Post by The Sandmen on Aug 8, 2019 22:01:40 GMT -5
Thiago Alves looks very relaxed.
Ferocious staredown by B.J. while Dan Miragliotta 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 Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
B.J. Penn throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Alves's chin! That stops Alves in his tracks!
Alves has a small cut in his Right eye
B.J. Penn circles around Alves
Bone shattering straight left hand from B.J. Penn!
Alves ducks under...
Thiago Alves moves forward and launches a low kick.
B.J. blocks that.
Poorly executed technique. B.J. Penn looks to counter!
B.J. Penn chases Alves and launches a few perfect strikes
Alves ducks backwards and avoids them.
Thiago Alves fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on B.J.'s chin
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
0:50 Round 1 and Alves is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Alves is holding B.J. Penn's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
B.J. Penn shows great balance while pushing away Thiago Alves
Poorly executed technique. B.J. Penn looks to counter!
A furious flurry of punches from B.J. Penn
puts Alves in a world of hurt!
Alves's Right cheek is beginning to swell
B.J. Penn tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Alves's face
Alves's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Thiago Alves's Mouth
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Solid kick to the leg from Thiago Alves
B.J. checks it.
Good movement from Alves
who is bobbing and weaving.
B.J. is trying to counter now!
B.J. Penn has found an opening in the defense of Alves, launching a big uppercut
Thiago Alves is fast enouigh to dodge that uppercut.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
B.J. Penn tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Alves's face
Alves's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
An overhand right from Thiago Alves that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
B.J. moves forward and closes the distance while blocking the punch.
Alves clumsily fails here and it's time for B.J. Penn to fight back!
B.J. Penn has found an opening in the defense of Alves, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Alves is wobbling!
B.J. Penn throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Alves's chin! That stops Alves in his tracks!
Alves wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Alves moves forward and holds B.J.
B.J. Penn 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 B.J. Penn
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alves and B.J. Penn are cliched up against the cage. Alves steps for a throw
B.J. stays on his feet
Alves clumsily fails here and it's time for B.J. Penn to fight back!
B.J. Penn is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Alves with uppercuts!
Alves is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if Alves is unable to escape!
There is a small laceration on Thiago Alves's Right eye
B.J. doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Thiago Alves embrace and tries to move away...
Thiago Alves pushes B.J. forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Thiago Alves is a bloody mess!
Sick uppercut from the clinch by B.J. Penn!
Thiago Alves is agile enough to avoid that one! Lucky you Alves! It would have finished this fight.
Alves tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Solid jabs from Thiago Alves.
Nice punches.
Surprise roundhouse punch by B.J..
It looks like Alves was hit by a bus!
Alves's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Thiago Alves's Left eye
Thiago Alves seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for B.J. Penn!
B.J. throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Alves seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
B.J. Penn circles around Alves
You can see Alves's blood making stains in the mat.
B.J. Penn charges at Alves throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Alves is rocked!
B.J. Penn turns out the lights for Alves! Tiiiiiiiim-ber! What a knock out!
Alves's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Winner is B.J. Penn by KO (Punches) at 3:16 Round 1
Statistics: Thiago Alves
Punches 6/9 (67%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: B.J. Penn
Punches 19/31 (61%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Alves did not look ready or interested in this fight. He seemed bored and sluggish and indifferent. Penn, ever the Grand Prix GoaT, would have none of that in his cage, and shredded the former champion like an ice cube in a nuclear holocaust.
Ferocious staredown by B.J. while Dan Miragliotta 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 Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
B.J. Penn throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Alves's chin! That stops Alves in his tracks!
Alves has a small cut in his Right eye
B.J. Penn circles around Alves
Bone shattering straight left hand from B.J. Penn!
Alves ducks under...
Thiago Alves moves forward and launches a low kick.
B.J. blocks that.
Poorly executed technique. B.J. Penn looks to counter!
B.J. Penn chases Alves and launches a few perfect strikes
Alves ducks backwards and avoids them.
Thiago Alves fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on B.J.'s chin
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
0:50 Round 1 and Alves is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Alves is holding B.J. Penn's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
B.J. Penn shows great balance while pushing away Thiago Alves
Poorly executed technique. B.J. Penn looks to counter!
A furious flurry of punches from B.J. Penn
puts Alves in a world of hurt!
Alves's Right cheek is beginning to swell
B.J. Penn tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Alves's face
Alves's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Thiago Alves's Mouth
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Solid kick to the leg from Thiago Alves
B.J. checks it.
Good movement from Alves
who is bobbing and weaving.
B.J. is trying to counter now!
B.J. Penn has found an opening in the defense of Alves, launching a big uppercut
Thiago Alves is fast enouigh to dodge that uppercut.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
B.J. Penn tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Alves's face
Alves's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
An overhand right from Thiago Alves that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
B.J. moves forward and closes the distance while blocking the punch.
Alves clumsily fails here and it's time for B.J. Penn to fight back!
B.J. Penn has found an opening in the defense of Alves, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Alves is wobbling!
B.J. Penn throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Alves's chin! That stops Alves in his tracks!
Alves wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Alves moves forward and holds B.J.
B.J. Penn 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 B.J. Penn
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alves and B.J. Penn are cliched up against the cage. Alves steps for a throw
B.J. stays on his feet
Alves clumsily fails here and it's time for B.J. Penn to fight back!
B.J. Penn is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Alves with uppercuts!
Alves is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if Alves is unable to escape!
There is a small laceration on Thiago Alves's Right eye
B.J. doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Thiago Alves embrace and tries to move away...
Thiago Alves pushes B.J. forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Thiago Alves is a bloody mess!
Sick uppercut from the clinch by B.J. Penn!
Thiago Alves is agile enough to avoid that one! Lucky you Alves! It would have finished this fight.
Alves tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Solid jabs from Thiago Alves.
Nice punches.
Surprise roundhouse punch by B.J..
It looks like Alves was hit by a bus!
Alves's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Thiago Alves's Left eye
Thiago Alves seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for B.J. Penn!
B.J. throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Alves seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
B.J. Penn circles around Alves
You can see Alves's blood making stains in the mat.
B.J. Penn charges at Alves throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Alves is rocked!
B.J. Penn turns out the lights for Alves! Tiiiiiiiim-ber! What a knock out!
Alves's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Winner is B.J. Penn by KO (Punches) at 3:16 Round 1
Statistics: Thiago Alves
Punches 6/9 (67%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: B.J. Penn
Punches 19/31 (61%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Alves did not look ready or interested in this fight. He seemed bored and sluggish and indifferent. Penn, ever the Grand Prix GoaT, would have none of that in his cage, and shredded the former champion like an ice cube in a nuclear holocaust.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!