Post by The Sandmen on Dec 8, 2016 22:10:37 GMT -5
Luke Rockhold doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Thiago Alves glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
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 Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Thiago Alves's mind is definitely in the fight, Rockhold just got nailed! Thiago Alves saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Rockhold is going to have a headache after this one.
Rockhold's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Rockhold is holding Thiago Alves's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Thiago Alves loses balance and goes to the ground.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Thiago Alves
Luke Rockhold goes for an americana!
Rockhold is locking that Americana...
That Americana looks tight...
Alves breaks free.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Thiago Alves
Luke Rockhold isolates Thiago Alves's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Thiago Alves is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Thiago Alves
Rockhold leans back...
He clobbers Thiago Alves's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Thiago Alves
Luke Rockhold looks to mount Thiago Alves...
Thiago Alves takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Alves
Luke Rockhold tries to pass to half guard...
Thiago Alves can't prevent his opponent from passing. Rockhold looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Alves
Alves is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Rockhold's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Herb Dean saw it!
Herb Dean takes away one point from Thiago Alves for headbutt.
Herb Dean halts the fight to give Rockhold time to recover. Luke Rockhold seems to be ready to fight again. 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.
Luke Rockhold has found an opening in the defense of Alves, launching a big hook
Thiago Alves steps backwards and avoids that hook!
Alves tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Thiago Alves launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Rockhold blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Luke Rockhold tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Luke Rockhold's mind is definitely in the fight, Alves just got nailed! Luke Rockhold saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Alves moves aside and dodges.
Alves is trying to counter now!
Shovel hook by Thiago Alves
tags Rockhold.
Rockhold has a small cut in his Mouth
Several good body shots
are evaded by Alves.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Incredible haymaker from Thiago Alves!
You can see Luke Rockhold's head being snapped backwards!
Rockhold's Nose is beginning to swell
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Rockhold grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Alves struggles... Luke Rockhold is unable to take him down
Luke Rockhold steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
Thiago Alves moves forward looking for some grappling action
Alves has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Alves tries to take Luke Rockhold down... Rockhold stumbles backwards and Thiago Alves launches a few punches...
Luke Rockhold dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Rockhold is trying to counter now!
Rockhold tries to take Thiago Alves down... Alves stumbles backwards and Luke Rockhold launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Alves's jaw!
Luke Rockhold pushes away Alves trying to keep the fight at striking range
Alves doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Luke Rockhold
The fighters are clinching.
Rockhold struggles and launches a few punches to Alves's head
Those punches are hitting! Alves covers his head!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alves struggles and launches a few punches to Rockhold's head
Those punches are hitting! Rockhold covers his head!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alves pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
Rockhold easily blocks and looks for a counter!
Thiago Alves gets sloppy and Luke Rockhold tries to take advantage...
Luke Rockhold launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Alves blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Thiago Alves's cheek! Alves stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Rockhold is standing while Alves is on the ground on his back
Alves tries to hit Luke Rockhold with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Rockhold dodges that
Rockhold is standing while Alves is on the ground on his back
Thiago Alves kicks his legs trying to keep Luke Rockhold away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Rockhold is standing while Alves is on the ground on his back
Luke Rockhold creates space and allows Thiago Alves to stand up.
Thiago Alves is on his feet again.
A wicked punch by Thiago Alves
rocks Rockhold!
Rockhold's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Thiago Alves has found an opening in the defense of Rockhold, launching a big uppercut
Luke Rockhold is fast enouigh to dodge that uppercut.
Poorly executed technique. Luke Rockhold looks to counter!
Nice punches from Luke Rockhold.
Alves staggers backwards. Rockhold wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Thiago Alves can't continue fighting. Herb Dean doesn't allow him to continue fighting with his swollen left eye!
Winner is Luke Rockhold by TKO (Stoppage - Swollen eye) at 4:17 Round 1
Statistics: Luke Rockhold
Punches 8/15 (53%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 1/1 (100%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 49 s
Statistics: Thiago Alves
Punches 4/8 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/8 (38%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 82 s
Dead even, exciting fight when the stoppage came. Shame.
