Post by The Sandmen on Nov 5, 2013 22:33:29 GMT -5
Eddie Alvarez glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Takanori Gomi looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
A furious flurry of punches from Takanori Gomi
puts Alvarez in a world of hurt!
Eddie Alvarez charges at Gomi throwing flurries left and right.
Takanori Gomi gets out of the way.
Alvarez is holding Takanori Gomi's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Takanori Gomi loses balance and goes to the ground.
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Takanori Gomi
Alvarez tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Takanori Gomi
Gomi is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Alvarez's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Takanori Gomi is in half guard over Alvarez
Takanori Gomi throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Alvarez's face with those brutal elbows! Alvarez needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Takanori Gomi is in half guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez launches a few punches to Gomi's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Gomi tries to cover his face,
Takanori Gomi is in half guard over Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of Gomi's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Gomi's side.
Takanori Gomi is in half guard over Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of Gomi's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Gomi blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Takanori Gomi is in half guard over Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of Gomi's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Gomi's side.
Takanori Gomi is in half guard over Alvarez
Gomi tries to get a side mount...
Alvarez wraps his leg around Takanori Gomi leg and prevents him from moving.
Takanori Gomi is in half guard over Alvarez
Gomi leans back...
He clobbers Eddie Alvarez's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Takanori Gomi is in half guard over Alvarez
Gomi positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Alvarez's being punished here!
There is a small laceration on Eddie Alvarez's Nose
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Takanori Gomi is in half guard over Alvarez
Takanori Gomi tries to pass Eddie Alvarez's guard...
Takanori Gomi manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Takanori Gomi is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez tries to stand up!
Gomi doesn't allow him!
Takanori Gomi is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Eddie Alvarez can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Eddie Alvarez attempts to trap Takanori Gomi in his guard.
Takanori Gomi keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Takanori Gomi is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Gomi tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Takanori Gomi is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Gomi's moves.
Takanori Gomi is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Gomi's moves.
Takanori Gomi is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Gomi fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Eddie Alvarez's arm and tries an armbar!
Alvarez holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Alvarez's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Takanori Gomi.
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Takanori Gomi
Gomi tries to show some ground skills
Takanori Gomi put Alvarez in half guard.
Eddie Alvarez is in half guard over Gomi
Alvarez tries to stand up!
Gomi doesn't allow him!
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ethias Arena (Hasselt, Belgium) are cheering for the fighters.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Eddie Alvarez!
Gomi ducks under...
Gomi follows Eddie Alvarez
only to get counter punched in a big way! Gomi needs to stop playing Eddie Alvarez's game or he'll get knocked out!
Gomi's Nose is beginning to swell
Shovel hook by Eddie Alvarez
goes nowhere.
Eddie Alvarez gets sloppy and Takanori Gomi tries to take advantage...
Gomi launches a furious low kick!
Eddie Alvarez blocks
Solid low kick from Eddie Alvarez.
Gomi deflects it.
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
A right hand from Takanori Gomi
surprises Alvarez!
Alvarez looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Takanori Gomi's punches
Alvarez measures the resilience of Gomi's chin with an uppercut while Gomi lands some great crosses.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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Takanori Gomi shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Eddie Alvarez is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Gomi into his guard.
Takanori Gomi is in closed guard over Alvarez
Takanori Gomi tries to better his position on the ground...
Gomi breaks the closed guard of Eddie Alvarez and moves to half guard
Takanori Gomi is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Gomi leans back...
He clobbers Eddie Alvarez's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Takanori Gomi is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Gomi can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Takanori Gomi looks to mount Eddie Alvarez...
Takanori Gomi slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Takanori Gomi is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Gomi tries to open up Eddie Alvarez's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Alvarez in the side of the head
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Takanori Gomi is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of Gomi's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Gomi blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Alvarez misses a step and Takanori Gomi sees an opportunity to counter him!
Takanori Gomi launches a few punches to Alvarez
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
There is a small laceration on Eddie Alvarez's Forehead
Takanori Gomi is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Gomi is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Alvarez's ribs.
Alvarez is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
Takanori Gomi is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Takanori Gomi pushes Eddie Alvarez down and prevents his attempts to escape
Takanori Gomi is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Gomi delivers a few accurate elbows!
Alvarez is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Eddie Alvarez seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Takanori Gomi!
Gomi is in rear mount over Alvarez
Takanori Gomi Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Eddie Alvarez is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
This is over! That impact from Takanori Gomi has left Alvarez laying flat on the mat!
Alvarez has a small cut in his Mouth
Winner is Takanori Gomi by KO (GnP) at 1:59 Round 2
Statistics: Eddie Alvarez
Punches 2/8 (25%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/11 (55%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 293 s
Statistics: Takanori Gomi
Punches 9/11 (82%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 26/32 (81%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 293 s
LW sluggers sluggin' it out. Gomi fighting in his Pride form gets a retro-Gomi win. Alvarez fighting like he did in court - losing.
