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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 08, 2017 |
#R1# King tries to close the distance and clinch but Ayala swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by King!
#TD2# King darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.#ES# Ayala has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but King is on him like a limpet, forcing Ayala back against the cage. Ayala keeps control of King as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. King is looking to break free of the clinch but Ayala has double underhooks. King is trying to break the clinch but Ayala is controlling him. King is trying to break free. King is trying to break the clinch but Ayala is controlling him. King is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Ayala could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.#BC2# King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ayala. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Ayala keeps the fight on the outside. King pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ayala back to the cage. King follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Ayala avoids a punch combination nicely.
#T1##CL# Ayala has taken the fight to the clinch.
King wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
King tries to break the clinch but Ayala is controlling the position. King is looking to break free of the clinch but Ayala has double underhooks. #TD2# King manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #SU# Ayala gets to his feet - King follows without any prompting. King scores with the left hand. Ayala knows he should have avoided that one. Ayala avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ayala shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as King sprawls well. King wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ayala gets slowly back to his feet. King throws a counter combo.#T2# Ayala misses with a jab, cross combination.
#TD2# King drives through with a takedown into Ayala's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Ayala is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #SU2# King decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ayala, up you get! King throws a combination. Ayala tries to block but a couple of punches get through. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! King closes the distance and lands a one-two. A bone on bone clash there as Ayala blocks the leg kick.
Ayala appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Ayala is on the wrong end of a nice combination from King. King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. King looks winded! King misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ayala tries to counter with a takedown but King is quick to defend against it. Ayala slips a jab and a cross from King.
Ayala half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Billy King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ayala tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Sloppy strikes from King. Those never looked like landing. #CL# Ayala forces King back against the cage and clinches. Ayala blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T3# King is trying to break free. King has had enough of the clinch but Ayala keeps him there for the moment. Ayala prevents King from breaking the clinch. King is trying to break the clinch but Ayala is controlling him. King is trying to push Ayala away but Ayala has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Ayala fails to pull the fight into his guard.
King tries to circle away but Ayala has him pinned against the cage. King is trying to break the clinch but Ayala has him pressed against the cage. King pushes Ayala back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. King tries to break free but Ayala pushes him back against the cage. Ayala drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alden Ayala. That's going to take a lot out of him. King is looking to break free of the clinch but Ayala has double underhooks. #T4# My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. King is pressed up against the cage. Ayala has hold of a leg and is looking to drag King down to the mat. King avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. King thows a leg kick but Ayala checks it #TD# and Ayala counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. King is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Ayala dives into side control.
#REVB# Ayala fails to land a wild elbow strike.
King tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Ayala easily slips into full mount! #SUB# Ayala working for a submission but King is keeping him at bay. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy King dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. #R2##TD2# King looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ayala! Ayala is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but King has just dragged him back down to the mat.#SU2# King decides to take the fight back to the feet. King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ayala. King has been the more effective fighter overall so far. King swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#TD# and Ayala counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Ayala is standing up over King. King looks to escape but Ayala dives into side control.
#REVB# The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Ayala throws a strike aimed at the side of King's head but King avoids it well. King tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck. King is looking to improve his position but Ayala isn't that keen on the idea.#T1# Ayala avoids the attempt from King to control. BOOM! Ayala connects with a massive shot to the dome!
King 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.#ES2# King manages to escape and get back to his feet! #CL2# King has closed the distance and engaged Ayala in a clinch.
#TD# Ayala has hold of one of King's legs. King is fighting the takedown attempt but Ayala gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.#ES2# King has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Ayala is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.#T2# Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC# Ayala breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ayala paws at him with a jab and circles away. Ayala tries to counter with a takedown but King is quick to defend against it. King throws a left and a right that both miss
#TD# and Ayala counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. King is looking to get back to is feet but Ayala passes into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. King is breathing heavily. King looks to move to half guard but instead Ayala has passed into mount! Damn! King has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever. Ayala loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can King hold on?
#T3##ES2# King is trying to shake Ayala off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Ayala won't be happy about giving up the dominant position. King wants to clinch up but Ayala keeps it at a distance. Some wild striking there from King.
Ayala appears to be looking for a counter takedown. King lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ayala. #CL2# Ayala tries to keep at a distance but King has taken the fight into the clinch.#TD# Ayala gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.#ES2# King pushes Ayala off and gets back to his feet.#T4# 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! King lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ayala circles away quickly and effectively. A punch combination from King misses. Ayala is looking to counter with head kicks. King tries to clinch up. King scores with a three punch combo!
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King misses with a few strikes there.
