Post by The Sandman on Sept 8, 2022 19:17:52 GMT -5
Colby Covington looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Ferocious staredown by Alvarez while Mike Beltran recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Eddie Alvarez comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Mike Beltran.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
A solid combination from Eddie Alvarez
mostly hits air.
A high kick from Eddie Alvarez
falls short of the mark.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Good movement from Alvarez
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Alvarez with a double overhooks!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Alvarez moves backwards and Colby Covington is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
1:08 Round 1 and Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Colby Covington fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Solid shot from Eddie Alvarez to the body.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton didn't like that.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Eddie Alvarez fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton's chin
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton's Chin is beginning to swell
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Eddie Alvarez's punches
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton measures the resilience of Alvarez's chin with an uppercut while Alvarez lands some great crosses.
Alvarez decides to launch some tentative punches
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Alvarez with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Alvarez's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Colby Covington tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Colby Covington who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Alvarez doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Colby Covington embrace and tries to move away...
Colby Covington pushes Alvarez forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Alvarez tries a knee to the midsection...
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton blocks that knee
Mike Beltran sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Colby Covington tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Colby Covington who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Eddie Alvarez pushes away Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton trying to keep the fight at striking range
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Eddie Alvarez
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Colby Covington seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton and Eddie Alvarez are cliched up against the cage. Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton steps for a throw
Eddie Alvarez is gets thrown to the mat but gets right back up
The fighters are clinching.
Eddie Alvarez pushes Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton against the cage and tries to work his dirty boxing
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton pushes Alvarez away and circle away
Eddie Alvarez throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton throws a body kick.
Blocked by Alvarez.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Alvarez leads with a punch
Colby Covington avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to grapple
He puts Alvarez in a double underhook!
Eddie Alvarez pushes away Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton trying to keep the fight at striking range
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Eddie Alvarez
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alvarez and Colby Covington are cliched up against the cage. Alvarez hammers Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton face and hooks Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton leg
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton stays on his feet and fights off the trip
Mike Beltran separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Colby Covington fakes a punch and launches himself over Eddie Alvarez
Great move by Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Eddie Alvarez tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Alvarez has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Eddie Alvarez tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Colby Covington tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Eddie Alvarez
well done Alvarez falls hard on the mat
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is standing while Alvarez is on the ground on his back
Colby Covington creates space and allows Eddie Alvarez to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Eddie Alvarez is standing now.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Alvarez with a double overhooks!
Eddie Alvarez is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Alvarez moves backwards and Colby Covington is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Colby Covington goes with a looping right hand while Eddie Alvarez jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Alvarez seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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You have to give credit to the match-maker for putting on such an even fight.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Eddie Alvarez pushes away Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton trying to keep the fight at striking range
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Eddie Alvarez
The fighters are clinching.
Colby Covington grapple with Eddie Alvarez and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
nice takedown Colby Covington is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Colby Covington is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Colby Covington looks to mount Eddie Alvarez...
Colby Covington slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Colby Covington is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Colby Covington doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Colby Covington is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Colby Covington pushes Eddie Alvarez down and prevents his attempts to escape
Alvarez misses a step and Colby Covington sees an opportunity to counter him!
Colby Covington tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Alvarez is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Colby Covington is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Mike Beltran didn't see the foul!
Colby Covington is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Deep breaths from Eddie Alvarez who tries a hammer punch to Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton's ribs.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton blocks those punches
Eddie Alvarez gets sloppy and Colby Covington tries to take advantage...
Eddie Alvarez tries to roll to his side and trap Colby Covington in his guard...
Colby Covington rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is in rear mount over Alvarez
Alvarez has Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Colby Covington is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez launches a few punches to Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to cover his face,
Colby Covington is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez attempts to trap Colby Covington in his guard.
Colby Covington keeps control and remains in side mount.
Colby Covington is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Colby Covington launches a few punches to Alvarez
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
Colby Covington is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Colby Covington looks to mount Eddie Alvarez...
