attack keeps working.
Attack is looking to escape.
Alvarez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Attack wants to get back to his feet.
Attack avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alvarez.
Alvarez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Attack keeps working.
Alvarez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #T3#
Attack is trying to stand back up but Alvarez is controlling him
Alvarez trying to mount his opponent but Attack defends it.
Alvarez lands strikes from half guard.
Alvarez prevents Attack from standing back up.
Attack pushes Alvarez off but Alvarez dives into side control.
Attack is trying to get back to his feet.
Alvarez landing a few strikes. #T4#
Alvarez creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Attack is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Alvarez is controlling him well.
Alvarez creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Attack taking a bit of punishment here - Alvarez scoring with strikes.
Attack managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Alvarez.
Alvarez is staying tight to Attack's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Attack is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Alvarez wants to control but Attack is keeping him busy.
Alvarez in side control lands a decent elbow.
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 Carlo Alvarez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Attack closes the distance and clinches up with Alvarez, looking for a takedown. Attack pushes Alvarez against the cage but Alvarez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alvarez cracks Attack with a good jab.
Attack wants to clinch
and Alvarez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Attack takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Attack with a lazy takedown attempt
and Attack takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Attack misses with a takedown
and Alvarez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #ROC#
Attack is rocked!
Carlo Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shark Attack.
Attack misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Attack is still on wobbly legs! Can Alvarez finish him?
Attack takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alvarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Attack can do to turn this around?#TD2#
Alvarez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Attack seems to have recovered his senses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB#
Attack got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alvarez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Attack has managed to get both his arms back between Alvarez's legs - danger averted.#SUB#
Alvarez working for a triangle but Attack defends it easily.
Attack with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T1#
Attack is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Attack scoring with some ground and pound.
Attack with a nice head shot there.
Alvarez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Alvarez won't allow Attack to get back to his feet.
Alvarez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alvarez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Attack is looking to stand up but Alvarez isn't so interested in that idea.
Alvarez postures up in Attack's guard and throws a big left but Attack blocks it.
Attack is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T2##ES2#
Attack pushes Alvarez off and scrambles back to his feet.
Alvarez with a jab.
Attack tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Alvarez swivels and escapes.
Attack shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Alvarez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Attack throws a right hand that Alvarez ducks under and follows up with a left that Alvarez also avoids with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alvarez, right into the meat.
Alvarez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Attack has time to react.
Attack fails with the takedown.
Shark Attack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Attack is breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Attack or perhaps it was just good defense by Alvarez, which made it look bad.
Attack walks into a left hand.
Attack with a lazy takedown attempt
and Alvarez counters with a straight right hand.
Attack takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T3#
Alvarez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Attack backs up against the cage. #CUT#
It looks like Shark Attack has been cut.
Attack looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#CL#
Alvarez rushes Attack and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Alvarez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#TD2#
Attack shoots in and gets a takedown into Alvarez's guard.#SUB#
Alvarez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB#
Alvarez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Attack defends well.
Attack makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Attack loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alvarez controls Attack momentarily but Attack frees himself.
Alvarez is controlling Attack's posture.#T4#
Alvarez looking for a sweep. Not yet Alvarez, not yet.
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!
Attack lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Attack is looking to work some ground and pound but Alvarez has wrist control.
Attack missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Attack landing with the ground and pound.
Alvarez working a defensive guard here.
Attack connects with a couple of short punches.
Attack throws a big right hand that misses.
Attack is in close to Alvarez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Shark Attack has got the better of the ground game so far.
Attack postures up and lands a big shot to Alvarez's brow.
Attack won't allow Alvarez to sweep him here.
Alvarez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Attack must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alvarez is on top in guard. #REVR#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlo Alvarez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shark Attack's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Attack fails with the takedown.
Alvarez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alvarez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Alvarez clobbers Attack with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Attack takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Attack tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Attack closes the distance and clinches up with Alvarez, looking for a takedown. Attack pushes Alvarez against the cage but Alvarez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alvarez dips to his left and cracks Attack with an uppercut!
Attack looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alvarez is fending him off so far but Attack persists. Nope, Alvarez circles away and we're back to standing.
Carlo Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shark Attack.
Alvarez lands a jab to the nose.
Attack fails with a takedown attempt.
Attack takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alvarez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Attack stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Attack closes the distance and clinches up with Alvarez, looking for a takedown. Attack pushes Alvarez against the cage but Alvarez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That kick from Alvarez tenderised Attack's leg. Attack is trying to keep his angry face on.#T1#
Attack takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Attack doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Alvarez to counter with a crisp jab.
Alvarez feints and then cracks Attack's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Attack down.
Attack fails to land the takedown.
Alvarez cracks Attack with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Carlo Alvarez is winning the standup battle so far.
Alvarez jabs at Attack's body.
Attack takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice cross by Alvarez.
Attack walks forward, straight into a front kick from Alvarez.
Alvarez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Attack 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Attack takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Attack misses with a takedown
and Alvarez counters with a nice uppercut.
Alvarez feints and then cracks Attack's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Attack down. #T2#
Alvarez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alvarez.
Alvarez scores with a kick to the body.
Alvarez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alvarez.
Attack drops his hands momentarily and Alvarez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Alvarez!
Alvarez scores with the left hand. Attack knows he should have avoided that one.
Alvarez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alvarez throws a series of punches but Attack avoids them all with ease.
Alvarez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Attack is looking to clinch but Alvarez is avoiding it. #TD2#
Attack changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Alvarez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Attack scores with punches from side control.
Alvarez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Alvarez tries to get to full guard but Attack has control of the leg. #T3#
The fighters are battling for position here. Alvarez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Attack cracks Alvarez with a solid left hand.
Alvarez trying to control the position. #SUB#
Attack got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alvarez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Attack has managed to get both his arms back between Alvarez's legs - danger averted.
Attack preventing the sweep. #SUB#
Attack got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alvarez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Attack has managed to get both his arms back between Alvarez's legs - danger averted.
Attack is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Attack postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Attack throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Attack working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Attack content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Attack chips away with some ground and pound.#T4#
Alvarez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Attack.
Attack works over Alvarez with some ground and pound from guard.
Attack scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Attack throwing strikes from guard but Alvarez blocks nicely.
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. #REVR#
Attack is looking to escape.
Alvarez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Attack is trying to stand.
Alvarez slows the pace down in half guard.
Alvarez winds up and cracks Attack with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlo Alvarez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alvarez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlo Alvarez!
In his post fight interview, Carlo Alvarez started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: AD421: The inverse
Date: Feb 22, 2017

#R1#
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alvarez, right into the meat.
A head kick misses from Alvarez.
Alvarez slips a jab from Rayder.
Donk. Alvarez catches Rayder right on the button with a cross.
An inside leg kick lands from Rayder.
Rayder takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
Rayder drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Alvarez slips a jab from Rayder.
Rayder throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alvarez on the side of the head.
Alvarez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alvarez. That's going to slow Rayder down.
Rayder misses with a low kick.
Alvarez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T1#
Alvarez dives in for a single leg takedown but Rayder sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rayder appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Alvarez tries to score with a low kick but Rayder moves his leg out of the way.
Rayder is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Alvarez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rayder momentarily.
Mance Rayder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alvarez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alvarez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rayder moves away.
It seemed like Rayder was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rayder's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alvarez under the eye.
Crunch! Alvarez slams his shin into Rayder's torso.
Alvarez tries to clinch there but Rayder circles away.
Jab from Rayder.
Rayder is looking to slow Alvarez down with leg kicks.
Rayder throws an off balance right hand
and Alvarez counters with a nice body shot. #T2#
Alvarez throws a wild body kick that Rayder sees coming a mile off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Alvarez tenderised Rayder's leg. Rayder is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rayder looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.
Alvarez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rayder.
Carlo Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rayder just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rayder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice side step and Rayder releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rayder fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Alvarez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A leg kick checked by Rayder.
Alvarez misses with a left hand
and Rayder counters with a straight right hand.#T3#
Alvarez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rayder's head.
A low kick from Alvarez is predictable there
and Rayder counters with a three punch combo that has Alvarez backing up. Alvarez nods at Rayder to acknowledge the strikes.
Rayder misses with a few strikes there.
Rayder takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
Alvarez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rayder throws a predictable looking body shot
and Alvarez counters with a stiff right hand.
Alvarez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Alvarez checks a low kick from Rayder.
Alvarez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Alvarez is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Rayder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvarez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rayder counters with a three punch combo that has Alvarez backing up. Alvarez nods at Rayder to acknowledge the strikes.
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!
Rayder tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rayder has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.#T4#
Rayder smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rayder throws a sloppy head kick and Alvarez moves out of range easily.
Alvarez misses with a wild combination.
Alvarez scores with a jab. Rayder acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alvarez lands a leg kick that knocks Rayder off balance momentarily.
Alvarez stuns Rayder with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rayder connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alvarez. Alvarez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rayder throws a combination that misses
and Alvarez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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 Carlo Alvarez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Alvarez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alvarez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rayder manages to avoid it.
Alvarez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alvarez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alvarez.
Alvarez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Good leg kick by Alvarez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rayder on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rayder connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alvarez. Alvarez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rayder misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alvarez throwing a counter right hand but Rayder manages to avoid it.
Rayder pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alvarez is out of range and Rayder settles back down. #T1#
Alvarez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Carlo Alvarez is winning the standup battle so far.
A right-left combo lands from Rayder.
Good exchange - Alvarez coming out on top.
Alvarez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rayder if he has to take too many more of those.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvarez. Rayder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rayder throws an overhand right that lands on Alvarez's shoulder, as Alvarez tries to avoid the shot.
Alvarez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rayder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alvarez misses with a low kick.
Rayder is looking to chop away at Alvarez's legs. #T2#
Rayder lands with a good body shot.
Rayder lunges at Alvarez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alvarez's hand.
Alvarez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rayder throws a counter combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvarez throws an overhand right that lands on Rayder's shoulder, as Rayder tries to avoid the shot.
Rayder lands the left hand.
Alvarez tries a low kick but Rayder avoids it.
Rayder takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rayder misses with a body shot.
Rayder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alvarez lands a lovely overhand right.#T3#
Rayder throws a hook to the side of Alvarez's head but Alvarez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rayder scores with a nice strike.
Alvarez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rayder! But no joy.
Alvarez throws a sloppy head kick and Rayder moves out of range easily.
Rayder checks a low kick from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rayder swinging wildly here.
Alvarez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Alvarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rayder's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rayder shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. #T4#
Rayder scores with a nice strike.
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rayder.
Rayder connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alvarez. Alvarez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rayder lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rayder with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alvarez to score with a decent uppercut.
Rayder throws a head kick that misses.
Alvarez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rayder stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alvarez.
Alvarez avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mance Rayder will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3##CL2#
Rayder has Alvarez up against the cage in a clinch.
Rayder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvarez's elbow.
Alvarez lands a left hand.
Alvarez is working Rayder over against the cage.
Rayder's coach down at Winds of Winter was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rayder's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Alvarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rayder lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Alvarez lands a left hand.
Alvarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alvarez struggles to land a body shot inside as Rayder controls his hands.
Alvarez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rayder.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rayder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alvarez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rayder lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Alvarez avoiding damage.
Rayder misses with a punch on the inside.
Alvarez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rayder blocks it with crossed arms. #T1#
Alvarez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rayder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rayder leaning against his opponent.
Rayder misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alvarez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rayder takes a knee right on the jaw! #ROC#
Rayder is rocked!
Alvarez has Rayder pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Rayder is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Alvarez - that's hurt Rayder badly! Oh, another knee lands and Rayder is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Rayder doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Carlo Alvarez!
In his post fight interview, Carlo Alvarez started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Mance Rayder spoke after the fight, saying 'Yo, fuck this. This is bullshit. I was robbed.'.

