Post by The Sandmen on Apr 21, 2016 8:22:11 GMT -5
Kenny Florian raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Eddie Alvarez is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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 Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Nice punches from Eddie Alvarez.
KenFlo staggers backwards. Alvarez wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Alvarez decides to launch some tentative punches
KenFlo launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Alvarez with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Kenny Florian seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
KenFlo wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Eddie Alvarez postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting KenFlo hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
KenFlo doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Eddie Alvarez embrace and tries to move away...
Eddie Alvarez pushes KenFlo forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Alvarez gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Alvarez blocks Kenny Florian's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over KenFlo
KenFlo switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Alvarez struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over KenFlo
Alvarez is in closed guard... KenFlo tries to roll on the ground!
Eddie Alvarez uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
KenFlo clumsily fails here and it's time for Eddie Alvarez to fight back!
Good looking punches from Eddie Alvarez on the ground
deflected by KenFlo.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over KenFlo
Eddie Alvarez is looking to pass Kenny Florian's guard...
Eddie Alvarez gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Eddie Alvarez is in half guard over KenFlo
Eddie Alvarez tries to free his leg
Eddie Alvarez uses some of his skill by jumping out of KenFlo's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Kenny Florian
Eddie Alvarez tries to open KenFlo's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Eddie Alvarez. KenFlo is unable to cover himself now!
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Kenny Florian
Eddie Alvarez looks to mount Kenny Florian...
Eddie Alvarez slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Kenny Florian
Alvarez tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
KenFlo struggles and frees his leg!
Eddie Alvarez is in half guard over KenFlo
KenFlo attempts a triangle from bottom! Eddie Alvarez slips out. KenFlo quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Eddie Alvarez slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Kenny Florian. 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.
Middle kick from Alvarez.
The kick just misses.
A right hand from Kenny Florian
misses its target.
Poorly executed technique. Eddie Alvarez looks to counter!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Eddie Alvarez!
KenFlo ducks under...
Alvarez goes to the body...
He punishes KenFlo's ribs with a couple of hooks.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Brilliant combination from Eddie Alvarez
that forces KenFlo to try and defend better.
KenFlo's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
KenFlo is holding Eddie Alvarez's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Eddie Alvarez shows great balance while pushing away Kenny Florian
KenFlo steps backwards away from Eddie Alvarez. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Kenny Florian shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Eddie Alvarez is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull KenFlo into his guard.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Kenny Florian is in closed guard over Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of KenFlo's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in KenFlo's side.
Kenny Florian is in closed guard over Alvarez
KenFlo is in closed guard... Alvarez tries to roll on the ground!
Kenny Florian uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Kenny Florian is in closed guard over Alvarez
KenFlo is in closed guard... Alvarez tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Kenny Florian!
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Kenny Florian
KenFlo is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Eddie Alvarez pushes Kenny Florian down and prevents his attempts to escape
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Kenny Florian
Kenny Florian tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Kenny Florian is in closed guard over Alvarez
Kenny Florian tries to better his position on the ground...
Alvarez holds Kenny Florian's head against his chin in the closed guard.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Kenny Florian is in closed guard over Alvarez
KenFlo is in closed guard... Alvarez tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Kenny Florian!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 2
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KenFlo is holding Eddie Alvarez's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Eddie Alvarez shows great balance while pushing away Kenny Florian
Alvarez tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Alvarez throws a hook
that hits its mark.
There is a small laceration on Kenny Florian's Nose
Kenny Florian just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Alvarez quickly defends.
Kenny Florian fakes a punch and launches himself over Alvarez!
Nice move by KenFlo who clinches and pushes Alvarez against the cage
Eddie Alvarez tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Alvarez circles out and slips free of Kenny Florian's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Kenny Florian attempts a sweep single...
Kenny Florian catches Eddie Alvarez's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by KenFlo.
Kenny Florian is in closed guard over Alvarez
KenFlo tries to escape from the closed guard
Kenny Florian any adventage in the ground.
