Post by The Sandmen on Mar 29, 2017 21:32:24 GMT -5
Fabricio Werdum is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Ferocious staredown by Alexander while Mario Yamasaki recites the rules.
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 Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Werdum and Alexander move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Alexander looks to be in very good shape.
Alexander launches a furious low kick!
Werdum receives a hard blow on his left leg!
Pulverizing punch to Werdum's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Alexander is holding Fabricio Werdum's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Fabricio Werdum loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Houston Alexander is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Werdum tries to show some ground skills
Alexander uses his strength to keep Alexander at a disadvantage
Houston Alexander is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Fabricio Werdum attempts to trap Houston Alexander in his guard.
Fabricio Werdum manages to switch to full guard.
Houston Alexander is in open guard over Werdum
Alexander launches a barrage of elbows over Werdum's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Werdum doesn't fight back!
Houston Alexander is in open guard over Werdum
Houston Alexander storms over Werdum with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Alexander doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Werdum's face with his elbows!
Houston Alexander is in open guard over Werdum
Alexander delivers a few accurate elbows!
Fabricio Werdum blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Alexander clumsily fails here and it's time for Fabricio Werdum to fight back!
Werdum tries to close his guard around Alexander
He succeeds!
Houston Alexander is in closed guard over Werdum
Werdum tries to move on the ground and shows Houston Alexander a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Werdum uses his forearms to block the impact!
Houston Alexander is in closed guard over Werdum
Houston Alexander storms over Werdum with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Fabricio Werdum blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Werdum is trying to counter now!
Alexander is in closed guard... Werdum tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Houston Alexander!
Fabricio Werdum is in full mount over Houston Alexander
Houston Alexander launches a few punches to Werdum's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Werdum tries to cover his face,
Fabricio Werdum is in full mount over Houston Alexander
Houston Alexander tries to roll to his side and trap Fabricio Werdum in his guard...
Houston Alexander gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Fabricio Werdum is in open guard over Alexander
Alexander measures the resilience of Werdum's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Werdum blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Fabricio Werdum is in open guard over Alexander
Alexander measures the resilience of Werdum's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Werdum's side.
Fabricio Werdum is in open guard over Alexander
Alexander measures the resilience of Werdum's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Werdum blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Alexander clumsily fails here and it's time for Fabricio Werdum to fight back!
Werdum moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Fabricio Werdum is in half guard over Alexander
Fabricio Werdum 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
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Fabricio Werdum. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Rose Center (Portland, Oregon) are cheering for the fighters.
Shovel hook by Fabricio Werdum
tags Alexander.
Werdum looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Houston Alexander's punches
Werdum measures the resilience of Alexander's chin with an uppercut while Alexander lands some great crosses.
Alexander decides to launch some tentative punches
Werdum launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Alexander with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Houston Alexander throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Werdum's chin! That stops Werdum in his tracks!
There is a small laceration on Fabricio Werdum's Left eye
Werdum throws a hook
He fails to land it.
Fabricio Werdum tries to bring the fight to the ground
Alexander goes down.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Fabricio Werdum is in open guard over Alexander
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Werdum tries to move to full mount
Werdum succeeds
Fabricio Werdum is in full mount over Houston Alexander
Houston Alexander tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Houston Alexander is in closed guard over Werdum
Houston Alexander storms over Werdum with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Alexander doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Werdum's face with his elbows!
There is a small laceration on Fabricio Werdum's Forehead
Houston Alexander is in closed guard over Werdum
Houston Alexander tries to pass Fabricio Werdum's guard...
Houston Alexander manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Houston Alexander is in half guard over Werdum
Alexander tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Werdum from the side mount!
Houston Alexander is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Alexander delivers a few accurate elbows!
Werdum is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Alexander is in rear mount over Werdum
Alexander tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Werdum! Alexander has one hook in and keeps working!
Alexander is in rear mount over Werdum with one hook in
Fabricio Werdum 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 Alexander's moves.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Fabricio Werdum and Alexander engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Houston Alexander is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Alexander 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.
0:34 Round 2 and Werdum is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Werdum launches a few hard punches to Houston Alexander's ribs!
Houston Alexander's ribs shows the damage! Fabricio Werdum is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alexander pushes Fabricio Werdum againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Werdum cannot escape Houston Alexander's clinch! Houston Alexander is just brutalizing Werdum with punches time and time again!
There is a small laceration on Fabricio Werdum's Nose
The fighters are clinching.
Alexander pushes Fabricio Werdum againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Werdum cannot escape Houston Alexander's clinch! Houston Alexander is just brutalizing Werdum with punches time and time again!
Down Werdum goes! He's out cold! That phenomenal knock out has put the rest of Houston Alexander's divison on notice!
Winner is Houston Alexander by KO (Punches) at 1:12 Round 2
Statistics: Fabricio Werdum
Punches 3/6 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 199 s
Statistics: Houston Alexander
Punches 9/11 (82%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 8/8 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 19/45 (42%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 199 s
houston dominated the Werdum. Also, PHX and his team suck! Just tossin' that out there.
