Post by The Sandmen on Oct 16, 2019 5:42:07 GMT -5
Eddie Alvarez is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Demian Maia doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
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 John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Eddie Alvarez shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Demian Maia is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Alvarez into his guard.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Maia
Alvarez is in closed guard... Maia tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Eddie Alvarez!
Demian Maia is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Demian Maia tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Alvarez's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
You can see the pain reflected in Alvarez's eyes...
Alvarez is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Demian Maia is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Demian Maia takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Eddie Alvarez shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Eddie Alvarez breaks that americana attempt!
Alvarez tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Alvarez measures the resilience of Maia's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Maia's side.
Demian Maia is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of Maia's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Maia's side.
Demian Maia is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of Maia's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Maia blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Demian Maia is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of Maia's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Maia blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Alvarez misses a step and Demian Maia sees an opportunity to counter him!
Demian Maia tries to better his position on the ground...
Eddie Alvarez tries to roll on the ground...
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Maia
Demian Maia isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Alvarez blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Maia's guard.
Maia clumsily fails here and it's time for Eddie Alvarez to fight back!
Good looking punches from Eddie Alvarez on the ground
They could take their toll on Maia.
Maia's Left cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Demian Maia's Left cheek
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Maia
Maia throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Eddie Alvarez realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Demian Maia. 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 Manchester Evening News Arena (Manchester, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Eddie Alvarez tries to bring the fight to the ground
Maia goes down.
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Maia
Alvarez positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Maia's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Maia tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Demian Maia throws up a triangle attempt!
Eddie Alvarez postures up and breaks the triangle.
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Maia
Maia tries to close his guard around Alvarez
He is not able to do it
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Maia
Maia sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Maia tries to close his guard around Alvarez
He is not able to do it
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Maia
Maia tries to close his guard around Alvarez
He is not able to do it
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Maia
Maia reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Alvarez blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Demian Maia gets sloppy and Eddie Alvarez tries to take advantage...
Alvarez throws a few hammer fists to the face of Demian Maia
Blocked by Maia.
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Alvarez looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Demian Maia's punches
Alvarez measures the resilience of Maia's chin with an uppercut while Maia lands some great crosses.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Demian Maia shoots for a double leg takedown!
Eddie Alvarez sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Poorly executed technique. Eddie Alvarez looks to counter!
Eddie Alvarez moves forward looking for some grappling action
Alvarez has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Demian Maia pushes away Alvarez trying to keep the fight at striking range
Alvarez doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Demian Maia
The fighters are clinching.
Maia tries to take Eddie Alvarez down... Alvarez stumbles backwards and Demian Maia launches a few punches...
Eddie Alvarez dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Demian Maia gets sloppy and Eddie Alvarez tries to take advantage...
Maia follows Eddie Alvarez
only to get counter punched in a big way! Maia needs to stop playing Eddie Alvarez's game or he'll get knocked out!
Maia's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Maia has a small cut in his Left eye
Alvarez steps backwards away from Demian Maia. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Demian Maia shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Eddie Alvarez is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Maia into his guard.
Crushing shot to Alvarez's body! He's holding his side
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Alvarez
Demian Maia is looking to pass Eddie Alvarez's guard...
Eddie Alvarez has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of Maia's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Maia's side.
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez launches a few punches to Maia's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Maia tries to cover his face,
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Alvarez
Terrible one sided match... Maia was not ready to fight a fighter of Eddie Alvarez caliber.
Demian Maia tries to pass Eddie Alvarez's guard...
Demian Maia passes momentarily but Eddie Alvarez regains full guard.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Alvarez
Maia is in closed guard... Alvarez tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Demian Maia!
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Demian Maia
Alvarez fires a barrage of punches at Maia's head!
The punches go wide.
Alvarez clumsily fails here and it's time for Demian Maia to fight back!
Maia is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Eddie Alvarez pushes Demian Maia down and prevents his attempts to escape
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Demian Maia
Demian Maia tries to roll to his side and trap Eddie Alvarez in his guard...
Eddie Alvarez keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
The round is for Alvarez, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Alvarez grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Eddie Alvarez
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Maia
Alvarez positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Maia's being punished here!
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Maia
Maia tries to close his guard around Alvarez
He succeeds!
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Maia
Maia tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Demian Maia. 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.
Alvarez is holding Demian Maia's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Demian Maia loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Demian Maia
Demian Maia attempts to trap Eddie Alvarez in his guard.