Takanori Gomi looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
A furious flurry of punches from Takanori Gomi
puts Alvarez in a world of hurt!
Eddie Alvarez charges at Gomi throwing flurries left and right.
Takanori Gomi gets out of the way.
Alvarez is holding Takanori Gomi's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Takanori Gomi loses balance and goes to the ground.
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Takanori Gomi
Alvarez tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Takanori Gomi
Gomi is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Alvarez's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Takanori Gomi is in half guard over Alvarez
Takanori Gomi throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Alvarez's face with those brutal elbows! Alvarez needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Takanori Gomi is in half guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez launches a few punches to Gomi's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Gomi tries to cover his face,
Takanori Gomi is in half guard over Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of Gomi's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Gomi's side.
Takanori Gomi is in half guard over Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of Gomi's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Gomi blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Takanori Gomi is in half guard over Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of Gomi's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Gomi's side.
Takanori Gomi is in half guard over Alvarez
Gomi tries to get a side mount...
Alvarez wraps his leg around Takanori Gomi leg and prevents him from moving.
Takanori Gomi is in half guard over Alvarez
Gomi leans back...
He clobbers Eddie Alvarez's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Takanori Gomi is in half guard over Alvarez
Gomi positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Alvarez's being punished here!
There is a small laceration on Eddie Alvarez's Nose
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Takanori Gomi is in half guard over Alvarez
Takanori Gomi tries to pass Eddie Alvarez's guard...
Takanori Gomi manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Takanori Gomi is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez tries to stand up!
Gomi doesn't allow him!
Takanori Gomi is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Eddie Alvarez can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Eddie Alvarez attempts to trap Takanori Gomi in his guard.
Takanori Gomi keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Takanori Gomi is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Gomi tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Takanori Gomi is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Gomi's moves.
Takanori Gomi is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Gomi's moves.
Takanori Gomi is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Gomi fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Eddie Alvarez's arm and tries an armbar!
Alvarez holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Alvarez's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Takanori Gomi.
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Takanori Gomi
Gomi tries to show some ground skills
Takanori Gomi put Alvarez in half guard.
Eddie Alvarez is in half guard over Gomi
Alvarez tries to stand up!
Gomi doesn't allow him!
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ethias Arena (Hasselt, Belgium) are cheering for the fighters.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Eddie Alvarez!
Gomi ducks under...
Gomi follows Eddie Alvarez
only to get counter punched in a big way! Gomi needs to stop playing Eddie Alvarez's game or he'll get knocked out!
Gomi's Nose is beginning to swell
Shovel hook by Eddie Alvarez
goes nowhere.
Eddie Alvarez gets sloppy and Takanori Gomi tries to take advantage...
Gomi launches a furious low kick!
Eddie Alvarez blocks
Solid low kick from Eddie Alvarez.
Gomi deflects it.
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
A right hand from Takanori Gomi
surprises Alvarez!
Alvarez looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Takanori Gomi's punches
Alvarez measures the resilience of Gomi's chin with an uppercut while Gomi lands some great crosses.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
=========================================
Takanori Gomi shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Eddie Alvarez is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Gomi into his guard.
Takanori Gomi is in closed guard over Alvarez
Takanori Gomi tries to better his position on the ground...
Gomi breaks the closed guard of Eddie Alvarez and moves to half guard
Takanori Gomi is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Gomi leans back...
He clobbers Eddie Alvarez's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Takanori Gomi is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Gomi can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Takanori Gomi looks to mount Eddie Alvarez...
Takanori Gomi slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Takanori Gomi is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Gomi tries to open up Eddie Alvarez's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Alvarez in the side of the head
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Takanori Gomi is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of Gomi's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Gomi blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Alvarez misses a step and Takanori Gomi sees an opportunity to counter him!
Takanori Gomi launches a few punches to Alvarez
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
There is a small laceration on Eddie Alvarez's Forehead
Takanori Gomi is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Gomi is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Alvarez's ribs.
Alvarez is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
Takanori Gomi is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Takanori Gomi pushes Eddie Alvarez down and prevents his attempts to escape
Takanori Gomi is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Gomi delivers a few accurate elbows!
Alvarez is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Eddie Alvarez seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Takanori Gomi!
Gomi is in rear mount over Alvarez
Takanori Gomi Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Eddie Alvarez is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
This is over! That impact from Takanori Gomi has left Alvarez laying flat on the mat!
Alvarez has a small cut in his Mouth
Winner is Takanori Gomi by KO (GnP) at 1:59 Round 2
Statistics: Eddie Alvarez
Punches 2/8 (25%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/11 (55%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 293 s
Statistics: Takanori Gomi
Punches 9/11 (82%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 26/32 (81%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 293 s
LW sluggers sluggin' it out. Gomi fighting in his Pride form gets a retro-Gomi win. Alvarez fighting like he did in court - losing.