Hansen vs. Alvarez

[The Sandmen]

Joachim Hansen glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Ferocious staredown by Alvarez while Josh Rosenthal recites the rules.
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 Josh Rosenthal.

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Round 1
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Joachim Hansen and Eddie Alvarez touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Hansen shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Hansen grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Joachim Hansen
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of Hansen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Hansen blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Alvarez
Alvarez looks to be in very good shape.
Alvarez measures the resilience of Hansen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Hansen blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Alvarez misses a step and Joachim Hansen sees an opportunity to counter him!
Joachim Hansen tries to pass to half guard...
Eddie Alvarez's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of Hansen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hansen's side.
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Alvarez
Joachim Hansen hovers above Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez stops him from throwing strikes.
Hansen clumsily fails here and it's time for Eddie Alvarez to fight back!
Alvarez measures the resilience of Hansen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hansen's side.
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of Hansen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hansen's side.
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Alvarez
Hansen tries to improve position.
Alvarez adjusts and closes his guard.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Alvarez
Joachim Hansen 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
Alvarez tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Alvarez fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Joachim Hansen didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Hansen
Deep breaths from Joachim Hansen who tries a hammer punch to Alvarez's ribs.
That hit Alvarez who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Hard blow to Alvarez's mid-section, he seems hurt
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Hansen
Hansen tries to close his guard around Alvarez
He succeeds!
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Hansen
Hansen measures the resilience of Alvarez's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Alvarez's side.
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Hansen
Hansen tries to move on the ground and shows Eddie Alvarez a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Hansen's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Hansen
Not a desiderable position that Hansen is in now. Eddie Alvarez is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Alvarez gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Joachim Hansen! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Joachim Hansen doesn't defend himself!
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Hansen
Alvarez delivers a few accurate elbows!
Joachim Hansen blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Hansen
Alvarez positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Hansen's being punished here!
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Hansen
Eddie Alvarez aggressively and repeatedly punches Hansen.
Good job by Hansen blocking and slipping the blows.
Hansen tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Alvarez is in closed guard... Hansen tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Eddie Alvarez!
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Hansen tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Alvarez tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Alvarez's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Joachim Hansen fakes a punch and launches himself over Alvarez!
Nice move by Hansen who clinches and pushes Alvarez against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal punches to Hansen's face while in the clinch!
Hansen pushes Eddie Alvarez with all his might as tries to keep the fight in striking range.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Eddie Alvarez paws at Hansen.
Hansen answers with solid punches!
Alvarez cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Hansen can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Hansen launches a furious low kick!
Alvarez receives a hard blow on his left leg!
Joachim Hansen wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
His opponent is elsewhere, looking to counter...
Hansen clumsily fails here and it's time for Eddie Alvarez to fight back!
Alvarez is holding Joachim Hansen's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Joachim Hansen shows great balance while pushing away Eddie Alvarez
Joachim Hansen fakes a punch and launches himself over Alvarez!
Nice move by Hansen who clinches and pushes Alvarez against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Joachim Hansen postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Alvarez hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal knees to Alvarez's face, followed by knees to the body from Joachim Hansen!
Bang! Alvarez can take many more shots like that!
The fighters are clinching.
Eddie Alvarez grapple with Joachim Hansen and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
nice takedown Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.



