Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: ENIGMA 274: Vinkov Vs. Jenks 2
Date: Oct 18, 2025

#R1#
Alvarez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alvarez throws a hook to the side of Remington's head but Remington sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#TD2#
Remington darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Alvarez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Remington.
Remington not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Alvarez is trying to get back to full guard.
Alvarez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Remington is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez is not content to let Remington control the position.#T1#
Remington stops Alvarez from getting back to his feet.
Alvarez is looking to control Remington's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Alvarez avoid being mounted?
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Alvarez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Remington on the ground.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Remington cracks Alvarez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Alvarez misses with a straight left.
Alvarez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Alvarez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A leg kick checked by Alvarez.
Remington waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvarez.
Eddie Alvarez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Remington shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alvarez defends it nicely.
Alvarez throws a series of strikes that have Remington backpedaling. #T2#
Alvarez misses with a series of wild punches.
Remington lands with a hook. Alvarez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Remington.
Remington lands a slapping body shot.
Reese Remington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Remington connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alvarez's hands.
Alvarez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Remington 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.
A telegraphed right hand from Alvarez misses the target.
Remington fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a lazy uppercut
and Remington counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Remington explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Alvarez throws a nice looking combination but Remington bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big right from Alvarez misses. #T3#
Alvarez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Alvarez misses the target.
A jab from Alvarez misses.
A leg kick checked by Alvarez.
Alvarez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Remington moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Remington throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut. Remington saw that one coming.
Alvarez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Remington manages to avoid it.
Remington throws a good cross that connects.
Remington scores with a kick to the midsection.
Alvarez throws a series of punches but Remington avoids them all with ease.
Remington appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Remington throws a head kick but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Remington.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Remington! But no joy.
Remington throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut. Remington saw that one coming.
Alvarez misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Remington misses.
Alvarez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Remington lands with a right hand. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvarez moves out of range as Remington strikes.
Alvarez throws an overhand right that lands on Remington's shoulder, as Remington tries to avoid the shot.
Remington dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alvarez. That did some damage!
Alvarez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Remington scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Remington takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Remington fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Remington with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alvarez to score with a decent uppercut.
Remington moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #CL2#
Remington rushes Alvarez and presses him up against the cage.
Remington is trying to drag Alvarez to the mat but Alvarez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.#BC#
Alvarez manages to break the clinch.
Remington uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Alvarez has time to react.
Alvarez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Remington is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Reese Remington will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Remington bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alvarez's head.
Alvarez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Remington throws a lazy head kick
and Remington takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Remington blocks a jab.
Remington looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alvarez misses with a looping left.
Remington bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#CL2#
Remington moves into the clinch.#BC#
Alvarez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A solid leg kick lands there for Remington.
Alvarez throws a nice looking combination but Remington bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice straight punches there by Remington. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Remington.
Remington misses with a hook. Alvarez ducked under it nicely.
Alvarez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Alvarez throws a hook but Remington blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Remington.
Remington connects with a body shot.
Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Remington.#T1#
Remington lands a body shot.
Remington swings widly with a right hand
and Alvarez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Remington thinking.
Nice body punch from Remington.
Remington shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alvarez but Alvarez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A little feinted left hand from Alvarez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alvarez scores with a jab to the body.
Remington takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
Remington scores with a jab to the head.
Remington misses with a hook. Alvarez ducked under it nicely.
Alvarez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Remington looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alvarez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alvarez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Remington 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.
Alvarez throws a nice looking combination but Remington bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reese Remington seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T2#
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Remington.
Remington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Remington.
Remington keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alvarez.
Alvarez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Remington has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Remington misses the jab.
Alvarez misses with a hook. Remington ducked under it nicely.
Alvarez throws a poor cross that misses
and Remington counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Alvarez misses its intended target.
Remington throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Remington misses with an uppercut. Alvarez saw that one coming.
Alvarez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alvarez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Remington throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alvarez lands a slapping body shot.
Remington misses with a leg kick.
Alvarez throws a jab when Remington was well out of range.
A nice side step and Remington releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Alvarez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Remington follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.#T3#
Remington cracks Alvarez with an open hand slap.
Remington avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circling - Alvarez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Remington is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Alvarez throws a looping overhand right but Remington ducks down to avoid it.
Remington moves out of range of the strikes.#CL2#
Remington drives through and clinches with Alvarez against the cage. #BC#
Alvarez breaks the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Remington 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alvarez thuds his right hand into Remington's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Alvarez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Alvarez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross. #ROC#Remington is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Remington looks for the body kick but Alvarez saw that one coming.
It looked like Alvarez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Remington.
Remington is still on wobbly legs! Can Alvarez finish him?
Remington shoots in but no luck this time.
Alvarez drops Remington with a naaaaasty hook - Remington is in real trouble here! Alvarez dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Alvarez!
Eddie Alvarez tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

Event: ENIGMA 266
Date: Jul 26, 2025

#R1#
Alvarez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Alvarez misses with a lunging right hand
and Pavicic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT2#It looks like Eddie Alvarez has been cut.
Pavicic tries to land a front kick but Alvarez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pavicic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alvarez.
A nice side step and Pavicic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pavicic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Alvarez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pavicic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Alvarez throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvarez loads up on a big right hand but Pavicic slips the punch.
Pavicic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alvarez.
Left hook, right uppercut from Alvarez.
No joy there for Alvarez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've been told by Alvarez's head coaches at Banzai Combat Academy LA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pavicic throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Alvarez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pavicic just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez misses with a body shot.
Alvarez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pavicic.
Pavicic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pavicic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alvarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T1#
Pavicic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pavicic misses with a low kick.
Alvarez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alvarez tries to bum rush Pavicic with a series of wild strikes but Pavicic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pavicic connects with a leg kick.
Alvarez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pavicic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pavicic misses with a looping left.
Pavicic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvarez.
Pavicic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Alvarez cracks Pavicic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alvarez lands with a straight right. Pavicic didn't see that one coming.
Pavicic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alvarez.
And Pavicic responds with a good body kick, but Alvarez manages to step out the way in time.
Alvarez works the jab nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pavicic is looking to clinch.
It looked like Alvarez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A swing and a miss from Alvarez.#T2#
Alvarez staying out of range there.
Pavicic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alvarez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pavicic circles away quickly and effectively.
Pavicic connects with the punch.
Alvarez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A big right from Alvarez misses.
Pavicic misses with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pavicic.
Pavicic fakes the leg kick and cracks Alvarez in the body.
Alvarez takes a swing at Pavicic's ribcage but misses.
Pavicic explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pavicic throws the kick towards the body but Alvarez avoids it.
Alvarez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pavicic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alvarez in his tracks.
Pavicic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pavicic throws a hook but Alvarez blocks it.#T3#
Alvarez just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez looks to score with a jab to the body but Pavicic is just out of range.
Pavicic throws a lazy uppercut
and Alvarez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pavicic slips under a jab.
Alvarez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Alvarez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Alvarez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pavicic in his tracks.
Pavicic misses with a kick to the body.
Alvarez throws a right hand that misses
and Pavicic counters with a nice uppercut.
Pavicic swings for the body but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez throws a right hand that Pavicic ducks under and follows up with a left that Pavicic also avoids with ease.
Alvarez throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvarez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Alvarez just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez tries to bum rush Pavicic with a series of wild strikes but Pavicic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pavicic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pavicic misses with a looping right.
Alvarez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pavicic throws a hook but Alvarez blocks it.
Alvarez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Alvarez throws a shot from downtown. Pavicic moves away and avoids it.
Pavicic cracks Alvarez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pavicic throws a hook to the side of Alvarez's head but Alvarez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alvarez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pavicic's head.
Pavicic lands a nice looking kick to the body. Alvarez takes a step back to recover.
Pavicic throws a hook to the side of Alvarez's head but Alvarez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A right-left combo lands from Pavicic. #ROC2#Alvarez is rocked!
Pavicic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Oh Alvarez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alvarez misses with a straight right.
Alvarez seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pavicic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alvarez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pavicic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alvarez finds it's way round the side to connect with Pavicic's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Eddie Alvarez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eddie Alvarez's cut.
That's time! Alvarez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Pavicic defending well as Alvarez loads up on a big left hand.
Pavicic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jab, jab by Pavicic - just one landing.
Pavicic scores with a body shot.
Alvarez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pavicic.
Pavicic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alvarez.
Pavicic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pavicic misses with a looping left.
Sloppy strikes from Alvarez. Those never looked like landing.
Pavicic is trying to counter with his kicks.
Alvarez cracks Pavicic with an open hand slap.
Pavicic cracks a nice hook into Alvarez's ribs.
Alvarez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alvarez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pavicic staying out of range there.
Pavicic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pavicic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pavicic on the side of the head. #T1##CL2#
Pavicic rushes Alvarez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pavicic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pavicic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pavicic tries to work over Alvarez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pavicic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvarez's elbow.
Pavicic struggles to land a body shot inside as Alvarez controls his hands.
Alvarez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pavicic lands a nice shot to the body.
Alvarez wants to break free but Pavicic has control.
Pavicic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pavicic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Pavicic can't find room to land a body shot as Alvarez controls the action.
Pavicic misses with a body punch.
Pavicic tries to throw a body punch but Alvarez avoids it by throwing Pavicic back against the cage.
Pavicic misses with some punches. #T2#
Good body shot from Pavicic.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pavicic scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pavicic misses with a body punch.
Pavicic tries to throw a body punch but Alvarez avoids it by throwing Pavicic back against the cage.
Pavicic lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Pavicic.
Pavicic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvarez's elbow.
Pavicic lands with a left to the head.
Pavicic can't find room to land a body shot as Alvarez controls the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pavicic digs a right hand into Alvarez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alvarez's gas tank.
Pavicic tries to work over Alvarez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Pavicic.
A short right from Pavicic.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pavicic. #T3#
A right hook to the body lands for Pavicic.
Pavicic tries a body shot but Alvarez blocks it.
Gabrijel Pavicic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pavicic tries a body shot but Alvarez blocks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alvarez prevents a body shot from Pavicic.
Pavicic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alvarez prevents a body shot from Pavicic.
Pavicic misses with some punches.
Pavicic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pavicic scores with a shot to the side of Alvarez's head.
Pavicic misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Pavicic.
Pavicic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pavicic scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pavicic.
Pavicic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvarez's elbow. #T4#
A short right from Pavicic.
Alvarez blocks a body shot from Pavicic.
Alvarez blocks a body shot from Pavicic.
Alvarez tries to break free but Pavicic pushes him back against the cage.
Pavicic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pavicic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pavicic misses with a punch to the body.
Pavicic tries a body shot but Alvarez blocks it.
Pavicic tries to work over Alvarez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pavicic misses with a punch to the body.
Pavicic lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pavicic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pavicic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Pavicic.
Pavicic being controlled against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gabrijel Pavicic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eddie Alvarez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Pavicic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#CL2#
Pavicic moves into range and clinches up with Alvarez.
Alvarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alvarez prevents a body shot from Pavicic.
Alvarez is trying to force a seperation but Pavicic has the dominant position.
A short body shot lands from Pavicic as the two fighters clinch.
Pavicic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pavicic works on Alvarez's body with a couple of short punches.
Alvarez is trying to maintain a safe position but Pavicic gets an underhook and turns Alvarez into the cage.
Pavicic digs a right hand underneath Alvarez's ribcage. Alvarez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavicic lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pavicic can't find room to land a body shot as Alvarez controls the action.
Pavicic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pavicic tries a body shot but Alvarez blocks it.
Pavicic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T1#
Pavicic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarez.
Pavicic can't find room to land a body shot as Alvarez controls the action.
Pavicic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pavicic is working Alvarez over against the cage.
Alvarez blocks a body shot from Pavicic.
Pavicic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Alvarez is trying to stall.
Pavicic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alvarez prevents a body shot from Pavicic.
Alvarez takes a shot to the head.
Alvarez prevents a body shot from Pavicic.
Pavicic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#T2#
Pavicic misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Pavicic.
Alvarez prevents a body shot from Pavicic.
Pavicic tries to throw a body punch but Alvarez avoids it by throwing Pavicic back against the cage.
Pavicic lands with a short shot to the head.
Pavicic struggles to land a body shot inside as Alvarez controls his hands.
Pavicic misses with a punch to the body.
Pavicic struggles to land a body shot inside as Alvarez controls his hands.
Pavicic works on Alvarez's body with a couple of short punches.
Alvarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pavicic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pavicic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvarez's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alvarez.
Pavicic creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Alvarez's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Alvarez drops to his knees and Pavicic pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabrijel Pavicic!

