Post by The Sandmen on Jun 4, 2012 16:27:11 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Alvarez while Mario Yamasaki recites the rules.
Gleison Tibau looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
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 Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Alvarez and Tibau move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Eddie Alvarez fakes a punch and launches himself over Gleison Tibau
Great move by Alvarez who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Gleison Tibau's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Alvarez is throwing a flurry of punches!
Tibau ducks under and circles out of the corner.
Tibau throws a lazy kick
Alvarez dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Eddie Alvarez throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Tibau's chin! That stops Tibau in his tracks!
Alvarez launches a furious hook!
Tibau ducks under and pushes Eddie Alvarez creating some space.
Poorly executed technique. Gleison Tibau looks to counter!
Tibau is holding Eddie Alvarez's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Eddie Alvarez shows great balance while pushing away Gleison Tibau
Eddie Alvarez moves forward looking for some grappling action
Alvarez has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Gleison Tibau shoots and grab Eddie Alvarez's ankle trying to take him down with a Heel Trip Reversal
Alvarez sprawl and remain on his feet
Mario Yamasaki sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Gleison Tibau fakes a punch and launches himself over Alvarez!
Eddie Alvarez is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Tibau and pushes him away!
Poorly executed technique. Eddie Alvarez looks to counter!
High kick from Eddie Alvarez!
Tibau seems to be done!
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Eddie Alvarez moves forward looking for some grappling action
Tibau pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Tibau is holding Eddie Alvarez's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Eddie Alvarez loses balance and goes to the ground.
Gleison Tibau is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of Tibau's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Tibau's side.
Gleison Tibau is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez attempts to trap Gleison Tibau in his guard.
Gleison Tibau keeps control and remains in side mount.
Gleison Tibau is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Gleison Tibau looks to mount Eddie Alvarez...
Eddie Alvarez sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Gleison Tibau is in half guard over Alvarez
Alvarez breaths deeply while on the ground
Gleison Tibau is in half guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez launches a few punches to Tibau's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Tibau tries to cover his face,
Gleison Tibau is in half guard over Alvarez
Gleison Tibau tries to free his leg
Gleison Tibau uses some of his skill by jumping out of Alvarez's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Gleison Tibau is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez attempts to trap Gleison Tibau in his guard.
Eddie Alvarez manages to switch to full guard.
Gleison Tibau is in closed guard over Alvarez
Tibau is in closed guard... Alvarez tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Gleison Tibau!
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Gleison Tibau
Tibau tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Eddie Alvarez is in half guard over Tibau
Gleison Tibau launches a few punches to Alvarez's cheek from the guard.
Eddie Alvarez uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Alvarez tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Alvarez tries to stand up!
Tibau doesn't allow him!
Eddie Alvarez is in half guard over Tibau
Eddie Alvarez pushes Tibau's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Alvarez who is in full mount! Tibau is in trouble now!
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Gleison Tibau
Tibau 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!
Gleison Tibau is in half guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez attempts to move to full guard
Eddie Alvarez manages to switch to full guard.
Gleison Tibau is in closed guard over Alvarez
Gleison Tibau is cooling the fight on the ground
Gleison Tibau is in closed guard over Alvarez
Gleison Tibau is looking to pass Eddie Alvarez's guard...
Gleison Tibau gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Gleison Tibau is in half guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Mario Yamasaki stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Gleison Tibau fakes a punch and launches himself over Alvarez!
Nice move by Tibau who clinches and pushes Alvarez against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Tibau launches a few hard punches to Eddie Alvarez's ribs!
Eddie Alvarez's ribs shows the damage! Gleison Tibau is working his opponent ribs!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Alvarez.
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Round 2
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Tibau tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Alvarez moves backwards and circles around Gleison Tibau.
Alvarez tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Eddie Alvarez moves forward looking for some grappling action
Alvarez has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Eddie Alvarez tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Alvarez circles out and slips free of Gleison Tibau's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Alvarez decides to launch some tentative punches
Gleison Tibau takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Alvarez leads with a punch
Gleison Tibau evades but whiffs with a counter.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Eddie Alvarez's mind is definitely in the fight, Tibau just got nailed! Eddie Alvarez saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Tibau is going to have a headache after this one.
Alvarez wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Eddie Alvarez tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Tibau is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Alvarez clumsily fails here and it's time for Gleison Tibau to fight back!
