Post by The Sandmen on Jun 21, 2014 15:01:31 GMT -5
Thiago Alves looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Yushin Okami raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Thiago Alves attempts to cut off Okami with punches
Okami reels from the strikes.
Yushin Okami tries to bring the fight to the ground
Alves won't budge, forcing Okami to pull guard.
Thiago Alves is in closed guard over Okami
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Yushin Okami can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Alves is in closed guard... Okami tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Thiago Alves!
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Yushin Okami is in full mount over Thiago Alves
Thiago Alves tries to roll to his side and trap Yushin Okami in his guard...
Thiago Alves gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Yushin Okami is in open guard over Alves
Alves cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Okami can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Okami throws a few hammer fists to the face of Thiago Alves
Blocked by Alves.
Poorly executed technique. Thiago Alves looks to counter!
Alves measures the resilience of Okami's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Okami's side.
Yushin Okami is in open guard over Alves
Yushin Okami launches a few punches to Alves
Alves covers himself well and then rolls on the ground. Great reversal!
Thiago Alves is in open guard over Okami
Thiago Alves moves to better his position on the ground...
Thiago Alves wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
Alves misses a step and Yushin Okami sees an opportunity to counter him!
Okami tries to close his guard around Alves
He is not able to do it
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Thiago Alves is in open guard over Okami
Alves tries to move to full mount
Alves succeeds
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Yushin Okami
Yushin Okami tries to roll to his side and trap Thiago Alves in his guard...
Thiago Alves keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Yushin Okami
Alves delivers a few accurate elbows!
Okami is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Alves is in rear mount over Okami
Alves works on the ground with his fingers over Okami's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
Alves is in rear mount over Okami
Yushin Okami 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 Okami
Yushin Okami 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.
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Yushin Okami tries to bring the fight to the ground
Alves won't budge, forcing Okami to pull guard.
Thiago Alves is in closed guard over Okami
Alves 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 SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) is cheering him!
Thiago Alves is in side mount over Yushin Okami
Thiago Alves looks to mount Yushin Okami...
Thiago Alves slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Yushin Okami
Thiago Alves hovers above Okami
Good punches to Okami's body.
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Yushin Okami
Alves tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Thiago Alves controls the situation despite Yushin Okami efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Yushin Okami
Terrible one sided match... Okami was not ready to fight a fighter of Thiago Alves caliber.
Okami is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Thiago Alves pushes Yushin Okami down and prevents his attempts to escape
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Yushin Okami
Yushin Okami tries to roll to his side and trap Thiago Alves in his guard...
Thiago Alves rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Alves is in rear mount over Okami
Alves tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Okami! Alves has one hook in and keeps working!
Alves is in rear mount over Okami with one hook in
Alves launches a barrage of elbows over Okami's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Okami doesn't fight back!
Okami's Right cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Alves is in rear mount over Okami 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 Okami.
Nicely done! Alves now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Alves is in rear mount over Okami with two hooks in
Thiago Alves storms over Okami with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Alves doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Okami's face with his elbows!
This is over! That impact from Thiago Alves has left Okami laying flat on the mat!
Okami's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Okami has a small cut in his Chin
Winner is Thiago Alves by KO (Elbows) at 4:17 Round 1
Statistics: Thiago Alves
Punches 4/5 (80%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 16/25 (64%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 216 s
Statistics: Yushin Okami
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/8 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 216 s
Not in the same league.
Yushin Okami raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Thiago Alves attempts to cut off Okami with punches
Okami reels from the strikes.
Yushin Okami tries to bring the fight to the ground
Alves won't budge, forcing Okami to pull guard.
Thiago Alves is in closed guard over Okami
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Yushin Okami can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Alves is in closed guard... Okami tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Thiago Alves!
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Yushin Okami is in full mount over Thiago Alves
Thiago Alves tries to roll to his side and trap Yushin Okami in his guard...
Thiago Alves gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Yushin Okami is in open guard over Alves
Alves cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Okami can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Okami throws a few hammer fists to the face of Thiago Alves
Blocked by Alves.
Poorly executed technique. Thiago Alves looks to counter!
Alves measures the resilience of Okami's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Okami's side.
Yushin Okami is in open guard over Alves
Yushin Okami launches a few punches to Alves
Alves covers himself well and then rolls on the ground. Great reversal!
Thiago Alves is in open guard over Okami
Thiago Alves moves to better his position on the ground...
Thiago Alves wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
Alves misses a step and Yushin Okami sees an opportunity to counter him!
Okami tries to close his guard around Alves
He is not able to do it
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Thiago Alves is in open guard over Okami
Alves tries to move to full mount
Alves succeeds
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Yushin Okami
Yushin Okami tries to roll to his side and trap Thiago Alves in his guard...
Thiago Alves keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Yushin Okami
Alves delivers a few accurate elbows!
Okami is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Alves is in rear mount over Okami
Alves works on the ground with his fingers over Okami's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
Alves is in rear mount over Okami
Yushin Okami 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 Okami
Yushin Okami 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.
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Yushin Okami tries to bring the fight to the ground
Alves won't budge, forcing Okami to pull guard.
Thiago Alves is in closed guard over Okami
Alves 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 SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) is cheering him!
Thiago Alves is in side mount over Yushin Okami
Thiago Alves looks to mount Yushin Okami...
Thiago Alves slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Yushin Okami
Thiago Alves hovers above Okami
Good punches to Okami's body.
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Yushin Okami
Alves tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Thiago Alves controls the situation despite Yushin Okami efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Yushin Okami
Terrible one sided match... Okami was not ready to fight a fighter of Thiago Alves caliber.
Okami is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Thiago Alves pushes Yushin Okami down and prevents his attempts to escape
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Yushin Okami
Yushin Okami tries to roll to his side and trap Thiago Alves in his guard...
Thiago Alves rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Alves is in rear mount over Okami
Alves tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Okami! Alves has one hook in and keeps working!
Alves is in rear mount over Okami with one hook in
Alves launches a barrage of elbows over Okami's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Okami doesn't fight back!
Okami's Right cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Alves is in rear mount over Okami 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 Okami.
Nicely done! Alves now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Alves is in rear mount over Okami with two hooks in
Thiago Alves storms over Okami with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Alves doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Okami's face with his elbows!
This is over! That impact from Thiago Alves has left Okami laying flat on the mat!
Okami's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Okami has a small cut in his Chin
Winner is Thiago Alves by KO (Elbows) at 4:17 Round 1
Statistics: Thiago Alves
Punches 4/5 (80%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 16/25 (64%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 216 s
Statistics: Yushin Okami
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/8 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 216 s
Not in the same league.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!