Event: ENIGMA 263
Date: Jun 28, 2025

#R1#
Strickland throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Strickland moves out of range of the strikes.
Alvarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strickland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvarez moves away.
Alvarez connects with a crisp jab.
Strickland scores with a body shot.
Deangelo Strickland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez misses with a body shot.
Alvarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been told by Alvarez's head coaches at Banzai Combat Academy LA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Strickland tries to land a leg kick but Alvarez saw it coming and moves away.
The fighters circling - Alvarez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sloppy strikes from Alvarez. Those never looked like landing.
Alvarez misses with a few strikes there.
It seemed like Strickland was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strickland looks to throw the jab but Alvarez is out of range.
Strickland's corner calls for a 1-2. Strickland obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Strickland scores with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good shot there by Alvarez.
Strickland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvarez moves away.
Alvarez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Strickland scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T1#
Alvarez lands a jab to Strickland's midsection.
Alvarez throws an overhand right that lands on Strickland's shoulder, as Strickland tries to avoid the shot.
Strickland throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvarez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Strickland throws a series of punches but Alvarez avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Alvarez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A punch lands to the side of Strickland 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Strickland.
Alvarez lands a really nice looking cross but Strickland seems unphased.
Alvarez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A punch combination from Alvarez misses.
Alvarez takes a swing at Strickland's ribcage but misses.
Alvarez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Strickland throws a body shot but no joy.
Strickland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvarez.
Strickland waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvarez.
Strickland misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strickland throws a hook but Alvarez blocks it.
Alvarez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T2#
Strickland throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvarez.
Alvarez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Strickland ducks under a wild hook from Alvarez.
Alvarez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Strickland is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Alvarez rather than just go for the knockout.
Alvarez misses with a looping right.
Strickland finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Strickland scores with a nice strike.
Strickland tries a head kick but it misses.
Strickland looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Alvarez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alvarez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Strickland.
Strickland looks to land a right hand but Alvarez moved out of range.
Alvarez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Strickland on the side of the head.
Alvarez throws a hook but Strickland avoids it easily.
Alvarez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strickland was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvarez.
Alvarez walks into a left hand.
Strickland jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Strickland slips under a jab.
Strickland lands a high kick! #T3#
Alvarez stalks Strickland and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Strickland's face. Strickland staggers backwards, shaken.
Strickland slips under a jab from Alvarez.
Alvarez ducks right into an uppercut from Strickland.
Alvarez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strickland. Alvarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Alvarez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A combination from Strickland does no damage.
Alvarez throws the left hand but Strickland avoids the punch easily.
Strickland feints a jab promting Alvarez to slip. Strickland then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Alvarez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Alvarez just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Strickland throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Strickland drops his hands momentarily and Alvarez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvarez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Strickland was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Strickland misses the shot to the body.
Alvarez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Alvarez missing with a left hand there. Strickland was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alvarez looks to land a combination but Strickland avoids it well.
Strickland feints a counter leg kick.#T4#
A big left from Alvarez misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Strickland.
Strickland staying out of range there.
Strickland looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Strickland misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Alvarez misses the target.
Strickland throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Strickland takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Strickland uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alvarez.
Strickland throws out a loose jab but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvarez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strickland manages to avoid it.
Strickland only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Strickland takes one to the chin there.
Strickland throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strickland scores with a body shot.
Strickland misses with a hook to the body
and Alvarez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Strickland throws a shot to the body.
Strickland fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Deangelo Strickland will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Strickland lands a lovely overhand right.
Strickland connects with a looping right hand.
Strickland lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Alvarez slips a straight right by Strickland.
A little feinted left hand from Alvarez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alvarez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Alvarez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Strickland looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alvarez takes a swing at Strickland's ribcage but misses.
Alvarez moves out of range as Strickland strikes.
Alvarez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Strickland doesn't seem bothered though.
Strickland misses with a few strikes there.
Strickland swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alvarez throwing a counter right hand but Strickland manages to avoid it.
Strickland blocks a jab.
Strickland doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Strickland takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvarez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big right from Alvarez misses.
Strickland scores with a sloppy right hand. Alvarez should have avoided that one. #T1#
Alvarez avoids a kick to the body.
Alvarez misses with a hook. Strickland ducked under it nicely.
Strickland is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Alvarez jabs at Strickland's body.
Alvarez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
No joy there for Alvarez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Strickland needs to keep his hands up - Alvarez had a free shot at his head there.
Alvarez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Alvarez. Those never looked like landing.
Alvarez connects with the punch.
Strickland throws a right and a left that Alvarez avoids nicely.
Alvarez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Strickland circles away quickly and effectively.
Alvarez lands a really nice looking cross but Strickland seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Strickland looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Strickland misses with an uppercut. Alvarez saw that one coming.#T2#
Alvarez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #ROC#Strickland is rocked!
Strickland fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Alvarez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Strickland scores with a sloppy right hand. Alvarez should have avoided that one.
Strickland tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eddie Alvarez is winning the standup battle so far.
Decent striking displayed by Alvarez there.
Strickland is still on wobbly legs! Can Alvarez finish him?
Alvarez throws a shot from downtown. Strickland moves away and avoids it.
Alvarez drops Strickland with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Strickland! Alvarez dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Alvarez!
In his post fight interview, Eddie Alvarez started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: ENIGMA 258
Date: May 24, 2025

