Post by The Sandmen on Sept 15, 2014 16:53:06 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Alvarez while Dan Miragliotta recites the rules.
Demetrious Johnson 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 Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Eddie Alvarez just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Mighty Mouse quickly defends.
Poorly executed technique. Demetrious Johnson looks to counter!
Mighty Mouse launches a hook to the body
Bang! Alvarez stops that one with his ribs!
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Mighty Mouse studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Eddie Alvarez fakes a punch and launches himself over Demetrious Johnson
Great move by Alvarez who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Mighty Mouse grapple with Eddie Alvarez and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Eddie Alvarez managed to maintain his balances and move away from Mighty Mouse
Alvarez looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Demetrious Johnson's punches
Alvarez measures the resilience of Mighty Mouse's chin with an uppercut while Mighty Mouse lands some great crosses.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Alvarez looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Demetrious Johnson's punches
Mighty Mouse is on the receiving end of a great combo by Alvarez.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Eddie Alvarez goes with a looping right hand while Demetrious Johnson jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Mighty Mouse seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Eddie Alvarez tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Mighty Mouse's face
Mighty Mouse has a small cut in his Mouth
Eddie Alvarez moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Eddie Alvarez is measuring Mighty Mouse with his jab.
Mighty Mouse isn't fazed.
Alvarez clumsily fails here and it's time for Demetrious Johnson to fight back!
Alvarez follows Demetrious Johnson
only to get counter punched in a big way! Alvarez needs to stop playing Demetrious Johnson's game or he'll get knocked out!
Surprise roundhouse punch by Alvarez.
Demetrious Johnson's reflexes save him!
Eddie Alvarez chases Mighty Mouse and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Mighty Mouse steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Eddie Alvarez closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
A bad move from Demetrious Johnson
allows Alvarez to land a solid head kick.
Alvarez tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Alvarez is clinching with Mighty Mouse.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Eddie Alvarez's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Mighty Mouse is throwing a flurry of punches!
Eddie Alvarez just can't get away!
The fighters are clinching.
Alvarez takes a break to breathe while holding Demetrious Johnson.
Dan Miragliotta sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Eddie Alvarez circles around Mighty Mouse
A left hook from Alvarez
falls short.
Eddie Alvarez tries a high kick!
Mighty Mouse blocks. Wow, that could have finished this match.
Mighty Mouse tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Mighty Mouse avoids a dangerous strike from Alvarez
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Alvarez moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Mighty Mouse's thigh!
Demetrious Johnson fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Alvarez's chin
Alvarez's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Mighty Mouse steps backwards away from Eddie Alvarez. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Alvarez steps backwards away from Demetrious Johnson. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Eddie Alvarez takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Mighty Mouse steps backwards away from Eddie Alvarez. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Alvarez launches a stiff jab!
Mighty Mouse ducks that one.
Good front kick from Alvarez!
Mighty Mouse stumbles backwards after that one!
Demetrious Johnson swings...
...no good.
Alvarez is trying to counter now!
Alvarez launches a furious low kick!
Mighty Mouse receives a hard blow on his left leg!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Alvarez is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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The two exchange wildly
Mighty Mouse is connecting with a few punches
Mighty Mouse grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Demetrious Johnson
Demetrious Johnson is in open guard over Alvarez
Demetrious Johnson pushes Eddie Alvarez against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Mighty Mouse jumps and tries to free his leg! Alvarez doesn't allow this but Demetrious Johnson is able to get half guard here.
Demetrious Johnson is in half guard over Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of Mighty Mouse's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Mighty Mouse's side.
Demetrious Johnson is in half guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez attempts to move to full guard
Eddie Alvarez manages to switch to full guard.
Demetrious Johnson is in closed guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez launches a few punches to Mighty Mouse's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Mighty Mouse tries to cover his face,
Demetrious Johnson is in closed guard over Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of Mighty Mouse's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Mighty Mouse's side.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Demetrious Johnson is in closed guard over Alvarez
Mighty Mouse is in closed guard... Alvarez tries to roll on the ground!
Demetrious Johnson uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Demetrious Johnson is in closed guard over Alvarez
Mighty Mouse is in closed guard... Alvarez tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Demetrious Johnson!
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Demetrious Johnson
Mighty Mouse tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Eddie Alvarez is in half guard over Mighty Mouse
Eddie Alvarez tries to pass Demetrious Johnson's guard...
