Post by The Sandmen on Feb 1, 2021 21:18:50 GMT -5
Eddie Alvarez vs. Takanori Gomi
Eddie Alvarez is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Takanori Gomi is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Alvarez and Gomi move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Alvarez grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Gomi
Takanori Gomi launches a few punches to Alvarez's cheek from the guard.
Eddie Alvarez uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Gomi clumsily fails here and it's time for Eddie Alvarez to fight back!
Alvarez moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Gomi
Gomi 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 open guard over Gomi
Gomi is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Deep breaths from Takanori Gomi who tries a hammer punch to Alvarez's ribs.
Alvarez blocks those punches
Takanori Gomi gets sloppy and Eddie Alvarez tries to take advantage...
Alvarez tries to open up Takanori Gomi's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Gomi in the side of the head
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Gomi
Eddie Alvarez storms over Gomi with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Alvarez doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Gomi's face with his elbows!
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Gomi
Takanori Gomi launches a few punches to Alvarez's cheek from the guard.
Eddie Alvarez uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Gomi
Takanori Gomi 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.
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Gomi
Gomi tries to close his guard around Alvarez
He is not able to do it
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Gomi
Gomi tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
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 SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Eddie Alvarez takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Alvarez is holding Takanori Gomi's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Takanori Gomi loses balance and goes to the ground.
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Takanori Gomi
Eddie Alvarez is holding Takanori Gomi's head and looking for angles...
Ouch! What a powerful knee by Eddie Alvarez! That one hits Eddie Alvarez cheek like a hammer!
Gomi's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Takanori Gomi's Right cheek
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Takanori Gomi
Gomi launches a few weak punches
Alvarez blocks them effectively.
Alvarez is trying to counter now!
Eddie Alvarez moves to better his position on the ground...
Eddie Alvarez viciously slams hammer blows to Gomi's face!
Gomi's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Gomi has a small cut in his Forehead
That punishment by Eddie Alvarez has left Gomi staggered! Eddie Alvarez should try push forward now and finish this!
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Takanori Gomi
Eddie Alvarez Sees his opportunity to finish this fight on the ground and swarms all over Takanori Gomi!
Takanori Gomi is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
That punishment by Eddie Alvarez has left Gomi staggered! Eddie Alvarez should try push forward now and finish this!
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Takanori Gomi
Eddie Alvarez looks to pass to mount...
Alvarez slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Takanori Gomi.
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Takanori Gomi
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Eddie Alvarez can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Takanori Gomi tries to roll to his side and trap Eddie Alvarez in his guard...
Eddie Alvarez rolls him over and takes his back!
Alvarez is in rear mount over Gomi
Eddie Alvarez storms over Gomi with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Alvarez doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Gomi's face with his elbows!
Alvarez is in rear mount over Gomi
Eddie Alvarez aggressively and repeatedly punches Gomi.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Gomi's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Gomi has a small cut in his Forehead
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Alvarez is in rear mount over Gomi
Alvarez leans back...
He clobbers Takanori Gomi's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Alvarez is in rear mount over Gomi
Gomi doesn't stop bleeding.
Eddie Alvarez aggressively and repeatedly punches Gomi.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Gomi's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Alvarez is in rear mount over Gomi
Gomi has given his back to Eddie Alvarez who is trying to get one hook in!
Eddie Alvarez has one hook in!
Alvarez is in rear mount over Gomi with one hook in
Alvarez has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Gomi.
Nicely done! Alvarez now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Alvarez is in rear mount over Gomi with two hooks in
Gomi tries to stand up!
Alvarez doesn't allow him!
Alvarez is in rear mount over Gomi with two hooks in
Takanori Gomi'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 Gomi's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Gomi doesn't fight back!
Gomi's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Gomi has a small cut in his Right eye
That punishment by Eddie Alvarez has left Gomi staggered! Eddie Alvarez should try push forward now and finish this!
Alvarez is in rear mount over Gomi with two hooks in
Alvarez is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate Gomi, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
Alvarez moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
Alvarez is in rear mount over Gomi with two hooks in
Gomi tries to stand up!
Alvarez doesn't allow him!
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Alvarez is in rear mount over Gomi with two hooks in
Takanori Gomi is a bloody mess!
Alvarez delivers a few accurate elbows!
Gomi is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
That punishment by Eddie Alvarez has left Gomi staggered! Eddie Alvarez should try push forward now and finish this!
Alvarez launches a barrage of elbows over Gomi's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Gomi doesn't fight back!
Gomi's Chin is beginning to swell
Gomi has a small cut in his Chin
Gomi seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Takanori Gomi continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Eddie Alvarez storms over Gomi with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Alvarez doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Gomi's face with his elbows!
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough! The fight is over! Gomi was not intelligently defending himself!
Winner is Eddie Alvarez by TKO (Elbows) at 5:00 Round 1
Statistics: Eddie Alvarez
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 41/58 (71%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 254 s
Statistics: Takanori Gomi
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/12 (17%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 254 s
Big legends at it in this one. The Pride LW legend falls to the Bellator/UFC LW champion.