#R1#
Alvarez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lara.
Alvarez stuffs the takedown.
Alvarez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lara slips a jab from Alvarez.#TD#
Lara manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Alvarez on his heels. He'll look to pass Alvarez's guard now, I'm sure.
Lara stopping the sweep attempt from Alvarez.
Lara stops Alvarez from standing up.
Lara trying to control but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
Alvarez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lara controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lara accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alvarez looking to control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Lara tries to free his leg and advance position but Alvarez is retaining full guard. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T1#
Alvarez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lara moves away.
Lara darts in looking for a takedown but Alvarez gets double underhooks and turns Lara into the cage.
Alvarez lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Alvarez fails to land.
Lara wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Lara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvarez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Alvarez stops a takedown attempt from Lara. #BC2#
Alvarez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lara ducks under a wild hook from Alvarez.
Lara looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lara misses with a hook.
Alvarez takes a swing at Lara's ribcage but misses.
Eddie Alvarez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Alvarez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lara walks into a left hand.
Lara fails to land the takedown.#T2#
Good standup being displayed there by Alvarez as he connects with a hook.
Lara avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lara gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Alvarez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lara staying out of range there.
Lara doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Alvarez counters with a straight right hand.
Alvarez scores with a nice strike.
Lara looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alvarez is fending him off so far but Lara persists. Nope, Alvarez circles away and we're back to standing.
Alvarez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lara shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alvarez pinned against the cage. Alvarez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lara closes the distance and clinches up with Alvarez, looking for a takedown. Lara pushes Alvarez against the cage but Alvarez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alvarez looks to land a combination. Lara sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#ROC2#Lara is rocked!#T3#
Alvarez misses with a body shot.
Lara feinted with a counter takedown.
Oh Lara is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lara tries for a takedown but Alvarez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lara fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lara takes one on the button.
A shot to the liver by Alvarez. Beautiful body shot.
Lara misses with a wild body shot.
Lara 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 Lara off to one side.
Alvarez lands a jab to the nose.
Alvarez has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Alvarez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Alvarez lands with a big right hook that stumbles Lara - he's out on his feet here! Alvarez follows up with another monster hook that separates Lara from consciousness! Lara falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Alvarez stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Eddie Alvarez!
After the fight, Eddie 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: BANZAI COMBAT 144
Date: Mar 15, 2025

#R1#
Alvarez misses with a hook. Hutchinson ducked under it nicely.
Alvarez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big left from Hutchinson misses.
A little feinted left hand from Alvarez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hutchinson looks to land a combination but Alvarez avoids it well.
Hutchinson misses with an uppercut. Alvarez saw that one coming.
Alvarez throws a body punch but Hutchinson moves out of range.
Alvarez misses the shot to the body.
Alvarez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alvarez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hutchinson moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hutchinson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alvarez swinging wildly here. #T1#
Hutchinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hutchinson missing with a left hand there. Alvarez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alvarez throws a body shot but no joy.
Hutchinson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hutchinson looks to land a right hand but Alvarez moved out of range.
Alvarez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alvarez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hutchinson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT2#It looks like Eddie Alvarez has been cut.
Alvarez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hutchinson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hutchinson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hutchinson misses with a left hand
and Alvarez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A jab from Hutchinson misses.
Hutchinson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alvarez cracks Hutchinson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hutchinson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hutchinson 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 tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hutchinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Hutchinson.
Alvarez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Alvarez looks to land a right hand but Hutchinson moved out of range.
Alvarez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hutchinson throws out a counter right but Alvarez avoids it with no problem.
Hutchinson avoids the body shot from Alvarez.
Hutchinson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Alvarez counter with a right hand.
Hutchinson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alvarez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hutchinson thinking.
Hutchinson slips under a jab.
Alvarez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hutchinson circles away quickly and effectively.#T3#
Alvarez scores with a jab.
Hutchinson with a hook.
Alvarez throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvarez swinging wildly here.
Hutchinson wants to clinch but Alvarez slips to the side
and Alvarez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hutchinson looks to throw the jab but Alvarez is out of range.
Alvarez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alvarez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Alvarez scores with a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Alvarez. Those never looked like landing.
As Alvarez backs off Hutchinson throws a huge counter combo but Alvarez manages to avoid it all.
Alvarez tries to bum rush Hutchinson with a series of wild strikes but Hutchinson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hutchinson! But no joy.
Alvarez throws a looping overhand right but Hutchinson ducks down to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Alvarez.
Hutchinson misses with a straight right. #T4#
A big right from Alvarez misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hutchinson throws a right hand that misses
enabling Alvarez to counter with a crisp jab.
Alvarez throws a jab but it's blocked by Hutchinson.
Alvarez connects with the punch.
Hutchinson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alvarez finds it's way round the side to connect with Hutchinson's head.
Alvarez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hutchinson misses with a few strikes there.
Hutchinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Alvarez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hutchinson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hutchinson throws out a counter right but Alvarez avoids it with no problem.
Hutchinson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Eddie Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hutchinson takes one to the side of the head.
Alvarez digs a good hook to Hutchinson's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Alvarez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eddie Alvarez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Hutchinson slips under a jab from Alvarez.
Alvarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hutchinson can do to turn this around?
Alvarez looks to score with a jab to the body but Hutchinson is just out of range.
Hutchinson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hutchinson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alvarez finds it's way round the side to connect with Hutchinson's head.
Alvarez scores with the left hand. Hutchinson knows he should have avoided that one.
Hutchinson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alvarez throws a hook but Hutchinson avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez lands with a good body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Alvarez. #CUT#It looks like Jamison Hutchinson has been cut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Alvarez!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hutchinson takes a jab right on the kisser. #T1#
Hutchinson slips a jab and a cross from Alvarez.
Hutchinson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alvarez.
Alvarez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hutchinson.
Hutchinson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hutchinson moves out of range as Alvarez strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hutchinson! But no joy.
Alvarez throws a right hand that Hutchinson ducks under and follows up with a left that Hutchinson also avoids with ease.
Hutchinson is looking for the big counter here.
Hutchinson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alvarez connects with a right hand. Hutchinson shakes it off.
Alvarez's corner calls for a 1-2. Alvarez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Eddie Alvarez is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Hutchinson misses.
Hutchinson throws a hook but Alvarez blocks it.
Alvarez stalks Hutchinson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hutchinson's face. Hutchinson staggers backwards, shaken.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvarez lands a nice looking body shot.
Alvarez scores with a one two! Hutchinson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hutchinson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hutchinson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#ROC#Hutchinson is rocked!
Alvarez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hutchinson.
Alvarez lands a nice looking body shot.
A punch combination from Alvarez misses.
Hutchinson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hutchinson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jamison Hutchinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alvarez lands with a cross.
Alvarez misses with a few strikes there.
Hutchinson slips under a jab.#T3#
Alvarez throws a jab but it's blocked by Hutchinson.
Alvarez clobbers Hutchinson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alvarez scores with a one two! Hutchinson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hutchinson moves away from the strike by Alvarez.
Hutchinson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Donk. Hutchinson catches Alvarez right on the button with a cross.
Hutchinson 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.
Hutchinson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hutchinson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alvarez.
Alvarez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvarez. Hutchinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hutchinson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hutchinson walks into a stiff left hand from Alvarez.
Alvarez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Alvarez lands a nice shot that snaps Hutchinson's head back.
Alvarez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Hutchinson misses the target.
A slow jab from Hutchinson misses its intended target.
Hutchinson looks to land a left hand but Alvarez moved out of range nicely.
Hutchinson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Alvarez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvarez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alvarez lands a jab to the nose.
Alvarez clobbers Hutchinson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Alvarez dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Alvarez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hutchinson on the side of the head.
Alvarez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hutchinson at a distance.
Hutchinson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alvarez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hutchinson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hutchinson throws a looping overhand right but Alvarez ducks down to avoid it.
Hutchinson misses with a right hand
and Alvarez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hutchinson thinking.
A jab from Alvarez does it's job there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Alvarez catches Hutchinson right on the button with a cross.
Alvarez looks to throw the jab but Hutchinson is out of range.
Alvarez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alvarez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hutchinson unleashes a big counter combination but Alvarez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#T1#
Alvarez misses with a wild combination.
Alvarez throws a series of punches but Hutchinson moves out of range.
Hutchinson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hutchinson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A lazy left from Alvarez finds it's target.
Alvarez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alvarez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alvarez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hutchinson misses with a looping left.
Alvarez misses with a few strikes there.
Alvarez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hutchinson ducks under a wild hook from Alvarez.
Alvarez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hutchinson.
Alvarez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hutchinsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
No joy there for Alvarez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hutchinson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alvarez cracks Hutchinson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hutchinson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alvarez misses with a hook.
Hutchinson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws the left hand but Hutchinson avoids the punch easily.
Alvarez misses with a body shot.
Hutchinson thuds his right hand into Alvarez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#T3#
Alvarez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hutchinson unleashes a big counter combination but Alvarez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hutchinson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Alvarez jabs Hutchinson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hutchinson throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvarez.
Hutchinson throws a hook but Alvarez avoids it easily.
Alvarez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hutchinson throws out the jab.
Alvarez scores with a one two! Hutchinson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hutchinson moves forwards but Alvarez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Alvarez throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvarez throws a lazy right hand but Hutchinson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alvarez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alvarez throws out a powerful jab.
No joy there for Hutchinson, who threw a few shots but didn't land. #T4#
Hutchinson misses with a left hand
and Alvarez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hutchinson slips under a jab from Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with a body shot.
Hutchinson misses with the combination.
It looked like Alvarez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Alvarez throws a right and a left that Hutchinson avoids nicely.
Hutchinson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alvarez circles away quickly and effectively.
Hutchinson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Alvarez to counter with a crisp jab.
Hutchinson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alvarez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jamison Hutchinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eddie Alvarez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hutchinson misses with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27