Eddie Alvarez manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Demetrious Johnson
Demetrious Johnson attempts to trap Eddie Alvarez in his guard.
Demetrious Johnson manages to switch to full guard.
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Mighty Mouse
Mighty Mouse tries to move on the ground and shows Eddie Alvarez a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Mighty Mouse uses his forearms to block the impact!
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Mighty Mouse
Mighty Mouse sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Demetrious Johnson launches a few punches to Alvarez's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Alvarez tries to cover his face,
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Mighty Mouse
Alvarez is in closed guard... Mighty Mouse tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Eddie Alvarez!
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Not a desiderable position that Mighty Mouse is in now. Eddie Alvarez is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Eddie Alvarez launches a few punches to Mighty Mouse's cheek from the guard.
Demetrious Johnson uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Eddie Alvarez gets sloppy and Demetrious Johnson tries to take advantage...
Demetrious Johnson tries to better his position on the ground...
Mighty Mouse is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Eddie Alvarez can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Eddie Alvarez tries to roll on the ground...
Mighty Mouse knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez tries to escape from the full mount...
Demetrious Johnson is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Demetrious Johnson is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Mighty Mouse tries to open up Eddie Alvarez's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Alvarez in the side of the head
Demetrious Johnson is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez tries to show some ground skills
Eddie Alvarez put Mighty Mouse in half guard.
Demetrious Johnson is in half guard over Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of Mighty Mouse's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Mighty Mouse blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Demetrious Johnson is in half guard over Alvarez
Demetrious Johnson pushes Alvarez's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Mighty Mouse who is in full mount! Alvarez is in trouble now!
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Mighty Mouse's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Mighty Mouse
Eddie Alvarez tries to pass Demetrious Johnson's guard...
Eddie Alvarez passes momentarily but Demetrious Johnson regains full guard.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Thialf (Heerenveen, Netherlands) are cheering for the fighters.
Alvarez steps backwards away from Demetrious Johnson. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 4:35 in the 2 round
Eddie Alvarez goes with a looping right hand while Demetrious Johnson jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Mighty Mouse seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Eddie Alvarez leans forwards and tries to grapple with Mighty Mouse
Alvarez shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Alvarez pushes off of Demetrious Johnson and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Mighty Mouse stumbles backwards but Eddie Alvarez chases him and continues the rain of blows!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Alvarez launches a furious hook!
Mighty Mouse ducks under and pushes Eddie Alvarez creating some space.
Mighty Mouse tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
A wicked punch by Demetrious Johnson
rocks Alvarez!
Demetrious Johnson fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Demetrious Johnson 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!
The clock says 0:40 in the 3 round
Mighty Mouse is standing while Alvarez is on the ground on his back
Alvarez tries to hit Demetrious Johnson with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Mighty Mouse steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Mighty Mouse is standing while Alvarez is on the ground on his back
Demetrious Johnson opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Alvarez's guard.
Alvarez didn't see that coming. Mighty Mouse is in open guard over Alvarez now.
Demetrious Johnson is in open guard over Alvarez
Demetrious Johnson hovers above Alvarez
Good punches to Alvarez's body.
Demetrious Johnson is in open guard over Alvarez
Demetrious Johnson pushes Eddie Alvarez against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Mighty Mouse jumps and tries to free his leg! Alvarez doesn't allow this but Demetrious Johnson is able to get half guard here.
Demetrious Johnson is in half guard over Alvarez
Demetrious Johnson tries to pass Eddie Alvarez's guard...
Demetrious Johnson passes momentarily but Eddie Alvarez sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Demetrious Johnson is in closed guard over Alvarez
The match-makers did a great job of pairing up these two evenly matched warriors.
Demetrious Johnson tries to pass Eddie Alvarez's guard...
Demetrious Johnson passes momentarily but Eddie Alvarez regains full guard.
Demetrious Johnson is in closed guard over Alvarez
Mighty Mouse struggles on the ground and tries to break Eddie Alvarez's guard...
Demetrious Johnson is in Alvarez open guard now
The clock says 1:55 in the 3 round
Demetrious Johnson is in open guard over Alvarez
Demetrious Johnson tries to pass to half guard...
