Post by The Sandmen on Sept 29, 2013 20:19:48 GMT -5
Matt Hughes is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Thiago Alves looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
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 John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Matt Hughes leans forwards and tries to grapple with Alves
Hughes shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hughes tries to take Thiago Alves to the ground from the clinch...
Alves shows his sprawl skills and remains on his feet.
Poorly executed technique. Thiago Alves looks to counter!
Alves struggles and launches a few punches to Hughes's head
Those punches are hitting! Hughes covers his head!
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Hughes doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Thiago Alves embrace and tries to move away...
Thiago Alves pushes Hughes forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hughes looks to be in very good shape.
Matt Hughes tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Alves is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Matt Hughes gets sloppy and Thiago Alves tries to take advantage...
Alves struggles and launches a few punches to Hughes's head
Nothing from this... Thiago Alves seems frustrated.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hughes and Thiago Alves are cliched up against the cage. Hughes steps for a throw
Alves stays on his feet
Matt Hughes gets sloppy and Thiago Alves tries to take advantage...
Alves pushes Matt Hughes againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Hughes cannot escape Thiago Alves's clinch! Thiago Alves is just brutalizing Hughes with punches time and time again!
Hughes's Nose is beginning to swell
The fighters are clinching.
Hughes doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Thiago Alves embrace and tries to move away...
Thiago Alves pushes Hughes forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Thiago Alves pushes away Hughes trying to keep the fight at striking range
Hughes doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Thiago Alves
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Alves struggles and launches a few punches to Hughes's head
Those punches are hitting! Hughes covers his head!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Matt Hughes tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Hughes circles out and slips free of Thiago Alves's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Solid low kick from Thiago Alves.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Hughes moves to shoot
Alves misses a knee.
Hughes is trying to counter now!
Matt Hughes attempts a sweep single...
Matt Hughes catches Thiago Alves's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Hughes.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Alves
Alves measures the resilience of Hughes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hughes's side.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Alves
Hughes tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Matt Hughes fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Alves
Thiago Alves attempts to move to full guard
Thiago Alves manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Alves
Hughes delivers a few accurate elbows!
Thiago Alves blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Alves
Matt Hughes throws down elbows...
Alves is not making himself an easy target.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Alves
Thiago Alves launches a few punches to Hughes's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hughes tries to cover his face,
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Alves
Hughes is in closed guard... Alves tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Matt Hughes!
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Alves positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Hughes's being punished here!
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Alves is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Matt Hughes
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Alves fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Matt Hughes's arm and tries an armbar!
Hughes hold his own hand and breaks Alves's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Thiago Alves.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Thiago Alves
Thiago Alves attempts to trap Matt Hughes in his guard.
Thiago Alves manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Alves
Hughes is in closed guard... Alves tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Matt Hughes!
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Thiago Alves storms over Hughes with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Alves doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Hughes's face with his elbows!
There is a small laceration on Matt Hughes's Left cheek
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes tries to roll to his side and trap Thiago Alves in his guard...
Thiago Alves rolls him over and takes his back!
Alves is in rear mount over Hughes
Hughes has Alves controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Alves is unable to move under Hughes control.
Hughes clumsily fails here and it's time for Thiago Alves to fight back!
Alves tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Hughes! Alves has one hook in and keeps working!
Alves is in rear mount over Hughes with one hook in
Alves has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Hughes.
Nicely done! Alves now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Alves is in rear mount over Hughes with two hooks in
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Thiago Alves throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Hughes's face with those brutal elbows! Hughes needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Thiago Alves turns out the lights for Hughes! What an astonishing KO by Alves!
Hughes's Nose is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Matt Hughes's Nose
Winner is Thiago Alves by KO (GnP) at 4:28 Round 1
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/11 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 164 s
Statistics: Thiago Alves
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 9/14 (64%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 16/19 (84%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 164 s
The power of the Alves was too much for the Mathew. Hughes needs a much better ground game in order to control his opponents once he takes them down.