Event: AD414: Sarcasm LOL
Date: Jan 28, 2017

#R1#
Sis misses with a low kick as Alvarez jumps back.
An inside leg kick from Sis misses.
Sis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sis scores with a leg kick.
Alvarez digs a good hook to Sis's body.
Alvarez avoids the head kick by Sis.
Sis checks a low kick from Alvarez.
Sis throws a right and a left that Alvarez avoids nicely.
Alvarez throws the left hand but Sis avoids the punch easily.
And Sis tries to counter it with a takedown but Alvarez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sis throws a hook to the side of Alvarez's head but Alvarez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A leg kick checked by Sis.
Sis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alvarez misses with the combination. #T1#
Sis throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Alvarez counter with a right hand.
Sis throws a good cross that connects.
Nem Sis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sis throws a head kick but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sis looks for the body kick but Alvarez saw that one coming.
Alvarez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sis's sensitive parts.
Sis misses with a looping left.
Alvarez appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice defenses there by Sis.
Alvarez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And Sis tries to counter it with a takedown but Alvarez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sis misses with a wild body shot.
Sis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alvarez is looking to counter punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sis.
Alvarez cracks Sis with an open hand slap.#T2#
Sis moves out of range as Alvarez throws a body kick.
Alvarez checks a leg kick nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Sis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Alvarez is predictable there
and Sis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sis throws a leg kick but Alvarez moved away.
Sis connects with a right hand. Alvarez shakes it off.
Nice straight punches there by Alvarez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alvarez.
Alvarez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sis's sensitive parts.
Nice shot lands for Alvarez.
Alvarez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sis.
Alvarez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sis throws a head kick that misses
and Alvarez counters with a nice kick to the body. #T3#
A thudding body kick lands there by Alvarez!
Sis cracks a nice hook into Alvarez's ribs.
Alvarez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvarez scores with a nice body kick.
Alvarez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sis is looking to land body kicks.
Sis blocks the body kick.
Alvarez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Alvarez will feel that in the morning.
Sis throws a body punch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez slips a jab from Sis.
Alvarez connects with the punch.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sis throws a good cross that connects.
Sis misses with a hook
and Alvarez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alvarez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sis tries a low kick but Alvarez avoids it.
Alvarez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sis misses the body punch
and Alvarez counters with a lovely straight right hand!#ROC#
Sis is rocked!
Alvarez misses with a few strikes there.
Sis is still on wobbly legs! Can Alvarez finish him?
Alvarez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sis gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Sis tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Alvarez is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Sis buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Sis!! Sis is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Alvarez throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlo Alvarez!
Carlo Alvarez decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: AD408: The Best people
Date: Jan 07, 2017

#R1#
Alvarez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Naharis has time to react.
Naharis misses with a takedown attempt - Alvarez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Naharis tries to score with a low kick but Alvarez moves his leg out of the way.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Naharis has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Naharis ducks under a wild hook from Alvarez.
Naharis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section. #TD2#
Naharis looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Alvarez!
Alvarez tries to bench press Naharis off him but Naharis keeps the position.
Alvarez struggling a bit here.
Naharis throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Alvarez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Naharis works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
An elbow from Naharis crashes against the mat.
Naharis misses with the ground and pound.#T1#
Naharis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alvarez keeps working.
Naharis creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Alvarez sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Alvarez is looking to regain half guard here but Naharis keeps moving and retains side control.
Naharis fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Alvarez manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Alvarez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Alvarez prevents Naharis from improving his position.
Naharis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Alvarez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Alvarez is pressing down on Naharis's thigh, looking to free his foot. Naharis is holding on for now.
Naharis holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. #ES2#
Naharis pushes Alvarez off and gets back to his feet.#T2#
Naharis swinging wildly here.
Alvarez misses with a body shot.
Naharis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Naharis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Naharis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alvarez is looking to counter punch.
Alvarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Naharis looks to land a combination but Alvarez avoids it well. #TD2#
Naharis throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Alvarez was covering up waiting for the punch and Naharis finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Naharis wants to control from the top but Alvarez keeps moving. #SUB#
Alvarez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #T3##SUB#
Alvarez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Naharis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB#
Alvarez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Naharis wants to control from the top but Alvarez keeps moving. #SUB#
Alvarez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Naharis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Naharis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB#
Alvarez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Naharis defends well.
Alvarez keeping moving, preventing Naharis from controlling successfully. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Naharis throws a big right hand that misses.
Naharis throwing strikes from guard but Alvarez blocks nicely.
Naharis trying to control but Alvarez is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Alvarez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Naharis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Naharis is in close to Alvarez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Naharis wants to control from the top but Alvarez keeps moving.
Naharis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Alvarez is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daario Naharis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Alvarez tries to score with a low kick but Naharis moves his leg out of the way.
Naharis throws a lazy uppercut
and Alvarez counters with a leg kick.
Naharis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alvarez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Naharis blocks a low kick nicely.
Naharis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alvarez throwing a counter right hand but Naharis manages to avoid it.
Naharis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Naharis.
Alvarez throws a big counter combination but Naharis scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Alvarez looks for the body kick but Naharis saw that one coming.
Naharis drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Alvarez defends it well.
Naharis swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naharis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Naharis throws a leg kick but Alvarez checks it.
Alvarez is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.#T1#
Naharis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Alvarez misses the target.
Naharis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Daario Naharis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Naharis is out of range.
Alvarez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Naharis misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Alvarez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Naharis.
Alvarez feints and then cracks Naharis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Naharis down.
Naharis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alvarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alvarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvarez throws a low kick but Naharis avoids it.
Alvarez looks to land a left hand but Naharis moved out of range nicely.#T2#
Naharis throws an overhand right that lands on Alvarez's shoulder, as Alvarez tries to avoid the shot.
Alvarez tried to counter with a leg kick but Naharis avoided it.
A big left from Naharis misses.
Daario Naharis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Naharis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Naharis throws a jab when Alvarez was well out of range.
Alvarez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Naharis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Naharis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alvarez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice takedown defense from Alvarez. No joy for Naharis on that attempt.
Naharis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alvarez pinned against the cage. Alvarez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T3#
Alvarez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Naharis in his tracks.
Naharis misses with an uppercut. Alvarez saw that one coming.
Naharis throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #TD2#
Naharis looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Alvarez!
Alvarez regains half guard.
Alvarez wants to improve his position but Naharis is controlling well.
Alvarez trying to control from the bottom.
Naharis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Naharis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Alvarez's head.
Alvarez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Naharis scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Naharis passes to full mount! #T4#
Naharis scoring with strikes but Alvarez is staying in there.
Naharis landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez taking shots to the head.
Alvarez is desperately trying to improve his position but Naharis has a good base and remains in mount.
Alvarez is working hard here to advance position.
Naharis scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Alvarez?
Alvarez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Naharis is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Alvarez tries to roll over but Naharis keeps him under control.
Alvarez has hold of Naharis's hands but Naharis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are battling for position here. Alvarez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Naharis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daario Naharis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Alvarez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Naharis misses with a series of wild punches.
Horrible takedown attempt by Naharis or perhaps it was just good defense by Alvarez, which made it look bad.
Daario Naharis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Naharis slips a jab and a cross from Alvarez.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Alvarez.
Alvarez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Naharis. That did some damage!#TD2#
Naharis scores with a takedown into Alvarez's guard.
Naharis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Alvarez's head.
Alvarez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Naharis is looking to work some ground and pound but Alvarez has wrist control.#T1#
Alvarez looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Alvarez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Naharis postures up.
Alvarez being controlled here, momentarily.
Naharis passes Alvarez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Naharis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Naharis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #SUB#
Alvarez looking for submissions off his back.
Naharis missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #SUB#
Alvarez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Carlo Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Naharis throwing shots but Alvarez is blocking nicely.
Alvarez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Naharis is controlling the pace.
Naharis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Alvarez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Alvarez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Naharis scores with a couple of nice shots.
Naharis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Alvarez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Alvarez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Naharis.
Naharis trying to mount his opponent but Alvarez defends it. #T3#
Naharis trying to control from half guard but Alvarez is working away.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Alvarez is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Naharis lands a nice short elbow.
Alvarez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Alvarez.
Naharis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Daario Naharis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Naharis wants to control from the top but Alvarez keeps moving. #SUB#
Alvarez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Naharis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Naharis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Naharis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Daario Naharis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Naharis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #SUB#
Alvarez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Naharis is aware though and is defending well.
Alvarez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Naharis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Naharis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Alvarez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Naharis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Naharis is in close to Alvarez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Naharis trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Naharis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daario Naharis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Naharis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daario Naharis!
Daario Naharis was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: AD401: Toadsworth Kinojii
Date: Dec 14, 2016