Gleison Tibau 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.
Gleison Tibau pushes away Alvarez trying to keep the fight at striking range
Alvarez doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Gleison Tibau
The fighters are clinching.
Eddie Alvarez slightly pushes Tibau into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Alvarez wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Tibau doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Eddie Alvarez embrace and tries to move away...
Eddie Alvarez pushes Tibau forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
1:40 Round 2 and Tibau is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Tibau takes a break to breathe while holding Eddie Alvarez.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Gleison Tibau!
Alvarez ducks under...
Alvarez tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Here comes Eddie Alvarez with a vicious middle kick!
Gleison Tibau dodges that one moving backwards
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Gleison Tibau shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Eddie Alvarez is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Tibau into his guard.
Gleison Tibau is in closed guard over Alvarez
Tibau is in closed guard... Alvarez tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Gleison Tibau!
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Gleison Tibau
Alvarez leans back...
He clobbers Gleison Tibau's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Gleison Tibau
Eddie Alvarez tries to better his position on the ground...
Alvarez is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Gleison Tibau
Eddie Alvarez sits high on Gleison Tibau's chest and pulls his leg underneath Tibau's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Tibau tries to roll out. He's too quick for Eddie Alvarez and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Alvarez and it cost him top position.
Tibau tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Gleison Tibau 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 Gleison Tibau
Gleison Tibau tries to roll to his side and trap Eddie Alvarez in his guard...
Gleison Tibau gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Tibau
Eddie Alvarez wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Eddie Alvarez can't find an opening in his opponent's guard!
Tibau is trying to counter now!
Alvarez is in closed guard... Tibau tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Eddie Alvarez!
Gleison Tibau is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Gleison Tibau 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
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Gleison Tibau. 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.
Alvarez is holding Gleison Tibau's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Gleison Tibau loses balance and goes to the ground.
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Gleison Tibau
Alvarez is taking this opportunity to rest.
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Gleison Tibau
Tibau works on the ground with his fingers over Alvarez's face
Alvarez shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Gleison Tibau
Tibau is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Alvarez's Nose is beginning to swell
Mario Yamasaki didn't see that!
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Gleison Tibau
Gleison Tibau attempts to trap Eddie Alvarez in his guard.
Gleison Tibau manages to switch to half guard.
Eddie Alvarez is in half guard over Tibau
Gleison Tibau attempts to move to full guard
Eddie Alvarez keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Eddie Alvarez is in half guard over Tibau
Tibau 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 half guard over Tibau
Gleison Tibau attempts to move to full guard
Gleison Tibau manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Tibau
Alvarez tries to escape from closed guard...
Alvarez struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Eddie Alvarez is in half guard over Tibau
Gleison Tibau attempts to move to full guard
Gleison Tibau manages to switch to full guard.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was a close round.
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Round 3
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A right hand from Gleison Tibau
makes Alvarez stumble back!
The clock says 0:20 in the 3 round
Crisp uppercut by Tibau followed by a hard jab
Eddie Alvarez stumbles back.
Alvarez's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Alvarez has a small cut in his Left eye
Alvarez moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Tibau with a double overhooks!
Gleison Tibau moves forward looking for some grappling action
Tibau has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Tibau doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Eddie Alvarez embrace and tries to move away...
Eddie Alvarez pushes Tibau forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Alvarez is trying to counter now!
Alvarez pushes Gleison Tibau againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Tibau tries to block Eddie Alvarez punches...
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Tibau tries to take Eddie Alvarez down... Alvarez stumbles backwards and Gleison Tibau launches a few punches...
Eddie Alvarez dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Alvarez is trying to counter now!
Eddie Alvarez launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Tibau blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Gleison Tibau's cheek! Tibau stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Tibau is out! He has a broken cheekbone!
There is a small laceration on Gleison Tibau's Right cheek
Winner is Eddie Alvarez by TKO (Injury - Broken cheeckbone) at 1:10 Round 3
Statistics: Eddie Alvarez
Punches 4/8 (50%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/9 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 5/7 (71%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 342 s
Statistics: Gleison Tibau
Punches 5/8 (62%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/9 (44%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 2/5 (40%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/3 (33%)
Time on the ground 342 s
Wow. An incredibly even back and forth fight until suddenly, ka-pow. Tibau with the painful debut tonight.