Billy King seems to be getting the better of the standup.#TD# Ayala shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ayala showed some decent athleticism there. King is trying to escape back to his feet but Ayala uses the scramble to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Ayala's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round! #R3# King circles away from the clinch attempt.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. King wants to clinch up but Ayala keeps it at a distance. King with a body punch. A glancing blow. King misses with a body kick. Ayala walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. King swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#TD# and Ayala counters with a shoot takedown. King fights it but they end up in guard. Ayala lands a couple of digs.#SUB2# King throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Ayala escapes and throws King's legs to the side, diving into side control! #SUB# Ayala is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but King is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1##SUB# Ayala swings around for an armbar but King sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Ayala's guard. King won't allow Ayala to get back to his feet. #SU2# King stands up from guard. Let's bang! #TD2# King feints and as Ayala raises his hands in defense, King changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.#ES# Ayala kicks King off and gets to his feet. Ayala takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A leg kick checked by Ayala. Ayala drops down looking for a counter takedown but King sprawls and moves away. King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ayala swats him away and circles back towards the center. King wants to clinch.#T2# Some wild striking there from King.
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! King throws out a leg kick but Ayala moves out of range and King only half commits. Ayala misses with a head kick.
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands. King misses with a wild combination.
King fails to land with a series of punches.
Ayala half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. A punch combination from King misses. #CL# Ayala has managed to clinch.
#TD2# Ayala is fighting off a takedown attempt but King is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ayala to the mat. Ayala regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.#ES# Ayala has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. King is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.#T3##TD# Ayala is trying to trip King. He has hold of a leg but King is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ayala persists though and gets the takedown into guard. King wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Ayala manages to pass to side control. #REVB# King is looking for a sweep. Ayala is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB# Ayala looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ayala lands a nice short elbow.#T4# King wants to stand back up but Ayala manages to pass into side control.
#SUB# King wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Ayala has ideas of his own. He's got hold of King's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! King is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Ayala!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Alden Ayala!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 08, 2017 |
#R1##TD2# Slavik shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Barr could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Slavik wants to control from the top but Barr keeps moving. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Slavik is looking to pass into half guard but Barr pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Barr is in guard.#REVR# Slavik controls Barr momentarily but Barr frees himself. Slavik wants to stand but Barr is controlling the position. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Barr won't allow Slavik to sweep him here. #SUB2# Slavik throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Barr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T1# Barr controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Barr chips away with some ground and pound. Barr stops Slavik from standing up. Barr is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Barr chips away with some ground and pound. Barr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Slavik is pulling down on Barr's head to control his posture. #REF3# The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Troy Slavik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2# The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Slavik dodges the punch combination from Barr.
#CL# Barr gets a clinch. #TD2# Slavik turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Slavik manages to end up in side control.#SUB2# Slavik thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Both fighters take a look at the clock. Barr has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#T3# Slavik throwing shots but missing, from side control. Barr might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Slavik throwing shots but missing, from side control. Slavik working away. Slavik controls the position from side control.#SUB2# Slavik working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.#T4# A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Barr regains half guard. Slavik tries to stand and escape but Barr is controlling the position. Barr is concentrating on defense, preventing Slavik from advancing position. #REF3# The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Slavik misses with a two punch combination.
#TD2# Barr tries to sprawl but Slavik drives through with a takedown into half guard. Slavik is just content to waste time from the top position. Barr takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Slavik dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! #R2# A low kick from Barr is predictable there and Slavik counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Barr wants to clinch up but Slavik keeps it at a distance. Barr is looking to clinch but Slavik is avoiding it.
A good leg kick by Slavik. Barr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Rolland Barr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD2# Slavik gets a double leg takedown into Barr's guard.#ES# The fighters are working up against the cage. Barr manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.#TD# Barr pulls guard effortlessly. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Slavik wants to control from the top but Barr keeps moving. Slavik wants to stand but Barr has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #T1##SUB2# Slavik drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Barr dives on top into guard.#REVR# Barr chips away with some ground and pound. Slavik wants to sweep here but Barr controlling him for the moment. Barr slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Slavik is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Barr connects with a couple of short punches.#T2# Slavik wants to stand up but Barr is controlling him. Barr cracks Slavik with a solid left hand. Rolland Barr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Slavik not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barr sitting in guard, not really doing much. Barr wants to control from the top but Slavik keeps moving. Barr is in close to Slavik's body, working some short punches and elbows. Slavik working a defensive guard here.
#T3# Slavik looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Barr puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Barr in particular looking to stall. Slavik scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Barr manages to mount him!
Barr controlling from mount. Barr tries to control but Slavik wriggling away. Slavik takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Slavik is in all sorts of trouble here.
#T4# Barr lands a nice shot to the head. Barr wants to control the pace but Slavik is squirming around nicely. Slavik tries to hold on but Barr pushes him away. Barr working the ground and pound effectively.
