Post by The Sandmen on Jun 9, 2014 17:18:20 GMT -5
Eddie Alvarez glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Josh Thomson 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 bell announces the first round!
Eddie Alvarez fakes a punch and launches himself over Thomson!
Nice move by Alvarez who clinches and pushes Thomson against the cage
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Eddie Alvarez grapple with Josh Thomson and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
nice takedown Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Josh Thomson
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Josh Thomson
Eddie Alvarez looks to pass to mount...
Thomson creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Thompson-Boling Arena (Knoxville, Tennassee) are cheering for the fighters.
Josh Thomson tries a middle kick
Alvarez blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
Thomson wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Thomson moves forward and holds Alvarez
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Josh Thomson fakes a few punches and advance towards Alvarez trying to take him down with a Advancing Leg Sweep
Eddie Alvarez lose his balance and falls hard on the mat
Thomson is standing while Alvarez is on the ground on his back
Thomson decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Alvarez's guard.
Alvarez tries to fight back with his feet and Thomson just needs another plan now.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Thomson is standing while Alvarez is on the ground on his back
Josh Thomson steps back and allows Alvarez to get back to his feet.
Back to the beginning! Eddie Alvarez is standing now.
Eddie Alvarez leans forwards and tries to grapple with Thomson
Thomson wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.
Thomson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Josh Thomson launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Alvarez blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Eddie Alvarez's cheek! Alvarez stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Thomson is standing while Alvarez is on the ground on his back
Josh Thomson steps back and allows Alvarez to get back to his feet.
Back to the beginning! Eddie Alvarez is standing now.
Josh Thomson fakes a punch and launches himself over Alvarez!
Nice move by Thomson who clinches and pushes Alvarez against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
a flying knee from Thomson towards Eddie Alvarez's face
hits it, what a strike surely that hurts, Alvarez got to be more careful now
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alvarez pushes off of Josh Thomson and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Thomson stumbles backwards but Eddie Alvarez chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alvarez pushes Josh Thomson against the fence and launches a few sick punches
Thomson blocks and pushes away his opponent creating space between them.
Thomson looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Eddie Alvarez's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Alvarez feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Alvarez tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Alvarez is clinching with Thomson.
Josh Thomson pushes away Alvarez trying to keep the fight at striking range
Alvarez stumbles backwards and Josh Thomson circles to get the center of the cage
Thomson pushes Eddie Alvarez and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
A punch from Eddie Alvarez
grazes Thomson's right cheek.
Several good body shots
are evaded by Thomson.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Alvarez launches a furious hook!
That hits Thomson's chin like a wrecking ball! Thomson loses balance and goes to the mat.
Alvarez is standing while Thomson is on the ground on his back
Josh Thomson launches an up-kick intended for Eddie Alvarez's head...
It lands flush with Eddie Alvarez's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Alvarez is standing while Thomson is on the ground on his back
Thomson tries to hit Eddie Alvarez with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Alvarez dodges that
Poorly executed technique. Eddie Alvarez looks to counter!
Alvarez launches a kick to Thomson's thigh
Thomson checks that kick!
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Alvarez is standing while Thomson is on the ground on his back
Eddie Alvarez creates space and allows Josh Thomson to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Josh Thomson is standing now.
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Eddie Alvarez circles around Thomson
Alvarez steps backwards away from Josh Thomson. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Thomson is holding Eddie Alvarez's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Eddie Alvarez shows great balance while pushing away Josh Thomson
Thomson misses a step and Eddie Alvarez sees an opportunity to counter him!
Eddie Alvarez charges at Thomson throwing flurries left and right.
Josh Thomson gets out of the way.
Thomson looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Eddie Alvarez's punches
Thomson measures the resilience of Alvarez's chin with an uppercut while Alvarez lands some great crosses.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Incredible haymaker from Eddie Alvarez!
You can see Josh Thomson's head being snapped backwards!