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Round 2
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Several good body shots
land on Hansen.
Crushing shot to Hansen's body! He's holding his side
Hansen looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Eddie Alvarez's punches
Hansen measures the resilience of Alvarez's chin with an uppercut while Alvarez lands some great crosses.
Alvarez is holding Joachim Hansen's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Joachim Hansen shows great balance while pushing away Eddie Alvarez
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Hansen is holding Eddie Alvarez's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Eddie Alvarez loses balance and goes to the ground.
Alvarez Hyper-extended his left arm
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Joachim Hansen looks to mount Eddie Alvarez...
Joachim Hansen slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Hansen has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Joachim Hansen tries to open Alvarez's guard...
Alvarez breaks the lock and covers himself from Hansen's punches
Alvarez tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Alvarez tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Joachim Hansen is in half guard over Alvarez
Joachim Hansen tries to pass Eddie Alvarez's guard...
Joachim Hansen manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Joachim Hansen looks to mount Eddie Alvarez...
Eddie Alvarez takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Alvarez
Neither fighter's clearly ahead right now.
Joachim Hansen tries to better his position on the ground...
Alvarez holds Joachim Hansen's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Hansen misses a step and Eddie Alvarez sees an opportunity to counter him!
Hansen is in closed guard... Alvarez tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Joachim Hansen!
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Alvarez has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Hansen tries to move on the ground and shows Eddie Alvarez a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Hansen's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Eddie Alvarez tries to better his position on the ground...
Alvarez is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Joachim Hansen launches a few punches to Alvarez's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Alvarez tries to cover his face,
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Alvarez fires a barrage of punches at Hansen's head!
This is bad! Alvarez is just pounding on Joachim Hansen's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Joachim Hansen 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
Alvarez tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Hansen wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Alvarez wants nothing of that and pushes Hansen.
Alvarez is holding Joachim Hansen's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Joachim Hansen loses balance and goes to the ground.
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Alvarez positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Hansen's being punished here!
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Alvarez leans back...
He clobbers Joachim Hansen's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Eddie Alvarez looks to mount Joachim Hansen...
Joachim Hansen takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Hansen
Eddie Alvarez throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Hansen's face with those brutal elbows! Hansen needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Hansen
Alvarez is in closed guard... Hansen tries to roll on the ground!
Eddie Alvarez uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Hansen misses a step and Eddie Alvarez sees an opportunity to counter him!
Alvarez is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Joachim Hansen, who is barely covering up!
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Hansen
Hansen tries to move on the ground and shows Eddie Alvarez a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Hansen's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Hansen
Eddie Alvarez storms over Hansen with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Alvarez doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Hansen's face with his elbows!
Joachim Hansen seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Eddie Alvarez!
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Hansen
Eddie Alvarez Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Joachim Hansen is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
Hansen's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Joachim Hansen's Left cheek
That punishment by Eddie Alvarez has left Hansen staggered! Eddie Alvarez should try push forward now and finish this!
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Hansen
Terrible one sided match... Hansen was not ready to fight a fighter of Eddie Alvarez caliber.
Hansen tries to stand up!
Alvarez doesn't allow him!
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Hansen
Hansen tries to stand up!
Alvarez doesn't allow him!
The clock says 4:40 in the 2 round
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Hansen
Alvarez positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Hansen's being punished here!
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Hansen
Hansen tries to stand up!
Alvarez doesn't allow him!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.



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Round 3
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Eddie Alvarez fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Joachim Hansen! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
Eddie Alvarez tries to bring the fight to the ground
Hansen goes down.
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Hansen
Alvarez positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Hansen's being punished here!
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Hansen
Eddie Alvarez wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Alvarez drills Joachim Hansen's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough! The fight is over! Hansen was not intelligently defending himself!
Hansen's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Hansen has a small cut in his Nose

Winner is Eddie Alvarez by TKO (GnP) at 0:54 Round 3

Statistics: Joachim Hansen
Punches 8/9 (89%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 7/11 (64%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 5/15 (33%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 2/3 (67%)
Time on the ground 406 s

Statistics: Eddie Alvarez
Punches 9/11 (82%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/5 (0%)
Takedowns 3/5 (60%)
GnP strikes 48/70 (69%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 406 s

It’s funny because I said (privately, I believe) that Bulldozers had a better team for this challenge, but he had a lot of flakey, flukey fighters who would randomly not show up sometimes, and if that happened during this challenge, that would be his downfall. We are only a few fights in, so I am only talking about this specific fight, but what Joachim did here was EXACTLY what I was talking about. A should-be gimme fight, he shows up, shits the bed, and loses a very winnable fight. Ouch. Will it cost his team in the big picture? We will see!