Post by The Sandmen on Oct 4, 2013 13:02:30 GMT -5
Thiago Alves glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Chael Sonnen glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Thiago Alves today.
Chael Sonnen comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Thiago Alves shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Chael Sonnen is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Alves into his guard.
Thiago Alves is in closed guard over Sonnen
Thiago Alves throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Sonnen's face with those brutal elbows! Sonnen needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Sonnen's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Thiago Alves is in closed guard over Sonnen
Alves is in closed guard... Sonnen tries to roll on the ground!
Thiago Alves uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Alves is trying to counter now!
Thiago Alves tries to better his position on the ground...
Alves breaks the closed guard of Chael Sonnen and moves to half guard
Thiago Alves is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen attempts to trap Thiago Alves in his guard.
Thiago Alves keeps control and remains in side mount.
Thiago Alves is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen tries to show some ground skills
Alves uses his strength to keep Alves at a disadvantage
Sonnen clumsily fails here and it's time for Thiago Alves to fight back!
Thiago Alves looks to mount Chael Sonnen...
Chael Sonnen takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Thiago Alves is in closed guard over Sonnen
Alves tries to escape from the closed guard
Alves succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Thiago Alves is in open guard over Sonnen
Sonnen measures the resilience of Alves's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Alves blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Thiago Alves looks to counter!
Alves moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Thiago Alves is in half guard over Sonnen
Chael Sonnen attempts to move to full guard
Chael Sonnen manages to switch to full guard.
Thiago Alves is in closed guard over Sonnen
Sonnen cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Alves can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Thiago Alves is cooling the fight on the ground
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Gwangmyeong Velodrome (Gwangmyeong, South Korea) are cheering for the fighters.
Alves steps backwards away from Chael Sonnen. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Alves tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Alves is clinching with Sonnen.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alves struggles and launches a few punches to Sonnen's head
Those punches are hitting! Sonnen covers his head!
The fighters are clinching.
One, two, three! Sonnen doesn't stop launching those knees in the clinch!
Alves blocks and then pushes away Chael Sonnen!
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen fakes a punch and launches himself over Alves!
Nice move by Sonnen who clinches and pushes Alves against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alves struggles and launches a few punches to Sonnen's head
Those punches are hitting! Sonnen covers his head!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Chael Sonnen shoots and grab both of Thiago Alves's leg, attempting to take him down with a Double Leg
Thiago Alves managed to pull back his leg from Chael Sonnen's grip and move away from him
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Alves is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Alves
Alves measures the resilience of Sonnen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Sonnen's side.
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Alves
Sonnen moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Alves
Sonnen moves on the ground
Sonnen cannot take advantage in the ground
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Alves
Chael Sonnen tries to pass to half guard...
Thiago Alves's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Alves
Chael Sonnen looks to posture up and open Thiago Alves's guard...
Thiago Alves has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Alves
Sonnen is in closed guard... Alves tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chael Sonnen!
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen tries to roll to his side and trap Thiago Alves in his guard...
Thiago Alves keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Thiago Alves throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Sonnen breaks the lock showing some skills...
Sonnen is trying to counter now!
Sonnen is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Alves's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Gwangmyeong Velodrome (Gwangmyeong, South Korea) are cheering for the fighters.
Thiago Alves tries a middle kick
Sonnen blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
Sonnen's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Sonnen looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Thiago Alves's punches
Sonnen is on the receiving end of a great combo by Alves.
Tremendous strikes from Alves!
Some big punches are landing!
Chael Sonnen tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Thiago Alves jumps backwards and frees his leg.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
The round is for Alves, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Chael Sonnen tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Alves is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Alves
Sonnen moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Alves tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Alves tries to close his guard around Sonnen
He succeeds!
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Alves
Alves measures the resilience of Sonnen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Sonnen's side.
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Alves
Chael Sonnen looks to posture up and open Thiago Alves's guard...
Thiago Alves has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Alves
Chael Sonnen moves to better his position on the ground...
Chael Sonnen wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
Chael Sonnen gets sloppy and Thiago Alves tries to take advantage...
Sonnen is in closed guard... Alves tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chael Sonnen!
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen launches a few punches to Alves's cheek from the guard.
Thiago Alves uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen tries to roll to his side and trap Thiago Alves in his guard...
Thiago Alves keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen tries to move on the ground and shows Thiago Alves a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Sonnen's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Dan Miragliotta knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen tries to stand up!
Alves doesn't allow him!
Dan Miragliotta stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Gwangmyeong Velodrome (Gwangmyeong, South Korea) are cheering for the fighters.
Thiago Alves has found an opening in the defense of Sonnen, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Sonnen is wobbling!
Sonnen's Chin is beginning to swell
That punishment by Thiago Alves has left Sonnen staggered! Thiago Alves should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
Chael Sonnen looks rattled! Thiago Alves sees his opportunity to finish the fight and launches an aggressive flurry of punches!
Chael Sonnen is taking a brutal beating and falls to the mat! The ref could stop this fight at any moment.
Thiago Alves turns out the lights for Sonnen! What an astonishing KO by Alves!
Sonnen's Nose is beginning to swell
Winner is Thiago Alves by KO (Punches) at 2:13 Round 2
Statistics: Thiago Alves
Punches 10/13 (77%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 4/6 (67%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 10/10 (100%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 251 s
Statistics: Chael Sonnen
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 0/8 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 251 s
Brutalized.