There is a small laceration on Josh Thomson's Chin
Josh Thomson and Alvarez engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Josh Thomson tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Alvarez is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Josh Thomson is in open guard over Alvarez
Josh Thomson pushes Eddie Alvarez against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Thomson jumps and tries to free his leg! Alvarez doesn't allow this but Josh Thomson is able to get half guard here.
Josh Thomson is in half guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez attempts to move to full guard
Eddie Alvarez manages to switch to full guard.
Josh Thomson is in closed guard over Alvarez
Josh Thomson tries to better his position on the ground...
Alvarez holds Josh Thomson's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Alvarez tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Alvarez throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Josh Thomson realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Josh Thomson. 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.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Josh Thomson can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Josh Thomson fires an unorthodox punch to Alvarez's torso
that hits its mark.
Josh Thomson tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
There is a small laceration on Eddie Alvarez's Forehead
Alvarez launches a furious low kick!
Thomson receives a hard blow on his left leg!
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Eddie Alvarez goes with a looping right hand while Josh Thomson jumps back and jabs
Alvarez seems staggered and Josh Thomson runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Alvarez decides to launch some tentative punches
Eddie Alvarez takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Eddie Alvarez has found an opening in the defense of Thomson, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Thomson's ribs.
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 Thomson
Alvarez moves on the ground
Eddie Alvarez moves to side mount
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Josh Thomson
Thomson 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 side mount over Josh Thomson
Eddie Alvarez looks to pass to mount...
Alvarez slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Josh Thomson.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Josh Thomson
Alvarez is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Alvarez positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Thomson's being punished here!
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Josh Thomson
Alvarez fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Josh Thomson's arm and tries an armbar!
Thomson holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Thomson's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Eddie Alvarez.
Josh Thomson is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez attempts to trap Josh Thomson in his guard.
Eddie Alvarez manages to switch to full guard.
Josh Thomson is in open guard over Alvarez
Alvarez tries to close his guard around Thomson
He succeeds!
Josh Thomson is in closed guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez launches a few punches to Thomson's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Thomson tries to cover his face,
Josh Thomson is in closed guard over Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of Thomson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Thomson's side.
Josh Thomson is in closed guard over Alvarez
Thomson is in closed guard... Alvarez tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Josh Thomson!
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Josh Thomson
Thomson tries to stand up!
Alvarez doesn't allow him!
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Josh Thomson
Josh Thomson 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 Thomson
Alvarez positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Thomson's being punished here!
The clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
Alvarez is in rear mount over Thomson
Eddie Alvarez throws his leg over Josh Thomson's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Eddie Alvarez's rear naked choke attempt!
Josh Thomson frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Eddie Alvarez and ends up on top!
Josh Thomson is in closed guard over Alvarez
Thomson is in closed guard... Alvarez tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Josh Thomson!
The clock says 4:25 in the 2 round
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Josh Thomson
Thomson is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Josh Thomson doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Eddie Alvarez doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 4:35 in the 2 round
Eddie Alvarez tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Thomson tries to grapple
He puts Alvarez in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Eddie Alvarez is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Thomson with uppercuts!
Thomson is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if Thomson is unable to escape!
Josh Thomson 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 buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Eddie Alvarez has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 3
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Eddie Alvarez leans forwards and tries to grapple with Thomson
Alvarez shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alvarez is launching some bone breaking punches to Thomson's ribs while in the clinch.
Thomson blocks.
Eddie Alvarez gets sloppy and Josh Thomson tries to take advantage...
Thomson is holding Eddie Alvarez's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Eddie Alvarez loses balance and goes to the ground.
Josh Thomson is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez attempts to trap Josh Thomson in his guard.
Eddie Alvarez manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 0:40 in the 3 round
Josh Thomson is in half guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez attempts to move to full guard
Eddie Alvarez manages to switch to full guard.
Josh Thomson is in closed guard over Alvarez
Thomson is in closed guard... Alvarez tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Josh Thomson!