Kenny Florian is in closed guard over Alvarez
Terrible one sided match... KenFlo was not ready to fight a fighter of Eddie Alvarez caliber.
KenFlo tries to escape from closed guard...
Alvarez waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Kenny Florian! He is reversed and nor Eddie Alvarez is on half guard!
Eddie Alvarez is in half guard over KenFlo
Kenny Florian 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 KenFlo
KenFlo attempts a triangle from bottom! Eddie Alvarez slips out. KenFlo quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
You can see the pain reflected in Alvarez's eyes...
Eddie Alvarez slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Kenny Florian. 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.
KenFlo leads with a punch
Eddie Alvarez avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
KenFlo's Nose is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Kenny Florian's Nose
KenFlo tries to grapple
He puts Alvarez in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alvarez gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Alvarez blocks Kenny Florian's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over KenFlo
KenFlo tries to move on the ground and shows Eddie Alvarez a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! KenFlo's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over KenFlo
Eddie Alvarez tries to better his position on the ground...
Alvarez breaks the closed guard of Kenny Florian and moves to half guard
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Kenny Florian
KenFlo tries to move on the ground and shows Eddie Alvarez a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! KenFlo's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Kenny Florian
Eddie Alvarez looks to pass to mount...
Alvarez slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Kenny Florian.
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Kenny Florian
Alvarez catch Kenny Florian's left arm and tries a kimura
Kenny Florian holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Kenny Florian
Eddie Alvarez throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Kenny Florian
KenFlo measures the resilience of Alvarez's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Alvarez's side.
That brutal impact left Alvarez laid out on the mat! Kenny Florian's corner come in to congratulate him!
Winner is Kenny Florian by KO (Strikes from guard) at 3:06 Round 2
Statistics: Kenny Florian
Punches 1/6 (17%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/4 (50%)
GnP strikes 4/5 (80%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 261 s
Statistics: Eddie Alvarez
Punches 14/17 (82%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/5 (60%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 9/16 (56%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 261 s
Damn. Alvarez dominated this, then got flash KOed. Unfortunate for him and his.
Eddie Alvarez is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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 Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Nice punches from Eddie Alvarez.
KenFlo staggers backwards. Alvarez wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Alvarez decides to launch some tentative punches
KenFlo launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Alvarez with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Kenny Florian seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
KenFlo wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Eddie Alvarez postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting KenFlo hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
KenFlo doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Eddie Alvarez embrace and tries to move away...
Eddie Alvarez pushes KenFlo forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Alvarez gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Alvarez blocks Kenny Florian's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over KenFlo
KenFlo switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Alvarez struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over KenFlo
Alvarez is in closed guard... KenFlo tries to roll on the ground!
Eddie Alvarez uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
KenFlo clumsily fails here and it's time for Eddie Alvarez to fight back!
Good looking punches from Eddie Alvarez on the ground
deflected by KenFlo.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over KenFlo
Eddie Alvarez is looking to pass Kenny Florian's guard...
Eddie Alvarez gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Eddie Alvarez is in half guard over KenFlo
Eddie Alvarez tries to free his leg
Eddie Alvarez uses some of his skill by jumping out of KenFlo's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Kenny Florian
Eddie Alvarez tries to open KenFlo's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Eddie Alvarez. KenFlo is unable to cover himself now!
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Kenny Florian
Eddie Alvarez looks to mount Kenny Florian...
Eddie Alvarez slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Kenny Florian
Alvarez tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
KenFlo struggles and frees his leg!
Eddie Alvarez is in half guard over KenFlo
KenFlo attempts a triangle from bottom! Eddie Alvarez slips out. KenFlo quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Eddie Alvarez slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Kenny Florian. 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.
Middle kick from Alvarez.
The kick just misses.
A right hand from Kenny Florian
misses its target.
Poorly executed technique. Eddie Alvarez looks to counter!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Eddie Alvarez!
KenFlo ducks under...
Alvarez goes to the body...
