Post by The Sandmen on Mar 10, 2014 11:04:36 GMT -5
Thiago Alves raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Matt Hughes raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
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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Thiago Alves and Matt Hughes touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Alves looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Matt Hughes's punches
Alves measures the resilience of Hughes's chin with an uppercut while Hughes lands some great crosses.
An overhand right from Thiago Alves that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Hughes's stops that one with his face! How is Hughes standing?!
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Hughes moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Alves with a double overhooks!
Thiago Alves attempts to cut off Hughes with punches
Hughes reels from the strikes.
Brilliant combination from Matt Hughes
Alves is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Poorly executed technique. Thiago Alves looks to counter!
Matt Hughes launches a body shot
Alves dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Hughes's Nose is beginning to swell
Hughes has a small cut in his Nose
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
Hughes use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Hallenstadion (Zurich, Switzerland) is cheering him!
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Thiago Alves
Alves tries to show some ground skills
Thiago Alves put Hughes in half guard.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Alves
Hughes shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Matt Hughes hovers above Alves
Thiago Alves stops him from throwing strikes.
The clock says 1:45 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.
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
Matt Hughes launches a few punches to Alves's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Alves tries to cover his face,
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
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 given his back to Thiago Alves who is trying to get one hook in!
Thiago Alves has one hook in!
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
Hughes 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.
Alves tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Hughes!
Hughes adopts the turtle defense and Alves is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Alves is in rear mount over Hughes with two hooks in
Alves is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate Hughes, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
Alves moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
Alves is in rear mount over Hughes with two hooks in
Matt Hughes launches a few punches to Alves's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Alves tries to cover his face,
Alves's Left cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Alves is in rear mount over Hughes with two hooks in
Alves tries to open up Hughes with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Hughes is trying to block them with his hands...
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Alves is in rear mount over Hughes with two hooks in
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 eye
Alves is in rear mount over Hughes with two hooks in
Hughes measures the resilience of Alves's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Alves's side.
Alves ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Alves is in rear mount over Hughes with two hooks in
Alves tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Hughes!
Hughes adopts the turtle defense and Alves is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Alves is in rear mount over Hughes with two hooks in
Alves tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Hughes!
Hughes adopts the turtle defense and Alves is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Alves is in rear mount over Hughes with two hooks in
Hughes 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.
Hughes clumsily fails here and it's time for Thiago Alves to fight back!
Alves tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Hughes!
Alves has one of his arm over Matt Hughes's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
Alves is in rear mount over Hughes with two hooks in
Matt Hughes 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 Alves's moves.
Alves is in rear mount over Hughes with two hooks in
Thiago Alves moves to better his position on the ground...
Thiago Alves viciously slams hammer blows to Hughes's face!
Alves is in rear mount over Hughes with two hooks in
Hughes tries to move on the ground and shows Thiago Alves a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Hughes's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Hughes's Forehead is beginning to swell
Alves is in rear mount over Hughes with two hooks in
Hughes tries to move on the ground and shows Thiago Alves a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Hughes's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
There is a small laceration on Matt Hughes's Forehead
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Alves is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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Thiago Alves closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Alves decides to launch some tentative punches
Thiago Alves takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Hughes has a small cut in his Forehead
Hughes 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.
Hughes doesn't stop bleeding.
Alves tries to grapple
He puts Hughes in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alves launches a knee!
Thiago Alves hits Hughes's hard just below the ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alves looks to be in very good shape.
Matt Hughes continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Alves takes a break to breathe while holding Matt Hughes.
John McCarthy sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Matt Hughes continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Incredible high kick!
Hughes is worried!
Crushing shot to Hughes's body! He's holding his side
Matt Hughes seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Thiago Alves!
Incredible high kick!
Hughes is worried!
Hughes ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Hughes seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Matt Hughes's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Thiago Alves goes with a looping right hand while Matt Hughes jumps back and jabs
Hughes seems staggered and Thiago Alves runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
You can see Hughes's blood making stains in the mat.
Solid kick to the leg from Thiago Alves
that visibly pains Hughes.
Hughes hyper-extended his left leg
Matt Hughes seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Thiago Alves!
Hughes doesn't stop bleeding.
Thiago Alves goes with a looping right hand while Matt Hughes jumps back and jabs
Hughes seems staggered and Thiago Alves runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
You can see Hughes's blood making stains in the mat.
Hughes moves forward looking for some action
Thiago Alves struggles a bit before breaking Hughes's attemp of grappling
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Hughes stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Thiago Alves is coming in again!
That punishment by Thiago Alves has left Hughes staggered! Thiago Alves should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
Thiago Alves runs to capitalize and launches a barrage of punches over a dazed Matt Hughes who almost cannot stand!
One after another Thiago Alves is punishing Hughes! Wow! John McCarthy should be doing something soon!
Hughes's Mouth is beginning to swell
Hughes seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
You can see Hughes's blood making stains in the mat.
Hughes stumbles backwards staggered and Thiago Alves launches aggressively over his opponent throwing some wild punches!
Hughes is knocked down after a couple of punches, hitting the mat hard! Is he out?
Thiago Alves turns out the lights for Hughes! What an astonishing KO by Alves!
Hughes's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Hughes has a small cut in his Nose
Winner is Thiago Alves by KO (Punches) at 2:21 Round 2
Statistics: Thiago Alves
Punches 24/34 (71%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 11/15 (73%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 227 s
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 2/10 (20%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/13 (46%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 227 s
Hughes brought nothing. Like, NOTHING. Alves shredded him. Like, SHREDDED.