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

Event: BANZAI COMBAT 140
Date: Feb 15, 2025

#R1#
Alvarez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alvarez throws a shot from downtown. Lopez moves away and avoids it.
Alvarez lands a right hook to the body.
Alvarez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lopez.
Alvarez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lopez under the eye.
Alvarez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alvarez throws a combination that misses
and Lopez counters with a stiff right hand.
Alvarez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alvarez with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Alvarez. Those never looked like landing.
Lopez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvarez throws the left hand but Lopez avoids the punch easily.
Lopez walks into a straight right hand from Alvarez.
Alvarez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lopez counters with a nice uppercut.
Alvarez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T1#
Alvarez throws a series of punches but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alvarez.
Lopez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A big right from Alvarez misses.
Alvarez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alvarez throws a lazy uppercut
and Lopez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lopez drops his hands momentarily and Alvarez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lopez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alvarez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.
Alvarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Lopez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alvarez misses with a right hand
and Lopez counters with a straight right hand.#CUT#It looks like Eddie Alvarez has been cut.
Alvarez lands with a hook. Lopez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice jab there from Alvarez. #T2#
Lopez 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.
Lopez connects with a nice looking jab.
Lopez misses with a two punch combination.
A big left from Alvarez misses.
A shot to the body from Alvarez misses
and Lopez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alvarez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Alvarez misses with a hook #KD#
and Lopez counters with a nice right hand that sends Alvarez toppling to the canvas! Alvarez scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Lopez finish him?!#ROC#Alvarez is rocked!
Eddie Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez is still on wobbly legs! Can Lopez finish him?
Alvarez looks to land a left hand but Lopez moved out of range nicely.
Lopez is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Lopez misses with a hook.
Lopez misses with a straight left.
Alvarez misses with a body shot.
Alvarez misses with a double jab.
Alvarez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alvarez seems to have recovered his senses.
Lopez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T3#
Lopez misses with a double jab.
Lopez throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lopez.
Alvarez blocks a jab.
Alvarez lands with a right hand.
Alvarez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lopez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Alvarez misses with a looping right.
Alvarez blocks a jab.
Lopez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lopez looks to land a left hand but Alvarez moved out of range nicely.
Alvarez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lopez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Alvarez throws a body shot but no joy.
Lopez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice cross by Alvarez.#T4#
Lopez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alvarez finds it's way round the side to connect with Lopez's head.
Lopez scores with a decent looking hook.
Lopez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alvarez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez throws a shot from downtown. Alvarez moves away and avoids it.
Alvarez feints a jab promting Lopez to slip. Alvarez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lopez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Alvarez missing with a left hand there. Lopez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lopez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lopez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lopez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvarez lands a jab to Lopez's midsection.
Alvarez swings widly with a right hand
and Lopez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Alvarez misses with a hook to the body
and Lopez counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Alvarez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eddie Alvarez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Alvarez throws an overhand right that lands on Lopez's shoulder, as Lopez tries to avoid the shot.
Alvarez throws a body punch but Lopez moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Lopez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alvarez throws a hook but Lopez blocks it.
Lopez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Alvarez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Lopez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alvarez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Alvarez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alvarez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvarez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alvarez throws a sloppy body shot
and Lopez counters with a stiff right hand.
Alvarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvarez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely. #T1#
Lopez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alvarez circles away quickly and effectively.
Alvarez looks to land a right hand but Lopez moved out of range.
Lopez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alvarez.
Alvarez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a lazy uppercut
and Lopez counters with a right hand to the body.
Alvarez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvarez lands a nice shot to the body.
Alvarez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Alvarez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lopez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lopez moves out of range as Alvarez strikes.
Alvarez throws a looping overhand right but Lopez ducks down to avoid it.
Lopez misses with a straight left. #T2#
Lopez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
The fighters circling - Lopez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Alvarez does it's job there.
Alvarez scores with a nice strike.
Lopez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvarez throws a lazy right hand but Lopez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alvarez scores with a nice head shot.
Alvarez takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Lopez is looking to counter punch.
Lopez looks to land a right hand but Alvarez moved out of range.
Lopez misses with a right hand
and Lopez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T3#
Lopez throws out a loose jab but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvarez lands a jab to Lopez's midsection.
Lopez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alvarez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with a hook.
Lopez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alvarez throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Lopez misses its intended target.
Alvarez throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut.
Alvarez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Alvarez blocks a jab.
A big left from Alvarez misses. #T4#
Alvarez clobbers Lopez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alvarez lands with a good body shot.
Alvarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvarez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Alvarez slips a jab from Lopez.
Lopez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Alvarez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lopez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alvarez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvarez.
Alvarez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alvarez lands a body shot.
Alvarez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Alvarez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eddie Alvarez'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. This is the final round!#R3#
Alvarez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lopez.
Alvarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez cracks Alvarez with a good jab.
Lopez closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Alvarez! Lopez dives in looking to finish! Alvarez is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Lopez!
In his post fight interview, Diego Lopez started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: BC FIGHT NIGHT 21
Date: Jan 22, 2025

#R1#
Page takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Alvarez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Page displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #CUT#It looks like Eddie Alvarez has been cut.
Alvarez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Page slips under a jab from Alvarez.
Alvarez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alvarez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Page misses with a two punch combination.
Page misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvarez.
Page throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alvarez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alvarez misses with a looping left.
Page ducks right into an uppercut from Alvarez.
A big right from Page misses.
Michael Page seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Alvarez misses the target.
Page misses with a double jab
and Alvarez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Page throws a looping overhand right but Alvarez ducks down to avoid it.
Alvarez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Page.
Page is looking to counter punch.#T1#
Page throws the left hand but Alvarez avoids the punch easily.
Alvarez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Page counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Page displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alvarez throws out the jab.
Alvarez misses with a hook.
Alvarez fails to land with a series of punches.
Page missing with a left hand there. Alvarez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alvarez misses with a straight left.
A big right from Page misses.
Page lands a leg kick that knocks Alvarez off balance momentarily.
Alvarez misses with a straight right.
Alvarez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alvarez throws a hook but Page blocks it.
Page thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alvarez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alvarez cracks Page with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alvarez throws a jab but it's blocked by Page.
Page throws a shot from downtown. Alvarez moves away and avoids it.
Alvarez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#T2#
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 slips a jab from Page.
Alvarez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Page has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alvarez finds it's way round the side to connect with Page's head.
Page takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Page is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Alvarez connects with a body shot that sends Page's belly button to the back.
Alvarez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Page counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Page tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Page.
Alvarez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Page manages to avoid it.
Alvarez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Page, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A left and a right from Alvarez both land. Nice combination.
Page throws a hook but Alvarez blocks it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Page!
Alvarez misses with a series of wild punches.
Alvarez walks into a straight right hand from Page.#T3#
Page moves out of range as Alvarez strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Alvarez.
Page scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Alvarez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alvarez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Page.
A counter left hand to the body from Page misses its target.
Page lands with a straight right. Alvarez didn't see that one coming.
Page avoids the body shot from Alvarez.
Page ducks under a wild hook from Alvarez.
Page throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Page slips under a jab from Alvarez.
Alvarez staying out of range there.
Page cracks Alvarez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Alvarez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Page will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Alvarez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Page.
Page rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alvarez counters with a stiff right hand.
Alvarez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Page had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvarez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alvarez swings widly with a right hand
and Page counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alvarez with a nice cross.
Page ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Page is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvarez.
Page throws a lazy right hand but Alvarez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alvarez lands a body shot.
Page moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Alvarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Page misses with a wild body shot.
Alvarez's corner calls for a 1-2. Alvarez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvarez lands with an overhand left.
Page's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Alvarez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Page scrambles back to his feet.
Alvarez needs to keep his hands up - Page had a free shot at his head there.
Page misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvarez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Alvarez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eddie Alvarez's cut.
That's time! Page's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Alvarez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Page's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Page. Alvarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab from Alvarez.
Page scores with a jab.
The fighters circling - Alvarez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Page.
Page slips under a jab.
Alvarez throws a big shot that misses.
Alvarez thuds a left hand into Page's body.
Page takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alvarez cracks Page with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#KD2#
Alvarez drops Page with a beautiful combination! Page stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Alvarez is looking for the KO!#ROC2#Page is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Page slips a straight right by Alvarez.
An attempted straight right counter from Page misses the target.
Oh Page is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alvarez lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Page falls backwards - clearly groggy! Alvarez dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Alvarez!
After the fight, Eddie 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: BC FIGHT NIGHT 16
Date: Dec 18, 2024