#R1#
Alvarez misses the shot to the body.
Saming stuns Alvarez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Saming throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alvarez throws a jab when Saming was well out of range.
Alvarez misses with a low kick as Saming jumps back.
Alvarez misses with a lunging right hand
and Saming connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alvarez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Saming tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alvarez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saming ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvarez moves away.
Alvarez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Saming.#T1#
Alvarez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Saming is able to avoid easily.
A little feinted left hand from Saming on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from Alvarez misses.
Alvarez lands with a good body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Saming.
Saming tests Alvarez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alvarez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alvarez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Alvarez takes one to the chin there.
Alvarez 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.
Alvarez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Saming throws a body kick that misses
and Alvarez counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saming feints and then cracks Alvarez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alvarez down.
Saming swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saming blocks a head kick by Alvarez.
Saming cracks a nice hook into Alvarez's ribs.
Alvarez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Saming.
Saming throws a nice head kick!
Saming is looking to wear down Alvarez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Saming throws the left hand but Alvarez avoids the punch easily.
Alvarez moves out of range of the body kick from Saming.
Alvarez tries to counter with a clinch but Saming shakes him off and moves away.
Alvarez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Alvarez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saming.#T3#
Saming lands with a thumping leg kick.
Saming misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvarez.
Alvarez thuds a left hand into Saming's body.
Alvarez tries to land a body kick
and Saming counters with a stiff right hand.
Alvarez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Saming to counter with a crisp jab.
Saming moves out of range as Alvarez strikes.
Saming was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Alvarez misses with a body punch
and Saming counters with a two punch combo.
No joy there for Alvarez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alvarez wants to clinch.#T4#
Saming misses with a lunging right hand
and Alvarez counters with a thumping low kick.
Alvarez misses with a few strikes there.
Saming quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saming blocks the body kick.
Alvarez is looking to clinch but Saming is avoiding it.
Alvarez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saming was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvarez.
Saming misses with a body shot.
Saming throws a head kick that misses.
Saming takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Saming misses.
Alvarez looks to land a combination but Saming avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sud Saming dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Alvarez dodges the punch combination from Saming.
Saming checks the leg kick nicely there.
Saming throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alvarez tries to land a body kick
and Saming counters with a nice uppercut.
Saming misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a counter combo.
Saming swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Alvarez counters with a one-two to the body.
Alvarez throws a series of punches but Saming avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez misses with a right hand
and Saming counters with a stiff right hand.
Alvarez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alvarez throws a body punch but Saming moves out of range. #T1#
Alvarez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Saming checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Saming throws an overhand right that lands on Alvarez's shoulder, as Alvarez tries to avoid the shot.
A low kick from Alvarez is predictable there
and Saming counters with a straight right hand.
Saming 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.
Alvarez walks into a jab.
Alvarez misses with the body kick
and Saming counters with a good, hard body kick but Alvarez shrugs it off.
Saming takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Saming misses with a hook. Alvarez ducked under it nicely.
Alvarez moves out of range of the body kick.
Sud Saming is winning the standup battle so far.
Alvarez throws a jab when Saming was well out of range.
Saming is looking to counter punch.#T2#
Saming fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A low kick from Alvarez is predictable there
and Saming connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saming steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alvarez.
Alvarez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saming.
Saming throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Alvarez throws a push kick but Saming slaps the foot to one side.
Saming digs a good hook to Alvarez's body.
Alvarez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Saming counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saming closes the distance looking to clinch
and Alvarez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T3#
Nice uppercut there from Saming.
Saming lands a nice shot that snaps Alvarez's head back.
Saming on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Saming takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
Alvarez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alvarez looks to throw a body kick
and Saming counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saming lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alvarez misses with a wild body shot.
Saming lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Saming bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.#T4#
Saming fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Saming is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvarez can do to turn this around?
Saming takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saming checks the leg kick nicely there.
Saming stuns Alvarez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alvarez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Alvarez tries to clinch up.
Saming feinted there with a counter leg kick.#CL#
Saming gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Alvarez cracks Saming with a nice body shot.
Alvarez can't find room to land a body shot as Saming controls the action.
Saming working aggressively here.
Alvarez swings wildly with an uppercut but Saming uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvarez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sud Saming dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Alvarez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Saming swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvarez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alvarez lands a high kick!
Alvarez misses with a wild body shot. #CL2#
Alvarez has Saming up against the cage in a clinch.
Alvarez lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez wants to stall.
Saming is pushing Alvarez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Saming lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alvarez misses with some punches. #T1#
Alvarez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Saming blocks it with crossed arms.
Alvarez lands a body shot.
Saming landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Alvarez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saming.
Saming lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Saming lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alvarez or not. #BC#
Saming's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saming's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Saming duly obliges.
Saming keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Saming scores with a shot to the body.
Alvarez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saming was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saming lands with an uppercut that bounces Alvarez off the cage and back into range.
Saming lands a head kick. Alvarez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Carlo Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Saming staying out of range there.
Alvarez misses with a low kick.
Saming tried to counter with a leg kick but Alvarez avoided it.
An inside leg kick from Alvarez misses.
Alvarez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Saming was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Alvarez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alvarez throws a leg kick #KD#
and Saming counters with a head kick that drops Alvarez to the mat! Alvarez scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!#ROC#
Alvarez is rocked!
Saming ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alvarez is still on wobbly legs! Can Saming finish him?
Saming cracks Alvarez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Alvarez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Saming connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T3#
Saming scores with a sloppy right hand. Alvarez should have avoided that one.
Alvarez seems to have recovered his senses.#CL2#
Alvarez darts in and clinches Saming up against the cage.
Alvarez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Saming has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alvarez stalling against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Saming fails to land.
Alvarez tries to break free but Saming pushes him back against the cage.
Alvarez wants to break free but Saming has control.
Saming fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Samings head.
Saming tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvarez's elbow.
Sud Saming has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alvarez stalling in the clinch but Saming improves position.
Good body shot from Saming.
Saming lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Saming creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Saming as Alvarez tries to tie him up.
Saming lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T4#
Saming misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alvarez.
Saming landing knees to the body.
Alvarez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez being controlled against the cage.
Saming working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alvarez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saming lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alvarez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alvarez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Saming throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alvarezs head.
Alvarez throws a head punch that misses.
Alvarez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Saming gets through Alvarez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alvarez tries to land knees in the clinch but Saming avoids the damage to the body.
Saming lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saming pushes Alvarez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saming doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saming lands with a right to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sud Saming showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Saming 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sud Saming!
Our winner, Sud Saming, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: AD396: Cage Hitters
Date: Nov 26, 2016

#R1#
Alvarez keeps the fight on the outside.
Alvarez loads up on a big right hand but Moh slips the punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alvarez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nice sprawl there from Alvarez as Moh shoots in.
Alvarez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#CUT2#
It looks like Tat Moh has been cut.
Moh looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tat Moh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez looks to throw the jab but Moh is out of range. #CL#
Moh has taken the fight to the clinch.
Moh struggles to land a body shot inside as Alvarez controls his hands.
A short right from Alvarez.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Alvarez.
Moh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvarez's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez connects with a knee to the head.
Alvarez landing knees to the head.
Alvarez stalling in the clinch but Moh improves position.
Alvarez misses with a knee to the head.
Moh blocking some punches.
Moh misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Moh lands a hook that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards. #BC2#
Alvarez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alvarez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Moh. That did some damage!
Moh is looking to land body kicks.
A nice side step and Alvarez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Moh is defended easily by Alvarez.
Moh throws a combination that misses
enabling Alvarez to counter with a crisp jab.
Decent striking displayed by Moh there.
Moh tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Alvarez swivels and escapes.
Alvarez counters with a body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tat Moh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvarez misses the jab.
Moh avoids a punch combination nicely. #T2#
Moh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvarez.
Alvarez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Moh pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alvarez is out of range and Moh settles back down.
Alvarez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
Moh throws a hook but Alvarez blocks it.
Good shot there by Moh.
Alvarez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Carlo Alvarez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alvarez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moh fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Moh throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Moh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moh moves away from the strike by Alvarez.
Moh on the wrong end of a kick to the body. #CL#
Moh pushes Alvarez up against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Moh.
Nice body punch from Alvarez. #T3#
Moh tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Alvarez smiles and moves away.
Alvarez missing with a left hand there. Moh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moh seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#CL#
Moh has managed to clinch.
Alvarez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moh's elbow.
Alvarez stalling against the cage. #TD#
Moh lands a takedown into guard.
Moh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alvarez is keeping the position for now.
Alvarez is trying to hold Moh in close to prevent damage but Moh has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarez wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Alvarez defending well though.
Alvarez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T4#
Moh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Alvarez defending well though.
Alvarez gets back to full guard.
Moh stands up over Alvarez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Moh won't allow Alvarez to sweep him here.
Moh lands a couple of elbows.
Moh lands a couple of elbows.
Alvarez working a defensive guard here.
Alvarez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Moh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Carlo Alvarez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tat Moh's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Moh tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#CL#
Moh clinches up with Alvarez and pushes him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Moh.
Moh scores with a hook to the body.
Tat Moh has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Moh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alvarezs head.
Moh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moh tries a body shot but Alvarez blocks it.
Alvarez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Moh misses with a body punch.
Alvarez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moh backwards.
Alvarez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Alvarez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moh misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Alvarez.
Moh lands a right hand.
Alvarez trying to control the position but instead, Moh has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alvarez into the cage.#T1#
Alvarez tries to land knees in the clinch but Moh avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from Moh. #BC2#
Alvarez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moh tries to clinch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez wants to counter with a clinch but Moh pushes him away.
Moh connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alvarez momentarily. #TD#
Moh changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Alvarez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Alvarez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Alvarez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Alvarez is trying to control Moh's posture but Moh avoids it. #T2#
Moh looks up at the clock and then as Alvarez takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Moh smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Alvarez manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moh tries to roll over but Alvarez keeps him under control.
Alvarez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Moh works his way to full guard. Good work.
Alvarez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moh is keeping the position for now.
Alvarez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Alvarez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#T3#
Moh looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Alvarez puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Moh preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Alvarez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Moh wants to control but Alvarez is keeping busy.
Alvarez prevents Moh from improving his position.
Alvarez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Moh wants to get back to full guard but Alvarez has mounted him!#T4#
Alvarez prevents Moh from getting the reversal.
Moh taking shots to the head.
Moh is desperately trying to improve his position but Alvarez has a good base and remains in mount.
Moh wants to control but Alvarez is having none of it.
Alvarez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Alvarez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Alvarez with good strikes from the mount here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moh in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. #ROC2#
Moh is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Carlo Alvarez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tat Moh's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Alvarez staying out of range there.
Alvarez steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Alvarez.
Some bone on bone action there as Moh checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Carlo Alvarez seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
Moh pushes Alvarez up against the cage in a clinch.
Moh digs a right hand underneath Alvarez's ribcage. Alvarez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Moh struggles to land a body shot inside as Alvarez controls his hands. #TD#
Moh has Alvarez pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Moh pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Alvarez tumbling to the mat - Moh dives into Alvarez's guard.
Moh tries to free his leg and advance position but Alvarez is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moh passes Alvarez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Alvarez is trying to maintain the position but Moh is very close to passing his half guard.#SUB2#
Alvarez looking for submissions off his back.#T1#
Moh seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Alvarez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Moh's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Moh's back!
Moh tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Moh tries to hold on but Alvarez postures up.
A nice elbow there by Alvarez.
Moh slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Tat Moh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Alvarez drops an elbow to the side of Moh's head.
Alvarez wants to take a breather but Moh is having none of it.
Moh is trying to control but can't.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Alvarez uses his free foot to push down on Moh's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Moh.
The referee warns Moh that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Alvarez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Moh's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez unloading with bombs!
Alvarez with the ground and pound from mount.
Alvarez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Moh working to try and regain half guard. #T3#
Moh is bucking up trying to escape but Alvarez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Alvarez controlling from mount.
Alvarez avoids the attempt from Moh to control.
Alvarez lands a nice shot to the head.
Moh tries to hold on but Alvarez pushes him away.
Moh takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Moh in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Moh is working to get back to half guard. #T4#
Alvarez tries to control but Moh wriggling away.
Moh tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Moh sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Alvarez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Moh wants to improve his position but Alvarez is controlling well.
Moh is refusing to be controlled, as Alvarez sits in half guard.
Alvarez sitting and controlling from the half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlo Alvarez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Alvarez 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlo Alvarez!
Carlo Alvarez was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Tat Moh had this to say: 'The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering. '.