Eddie Alvarez keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Demian Maia
Eddie Alvarez looks to mount Demian Maia...
Eddie Alvarez slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Demian Maia
Alvarez launches a barrage of elbows over Maia's face!
Demian Maia blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Eddie Alvarez gets sloppy and Demian Maia tries to take advantage...
Maia is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Eddie Alvarez pushes Demian Maia down and prevents his attempts to escape
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Demian Maia
Alvarez gets a good position on the ground. ..
Maia holds Eddie Alvarez arms and counters his opponent punches.
Poorly executed technique. Demian Maia looks to counter!
Demian Maia tries to roll to his side and trap Eddie Alvarez in his guard...
Eddie Alvarez keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Demian Maia
Eddie Alvarez storms over Maia with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Alvarez doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Maia's face with his elbows!
Maia's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Demian Maia
Maia tries to escape from the full mount...
Eddie Alvarez is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Demian Maia
Demian Maia 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 Alvarez's moves.
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Demian Maia
Eddie Alvarez looks to mount Demian Maia...
Demian Maia takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Maia
Alvarez launches a barrage of elbows over Maia's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Maia doesn't fight back!
Maia has a small cut in his Left cheek
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Maia
Demian Maia's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Alvarez tries to escape from closed guard...
Maia waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Eddie Alvarez! He is reversed and nor Demian Maia is on half guard!
Demian Maia is in half guard over Alvarez
You can see Maia's blood making stains in the mat.
Alvarez measures the resilience of Maia's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Maia's side.
Demian Maia is in half guard over Alvarez
Not a desiderable position that Maia is in now. Eddie Alvarez is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Eddie Alvarez tries to close the guard.
Alvarez put Demian Maia in closed guard.
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Alvarez
Maia tries to escape from closed guard...
Alvarez waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Demian Maia! He is reversed and nor Eddie Alvarez is on half guard!
Eddie Alvarez is in half guard over Maia
Demian Maia sits up and gets an arm around Alvarez's neck!
Alvarez's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That Guillotine looks tight...
Maia is locking that Guillotine...
Eddie Alvarez lifts his opponent from the ground displaying great power! And down he goes!
Demian Maia doesn't break the lock and Eddie Alvarez is running out of time!
Alvarez pushes Demian Maia back to the ground.
Eddie Alvarez is in half guard over Maia
Maia tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Eddie Alvarez 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 Maia's moves.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Demian Maia. 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.
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Alvarez fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Alvarez misses a step and Demian Maia sees an opportunity to counter him!
Good movement from Maia
who is bobbing and weaving.
Demian Maia tries to bring the fight to the ground
Alvarez goes down.
Crushing shot to Alvarez's body! He's holding his side
Demian Maia is in open guard over Alvarez
Maia doesn't stop bleeding.
Maia moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Demian Maia is in open guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez launches a few punches to Maia's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Maia tries to cover his face,
Demian Maia is in open guard over Alvarez
Demian Maia's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Eddie Alvarez launches a few punches to Maia's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Maia tries to cover his face,
Demian Maia is in open guard over Alvarez
Demian Maia pushes Eddie Alvarez against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Maia jumps and tries to free his leg! Alvarez doesn't allow this but Demian Maia is able to get half guard here.
Demian Maia is in half guard over Alvarez
Demian Maia goes for an americana!
Alvarez breaks free.
Maia misses a step and Eddie Alvarez sees an opportunity to counter him!
Eddie Alvarez tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
The clock says 4:50 in the 2 round
Demian Maia is in half guard over Alvarez
Maia doesn't stop bleeding.
Demian Maia tries to pass Eddie Alvarez's guard...
Demian Maia passes momentarily but Eddie Alvarez sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is clearly for Eddie Alvarez.
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Round 3
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A right hand from Eddie Alvarez
gets deflected.
Alvarez misses a step and Demian Maia sees an opportunity to counter him!
Maia tries to grapple
He puts Alvarez in a double underhook!
Demian Maia tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Alvarez is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The clock says 0:25 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Maia gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Maia blocks Eddie Alvarez's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Alvarez
Maia doesn't stop bleeding.
Alvarez measures the resilience of Maia's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Maia blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Maia tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Maia use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Eddie Alvarez holds Demian Maia and prevents him from moving to a better position!
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of Maia's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Maia's side.
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of Maia's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Maia blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Alvarez clumsily fails here and it's time for Demian Maia to fight back!
