Post by The Sandmen on Jun 8, 2017 7:02:36 GMT -5
Eddie Alvarez looks very relaxed.
Diego Sanchez 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.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Alvarez and Diego move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Diego Sanchez tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Diego Sanchez who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alvarez grab one of Diego Sanchez's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Diego done well to maintain his balances and avoid going down
The fighters are clinching.
Eddie Alvarez fakes a few punches and advance towards Diego trying to take him down with a Advancing Leg Sweep
Diego pushes Eddie Alvarez and circle away keeping himself within striking range
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Eddie Alvarez shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Diego Sanchez is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Alvarez into his guard.
Diego ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Diego
Eddie Alvarez throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Diego's face with those brutal elbows! Diego needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Diego
Diego tries to move on the ground and shows Eddie Alvarez a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Diego's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Diego
Alvarez positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Diego's being punished here!
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Diego
Eddie Alvarez storms over Diego with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Alvarez doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Diego's face with his elbows!
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Diego
Eddie Alvarez fakes some punches
Diego ties him up.
Alvarez clumsily fails here and it's time for Diego Sanchez to fight back!
Diego launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Alvarez's ribs.
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Diego
Alvarez struggles on the ground and tries to break Diego Sanchez's guard...
Eddie Alvarez is in Diego open guard now
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Diego
Alvarez moves on the ground
Alvarez cannot take advantage in the ground
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Diego
Alvarez tries to move to full mount
Alvarez's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Poorly executed technique. Diego Sanchez looks to counter!
Diego Sanchez launches a few punches to Alvarez's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Alvarez tries to cover his face,
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Diego
Eddie Alvarez moves to better his position on the ground...
Eddie Alvarez viciously slams hammer blows to Diego's face!
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Diego
Eddie Alvarez fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Diego's face!
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Diego
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Eddie Alvarez work his BJJ game.
Alvarez positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Diego's being punished here!
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Diego
Diego tries to close his guard around Alvarez
He is not able to do it
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Diego
Diego Sanchez doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Diego Sanchez. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Alvarez looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Diego Sanchez's punches
Alvarez measures the resilience of Diego's chin with an uppercut while Diego lands some great crosses.
There is a small laceration on Eddie Alvarez's Left cheek
Diego tries to grapple
He puts Alvarez in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Diego grapple with Eddie Alvarez and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Eddie Alvarez falls hard on the mat with Diego Sanchez on top of him
Diego Sanchez is in half guard over Alvarez
Diego Sanchez tries to free his leg
Diego Sanchez uses some of his skill by jumping out of Alvarez's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Diego Sanchez is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Diego Sanchez launches a few punches to Alvarez
Alvarez covers himself well and then rolls on the ground. Great reversal!
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Diego
Alvarez tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Eddie Alvarez is in half guard over Diego
Diego Sanchez tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Eddie Alvarez is in half guard over Diego
Diego Sanchez launches a few punches to Alvarez's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Alvarez tries to cover his face,
Eddie Alvarez is in half guard over Diego
Alvarez launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Diego is covering himself! Alvarez tries to force the situation and Diego clumsily gives his back!
Alvarez is in rear mount over Diego
Diego has Alvarez controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego measures the resilience of Alvarez's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Alvarez blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Alvarez tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Good looking punches from Eddie Alvarez on the ground
They could take their toll on Diego.
There is a small laceration on Diego Sanchez's Chin
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego tries to show some ground skills
Diego Sanchez put Alvarez in half guard.
Eddie Alvarez is in half guard over Diego
Alvarez launches a barrage of elbows over Diego's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Diego doesn't fight back!
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
You have to give that round to Eddie Alvarez.
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Round 2
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Eddie Alvarez attempts a sweep single...
Diego Sanchez was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Eddie Alvarez leans forwards and tries to grapple with Diego
Alvarez shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Eddie Alvarez was tooling Diego Sanchez for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Diego Sanchez lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Diego Sanchez postures up and launches another series of punches!
Alvarez pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Diego Sanchez's offensive.
Diego Sanchez gets sloppy and Eddie Alvarez tries to take advantage...
An overhand right from Eddie Alvarez that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Diego's stops that one with his face! How is Diego standing?!
Terrible one sided match... Diego was not ready to fight a fighter of Eddie Alvarez caliber.
Alvarez launches a furious hook!
That hits Diego's chin like a wrecking ball! Diego loses balance and goes to the mat.
Diego's Chin is beginning to swell
Alvarez is standing while Diego is on the ground on his back
Eddie Alvarez opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Diego's guard.
Diego fights back with his feet, forcing Alvarez to try something else.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Alvarez is standing while Diego is on the ground on his back
Eddie Alvarez was tooling Diego Sanchez for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Diego Sanchez lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Alvarez cartwheels towards Diego!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Diego Sanchez.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Eddie Alvarez tries to open Diego's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Eddie Alvarez. Diego is unable to cover himself now!
Diego has a small cut in his Forehead
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Eddie Alvarez work his BJJ game.
Eddie Alvarez aggressively and repeatedly punches Diego.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego tries to move on the ground and shows Eddie Alvarez a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Diego's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Diego's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Eddie Alvarez looks to pass to mount...
Alvarez slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Diego Sanchez.
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Eddie Alvarez tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
The pain forces Diego to tap! This is over!