Event: AD390: Oya Ma Hakase
Date: Nov 06, 2016

#R1#
A head kick by Alvarez misses
and Bailey Sr. cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've been informed that Alvarez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Alvarez throws a head kick that looked like it stung. #CUT2#
It looks like Kordell Bailey Sr. has been cut.
Bailey Sr. takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
Bailey Sr. scores with a shot to the body.
Bailey Sr. throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvarez.
Nice sprawl there from Alvarez as Bailey Sr. shoots in.
Bailey Sr. has been working on his balance at True North Fight Team, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Alvarez.
Bailey Sr. scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bailey Sr..
Alvarez misses with a low kick.
Bailey Sr. avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bailey Sr.. Alvarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kordell Bailey Sr. seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bailey Sr. on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Alvarez throws a body shot but no joy.
Bailey Sr. fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD#
Bailey Sr. drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.#T1#
Alvarez is trying to improve his position.#SUB#
Bailey Sr. looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Alvarez gets back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bailey Sr. in particular looking to stall.
Bailey Sr. wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alvarez keeps working.
Alvarez trying to control here.
Alvarez won't allow Bailey Sr. to pass to mount. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bailey Sr. takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bailey Sr. looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #SUB2#
Alvarez actively working from the bottom here.
Alvarez wants to control but Bailey Sr. is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bailey Sr. working over Alvarez with some ground and pound. Alvarez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are battling for position here. Alvarez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Alvarez is trying to control the position but Bailey Sr. postures up.
Bailey Sr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Bailey Sr. avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bailey Sr. trying to control but Alvarez is working from the bottom. #T3#
Bailey Sr. passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bailey Sr. controls the position. #SUB#
Bailey Sr. looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bailey Sr. working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Alvarez is trying to get back to half guard.
Alvarez keeps trying to improve his position.
Alvarez can't do much from the bottom here. #T4#
Alvarez is looking for a sweep.
Bailey Sr. trying to control the action but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
Alvarez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bailey Sr. wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #SUB#
Bailey Sr. wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Alvarez, who protects the arm well.
Alvarez is trying to control Bailey Sr.'s posture but Bailey Sr. avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Check out the look on Bailey Sr.'s face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter! #SUB#
Bailey Sr. tries for a kimura but Alvarez is defending well.
Bailey Sr. working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kordell Bailey Sr. dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kordell Bailey Sr.'s cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Bailey Sr. shoots in but Alvarez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Good work by Bailey Sr. as he checks the leg kick.
Alvarez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bailey Sr. swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bailey Sr. throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bailey Sr. is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvarez can do to turn this around?
Alvarez thumps Bailey Sr. with a low kick.
Bailey Sr. ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvarez moves away.
Alvarez counters with a body kick.
Alvarez tries a head kick but it misses.
Bailey Sr. half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bailey Sr. throws an off balance right hand
and Alvarez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey Sr. swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alvarez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bailey Sr. fails with the takedown.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alvarez. #T1#
Alvarez lands a body shot.
Alvarez blocks a jab.
Alvarez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bailey Sr.. That did some damage!
Bailey Sr. ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvarez moves away.
Alvarez throws a counter combo.
Carlo Alvarez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A left lands for Bailey Sr..
Alvarez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bailey Sr..
Alvarez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bailey Sr. to score with a decent uppercut.
Bailey Sr. thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alvarez looks to land a body kick but Bailey Sr. moved away.
Bailey Sr. misses with a hook. Alvarez ducked under it nicely.
Alvarez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Alvarez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alvarez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bailey Sr..
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kordell Bailey Sr.. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Bailey Sr. takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bailey Sr. throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvarez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bailey Sr..
Bailey Sr. connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bailey Sr. throws a hook but Alvarez blocks it.
Bailey Sr. chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alvarez can pounce on him.
Alvarez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alvarez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alvarez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alvarez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Alvarez moves out of range of the strikes.
Alvarez is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bailey Sr. blocks the body kick.
Bailey Sr. attempts a counter takedown but Alvarez avoids it well and moves away.
Bailey Sr. uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvarez.
Carlo Alvarez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bailey Sr. punishes Alvarez's body with a nice straight punch.#T3#
Bailey Sr. throws a right hand that misses
and Alvarez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice uppercut lands for Alvarez. That snapped Bailey Sr.'s head back.
Bailey Sr. swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alvarez counters with a nice uppercut.
Alvarez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alvarez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bailey Sr..
A kick lands to the mid section there for Alvarez.
Bailey Sr. throws a hook but Alvarez avoids it easily.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Bailey Sr..
Alvarez walks into a jab.
Bailey Sr. is looking to wear down Alvarez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bailey Sr. rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alvarez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alvarez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bailey Sr. throws a shot to the body. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez swings for the body but Bailey Sr. moves out of range.
Bailey Sr. misses with a looping left.
Bailey Sr. lands the left hand.
Bailey Sr. is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bailey Sr. throws a jab when Alvarez was well out of range.
Alvarez throws a body punch but Bailey Sr. moves out of range.
Bailey Sr. appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A low kick from Alvarez is predictable there
and Bailey Sr. counters with a left to the body. #TD#
Bailey Sr. shoots in and bounces Alvarez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.#SUB2#
Alvarez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bailey Sr. wants to control from the top but Alvarez keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Carlo Alvarez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kordell Bailey Sr.'s cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R3#
An inside leg kick lands from Alvarez.
Alvarez scores with a kick to the body.
Bailey Sr. misses with a left hand #CL2#
and Alvarez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bailey Sr. lands with a light punch inside.
Alvarez misses with some punches.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut. #TD#
Bailey Sr. lands a takedown into guard.
Alvarez wants to sweep but no luck.
Bailey Sr. engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Alvarez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bailey Sr. is aware though and is defending well.
Bailey Sr. working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bailey Sr. trying to control but Alvarez is working from the bottom. #T1##SUB2#
Alvarez looking for a guillotine here but Bailey Sr. defends easily. #SUB2#
Bailey Sr. avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bailey Sr. with a nice head shot there.
Alvarez keeping full guard, as Bailey Sr. tries to pass.
Alvarez keeping moving, preventing Bailey Sr. from controlling successfully.
Bailey Sr. working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Alvarez's head.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bailey Sr.'s corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bailey Sr. is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#SUB2#
Alvarez working for a triangle but Bailey Sr. defends it easily.
Bailey Sr.'s corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bailey Sr. trying to control but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
Bailey Sr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alvarez swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T3#
Bailey Sr. showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Alvarez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bailey Sr. slips nicely into half guard.
Alvarez tries to roll over but Bailey Sr. keeps him under control.#SUB#
Bailey Sr. is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Alvarez is just riding it out for now. Bailey Sr. eventually gives up the hold.
Alvarez wants to improve his position but Bailey Sr. is controlling well. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bailey Sr. is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Bailey Sr. passes into half guard.
Alvarez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alvarez is trying to get back to full guard.
Alvarez gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kordell Bailey Sr. clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Kordell Bailey Sr.'s cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R4#
Bailey Sr. checks a low kick from Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with a hook to the body
and Bailey Sr. counters with a three punch combo that has Alvarez backing up. Alvarez nods at Bailey Sr. to acknowledge the strikes.
Alvarez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bailey Sr. looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alvarez is fending him off so far but Bailey Sr. persists. Nope, Alvarez circles away and we're back to standing.#TD#
Bailey Sr. fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Alvarez sprawls well initially but Bailey Sr. persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bailey Sr. wants to take a breather but Alvarez is having none of it.
Bailey Sr. is really struggling to control Alvarez but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bailey Sr. is taking a breather. Alvarez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey Sr. is trying to control. Alvarez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bailey Sr. slows the pace down in half guard. #SUB2#
Alvarez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T1#
Alvarez trying to control here.
Bailey Sr. slips a nice elbow through Alvarez's hands, connecting with Alvarez's forehead.
Bailey Sr. trying to control from Alvarez's half guard. Alvarez has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Bailey Sr. sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bailey Sr. trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SUB2#
Alvarez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bailey Sr. tries to free his leg and advance position but Alvarez is retaining full guard. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB2#
Alvarez has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Bailey Sr. is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Alvarez.
Alvarez gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Alvarez tries to hold on but Bailey Sr. postures up.
Bailey Sr. looking to control but Alvarez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #SUB#
Bailey Sr. wants to finish this one by submission but Alvarez is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bailey Sr..
Bailey Sr. is in the full mount, landing strikes. #T3#
Alvarez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bailey Sr. scoring with strikes but Alvarez is staying in there.
Bailey Sr. lands a couple of good shots and Alvarez has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bailey Sr. not allowing Alvarez to control his hands.
Alvarez is really stuck here. #SUB#
Bailey Sr. looking to break Alvarez's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Alvarez remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Bailey Sr. will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!#SUB#
Bailey Sr. is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Alvarez defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Bailey Sr. controls the position.#T4#
Bailey Sr. gets his hands free as Alvarez looks to control.
Alvarez is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Bailey Sr. gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Alvarez trying to control the hands but Bailey Sr. won't let him.
Alvarez is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Bailey Sr. is staying active.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alvarez tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kordell Bailey Sr. had his way with Carlo Alvarez in that round.
The cut man is working on Kordell Bailey Sr.'s cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R5#
A looping hook to the body misses from Bailey Sr.. Alvarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bailey Sr. will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bailey Sr. throws a poor cross that misses
and Alvarez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alvarez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bailey Sr. walks forward, straight into a front kick from Alvarez.#TD#
Bailey Sr. shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bailey Sr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bailey Sr. advances position into side control!
Bailey Sr. creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Alvarez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bailey Sr.'s leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kordell Bailey Sr. overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alvarez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#T1#
Bailey Sr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Alvarez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bailey Sr. keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alvarez's head.
Bailey Sr. wants to control from the top but Alvarez keeps moving. #SUB2#
Alvarez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bailey Sr. is aware though and is defending well.#SUB2#
Alvarez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bailey Sr. gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bailey Sr. postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Carlo Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bailey Sr. scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bailey Sr. advances to half guard.
Bailey Sr. wants to control but Alvarez is keeping him busy.
Alvarez has hold of Bailey Sr.'s hands but Bailey Sr. slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#SUB2#
Alvarez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bailey Sr. pulls his head out easily. #SUB#
Bailey Sr. wants to work for an arm triangle but Alvarez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Alvarez controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Bailey Sr. is looking to stall here but Alvarez recovers full guard. #T3##SUB2#
Alvarez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #SUB2#
Alvarez looking for a guillotine here but Bailey Sr. defends easily.
Bailey Sr. wants to control from the top but Alvarez keeps moving.
Bailey Sr. trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kordell Bailey Sr. is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bailey Sr.'s corner is telling him to maintain position.#SUB2#
Alvarez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Alvarez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bailey Sr. controls the pace.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alvarez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bailey Sr. scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Alvarez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bailey Sr..

And that's the end of the fight!
Kordell Bailey Sr. showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bailey Sr. has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 49:46
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 49:46
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kordell Bailey Sr.!
Kordell Bailey Sr. retains his welterweight title!
Kordell Bailey Sr. made sure to mention his sponsor, King of Clothes in his post fight interview.