Colby Covington slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Colby Covington is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez tries to escape from the full mount...
Colby Covington is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Colby Covington is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Colby Covington looks to mount Eddie Alvarez...
Colby Covington slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Colby Covington is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Colby Covington is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Colby Covington tries to better his position on the ground...
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Colby Covington is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Eddie Alvarez tries to roll on the ground...
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Colby Covington is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Colby Covington tries to better his position on the ground...
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Colby Covington is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Colby Covington controls the situation despite Eddie Alvarez efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Colby Covington is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton breaths deeply while on the ground
Mike Beltran 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.
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Alvarez launches a flurry of punches
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton slips out of danger.
Poorly executed technique. Colby Covington looks to counter!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton grapple with Eddie Alvarez and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Eddie Alvarez falls hard on the mat with Colby Covington on top of him
Colby Covington is in half guard over Alvarez
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is taking this opportunity to rest.
Colby Covington is in half guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Colby Covington is in half guard over Alvarez
Colby Covington is cooling the fight on the ground
Colby Covington is in half guard over Alvarez
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton sits over his knees and pushes away Alvarez's leg!
Colby Covington is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
The clock says 4:35 in the 2 round
Colby Covington is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez is cooling the fight on the ground
Mike Beltran 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.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
Eddie Alvarez closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Alvarez jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton sees what was coming and ducks under his opponent and moves aside
Mike Beltran separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
You have to give that round to Colby Covington.
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Round 3
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Alvarez launches a hook to the body
Colby Covington moves aside looking for a counter...
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Alvarez grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton struggles... Eddie Alvarez is unable to take him down
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Eddie Alvarez tries to holds Colby Covington in a clinch against the fence
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton escapes from the clinch before Eddie Alvarez could keep him in place
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is trying to counter now!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Colby Covington
Colby Covington is in open guard over Alvarez
Alvarez launches a few weak punches
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton blocks them effectively.
Colby Covington is in open guard over Alvarez
Colby Covington tries to pass to half guard...
Eddie Alvarez can't prevent his opponent from passing. Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton looks to work from half guard.
Colby Covington is in half guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez attempts to move to full guard
Colby Covington keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Colby Covington is in half guard over Alvarez
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Alvarez from the side mount!
Colby Covington is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez attempts to trap Colby Covington in his guard.
Colby Covington keeps control and remains in side mount.
Colby Covington is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Colby Covington is cooling the fight on the ground
Colby Covington is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez attempts to trap Colby Covington in his guard.
Colby Covington keeps control and remains in side mount.
Mike Beltran 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.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Colby Covington tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Colby Covington who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Eddie Alvarez tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton grapple with Eddie Alvarez and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Eddie Alvarez falls hard on the mat with Colby Covington on top of him
Colby Covington is in closed guard over Alvarez
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is in closed guard... Alvarez tries to roll on the ground!
Colby Covington uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Colby Covington is in closed guard over Alvarez
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is in closed guard... Alvarez tries to roll on the ground!
Colby Covington uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is trying to counter now!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to escape from closed guard...
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
The clock says 3:00 in the 3 round
Colby Covington is in half guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez has seen better days.
Eddie Alvarez attempts to move to full guard
Colby Covington keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Colby Covington is in half guard over Alvarez
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Colby Covington is in half guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez attempts to move to full guard
Colby Covington keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Colby Covington is in half guard over Alvarez
Colby Covington tries to free his leg...
Colby Covington uses some of his skill by jumping out of Alvarez's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Colby Covington is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Colby Covington looks to pass to mount...
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Eddie Alvarez.
Colby Covington is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton works on the ground with his fingers over Alvarez's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Mike Beltran didn't see that!
Colby Covington is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Colby Covington tries to better his position on the ground...
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Colby Covington is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez tries to roll to his side and trap Colby Covington in his guard...