He punishes KenFlo's ribs with a couple of hooks.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Brilliant combination from Eddie Alvarez
that forces KenFlo to try and defend better.
KenFlo's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
KenFlo is holding Eddie Alvarez's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Eddie Alvarez shows great balance while pushing away Kenny Florian
KenFlo steps backwards away from Eddie Alvarez. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Kenny Florian shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Eddie Alvarez is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull KenFlo into his guard.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Kenny Florian is in closed guard over Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of KenFlo's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in KenFlo's side.
Kenny Florian is in closed guard over Alvarez
KenFlo is in closed guard... Alvarez tries to roll on the ground!
Kenny Florian uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Kenny Florian is in closed guard over Alvarez
KenFlo is in closed guard... Alvarez tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Kenny Florian!
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Kenny Florian
KenFlo is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Eddie Alvarez pushes Kenny Florian down and prevents his attempts to escape
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Kenny Florian
Kenny Florian tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Kenny Florian is in closed guard over Alvarez
Kenny Florian tries to better his position on the ground...
Alvarez holds Kenny Florian's head against his chin in the closed guard.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Kenny Florian is in closed guard over Alvarez
KenFlo is in closed guard... Alvarez tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Kenny Florian!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 2
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KenFlo is holding Eddie Alvarez's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Eddie Alvarez shows great balance while pushing away Kenny Florian
Alvarez tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Alvarez throws a hook
that hits its mark.
There is a small laceration on Kenny Florian's Nose
Kenny Florian just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Alvarez quickly defends.
Kenny Florian fakes a punch and launches himself over Alvarez!
Nice move by KenFlo who clinches and pushes Alvarez against the cage
Eddie Alvarez tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Alvarez circles out and slips free of Kenny Florian's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Kenny Florian attempts a sweep single...
Kenny Florian catches Eddie Alvarez's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by KenFlo.
Kenny Florian is in closed guard over Alvarez
KenFlo tries to escape from the closed guard
Kenny Florian any adventage in the ground.
Kenny Florian is in closed guard over Alvarez
Terrible one sided match... KenFlo was not ready to fight a fighter of Eddie Alvarez caliber.
KenFlo tries to escape from closed guard...
Alvarez waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Kenny Florian! He is reversed and nor Eddie Alvarez is on half guard!
Eddie Alvarez is in half guard over KenFlo
Kenny Florian 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 KenFlo
KenFlo attempts a triangle from bottom! Eddie Alvarez slips out. KenFlo quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
You can see the pain reflected in Alvarez's eyes...
Eddie Alvarez slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Kenny Florian. 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.
KenFlo leads with a punch
Eddie Alvarez avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
KenFlo's Nose is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Kenny Florian's Nose
KenFlo tries to grapple
He puts Alvarez in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alvarez gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Alvarez blocks Kenny Florian's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over KenFlo
KenFlo tries to move on the ground and shows Eddie Alvarez a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! KenFlo's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over KenFlo
Eddie Alvarez tries to better his position on the ground...
Alvarez breaks the closed guard of Kenny Florian and moves to half guard
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Kenny Florian
KenFlo tries to move on the ground and shows Eddie Alvarez a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! KenFlo's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Kenny Florian
Eddie Alvarez looks to pass to mount...
Alvarez slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Kenny Florian.
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Kenny Florian
Alvarez catch Kenny Florian's left arm and tries a kimura
Kenny Florian holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Kenny Florian
Eddie Alvarez throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Kenny Florian
KenFlo measures the resilience of Alvarez's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Alvarez's side.
That brutal impact left Alvarez laid out on the mat! Kenny Florian's corner come in to congratulate him!
Winner is Kenny Florian by KO (Strikes from guard) at 3:06 Round 2
Statistics: Kenny Florian
Punches 1/6 (17%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/4 (50%)
GnP strikes 4/5 (80%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 261 s
Statistics: Eddie Alvarez
Punches 14/17 (82%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/5 (60%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 9/16 (56%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 261 s
Damn. Alvarez dominated this, then got flash KOed. Unfortunate for him and his.