Event: AD385: Clash of Champions
Date: Oct 22, 2016

#R1#
Oppelaar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alvarez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alvarez misses with the combination.
Oppelaar throws a wild body kick that Alvarez sees coming a mile off.
Alvarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oppelaar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Oppelaar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Oppelaar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alvarez in his tracks.
Oppelaar 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.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Oppelaar.
Oppelaar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Alvarez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Oppelaar misses with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Oppelaar. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvarez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Oppelaar's hands.
Oppelaar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alvarez.
Oppelaar throws a lazy uppercut
and Alvarez counters with a straight right hand.
Alvarez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Oppelaar will feel that in the morning.#T1#
Oppelaar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oppelaar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Oppelaar misses with a hook
and Alvarez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Oppelaar tries for a takedown but Alvarez circles away easily
and Alvarez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Dennis Oppelaar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oppelaar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Alvarez counters with a head kick. That will keep Oppelaar thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Carlo Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Oppelaar.
Oppelaar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alvarez thuds a left hand into Oppelaar's body.
Oppelaar throws out a loose jab but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oppelaar moves out of range of the body kick from Alvarez.
Alvarez feints and then cracks Oppelaar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Oppelaar down.
Oppelaar moves out of range of the body kick.
Oppelaar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alvarez. Alvarez obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oppelaar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvarez moves away.
A head kick misses from Oppelaar.
Oppelaar takes a jab right on the kisser. #TD2#
Oppelaar shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Alvarez is trying to defend but Oppelaar finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#T2#
Alvarez works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oppelaar cracks Alvarez with a solid left hand.
Alvarez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Oppelaar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alvarez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Oppelaar trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Alvarez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Alvarez trying to control the position.
Alvarez wants to sweep but no luck. #T3#
Alvarez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Alvarez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Alvarez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oppelaar keeps working.
Oppelaar is looking to reverse the position.
Alvarez takes a little break here. Oppelaar wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Oppelaar can't do much from the bottom here.
Oppelaar gets back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Alvarez. #T4#
Oppelaar is trying to get back to full guard.
Alvarez wants to control but Oppelaar is keeping him busy.
Oppelaar is looking for a sweep. Alvarez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alvarez blocks the strikes from Oppelaar.
Alvarez is keen to just control but Oppelaar is a slippery customer.
Oppelaar wants to get back to full guard but Alvarez has mounted him!
Oppelaar is wriggling around trying to escape.
Alvarez avoids the attempt from Oppelaar to control.
Alvarez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Alvarez unloading with bombs!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvarez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Oppelaar?
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!
Oppelaar is working to get back to half guard.
Alvarez tries to control but Oppelaar wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlo Alvarez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Alvarez throws a half hearted mid kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alvarez.
Oppelaar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alvarez's head backwards.
Oppelaar throws a right hand that misses
and Alvarez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oppelaar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alvarez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alvarez slips under a jab.
Oppelaar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oppelaar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Carlo Alvarez is winning the standup battle so far.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alvarez, right into the meat.
Oppelaar misses with an uppercut
and Alvarez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Oppelaar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alvarez scores with a leg kick.
Alvarez blocks a head kick by Oppelaar.
Oppelaar tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oppelaar moves out of range as Alvarez throws a body kick.
Oppelaar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alvarez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses.
Alvarez moves out of range as Oppelaar throws a body kick.
Alvarez looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Alvarez connects with a body shot.#T1#
Some bone on bone action there as Oppelaar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Oppelaar changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Alvarez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crunch! Alvarez slams his shin into Oppelaar's torso.
Alvarez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oppelaar was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvarez.
Oppelaar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A clash of legs there as Oppelaar blocks the low kick.
Alvarez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alvarez throws a leg kick that misses.
Oppelaar slips under a jab from Alvarez.
Oppelaar fails to land with a series of punches.
Alvarez misses with a body kick.
Oppelaar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alvarez lands a nice shot to the body.
Oppelaar misses with a hook.
Oppelaar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oppelaar misses with an uppercut. Alvarez saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Oppelaar misses.
Oppelaar misses the jab.#T2#
Oppelaar lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Alvarez backs up against the cage.
Alvarez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Oppelaar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oppelaar is breathing heavily.
Alvarez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oppelaar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Oppelaar throws a right and a left that both miss.
A leg kick checked by Oppelaar.
An inside leg kick lands from Alvarez.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Oppelaar.
Alvarez connects with a single shot there.
Oppelaar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Oppelaar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alvarez as he jumps to the side.
Oppelaar throws a lazy uppercut
and Alvarez counters with a low kick, right behind Oppelaar 's knee.
Oppelaar misses with a lunging right hand
and Alvarez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alvarez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#T3#
Alvarez misses with a series of wild punches.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alvarez 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 Oppelaar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Oppelaar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alvarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oppelaar can do to turn this around?
Oppelaar dives in for a single leg takedown but Alvarez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Carlo Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Oppelaar.
Alvarez staying out of range there.
Oppelaar throws a head kick but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Oppelaar momentarily.
Alvarez stuns Oppelaar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alvarez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Oppelaar at a distance.
Oppelaar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Oppelaar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alvarez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alvarez scores with a leg kick.
Oppelaar misses with a straight right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alvarez.
Oppelaar with the counter takedown but Alvarez avoids it easily.
Oppelaar throws a head kick but Alvarez moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Alvarez - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oppelaar throws a right hand that misses
and Alvarez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T4#
Oppelaar swings widly with a right hand
and Alvarez counters with an outside leg kick.
Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oppelaar.#CL#
Alvarez has closed the distance and engaged Oppelaar in a clinch.
Come on Alvarez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense. #BC#
Alvarez manages to break the clinch.
Alvarez takes a swing at Oppelaar's ribcage but misses.
Alvarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oppelaar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alvarez finds it's way round the side to connect with Oppelaar's head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alvarez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alvarez with a hook.#ROC#
Oppelaar is rocked!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alvarez, right into the meat.
Oppelaar throws a hook but Alvarez avoids it easily.
Oppelaar throws a looping overhand right but Alvarez ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oppelaar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oppelaar throws a body shot but no joy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Alvarez, as that shot connected.
Oppelaar is still on wobbly legs! Can Alvarez finish him?
Oppelaar throws the left hand but Alvarez avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlo Alvarez dominated that second round.
That's time! Alvarez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Oppelaar has his takedown stuffed
enabling Alvarez to counter with a crisp jab.
Oppelaar swings widly with a right hand
and Alvarez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Oppelaar seems to have recovered his senses.
Alvarez delivers a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alvarez.
Oppelaar tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot lands for Alvarez.
Alvarez cracks the inside of Oppelaar's front leg.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alvarez.
Alvarez cracks the inside of Oppelaar's front leg.
Oppelaar misses with a wild body shot.
Alvarez keeps Oppelaar at a distance using the push kick.
Alvarez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oppelaar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarez gets in close and tags Oppelaar with a short punch that almost sends Oppelaar to the mat! Oh Oppelaar is in big trouble! He turns his back on Alvarez, trying to create some distance but Alvarez rushes him, striking wildly and Oppelaar goes down! The referee tackles Alvarez into the cage to end the fight! Alvarez is one violent man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlo Alvarez!
After the fight, Carlo Alvarez was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: AD379: The Dance of Dragons
Date: Sep 28, 2016

#R1#
Alvarez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Al Qarni falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alvarez counters with a left to the body.
Alvarez ducks right into an uppercut from Al Qarni.
Alvarez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Al Qarni's head.
Jab, jab by Al Qarni - just one landing.
Alvarez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Al Qarni shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alvarez as he avoids it easily.
Al Qarni blocks a leg kick.
Al Qarni throws a leg kick which misses Alvarez's front leg but catches the back leg as Alvarez tries to avoid it.
Al Qarni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Al Qarni.
Alvarez misses with a kick to the body.
Alvarez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvarez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alvarez misses with a straight right.
Alvarez tries to work over Al Qarni's front leg with a kick but Al Qarni checks it.
Al Qarni lands a nice shot to the body.
Carlo Alvarez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Al Qarni is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Alvarez tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Al Qarni on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alvarez misses with a hook. Al Qarni ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Al Qarni on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Al Qarni connects with a leg kick. Alvarez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Al Qarni misses with a hook.
Alvarez counters with a body kick.
Alvarez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Al Qarni throws the left hand but Alvarez avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Alvarez misses.
Fahad Al Qarni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut. Al Qarni saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Alvarez.
Al Qarni takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Alvarez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Al Qarni.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Alvarez - that will leave a mark!
Alvarez needs to keep his hands up - Al Qarni had a free shot at his head there.#T2#
Al Qarni lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Qarni takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alvarez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Al Qarni lunges at Alvarez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alvarez's hand.
Alvarez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Al Qarni.
Alvarez tries to land a leg kick but Al Qarni saw it coming and moves away.
Al Qarni connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Al Qarni takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alvarez throws a sloppy head kick and Al Qarni moves out of range easily.
Al Qarni is looking to counter punch.
Al Qarni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donk. Al Qarni catches Alvarez right on the button with a cross.
Alvarez throws a body kick that misses
enabling Al Qarni to counter with a crisp jab.
Al Qarni takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses. #T3#
Alvarez is looking to slow Al Qarni down with leg kicks.
Alvarez connects with a body shot that sends Al Qarni's belly button to the back.
Alvarez is looking to land body kicks.
Alvarez throws a leg kick
enabling Al Qarni to counter with a crisp jab.
Al Qarni scores with a nice strike.
Al Qarni shoots in looking for a takedown. Alvarez tries to sprawl out of it but Al Qarni 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.
Al Qarni slips under a jab from Alvarez.
Al Qarni throws a leg kick but Alvarez checks it.
Alvarez steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Alvarez avoids the head kick by Al Qarni.
Alvarez throws out a counter right but Al Qarni avoids it with no problem.
Al Qarni lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Al Qarni pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alvarez is out of range and Al Qarni settles back down.
Alvarez flicks out a counter leg kick but Al Qarni steps away.
Alvarez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row. #T4#
Nice defenses there by Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Al Qarni's calf.
Alvarez blocks a low kick nicely.
Al Qarni ducks under a wild hook from Alvarez.
Alvarez lands a nice looking body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alvarez.
Al Qarni lands a head kick. Alvarez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Some bone on bone action there as Alvarez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Alvarez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvarez throws a chopping leg kick but Al Qarni manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Alvarez misses with a leg kick
and Alvarez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Al Qarni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alvarez throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Carlo Alvarez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Good shot there by Al Qarni.
Al Qarni misses with a right hand
and Alvarez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Al Qarni moves away from the strike by Alvarez.
Alvarez looks to land a combination but Al Qarni avoids it well.
Al Qarni takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Al Qarni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alvarez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Al Qarni.
Al Qarni scores with a nice head shot.
Al Qarni sizes up Alvarez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Al Qarni throws a head kick that Alvarez semi-blocks.
Alvarez misses with a body shot.
Alvarez moves out of range of the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Qarni smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Alvarez lands with an overhand left.#T1#
Alvarez misses with an attempted mid kick.
It looked like Al Qarni wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alvarez throws a jab when Al Qarni was well out of range.
Al Qarni jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
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.
Al Qarni lands with a nice body punch.
Al Qarni scores with the left hand. Alvarez knows he should have avoided that one.
Al Qarni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Al Qarni lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Alvarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvarez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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.
Alvarez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Al Qarni misses its intended target.
Alvarez tries a quick counter leg kick but Al Qarni is wise to it.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Alvarez swings for the body but Al Qarni moves out of range.
Al Qarni tried to counter with a leg kick but Alvarez avoided it.
Alvarez needs to keep his hands up - Al Qarni had a free shot at his head there.
Alvarez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Al Qarni misses with a head kick.
Alvarez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Al Qarni is trying hard to land a takedown here. Alvarez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Al Qarni is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Al Qarni.
Alvarez looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Al Qarni shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Alvarez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Al Qarni throws a lazy right hand but Alvarez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Al Qarni.
Alvarez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Al Qarni lands a two punch combo. #T3#
Al Qarni turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Alvarez throws a wild body kick that Al Qarni sees coming a mile off.
Al Qarni lands a head kick!
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alvarez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Al Qarni misses with a head kick.
Al Qarni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alvarez.
Al Qarni seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Al Qarni misses with an uppercut. Alvarez saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Alvarez misses its intended target.
Al Qarni was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Al Qarni scores with a jab to the jaw.
Alvarez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alvarez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Al Qarni at a distance.
Alvarez throws a sloppy head kick and Al Qarni moves out of range easily. #T4#
Alvarez tries a low kick but Al Qarni avoids it.
Al Qarni throwing a counter right hand but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez misses with a low kick.
Al Qarni wants to clinch.
Alvarez only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Alvarez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Alvarez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice defenses there by Alvarez.
Alvarez moves out of range of the strikes.
A shot to the liver by Al Qarni. Beautiful body shot.
Alvarez scores with a sloppy right hand. Al Qarni should have avoided that one.
Alvarez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Al Qarni.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fahad Al Qarni dominated that second round.
That's time! Al Qarni's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Horrible takedown attempt by Al Qarni or perhaps it was just good defense by Alvarez, which made it look bad.
Al Qarni fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alvarez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alvarez throws a sloppy head kick and Al Qarni moves out of range easily.
Alvarez throws a front kick aimed at Al Qarni's knee but Al Qarni avoids it well.
Al Qarni walks into a jab.
Al Qarni fails to land with a series of punches.
Alvarez throws a leg kick but Al Qarni sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Al Qarni to score with a decent uppercut.
Alvarez tries a head kick but it misses.
Al Qarni lands a really nice looking cross but Alvarez seems unphased.
Al Qarni misses with a straight right.
Al Qarni misses with a head kick. #T1#
Al Qarni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alvarez looks to land a right hand but Al Qarni moved out of range.
Alvarez looks to land a combination but Al Qarni avoids it well.
Al Qarni moves out of range of the body kick from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a leg kick but Al Qarni sees it coming and moves out of range.
Al Qarni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alvarez is trying to counter with his kicks.
Alvarez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Al Qarni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Al Qarni scoring well with a low kick there.
Alvarez slips under a jab.
Alvarez was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Good work by Al Qarni as he checks the leg kick.
Al Qarni blocks a low kick nicely.
Al Qarni throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Alvarez's head.#T2#
Nice defenses there by Alvarez.
Al Qarni has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alvarez.
Nice cross by Al Qarni.
Al Qarni lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Qarni throws out a loose jab but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Al Qarni doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Al Qarni stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alvarez.
Al Qarni misses with a straight right.
Al Qarni throws a looping overhand right but Alvarez ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvarez. Al Qarni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvarez moves out of range of the leg kick from Al Qarni.
Alvarez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Al Qarni swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Al Qarni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #T3#
Al Qarni shoots in for a takedown but Alvarez shows good takedown defense.
Al Qarni throws a poor cross that misses
and Alvarez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Al Qarni swings widly with a right hand
and Alvarez counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Al Qarni misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Alvarez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fahad Al Qarni is winning the standup battle so far.
Alvarez tries a head kick but it misses.
Alvarez lands the left hand.
Al Qarni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvarez.
Alvarez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alvarez scoring well with a low kick there.
Alvarez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Al Qarni looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Al Qarni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alvarez lands with a thumping leg kick. #T4#
Alvarez blocks a leg kick.
Al Qarni scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Al Qarni counters with a nice uppercut.
Al Qarni rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Al Qarni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alvarez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Al Qarni moves out of range as Alvarez throws a body kick.
Alvarez misses with a kick to the body.
Al Qarni throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Alvarez counter with a right hand.
Alvarez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Al Qarni misses with a right hand
and Alvarez counters with a stiff right hand.
Alvarez is looking to score with low kicks.
Al Qarni half committed to a counter leg kick.
Alvarez misses with a hook
and Al Qarni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alvarez throws a head kick but Al Qarni moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlo Alvarez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Alvarez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Carlo Alvarez!
Carlo Alvarez decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: AD373: Valar Morghulis
Date: Aug 27, 2016