Maia use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Eddie Alvarez holds Demian Maia and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of Maia's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Maia blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Demian Maia looks to counter!
Maia tries to escape from closed guard...
Alvarez waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Demian Maia! He is reversed and nor Eddie Alvarez is on half guard!
The clock says 1:10 in the 3 round
Eddie Alvarez is in half guard over Maia
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Demian Maia continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Demian Maia attempts to move to full guard
Eddie Alvarez keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Manchester Evening News Arena (Manchester, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Demian Maia tries to bring the fight to the ground
Alvarez goes down.
Demian Maia is in open guard over Alvarez
Maia is in open guard over Alvarez... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Alvarez struggles to free himself
That Kneebar from Demian Maia appears to be unbreakable
Alvarez rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Eddie Alvarez is on his feet again.
Alvarez is standing while Maia is on the ground on his back
Maia doesn't stop bleeding.
Alvarez moves backwards and gestures for Demian Maia to stand up.
Maia climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Demian Maia attempts a sweep single...
Demian Maia catches Eddie Alvarez's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Maia.
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Alvarez
Maia struggles on the ground and tries to break Eddie Alvarez's guard...
Alvarez doesn't want to free his opponent and Maia continues in closed guard
Alvarez is trying to counter now!
Maia is in closed guard... Alvarez tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Demian Maia!
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Demian Maia
Demian Maia's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Alvarez launches a barrage of elbows over Maia's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Maia doesn't fight back!
The clock says 2:15 in the 3 round
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Demian Maia
Demian Maia tries to roll to his side and trap Eddie Alvarez in his guard...
Eddie Alvarez keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Demian Maia
Maia tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Eddie Alvarez 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 Maia's moves.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Demian Maia. 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 Manchester Evening News Arena (Manchester, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Demian Maia continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Demian Maia attempts a sweep single...
Demian Maia catches Eddie Alvarez's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Maia.
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Alvarez
Demian Maia is a bloody mess!
Maia use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Eddie Alvarez holds Demian Maia and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Maia clumsily fails here and it's time for Eddie Alvarez to fight back!
Maia is in closed guard... Alvarez tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Demian Maia!
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Demian Maia
Eddie Alvarez moves to better his position on the ground...
Eddie Alvarez viciously slams hammer blows to Maia's face!
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Demian Maia
Maia tries to move on the ground and shows Eddie Alvarez a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Maia's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The clock says 3:15 in the 3 round
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Demian Maia
Demian Maia tries to roll to his side and trap Eddie Alvarez in his guard...
Eddie Alvarez keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Demian Maia
Alvarez delivers a few accurate elbows!
Maia is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Maia's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Alvarez is in rear mount over Maia
Eddie Alvarez tries to get his arm under Demian Maia's chin but can't do it. He locks his arms over Demian Maia's neck and tries to finish him with a neck crank!
Demian Maia easily defends the attempt.
Alvarez misses a step and Demian Maia sees an opportunity to counter him!
Maia has Alvarez controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Alvarez is unable to move under Maia control.
Alvarez is in rear mount over Maia
Terrible one sided match... Maia was not ready to fight a fighter of Eddie Alvarez caliber.
Demian Maia's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Maia has Alvarez controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Alvarez is unable to move under Maia control.
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Maia
Maia doesn't stop bleeding.
Demian Maia throws up a triangle attempt!
Eddie Alvarez postures up and breaks the triangle.
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Alvarez is holding Demian Maia's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Demian Maia loses balance and goes to the ground.
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Demian Maia
Eddie Alvarez looks to mount Demian Maia...
Eddie Alvarez slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Demian Maia
Eddie Alvarez isolates Demian Maia's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Crippling lock!
That Arm Triangle looks tight...
Alvarez is locking that Arm Triangle...
You can see the pain reflected in Maia's eyes...
That Arm Triangle from Eddie Alvarez appears to be unbreakable
Demian Maia is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Demian Maia
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Eddie Alvarez can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Eddie Alvarez storms over Maia with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Alvarez doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Maia's face with his elbows!
John McCarthy has seen enough! The fight is over! Maia was not intelligently defending himself!
There is a small laceration on Demian Maia's Left eye
Winner is Eddie Alvarez by TKO (Elbows) at 4:38 Round 3
Statistics: Eddie Alvarez
Punches 2/3 (67%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 5/2 (250%)
GnP strikes 44/89 (49%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 660 s
Statistics: Demian Maia
Punches 2/5 (40%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 6/7 (86%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 10/10 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 670 s
Decent fight early, all Alvarez late.