Chael Sonnen glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Thiago Alves today.
Chael Sonnen comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Thiago Alves shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Chael Sonnen is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Alves into his guard.
Thiago Alves is in closed guard over Sonnen
Thiago Alves throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Sonnen's face with those brutal elbows! Sonnen needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Sonnen's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Thiago Alves is in closed guard over Sonnen
Alves is in closed guard... Sonnen tries to roll on the ground!
Thiago Alves uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Alves is trying to counter now!
Thiago Alves tries to better his position on the ground...
Alves breaks the closed guard of Chael Sonnen and moves to half guard
Thiago Alves is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen attempts to trap Thiago Alves in his guard.
Thiago Alves keeps control and remains in side mount.
Thiago Alves is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen tries to show some ground skills
Alves uses his strength to keep Alves at a disadvantage
Sonnen clumsily fails here and it's time for Thiago Alves to fight back!
Thiago Alves looks to mount Chael Sonnen...
Chael Sonnen takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Thiago Alves is in closed guard over Sonnen
Alves tries to escape from the closed guard
Alves succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Thiago Alves is in open guard over Sonnen
Sonnen measures the resilience of Alves's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Alves blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Thiago Alves looks to counter!
Alves moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Thiago Alves is in half guard over Sonnen
Chael Sonnen attempts to move to full guard
Chael Sonnen manages to switch to full guard.
Thiago Alves is in closed guard over Sonnen
Sonnen cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Alves can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Thiago Alves is cooling the fight on the ground
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Gwangmyeong Velodrome (Gwangmyeong, South Korea) are cheering for the fighters.
Alves steps backwards away from Chael Sonnen. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Alves tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Alves is clinching with Sonnen.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alves struggles and launches a few punches to Sonnen's head
Those punches are hitting! Sonnen covers his head!
The fighters are clinching.
One, two, three! Sonnen doesn't stop launching those knees in the clinch!
Alves blocks and then pushes away Chael Sonnen!
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen fakes a punch and launches himself over Alves!
Nice move by Sonnen who clinches and pushes Alves against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alves struggles and launches a few punches to Sonnen's head
Those punches are hitting! Sonnen covers his head!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Chael Sonnen shoots and grab both of Thiago Alves's leg, attempting to take him down with a Double Leg
Thiago Alves managed to pull back his leg from Chael Sonnen's grip and move away from him
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Alves is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Alves
Alves measures the resilience of Sonnen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Sonnen's side.
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Alves
Sonnen moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Alves
Sonnen moves on the ground
Sonnen cannot take advantage in the ground
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Alves
Chael Sonnen tries to pass to half guard...
Thiago Alves's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Alves
Chael Sonnen looks to posture up and open Thiago Alves's guard...
Thiago Alves has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Alves
Sonnen is in closed guard... Alves tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chael Sonnen!
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen tries to roll to his side and trap Thiago Alves in his guard...
Thiago Alves keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Thiago Alves throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Sonnen breaks the lock showing some skills...
Sonnen is trying to counter now!
Sonnen is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Alves's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Gwangmyeong Velodrome (Gwangmyeong, South Korea) are cheering for the fighters.
Thiago Alves tries a middle kick
Sonnen blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
Sonnen's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Sonnen looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Thiago Alves's punches
Sonnen is on the receiving end of a great combo by Alves.
Tremendous strikes from Alves!
Some big punches are landing!
Chael Sonnen tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Thiago Alves jumps backwards and frees his leg.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
The round is for Alves, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Chael Sonnen tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Alves is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Alves
Sonnen moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Alves tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Alves tries to close his guard around Sonnen
He succeeds!
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Alves
Alves measures the resilience of Sonnen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Sonnen's side.
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Alves
Chael Sonnen looks to posture up and open Thiago Alves's guard...
Thiago Alves has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Alves
Chael Sonnen moves to better his position on the ground...
Chael Sonnen wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
Chael Sonnen gets sloppy and Thiago Alves tries to take advantage...
Sonnen is in closed guard... Alves tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chael Sonnen!
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen launches a few punches to Alves's cheek from the guard.
Thiago Alves uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen tries to roll to his side and trap Thiago Alves in his guard...
Thiago Alves keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen tries to move on the ground and shows Thiago Alves a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Sonnen's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Dan Miragliotta knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen tries to stand up!
Alves doesn't allow him!
Dan Miragliotta stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Gwangmyeong Velodrome (Gwangmyeong, South Korea) are cheering for the fighters.
Thiago Alves has found an opening in the defense of Sonnen, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Sonnen is wobbling!
Sonnen's Chin is beginning to swell
That punishment by Thiago Alves has left Sonnen staggered! Thiago Alves should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
Chael Sonnen looks rattled! Thiago Alves sees his opportunity to finish the fight and launches an aggressive flurry of punches!
Chael Sonnen is taking a brutal beating and falls to the mat! The ref could stop this fight at any moment.
Thiago Alves turns out the lights for Sonnen! What an astonishing KO by Alves!
Sonnen's Nose is beginning to swell
Winner is Thiago Alves by KO (Punches) at 2:13 Round 2
Statistics: Thiago Alves
Punches 10/13 (77%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 4/6 (67%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 10/10 (100%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 251 s
Statistics: Chael Sonnen
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 0/8 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 251 s
Brutalized.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!