#R1#
Alvarez lands with a shot to the body.
Sis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alvarez wants to slow Sis down by chopping away at his legs.
Alvarez connects with a solid leg kick.
Alvarez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alvarez lands a right hook to the body.
Sis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alvarez has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sis is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Alvarez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sis walks into a jab.
Alvarez connects with a crisp jab.
Alvarez looks for the body kick but Sis saw that one coming.
Alvarez throws a leg kick that misses.
Sis throws a low kick but Alvarez avoids it.
Alvarez throws out a counter right but Sis avoids it with no problem.
Sis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvarez moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#TD2#
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Alvarez is keen to just control but Sis is a slippery customer.#T1#
Sis is looking to improve his position.
Sis moves into full guard.
Alvarez works over Sis with some ground and pound from guard.
Sis is trying to keep Alvarez in close.
Alvarez trying to control but Sis is working from the bottom. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sis 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.
Alvarez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Alvarez trying to control but Sis is working from the bottom.
Sis has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Alvarez has passed into side control.
Sis is looking to regain half guard here but Alvarez keeps moving and retains side control.
Alvarez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly. #T3#
Sis is looking to reverse the position.
Alvarez landing strikes.
Sis is looking to regain half guard here but Alvarez keeps moving and retains side control.
Alvarez in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sis taking a bit of punishment here - Alvarez scoring with strikes.
Alvarez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sis is not content to let Alvarez control the position.
Sis manages to get back to half guard.#T4#
Sis is looking to control Alvarez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sis avoid being mounted?
Sis wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Alvarez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sis defends it well.
Alvarez is looking to advance position but Sis won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alvarez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlo Alvarez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Alvarez blocks a jab.
Sis slips a jab from Alvarez.
Alvarez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alvarez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sis motions for Alvarez to come forward. Sis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sis swings widly with a right hand
and Alvarez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sis thinking.
An inside leg kick lands from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a body punch but Sis moves out of range.
Sis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alvarez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alvarez.
Alvarez lands a jab-cross combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sis.
Alvarez throws a body kick, spinning off balance#TD#
so Sis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sis manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Alvarez wants to pass the guard but Sis is keeping the position.
Sis is pulling down on Alvarez's head to control his posture. #T1##SUB#
Sis throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Alvarez escapes and throws Sis's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Alvarez scoring with punches from side control.
Alvarez scoring with punches and elbows.
Sis managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Alvarez.
Sis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Alvarez landing a few strikes. #T2#
Sis can't do much from the bottom here.
Sis is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sis can't do much from the bottom here.
Alvarez throwing strikes but Sis manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Carlo Alvarez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sis working away.
Sis is looking to take a break and control but Alvarez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alvarez wants to control but Sis postures up.#T3#
Sis throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Alvarez struggling a bit here.
Sis grinds an elbow into Alvarez's temple.
Alvarez managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sis.
Sis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alvarez keeps working.
Sis cracks Alvarez with an elbow. That is naaassty.#SUB#
Sis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sis working the head and body with strikes. #T4#
Alvarez is looking for a sweep.
Sis lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Alvarez down.
The ground and pound from Sis seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Alvarez defending against the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Alvarez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sis trying to control the action but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
Sis throwing shots but missing, from side control.
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 Nem Sis will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Alvarez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Sis misses its target.
Sis tries a head kick but it misses.
Sis throws a body shot but no joy.
Carlo Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sis throws a nice head kick!
Sis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#TD#
Alvarez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sis throwing strikes from guard but Alvarez blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvarez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sis throws an elbow that misses. Alvarez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sis's guard. Nice move by Alvarez!#REVB#
Sis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alvarez. #T1#
Alvarez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alvarez throws a big elbow that misses.
Alvarez distracts Sis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Alvarez won't allow Sis to sweep him here.
Alvarez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alvarez wants to control from the top but Sis keeps moving.
Sis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alvarez tries to free his leg and advance position but Sis is retaining full guard. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Alvarez landing some decent shots from guard.
Alvarez throwing strikes but missing.
Alvarez throws a big elbow that misses.
Alvarez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sis trying to keep a closed guard but Alvarez is proving a slippery customer.
Sis pulls Alvarez in close to prevent any damage. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Carlo Alvarez seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T3#
Sis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alvarez thows a leg kick but Sis checks it #TD#
and Sis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Alvarez trying to control here.
Sis is trying to control. Alvarez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Alvarez holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Sis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sis wants to take a breather but Alvarez is having none of it. #T4#
Alvarez gets back to full guard. #SUB2#
Sis stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Alvarez throws up his legs and catches Sis in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Sis tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Alvarez! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Carlo Alvarez!
Carlo Alvarez decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: AD368: 21th Storm
Date: Aug 05, 2016

#R1#
Brown looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brown tries for a takedown but Alvarez circles away easily
and Alvarez counters with a left to the body.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alvarez as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown shoots for a takedown but Alvarez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but Alvarez sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alvarez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#TD#
Brown drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarez avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Brown.
Alvarez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. #T1#
Brown winds up and cracks Alvarez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Brown scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Brown is pressing down on Alvarez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Alvarez is holding on for now.
Alvarez is looking to improve his position.
Alvarez is trying to maintain the position but Brown is very close to passing his half guard.
Brown has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Brown has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Alvarez's face.
Brown is in the full mount, landing strikes. #T2#
Alvarez is trying to escape the mount.
Brown with shots to the head and body - Alvarez looks very uncomfortable down there.
Brown lands a nice shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown landing strikes from the mount and Alvarez is in trouble!
Brown lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Alvarez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Alvarez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Brown landing shots from mount.
Brown looking to finish Alvarez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Alvarez!
Brown cracks Alvarez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The referee warns Alvarez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head. #ROC#
Alvarez is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Brown! Alvarez is hurt baaadly! Brown is firing away with more strikes - Alvarez is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Brown!
A victorious John Brown thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: AD363: Winter is Coming
Date: Jul 16, 2016

#R1#
Alvarez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loko manages to avoid it.
Loko appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Loko tries a head kick but it misses.
Loko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alvarez at a distance.
Loko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Alvarez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alvarez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Loko misses with a kick to the body.
Alvarez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Alvarez 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.
Loko checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loko tries to clinch but Alvarez is having none of it.
Alvarez looks to throw the jab but Loko is out of range.
Loko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Four Loko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Loko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud. #T1#
Loko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvarez.
Alvarez lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Alvarez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alvarez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Loko tries a head kick but it misses.
Loko throws a jab when Alvarez was well out of range.
Alvarez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Alvarez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Loko.
Loko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alvarez throws a head kick that half lands.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Alvarez, as that shot connected.
Loko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvarez throwing a counter right hand but Loko manages to avoid it.#T2#
Loko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alvarez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alvarez tries to counter by clinching up but Loko breaks away and moves out of range.
Loko tries to clinch up.
Alvarez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loko manages to avoid it.
Loko lands a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donk. Alvarez catches Loko right on the button with a cross.
Loko throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Loko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alvarez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut
and Loko counters with a three punch combo that has Alvarez backing up. Alvarez nods at Loko to acknowledge the strikes.
Alvarez throws a hook to the side of Loko's head but Loko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T3#
Loko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Loko misses with a few strikes there.
A little feinted left hand from Alvarez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alvarez throws a lazy right hand but Loko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A lazy left from Alvarez finds it's target.#CL2#
Loko moves into the clinch successfully.
Alvarez lands a body punch in the clinch. #BC#
Alvarez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Loko checks a leg kick.
Alvarez is looking to land body kicks.
Alvarez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#T4#
Loko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alvarez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Loko sprawls and moves away.
Alvarez misses with a looping right.
Loko cracks Alvarez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Loko connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alvarez throws a hook but Loko blocks it.#CL2#
Loko clinches with his opponent.
Loko is trying to break the clinch but Alvarez has him pressed against the cage.
Alvarez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Loko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alvarez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #BC#
Alvarez breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Four Loko will probably get the nod.
That's time! Alvarez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Loko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Loko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Alvarez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Loko wants to clinch.
Loko's coach down at Rape Academy (7 elite, 6 2x elite) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Loko's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Loko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez misses with a body shot. #T1##CL2#
Loko closes the distance and pushes Alvarez back into the cage.
Alvarez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Loko's efforts to push away.
Alvarez wants to stall.
Loko is trying to break free.
Alvarez lands with a short shot to the head.
Alvarez looking to slow down the pace here.
Loko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Loko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alvarez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alvarez stalling against the cage.
Loko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alvarez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alvarez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Alvarez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alvarez.#BC2#
Loko breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
Loko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #T2#
Alvarez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Loko is defending well for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvarez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.#BC#
Alvarez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Loko clinches with his opponent.
Alvarez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Loko tries to break free but Alvarez pushes him back against the cage.
Alvarez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Carlo Alvarez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alvarez misses with a knee strike. #BC2#
Loko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Loko is looking to clinch but Alvarez is avoiding it.
A cross from Alvarez lands.
Loko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alvarez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Alvarez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T3#
Loko fakes the leg kick and cracks Alvarez in the body.
A punch combination from Loko misses.
Four Loko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alvarez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Loko.
Loko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Alvarez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alvarez 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 Loko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Loko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Four Loko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Loko misses with a low kick.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Loko.
Alvarez feinted with a counter takedown.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Loko.
Loko moves to clinch but Alvarez breaks away
and Alvarez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T4#
Loko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alvarez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Loko keeps Alvarez at a distance using the push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Loko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Four Loko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Loko bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Loko scores with a head kick. Alvarez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Alvarez just misses with a punch to the body.
Loko thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Alvarez if he has to take too many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Four Loko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Alvarez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Alvarez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Loko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Loko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alvarez is looking to counter punch.
Loko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alvarez misses with a straight right.
That kick from Loko tenderised Alvarez's leg. Alvarez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alvarez will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loko throws a head kick that misses.
Loko gets off balance looking for a body kick#TD#
and Alvarez counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Loko!
Alvarez working the ground and pound.#T1#
Loko is not content to let Alvarez control the position. #SUB#
Alvarez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Loko has escaped the position, nice work there.
Alvarez lands a nice forearm strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Loko is looking for a sweep.
Loko pushes Alvarez away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Alvarez gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Alvarez working the body and head with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Loko's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Loko is not content to let Alvarez control the position.
Alvarez landing strikes.
Carlo Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Loko wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Alvarez remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Alvarez lands a decent elbow from side control.
Loko tries to improve position but can't.
Alvarez working the head with strikes.
Alvarez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Loko keeps working.
Alvarez working the head with strikes.
Loko tries to improve position but can't.
Alvarez is looking to take a break and control but Loko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Loko on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Loko on the wrong end of some ground and pound. #SUB#
Alvarez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Loko is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Loko is looking for a sweep.#SUB#
Alvarez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Loko has escaped the position, nice work there.
Alvarez lands an elbow.
Loko sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Alvarez wants to pass the guard but Loko is defending well. #SUB2#
Loko is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Alvarez pulls his head out easily. #T4#
Loko is staying active underneath Alvarez, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #SUB2#
Loko looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Alvarez seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Loko is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Carlo Alvarez!
Carlo Alvarez spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: AD359:155lb Tournament R2
Date: Jul 02, 2016

