Post by The Sandman on Feb 3, 2022 22:52:50 GMT -5
Tony Ferguson raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Eddie Alvarez 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 John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Tony "What's a Cucuy?" Ferguson launches a kick
but Eddie Alvarez avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Tony "What's a Cucuy?" Ferguson studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Alvarez leads with a punch
Tony Ferguson evades but whiffs with a counter.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Low kick by Eddie Alvarez to maintain his distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Tony "What's a Cucuy?" Ferguson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Tony Ferguson throws an uppercut
Alvarez slips it.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Alvarez steps forward
Tony Ferguson catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Tony Ferguson chases Alvarez and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Alvarez steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Eddie Alvarez is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Eddie Alvarez tries to bring the fight to the ground
Tony "What's a Cucuy?" Ferguson goes down.
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Tony "What's a Cucuy?" Ferguson
Tony "What's a Cucuy?" Ferguson tries to close his guard around Alvarez
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Tony "What's a Cucuy?" Ferguson
Tony "What's a Cucuy?" Ferguson tries an armbar from the bottom!
Eddie Alvarez breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Poorly executed technique. Eddie Alvarez looks to counter!
Alvarez launches a kick to Tony "What's a Cucuy?" Ferguson's thigh
Loud pop!
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Tony "What's a Cucuy?" Ferguson
Alvarez is in closed guard... Tony "What's a Cucuy?" Ferguson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Eddie Alvarez!
Tony Ferguson is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez tries to roll to his side and trap Tony Ferguson in his guard...
Tony Ferguson rolls him over and takes his back!
Tony "What's a Cucuy?" Ferguson is in rear mount over Alvarez
Alvarez has Tony "What's a Cucuy?" Ferguson controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Alvarez manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Tony "What's a Cucuy?" Ferguson
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex (St. Petersburg, Russia) are cheering for the fighters.
A right hand from Eddie Alvarez
misses its target.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Alvarez and Tony "What's a Cucuy?" Ferguson circle around the center of the cage.
Tony Ferguson moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Tony Ferguson is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Shovel hook by Tony Ferguson
tags Alvarez.
Eddie Alvarez launches a body shot
Tony "What's a Cucuy?" Ferguson dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Alvarez's Left eye is beginning to swell
Eddie Alvarez and Tony "What's a Cucuy?" Ferguson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Tony Ferguson is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Tony Ferguson fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Tony "What's a Cucuy?" Ferguson steps backwards away from Eddie Alvarez. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Tony Ferguson charges at Alvarez throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Alvarez is rocked!
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Alvarez stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Tony Ferguson is coming in again!
Eddie Alvarez attempts a sweep single...
Tony Ferguson was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Tony "What's a Cucuy?" Ferguson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Tony "What's a Cucuy?" Ferguson tries to grapple
He puts Alvarez in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alvarez doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Tony Ferguson embrace and tries to move away...
Tony Ferguson pushes Alvarez forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Tony Ferguson pushes away Alvarez trying to keep the fight at striking range
Alvarez stumbles backwards and Tony Ferguson circles to get the center of the cage
Tony "What's a Cucuy?" Ferguson pushes Eddie Alvarez and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Tony Ferguson chases Alvarez and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Alvarez steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Alvarez steps forward
Tony Ferguson catches him with an uppercut to the face!
That punishment by Tony Ferguson has left Alvarez staggered! Tony Ferguson should try push forward now and finish this!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Tony Ferguson has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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Surprise roundhouse punch by Tony "What's a Cucuy?" Ferguson.
It looks like Alvarez was hit by a bus!
Down Alvarez goes! He's out cold! That phenomenal knock out has put the rest of Tony Ferguson's divison on notice!
Winner is Tony Ferguson by KO (Punch) at 0:20 Round 2
Statistics: Tony Ferguson
Punches 17/24 (71%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 50 s
Statistics: Eddie Alvarez
Punches 1/4 (25%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 50 s
Tony went there.
