Post by The Sandmen on Feb 1, 2013 19:22:31 GMT -5
ManMMA Middleweight Championship
Thiago Alves looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Georges St-Pierre is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
And here we go with the title fight!
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Georges St-Pierre goes with a looping right hand while Thiago Alves jumps back and jabs
GSP only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Alves jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Thiago Alves pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The fighters are clinching.
Georges St-Pierre is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Alves with uppercuts!
Nothing that Alves must fear as he blocks nicely
The fighters are clinching.
GSP tries to break the clinch... Thiago Alves launches a great knee when he finds a narrow space!
Awesome impact! GSP stumbles backwards and Thiago Alves shoots an incredible takedown!
As the fight continues it seems that Georges St-Pierre is taking the best of the fight.
Thiago Alves throws a combo
GSP punches back but nobody connects.
Georges St-Pierre gets sloppy and Thiago Alves tries to take advantage...
Thiago Alves attempts to cut off GSP with punches
GSP avoids getting cornered.
GSP looks to be in very good shape.
GSP lifts his opponent off the ground and tries to slam him!
Alves shows nice sprawl skills and remains on his feet.
GSP moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Alves with a double overhooks!
Thiago Alves wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to GSP!
Georges St-Pierre seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Thiago Alves!
Georges St-Pierre goes with a looping right hand while Thiago Alves jumps back and jabs
GSP only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Inside leg kick from Alves
that goes awry.
GSP is trying to counter now!
GSP is holding Thiago Alves's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Thiago Alves shows great balance while pushing away Georges St-Pierre
Crisp uppercut by Alves followed by a hard jab
Georges St-Pierre stumbles back.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Alves's chin
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Alves goes to the body...
He punishes GSP's ribs with a couple of hooks.
GSP ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Thiago Alves launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
GSP is trying to counter now!
Alves follows Georges St-Pierre
GSP fakes a move.
Thiago Alves fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on GSP's chin
Thiago Alves moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Thiago Alves fires an unorthodox punch to GSP's torso
that hits its mark.
A furious flurry of punches from Georges St-Pierre
just misses Alves.
Georges St-Pierre gets sloppy and Thiago Alves tries to take advantage...
A right hand from Thiago Alves
makes GSP stumble back!
GSP moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Alves with a double overhooks!
Georges St-Pierre and Alves engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Thiago Alves is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
GSP decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. GSP moves back and takes a deep breath.
Crisp uppercut by Alves followed by a hard jab
Georges St-Pierre stumbles back.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Thiago Alves can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Alves fires low kicks
punishing GSP's legs repeatedly.
Alves is holding Georges St-Pierre's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Georges St-Pierre loses balance and goes to the ground.
Thiago Alves is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Thiago Alves looks to mount Georges St-Pierre...
Thiago Alves slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Alves positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! GSP's being punished here!
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre tries to roll to his side and trap Thiago Alves in his guard...
Thiago Alves rolls him over and takes his back!
Alves is in rear mount over GSP
GSP tries to stand up!
Alves doesn't allow him!
Alves is in rear mount over GSP
Alves tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for GSP! Alves has one hook in and keeps working!
Alves is in rear mount over GSP with one hook in
Thiago Alves throws down elbows...
He's tearing up GSP's face with those brutal elbows! GSP needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
The round is for Alves, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Georges St-Pierre moves forward looking for some grappling action
Alves pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Nice punch by Thiago Alves
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Thiago Alves can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Thiago Alves fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Georges St-Pierre! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
Hard blow to GSP's mid-section, he seems hurt
Inside leg kick from Alves
that lands on Georges St-Pierre's leg.
John McCarthy has seen enough! The fight is over! GSP was not intelligently defending himself!
Winner is Thiago Alves by TKO (Low kick) at 0:55 Round 2
Statistics: Thiago Alves
Punches 22/28 (79%)
Kicks 6/8 (75%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 8/8 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 60 s
Statistics: Georges St-Pierre
Punches 1/23 (4%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 60 s
Thiago Alves defends the Middleweight title!
Alves is a bad dude. You need to upgrade your fighter to beat him. Cor99, I am talking to you. Suggested upgrades could be pretty much anything, but compared to other champion-level fighters, he could use some toughness for sure.