Ferocious staredown by Alexander while Mario Yamasaki recites the rules.
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 Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Werdum and Alexander move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Alexander looks to be in very good shape.
Alexander launches a furious low kick!
Werdum receives a hard blow on his left leg!
Pulverizing punch to Werdum's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Alexander is holding Fabricio Werdum's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Fabricio Werdum loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Houston Alexander is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Werdum tries to show some ground skills
Alexander uses his strength to keep Alexander at a disadvantage
Houston Alexander is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Fabricio Werdum attempts to trap Houston Alexander in his guard.
Fabricio Werdum manages to switch to full guard.
Houston Alexander is in open guard over Werdum
Alexander launches a barrage of elbows over Werdum's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Werdum doesn't fight back!
Houston Alexander is in open guard over Werdum
Houston Alexander storms over Werdum with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Alexander doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Werdum's face with his elbows!
Houston Alexander is in open guard over Werdum
Alexander delivers a few accurate elbows!
Fabricio Werdum blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Alexander clumsily fails here and it's time for Fabricio Werdum to fight back!
Werdum tries to close his guard around Alexander
He succeeds!
Houston Alexander is in closed guard over Werdum
Werdum tries to move on the ground and shows Houston Alexander a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Werdum uses his forearms to block the impact!
Houston Alexander is in closed guard over Werdum
Houston Alexander storms over Werdum with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Fabricio Werdum blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Werdum is trying to counter now!
Alexander is in closed guard... Werdum tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Houston Alexander!
Fabricio Werdum is in full mount over Houston Alexander
Houston Alexander launches a few punches to Werdum's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Werdum tries to cover his face,
Fabricio Werdum is in full mount over Houston Alexander
Houston Alexander tries to roll to his side and trap Fabricio Werdum in his guard...
Houston Alexander gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Fabricio Werdum is in open guard over Alexander
Alexander measures the resilience of Werdum's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Werdum blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Fabricio Werdum is in open guard over Alexander
Alexander measures the resilience of Werdum's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Werdum's side.
Fabricio Werdum is in open guard over Alexander
Alexander measures the resilience of Werdum's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Werdum blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Alexander clumsily fails here and it's time for Fabricio Werdum to fight back!
Werdum moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Fabricio Werdum is in half guard over Alexander
Fabricio Werdum 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
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Fabricio Werdum. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Rose Center (Portland, Oregon) are cheering for the fighters.
Shovel hook by Fabricio Werdum
tags Alexander.
Werdum looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Houston Alexander's punches
Werdum measures the resilience of Alexander's chin with an uppercut while Alexander lands some great crosses.
Alexander decides to launch some tentative punches
Werdum launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Alexander with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Houston Alexander throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Werdum's chin! That stops Werdum in his tracks!
There is a small laceration on Fabricio Werdum's Left eye
Werdum throws a hook
He fails to land it.
Fabricio Werdum tries to bring the fight to the ground
Alexander goes down.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Fabricio Werdum is in open guard over Alexander
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Werdum tries to move to full mount
Werdum succeeds
Fabricio Werdum is in full mount over Houston Alexander
Houston Alexander tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Houston Alexander is in closed guard over Werdum
Houston Alexander storms over Werdum with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Alexander doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Werdum's face with his elbows!
There is a small laceration on Fabricio Werdum's Forehead
Houston Alexander is in closed guard over Werdum
Houston Alexander tries to pass Fabricio Werdum's guard...
Houston Alexander manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Houston Alexander is in half guard over Werdum
Alexander tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Werdum from the side mount!
Houston Alexander is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Alexander delivers a few accurate elbows!
Werdum is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Alexander is in rear mount over Werdum
Alexander tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Werdum! Alexander has one hook in and keeps working!
Alexander is in rear mount over Werdum with one hook in
Fabricio Werdum 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 Alexander's moves.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Fabricio Werdum and Alexander engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Houston Alexander is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Alexander 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.
0:34 Round 2 and Werdum is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Werdum launches a few hard punches to Houston Alexander's ribs!
Houston Alexander's ribs shows the damage! Fabricio Werdum is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alexander pushes Fabricio Werdum againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Werdum cannot escape Houston Alexander's clinch! Houston Alexander is just brutalizing Werdum with punches time and time again!
There is a small laceration on Fabricio Werdum's Nose
The fighters are clinching.
Alexander pushes Fabricio Werdum againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Werdum cannot escape Houston Alexander's clinch! Houston Alexander is just brutalizing Werdum with punches time and time again!
Down Werdum goes! He's out cold! That phenomenal knock out has put the rest of Houston Alexander's divison on notice!
Winner is Houston Alexander by KO (Punches) at 1:12 Round 2
Statistics: Fabricio Werdum
Punches 3/6 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 199 s
Statistics: Houston Alexander
Punches 9/11 (82%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 8/8 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 19/45 (42%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 199 s
houston dominated the Werdum. Also, PHX and his team suck! Just tossin' that out there.