Demian Maia doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
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 John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Eddie Alvarez shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Demian Maia is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Alvarez into his guard.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Maia
Alvarez is in closed guard... Maia tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Eddie Alvarez!
Demian Maia is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Demian Maia tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Alvarez's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
You can see the pain reflected in Alvarez's eyes...
Alvarez is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Demian Maia is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Demian Maia takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Eddie Alvarez shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Eddie Alvarez breaks that americana attempt!
Alvarez tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Alvarez measures the resilience of Maia's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Maia's side.
Demian Maia is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of Maia's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Maia's side.
Demian Maia is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of Maia's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Maia blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Demian Maia is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of Maia's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Maia blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Alvarez misses a step and Demian Maia sees an opportunity to counter him!
Demian Maia tries to better his position on the ground...
Eddie Alvarez tries to roll on the ground...
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Maia
Demian Maia isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Alvarez blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Maia's guard.
Maia clumsily fails here and it's time for Eddie Alvarez to fight back!
Good looking punches from Eddie Alvarez on the ground
They could take their toll on Maia.
Maia's Left cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Demian Maia's Left cheek
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Maia
Maia throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Eddie Alvarez realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Demian Maia. 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 Manchester Evening News Arena (Manchester, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Eddie Alvarez tries to bring the fight to the ground
Maia goes down.
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Maia
Alvarez positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Maia's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Maia tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Demian Maia throws up a triangle attempt!
Eddie Alvarez postures up and breaks the triangle.
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Maia
Maia tries to close his guard around Alvarez
He is not able to do it
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Maia
Maia sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Maia tries to close his guard around Alvarez
He is not able to do it
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Maia
Maia tries to close his guard around Alvarez
He is not able to do it
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Maia
Maia reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Alvarez blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Demian Maia gets sloppy and Eddie Alvarez tries to take advantage...
Alvarez throws a few hammer fists to the face of Demian Maia
Blocked by Maia.
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Alvarez looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Demian Maia's punches
Alvarez measures the resilience of Maia's chin with an uppercut while Maia lands some great crosses.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Demian Maia shoots for a double leg takedown!
Eddie Alvarez sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Poorly executed technique. Eddie Alvarez looks to counter!
Eddie Alvarez moves forward looking for some grappling action
Alvarez has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Demian Maia pushes away Alvarez trying to keep the fight at striking range
Alvarez doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Demian Maia
The fighters are clinching.
Maia tries to take Eddie Alvarez down... Alvarez stumbles backwards and Demian Maia launches a few punches...
Eddie Alvarez dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Demian Maia gets sloppy and Eddie Alvarez tries to take advantage...
Maia follows Eddie Alvarez
only to get counter punched in a big way! Maia needs to stop playing Eddie Alvarez's game or he'll get knocked out!
Maia's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Maia has a small cut in his Left eye
Alvarez steps backwards away from Demian Maia. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Demian Maia shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Eddie Alvarez is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Maia into his guard.
Crushing shot to Alvarez's body! He's holding his side
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Alvarez
Demian Maia is looking to pass Eddie Alvarez's guard...
Eddie Alvarez has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of Maia's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Maia's side.
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez launches a few punches to Maia's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Maia tries to cover his face,
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Alvarez
Terrible one sided match... Maia was not ready to fight a fighter of Eddie Alvarez caliber.
Demian Maia tries to pass Eddie Alvarez's guard...
Demian Maia passes momentarily but Eddie Alvarez regains full guard.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Alvarez
Maia is in closed guard... Alvarez tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Demian Maia!
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Demian Maia
Alvarez fires a barrage of punches at Maia's head!
The punches go wide.
Alvarez clumsily fails here and it's time for Demian Maia to fight back!
Maia is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Eddie Alvarez pushes Demian Maia down and prevents his attempts to escape
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Demian Maia
Demian Maia tries to roll to his side and trap Eddie Alvarez in his guard...
Eddie Alvarez keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
The round is for Alvarez, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Alvarez grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Eddie Alvarez
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Maia
Alvarez positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Maia's being punished here!
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Maia
Maia tries to close his guard around Alvarez
He succeeds!
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Maia
Maia tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Demian Maia. 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.
Alvarez is holding Demian Maia's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Demian Maia loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Demian Maia
Demian Maia attempts to trap Eddie Alvarez in his guard.
Eddie Alvarez keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Demian Maia
Eddie Alvarez looks to mount Demian Maia...
