Joel Alvarez delivered a dominant efficiency towards Vicente Luque at UFC Rio.
After a comparatively sluggish begin, we received a stoppage in motion after Alvarez appeared to poke Luque within the eye. Nevertheless, prompt replay revealed that the alleged eye poke was truly the results of a authorized punch. Regardless of that, the struggle did not restart for an additional minute, doubtless as a result of the referee needed to talk issues to Luque and his nook.
Happily, the struggle restarted with little protest. From that time, the 2 welterweights received after it, slinging heavy leather-based. That continued within the second, with Alvarez touchdown a few flying knees within the opening minute of the stanza.
Luque tried to shoot in for a takedown, however Alvarez simply defended and proceeded to drop some heavy hammer fists from the highest. Luque seemingly had no reply as soon as on the mat, permitting Alvarez to punish him all through the rest of the spherical.
Luque’s nook acknowledged that his eye was in dangerous form, however Luque insisted he was good to go.
Almost midway via the third, Luque shot for an additional takedown and as soon as once more ended up on the underside. Alvarez caught Luque in a reverse triangle, leading to a stalemate close to the fence. Each fighters had been content material to take a seat and take a breather, eliciting a refrain of boos from the stay crowd.
Mercifully, the ultimate seconds ticked off the clock, sending us to the scorecards for a really predictable determination.
Official Outcome: Joel Alvarez def. Vicente Luque by way of unanimous determination (30-26, 30-26, 30-26).
