Post by The Sandmen on Jul 25, 2014 8:55:35 GMT -5
Michael Chandler is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Eddie Alvarez 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 Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Chandler and Alvarez move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Chandler throws a lazy kick
Alvarez blocks and keeps his distance.
Shovel hook by Eddie Alvarez
tags Chandler.
Eddie Alvarez tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Michael Chandler jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Eddie Alvarez gets sloppy and Michael Chandler tries to take advantage...
Michael Chandler moves forward looking for some grappling action
Chandler has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Chandler tries to take Eddie Alvarez to the ground from the clinch...
Nicely done! Alvarez is with his back on the ground now.
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Alvarez
Chandler tries to jump to side mount.
Eddie Alvarez closed his guard around Michael Chandler.
Michael Chandler is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Chandler is taking this opportunity to rest.
Michael Chandler is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Chandler tries to move to full mount!
Alvarez won't allow him to take this position easily.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Michael Chandler is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Michael Chandler looks to mount Eddie Alvarez...
Michael Chandler slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Michael Chandler is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Chandler catch Eddie Alvarez's left arm and tries a kimura
Eddie Alvarez holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Alvarez is trying to counter now!
Alvarez launches a few weak punches
Chandler blocks them effectively.
Michael Chandler is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
1:34 Round 1 and Chandler is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Chandler launches a barrage of elbows over Alvarez's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Alvarez doesn't fight back!
Michael Chandler is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Michael Chandler pushes Eddie Alvarez down and prevents his attempts to escape
Alvarez misses a step and Michael Chandler sees an opportunity to counter him!
Michael Chandler aggressively and repeatedly punches Alvarez.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Michael Chandler is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Chandler launches a barrage of elbows over Alvarez's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Alvarez doesn't fight back!
Michael Chandler is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
As the fight continues it seems that Michael Chandler is taking the best of the fight.
Chandler goes for an armbar!
Chandler is locking that Armbar...
Crippling lock!
Eddie Alvarez breaks the lock and pushes away Michael Chandler, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Michael Chandler. 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.
Chandler 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.
Some nice shots from Eddie Alvarez
miss their mark.
Michael Chandler fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Alvarez's chin
There is a small laceration on Eddie Alvarez's Chin
Alvarez seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Chandler fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Eddie Alvarez didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Alvarez
Chandler moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Michael Chandler is in half guard over Alvarez
Michael Chandler isolates Eddie Alvarez's right arm looking for an armbar...
Eddie Alvarez tries to hold onto his own arm but Michael Chandler breaks his grip and extends his arm for the tap!
Winner is Michael Chandler by Submission (armbar) at 3:10 Round 1
Statistics: Michael Chandler
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 10/15 (67%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 112 s
Statistics: Eddie Alvarez
Punches 1/5 (20%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 112 s
The real-life fights between these two are some of the best fights in MMA. The on-site fights are no-matches. Chandler's just on a different level here, due to Rocket-Upgrades.
Eddie Alvarez 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 Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Chandler and Alvarez move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Chandler throws a lazy kick
Alvarez blocks and keeps his distance.
Shovel hook by Eddie Alvarez
tags Chandler.
Eddie Alvarez tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Michael Chandler jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Eddie Alvarez gets sloppy and Michael Chandler tries to take advantage...
Michael Chandler moves forward looking for some grappling action
Chandler has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Chandler tries to take Eddie Alvarez to the ground from the clinch...
Nicely done! Alvarez is with his back on the ground now.
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Alvarez
Chandler tries to jump to side mount.
Eddie Alvarez closed his guard around Michael Chandler.
Michael Chandler is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Chandler is taking this opportunity to rest.
Michael Chandler is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Chandler tries to move to full mount!
Alvarez won't allow him to take this position easily.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Michael Chandler is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Michael Chandler looks to mount Eddie Alvarez...
Michael Chandler slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Michael Chandler is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Chandler catch Eddie Alvarez's left arm and tries a kimura
Eddie Alvarez holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Alvarez is trying to counter now!
Alvarez launches a few weak punches
Chandler blocks them effectively.
Michael Chandler is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
1:34 Round 1 and Chandler is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Chandler launches a barrage of elbows over Alvarez's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Alvarez doesn't fight back!
Michael Chandler is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Michael Chandler pushes Eddie Alvarez down and prevents his attempts to escape
Alvarez misses a step and Michael Chandler sees an opportunity to counter him!
Michael Chandler aggressively and repeatedly punches Alvarez.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Michael Chandler is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Chandler launches a barrage of elbows over Alvarez's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Alvarez doesn't fight back!
Michael Chandler is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
As the fight continues it seems that Michael Chandler is taking the best of the fight.
Chandler goes for an armbar!
Chandler is locking that Armbar...
Crippling lock!
Eddie Alvarez breaks the lock and pushes away Michael Chandler, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Michael Chandler. 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.
Chandler 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.
Some nice shots from Eddie Alvarez
miss their mark.
Michael Chandler fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Alvarez's chin
There is a small laceration on Eddie Alvarez's Chin
Alvarez seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Chandler fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Eddie Alvarez didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Alvarez
Chandler moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Michael Chandler is in half guard over Alvarez
Michael Chandler isolates Eddie Alvarez's right arm looking for an armbar...
Eddie Alvarez tries to hold onto his own arm but Michael Chandler breaks his grip and extends his arm for the tap!
Winner is Michael Chandler by Submission (armbar) at 3:10 Round 1
Statistics: Michael Chandler
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 10/15 (67%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 112 s
Statistics: Eddie Alvarez
Punches 1/5 (20%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 112 s
The real-life fights between these two are some of the best fights in MMA. The on-site fights are no-matches. Chandler's just on a different level here, due to Rocket-Upgrades.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!