Joel Alvarez had a dominant efficiency in opposition to Vicente Luque at UFC Rio.
It was a comparatively gradual begin, however the match was stopped after Alvarez appeared to poke Luque within the eye. Nonetheless, on the spot replay revealed that the alleged eye poke was really a authorized punch. Regardless of this, the match couldn’t be restarted for an additional minute, in all probability as a result of the referee needed to talk issues to Luque and his nook.
Fortuitously, the battle resumed with little protest. From that time on, the 2 welterweights gave chase, throwing heavy leather-based. That continued within the second match, with Alvarez touchdown a couple of flying knees early within the stanza.
Luque tried to shoot for a takedown, however Alvarez simply defended and landed a heavy hammer fist from the highest. Luque by no means appeared to have a solution on the mat, permitting Alvarez to punish him all through the remainder of the spherical.
Luque’s nook admitted that his eye was not feeling properly, however Luque insisted he was effective.
Close to the midway mark of the third, Luque went for an additional takedown, however ended up on the underside once more. Alvarez caught Luque with an inverted triangle, leading to a stalemate on the fence. Each fighters sat content material and took a breather, eliciting a refrain of boos from the dwell crowd.
Fortuitously, the ultimate seconds ticked down and we have been despatched to a scorecard of very predictable choices.
official outcomes: Joel Alvarez def. Vicente Luque by unanimous resolution (30-26, 30-26, 30-26).