Colby Covington rolls him over and takes his back!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is in rear mount over Alvarez
Colby Covington slides his arm under Eddie Alvarez's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
Eddie Alvarez pushes up and slides Colby Covington's arm over his chin.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is in rear mount over Alvarez
Colby Covington tries to get his arm under Eddie Alvarez's chin but can't do it. He locks his arms over Eddie Alvarez's neck and tries to finish him with a neck crank!
Eddie Alvarez easily defends the attempt.
Mike Beltran 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 Century Lotus Stadium (Foshan, China) are cheering for the fighters.
Solid jabs from Colby Covington.
Nice punches.
There is a small laceration on Eddie Alvarez's Chin
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton moves forward looking for some action
Colby Covington shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The clock says 4:45 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Colby Covington slightly pushes Alvarez into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Mike Beltran sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Alvarez tries to grapple
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
Mike Beltran separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is clearly for Colby Covington.
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Round 4
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Good movement from Alvarez
who is bobbing and weaving.
Alvarez misses a step and Colby Covington sees an opportunity to counter him!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton moves forward and holds Alvarez
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Eddie Alvarez throws a wild flurry of punches while in the clinch!
Colby Covington pushes away Alvarez and breaks the clinch.
The clock says 0:25 in the 4 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton moves forward and holds Alvarez
The fighters are clinching.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton looks to be in very good shape.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton takes a break to breathe while holding Eddie Alvarez.
Mike Beltran separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Eddie Alvarez shoots for a double leg takedown!
Colby Covington sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Alvarez misses a step and Colby Covington sees an opportunity to counter him!
Colby Covington tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Colby Covington who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Eddie Alvarez embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton who put distance between them
The clock says 1:05 in the 4 round
Colby Covington fakes a punch and launches himself over Alvarez!
Nice move by Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton who clinches and pushes Alvarez against the cage
Alvarez doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Colby Covington embrace and tries to move away...
Colby Covington pushes Alvarez forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:15 in the 4 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alvarez doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Colby Covington embrace and tries to move away...
Colby Covington pushes Alvarez forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Poorly executed technique. Colby Covington looks to counter!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Eddie Alvarez embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton who put distance between them
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Eddie Alvarez!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton ducks under...
Colby Covington seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Colby Covington leans forwards and tries to grapple with Alvarez
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Colby Covington pushes away Alvarez trying to keep the fight at striking range
Alvarez stumbles backwards and Colby Covington circles to get the center of the cage
The clock says 2:15 in the 4 round
A punch from Colby Covington
grazes Alvarez's left cheek.
Colby Covington tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Colby Covington who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Eddie Alvarez pushes away Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton trying to keep the fight at striking range
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Eddie Alvarez
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton grapple with Eddie Alvarez and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Eddie Alvarez falls hard on the mat with Colby Covington on top of him
Colby Covington is in half guard over Alvarez
Colby Covington tries to pass Eddie Alvarez's guard...
Colby Covington manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Colby Covington is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez tries to show some ground skills
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton uses his strength to keep Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton at a disadvantage
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is trying to counter now!
Colby Covington looks to mount Eddie Alvarez...
Colby Covington slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Colby Covington is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 3:10 in the 4 round
Colby Covington is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Colby Covington controls the situation despite Eddie Alvarez efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Colby Covington is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Colby Covington pushes Eddie Alvarez down and prevents his attempts to escape
The clock says 3:35 in the 4 round
Colby Covington is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Colby Covington is cooling the fight on the ground
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Solid jabs from Eddie Alvarez.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton defends.
The clock says 4:00 in the 4 round
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton launches a flurry of punches
but only manages to land glancing blows.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 4:20 in the 4 round
Alvarez launches a hook to the body
Colby Covington moves aside looking for a counter...
Colby Covington tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Colby Covington who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
I think Eddie Alvarez needs to learn how to pace himself better. His performance is suffering from his exhaustion.
Alvarez doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Colby Covington embrace and tries to move away...