#R1#
Nice uppercut lands for Brown. That snapped Alvarez's head back.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alvarez as he avoids it easily.
Alvarez is looking for the big counter here.
Nice defenses there by Alvarez.
Alvarez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#CL#
Brown gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but he's missed. #TD#
Brown gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Alvarez regains guard.
Alvarez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Alvarez from controlling successfully.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
Alvarez is fighting to break Brown's control of his arms but Brown is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Alvarez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Alvarez from controlling successfully. #T1#
Alvarez landing with the ground and pound.
Brown 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.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Alvarez from controlling successfully.
Alvarez lands a couple of digs.
Alvarez chips away with some ground and pound.#SUB2#
Alvarez postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Brown is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Alvarez, into his guard. #REVR#
Brown trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brown works over Alvarez with some ground and pound from guard.#T2#
Alvarez working a defensive guard here.
Brown cracks Alvarez with a solid left hand.#SUB2#
Alvarez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brown gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brown lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Alvarez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
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. #REVB#
Alvarez is keen to just control but Brown is a slippery customer.
Still in half guard, Alvarez seems content to control.
Alvarez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
Alvarez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#T3#
Alvarez wants to pass the guard but Brown is defending well.
Alvarez trying to control from half guard but Brown is working away.
Brown is looking for a sweep. Alvarez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alvarez wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brown manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Alvarez pushes down on Brown's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Alvarez wants to take a breather but Brown is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Alvarez connects with a nice short shot to Brown's temple.
Alvarez trying to control from half guard but Brown is working away.
Alvarez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Alvarez prevents Brown from improving his position.#T4#
Alvarez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Alvarez slips a nice elbow through Brown's hands, connecting with Brown's forehead.
Brown is trying to maintain the position but Alvarez is very close to passing his half guard.
Brown is looking to improve his position.
Alvarez is thwarting Brown's attempts to control the position.
Alvarez slows the pace down in half guard.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brown regains full guard. Nicely done.
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 John Brown will probably get the nod.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Alvarez throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown. #TD#
Brown shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Brown was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Alvarez is trying to control Brown's posture but Brown avoids it.
Brown working the head and body with strikes.
Brown trying to control the position but Alvarez is working away.
Alvarez wants to control but Brown postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez tries to improve position but can't.
Brown is putting a hurting on Alvarez here, landing some big shots from side control.
Alvarez is trying to get back to half guard.
Alvarez regains half guard.#T1#
Alvarez wants to control but Brown is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Brown is nestled in close to Alvarez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Brown definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Alvarez taking some punishment here, with Brown in his half guard.
Brown slips a nice elbow through Alvarez's hands, connecting with Alvarez's forehead.
Brown trying to control the action but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
Alvarez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alvarez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Alvarez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brown throwing strikes from guard but Alvarez blocks nicely.
Alvarez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##T2#
Brown bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alvarez's guard. #REVR#
Alvarez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
John Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alvarez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brown landing some decent shots from guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alvarez is on top in guard. #REVB#
Alvarez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
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!
Brown is looking for a sweep.
Brown manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Alvarez moves into full guard.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvarez can do to turn this around?#T3#
Alvarez wants to sweep but no luck.
Alvarez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alvarez is trying to keep Brown in close.
Brown wants to control from the top but Alvarez keeps moving.
Alvarez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Alvarez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brown lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Alvarez forces his way into half guard.
Brown is looking to improve his position.
Alvarez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #T4#
Brown manages to get to full guard.
Alvarez pushes down on Brown's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Brown is looking to improve his position.
Alvarez is trying to control. Brown wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Alvarez wants to pass the guard but Brown is defending well.
Alvarez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brown does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brown has hold of Alvarez's hands but Alvarez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Alvarez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brown manages to get to full guard.
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 John Brown will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Brown avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#CL#
Brown gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brown drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brown tries to score a body lock takedown but Alvarez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Brown goes for a takedown in the clinch but Alvarez prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown looking for a takedown.
Brown is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Alvarez is defending well.
Brown changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Alvarez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
Alvarez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Brown. No joy for Alvarez on that attempt. #T1#
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alvarez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
Brown appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Alvarez has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Alvarez lands with a cross.
Brown changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alvarez misses with a head kick.
Brown half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Brown throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alvarez's waist but Alvarez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brown off to one side.
Alvarez tries to counter with a clinch but Brown shakes him off and moves away.#CL#
Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Brown drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Alvarez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Alvarez lands a nice knee to the body.
Carlo Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Alvarez gets underhooks to prevent Brown's takedown attempt.
Alvarez taking a breather.
Alvarez landing knees to the head. #CUT2#
It looks like John Brown has been cut.#BC2#
Alvarez breaks from the clinch.
Alvarez swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Brown shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alvarez pinned against the cage. Alvarez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brown shoots in but Alvarez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alvarez! But no joy.#T3#
Alvarez scores with a head kick.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Alvarez was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Alvarez pushes him off.
Alvarez cracks Brown with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Carlo Alvarez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alvarez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brown has his takedown stuffed
and Alvarez counters with a big head kick but Brown shrugs it off. #ROC2#
Brown is rocked!#T4#
Good leg kick by Alvarez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brown checks the leg kick.#CL2#
Alvarez takes the fight into the clinch.
Brown is looking for a takedown.
Brown goes for a takedown in the clinch but Alvarez prevents it.
John Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alvarez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Alvarez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brown's face. #CUT2#
John Brown's cut is getting worse.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Alvarez fights it off and pushes away nicely. #TD#
Brown looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlo Alvarez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brown has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30

The fight is ruled a draw!