Eddie Alvarez slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Demian Maia
Alvarez launches a barrage of elbows over Maia's face!
Demian Maia blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Eddie Alvarez gets sloppy and Demian Maia tries to take advantage...
Maia is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Eddie Alvarez pushes Demian Maia down and prevents his attempts to escape
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Demian Maia
Alvarez gets a good position on the ground. ..
Maia holds Eddie Alvarez arms and counters his opponent punches.
Poorly executed technique. Demian Maia looks to counter!
Demian Maia tries to roll to his side and trap Eddie Alvarez in his guard...
Eddie Alvarez keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Demian Maia
Eddie Alvarez storms over Maia with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Alvarez doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Maia's face with his elbows!
Maia's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Demian Maia
Maia tries to escape from the full mount...
Eddie Alvarez is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Demian Maia
Demian Maia 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 Alvarez's moves.
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Demian Maia
Eddie Alvarez looks to mount Demian Maia...
Demian Maia takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Maia
Alvarez launches a barrage of elbows over Maia's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Maia doesn't fight back!
Maia has a small cut in his Left cheek
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Maia
Demian Maia's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Alvarez tries to escape from closed guard...
Maia waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Eddie Alvarez! He is reversed and nor Demian Maia is on half guard!
Demian Maia is in half guard over Alvarez
You can see Maia's blood making stains in the mat.
Alvarez measures the resilience of Maia's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Maia's side.
Demian Maia is in half guard over Alvarez
Not a desiderable position that Maia is in now. Eddie Alvarez is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Eddie Alvarez tries to close the guard.
Alvarez put Demian Maia in closed guard.
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Alvarez
Maia tries to escape from closed guard...
Alvarez waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Demian Maia! He is reversed and nor Eddie Alvarez is on half guard!
Eddie Alvarez is in half guard over Maia
Demian Maia sits up and gets an arm around Alvarez's neck!
Alvarez's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That Guillotine looks tight...
Maia is locking that Guillotine...
Eddie Alvarez lifts his opponent from the ground displaying great power! And down he goes!
Demian Maia doesn't break the lock and Eddie Alvarez is running out of time!
Alvarez pushes Demian Maia back to the ground.
Eddie Alvarez is in half guard over Maia
Maia tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Eddie Alvarez 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 Maia's moves.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Demian Maia. 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.
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Alvarez fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Alvarez misses a step and Demian Maia sees an opportunity to counter him!
Good movement from Maia
who is bobbing and weaving.
Demian Maia tries to bring the fight to the ground
Alvarez goes down.
Crushing shot to Alvarez's body! He's holding his side
Demian Maia is in open guard over Alvarez
Maia doesn't stop bleeding.
Maia moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Demian Maia is in open guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez launches a few punches to Maia's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Maia tries to cover his face,
Demian Maia is in open guard over Alvarez
Demian Maia's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Eddie Alvarez launches a few punches to Maia's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Maia tries to cover his face,
Demian Maia is in open guard over Alvarez
Demian Maia pushes Eddie Alvarez against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Maia jumps and tries to free his leg! Alvarez doesn't allow this but Demian Maia is able to get half guard here.
Demian Maia is in half guard over Alvarez
Demian Maia goes for an americana!
Alvarez breaks free.
Maia misses a step and Eddie Alvarez sees an opportunity to counter him!
Eddie Alvarez tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
The clock says 4:50 in the 2 round
Demian Maia is in half guard over Alvarez
Maia doesn't stop bleeding.
Demian Maia tries to pass Eddie Alvarez's guard...
Demian Maia passes momentarily but Eddie Alvarez sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is clearly for Eddie Alvarez.
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Round 3
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A right hand from Eddie Alvarez
gets deflected.
Alvarez misses a step and Demian Maia sees an opportunity to counter him!
Maia tries to grapple
He puts Alvarez in a double underhook!
Demian Maia tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Alvarez is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The clock says 0:25 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Maia gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Maia blocks Eddie Alvarez's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Alvarez
Maia doesn't stop bleeding.
Alvarez measures the resilience of Maia's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Maia blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Maia tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Maia use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Eddie Alvarez holds Demian Maia and prevents him from moving to a better position!
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of Maia's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Maia's side.
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of Maia's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Maia blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Alvarez clumsily fails here and it's time for Demian Maia to fight back!
Maia use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Eddie Alvarez holds Demian Maia and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of Maia's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Maia blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Demian Maia looks to counter!