Colby Covington pushes Alvarez forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton and Eddie Alvarez are cliched up against the cage. Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton hammers Alvarez face and hooks Alvarez leg
Eddie Alvarez is on his back after that trip
Alvarez ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Colby Covington is in closed guard over Alvarez
Body shots by Colby Covington
Solid blows to Alvarez's abdomen.
The clock says 4:55 in the 4 round
Colby Covington is in closed guard over Alvarez
Colby Covington is looking to pass Eddie Alvarez's guard...
Colby Covington gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is clearly for Colby Covington.
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Round 5
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Nice low kick from Alvarez
but Colby Covington stops it.
Colby Covington has punished Alvarez very much. He has lost his confidence in winning this fight.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Some counter punches against Colby Covington
almost hit him as he moves away.
Eddie Alvarez gets sloppy and Colby Covington tries to take advantage...
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is holding Eddie Alvarez's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Eddie Alvarez loses balance and goes to the ground.
Colby Covington is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Colby Covington looks to mount Eddie Alvarez...
Colby Covington slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Colby Covington is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez tries to roll on the ground...
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Colby Covington is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Colby Covington isolates Eddie Alvarez's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is locking that Arm Triangle...
That Arm Triangle from Colby Covington appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
Alvarez's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
You can see the pain reflected in Alvarez's eyes...
That Arm Triangle from Colby Covington appears to be unbreakable
That Arm Triangle from Colby Covington appears to be unbreakable
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is locking that Arm Triangle...
That Arm Triangle from Colby Covington appears to be unbreakable
Alvarez struggles to free himself
Alvarez's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton locks it in and circles towards Alvarez's head. It's deep and Eddie Alvarez is forced to tap out!
Winner is Colby Covington by Submission (Arm Triangle) at 1:17 Round 5
Statistics: Colby Covington
Punches 10/12 (83%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 5/6 (83%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 4/4 (100%)
Time on the ground 541 s
Statistics: Eddie Alvarez
Punches 11/28 (39%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/11 (0%)
Takedowns 0/4 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/7 (29%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 553 s
I need a write-up. Ummm. COVINGTON!!!
Good enough.
Ferocious staredown by Alvarez while Mike Beltran recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Eddie Alvarez comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Mike Beltran.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
A solid combination from Eddie Alvarez
mostly hits air.
A high kick from Eddie Alvarez
falls short of the mark.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Good movement from Alvarez
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Alvarez with a double overhooks!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Alvarez moves backwards and Colby Covington is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
1:08 Round 1 and Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Colby Covington fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Solid shot from Eddie Alvarez to the body.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton didn't like that.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Eddie Alvarez fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton's chin
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton's Chin is beginning to swell
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Eddie Alvarez's punches
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton measures the resilience of Alvarez's chin with an uppercut while Alvarez lands some great crosses.
Alvarez decides to launch some tentative punches
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Alvarez with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Alvarez's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Colby Covington tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Colby Covington who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Alvarez doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Colby Covington embrace and tries to move away...
Colby Covington pushes Alvarez forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Alvarez tries a knee to the midsection...
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton blocks that knee
Mike Beltran sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Colby Covington tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Colby Covington who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Eddie Alvarez pushes away Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton trying to keep the fight at striking range
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Eddie Alvarez
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Colby Covington seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton and Eddie Alvarez are cliched up against the cage. Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton steps for a throw
Eddie Alvarez is gets thrown to the mat but gets right back up
The fighters are clinching.
Eddie Alvarez pushes Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton against the cage and tries to work his dirty boxing
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton pushes Alvarez away and circle away
Eddie Alvarez throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton throws a body kick.
Blocked by Alvarez.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Alvarez leads with a punch
Colby Covington avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to grapple
He puts Alvarez in a double underhook!