Thiago Alves glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
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 Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Thiago Alves's mind is definitely in the fight, Rockhold just got nailed! Thiago Alves saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Rockhold is going to have a headache after this one.
Rockhold's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Rockhold is holding Thiago Alves's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Thiago Alves loses balance and goes to the ground.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Thiago Alves
Luke Rockhold goes for an americana!
Rockhold is locking that Americana...
That Americana looks tight...
Alves breaks free.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Thiago Alves
Luke Rockhold isolates Thiago Alves's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Thiago Alves is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Thiago Alves
Rockhold leans back...
He clobbers Thiago Alves's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Thiago Alves
Luke Rockhold looks to mount Thiago Alves...
Thiago Alves takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Alves
Luke Rockhold tries to pass to half guard...
Thiago Alves can't prevent his opponent from passing. Rockhold looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Alves
Alves is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Rockhold's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Herb Dean saw it!
Herb Dean takes away one point from Thiago Alves for headbutt.
Herb Dean halts the fight to give Rockhold time to recover. Luke Rockhold seems to be ready to fight again. 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.
Luke Rockhold has found an opening in the defense of Alves, launching a big hook
Thiago Alves steps backwards and avoids that hook!
Alves tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Thiago Alves launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Rockhold blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Luke Rockhold tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Luke Rockhold's mind is definitely in the fight, Alves just got nailed! Luke Rockhold saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Alves moves aside and dodges.
Alves is trying to counter now!
Shovel hook by Thiago Alves
tags Rockhold.
Rockhold has a small cut in his Mouth
Several good body shots
are evaded by Alves.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Incredible haymaker from Thiago Alves!
You can see Luke Rockhold's head being snapped backwards!
Rockhold's Nose is beginning to swell
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Rockhold grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Alves struggles... Luke Rockhold is unable to take him down
Luke Rockhold steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
Thiago Alves moves forward looking for some grappling action
Alves has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Alves tries to take Luke Rockhold down... Rockhold stumbles backwards and Thiago Alves launches a few punches...
Luke Rockhold dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Rockhold is trying to counter now!
Rockhold tries to take Thiago Alves down... Alves stumbles backwards and Luke Rockhold launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Alves's jaw!
Luke Rockhold pushes away Alves trying to keep the fight at striking range
Alves doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Luke Rockhold
The fighters are clinching.
Rockhold struggles and launches a few punches to Alves's head
Those punches are hitting! Alves covers his head!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alves struggles and launches a few punches to Rockhold's head
Those punches are hitting! Rockhold covers his head!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alves pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
Rockhold easily blocks and looks for a counter!
Thiago Alves gets sloppy and Luke Rockhold tries to take advantage...
Luke Rockhold launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Alves blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Thiago Alves's cheek! Alves stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Rockhold is standing while Alves is on the ground on his back
Alves tries to hit Luke Rockhold with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Rockhold dodges that
Rockhold is standing while Alves is on the ground on his back
Thiago Alves kicks his legs trying to keep Luke Rockhold away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Rockhold is standing while Alves is on the ground on his back
Luke Rockhold creates space and allows Thiago Alves to stand up.
Thiago Alves is on his feet again.
A wicked punch by Thiago Alves
rocks Rockhold!
Rockhold's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Thiago Alves has found an opening in the defense of Rockhold, launching a big uppercut
Luke Rockhold is fast enouigh to dodge that uppercut.
Poorly executed technique. Luke Rockhold looks to counter!
Nice punches from Luke Rockhold.
Alves staggers backwards. Rockhold wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Thiago Alves can't continue fighting. Herb Dean doesn't allow him to continue fighting with his swollen left eye!
Winner is Luke Rockhold by TKO (Stoppage - Swollen eye) at 4:17 Round 1
Statistics: Luke Rockhold
Punches 8/15 (53%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 1/1 (100%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 49 s
Statistics: Thiago Alves
Punches 4/8 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/8 (38%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 82 s
Dead even, exciting fight when the stoppage came. Shame.