Eddie Alvarez 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 John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Tony "What's a Cucuy?" Ferguson launches a kick
but Eddie Alvarez avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Tony "What's a Cucuy?" Ferguson studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Alvarez leads with a punch
Tony Ferguson evades but whiffs with a counter.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Low kick by Eddie Alvarez to maintain his distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Tony "What's a Cucuy?" Ferguson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Tony Ferguson throws an uppercut
Alvarez slips it.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Alvarez steps forward
Tony Ferguson catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Tony Ferguson chases Alvarez and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Alvarez steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Eddie Alvarez is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Eddie Alvarez tries to bring the fight to the ground
Tony "What's a Cucuy?" Ferguson goes down.
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Tony "What's a Cucuy?" Ferguson
Tony "What's a Cucuy?" Ferguson tries to close his guard around Alvarez
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Tony "What's a Cucuy?" Ferguson
Tony "What's a Cucuy?" Ferguson tries an armbar from the bottom!
Eddie Alvarez breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Poorly executed technique. Eddie Alvarez looks to counter!
Alvarez launches a kick to Tony "What's a Cucuy?" Ferguson's thigh
Loud pop!
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Tony "What's a Cucuy?" Ferguson
Alvarez is in closed guard... Tony "What's a Cucuy?" Ferguson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Eddie Alvarez!
Tony Ferguson is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez tries to roll to his side and trap Tony Ferguson in his guard...
Tony Ferguson rolls him over and takes his back!
Tony "What's a Cucuy?" Ferguson is in rear mount over Alvarez
Alvarez has Tony "What's a Cucuy?" Ferguson controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Alvarez manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Tony "What's a Cucuy?" Ferguson
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex (St. Petersburg, Russia) are cheering for the fighters.
A right hand from Eddie Alvarez
misses its target.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Alvarez and Tony "What's a Cucuy?" Ferguson circle around the center of the cage.
Tony Ferguson moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Tony Ferguson is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Shovel hook by Tony Ferguson
tags Alvarez.
Eddie Alvarez launches a body shot
Tony "What's a Cucuy?" Ferguson dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Alvarez's Left eye is beginning to swell
Eddie Alvarez and Tony "What's a Cucuy?" Ferguson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Tony Ferguson is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Tony Ferguson fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Tony "What's a Cucuy?" Ferguson steps backwards away from Eddie Alvarez. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Tony Ferguson charges at Alvarez throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Alvarez is rocked!
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Alvarez stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Tony Ferguson is coming in again!
Eddie Alvarez attempts a sweep single...
Tony Ferguson was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Tony "What's a Cucuy?" Ferguson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Tony "What's a Cucuy?" Ferguson tries to grapple
He puts Alvarez in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alvarez doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Tony Ferguson embrace and tries to move away...
Tony Ferguson pushes Alvarez forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Tony Ferguson pushes away Alvarez trying to keep the fight at striking range
Alvarez stumbles backwards and Tony Ferguson circles to get the center of the cage
Tony "What's a Cucuy?" Ferguson pushes Eddie Alvarez and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Tony Ferguson chases Alvarez and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Alvarez steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Alvarez steps forward
Tony Ferguson catches him with an uppercut to the face!
That punishment by Tony Ferguson has left Alvarez staggered! Tony Ferguson should try push forward now and finish this!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Tony Ferguson has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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Surprise roundhouse punch by Tony "What's a Cucuy?" Ferguson.
It looks like Alvarez was hit by a bus!
Down Alvarez goes! He's out cold! That phenomenal knock out has put the rest of Tony Ferguson's divison on notice!
Winner is Tony Ferguson by KO (Punch) at 0:20 Round 2
Statistics: Tony Ferguson
Punches 17/24 (71%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 50 s
Statistics: Eddie Alvarez
Punches 1/4 (25%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 50 s
Tony went there.