Maia tries to escape from closed guard...
Alvarez waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Demian Maia! He is reversed and nor Eddie Alvarez is on half guard!
The clock says 1:10 in the 3 round
Eddie Alvarez is in half guard over Maia
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Demian Maia continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Demian Maia attempts to move to full guard
Eddie Alvarez keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Manchester Evening News Arena (Manchester, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Demian Maia tries to bring the fight to the ground
Alvarez goes down.
Demian Maia is in open guard over Alvarez
Maia is in open guard over Alvarez... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Alvarez struggles to free himself
That Kneebar from Demian Maia appears to be unbreakable
Alvarez rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Eddie Alvarez is on his feet again.
Alvarez is standing while Maia is on the ground on his back
Maia doesn't stop bleeding.
Alvarez moves backwards and gestures for Demian Maia to stand up.
Maia climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Demian Maia attempts a sweep single...
Demian Maia catches Eddie Alvarez's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Maia.
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Alvarez
Maia struggles on the ground and tries to break Eddie Alvarez's guard...
Alvarez doesn't want to free his opponent and Maia continues in closed guard
Alvarez is trying to counter now!
Maia is in closed guard... Alvarez tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Demian Maia!
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Demian Maia
Demian Maia's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Alvarez launches a barrage of elbows over Maia's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Maia doesn't fight back!
The clock says 2:15 in the 3 round
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Demian Maia
Demian Maia tries to roll to his side and trap Eddie Alvarez in his guard...
Eddie Alvarez keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Demian Maia
Maia tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Eddie Alvarez 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 Maia's moves.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Demian Maia. 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 Manchester Evening News Arena (Manchester, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Demian Maia continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Demian Maia attempts a sweep single...
Demian Maia catches Eddie Alvarez's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Maia.
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Alvarez
Demian Maia is a bloody mess!
Maia use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Eddie Alvarez holds Demian Maia and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Maia clumsily fails here and it's time for Eddie Alvarez to fight back!
Maia is in closed guard... Alvarez tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Demian Maia!
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Demian Maia
Eddie Alvarez moves to better his position on the ground...
Eddie Alvarez viciously slams hammer blows to Maia's face!
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Demian Maia
Maia tries to move on the ground and shows Eddie Alvarez a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Maia's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The clock says 3:15 in the 3 round
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Demian Maia
Demian Maia tries to roll to his side and trap Eddie Alvarez in his guard...
Eddie Alvarez keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Demian Maia
Alvarez delivers a few accurate elbows!
Maia is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Maia's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Alvarez is in rear mount over Maia
Eddie Alvarez tries to get his arm under Demian Maia's chin but can't do it. He locks his arms over Demian Maia's neck and tries to finish him with a neck crank!
Demian Maia easily defends the attempt.
Alvarez misses a step and Demian Maia sees an opportunity to counter him!
Maia has Alvarez controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Alvarez is unable to move under Maia control.
Alvarez is in rear mount over Maia
Terrible one sided match... Maia was not ready to fight a fighter of Eddie Alvarez caliber.
Demian Maia's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Maia has Alvarez controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Alvarez is unable to move under Maia control.
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Maia
Maia doesn't stop bleeding.
Demian Maia throws up a triangle attempt!
Eddie Alvarez postures up and breaks the triangle.
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Alvarez is holding Demian Maia's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Demian Maia loses balance and goes to the ground.
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Demian Maia
Eddie Alvarez looks to mount Demian Maia...
Eddie Alvarez slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Demian Maia
Eddie Alvarez isolates Demian Maia's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Crippling lock!
That Arm Triangle looks tight...
Alvarez is locking that Arm Triangle...
You can see the pain reflected in Maia's eyes...
That Arm Triangle from Eddie Alvarez appears to be unbreakable
Demian Maia is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Demian Maia
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Eddie Alvarez can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Eddie Alvarez storms over Maia with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Alvarez doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Maia's face with his elbows!
John McCarthy has seen enough! The fight is over! Maia was not intelligently defending himself!
There is a small laceration on Demian Maia's Left eye
Winner is Eddie Alvarez by TKO (Elbows) at 4:38 Round 3
Statistics: Eddie Alvarez
Punches 2/3 (67%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 5/2 (250%)
GnP strikes 44/89 (49%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 660 s
Statistics: Demian Maia
Punches 2/5 (40%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 6/7 (86%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 10/10 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 670 s
Decent fight early, all Alvarez late.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!