Eddie Alvarez pushes away Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton trying to keep the fight at striking range
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Eddie Alvarez
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alvarez and Colby Covington are cliched up against the cage. Alvarez hammers Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton face and hooks Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton leg
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton stays on his feet and fights off the trip
Mike Beltran separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Colby Covington fakes a punch and launches himself over Eddie Alvarez
Great move by Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Eddie Alvarez tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Alvarez has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Eddie Alvarez tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Colby Covington tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Eddie Alvarez
well done Alvarez falls hard on the mat
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is standing while Alvarez is on the ground on his back
Colby Covington creates space and allows Eddie Alvarez to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Eddie Alvarez is standing now.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Alvarez with a double overhooks!
Eddie Alvarez is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Alvarez moves backwards and Colby Covington is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Colby Covington goes with a looping right hand while Eddie Alvarez jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Alvarez seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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You have to give credit to the match-maker for putting on such an even fight.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Eddie Alvarez pushes away Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton trying to keep the fight at striking range
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Eddie Alvarez
The fighters are clinching.
Colby Covington grapple with Eddie Alvarez and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
nice takedown Colby Covington is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Colby Covington is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Colby Covington looks to mount Eddie Alvarez...
Colby Covington slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Colby Covington is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Colby Covington doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Colby Covington is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Colby Covington pushes Eddie Alvarez down and prevents his attempts to escape
Alvarez misses a step and Colby Covington sees an opportunity to counter him!
Colby Covington tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Alvarez is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Colby Covington is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Mike Beltran didn't see the foul!
Colby Covington is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Deep breaths from Eddie Alvarez who tries a hammer punch to Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton's ribs.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton blocks those punches
Eddie Alvarez gets sloppy and Colby Covington tries to take advantage...
Eddie Alvarez tries to roll to his side and trap Colby Covington in his guard...
Colby Covington rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is in rear mount over Alvarez
Alvarez has Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Colby Covington is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez launches a few punches to Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to cover his face,
Colby Covington is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez attempts to trap Colby Covington in his guard.
Colby Covington keeps control and remains in side mount.
Colby Covington is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Colby Covington launches a few punches to Alvarez
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
Colby Covington is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Colby Covington looks to mount Eddie Alvarez...
Colby Covington slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Colby Covington is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez tries to escape from the full mount...
Colby Covington is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Colby Covington is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Colby Covington looks to mount Eddie Alvarez...
Colby Covington slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Colby Covington is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Colby Covington is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Colby Covington tries to better his position on the ground...
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Colby Covington is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Eddie Alvarez tries to roll on the ground...
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Colby Covington is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Colby Covington tries to better his position on the ground...
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Colby Covington is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Colby Covington controls the situation despite Eddie Alvarez efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Colby Covington is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton breaths deeply while on the ground
Mike Beltran 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.
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Alvarez launches a flurry of punches
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton slips out of danger.
Poorly executed technique. Colby Covington looks to counter!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton grapple with Eddie Alvarez and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Eddie Alvarez falls hard on the mat with Colby Covington on top of him
Colby Covington is in half guard over Alvarez
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is taking this opportunity to rest.
Colby Covington is in half guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Colby Covington is in half guard over Alvarez
Colby Covington is cooling the fight on the ground
Colby Covington is in half guard over Alvarez
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton sits over his knees and pushes away Alvarez's leg!
Colby Covington is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
The clock says 4:35 in the 2 round
Colby Covington is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez is cooling the fight on the ground
Mike Beltran 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.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
Eddie Alvarez closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Alvarez jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton sees what was coming and ducks under his opponent and moves aside
Mike Beltran separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
You have to give that round to Colby Covington.
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Round 3
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Alvarez launches a hook to the body
Colby Covington moves aside looking for a counter...
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Alvarez grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton struggles... Eddie Alvarez is unable to take him down
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Eddie Alvarez tries to holds Colby Covington in a clinch against the fence
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton escapes from the clinch before Eddie Alvarez could keep him in place
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is trying to counter now!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Colby Covington
Colby Covington is in open guard over Alvarez
Alvarez launches a few weak punches
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton blocks them effectively.
Colby Covington is in open guard over Alvarez
Colby Covington tries to pass to half guard...