Slavik is in a horrible position here. Barr smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Barr fails to take his opponent's back. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Slavik is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolland Barr dominated that second round. 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. 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# Slavik feints and then cracks Barr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barr down. #TD2# Slavik gets a takedown into half guard.#SUB2# Slavik is looking for a kimura but Barr is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Slavik to get the leverage. Barr gets full guard. Slavik wanted to stand there but Barr had control of the position. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Slavik wants to pass the guard but Barr is keeping the position. Barr has Slavik pulled in close to control his posture. #T1# Barr continues to stall. Slavik trying to control the position from guard on top but Barr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3# The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2# Barr tries to sprawl but Slavik drives through with a takedown into half guard.#ES# Barr manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Slavik keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage. #BC# Barr manages to break the clinch.
Slavik jabs Barr to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T2# Slavik keeps the fight on the outside. Slavik is looking to clinch but Barr is avoiding it.
Barr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Slavik steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Barr.#TD2# Slavik gets a double leg takedown into Barr's guard. Slavik must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Slavik takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Slavik engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Slavik pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barr is keeping the position for now. Slavik throws an elbow that misses. Barr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Slavik's guard. Nice move by Barr!#REVR##T3# Slavik 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. Slavik working a defensive guard here.
Barr connects with a couple of short punches. Barr slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barr's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #T4# Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Barr throws a strike but Slavik rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB# Slavik tries to stand but Barr is controlling from the bottom. Barr seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #SU2# Slavik gets to his feet - Barr follows without any prompting. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Barr avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that's the end of the fight! Troy Slavik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Slavik 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29 Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29 Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Troy Slavik!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 08, 2017 |
#R1##CL2# Alvaraz gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC2# Alvaraz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#TD2# Alvaraz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Alvaraz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Ellison trying to hold on to Alvaraz's head to control him but Alvaraz postures up.
Ellison wants to get back to his feet. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Alvaraz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Ellison is trying to stand back up but Alvaraz is controlling him
#T1##SUB2# Alvaraz is trying to work for a kimura but Ellison is defending well.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Ellison wants to control but Alvaraz is keeping busy.
#REF3# The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Nice takedown defense from Alvaraz. No joy for Ellison on that attempt. #CL2# Alvaraz moves into the clinch.#BC2# Alvaraz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #TD2# Alvaraz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Alvaraz lands in his opponent's guard.#T2##SUB# Ellison is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ellison is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SU2# Alvaraz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. #TD2# Alvaraz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Alvaraz showed some decent athleticism there. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Alvaraz in particular looking to stall.#T3# Ellison is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Alvaraz not doing much here.
Ellison is trying to get back to full guard. Alvaraz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T4# Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Ellison keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Alvaraz sitting and controlling from the half guard. Alvaraz throwing shots but Ellison is blocking nicely. #SU2# Alvaraz stands up from half guard. Ellison throws a shot from downtown. Alvaraz moves away and avoids it.#CL2# Alvaraz takes the fight into the clinch. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Ellison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alvaraz avoids it.#TD# Ellison has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Alvaraz uses from the top position. Ellison not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lopi Alvaraz dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! #R2##CL2# Alvaraz moves into the clinch. Alvaraz scores with a shoulder strike. #BC2# Alvaraz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2# Alvaraz gets in close and instigates a clinch. A bit of stalling here from Alvaraz.
Alvaraz works on Ellison's body with a couple of short punches.#TD# Ellison drags the fight down to the ground.
Alvaraz advances to half guard. Alvaraz performing his best blanket impression for a moment. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2# Alvaraz is working for a kimura but Ellison is defending it quite comfortably.
Ellison is looking to improve his position.
#T1# Ellison wants to control but Alvaraz passes into side.
Ellison struggling a bit here.#SU2# Alvaraz stands up and beckons Ellison to his feet. #CL2# Alvaraz clinches with his opponent.
#T2# The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#BC2# Alvaraz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2# Alvaraz clinches with his opponent.
#BC2# Alvaraz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Anton Ellison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2# Alvaraz takes the fight into the clinch. Ellison stalling in the clinch but Alvaraz improves position. #BC2# Alvaraz breaks the clinch.
#CL2# Alvaraz moves into range and clinches up with Ellison. Alvaraz avoids a wild elbow strike from Ellison. Alvaraz connects with a knee to the head.
Alvaraz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#ROC2# Ellison is rocked!#CUT2# It looks like Anton Ellison has been cut. Alvaraz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Oh Ellison is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Alvaraz landing knees to the head.
Ellison throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alvaraz blocks it with crossed arms. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T3# Alvaraz lands a big knee to the head and Ellison goes down! Alvaraz pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lopi Alvaraz!
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