Eddie Alvarez's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Demetrious Johnson is in open guard over Alvarez
Mighty Mouse moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Demetrious Johnson is in half guard over Alvarez
Mighty Mouse tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
The clock says 2:25 in the 3 round
Demetrious Johnson is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Demetrious Johnson looks to mount Eddie Alvarez...
Demetrious Johnson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez tries to escape from the full mount...
Demetrious Johnson is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Demetrious Johnson is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Demetrious Johnson looks to mount Eddie Alvarez...
Demetrious Johnson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 2:50 in the 3 round
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Mighty Mouse's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Eddie Alvarez is in half guard over Mighty Mouse
Demetrious Johnson attempts to move to full guard
Demetrious Johnson manages to switch to full guard.
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Mighty Mouse
Mighty Mouse tries to close his guard around Alvarez
He succeeds!
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Mighty Mouse
Alvarez is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Mighty Mouse's ribs.
Mighty Mouse blocks Eddie Alvarez's moves and tries to reverse the situation.
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Mighty Mouse
Alvarez tries to open up Mighty Mouse with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Mighty Mouse blocks a few elbows and now Eddie Alvarez will have to look for another option here.
Dan Miragliotta 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.
Demetrious Johnson goes with a looping right hand while Eddie Alvarez jumps back and jabs
Alvarez seems staggered and Demetrious Johnson runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Alvarez tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Alvarez is clinching with Mighty Mouse.
The clock says 3:55 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Eddie Alvarez tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Demetrious Johnson
Alvarez fails to take Mighty Mouse down and both man are still clinching
Mighty Mouse is trying to counter now!
Demetrious Johnson locks up a guillotine with an arm in...
Eddie Alvarez brings Demetrious Johnson down to the ground and pulls his head out.
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Mighty Mouse
Demetrious Johnson launches a few punches to Alvarez's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Alvarez tries to cover his face,
Alvarez has a small cut in his Left cheek
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Mighty Mouse
Alvarez tries to open up Demetrious Johnson's defense faking a few punches.
Demetrious Johnson wraps his arms around Alvarez's arms and counters the punches.
Mighty Mouse is trying to counter now!
Demetrious Johnson slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Eddie Alvarez cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Demetrious Johnson
Demetrious Johnson launches a few punches to Alvarez's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Alvarez tries to cover his face,
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Demetrious Johnson
Mighty Mouse tries to move on the ground and shows Eddie Alvarez a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Mighty Mouse uses his forearms to block the impact!
Eddie Alvarez gets sloppy and Demetrious Johnson tries to take advantage...
Demetrious Johnson attempts to trap Eddie Alvarez in his guard.
Demetrious Johnson manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 4:50 in the 3 round
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Mighty Mouse
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Alvarez's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Mighty Mouse
Alvarez is in closed guard... Mighty Mouse tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Eddie Alvarez!
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Demetrious Johnson tries to better his position on the ground...
Mighty Mouse is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 4
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Alvarez throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Mighty Mouse steps forward
Alvarez feints.
Eddie Alvarez closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Alvarez tries to grapple
Mighty Mouse moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
Alvarez moves forward looking for some action
Demetrious Johnson doesn't want to engage and backpedals
Mighty Mouse fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Eddie Alvarez didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Demetrious Johnson is in open guard over Alvarez
Alvarez tries to close his guard around Mighty Mouse
He is not able to do it
Demetrious Johnson is in open guard over Alvarez
Alvarez tries to close his guard around Mighty Mouse
He is not able to do it
Demetrious Johnson is in open guard over Alvarez
Demetrious Johnson pushes Eddie Alvarez against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Mighty Mouse jumps and tries to free his leg! Alvarez doesn't allow this but Demetrious Johnson is able to get half guard here.
Demetrious Johnson is in half guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez attempts to move to full guard
Demetrious Johnson keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Demetrious Johnson is in half guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Alvarez misses a step and Demetrious Johnson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Demetrious Johnson wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Demetrious Johnson can't find an opening in his opponent's guard!
The clock says 2:00 in the 4 round
Demetrious Johnson is in half guard over Alvarez
Alvarez launches a few weak punches
Mighty Mouse blocks them effectively.
Mighty Mouse tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Mighty Mouse gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Eddie Alvarez! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Eddie Alvarez doesn't defend himself!
Demetrious Johnson is in half guard over Alvarez
Mighty Mouse leans back...
He clobbers Eddie Alvarez's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Demetrious Johnson is in half guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez 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 Mighty Mouse's moves.