Eddie Alvarez can't prevent his opponent from passing. Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton looks to work from half guard.
Colby Covington is in half guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez attempts to move to full guard
Colby Covington keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Colby Covington is in half guard over Alvarez
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Alvarez from the side mount!
Colby Covington is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez attempts to trap Colby Covington in his guard.
Colby Covington keeps control and remains in side mount.
Colby Covington is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Colby Covington is cooling the fight on the ground
Colby Covington is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez attempts to trap Colby Covington in his guard.
Colby Covington keeps control and remains in side mount.
Mike Beltran 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.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Colby Covington tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Colby Covington who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Eddie Alvarez tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton grapple with Eddie Alvarez and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Eddie Alvarez falls hard on the mat with Colby Covington on top of him
Colby Covington is in closed guard over Alvarez
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is in closed guard... Alvarez tries to roll on the ground!
Colby Covington uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Colby Covington is in closed guard over Alvarez
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is in closed guard... Alvarez tries to roll on the ground!
Colby Covington uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is trying to counter now!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to escape from closed guard...
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
The clock says 3:00 in the 3 round
Colby Covington is in half guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez has seen better days.
Eddie Alvarez attempts to move to full guard
Colby Covington keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Colby Covington is in half guard over Alvarez
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Colby Covington is in half guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez attempts to move to full guard
Colby Covington keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Colby Covington is in half guard over Alvarez
Colby Covington tries to free his leg...
Colby Covington uses some of his skill by jumping out of Alvarez's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Colby Covington is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Colby Covington looks to pass to mount...
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Eddie Alvarez.
Colby Covington is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton works on the ground with his fingers over Alvarez's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Mike Beltran didn't see that!
Colby Covington is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Colby Covington tries to better his position on the ground...
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Colby Covington is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez tries to roll to his side and trap Colby Covington in his guard...
Colby Covington rolls him over and takes his back!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is in rear mount over Alvarez
Colby Covington slides his arm under Eddie Alvarez's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
Eddie Alvarez pushes up and slides Colby Covington's arm over his chin.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is in rear mount over Alvarez
Colby Covington tries to get his arm under Eddie Alvarez's chin but can't do it. He locks his arms over Eddie Alvarez's neck and tries to finish him with a neck crank!
Eddie Alvarez easily defends the attempt.
Mike Beltran 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 Century Lotus Stadium (Foshan, China) are cheering for the fighters.
Solid jabs from Colby Covington.
Nice punches.
There is a small laceration on Eddie Alvarez's Chin
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton moves forward looking for some action
Colby Covington shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The clock says 4:45 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Colby Covington slightly pushes Alvarez into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Mike Beltran sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Alvarez tries to grapple
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
Mike Beltran separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is clearly for Colby Covington.
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Round 4
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Good movement from Alvarez
who is bobbing and weaving.
Alvarez misses a step and Colby Covington sees an opportunity to counter him!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton moves forward and holds Alvarez
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Eddie Alvarez throws a wild flurry of punches while in the clinch!
Colby Covington pushes away Alvarez and breaks the clinch.
The clock says 0:25 in the 4 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton moves forward and holds Alvarez
The fighters are clinching.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton looks to be in very good shape.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton takes a break to breathe while holding Eddie Alvarez.
Mike Beltran separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Eddie Alvarez shoots for a double leg takedown!
Colby Covington sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Alvarez misses a step and Colby Covington sees an opportunity to counter him!
Colby Covington tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Colby Covington who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Eddie Alvarez embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton who put distance between them
The clock says 1:05 in the 4 round
Colby Covington fakes a punch and launches himself over Alvarez!
Nice move by Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton who clinches and pushes Alvarez against the cage
Alvarez doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Colby Covington embrace and tries to move away...
Colby Covington pushes Alvarez forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:15 in the 4 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alvarez doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Colby Covington embrace and tries to move away...
Colby Covington pushes Alvarez forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Poorly executed technique. Colby Covington looks to counter!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Eddie Alvarez embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton who put distance between them
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Eddie Alvarez!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton ducks under...