The clock says 0:55 in the 3 round
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Josh Thomson
Thomson is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Alvarez's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Josh Thomson is in half guard over Alvarez
Not a desiderable position that Thomson is in now. Eddie Alvarez is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Eddie Alvarez launches a few punches to Thomson's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Thomson tries to cover his face,
Josh Thomson is in half guard over Alvarez
Thomson positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Alvarez's being punished here!
Josh Thomson is in half guard over Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of Thomson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Thomson's side.
Josh Thomson is in half guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez attempts to move to full guard
Eddie Alvarez manages to switch to full guard.
Josh Thomson is in open guard over Alvarez
Alvarez tries to close his guard around Thomson
He succeeds!
The clock says 2:00 in the 3 round
Josh Thomson is in closed guard over Alvarez
Terrible one sided match... Thomson was not ready to fight a fighter of Eddie Alvarez caliber.
Thomson is in closed guard... Alvarez tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Josh Thomson!
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Josh Thomson
Josh Thomson 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 Josh Thomson
Alvarez tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Eddie Alvarez controls the situation despite Josh Thomson efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 2:30 in the 3 round
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Josh Thomson
Thomson cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Alvarez can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Eddie Alvarez fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Thomson's face!
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Josh Thomson
Thomson 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 moves fast and now he is standing
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Eddie Alvarez and Thomson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Eddie Alvarez is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The clock says 3:05 in the 3 round
A wicked punch by Eddie Alvarez
rocks Thomson!
Alvarez wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Alvarez moves forward and holds Thomson
The clock says 3:20 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Thomson's cornermen are worried about his safety if he continues clinching with Eddie Alvarez.
Alvarez pushes off of Josh Thomson and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Thomson stumbles backwards but Eddie Alvarez chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Eddie Alvarez postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Thomson hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
The clock says 3:35 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Alvarez takes a break to breathe while holding Josh Thomson.
John McCarthy separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
The clock says 3:45 in the 3 round
Eddie Alvarez closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Brutal combination from Eddie Alvarez!
Thomson is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Thomson seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Eddie Alvarez tries a high kick!
Thomson was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Thomson's Left cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Josh Thomson's Left cheek
Alvarez pushes Josh Thomson and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Josh Thomson launches a body shot
Alvarez dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Thomson's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 4:30 in the 3 round
Alvarez is holding Josh Thomson's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Josh Thomson loses balance and goes to the ground.
Thomson's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Josh Thomson
Eddie Alvarez fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Thomson's face!
Thomson has a small cut in his Left eye
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Josh Thomson
Eddie Alvarez hovers above Thomson
Good punches to Thomson's body.
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Josh Thomson
Eddie Alvarez is holding Josh Thomson's head and looking for angles...
Ouch! What a powerful knee by Eddie Alvarez! That one hits Eddie Alvarez cheek like a hammer!
Thomson's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Josh Thomson's Right cheek
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Alvarez.
The cutman is working on Thomson's face.
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Round 4
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Josh Thomson is a bloody mess!
Pulverizing punch to Thomson's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Thomson's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Josh Thomson seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Eddie Alvarez!
Eddie Alvarez goes with a looping right hand while Josh Thomson jumps back and jabs
Thomson seems staggered and Eddie Alvarez runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Incredible high kick!
Thomson is worried!
Hard blow to Thomson's mid-section, he seems hurt
You can see Thomson's blood making stains in the mat.
Eddie Alvarez has found an opening in the defense of Thomson, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Thomson is wobbling!
John McCarthy is asking Thomson to defend himself! John McCarthy jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Thomson.
Thomson has a small cut in his Chin
Winner is Eddie Alvarez by TKO (Uppercut) at 0:54 Round 4
Statistics: Eddie Alvarez
Punches 32/50 (64%)
Kicks 3/4 (75%)
Clinch strikes 14/26 (54%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 20/22 (91%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 4/5 (80%)
Time on the ground 389 s
Statistics: Josh Thomson
Punches 15/25 (60%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 5/5 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 391 s
Pretty even fight at first, pretty one sided late, as Alvarez turned it up a notch and Thomson didn't.