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 Thialf (Heerenveen, Netherlands) are cheering for the fighters.
Eddie Alvarez attempts a sweep single...
Demetrious Johnson was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Alvarez steps forward
Demetrious Johnson catches him with an uppercut to the face!
The clock says 2:55 in the 4 round
Alvarez wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Mighty Mouse doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
The clock says 3:05 in the 4 round
Demetrious Johnson has found an opening in the defense of Alvarez, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Alvarez's ribs.
The clock says 3:15 in the 4 round
Mighty Mouse grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Demetrious Johnson
Demetrious Johnson is in open guard over Alvarez
Mighty Mouse tries to jump to side mount.
Eddie Alvarez closed his guard around Demetrious Johnson.
Demetrious Johnson is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez launches a few punches to Mighty Mouse's cheek from the guard.
Demetrious Johnson uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Eddie Alvarez gets sloppy and Demetrious Johnson tries to take advantage...
Demetrious Johnson looks to pass to mount...
Mighty Mouse slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Eddie Alvarez.
The clock says 3:45 in the 4 round
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Demetrious Johnson sits high on Eddie Alvarez's chest and pulls his leg underneath Alvarez's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Crippling lock!
Alvarez struggles to free himself
Mighty Mouse is locking that Triangle from Mount...
You can see the pain reflected in Alvarez's eyes...
That Triangle from Mount looks tight...
Mighty Mouse is locking that Triangle from Mount...
Punishing hold!
That Triangle from Mount looks tight...
That Triangle from Mount looks tight...
Mighty Mouse secures the lock while Eddie Alvarez refuses to tap... Dan Miragliotta jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Demetrious Johnson by Submission (Triangle from Mount) at 3:55 Round 4
Statistics: Eddie Alvarez
Punches 16/34 (47%)
Kicks 5/6 (83%)
Clinch strikes 4/7 (57%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 6/30 (20%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 3/3 (100%)
Time on the ground 592 s
Statistics: Demetrious Johnson
Punches 23/36 (64%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/5 (60%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 19/23 (83%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 573 s
Yet another really good, close back and forth fight. These guys were doing damage and exchanging. No one was really clearly ahead until the very end when Johnson got some leet GnP and sub locked in for za win.
Demetrious Johnson 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 Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Eddie Alvarez just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Mighty Mouse quickly defends.
Poorly executed technique. Demetrious Johnson looks to counter!
Mighty Mouse launches a hook to the body
Bang! Alvarez stops that one with his ribs!
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Mighty Mouse studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Eddie Alvarez fakes a punch and launches himself over Demetrious Johnson
Great move by Alvarez who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Mighty Mouse grapple with Eddie Alvarez and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Eddie Alvarez managed to maintain his balances and move away from Mighty Mouse
Alvarez looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Demetrious Johnson's punches
Alvarez measures the resilience of Mighty Mouse's chin with an uppercut while Mighty Mouse lands some great crosses.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Alvarez looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Demetrious Johnson's punches
Mighty Mouse is on the receiving end of a great combo by Alvarez.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Eddie Alvarez goes with a looping right hand while Demetrious Johnson jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Mighty Mouse seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Eddie Alvarez tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Mighty Mouse's face
Mighty Mouse has a small cut in his Mouth
Eddie Alvarez moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Eddie Alvarez is measuring Mighty Mouse with his jab.
Mighty Mouse isn't fazed.
Alvarez clumsily fails here and it's time for Demetrious Johnson to fight back!
Alvarez follows Demetrious Johnson
only to get counter punched in a big way! Alvarez needs to stop playing Demetrious Johnson's game or he'll get knocked out!
Surprise roundhouse punch by Alvarez.
Demetrious Johnson's reflexes save him!
Eddie Alvarez chases Mighty Mouse and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Mighty Mouse steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Eddie Alvarez closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
A bad move from Demetrious Johnson
allows Alvarez to land a solid head kick.
Alvarez tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Alvarez is clinching with Mighty Mouse.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Eddie Alvarez's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Mighty Mouse is throwing a flurry of punches!
Eddie Alvarez just can't get away!
The fighters are clinching.
Alvarez takes a break to breathe while holding Demetrious Johnson.
Dan Miragliotta sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Eddie Alvarez circles around Mighty Mouse
A left hook from Alvarez
falls short.
Eddie Alvarez tries a high kick!