#R1#
Alvarez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Page moves away.
Alvarez connects with a body shot that sends Page's belly button to the back.
A jab from Alvarez misses.
Page lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Alvarez throws a body shot but no joy.
Page throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Alvarez to counter with a crisp jab.
Page fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alvarez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice uppercut lands for Alvarez. That snapped Page's head back.
Page throws a shot from downtown. Alvarez moves away and avoids it.
Page uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alvarez.
Page will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alvarez misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Page moves forwards but Alvarez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Alvarez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Page misses with a body shot.
Alvarez gets cracked there but stands up to it. #T1#
Page ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvarez moves away.
Page tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Page.
Alvarez is looking to counter punch.
A punch lands to the side of Page 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alvarez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Page misses with a low kick as Alvarez jumps back.
A combination from Page does no damage.
Page misses with an uppercut. Alvarez saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Alvarez.
Michael Page seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez takes a swing at Page's ribcage but misses.
Page swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Alvarez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Page swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alvarez fails to land with a series of punches.
Page misses with a looping left.
Page swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alvarez counters with a nice uppercut.
Page fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Alvarez throws a combination. Page tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez loads up on a big right hand but Page slips the punch.#T2#
Alvarez swings for the body but Page moves out of range.
Page checks a leg kick.
Alvarez stalks Page and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Page's face. Page staggers backwards, shaken.
Page avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Alvarez throws the left hand but Page avoids the punch easily.
Alvarez misses with a straight left.
Page is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Alvarez rather than just go for the knockout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Page, as that shot connected.
Page comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Page misses with a two punch combination.
Alvarez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Alvarez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Page steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alvarez.
Page takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
Alvarez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Page was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvarez.
Alvarez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alvarez throws a body shot but no joy.
Page slips a straight right by Alvarez.#T3#
Page throws a series of punches but Alvarez moves out of range.
Page misses with a low kick as Alvarez jumps back.
Alvarez throwing a counter right hand but Page manages to avoid it.
Alvarez misses with a low kick.
Page swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Page scores with a hook to the body. Alvarez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Page throws a leg kick but Alvarez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Alvarez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Page misses with a jab, cross combination.
Page misses with a hook
and Alvarez counters with a one-two to the body.
Alvarez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Page.
Page misses with a shot to the body
and Alvarez counters with a straight right hand.
Alvarez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Page moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Page ducks right into an uppercut from Alvarez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Alvarez cracks a nice hook into Page's ribs.#T4#
Page loads up on a big right hand but Alvarez slips the punch.
Alvarez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Page throws a front kick aimed at Alvarez's knee but Alvarez avoids it well.
It looked like Alvarez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alvarez catches Page with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Alvarez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Page.
Page throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alvarez counters with a nice uppercut.
Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Page.
Page throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Page tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Page throws an overhand right that lands on Alvarez's shoulder, as Alvarez tries to avoid the shot.
Page throws a series of punches but Alvarez moves out of range.
Nice cross by Page.
Page has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Page loads up on a big right hand but Alvarez slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Page misses with a wild body shot.
Alvarez misses with a straight right.
Page takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alvarez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Alvarez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Alvarez connects with a body shot that sends Page's belly button to the back.
Alvarez misses with a double jab.
Page looks like he wants to counter punch here.
No joy there for Page, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice shot by Alvarez.
Page looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.
It looked like Alvarez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Page.
Page throws a big shot that misses.
Page on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alvarez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Page cracks Alvarez with a good jab.
Page misses with a low kick.
Alvarez throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Page misses with a hook
enabling Alvarez to counter with a crisp jab.
Page misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvarez.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Page might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Alvarez has got the better of the exchanges.
Alvarez loads up on a big right hand but Page slips the punch.
Page is looking for the big counter here.
Page swinging wildly here. #T1#
Page lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alvarez at a distance.
Alvarez swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Page to counter with a crisp jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Page checks a leg kick.
Page tries to move into range but Alvarez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Page fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alvarez on the side of the head.
Page misses with a straight right.
Eddie Alvarez is winning the standup battle so far.
Alvarez needs to keep his hands up - Page had a free shot at his head there.
Page waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a hook but Page blocks it.
Alvarez moves out of range of the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Alvarez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Page misses the jab.
Alvarez misses with a looping left.
Alvarez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Page lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Page bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alvarez's head backwards.
Michael Page is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alvarez throws a right hand that misses
and Page counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Page throws a series of punches but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez throws a body punch but Page moves out of range.
Page throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Page takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
Page swings for the body but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez connects with a body shot that sends Page's belly button to the back.
Page ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Page slips under a jab.
Page throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alvarez.
Alvarez is looking to counter punch.
A big right from Page misses.
Page checks a leg kick.
Alvarez throws a head kick but Page moves out of range.
Alvarez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Alvarez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alvarez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T3#
Alvarez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Page doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Alvarez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Page on the side of the head.
Page connects with the punch.
A clash of legs there as Page blocks the low kick.
Page misses with a wild body shot.
Page misses with a two punch combination.
Page ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvarez moves away.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Page.
Alvarez throws a big shot that misses.
A low kick from Alvarez is predictable there
and Page counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alvarez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alvarez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Page's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alvarez under the eye.
Alvarez misses with a two punch combination. #T4#
Nice defenses there by Page.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez misses with a looping left.
Alvarez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Alvarez misses the jab.
Alvarez misses with a hook. Page ducked under it nicely.
Page's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Alvarez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Page scrambles back to his feet.
Alvarez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Alvarez with a jab.
Alvarez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Page throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Page lands a jab to the head.
Page avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Page swings for the body but Alvarez moves out of range.
Page has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Alvarez throws a jab when Page was well out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Eddie 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#
Sloppy strikes from Page. Those never looked like landing.
Page throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvarez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alvarez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Page counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Page misses with a double jab.
Page throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvarez is looking to counter punch.
Alvarez lands a slapping body shot.
Page takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Page.
Alvarez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Page.
Alvarez's corner calls for a 1-2. Alvarez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Page moves out of range as Alvarez strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Page.
Alvarez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Page.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Page.
Page tries to bum rush Alvarez with a series of wild strikes but Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#T1#
Alvarez moves out of range of the strikes.
Alvarez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Page sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alvarez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alvarez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Page throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alvarez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fighters circling - Page throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Page throws a lazy right hand but Alvarez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alvarez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Page takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Page uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvarez.
Page throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvarez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Alvarez misses the shot to the body.
Page uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alvarez.
Page throws a hook to the side of Alvarez's head but Alvarez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alvarez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#T2#
Alvarez throws a low kick but Page avoids it.
Good exchange - Alvarez coming out on top.
Alvarez misses the jab.
Some wild striking there from Alvarez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez throws an overhand right that lands on Page's shoulder, as Page tries to avoid the shot.
Page fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alvarez checks it well.
Page scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Alvarez is looking to chop away at Page's legs.
Alvarez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Page punishes Alvarez's body with a nice straight punch.
A big right from Page misses.
Alvarez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alvarez lands a lovely overhand right.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Page.
Alvarez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Page moves away.#T3#
Page takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Alvarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Page throws a big shot that misses.
Alvarez throws a series of strikes that have Page backpedaling.
Alvarez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alvarez throws a poor cross that misses
and Page connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alvarez blocks a jab.
Alvarez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Page clobbers Alvarez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alvarez slips a jab and a cross from Page.
A big left from Page misses.
Alvarez misses the shot to the body.
Alvarez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
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 swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T4#
Alvarez fails to land with a series of punches.
Page staying out of range there.
A leg kick checked by Page.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Page checks a leg kick.
Page misses with a hook. Alvarez ducked under it nicely.
Page connects with a jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Page.
Michael Page has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alvarez slips a jab from Page.
Alvarez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Page has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Page there as he acknowledges the shot.
Alvarez slips a jab and a cross from Page.
Page ducks under a wild hook from Alvarez.
Page throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvarez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Eddie Alvarez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Page has knocked Alvarez down with a huge combo! Page steps away and waves a wobbly Alvarez back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#Alvarez is rocked!

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Page comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!

Event: BANZAI COMBAT 120
Date: Nov 09, 2024

#R1#
Alvarez throws a good cross that connects.
Alvarez misses the shot to the body.
Alvarez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alvarez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ruiz momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Ruiz.
Ruiz falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Alvarez counter with a right hand.
Ruiz is looking to clinch but Alvarez is avoiding it.
Eddie Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ruiz has time to react.
Alvarez throws a shot from downtown. Ruiz moves away and avoids it.
Alvarez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ruiz has time to react.
Alvarez throws a right and a left that Ruiz avoids nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Alvarez.
Ruiz closes the distance but Alvarez moves to the side
and Ruiz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #ROC2#Ruiz is rocked!#T1#
Alvarez grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Ruiz takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Alvarez cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Eddie Alvarez!
Eddie 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: BANZAI COMBAT 109
Date: Oct 19, 2024