Winner is Eddie Alvarez by Submission (armbar) at 2:04 Round 2
Statistics: Eddie Alvarez
Punches 3/3 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 35/43 (81%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 257 s
Statistics: Diego Sanchez
Punches 2/3 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/5 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 6/15 (40%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 279 s
#NewBreed
Diego Sanchez 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.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Alvarez and Diego move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Diego Sanchez tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Diego Sanchez who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alvarez grab one of Diego Sanchez's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Diego done well to maintain his balances and avoid going down
The fighters are clinching.
Eddie Alvarez fakes a few punches and advance towards Diego trying to take him down with a Advancing Leg Sweep
Diego pushes Eddie Alvarez and circle away keeping himself within striking range
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Eddie Alvarez shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Diego Sanchez is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Alvarez into his guard.
Diego ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Diego
Eddie Alvarez throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Diego's face with those brutal elbows! Diego needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Diego
Diego tries to move on the ground and shows Eddie Alvarez a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Diego's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Diego
Alvarez positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Diego's being punished here!
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Diego
Eddie Alvarez storms over Diego with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Alvarez doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Diego's face with his elbows!
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Diego
Eddie Alvarez fakes some punches
Diego ties him up.
Alvarez clumsily fails here and it's time for Diego Sanchez to fight back!
Diego launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Alvarez's ribs.
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Diego
Alvarez struggles on the ground and tries to break Diego Sanchez's guard...
Eddie Alvarez is in Diego open guard now
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Diego
Alvarez moves on the ground
Alvarez cannot take advantage in the ground
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Diego
Alvarez tries to move to full mount
Alvarez's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Poorly executed technique. Diego Sanchez looks to counter!
Diego Sanchez launches a few punches to Alvarez's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Alvarez tries to cover his face,
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Diego
Eddie Alvarez moves to better his position on the ground...
Eddie Alvarez viciously slams hammer blows to Diego's face!
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Diego
Eddie Alvarez fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Diego's face!
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Diego
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Eddie Alvarez work his BJJ game.
Alvarez positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Diego's being punished here!
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Diego
Diego tries to close his guard around Alvarez
He is not able to do it
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Diego
Diego Sanchez doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Diego Sanchez. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Alvarez looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Diego Sanchez's punches
Alvarez measures the resilience of Diego's chin with an uppercut while Diego lands some great crosses.
There is a small laceration on Eddie Alvarez's Left cheek
Diego tries to grapple
He puts Alvarez in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Diego grapple with Eddie Alvarez and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Eddie Alvarez falls hard on the mat with Diego Sanchez on top of him
Diego Sanchez is in half guard over Alvarez
Diego Sanchez tries to free his leg
Diego Sanchez uses some of his skill by jumping out of Alvarez's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Diego Sanchez is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Diego Sanchez launches a few punches to Alvarez
Alvarez covers himself well and then rolls on the ground. Great reversal!
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Diego
Alvarez tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Eddie Alvarez is in half guard over Diego
Diego Sanchez tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Eddie Alvarez is in half guard over Diego
Diego Sanchez launches a few punches to Alvarez's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Alvarez tries to cover his face,
Eddie Alvarez is in half guard over Diego
Alvarez launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Diego is covering himself! Alvarez tries to force the situation and Diego clumsily gives his back!
Alvarez is in rear mount over Diego
Diego has Alvarez controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego measures the resilience of Alvarez's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Alvarez blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Alvarez tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Good looking punches from Eddie Alvarez on the ground
They could take their toll on Diego.
There is a small laceration on Diego Sanchez's Chin
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego tries to show some ground skills
Diego Sanchez put Alvarez in half guard.
Eddie Alvarez is in half guard over Diego
Alvarez launches a barrage of elbows over Diego's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Diego doesn't fight back!
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
You have to give that round to Eddie Alvarez.
=========================================
Round 2
=========================================
Eddie Alvarez attempts a sweep single...
Diego Sanchez was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Eddie Alvarez leans forwards and tries to grapple with Diego
Alvarez shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Eddie Alvarez was tooling Diego Sanchez for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Diego Sanchez lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Diego Sanchez postures up and launches another series of punches!
Alvarez pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Diego Sanchez's offensive.
Diego Sanchez gets sloppy and Eddie Alvarez tries to take advantage...
An overhand right from Eddie Alvarez that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Diego's stops that one with his face! How is Diego standing?!
Terrible one sided match... Diego was not ready to fight a fighter of Eddie Alvarez caliber.
Alvarez launches a furious hook!
That hits Diego's chin like a wrecking ball! Diego loses balance and goes to the mat.
Diego's Chin is beginning to swell
Alvarez is standing while Diego is on the ground on his back
Eddie Alvarez opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Diego's guard.
Diego fights back with his feet, forcing Alvarez to try something else.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Alvarez is standing while Diego is on the ground on his back
Eddie Alvarez was tooling Diego Sanchez for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Diego Sanchez lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Alvarez cartwheels towards Diego!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Diego Sanchez.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Eddie Alvarez tries to open Diego's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Eddie Alvarez. Diego is unable to cover himself now!
Diego has a small cut in his Forehead
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Eddie Alvarez work his BJJ game.
Eddie Alvarez aggressively and repeatedly punches Diego.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego tries to move on the ground and shows Eddie Alvarez a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Diego's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Diego's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Eddie Alvarez looks to pass to mount...
Alvarez slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Diego Sanchez.
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Eddie Alvarez tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
The pain forces Diego to tap! This is over!
Winner is Eddie Alvarez by Submission (armbar) at 2:04 Round 2
Statistics: Eddie Alvarez
Punches 3/3 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 35/43 (81%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 257 s
Statistics: Diego Sanchez
Punches 2/3 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/5 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 6/15 (40%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 279 s
#NewBreed