Mighty Mouse blocks. Wow, that could have finished this match.
Mighty Mouse tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Mighty Mouse avoids a dangerous strike from Alvarez
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Alvarez moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Mighty Mouse's thigh!
Demetrious Johnson fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Alvarez's chin
Alvarez's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Mighty Mouse steps backwards away from Eddie Alvarez. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Alvarez steps backwards away from Demetrious Johnson. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Eddie Alvarez takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Mighty Mouse steps backwards away from Eddie Alvarez. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Alvarez launches a stiff jab!
Mighty Mouse ducks that one.
Good front kick from Alvarez!
Mighty Mouse stumbles backwards after that one!
Demetrious Johnson swings...
...no good.
Alvarez is trying to counter now!
Alvarez launches a furious low kick!
Mighty Mouse receives a hard blow on his left leg!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Alvarez is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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The two exchange wildly
Mighty Mouse is connecting with a few punches
Mighty Mouse grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Demetrious Johnson
Demetrious Johnson is in open guard over Alvarez
Demetrious Johnson pushes Eddie Alvarez against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Mighty Mouse jumps and tries to free his leg! Alvarez doesn't allow this but Demetrious Johnson is able to get half guard here.
Demetrious Johnson is in half guard over Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of Mighty Mouse's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Mighty Mouse's side.
Demetrious Johnson is in half guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez attempts to move to full guard
Eddie Alvarez manages to switch to full guard.
Demetrious Johnson is in closed guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez launches a few punches to Mighty Mouse's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Mighty Mouse tries to cover his face,
Demetrious Johnson is in closed guard over Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of Mighty Mouse's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Mighty Mouse's side.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Demetrious Johnson is in closed guard over Alvarez
Mighty Mouse is in closed guard... Alvarez tries to roll on the ground!
Demetrious Johnson uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Demetrious Johnson is in closed guard over Alvarez
Mighty Mouse is in closed guard... Alvarez tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Demetrious Johnson!
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Demetrious Johnson
Mighty Mouse tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Eddie Alvarez is in half guard over Mighty Mouse
Eddie Alvarez tries to pass Demetrious Johnson's guard...
Eddie Alvarez manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Demetrious Johnson
Demetrious Johnson attempts to trap Eddie Alvarez in his guard.
Demetrious Johnson manages to switch to full guard.
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Mighty Mouse
Mighty Mouse tries to move on the ground and shows Eddie Alvarez a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Mighty Mouse uses his forearms to block the impact!
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Mighty Mouse
Mighty Mouse sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Demetrious Johnson launches a few punches to Alvarez's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Alvarez tries to cover his face,
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Mighty Mouse
Alvarez is in closed guard... Mighty Mouse tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Eddie Alvarez!
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Not a desiderable position that Mighty Mouse is in now. Eddie Alvarez is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Eddie Alvarez launches a few punches to Mighty Mouse's cheek from the guard.
Demetrious Johnson uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Eddie Alvarez gets sloppy and Demetrious Johnson tries to take advantage...
Demetrious Johnson tries to better his position on the ground...
Mighty Mouse is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Eddie Alvarez can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Eddie Alvarez tries to roll on the ground...
Mighty Mouse knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez tries to escape from the full mount...
Demetrious Johnson is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Demetrious Johnson is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Mighty Mouse tries to open up Eddie Alvarez's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Alvarez in the side of the head
Demetrious Johnson is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez tries to show some ground skills
Eddie Alvarez put Mighty Mouse in half guard.
Demetrious Johnson is in half guard over Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of Mighty Mouse's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Mighty Mouse blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Demetrious Johnson is in half guard over Alvarez
Demetrious Johnson pushes Alvarez's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Mighty Mouse who is in full mount! Alvarez is in trouble now!
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Mighty Mouse's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Mighty Mouse
Eddie Alvarez tries to pass Demetrious Johnson's guard...
Eddie Alvarez passes momentarily but Demetrious Johnson regains full guard.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Thialf (Heerenveen, Netherlands) are cheering for the fighters.
Alvarez steps backwards away from Demetrious Johnson. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 4:35 in the 2 round
Eddie Alvarez goes with a looping right hand while Demetrious Johnson jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Mighty Mouse seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Eddie Alvarez leans forwards and tries to grapple with Mighty Mouse
Alvarez shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Alvarez pushes off of Demetrious Johnson and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Mighty Mouse stumbles backwards but Eddie Alvarez chases him and continues the rain of blows!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Alvarez launches a furious hook!