Colby Covington seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Colby Covington leans forwards and tries to grapple with Alvarez
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Colby Covington pushes away Alvarez trying to keep the fight at striking range
Alvarez stumbles backwards and Colby Covington circles to get the center of the cage
The clock says 2:15 in the 4 round
A punch from Colby Covington
grazes Alvarez's left cheek.
Colby Covington tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Colby Covington who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Eddie Alvarez pushes away Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton trying to keep the fight at striking range
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Eddie Alvarez
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton grapple with Eddie Alvarez and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Eddie Alvarez falls hard on the mat with Colby Covington on top of him
Colby Covington is in half guard over Alvarez
Colby Covington tries to pass Eddie Alvarez's guard...
Colby Covington manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Colby Covington is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez tries to show some ground skills
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton uses his strength to keep Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton at a disadvantage
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is trying to counter now!
Colby Covington looks to mount Eddie Alvarez...
Colby Covington slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Colby Covington is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 3:10 in the 4 round
Colby Covington is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Colby Covington controls the situation despite Eddie Alvarez efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Colby Covington is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Colby Covington pushes Eddie Alvarez down and prevents his attempts to escape
The clock says 3:35 in the 4 round
Colby Covington is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Colby Covington is cooling the fight on the ground
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Solid jabs from Eddie Alvarez.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton defends.
The clock says 4:00 in the 4 round
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton launches a flurry of punches
but only manages to land glancing blows.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 4:20 in the 4 round
Alvarez launches a hook to the body
Colby Covington moves aside looking for a counter...
Colby Covington tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Colby Covington who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
I think Eddie Alvarez needs to learn how to pace himself better. His performance is suffering from his exhaustion.
Alvarez doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Colby Covington embrace and tries to move away...
Colby Covington pushes Alvarez forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton and Eddie Alvarez are cliched up against the cage. Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton hammers Alvarez face and hooks Alvarez leg
Eddie Alvarez is on his back after that trip
Alvarez ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Colby Covington is in closed guard over Alvarez
Body shots by Colby Covington
Solid blows to Alvarez's abdomen.
The clock says 4:55 in the 4 round
Colby Covington is in closed guard over Alvarez
Colby Covington is looking to pass Eddie Alvarez's guard...
Colby Covington gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is clearly for Colby Covington.
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Round 5
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Nice low kick from Alvarez
but Colby Covington stops it.
Colby Covington has punished Alvarez very much. He has lost his confidence in winning this fight.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Some counter punches against Colby Covington
almost hit him as he moves away.
Eddie Alvarez gets sloppy and Colby Covington tries to take advantage...
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is holding Eddie Alvarez's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Eddie Alvarez loses balance and goes to the ground.
Colby Covington is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Colby Covington looks to mount Eddie Alvarez...
Colby Covington slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Colby Covington is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez tries to roll on the ground...
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Colby Covington is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Colby Covington isolates Eddie Alvarez's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is locking that Arm Triangle...
That Arm Triangle from Colby Covington appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
Alvarez's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
You can see the pain reflected in Alvarez's eyes...
That Arm Triangle from Colby Covington appears to be unbreakable
That Arm Triangle from Colby Covington appears to be unbreakable
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is locking that Arm Triangle...
That Arm Triangle from Colby Covington appears to be unbreakable
Alvarez struggles to free himself
Alvarez's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton locks it in and circles towards Alvarez's head. It's deep and Eddie Alvarez is forced to tap out!
Winner is Colby Covington by Submission (Arm Triangle) at 1:17 Round 5
Statistics: Colby Covington
Punches 10/12 (83%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 5/6 (83%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 4/4 (100%)
Time on the ground 541 s
Statistics: Eddie Alvarez
Punches 11/28 (39%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/11 (0%)
Takedowns 0/4 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/7 (29%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 553 s
I need a write-up. Ummm. COVINGTON!!!
Good enough.