Josh Thomson 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 bell announces the first round!
Eddie Alvarez fakes a punch and launches himself over Thomson!
Nice move by Alvarez who clinches and pushes Thomson against the cage
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Eddie Alvarez grapple with Josh Thomson and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
nice takedown Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Josh Thomson
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Josh Thomson
Eddie Alvarez looks to pass to mount...
Thomson creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Thompson-Boling Arena (Knoxville, Tennassee) are cheering for the fighters.
Josh Thomson tries a middle kick
Alvarez blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
Thomson wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Thomson moves forward and holds Alvarez
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Josh Thomson fakes a few punches and advance towards Alvarez trying to take him down with a Advancing Leg Sweep
Eddie Alvarez lose his balance and falls hard on the mat
Thomson is standing while Alvarez is on the ground on his back
Thomson decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Alvarez's guard.
Alvarez tries to fight back with his feet and Thomson just needs another plan now.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Thomson is standing while Alvarez is on the ground on his back
Josh Thomson steps back and allows Alvarez to get back to his feet.
Back to the beginning! Eddie Alvarez is standing now.
Eddie Alvarez leans forwards and tries to grapple with Thomson
Thomson wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.
Thomson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Josh Thomson launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Alvarez blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Eddie Alvarez's cheek! Alvarez stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Thomson is standing while Alvarez is on the ground on his back
Josh Thomson steps back and allows Alvarez to get back to his feet.
Back to the beginning! Eddie Alvarez is standing now.
Josh Thomson fakes a punch and launches himself over Alvarez!
Nice move by Thomson who clinches and pushes Alvarez against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
a flying knee from Thomson towards Eddie Alvarez's face
hits it, what a strike surely that hurts, Alvarez got to be more careful now
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alvarez pushes off of Josh Thomson and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Thomson stumbles backwards but Eddie Alvarez chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alvarez pushes Josh Thomson against the fence and launches a few sick punches
Thomson blocks and pushes away his opponent creating space between them.
Thomson looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Eddie Alvarez's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Alvarez feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Alvarez tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Alvarez is clinching with Thomson.
Josh Thomson pushes away Alvarez trying to keep the fight at striking range
Alvarez stumbles backwards and Josh Thomson circles to get the center of the cage
Thomson pushes Eddie Alvarez and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
A punch from Eddie Alvarez
grazes Thomson's right cheek.
Several good body shots
are evaded by Thomson.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Alvarez launches a furious hook!
That hits Thomson's chin like a wrecking ball! Thomson loses balance and goes to the mat.
Alvarez is standing while Thomson is on the ground on his back
Josh Thomson launches an up-kick intended for Eddie Alvarez's head...
It lands flush with Eddie Alvarez's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Alvarez is standing while Thomson is on the ground on his back
Thomson tries to hit Eddie Alvarez with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Alvarez dodges that
Poorly executed technique. Eddie Alvarez looks to counter!
Alvarez launches a kick to Thomson's thigh
Thomson checks that kick!
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Alvarez is standing while Thomson is on the ground on his back
Eddie Alvarez creates space and allows Josh Thomson to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Josh Thomson is standing now.
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Eddie Alvarez circles around Thomson
Alvarez steps backwards away from Josh Thomson. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Thomson is holding Eddie Alvarez's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Eddie Alvarez shows great balance while pushing away Josh Thomson
Thomson misses a step and Eddie Alvarez sees an opportunity to counter him!
Eddie Alvarez charges at Thomson throwing flurries left and right.
Josh Thomson gets out of the way.
Thomson looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Eddie Alvarez's punches
Thomson measures the resilience of Alvarez's chin with an uppercut while Alvarez lands some great crosses.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Incredible haymaker from Eddie Alvarez!
You can see Josh Thomson's head being snapped backwards!
There is a small laceration on Josh Thomson's Chin
Josh Thomson and Alvarez engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Josh Thomson tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Alvarez is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Josh Thomson is in open guard over Alvarez
Josh Thomson pushes Eddie Alvarez against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Thomson jumps and tries to free his leg! Alvarez doesn't allow this but Josh Thomson is able to get half guard here.