Matt Hughes raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
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.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Thiago Alves and Matt Hughes touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Alves looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Matt Hughes's punches
Alves measures the resilience of Hughes's chin with an uppercut while Hughes lands some great crosses.
An overhand right from Thiago Alves that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Hughes's stops that one with his face! How is Hughes standing?!
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Hughes moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Alves with a double overhooks!
Thiago Alves attempts to cut off Hughes with punches
Hughes reels from the strikes.
Brilliant combination from Matt Hughes
Alves is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Poorly executed technique. Thiago Alves looks to counter!
Matt Hughes launches a body shot
Alves dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Hughes's Nose is beginning to swell
Hughes has a small cut in his Nose
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
Hughes use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Hallenstadion (Zurich, Switzerland) is cheering him!
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Thiago Alves
Alves tries to show some ground skills
Thiago Alves put Hughes in half guard.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Alves
Hughes shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Matt Hughes hovers above Alves
Thiago Alves stops him from throwing strikes.
The clock says 1:45 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.
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
Matt Hughes launches a few punches to Alves's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Alves tries to cover his face,
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
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 given his back to Thiago Alves who is trying to get one hook in!
Thiago Alves has one hook in!
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
Hughes 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.
Alves tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Hughes!
Hughes adopts the turtle defense and Alves is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Alves is in rear mount over Hughes with two hooks in
Alves is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate Hughes, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
Alves moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
Alves is in rear mount over Hughes with two hooks in
Matt Hughes launches a few punches to Alves's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Alves tries to cover his face,
Alves's Left cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Alves is in rear mount over Hughes with two hooks in
Alves tries to open up Hughes with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Hughes is trying to block them with his hands...
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Alves is in rear mount over Hughes with two hooks in
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 eye
Alves is in rear mount over Hughes with two hooks in
Hughes measures the resilience of Alves's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Alves's side.
Alves ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Alves is in rear mount over Hughes with two hooks in
Alves tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Hughes!
Hughes adopts the turtle defense and Alves is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Alves is in rear mount over Hughes with two hooks in
Alves tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Hughes!
Hughes adopts the turtle defense and Alves is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Alves is in rear mount over Hughes with two hooks in
Hughes 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.
Hughes clumsily fails here and it's time for Thiago Alves to fight back!
Alves tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Hughes!
Alves has one of his arm over Matt Hughes's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
Alves is in rear mount over Hughes with two hooks in
Matt Hughes 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 Alves's moves.
Alves is in rear mount over Hughes with two hooks in
Thiago Alves moves to better his position on the ground...
Thiago Alves viciously slams hammer blows to Hughes's face!
Alves is in rear mount over Hughes with two hooks in
Hughes tries to move on the ground and shows Thiago Alves a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Hughes's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Hughes's Forehead is beginning to swell
Alves is in rear mount over Hughes with two hooks in
Hughes tries to move on the ground and shows Thiago Alves a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Hughes's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
There is a small laceration on Matt Hughes's Forehead
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Alves is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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Thiago Alves closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Alves decides to launch some tentative punches
Thiago Alves takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Hughes has a small cut in his Forehead
Hughes 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.
Hughes doesn't stop bleeding.
Alves tries to grapple
He puts Hughes in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alves launches a knee!
Thiago Alves hits Hughes's hard just below the ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alves looks to be in very good shape.
Matt Hughes continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Alves takes a break to breathe while holding Matt Hughes.
John McCarthy sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Matt Hughes continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Incredible high kick!
Hughes is worried!
Crushing shot to Hughes's body! He's holding his side
Matt Hughes seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Thiago Alves!
Incredible high kick!
Hughes is worried!
Hughes ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Hughes seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Matt Hughes's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Thiago Alves goes with a looping right hand while Matt Hughes jumps back and jabs
Hughes seems staggered and Thiago Alves runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
You can see Hughes's blood making stains in the mat.
Solid kick to the leg from Thiago Alves
that visibly pains Hughes.
Hughes hyper-extended his left leg
Matt Hughes seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Thiago Alves!
Hughes doesn't stop bleeding.
Thiago Alves goes with a looping right hand while Matt Hughes jumps back and jabs
Hughes seems staggered and Thiago Alves runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
You can see Hughes's blood making stains in the mat.
Hughes moves forward looking for some action
Thiago Alves struggles a bit before breaking Hughes's attemp of grappling
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Hughes stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Thiago Alves is coming in again!
That punishment by Thiago Alves has left Hughes staggered! Thiago Alves should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
Thiago Alves runs to capitalize and launches a barrage of punches over a dazed Matt Hughes who almost cannot stand!
One after another Thiago Alves is punishing Hughes! Wow! John McCarthy should be doing something soon!
Hughes's Mouth is beginning to swell
Hughes seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
You can see Hughes's blood making stains in the mat.
Hughes stumbles backwards staggered and Thiago Alves launches aggressively over his opponent throwing some wild punches!
Hughes is knocked down after a couple of punches, hitting the mat hard! Is he out?
Thiago Alves turns out the lights for Hughes! What an astonishing KO by Alves!
Hughes's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Hughes has a small cut in his Nose
Winner is Thiago Alves by KO (Punches) at 2:21 Round 2
Statistics: Thiago Alves
Punches 24/34 (71%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 11/15 (73%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 227 s
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 2/10 (20%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/13 (46%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 227 s
Hughes brought nothing. Like, NOTHING. Alves shredded him. Like, SHREDDED.