Mighty Mouse ducks under and pushes Eddie Alvarez creating some space.
Mighty Mouse tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
A wicked punch by Demetrious Johnson
rocks Alvarez!
Demetrious Johnson fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Demetrious Johnson 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!
The clock says 0:40 in the 3 round
Mighty Mouse is standing while Alvarez is on the ground on his back
Alvarez tries to hit Demetrious Johnson with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Mighty Mouse steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Mighty Mouse is standing while Alvarez is on the ground on his back
Demetrious Johnson opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Alvarez's guard.
Alvarez didn't see that coming. Mighty Mouse is in open guard over Alvarez now.
Demetrious Johnson is in open guard over Alvarez
Demetrious Johnson hovers above Alvarez
Good punches to Alvarez's body.
Demetrious Johnson is in open guard over Alvarez
Demetrious Johnson pushes Eddie Alvarez against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Mighty Mouse jumps and tries to free his leg! Alvarez doesn't allow this but Demetrious Johnson is able to get half guard here.
Demetrious Johnson is in half guard over Alvarez
Demetrious Johnson tries to pass Eddie Alvarez's guard...
Demetrious Johnson passes momentarily but Eddie Alvarez sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Demetrious Johnson is in closed guard over Alvarez
The match-makers did a great job of pairing up these two evenly matched warriors.
Demetrious Johnson tries to pass Eddie Alvarez's guard...
Demetrious Johnson passes momentarily but Eddie Alvarez regains full guard.
Demetrious Johnson is in closed guard over Alvarez
Mighty Mouse struggles on the ground and tries to break Eddie Alvarez's guard...
Demetrious Johnson is in Alvarez open guard now
The clock says 1:55 in the 3 round
Demetrious Johnson is in open guard over Alvarez
Demetrious Johnson tries to pass to half guard...
Eddie Alvarez's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Demetrious Johnson is in open guard over Alvarez
Mighty Mouse moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Demetrious Johnson is in half guard over Alvarez
Mighty Mouse tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
The clock says 2:25 in the 3 round
Demetrious Johnson is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Demetrious Johnson looks to mount Eddie Alvarez...
Demetrious Johnson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez tries to escape from the full mount...
Demetrious Johnson is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Demetrious Johnson is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Demetrious Johnson looks to mount Eddie Alvarez...
Demetrious Johnson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 2:50 in the 3 round
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Mighty Mouse's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Eddie Alvarez is in half guard over Mighty Mouse
Demetrious Johnson attempts to move to full guard
Demetrious Johnson manages to switch to full guard.
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Mighty Mouse
Mighty Mouse tries to close his guard around Alvarez
He succeeds!
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Mighty Mouse
Alvarez is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Mighty Mouse's ribs.
Mighty Mouse blocks Eddie Alvarez's moves and tries to reverse the situation.
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Mighty Mouse
Alvarez tries to open up Mighty Mouse with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Mighty Mouse blocks a few elbows and now Eddie Alvarez will have to look for another option here.
Dan Miragliotta 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.
Demetrious Johnson goes with a looping right hand while Eddie Alvarez jumps back and jabs
Alvarez seems staggered and Demetrious Johnson runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Alvarez tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Alvarez is clinching with Mighty Mouse.
The clock says 3:55 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Eddie Alvarez tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Demetrious Johnson
Alvarez fails to take Mighty Mouse down and both man are still clinching
Mighty Mouse is trying to counter now!
Demetrious Johnson locks up a guillotine with an arm in...
Eddie Alvarez brings Demetrious Johnson down to the ground and pulls his head out.
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Mighty Mouse
Demetrious Johnson launches a few punches to Alvarez's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Alvarez tries to cover his face,
Alvarez has a small cut in his Left cheek
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Mighty Mouse
Alvarez tries to open up Demetrious Johnson's defense faking a few punches.
Demetrious Johnson wraps his arms around Alvarez's arms and counters the punches.
Mighty Mouse is trying to counter now!
Demetrious Johnson slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Eddie Alvarez cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Demetrious Johnson
Demetrious Johnson launches a few punches to Alvarez's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Alvarez tries to cover his face,
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Demetrious Johnson
Mighty Mouse tries to move on the ground and shows Eddie Alvarez a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Mighty Mouse uses his forearms to block the impact!