Event: AD356:155lb Tournament R1
Date: Jun 15, 2016

#R1#
The crowd cheers as Alvarez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Metsast doesn't seem phased though.#CL2#
Metsast gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Metsast trying to stall but Alvarez improves his position.
Metsast taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Alvarez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Metsast takes a shot to the head.
Metsast misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alvarez.
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alvarez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Metsast lands a knee to the body.
Alvarez is breathing heavily.
Alvarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Metsast scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Alvarez fails to land.
Come on Alvarez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Alvarez wants to stall.
Alvarez is trying to stall.
Alvarez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Metsast's face.
Metsast looking to throw knees to the head but Alvarez is blocking nicely.
Alvarez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Metsast backwards. #T1#
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Metsast as Alvarez tries to tie him up.
Alvarez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Metsast misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Metsast as the two fighters clinch.
Alvarez misses with a knee to the head.
Alvarez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Metsast tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alvarez.
Metsast digs a right hand into Alvarez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alvarez's gas tank.
Alvarez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Metsast is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alvarez is keeping busy.
Alvarez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Metsast throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alvarez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Metsast managing to block the knees to the body from Alvarez.
Alvarez working aggressively here.
Alvarez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Metsast blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alvarez trying to land knees to the body. #T2#
Metsast landing knees to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Metsast tries a knee to the head but Alvarez blocks it.
Metsast is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alvarez is defending well for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Metsast tries to land a knee to the head but Alvarez blocks with his arms.
Alvarez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Metsast working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alvarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alvarez.
Metsast doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alvarez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Metsast is defending well for now.
Metsast tries to work over Alvarez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Metsast is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but Metsast blocks it.
Metsast's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Alvarez misses with a punch on the inside. #T3#
Metsast tries to land knees in the clinch but Alvarez avoids the damage to the body.
Alvarez missing with knees to the body.
Metsast is pushing Alvarez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Metsast fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Metsast. #BC#
Alvarez breaks from the clinch.
Alvarez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alvarez misses with a two punch combination.
Alvarez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Metsast throws a nice looking combination but Alvarez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alvarez cracks the inside of Metsast's front leg.
Alvarez wants to slow Metsast down by chopping away at his legs. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short uppercut from Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with some punches.
Metsast tries to land knees in the clinch but Alvarez avoids the damage to the body. #T4#
A bit of stalling here from Alvarez.
Alvarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Metsast misses with some punches.
Alvarez working Metsast over with knees to the body.
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!
Metsast tries to land knees in the clinch but Alvarez avoids the damage to the body.
Alvarez lands a nice shot to the body.
Alvarez lands a hook that snaps the head of Metsast backwards.
Alvarez lands with a right to the head.
Metsast lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Alvarez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Metsasts head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Alvarez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Metsast lands with a right to the head.
Alvarez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alvarez missing with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Alvarez.
Metsast misses with a punch on the inside.
Metsast misses with the head strike.
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 Carlo Alvarez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Metsast takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.#CL2#
Metsast takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Alvarez breaks the clinch.
Metsast fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alvarez avoids it really well and circles away.
Metsast throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Metsast moves to clinch but Alvarez breaks away #TD#
and Alvarez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Alvarez tries to pass to full mount but Metsast defends it.
Alvarez works his way into side control.
Alvarez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Alvarez wants to control but Metsast is keeping him busy.
Alvarez in side control, throwing shots but Metsast defends.
Alvarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Metsast can do to turn this around?#T1#
Alvarez is looking to take a break and control but Metsast is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
Alvarez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Alvarez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Metsast is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvarez working the ground and pound.
Alvarez wants to control for a moment but Metsast uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Alvarez works his way into full mount! #T2##SUB#
Alvarez is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Metsast has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Metsast!
Metsast with a flurry of punches that miss.
Metsast postures up in Alvarez's guard and throws a big left but Alvarez blocks it.
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.#SUB#
Alvarez looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Metsast has picked Alvarez up and slammed him! Alvarez can't keep hold of the triangle and Metsast manages to pass to side control!
Alvarez tries to improve position but can't.
Alvarez is not content to let Metsast control the position. #T3#
Metsast landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Metsast is looking to take a break and control but Alvarez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Metsast is controlling the pace.
Metsast trying to control from half guard but Alvarez is working away. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Alvarez is looking to control Metsast's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Alvarez avoid being mounted?
Alvarez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Metsast looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Alvarez is looking to improve his position.
Metsast controlling the pace.
Metsast winds up and cracks Alvarez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alvarez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alvarez is refusing to be controlled, as Metsast sits in half guard.
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 Carlo Alvarez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Metsast tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alvarez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Metsast throws a hook to the side of Alvarez's head but Alvarez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown but Metsast shows good takedown defense.
Alvarez lands the left hand.
Metsast checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Metsast misses with a hook.
Alvarez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Metsast.
Metsast slips a straight right by Alvarez.
Metsast ducks right into an uppercut from Alvarez.
Alvarez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Metsast.
Metsast misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Metsast fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Metsast throws a head kick that misses.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Metsast.
Alvarez tries to bum rush Metsast with a series of wild strikes but Metsast uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alvarez throws an overhand right that lands on Metsast's shoulder, as Metsast tries to avoid the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Metsast scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
Metsast scores with a jab to the body.
Carlo Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Metsast sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Metsast throws a series of punches but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Metsast is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Alvarez rather than just go for the knockout.
A head kick by Metsast misses
and Alvarez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Metsast throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvarez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Metsast tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL2#
Metsast darts in and clinches Alvarez up against the cage.
Alvarez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Metsast is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alvarez is keeping busy.
Metsast gets through Alvarez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Alvarez.
Metsast looks to throw an elbow but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez taking a breather.
Alvarez avoiding damage as Metsast throws knees to the body. #T2##BC#
Alvarez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Metsast closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alvarez stalling.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Metsast takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Metsast dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Alvarez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez misses with some punches.
Alvarez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Alvarez blocks an elbow strike.
Metsast tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Metsast lands a shoulder strike.
Alvarez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Metsast misses with a knee to the head.
Alvarez tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #BC#
Alvarez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T3#
Alvarez feints and then cracks Metsast's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Metsast down.
Alvarez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Metsast looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alvarez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Alvarez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Metsast shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Alvarez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Metsast on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Metsast tries to clinch up.
Metsast scores with a jab to the body.
Metsast tries to close the distance and clinch but Alvarez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alvarez keeps the fight on the outside.
Metsast tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Metsast wants to clinch but Alvarez slips to the side
and Alvarez counters with an inside leg kick.
Metsast throws out a loose jab but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvarez throws a jab but it's blocked by Metsast.
Alvarez cracks Metsast with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez connects with a solid leg kick. #T4#
Nice sprawl there from Alvarez as Metsast shoots in.
Alvarez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #TD#
Alvarez scores with a takedown into Metsast's guard.
Alvarez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Metsast's head.
Alvarez passes Metsast's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Alvarez has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Alvarez avoids the attempt from Metsast to control.
Metsast is squirming around, avoiding Alvarez's attempts to control the action.
Mees Metsast has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee warns Metsast that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlo Alvarez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alvarez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlo Alvarez!
Carlo Alvarez bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: AD351: Bowser Koopa
Date: May 14, 2016

#R1#
A head kick misses from Frost.
Alvarez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Frost. Alvarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Alvarez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Frost gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice uppercut lands for Alvarez. That snapped Frost's head back.
Frost plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Alvarez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Frost. That did some damage!
Frost throws a head kick that misses
and Alvarez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Frost as he avoids it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alvarez.
Frost tries to bum rush Alvarez with a series of wild strikes but Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Frost lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alvarez at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frost closes the distance looking to clinch
and Alvarez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Frost throws a combination that misses #TD2#
and Alvarez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Frost won't allow Alvarez to pass to mount. #T1#
Alvarez trying to control the action but Frost is working from the bottom.
Alvarez slips a nice elbow through Frost's hands, connecting with Frost's forehead.
Frost desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frost wants to improve his position but Alvarez is controlling well. #SUB2#
Alvarez is trying to work for a kimura but Frost is defending well.
Alvarez trying to control from half guard but Frost is working away.
Alvarez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Alvarez is looking to advance position but Frost won't allow it. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB2#
Alvarez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Frost defends it well.
Alvarez is looking to take a break and control but Frost is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frost wants to improve his position but Alvarez is controlling well.
Alvarez slows the pace down in half guard.
Alvarez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Frost has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Alvarez is working away from the top position though.
Alvarez is looking to advance position but Frost won't allow it. #SUB2#
Alvarez is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Frost is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Carlo Alvarez!
Carlo Alvarez decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: AD344: Super Yoshi
Date: Apr 10, 2016

#R1#
Aremis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alvarez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Aremis lands with a hook. Alvarez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Alvarez takes a swing at Aremis's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Aremis misses its target.
Aremis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alvarez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aremis scores with the left hand. Alvarez knows he should have avoided that one.
Alvarez thuds his shin into the meat of Aremis's side.#TD2#
Alvarez gets a takedown into half guard.
Alvarez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aremis defending well though.
Alvarez throwing shots but Aremis is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB2#
Alvarez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Alvarez tries to pass to full mount but Aremis defends it.
Aremis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alvarez.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Aremis is doing well to control the position and prevent Alvarez from advancing to side control.
Aremis is not content to let Alvarez control the position.
Alvarez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Aremis trying to control but Alvarez postures up.
Alvarez is trying to control. Aremis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Alvarez works his way into side control.
Aremis is not content to let Alvarez control the position.
Alvarez throws a strike aimed at the side of Aremis's head but Aremis avoids it well.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Alvarez is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Aremis's shoulder. That is not cool.
Aremis wants to control but Alvarez postures up.
Alvarez misses with the ground and pound.
Alvarez tries to advance to mount but Aremis denies him.
Alvarez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Alvarez has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aremis avoids a series of strikes thrown by Alvarez.
Alvarez throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Alvarez cracks Aremis with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Alvarez wants to control but instead Aremis manages to regain half guard.
Aremis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alvarez.
Aremis moves into full guard.
Alvarez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T3#
Alvarez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Aremis 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.
Alvarez wants to control from the top but Aremis keeps moving.
Alvarez landing with the ground and pound.
Alvarez trying to move into half guard but instead Aremis has managed to sweep!#REVR#
Alvarez managing to control the position.
Aremis throwing strikes from guard but Alvarez blocks nicely.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Alvarez holds on and takes a little breather.
Our spies down at at House of 1000 Corpses inform us that Alvarez has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?#T4#
Aremis trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aremis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Aremis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Alvarez looking for a sweep. Not yet Alvarez, not yet.
We've been hearing good reports from Aremis's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aremis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Alvarez holds on and takes a little breather.
Aremis tries to free his leg and advance position but Alvarez is retaining full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alvarez controlling the position.
Aremis cracks Alvarez with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlo Alvarez 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.
#R2#
Aremis lands a nice shot to the body.
Alvarez throws a push kick but Aremis slaps the foot to one side.
Alvarez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aremis with a nice cross.#TD#
Aremis is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Alvarez's half guard.
Alvarez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aremis.
Alvarez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Aremis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Aremis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Alvarez is trying to get back to full guard.
Aremis with the ground and pound but Alvarez uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Aremis lands a couple of elbows.
Aremis postures up in Alvarez's guard and throws a big left but Alvarez blocks it. #T1#
Aremis scoring with some ground and pound.
Aremis works over Alvarez with some ground and pound from guard.
Aremis throws a big elbow that misses.
Aremis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alvarez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aremis is one step ahead there.
Aremis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Aremis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aremis postures up in Alvarez's guard and throws a big left but Alvarez blocks it.
Alvarez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Alvarez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aremis's guard. #REVB#
Alvarez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Xantos Aremis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alvarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Aremis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
Alvarez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aremis is keeping the position for now.
Alvarez preventing the sweep.
Alvarez landing with the ground and pound.
Alvarez postures up.
Aremis wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.#T3#
Alvarez looking to pass the guard.
Aremis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Alvarez manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Alvarez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alvarez pulls Aremis in close to prevent any damage.
Aremis throwing strikes but missing.
Alvarez controlling Aremis's posture.
Aremis stopping the sweep attempt from Alvarez.
Alvarez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aremis's guard. #REVB#
Alvarez being controlled here momentarily. #T4#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Aremis is on top in guard. #REVR#
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.
Alvarez has Aremis pulled in close to control his posture.
Aremis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Aremis postures up in Alvarez's guard and throws a big left but Alvarez blocks it.
Alvarez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aremis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Aremis won't allow Alvarez to sweep him here.
Alvarez controls Aremis momentarily but Aremis frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xantos Aremis dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Aremis throws the left hand but Alvarez avoids the punch easily.
Aremis looks to land a right hand but Alvarez moved out of range.
Alvarez looks to land a left hand but Aremis moved out of range nicely.
Aremis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alvarez.#TD#
Aremis bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Alvarez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Alvarez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Alvarez tries to roll over but Aremis keeps him under control.
Aremis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Aremis.
Aremis 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.
Alvarez is trying to get back to full guard.
Alvarez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T1#
Aremis prevents Alvarez from improving his position.
Aremis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Alvarez manages to get to full guard.
Aremis throws a big elbow that misses.
Aremis wants to control from the top but Alvarez keeps moving.
Aremis connects with a couple of short punches.
Alvarez wants to sweep here but Aremis controlling him for the moment.
Aremis is looking to work some ground and pound but Alvarez has wrist control.
Aremis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T2#
Aremis advances to half guard.
Aremis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Alvarez's head.
Aremis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Alvarez's head.
Alvarez moves into full guard.
Alvarez is controlling Aremis's posture.
Aremis trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alvarez trying to control the position here.
Alvarez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alvarez pulls Aremis in close to prevent any damage. #T3#
Aremis throwing strikes but missing.
Aremis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alvarez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Aremis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aremis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alvarez misses with a hook. Aremis ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Aremis misses the target.
Aremis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alvarez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Alvarez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aremis misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Aremis.
Alvarez scores with the left hand. Aremis knows he should have avoided that one. #T4#
Aremis lands a jab-cross combination.
Alvarez scoring well with a low kick there.
Alvarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alvarez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Aremis's waist but Aremis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alvarez off to one side.
Aremis misses with a straight left.
Alvarez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aremis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvarez can do to turn this around?
Aremis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez tests Aremis's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CUT2#
It looks like Xantos Aremis has been cut.
Alvarez moves away from the strike by Aremis.
Aremis is looking to clinch but Alvarez is avoiding it.
Aremis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aremis lands a body shot.
Aremis moves out of range as Alvarez strikes.
Alvarez lands the left hand.
Aremis throws out a powerful jab.
Aremis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alvarezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Aremis moves out of range as Alvarez throws a body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Xantos Aremis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aremis 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xantos Aremis!
During a confident post fight interview, Xantos Aremis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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