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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Santiago Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roy Nelson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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210 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Prefers standup
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Determined
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Santiago Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roy Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Alvarez misses.
Alvarez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alvarez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alvarez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nelson manages to avoid it.
Nelson walks into a stiff left hand from Alvarez.
Alvarez looks to land a right hand but Nelson moved out of range.
Nelson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nelson tries to clinch but Alvarez moves away
and Alvarez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Roy Nelson has been cut.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Alvarez moves out of range.
Nelson tries to clinch up.
Alvarez tries to clinch there but Nelson circles away.
Jab by Alvarez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alvarez to score with a decent uppercut.
Alvarez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Alvarez connects with a crisp jab.
Alvarez tries to bum rush Nelson with a series of wild strikes but Nelson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson moves to clinch but Alvarez breaks away
and Nelson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nelson tries to clinch up.
Santiago Alvarez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alvarez looks to score with a jab to the body but Nelson is just out of range.
Nelson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Alvarez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Alvarez.
Alvarez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez clinches.
Alvarez prevents a body shot from Nelson.
Nelson is trying to push Alvarez away but Alvarez has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Alvarez breaks from the clinch.
Nelson walks into a left hand.
Alvarez misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nelson swings for the body but Alvarez moves out of range.
Nelson tries to keep at a distance but Alvarez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Alvarez working hard to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez is trying to push Nelson away but Nelson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alvarez moves into the clinch.
Alvarez blocks the elbow strike.
Nelson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alvarez throws a hook but Nelson avoids it easily.
Alvarez misses with a series of wild punches.
Nelson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alvarez connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Nelson does no damage.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nelson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch but Nelson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santiago Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvarez. Nelson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nelson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Alvarez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nelson tries to clinch up.
Alvarez missing with a left hand there. Nelson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alvarez lands a lovely overhand right.
Nelson slips under a jab.
Alvarez misses with a straight right.
Nelson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alvarez throws out the jab.
Nelson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Alvarez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nelson is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Alvarez misses the target.
Alvarez looks to throw the jab but Nelson is out of range.
Nelson darts in trying to clinch
and Alvarez counters by clinching up.
Nelson has Alvarez pressed against the ropes, preventing Alvarez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nelson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alvarez is keeping busy.
Nelson breaks the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alvarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nelson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alvarez is out of range and Nelson settles back down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson tries to move into range but Alvarez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Alvarez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nelson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santiago Alvarez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roy Nelson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Alvarez circles away.
Alvarez misses with a straight left.
Nelson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Santiago Alvarez has been cut.
A jab from Alvarez finds it's way through Nelson's defenses.
Alvarez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That has opened up Roy Nelson's cut even more.
Alvarez sizes up Nelson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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 fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nelson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alvarez lands a head shot.
Nelson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alvarez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jab from Alvarez.
Some wild striking there from Nelson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nelson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Alvarez can't break the clinch.
Nelson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santiago Alvarez is winning the standup battle so far.
Nelson tries to bum rush Alvarez with a series of wild strikes but Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nelson wants to clinch up but Alvarez keeps it at a distance.
Alvarez misses the jab.
Alvarez clinches up with Nelson and pushes him back against the ropes.
Alvarez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nelson is looking to break free of the clinch but Alvarez has double underhooks.
Nelson struggles to land a body shot inside as Alvarez controls his hands.
Nelson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alvarez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nelson has him pressed against the ropes.
Nelson can't find room to land a body shot as Alvarez controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries to work over Alvarez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Alvarez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Alvarez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Nelson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alvarez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
Nelson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez throws a hook but Nelson blocks it.
Nelson moves to clinch but Alvarez breaks away
and Alvarez counters by moving into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Alvarez.
Alvarez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alvarez instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Alvarez.
Nelson breaks from the clinch.
Alvarez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nelson misses with a body kick.
Nelson digs a good hook to Alvarez's body.
Alvarez tries to clinch
and Nelson counters with a one-two to the body.
Alvarez lands a head shot.
The cut above Roy Nelson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Alvarez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alvarez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alvarez blocks a head kick by Nelson.
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Alvarez.
Nelson pushes Alvarez up against the ropes in a clinch.
Nelson manages to break the clinch.
Nelson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alvarez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nelson moves in looking to clinch but Alvarez pushes him off.
Alvarez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nelson needs to keep his hands up - Alvarez had a free shot at his head there.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick and Alvarez moves out of range easily.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Nelson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nelson walks into a jab.
Nice defenses there by Nelson.
Nelson misses with a head kick.
Nelson misses with a wild body shot.
Alvarez moves out of range of the body kick.
Alvarez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson takes one on the button.
Nelson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Roy Nelson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Alvarez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santiago Alvarez dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nelson walks into a straight right hand from Alvarez.
Alvarez forces Nelson back against the ropes and clinches.
Nelson tries to land knees in the clinch but Alvarez avoids the damage to the body.
Alvarez manages to break the clinch.
Alvarez looks to land a left hand but Nelson moved out of range nicely.
Alvarez scores with a shot to the body.
Alvarez tests Nelson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nelson tries to bum rush Alvarez with a series of wild strikes but Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nelson works over Alvarez's head and body with a nice combination.
Alvarez lands with a good body shot.
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 an ugly left hook that misses
and Nelson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alvarez blocks a head kick by Nelson.
Alvarez cracks Nelson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alvarez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alvarez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nelson defending well as Alvarez loads up on a big left hand.
Alvarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nelson can do to turn this around?
Nelson wants to clinch up but Alvarez keeps it at a distance.
Alvarez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvarez moves into the clinch.
Alvarez tries to break free but Nelson pushes him back against the ropes.
Alvarez tries to break the clinch but Nelson is controlling the position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Alvarez as Nelson tries to tie him up.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses.
Alvarez doesn't manage to clinch there - Nelson circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Nelson.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nelson.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut. Nelson saw that one coming.
Nelson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Alvarez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alvarez lands with a straight right. Nelson didn't see that one coming.
Nelson tries to clinch but Alvarez is having none of it.
Nelson tries to clinch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez throws a looping overhand right but Nelson ducks down to avoid it.
Nelson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nelson takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheers as Alvarez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nelson doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alvarez gets a clinch.
Alvarez has had enough of the clinch but Nelson keeps him there for the moment.
Alvarez tries to break free but Nelson pushes him back against the ropes.
Santiago Alvarez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nelson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alvarez has him pressed against the ropes.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nelson is looking to clinch but Alvarez is avoiding it.
Nelson throws a push kick but Alvarez slaps the foot to one side.
Alvarez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alvarez scores with a punch to the head.
A swing and a miss from Alvarez.
Nelson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alvarez misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Alvarez connects with a nice looking jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alvarez wants to clinch up but Nelson keeps it at a distance.
Alvarez misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Nelson to counter with a crisp jab.
Roy Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alvarez looks to land a right hand but Nelson moved out of range.
Alvarez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nelson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alvarez wants to clinch up but Nelson keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nelson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Alvarez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Roy Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santiago Alvarez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nelson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Santiago Alvarez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alvarez 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santiago Alvarez!
During a confident post fight interview, Santiago Alvarez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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