#R1#
Alvarez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Schmitt wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Schmitt.
Schmitt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alvarez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Schmitt misses.
A jab from Schmitt misses.
Schmitt misses with a hook. Alvarez ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmitt throws a sloppy head kick and Alvarez moves out of range easily.
Alvarez throws out a counter right but Schmitt avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Schmitt finds it's way through Alvarez's defenses.
Schmitt throws a head kick that misses
and Alvarez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Schmitt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alvarez's head.
Schmitt is looking to clinch but Alvarez is avoiding it. #T1##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alvarez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Schmitt displaying some good clinch control by pressing Alvarez up against the cage.
Schmitt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Schmitt displaying some good clinch control by pressing Alvarez up against the cage.
Alvarez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Schmitt scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T2#
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Schmitt as Alvarez tries to tie him up.
Schmitt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stalling in the clinch from Alvarez.
Alvarez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Schmitt'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.
Schmitt throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvarez.
Schmitt tries to land knees in the clinch but Alvarez avoids the damage to the body.
Schmitt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Schmitt can't find room to land a body shot as Alvarez controls the action. #T3#
Alvarez blocking some punches.
Schmitt lands an uppercut.
Schmitt slows down the pace here.
Schmitt missing with knees to the body.
Schmitt working aggressively here.
Alvarez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alvarez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Schmitt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvarez's elbow.
Alvarez wants to stall. #T4#
Schmitt prevents a body shot from Alvarez.
Schmitt blocking some punches.
Alvarez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Schmitt seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Alvarez can turn it around.
Schmitt prevents Alvarez from breaking the clinch.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut.
Schmitt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schmitt lands a right hand.
Alvarez stalls.
Stalling in the clinch from Alvarez.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schmitt lands a hook that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
A short right from Schmitt on the inside.
Schmitt lands an uppercut.#BC2#
Alvarez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Matthias Schmitt dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Schmitt lands a nice shot that snaps Alvarez's head back.
Schmitt looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#CL#
Schmitt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Schmitt effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarez. #BC2#
Alvarez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schmitt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alvarez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #CL#
Schmitt drives through and clinches with Alvarez against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schmitt.
Matthias Schmitt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Schmitt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvarez's elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Alvarez throws an elbow but misses. #T1#
Schmitt avoiding damage.
Schmitt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alvarez takes a shot to the head.
Schmitt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alvarez avoids it.
Alvarez can't break the clinch.
Schmitt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Schmitt tries to land knees in the clinch but Alvarez avoids the damage to the body.
Alvarez looking to stall.
Schmitt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schmitt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alvarez or not.
Schmitt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvarez can do to turn this around?
Schmitt stalling against the cage.
Alvarez takes a shot to the head. #T2#
A head punch on the inside from Schmitt fails to land.
Schmitt 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. #BC2#
Alvarez manages to break the clinch.
Schmitt misses with a lunging right hand
and Alvarez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matthias Schmitt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schmitt tries to clinch up.
Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schmitt.
Alvarez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schmitt moves in looking to clinch but Alvarez pushes him off.
Schmitt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alvarez was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Alvarez tries to land a leg kick but Schmitt saw it coming and moves away.
Schmitt pulls out of a head kick attempt. #T3#
Alvarez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alvarez replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Schmitt blocks it well.
Schmitt throws a right hand that misses
and Alvarez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Schmitt has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Alvarez looks to score with a jab to the body but Schmitt is just out of range.
Schmitt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvarez moves away.
Schmitt wants to clinch up but Alvarez keeps it at a distance.
Schmitt tries a head kick but it misses.
Schmitt misses with a body shot.
Alvarez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Schmitt slips a jab and a cross from Alvarez.
Schmitt wants to slow Alvarez down by chopping away at his legs.
Schmitt misses with a kick to the body.
A jab from Schmitt does it's job there.
Schmitt tries to clinch
and Schmitt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T4#
Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schmitt.
Schmitt throws a head kick but Alvarez moves out of range.
Schmitt misses with a two punch combination.
Alvarez is looking for the big counter here.
Alvarez lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Schmitt darts in and clinches Alvarez up against the cage.
Schmitt swings wildly with an uppercut but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvarez working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Alvarez tries to stall but Schmitt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Schmitt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alvarez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez slowing the pace effectively.
Schmitt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Matthias Schmitt dominated that second 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. This is the final round!#R3#
Alvarez connects with a jab.
Alvarez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Schmitt finds it's way round the side to connect with Alvarez's head.
Eddie Alvarez seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
Schmitt takes the fight into the clinch.
Alvarez can't break the clinch.
Schmitt misses with the head strike.
Schmitt throws a head punch that misses.
Schmitt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Alvarez up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Alvarez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez is trying to break the clinch but Schmitt is controlling him.
Schmitt tries to land knees in the clinch but Alvarez avoids the damage to the body.
Schmitt lands a nice uppercut.#T1#
Schmitt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Schmitt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez lands a nice shot to the body.
Schmitt has Alvarez pressed against the cage.
Schmitt scores with a hook to the body.
Schmitt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schmitt stalls.
Schmitt is working Alvarez over against the cage.
Schmitt missing with knees to the body.
Alvarez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Schmitt is keeping busy.
Schmitt misses with the head strike. #T2#
Schmitt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alvarez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT2#It looks like Matthias Schmitt has been cut.
Schmitt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alvarez avoids it.
Schmitt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alvarez managing to block the knees to the body from Schmitt.
Alvarez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Alvarez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Schmitt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alvarez scores with a shot to the side of Schmitt's head.
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!
Schmitt leaning against his opponent.
Schmitt keeps control of Alvarez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alvarez tries to stall but Schmitt uses the opportunity to gain a better position. #T3#
Schmitt missing with knees to the body.
Schmitt trying to land knees to the body.
Schmitt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Schmitt lands with a left to the head.
Schmitt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schmitt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Schmitt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schmitt lands with a short shot to the head. #BC2#
Alvarez breaks from the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Schmitt.
Schmitt throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Alvarez to counter with a crisp jab.
Alvarez looks to land a left hand but Schmitt moved out of range nicely.
Schmitt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T4#
Schmitt misses with an uppercut
and Alvarez counters with a left to the body.
Schmitt misses with a body punch
and Alvarez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez jabs at Schmitt's body.
Schmitt misses with a two punch combination.
Schmitt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alvarez counters with a nice uppercut. #ROC2#Schmitt is rocked!
Schmitt is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Alvarez doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Schmitt crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Schmitt's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eddie Alvarez!
Eddie 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: BC FIGHT NIGHT 11
Date: Sep 25, 2024

#R1#
Alvarez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Orochi.
Alvarez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Orochi throws a lazy head kick
and Alvarez counters with a nice uppercut.
Alvarez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Orochi throws a poor cross that misses
and Alvarez counters with a three punch combo that has Orochi backing up. Orochi nods at Alvarez to acknowledge the strikes.
Alvarez lands with an overhand left.#KD2#
Alvarez lands a big right hand that sends Orochi crashing to the mat! Alvarez stays standing though and waves Orochi back to his feet!#ROC2#Orochi is rocked!
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 shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Orochi takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Alvarez sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Orochi bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eddie Alvarez!
Eddie 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.

Event: SSKT 19 Crushed
Date: Jul 06, 2024

#R1#
A combination from Drew does no damage.
Drew thows a leg kick but Alvarez checks it
and Alvarez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT#It looks like Rick Drew has been cut.
Rick Drew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drew slips under a jab from Alvarez.
The crowd cheers as Drew lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alvarez doesn't seem phased though.
Alvarez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alvarez cracks a nice hook into Drew's ribs.
Drew ducks under a wild hook from Alvarez.
Alvarez seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Alvarez cracks Drew with an open hand slap.
A head kick misses from Drew.
Drew shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Alvarez eats them both and turns towards Drew to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#CUT2#It looks like Eddie Alvarez has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drew throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drew doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T1#
Drew throws a leg kick
and Alvarez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alvarez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drew misses with a lunging right hand
letting Alvarez counter with a right hand.
Drew scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alvarez doesn't seem bothered though.
A big left from Drew misses.
Drew lands a lovely overhand right.
Drew takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Drew rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alvarez counters with a series of strikes. Drew will be more careful next time no doubt.
Drew pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alvarez is out of range and Drew settles back down.
Alvarez blocks the body kick.
Alvarez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Drew back to the cage. Alvarez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#ROC#Drew is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez throws a sloppy body shot
and Drew counters with a nice body kick.
Drew is still on wobbly legs! Can Alvarez finish him?#T2#
Drew throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alvarez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Drew seems to have recovered his senses.
Alvarez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Drew misses with a body kick.
Alvarez is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Alvarez shuts the power down on Drew. Lights out, game over! Alvarez is your winner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Eddie Alvarez!
Eddie Alvarez bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: SSKT 17 Annihilation
Date: Jun 08, 2024

#R1#
Sugita throws a nice looking combination but Alvarez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alvarez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sugita throws a leg kick
and Alvarez counters with a nice body shot.
Alvarez throws a hook but Sugita avoids it easily.
Alvarez keeps the fight on the outside.#CL#
Sugita gets a clinch.
Alvarez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sugita up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Alvarez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Sugita breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sugita throws a sloppy head kick and Alvarez moves out of range easily.
Alvarez misses with a hook. Sugita ducked under it nicely. #CL#
Sugita has closed the distance and engaged Alvarez in a clinch.
Alvarez's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Alvarez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#T1#
Alvarez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The referee calls for Alvarez to work.
Sugita misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alvarez is trying to push Sugita away but Sugita has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#BC#
Sugita breaks the clinch. #CL#
Sugita darts in and clinches Alvarez up against the cage.
Alvarez tries to break free but Sugita pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Sugita manages to break the clinch.
Alvarez throws a jab when Sugita was well out of range.
Sugita closes the distance but Alvarez moves to the side
and Alvarez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T2#
Sugita tries to clinch
and Sugita takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alvarez lands a glancing blow to the side of Sugita's head.
Iwao Sugita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez digs a good body shot into Sugita's ribs.
Alvarez thuds a left hand into Sugita's body.
Sugita throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Alvarez counters with a straight right hand.#ROC2#Sugita is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sugita tries to clinch but Alvarez moves away
and Alvarez counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Sugita badly! Alvarez follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Sugita out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Alvarez finished him against the cage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Eddie Alvarez!
In his post fight interview, Eddie Alvarez started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: SSKT May Day 2024
Date: May 01, 2024