Thiago Alves looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
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 John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Matt Hughes leans forwards and tries to grapple with Alves
Hughes shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hughes tries to take Thiago Alves to the ground from the clinch...
Alves shows his sprawl skills and remains on his feet.
Poorly executed technique. Thiago Alves looks to counter!
Alves struggles and launches a few punches to Hughes's head
Those punches are hitting! Hughes covers his head!
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Hughes doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Thiago Alves embrace and tries to move away...
Thiago Alves pushes Hughes forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hughes looks to be in very good shape.
Matt Hughes tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Alves is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Matt Hughes gets sloppy and Thiago Alves tries to take advantage...
Alves struggles and launches a few punches to Hughes's head
Nothing from this... Thiago Alves seems frustrated.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hughes and Thiago Alves are cliched up against the cage. Hughes steps for a throw
Alves stays on his feet
Matt Hughes gets sloppy and Thiago Alves tries to take advantage...
Alves pushes Matt Hughes againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Hughes cannot escape Thiago Alves's clinch! Thiago Alves is just brutalizing Hughes with punches time and time again!
Hughes's Nose is beginning to swell
The fighters are clinching.
Hughes doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Thiago Alves embrace and tries to move away...
Thiago Alves pushes Hughes forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Thiago Alves pushes away Hughes trying to keep the fight at striking range
Hughes doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Thiago Alves
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Alves struggles and launches a few punches to Hughes's head
Those punches are hitting! Hughes covers his head!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Matt Hughes tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Hughes circles out and slips free of Thiago Alves's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Solid low kick from Thiago Alves.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Hughes moves to shoot
Alves misses a knee.
Hughes is trying to counter now!
Matt Hughes attempts a sweep single...
Matt Hughes catches Thiago Alves's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Hughes.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Alves
Alves measures the resilience of Hughes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hughes's side.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Alves
Hughes tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Matt Hughes fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Alves
Thiago Alves attempts to move to full guard
Thiago Alves manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Alves
Hughes delivers a few accurate elbows!
Thiago Alves blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Alves
Matt Hughes throws down elbows...
Alves is not making himself an easy target.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Alves
Thiago Alves launches a few punches to Hughes's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hughes tries to cover his face,
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Alves
Hughes is in closed guard... Alves tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Matt Hughes!
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Alves positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Hughes's being punished here!
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Alves is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Matt Hughes
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Alves fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Matt Hughes's arm and tries an armbar!
Hughes hold his own hand and breaks Alves's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Thiago Alves.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Thiago Alves
Thiago Alves attempts to trap Matt Hughes in his guard.
Thiago Alves manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Alves
Hughes is in closed guard... Alves tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Matt Hughes!
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Thiago Alves storms over Hughes with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Alves doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Hughes's face with his elbows!
There is a small laceration on Matt Hughes's Left cheek
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes tries to roll to his side and trap Thiago Alves in his guard...
Thiago Alves rolls him over and takes his back!
Alves is in rear mount over Hughes
Hughes has Alves controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Alves is unable to move under Hughes control.
Hughes clumsily fails here and it's time for Thiago Alves to fight back!
Alves tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Hughes! Alves has one hook in and keeps working!
Alves is in rear mount over Hughes with one hook in
Alves has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Hughes.
Nicely done! Alves now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Alves is in rear mount over Hughes with two hooks in
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Thiago Alves throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Hughes's face with those brutal elbows! Hughes needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Thiago Alves turns out the lights for Hughes! What an astonishing KO by Alves!
Hughes's Nose is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Matt Hughes's Nose
Winner is Thiago Alves by KO (GnP) at 4:28 Round 1
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/11 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 164 s
Statistics: Thiago Alves
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 9/14 (64%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 16/19 (84%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 164 s
The power of the Alves was too much for the Mathew. Hughes needs a much better ground game in order to control his opponents once he takes them down.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!