Post by The Sandmen on Oct 23, 2015 11:03:31 GMT -5
Matt Hughes 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.
Thiago Alves glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Hughes and Alves move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Hughes grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Alves
Thiago Alves launches a few punches to Hughes's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hughes tries to cover his face,
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Alves
Alves tries to close his guard around Hughes
He succeeds!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Alves
Hughes is looking to end this fight with strikes
Alves anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Alves
Alves measures the resilience of Hughes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hughes's side.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Alves
Matt Hughes tries to pass Thiago Alves's guard...
Matt Hughes manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Thiago Alves
Thiago Alves attempts to trap Matt Hughes in his guard.
Thiago Alves manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Alves
Thiago Alves launches a few punches to Hughes's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hughes tries to cover his face,
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Alves
Thiago Alves attempts to move to full guard
Thiago Alves manages to switch to full guard.
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Alves
Alves tries to close his guard around Hughes
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Alves
Hughes launches a barrage of elbows over Alves's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Alves doesn't fight back!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Alves
Matt Hughes tries to pass Thiago Alves's guard...
Matt Hughes passes momentarily but Thiago Alves regains full guard.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Alves
Hughes delivers a few accurate elbows!
Alves is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Hughes is in rear mount over Alves
Alves tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Thiago Alves. 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.
Matt Hughes tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Alves is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Alves
Hughes tries to open up Thiago Alves's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Alves in the side of the head
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Alves
Thiago Alves 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 Hughes's moves.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Alves
Matt Hughes tries to open Alves's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Matt Hughes. Alves is unable to cover himself now!
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Alves
Alves tries to close his guard around Hughes
He is not able to do it
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Alves
Matt Hughes moves to better his position on the ground...
Matt Hughes viciously slams hammer blows to Alves's face!
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Alves
Matt Hughes was tooling Thiago Alves for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Thiago Alves lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Alves tries to close his guard around Hughes
He succeeds!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Alves
Hughes tries to escape from the closed guard
Matt Hughes any adventage in the ground.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Alves
Hughes fires a barrage of punches at Alves's head!
This is bad! Hughes is just pounding on Thiago Alves's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Alves
Hughes is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Thiago Alves, who is barely covering up!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Alves
Hughes use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in The O2 Dublin (Dublin, Ireland) is cheering him!
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Thiago Alves
Matt Hughes looks to pass to mount...
Hughes slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Thiago Alves.
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Thiago Alves
Thiago Alves tries to roll to his side and trap Matt Hughes in his guard...
Matt Hughes keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Thiago Alves
Thiago Alves 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 Hughes's moves.
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Thiago Alves
Hughes fires a barrage of punches at Alves's head!
This is bad! Hughes is just pounding on Thiago Alves's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Alves has a small cut in his Mouth
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
You have to give that round to Thiago Alves.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Hughes fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Thiago Alves didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Crushing shot to Alves's body! He's holding his side
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Alves
Hughes moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Alves
Hughes launches a barrage of elbows over Alves's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Alves doesn't fight back!
Alves's Chin is beginning to swell
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Alves
Hughes is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Thiago Alves, who is barely covering up!
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Alves
Hughes delivers a few accurate elbows!
Alves is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Alves's Left eye is beginning to swell
Hughes is in rear mount over Alves
Hughes works on the ground with his fingers over Alves's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Hughes is in rear mount over Alves
Matt Hughes wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Hughes drills Thiago Alves's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
The ref pulls off Matt Hughes! Alves seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Alves's Nose is beginning to swell
Alves has a small cut in his Nose
Winner is Matt Hughes by TKO (GnP) at 1:08 Round 2
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 42/61 (69%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 319 s
Statistics: Thiago Alves
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 6/8 (75%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 319 s
Sooo, Hughes kinda Man(MMA)-handled the former champion. Icky.
Thiago Alves glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Hughes and Alves move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Hughes grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Alves
Thiago Alves launches a few punches to Hughes's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hughes tries to cover his face,
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Alves
Alves tries to close his guard around Hughes
He succeeds!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Alves
Hughes is looking to end this fight with strikes
Alves anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Alves
Alves measures the resilience of Hughes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hughes's side.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Alves
Matt Hughes tries to pass Thiago Alves's guard...
Matt Hughes manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Thiago Alves
Thiago Alves attempts to trap Matt Hughes in his guard.
Thiago Alves manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Alves
Thiago Alves launches a few punches to Hughes's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hughes tries to cover his face,
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Alves
Thiago Alves attempts to move to full guard
Thiago Alves manages to switch to full guard.
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Alves
Alves tries to close his guard around Hughes
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Alves
Hughes launches a barrage of elbows over Alves's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Alves doesn't fight back!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Alves
Matt Hughes tries to pass Thiago Alves's guard...
Matt Hughes passes momentarily but Thiago Alves regains full guard.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Alves
Hughes delivers a few accurate elbows!
Alves is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Hughes is in rear mount over Alves
Alves tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Thiago Alves. 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.
Matt Hughes tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Alves is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Alves
Hughes tries to open up Thiago Alves's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Alves in the side of the head
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Alves
Thiago Alves 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 Hughes's moves.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Alves
Matt Hughes tries to open Alves's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Matt Hughes. Alves is unable to cover himself now!
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Alves
Alves tries to close his guard around Hughes
He is not able to do it
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Alves
Matt Hughes moves to better his position on the ground...
Matt Hughes viciously slams hammer blows to Alves's face!
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Alves
Matt Hughes was tooling Thiago Alves for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Thiago Alves lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Alves tries to close his guard around Hughes
He succeeds!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Alves
Hughes tries to escape from the closed guard
Matt Hughes any adventage in the ground.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Alves
Hughes fires a barrage of punches at Alves's head!
This is bad! Hughes is just pounding on Thiago Alves's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Alves
Hughes is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Thiago Alves, who is barely covering up!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Alves
Hughes use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in The O2 Dublin (Dublin, Ireland) is cheering him!
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Thiago Alves
Matt Hughes looks to pass to mount...
Hughes slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Thiago Alves.
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Thiago Alves
Thiago Alves tries to roll to his side and trap Matt Hughes in his guard...
Matt Hughes keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Thiago Alves
Thiago Alves 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 Hughes's moves.
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Thiago Alves
Hughes fires a barrage of punches at Alves's head!
This is bad! Hughes is just pounding on Thiago Alves's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Alves has a small cut in his Mouth
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
You have to give that round to Thiago Alves.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Hughes fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Thiago Alves didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Crushing shot to Alves's body! He's holding his side
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Alves
Hughes moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Alves
Hughes launches a barrage of elbows over Alves's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Alves doesn't fight back!
Alves's Chin is beginning to swell
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Alves
Hughes is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Thiago Alves, who is barely covering up!
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Alves
Hughes delivers a few accurate elbows!
Alves is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Alves's Left eye is beginning to swell
Hughes is in rear mount over Alves
Hughes works on the ground with his fingers over Alves's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Hughes is in rear mount over Alves
Matt Hughes wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Hughes drills Thiago Alves's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
The ref pulls off Matt Hughes! Alves seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Alves's Nose is beginning to swell
Alves has a small cut in his Nose
Winner is Matt Hughes by TKO (GnP) at 1:08 Round 2
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 42/61 (69%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 319 s
Statistics: Thiago Alves
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 6/8 (75%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 319 s
Sooo, Hughes kinda Man(MMA)-handled the former champion. Icky.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!