Eddie Alvarez gets sloppy and Demetrious Johnson tries to take advantage...
Demetrious Johnson attempts to trap Eddie Alvarez in his guard.
Demetrious Johnson manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 4:50 in the 3 round
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Mighty Mouse
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Alvarez's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Mighty Mouse
Alvarez is in closed guard... Mighty Mouse tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Eddie Alvarez!
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Demetrious Johnson tries to better his position on the ground...
Mighty Mouse is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 4
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Alvarez throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Mighty Mouse steps forward
Alvarez feints.
Eddie Alvarez closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Alvarez tries to grapple
Mighty Mouse moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
Alvarez moves forward looking for some action
Demetrious Johnson doesn't want to engage and backpedals
Mighty Mouse fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Eddie Alvarez didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Demetrious Johnson is in open guard over Alvarez
Alvarez tries to close his guard around Mighty Mouse
He is not able to do it
Demetrious Johnson is in open guard over Alvarez
Alvarez tries to close his guard around Mighty Mouse
He is not able to do it
Demetrious Johnson is in open guard over Alvarez
Demetrious Johnson pushes Eddie Alvarez against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Mighty Mouse jumps and tries to free his leg! Alvarez doesn't allow this but Demetrious Johnson is able to get half guard here.
Demetrious Johnson is in half guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez attempts to move to full guard
Demetrious Johnson keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Demetrious Johnson is in half guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Alvarez misses a step and Demetrious Johnson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Demetrious Johnson wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Demetrious Johnson can't find an opening in his opponent's guard!
The clock says 2:00 in the 4 round
Demetrious Johnson is in half guard over Alvarez
Alvarez launches a few weak punches
Mighty Mouse blocks them effectively.
Mighty Mouse tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Mighty Mouse gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Eddie Alvarez! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Eddie Alvarez doesn't defend himself!
Demetrious Johnson is in half guard over Alvarez
Mighty Mouse leans back...
He clobbers Eddie Alvarez's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Demetrious Johnson is in half guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez 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 Mighty Mouse's moves.
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 Thialf (Heerenveen, Netherlands) are cheering for the fighters.
Eddie Alvarez attempts a sweep single...
Demetrious Johnson was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Alvarez steps forward
Demetrious Johnson catches him with an uppercut to the face!
The clock says 2:55 in the 4 round
Alvarez wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Mighty Mouse doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
The clock says 3:05 in the 4 round
Demetrious Johnson has found an opening in the defense of Alvarez, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Alvarez's ribs.
The clock says 3:15 in the 4 round
Mighty Mouse grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Demetrious Johnson
Demetrious Johnson is in open guard over Alvarez
Mighty Mouse tries to jump to side mount.
Eddie Alvarez closed his guard around Demetrious Johnson.
Demetrious Johnson is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez launches a few punches to Mighty Mouse's cheek from the guard.
Demetrious Johnson uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Eddie Alvarez gets sloppy and Demetrious Johnson tries to take advantage...
Demetrious Johnson looks to pass to mount...
Mighty Mouse slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Eddie Alvarez.
The clock says 3:45 in the 4 round
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Demetrious Johnson sits high on Eddie Alvarez's chest and pulls his leg underneath Alvarez's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Crippling lock!
Alvarez struggles to free himself
Mighty Mouse is locking that Triangle from Mount...
You can see the pain reflected in Alvarez's eyes...
That Triangle from Mount looks tight...
Mighty Mouse is locking that Triangle from Mount...
Punishing hold!
That Triangle from Mount looks tight...
That Triangle from Mount looks tight...
Mighty Mouse secures the lock while Eddie Alvarez refuses to tap... Dan Miragliotta jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Demetrious Johnson by Submission (Triangle from Mount) at 3:55 Round 4
Statistics: Eddie Alvarez
Punches 16/34 (47%)
Kicks 5/6 (83%)
Clinch strikes 4/7 (57%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 6/30 (20%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 3/3 (100%)
Time on the ground 592 s
Statistics: Demetrious Johnson
Punches 23/36 (64%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/5 (60%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 19/23 (83%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 573 s
Yet another really good, close back and forth fight. These guys were doing damage and exchanging. No one was really clearly ahead until the very end when Johnson got some leet GnP and sub locked in for za win.
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Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!