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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Alvarez (ranked 1939 p4p, 5379 weight class) and Wonderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvarez's entrance music is Machine Gun Kelly - Till I Die. A fine choice. Wonderlei Silva is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricky Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wonderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alvarez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Alvarez throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvarez tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Alvarez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva scrambles back to his feet.
Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Alvarez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva scrambles back to his feet.
Alvarez throws a good cross that connects.
Alvarez throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarez lands with a light punch inside.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva tries a body shot but Alvarez blocks it.
Alvarez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Alvarez throws an elbow but it misses.
Alvarez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alvarez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alvarez manages to break the clinch.
A left lands for Alvarez.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Alvarez throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Alvarez moves out of range easily.
Alvarez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva moves out of range as Alvarez throws a body kick.
Alvarez tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva tries to counter with a clinch but Alvarez shakes him off and moves away.
Alvarez works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Alvarez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alvarez backing away here, and Silva unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ricky Alvarez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvarez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Nice body punch from Alvarez.
Alvarez swings widly with a right hand
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alvarez misses the shot to the body.
Silva is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Silva misses with a straight left.
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 a wild body shot.
Silva works the jab nicely.
Alvarez throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Alvarez with a body shot.
Alvarez misses with a body shot.
Alvarez connects with a high kick.
Alvarez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alvarez tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva feints a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Alvarez slips a straight right by Silva.
Silva misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Alvarez throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Silva avoids the head kick by Alvarez.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Alvarez lands a front kick.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Silva crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Alvarez - the referee stops the clock and Silva gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Alvarez. Silva manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sloppy strikes from Alvarez. Those never looked like landing.
A jab lands there for Alvarez.
Some bone on bone action there as Alvarez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alvarez.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Alvarez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Alvarez fails to land with a series of punches.
Alvarez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some wild striking there from Alvarez.
Silva appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Alvarez takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Alvarez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Alvarez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silva with a jab.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvarez.
Alvarez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvarez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Alvarez as he connects with a hook.
A shot to the body from Alvarez misses
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Alvarez.
Alvarez lands a right hook to the body.
Alvarez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Alvarez.
Silva throws out a counter right but Alvarez avoids it with no problem.
Alvarez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alvarez throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Ricky Alvarez is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a series of punches but Alvarez avoids them all with ease.
Alvarez catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Alvarez swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Alvarez saw that one coming.
Alvarez lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Alvarez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Silva clobbers Alvarez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alvarez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Alvarez misses with a few strikes there.
Alvarez is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Alvarez slips the punch.
Alvarez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Alvarez with a nice cross.
Alvarez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alvarez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alvarez throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Alvarez lands with a right hand.
Alvarez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alvarez misses with a head kick.
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alvarez's hands.
Alvarez throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva jabs Alvarez right on the nose. Alvarez blinks but takes it well.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Alvarez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alvarez tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
Alvarez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Alvarez misses with a head kick.
Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A combination from Alvarez does no damage.
Silva lands a jab.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alvarez at a distance.
Silva avoids the head kick by Alvarez.
Alvarez tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alvarez.
A nice side step and Silva releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Silva moves away from the strike by Alvarez.
A thudding body kick lands there by Alvarez!
A jab lands there for Silva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
Nice takedown defense from Alvarez. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Alvarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvarez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Alvarez throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alvarez throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky 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!
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva blocks a head kick by Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with a straight right.
Silva avoids the body shot from Alvarez.
Alvarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva misses with a body shot.
Alvarez just misses with a punch to the body.
Ricky Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva moves out of range as Alvarez strikes.
Silva throws out a counter right but Alvarez avoids it with no problem.
Alvarez throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alvarez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez misses with a wild body shot.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvarez moves away.
Alvarez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Alvarez with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Alvarez - just one landing.
Alvarez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Alvarez backing up. Alvarez nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Jab by Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Alvarez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silva momentarily.
Silva takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A head kick misses from Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Alvarez.
Alvarez connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Alvarez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alvarez throws a nice head kick!
 It looks like Wonderlei Silva has been cut.
Alvarez misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Alvarez tries a head kick but it misses.
Alvarez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Alvarez!
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Silva lands a body shot.
Alvarez throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alvarez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Alvarez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Alvarez throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Silva moves out of range as Alvarez throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alvarez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvarez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Alvarez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alvarez swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Alvarez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Alvarez throws a good cross that connects.
Alvarez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alvarez misses with a body kick.
A slow jab from Alvarez misses its intended target.
Alvarez throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wonderlei Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alvarez momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Alvarez!
Ricky 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.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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