Injured until aprox. ManMMA 52
Gleison Tibau looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
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 Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Alvarez and Tibau move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Eddie Alvarez fakes a punch and launches himself over Gleison Tibau
Great move by Alvarez who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Gleison Tibau's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Alvarez is throwing a flurry of punches!
Tibau ducks under and circles out of the corner.
Tibau throws a lazy kick
Alvarez dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Eddie Alvarez throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Tibau's chin! That stops Tibau in his tracks!
Alvarez launches a furious hook!
Tibau ducks under and pushes Eddie Alvarez creating some space.
Poorly executed technique. Gleison Tibau looks to counter!
Tibau is holding Eddie Alvarez's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Eddie Alvarez shows great balance while pushing away Gleison Tibau
Eddie Alvarez moves forward looking for some grappling action
Alvarez has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Gleison Tibau shoots and grab Eddie Alvarez's ankle trying to take him down with a Heel Trip Reversal
Alvarez sprawl and remain on his feet
Mario Yamasaki sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Gleison Tibau fakes a punch and launches himself over Alvarez!
Eddie Alvarez is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Tibau and pushes him away!
Poorly executed technique. Eddie Alvarez looks to counter!
High kick from Eddie Alvarez!
Tibau seems to be done!
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Eddie Alvarez moves forward looking for some grappling action
Tibau pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Tibau is holding Eddie Alvarez's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Eddie Alvarez loses balance and goes to the ground.
Gleison Tibau is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of Tibau's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Tibau's side.
Gleison Tibau is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez attempts to trap Gleison Tibau in his guard.
Gleison Tibau keeps control and remains in side mount.
Gleison Tibau is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Gleison Tibau looks to mount Eddie Alvarez...
Eddie Alvarez sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Gleison Tibau is in half guard over Alvarez
Alvarez breaths deeply while on the ground
Gleison Tibau is in half guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez launches a few punches to Tibau's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Tibau tries to cover his face,
Gleison Tibau is in half guard over Alvarez
Gleison Tibau tries to free his leg
Gleison Tibau uses some of his skill by jumping out of Alvarez's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Gleison Tibau is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez attempts to trap Gleison Tibau in his guard.
Eddie Alvarez manages to switch to full guard.
Gleison Tibau is in closed guard over Alvarez
Tibau is in closed guard... Alvarez tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Gleison Tibau!
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Gleison Tibau
Tibau tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Eddie Alvarez is in half guard over Tibau
Gleison Tibau launches a few punches to Alvarez's cheek from the guard.
Eddie Alvarez uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Alvarez tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Alvarez tries to stand up!
Tibau doesn't allow him!
Eddie Alvarez is in half guard over Tibau
Eddie Alvarez pushes Tibau's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Alvarez who is in full mount! Tibau is in trouble now!
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Gleison Tibau
Tibau 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!
Gleison Tibau is in half guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez attempts to move to full guard
Eddie Alvarez manages to switch to full guard.
Gleison Tibau is in closed guard over Alvarez
Gleison Tibau is cooling the fight on the ground
Gleison Tibau is in closed guard over Alvarez
Gleison Tibau is looking to pass Eddie Alvarez's guard...
Gleison Tibau gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Gleison Tibau is in half guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Mario Yamasaki stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Gleison Tibau fakes a punch and launches himself over Alvarez!
Nice move by Tibau who clinches and pushes Alvarez against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Tibau launches a few hard punches to Eddie Alvarez's ribs!
Eddie Alvarez's ribs shows the damage! Gleison Tibau is working his opponent ribs!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Alvarez.
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Round 2
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Tibau tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Alvarez moves backwards and circles around Gleison Tibau.
Alvarez tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Eddie Alvarez moves forward looking for some grappling action
Alvarez has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Eddie Alvarez tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Alvarez circles out and slips free of Gleison Tibau's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Alvarez decides to launch some tentative punches
Gleison Tibau takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Alvarez leads with a punch
Gleison Tibau evades but whiffs with a counter.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Eddie Alvarez's mind is definitely in the fight, Tibau just got nailed! Eddie Alvarez saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Tibau is going to have a headache after this one.
Alvarez wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Eddie Alvarez tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Tibau is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Alvarez clumsily fails here and it's time for Gleison Tibau to fight back!
Gleison Tibau 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.