Josh Thomson is in half guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez attempts to move to full guard
Eddie Alvarez manages to switch to full guard.
Josh Thomson is in closed guard over Alvarez
Josh Thomson tries to better his position on the ground...
Alvarez holds Josh Thomson's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Alvarez tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Alvarez throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Josh Thomson realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Josh Thomson. 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.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Josh Thomson can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Josh Thomson fires an unorthodox punch to Alvarez's torso
that hits its mark.
Josh Thomson tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
There is a small laceration on Eddie Alvarez's Forehead
Alvarez launches a furious low kick!
Thomson receives a hard blow on his left leg!
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Eddie Alvarez goes with a looping right hand while Josh Thomson jumps back and jabs
Alvarez seems staggered and Josh Thomson runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Alvarez decides to launch some tentative punches
Eddie Alvarez takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Eddie Alvarez has found an opening in the defense of Thomson, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Thomson's ribs.
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 Thomson
Alvarez moves on the ground
Eddie Alvarez moves to side mount
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Josh Thomson
Thomson 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 side mount over Josh Thomson
Eddie Alvarez looks to pass to mount...
Alvarez slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Josh Thomson.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Josh Thomson
Alvarez is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Alvarez positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Thomson's being punished here!
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Josh Thomson
Alvarez fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Josh Thomson's arm and tries an armbar!
Thomson holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Thomson's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Eddie Alvarez.
Josh Thomson is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez attempts to trap Josh Thomson in his guard.
Eddie Alvarez manages to switch to full guard.
Josh Thomson is in open guard over Alvarez
Alvarez tries to close his guard around Thomson
He succeeds!
Josh Thomson is in closed guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez launches a few punches to Thomson's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Thomson tries to cover his face,
Josh Thomson is in closed guard over Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of Thomson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Thomson's side.
Josh Thomson is in closed guard over Alvarez
Thomson is in closed guard... Alvarez tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Josh Thomson!
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Josh Thomson
Thomson tries to stand up!
Alvarez doesn't allow him!
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Josh Thomson
Josh Thomson 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 Thomson
Alvarez positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Thomson's being punished here!
The clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
Alvarez is in rear mount over Thomson
Eddie Alvarez throws his leg over Josh Thomson's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Eddie Alvarez's rear naked choke attempt!
Josh Thomson frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Eddie Alvarez and ends up on top!
Josh Thomson is in closed guard over Alvarez
Thomson is in closed guard... Alvarez tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Josh Thomson!
The clock says 4:25 in the 2 round
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Josh Thomson
Thomson is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Josh Thomson doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Eddie Alvarez doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 4:35 in the 2 round
Eddie Alvarez tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Thomson tries to grapple
He puts Alvarez in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Eddie Alvarez is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Thomson with uppercuts!
Thomson is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if Thomson is unable to escape!
Josh Thomson 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 buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Eddie Alvarez has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 3
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Eddie Alvarez leans forwards and tries to grapple with Thomson
Alvarez shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alvarez is launching some bone breaking punches to Thomson's ribs while in the clinch.
Thomson blocks.
Eddie Alvarez gets sloppy and Josh Thomson tries to take advantage...
Thomson is holding Eddie Alvarez's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Eddie Alvarez loses balance and goes to the ground.
Josh Thomson is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez attempts to trap Josh Thomson in his guard.
Eddie Alvarez manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 0:40 in the 3 round
Josh Thomson is in half guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez attempts to move to full guard
Eddie Alvarez manages to switch to full guard.
Josh Thomson is in closed guard over Alvarez
Thomson is in closed guard... Alvarez tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Josh Thomson!