#R1#
Costa looks to land a combination but Alvarez avoids it well.
Costa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Costa. Alvarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Costa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Alvarez misses.
Alvarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Costa misses with an uppercut
and Alvarez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Costa checks a leg kick nicely.
Alvarez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alvarez seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Costa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alvarez momentarily.
Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Costa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez misses with a left hand
and Costa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Costa works the jab nicely.
Costa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Alvarez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Costa backs away, Alvarez returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Alvarez throws a hook but Costa avoids it easily.
Costa jabs Alvarez right on the nose. Alvarez blinks but takes it well.#T1#
Costa's corner calls for a 1-2. Costa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Costa.
It looked like Alvarez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alvarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A quick step to the side and Alvarez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick lands there from Costa.
Costa misses with a lunging right hand
and Alvarez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alvarez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Costa.
It looked like Alvarez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Costa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alvarez.
Alvarez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Costa.
Alvarez walks into a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Costa misses the target.
Alvarez tries to move into range but Costa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Some wild striking there from Costa.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Costa.#T2#
Costa throws the left hand but Alvarez avoids the punch easily.
Costa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvarez.
Costa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alvarez under the eye.
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!
Costa misses with a leg kick.
Alvarez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alvarez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Costa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Costa throws a lazy right hand but Alvarez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A quick step to the side and Alvarez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#CL2#
Costa closes the distance and clinches.
Costa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alvarez prevents a body shot from Costa.
Alvarez blocks a body shot from Costa.
Costa tries a body shot but Alvarez blocks it.
Costa holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Costa controlling the action here for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kyoto Costa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Costa jabbing away but nothing is landing. #CL2#
Costa clinches with his opponent. #BC2#
Costa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Costa misses with the combination.
Costa misses with a body shot.
Costa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Alvarez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alvarez just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Alvarez misses
and Costa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Costa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Costa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Costa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alvarez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez slips a straight right by Costa.
Costa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alvarez.#T1#
Alvarez moves out of range as Costa strikes.
Costa throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvarez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#ROC#Costa is rocked!
Costa throws the left hand but Alvarez avoids the punch easily.
Alvarez throws a jab when Costa was well out of range.
Alvarez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alvarez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Costa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alvarez under the eye.
Costa throws out a loose jab but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Costa misses the jab.
Costa lands with a right hand.
Alvarez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Costa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Costa lands a nice shot that snaps Alvarez's head back.
Alvarez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Costa.
Costa just misses with a punch to the body. #T2#
A punch combination from Alvarez misses.
Costa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kyoto Costa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Alvarez.
A little feinted left hand from Alvarez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big left from Costa misses.
Costa looks to land a right hand but Alvarez moved out of range.
Alvarez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Costa lands a jab to the head.
Costa looks to land a combination. Alvarez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#CL2#
Costa clinches up against the ropes.
Costa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Costa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Costa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Alvarez is trying to stall.
Costa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvarez's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kyoto Costa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Costa dodges the punch combination from Alvarez.
Kyoto Costa seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL2#
Costa moves into the clinch successfully.
Alvarez is looking to control Costa's arms but Costa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alvarez has his back to the ropes.
Costa tries to work over Alvarez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alvarez blocks a body shot from Costa.
Costa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Costa tries to work over Alvarez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Costa can't find room to land a body shot as Alvarez controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez trying to stall but Costa improves his position.
Costa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Costa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarez. #T1#
Alvarez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Costa tries to throw a body punch but Alvarez avoids it by throwing Costa back against the ropes.
Alvarez is trying to force a seperation but Costa has the dominant position.
Costa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Alvarez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Costa tries to work over Alvarez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Costa lands a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Costa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Costa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alvarez is trying to maintain a safe position but Costa gets an underhook and turns Alvarez into the ropes.
Alvarez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Costa is keeping busy.
Maybe Alvarez would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Costa tries a body shot but Alvarez blocks it. #T2#
Alvarez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Costa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alvarez working hard to break the clinch.
Costa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Costa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Costa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eddie Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Costa struggles to land a body shot inside as Alvarez controls his hands.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Still in the clinch, Costa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Costa trying to control the position but instead, Alvarez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Costa into the ropes.
Alvarez looks to throw an elbow but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyoto Costa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Costa 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyoto Costa!

Event: SSKT All The King's Men
Date: Mar 18, 2024

#R1#
Cornelius with a nice cross.#CUT2#It looks like Eddie Alvarez has been cut.
Cornelius looks to land a left hand but Alvarez moved out of range nicely.
Cornelius lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cornelius throws a lazy uppercut
and Alvarez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alvarez misses with a series of wild punches.
Alvarez cracks Cornelius with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cornelius misses with a hook
and Cornelius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cornelius just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cornelius misses the shot to the body.
Cornelius throws a lazy right hand but Alvarez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alvarez lands the left 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!
Cornelius misses with a body shot
and Alvarez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T1#
Cornelius looks to land a left hand but Alvarez moved out of range nicely.
Alvarez lands with a right hand.
Alvarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Cornelius. That snapped Alvarez's head back.
Cornelius takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
Alvarez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Alvarez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cornelius fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alvarez is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Cornelius throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Alvarez to counter with a crisp jab.
Alvarez misses with a leg kick.
Cornelius scores with a punch to the head.#T2#
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!
Cornelius smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#ROC2#Alvarez is rocked!
Alvarez connects with a right hand. Cornelius shakes it off.
Oh Alvarez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cornelius.
Alvarez misses with a straight left.
Alvarez seems to have got his legs back now.#KD2#
Cornelius scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Alvarez beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
A left and a right from Alvarez both land. Nice combination.
Alvarez just misses with a punch to the body.
Cornelius tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Alvarez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cornelius misses with an uppercut
and Alvarez counters with a straight right hand.
Cornelius throws the left hand but Alvarez avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvarez thuds his right hand into Cornelius's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cornelius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alvarez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Having scored a knockdown, Yukon Cornelius should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Eddie Alvarez's cut.
That's time! Alvarez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Cornelius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alvarez counters with a stiff right hand.
Alvarez lands with a nice body punch.
Alvarez throws the left hand but Cornelius avoids the punch easily.
Cornelius looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cornelius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alvarez counters with a straight right hand.
Alvarez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Alvarez throws a solid leg kick but Cornelius takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Alvarez.
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cornelius.
Alvarez is looking to counter punch.
Eddie Alvarez is winning the standup battle so far.
Cornelius misses with a hook
and Alvarez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alvarez works Cornelius's body with a nice hook.
Alvarez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cornelius finds it's way round the side to connect with Alvarez's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez staying out of range there.
Yukon Cornelius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Alvarez blocks a jab.
Cornelius throws a jab when Alvarez was well out of range.
A shot to the body from Cornelius misses
and Alvarez counters with a left to the body.
Cornelius takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cornelius walks into a straight right hand from Alvarez.
Cornelius walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Cornelius is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Eddie Alvarez!
In his post fight interview, Eddie Alvarez started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: SSKT XIII
Date: Feb 19, 2024

#R1#
Alvarez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Alvarez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Winstone tries to close the distance and clinch but Alvarez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Alvarez misses the target.
Alvarez lands an overhand right.
Alvarez motions for Winstone to come forward. Alvarez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alvarez seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Winstone tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Alvarez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Winstone tries to clinch but Alvarez is having none of it.
Alvarez is looking to counter punch.
Alvarez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good work by Winstone as he checks the leg kick.
Winstone is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Winstone moves into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#BC2#
Winstone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T1#
Winstone tries to close the distance and clinch but Alvarez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alvarez scores with a nice right hand. #CL2#
Winstone rushes Alvarez and presses him up against the ropes.
Winstone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alvarez.
Winstone with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Alvarez is trying to break the clinch but Winstone has him pressed against the ropes.
Winstone stalling in the clinch but Alvarez improves position.
Winstone 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.
Winstone keeps control of Alvarez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alvarez tries to circle away but Winstone has him pinned against the ropes.
Winstone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alvarez.
Winstone taking a breather.
Winstone looking to throw knees to the head but Alvarez is blocking nicely.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut. #T2#
Winstone 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.
Winstone wants to stall.
Winstone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Winstone scores a nice knee to the body.
Alvarez has had enough of the clinch but Winstone keeps him there for the moment.
Winstone has a couple of punches blocked by Alvarez.
Winstone stalling.
Winstone leaning against his opponent.
Alvarez is looking to control Winstone's arms but Winstone gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alvarez has his back to the ropes.
Alvarez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Alvarez seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Winstone is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Alvarez prevents a body shot from Winstone.
Alvarez takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Winstone dominated that round.
That's time! Alvarez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Winstone tries to clinch up but Alvarez circles away and keeps his distance.#CUT2#It looks like Eddie Alvarez has been cut.
Alvarez throws a good cross that connects. #CUT#It looks like Tony Winstone has been cut.
Winstone closes the distance looking to clinch
and Winstone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CL2#
Winstone has taken the fight to the clinch.
Winstone tries a knee to the head but Alvarez blocks it.
Winstone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alvarez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Winstone.
We've been informed that Winstone has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Alvarez trying to stall but Winstone improves his position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Alvarez avoiding damage as Winstone throws knees to the body. #T1#
Winstone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alvarez trying to stall but Winstone improves his position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Winstone tries to stall but Alvarez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Winstone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alvarez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Winstone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alvarez blocks it with crossed arms.
Winstone looking to stall.
Winstone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Winstone is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alvarez is keeping busy.#BC2#
Winstone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alvarez keeps the fight on the outside.
Winstone has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Winstone there as he acknowledges the shot.#T2#
Alvarez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Winstone.
Winstone throws a leg kick that is checked
and Alvarez counters with a stiff right hand. #ROC#Winstone is rocked!
Winstone leaves his chin hanging out and Alvarez seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Winstone crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eddie Alvarez!
In his post fight interview, Eddie Alvarez started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: SSKT X
Date: Jan 08, 2024