Gleison Tibau pushes away Alvarez trying to keep the fight at striking range
Alvarez doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Gleison Tibau
The fighters are clinching.
Eddie Alvarez slightly pushes Tibau into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Alvarez wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Tibau doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Eddie Alvarez embrace and tries to move away...
Eddie Alvarez pushes Tibau forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
1:40 Round 2 and Tibau is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Tibau takes a break to breathe while holding Eddie Alvarez.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Gleison Tibau!
Alvarez ducks under...
Alvarez tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Here comes Eddie Alvarez with a vicious middle kick!
Gleison Tibau dodges that one moving backwards
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Gleison Tibau shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Eddie Alvarez is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Tibau into his guard.
Gleison Tibau is in closed guard over Alvarez
Tibau is in closed guard... Alvarez tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Gleison Tibau!
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Gleison Tibau
Alvarez leans back...
He clobbers Gleison Tibau's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Gleison Tibau
Eddie Alvarez tries to better his position on the ground...
Alvarez is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Gleison Tibau
Eddie Alvarez sits high on Gleison Tibau's chest and pulls his leg underneath Tibau's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Tibau tries to roll out. He's too quick for Eddie Alvarez and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Alvarez and it cost him top position.
Tibau tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Gleison Tibau 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 Gleison Tibau
Gleison Tibau tries to roll to his side and trap Eddie Alvarez in his guard...
Gleison Tibau gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Tibau
Eddie Alvarez wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Eddie Alvarez can't find an opening in his opponent's guard!
Tibau is trying to counter now!
Alvarez is in closed guard... Tibau tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Eddie Alvarez!
Gleison Tibau is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Gleison Tibau 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
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Gleison Tibau. 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.
Alvarez is holding Gleison Tibau's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Gleison Tibau loses balance and goes to the ground.
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Gleison Tibau
Alvarez is taking this opportunity to rest.
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Gleison Tibau
Tibau works on the ground with his fingers over Alvarez's face
Alvarez shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Gleison Tibau
Tibau is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Alvarez's Nose is beginning to swell
Mario Yamasaki didn't see that!
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Gleison Tibau
Gleison Tibau attempts to trap Eddie Alvarez in his guard.
Gleison Tibau manages to switch to half guard.
Eddie Alvarez is in half guard over Tibau
Gleison Tibau attempts to move to full guard
Eddie Alvarez keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Eddie Alvarez is in half guard over Tibau
Tibau 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 half guard over Tibau
Gleison Tibau attempts to move to full guard
Gleison Tibau manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Tibau
Alvarez tries to escape from closed guard...
Alvarez struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Eddie Alvarez is in half guard over Tibau
Gleison Tibau attempts to move to full guard
Gleison Tibau manages to switch to full guard.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was a close round.
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Round 3
=========================================
A right hand from Gleison Tibau
makes Alvarez stumble back!
The clock says 0:20 in the 3 round
Crisp uppercut by Tibau followed by a hard jab
Eddie Alvarez stumbles back.
Alvarez's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Alvarez has a small cut in his Left eye
Alvarez moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Tibau with a double overhooks!
Gleison Tibau moves forward looking for some grappling action
Tibau has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Tibau doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Eddie Alvarez embrace and tries to move away...
Eddie Alvarez pushes Tibau forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Alvarez is trying to counter now!
Alvarez pushes Gleison Tibau againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Tibau tries to block Eddie Alvarez punches...
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Tibau tries to take Eddie Alvarez down... Alvarez stumbles backwards and Gleison Tibau launches a few punches...
Eddie Alvarez dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Alvarez is trying to counter now!
Eddie Alvarez launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Tibau blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Gleison Tibau's cheek! Tibau stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Tibau is out! He has a broken cheekbone!
There is a small laceration on Gleison Tibau's Right cheek
Winner is Eddie Alvarez by TKO (Injury - Broken cheeckbone) at 1:10 Round 3
Statistics: Eddie Alvarez
Punches 4/8 (50%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/9 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 5/7 (71%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 342 s
Statistics: Gleison Tibau
Punches 5/8 (62%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/9 (44%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 2/5 (40%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/3 (33%)
Time on the ground 342 s
Wow. An incredibly even back and forth fight until suddenly, ka-pow. Tibau with the painful debut tonight.
Injured until aprox. ManMMA 52
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!