The clock says 0:55 in the 3 round
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Josh Thomson
Thomson is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Alvarez's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Josh Thomson is in half guard over Alvarez
Not a desiderable position that Thomson is in now. Eddie Alvarez is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Eddie Alvarez launches a few punches to Thomson's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Thomson tries to cover his face,
Josh Thomson is in half guard over Alvarez
Thomson positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Alvarez's being punished here!
Josh Thomson is in half guard over Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of Thomson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Thomson's side.
Josh Thomson is in half guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez attempts to move to full guard
Eddie Alvarez manages to switch to full guard.
Josh Thomson is in open guard over Alvarez
Alvarez tries to close his guard around Thomson
He succeeds!
The clock says 2:00 in the 3 round
Josh Thomson is in closed guard over Alvarez
Terrible one sided match... Thomson was not ready to fight a fighter of Eddie Alvarez caliber.
Thomson is in closed guard... Alvarez tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Josh Thomson!
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Josh Thomson
Josh Thomson 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 Josh Thomson
Alvarez tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Eddie Alvarez controls the situation despite Josh Thomson efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 2:30 in the 3 round
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Josh Thomson
Thomson cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Alvarez can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Eddie Alvarez fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Thomson's face!
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Josh Thomson
Thomson 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 moves fast and now he is standing
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Eddie Alvarez and Thomson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Eddie Alvarez is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The clock says 3:05 in the 3 round
A wicked punch by Eddie Alvarez
rocks Thomson!
Alvarez wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Alvarez moves forward and holds Thomson
The clock says 3:20 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Thomson's cornermen are worried about his safety if he continues clinching with Eddie Alvarez.
Alvarez pushes off of Josh Thomson and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Thomson stumbles backwards but Eddie Alvarez chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Eddie Alvarez postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Thomson hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
The clock says 3:35 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Alvarez takes a break to breathe while holding Josh Thomson.
John McCarthy separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
The clock says 3:45 in the 3 round
Eddie Alvarez closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Brutal combination from Eddie Alvarez!
Thomson is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Thomson seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Eddie Alvarez tries a high kick!
Thomson was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Thomson's Left cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Josh Thomson's Left cheek
Alvarez pushes Josh Thomson and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Josh Thomson launches a body shot
Alvarez dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Thomson's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 4:30 in the 3 round
Alvarez is holding Josh Thomson's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Josh Thomson loses balance and goes to the ground.
Thomson's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Josh Thomson
Eddie Alvarez fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Thomson's face!
Thomson has a small cut in his Left eye
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Josh Thomson
Eddie Alvarez hovers above Thomson
Good punches to Thomson's body.
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Josh Thomson
Eddie Alvarez is holding Josh Thomson's head and looking for angles...
Ouch! What a powerful knee by Eddie Alvarez! That one hits Eddie Alvarez cheek like a hammer!
Thomson's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Josh Thomson's Right cheek
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Alvarez.
The cutman is working on Thomson's face.
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Round 4
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Josh Thomson is a bloody mess!
Pulverizing punch to Thomson's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Thomson's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Josh Thomson seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Eddie Alvarez!
Eddie Alvarez goes with a looping right hand while Josh Thomson jumps back and jabs
Thomson seems staggered and Eddie Alvarez runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Incredible high kick!
Thomson is worried!
Hard blow to Thomson's mid-section, he seems hurt
You can see Thomson's blood making stains in the mat.
Eddie Alvarez has found an opening in the defense of Thomson, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Thomson is wobbling!
John McCarthy is asking Thomson to defend himself! John McCarthy jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Thomson.
Thomson has a small cut in his Chin
Winner is Eddie Alvarez by TKO (Uppercut) at 0:54 Round 4
Statistics: Eddie Alvarez
Punches 32/50 (64%)
Kicks 3/4 (75%)
Clinch strikes 14/26 (54%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 20/22 (91%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 4/5 (80%)
Time on the ground 389 s
Statistics: Josh Thomson
Punches 15/25 (60%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 5/5 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 391 s
Pretty even fight at first, pretty one sided late, as Alvarez turned it up a notch and Thomson didn't.
= x2 (Rua, Liddel(current))
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!