Eddie Alvarez is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Takanori Gomi is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Alvarez and Gomi move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Alvarez grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Gomi
Takanori Gomi launches a few punches to Alvarez's cheek from the guard.
Eddie Alvarez uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Gomi clumsily fails here and it's time for Eddie Alvarez to fight back!
Alvarez moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Gomi
Gomi 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 open guard over Gomi
Gomi is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Deep breaths from Takanori Gomi who tries a hammer punch to Alvarez's ribs.
Alvarez blocks those punches
Takanori Gomi gets sloppy and Eddie Alvarez tries to take advantage...
Alvarez tries to open up Takanori Gomi's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Gomi in the side of the head
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Gomi
Eddie Alvarez storms over Gomi with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Alvarez doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Gomi's face with his elbows!
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Gomi
Takanori Gomi launches a few punches to Alvarez's cheek from the guard.
Eddie Alvarez uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Gomi
Takanori Gomi 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.
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Gomi
Gomi tries to close his guard around Alvarez
He is not able to do it
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Gomi
Gomi tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
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 SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Eddie Alvarez takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Alvarez is holding Takanori Gomi's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Takanori Gomi loses balance and goes to the ground.
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Takanori Gomi
Eddie Alvarez is holding Takanori Gomi's head and looking for angles...
Ouch! What a powerful knee by Eddie Alvarez! That one hits Eddie Alvarez cheek like a hammer!
Gomi's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Takanori Gomi's Right cheek
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Takanori Gomi
Gomi launches a few weak punches
Alvarez blocks them effectively.
Alvarez is trying to counter now!
Eddie Alvarez moves to better his position on the ground...
Eddie Alvarez viciously slams hammer blows to Gomi's face!
Gomi's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Gomi has a small cut in his Forehead
That punishment by Eddie Alvarez has left Gomi staggered! Eddie Alvarez should try push forward now and finish this!
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Takanori Gomi
Eddie Alvarez Sees his opportunity to finish this fight on the ground and swarms all over Takanori Gomi!
Takanori Gomi is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
That punishment by Eddie Alvarez has left Gomi staggered! Eddie Alvarez should try push forward now and finish this!
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Takanori Gomi
Eddie Alvarez looks to pass to mount...
Alvarez slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Takanori Gomi.
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Takanori Gomi
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Eddie Alvarez can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Takanori Gomi tries to roll to his side and trap Eddie Alvarez in his guard...
Eddie Alvarez rolls him over and takes his back!
Alvarez is in rear mount over Gomi
Eddie Alvarez storms over Gomi with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Alvarez doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Gomi's face with his elbows!
Alvarez is in rear mount over Gomi
Eddie Alvarez aggressively and repeatedly punches Gomi.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Gomi's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Gomi has a small cut in his Forehead
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Alvarez is in rear mount over Gomi
Alvarez leans back...
He clobbers Takanori Gomi's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Alvarez is in rear mount over Gomi
Gomi doesn't stop bleeding.
Eddie Alvarez aggressively and repeatedly punches Gomi.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Gomi's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Alvarez is in rear mount over Gomi
Gomi has given his back to Eddie Alvarez who is trying to get one hook in!
Eddie Alvarez has one hook in!
Alvarez is in rear mount over Gomi with one hook in
Alvarez has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Gomi.
Nicely done! Alvarez now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Alvarez is in rear mount over Gomi with two hooks in
Gomi tries to stand up!
Alvarez doesn't allow him!
Alvarez is in rear mount over Gomi with two hooks in
Takanori Gomi'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 Gomi's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Gomi doesn't fight back!
Gomi's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Gomi has a small cut in his Right eye
That punishment by Eddie Alvarez has left Gomi staggered! Eddie Alvarez should try push forward now and finish this!
Alvarez is in rear mount over Gomi with two hooks in
Alvarez is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate Gomi, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
Alvarez moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
Alvarez is in rear mount over Gomi with two hooks in
Gomi tries to stand up!
Alvarez doesn't allow him!
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Alvarez is in rear mount over Gomi with two hooks in
Takanori Gomi is a bloody mess!
Alvarez delivers a few accurate elbows!
Gomi is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
That punishment by Eddie Alvarez has left Gomi staggered! Eddie Alvarez should try push forward now and finish this!
Alvarez launches a barrage of elbows over Gomi's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Gomi doesn't fight back!
Gomi's Chin is beginning to swell
Gomi has a small cut in his Chin
Gomi seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Takanori Gomi continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Eddie Alvarez storms over Gomi with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Alvarez doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Gomi's face with his elbows!
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough! The fight is over! Gomi was not intelligently defending himself!
Winner is Eddie Alvarez by TKO (Elbows) at 5:00 Round 1
Statistics: Eddie Alvarez
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 41/58 (71%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 254 s
Statistics: Takanori Gomi
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/12 (17%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 254 s
Big legends at it in this one. The Pride LW legend falls to the Bellator/UFC LW champion.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!