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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asahi Inoue (ranked 2658 p4p, 2811 weight class) and Juan Alro (ranked 69 p4p, 77 weight class). Asahi Inoue has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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| 205 cm 29 155 6 - 5 - 0 |
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175 cm 29 156 5 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt World class MT Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt Good kicks Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Asahi Inoue! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Alro! The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inoue moves into the clinch. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Inoue. Inoue throws a punch but it's blocked by Alro. Alro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alro lands with a short shot to the head. Alro lands with a right to the head. Inoue really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Inoue swings wildly with an uppercut but Alro uses good head movement to avoid it. Inoue fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Inoue fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Inoue working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Alro lands a right hand. Alro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Alro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Inoue backwards. Alro lands a body shot. Alro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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! Inoue tries to work over Alro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Inoue swings wildly with an uppercut but Alro uses good head movement to avoid it. Alro blocks an uppercut.
Inoue misses with some punches.
Alro breaks from the clinch.
Alro misses with a head kick.
Alro lands a nice looking body kick. Inoue scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
 That's one minute gone in the round. Alro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Inoue lands a glancing blow to the side of Alro's head. Inoue tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Alro swats away the attempt to clinch by Inoue. Inoue misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alro.
Inoue uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alro. Inoue tries to close the distance and clinch but Alro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Inoue throws a good cross that connects.
Inoue doesn't manage to clinch there - Alro circles away.
A punch combination from Inoue misses. Alro keeps the fight on the outside. Juan Alro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alro clinches. Alro lands with a short shot to the head. Alro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Alro blocks a body shot from Inoue. A shot in the inside from Alro. Inoue keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alro's efforts to push away.
Alro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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! Alro just misses with a punch to the body.
Alro shoots in and bounces Inoue off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Alro makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Alro working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Inoue's head. Inoue is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Alro keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Inoue's head. Alro is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Inoue is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Alro defends well. Alro lands a couple of digs. Alro content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Inoue is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alro is controlling him. Alro looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Alro content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Inoue keeping moving, preventing Alro from controlling successfully. Alro distracts Inoue with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Alro cracks Inoue with a solid left hand.
Inoue escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Inoue knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alro on the ground. Alro content to stall in guard here. Alro content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Alro content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Alro working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Alro is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Alro landing with the ground and pound. Alro is in close to Inoue's body, working some short punches and elbows.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Inoue wants to stand and escape but Alro is having none of it. Alro distracts Inoue with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Alro is working Inoue over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Alro is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Inoue 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. Alro working some strikes from top position.
Alro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Inoue has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Alro has managed to get both his arms back between Inoue's legs - danger averted. Alro scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Alro with a nice head shot there. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Alro distracts Inoue with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Alro working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Inoue's head. Alro distracts Inoue with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
 Inoue is rocked! Alro working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Oh Inoue is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Alro lands a couple of elbows. Alro advances position into side control! The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Alro cracks Inoue with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Alro immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Inoue is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Alro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Alro! An out of breath Juan Alro thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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