#R1#
Alvarez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chinn was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvarez.
That kick from Chinn tenderised Alvarez's leg. Alvarez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Some bone on bone action there as Alvarez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Alvarez throws a counter combo.
Chinn looks to throw the jab but Alvarez is out of range. #CL#
Chinn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chinn working aggressively here.
Alvarez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chinn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alvarez avoids a wild elbow strike from Chinn.
Alvarez looking to stall.
Chinn misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez wants to break the clinch but can't. #BC#
Chinn breaks the clinch.
Chinn throws a lazy uppercut
and Alvarez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alvarez slips a jab from Chinn.#T1#
Chinn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alvarez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chinn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alvarez throws an overhand right that lands on Chinn's shoulder, as Chinn tries to avoid the shot.
Alvarez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chinn.
Alvarez tries a quick counter leg kick but Chinn is wise to it.
Chinn scores with a leg kick.
Alvarez fails to land with a series of punches.
Chinn looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Chinn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alvarez works over Chinn's head and body with a nice combination.#CUT2#It looks like Jeremy Chinn has been cut.
Chinn looks to throw a body kick
and Alvarez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #CL#
Chinn closes the distance and pushes Alvarez back into the ropes.
Alvarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chinn leaning against his opponent.
Alvarez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chinn is keeping busy.#T2#
Chinn throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chinn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alvarez tries to circle away but Chinn has him pinned against the ropes.
Alvarez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alvarez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Chinn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chinn as Alvarez tries to tie him up.
Chinn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alvarez misses with some punches.
Chinn pushes off an throws an elbow but Alvarez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Chinn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Chinn'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.#R2#
Chinn misses the shot to the body.
As Chinn backs off Alvarez throws a huge counter combo but Chinn manages to avoid it all.
Alvarez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#CUT#It looks like Eddie Alvarez has been cut.
A head kick by Chinn misses
and Alvarez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alvarez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#CL#
Chinn closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chinn.
Chinn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chinn trying to stall but Alvarez improves his position.
Chinn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alvarez taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chinn throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvarez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarez.
A left hand lands to the body for Chinn.
Chinn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alvarez's efforts to push away.#T1#
Chinn misses with a body punch. #BC#
Chinn breaks from the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Alvarez. Beautiful body shot.
Chinn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvarez can do to turn this around?
Chinn drops his hands momentarily and Alvarez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Chinn - that will leave a mark!
Chinn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chinn misses with a straight right.
Chinn misses with a right hand
and Alvarez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alvarez misses with a low kick. #KD2#
Alvarez clips Chinn with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Chinn a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#KD2#
Alvarez scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Chinn to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.#ROC2#Chinn is rocked!
Chinn is looking to slow Alvarez down with leg kicks. #T2##CL#
Chinn has managed to clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Alvarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chinn taking a breather. #BC#
Chinn breaks the clinch.
Chinn throws a lazy head kick
and Alvarez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alvarez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chinn.
Alvarez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chinn is out of range and Alvarez settles back down.
Chinn 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvarez misses the shot to the body.
Chinn throws a quick counter kick to the body but Alvarez avoids it.
Chinn ducks under a wild hook from Alvarez.
Alvarez connects with a body shot that sends Chinn's belly button to the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Alvarez will take that one after putting his opponent down more than once in the round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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 thows a left - swing and a miss!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Alvarez. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Chinn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alvarez's sensitive parts.
Alvarez lands the left hand.
Chinn tries to clinch up
and Alvarez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chinn wants to clinch up but Alvarez keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Alvarez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alvarez lunges at Chinn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chinn's hand.
Chinn bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chinn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alvarez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alvarez lands a nice shot that snaps Chinn's head back.
Chinn throws a leg kick
and Alvarez counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Chinn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T1#
Alvarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chinn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chinn seems to have got his legs back now.
Alvarez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#CUT2#Jeremy Chinn's cut is getting worse.
Chinn throws a predictable looking body shot
and Alvarez counters with a big uppercut that drops Chinn face first to the mat! Will he beat the count?! He's struggled up to his knees on 7 but it doesn't look like he's going to make it... he's been counted out! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Eddie Alvarez!
A victorious Eddie Alvarez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 05, 2023

#R1#
Alvarez lands with a hook. Tyler tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tyler delivers a nice body kick.
Tyler swings for the body but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez is looking to counter punch.
Alvarez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tyler dodges the punch combination from Alvarez.
Tyler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alvarez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Alvarez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alvarez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyler was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvarez.
Tyler let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Alvarez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tyler defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyler throws the left hand but Alvarez avoids the punch easily.
Tyler throws a right and a left that both miss.#T1#
A left and a right from Tyler both land. Nice combination. #CUT2#It looks like Eddie Alvarez has been cut.
Alvarez looks to throw the jab but Tyler is out of range.
Alvarez throws out a powerful jab.
Tyler is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Alvarez cracks a nice hook into Tyler's ribs.
Quinton Tyler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez misses with a low kick.
Alvarez lands with a right hand.
Tyler throws a lazy uppercut
and Alvarez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tyler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alvarez slips a jab and a cross from Tyler.
Alvarez slips a jab from Tyler.
Good exchange - Alvarez coming out on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyler throws a combination. Alvarez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#TD#
Alvarez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.#T2#
Alvarez is looking to take a break and control but Tyler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tyler looks winded!
Tyler avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Alvarez.
Alvarez trying to control the action but Tyler is working from the bottom. #T3#
Tyler 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 in side control, throwing shots but Tyler defends.
Tyler regains half guard there - taking advantage of Alvarez's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Alvarez wants to take a breather but Tyler is having none of it.
Alvarez tries to pass to full mount but Tyler defends it. #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.
Tyler is trying to stand up here but Alvarez is controlling him well. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Alvarez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Quinton Tyler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alvarez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tyler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alvarez throws out the jab.
Tyler looks to land a combination but Alvarez avoids it well.
Tyler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyler.
Alvarez shoots in but no luck this time.
Alvarez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alvarez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Eddie Alvarez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eddie Alvarez'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.#R2#
Alvarez misses with a body shot.
Tyler defending well as Alvarez loads up on a big left hand.
Alvarez slips a jab and a cross from Tyler.
Tyler slips under a jab from Alvarez.#TD#
Alvarez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tyler is not content to let Alvarez control the position.
Tyler is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tyler is staying active underneath Alvarez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SU#
Alvarez stands up and beckons Tyler to join him on the feet.
Jab, jab by Alvarez - just one landing. #T1#
Alvarez thows a left - swing and a miss!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alvarez.
Tyler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alvarez counters with a series of strikes. Tyler will be more careful next time no doubt.
Eddie Alvarez is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyler is breathing heavily.
Alvarez scores with a hook to the body. Tyler takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tyler misses with a double jab.
Alvarez cracks Tyler with a good jab.
Alvarez punishes Tyler's body with a nice straight punch.
Alvarez misses with a body shot.
Tyler takes one to the side of the head.
Alvarez looks to throw the jab but Tyler is out of range.
Despite the aggression on Tyler's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Alvarez lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyler.
Alvarez appears to be looking for a big counter.#T2#
Alvarez cracks Tyler with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alvarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvarez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tyler at a distance.
Alvarez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Alvarez shoots in and drives through. Tyler sprawls well.
Tyler throws a head kick but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Alvarez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tyler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvarez.
Alvarez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyler manages to avoid it.
Alvarez shoots in but Tyler avoids the takedown attempt easily.#T3#
Tyler throws a right hand that misses
and Tyler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tyler on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alvarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyler can do to turn this around?
A lazy left from Alvarez finds it's target.
Tyler gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tyler moves forwards but Alvarez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Alvarez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tyler as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Alvarez does it's job there.
Tyler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alvarez throws a hook but Tyler avoids it easily.#T4#
Alvarez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Alvarez duly obliges.
Alvarez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tyler in his tracks.
Alvarez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Alvarez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tyler.
A nice side step and Tyler releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Alvarez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Quinton Tyler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alvarez slips a jab and a cross from Tyler.
It looked like Alvarez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab lands there for Alvarez.
Alvarez swings for the body but Tyler moves out of range.
Tyler keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A combination from Alvarez does no damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Alvarez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eddie Alvarez'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!#R3#
Tyler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alvarez throws out the jab.
Tyler throws the left hand but Alvarez avoids the punch easily.
Alvarez lands a nice shot to the body.
Tyler loads up on a big right hand but Alvarez slips the punch.
Tyler falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Alvarez counter with a right hand.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Tyler.
Alvarez looks to land a combination but Tyler avoids it well.
Tyler misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tyler sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown but Tyler shows good takedown defense.
Tyler is looking for the big counter here.
Tyler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alvarez missing with a left hand there. Tyler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Alvarez throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T1#
Tyler misses with a hook
and Alvarez counters with a stiff right hand.
Tyler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tyler has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tyler there as he acknowledges the shot.
Alvarez lands a jab.
Alvarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvarez misses with a low kick.
As Alvarez backs off Tyler throws a huge counter combo but Alvarez manages to avoid it all.
Tyler takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Alvarez misses with a low kick.
Alvarez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tyler sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvarez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tyler.
Tyler throws a series of punches but Alvarez avoids them all with ease.
Alvarez is looking for a counter combo.
Tyler has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T2#
Alvarez fails to land with a series of punches.
Alvarez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tyler is looking for the big counter here.
Alvarez darts in looking for a takedown but Tyler gets double underhooks and turns Alvarez into the cage. #BC2#
Tyler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alvarez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyler takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A clash of legs there as Tyler blocks the low kick.
Alvarez stalks Tyler and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tyler's face. Tyler staggers backwards, shaken.
Tyler slaps away a takedown attempt from Alvarez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alvarez jabs Tyler right on the nose. Tyler blinks but takes it well.#T3#
Alvarez shoots in looking for a takedown. Tyler tries to sprawl out of it but Alvarez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tyler manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut. Tyler saw that one coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tyler 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 Alvarez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alvarez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvarez. Tyler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyler tries to bum rush Alvarez with a series of wild strikes but Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tyler stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tyler wants it to stay on the feet.
Tyler has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tyler there as he acknowledges the shot.#TD#
Alvarez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Alvarez trying to control the position but Tyler is working away. #T4##SUB#
Alvarez is trying to get an arm triangle but Tyler is defending well.
Alvarez advances nicely into full mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Alvarez there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Quinton Tyler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eddie Alvarez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tyler wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Alvarez.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Alvarez!

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