Post by The Sandmen on Aug 31, 2019 23:03:59 GMT -5
Chris Weidman shifts back and forth nervously.
Anderson Silva glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Anderson Silva today.
Anderson Silva comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Weidman and Anderson move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Chris Weidman shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Anderson Silva is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Weidman into his guard.
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Anderson
Chris Weidman looks to posture up and open Anderson Silva's guard...
Anderson Silva has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Anderson
Weidman struggles on the ground and tries to break Anderson Silva's guard...
Anderson doesn't want to free his opponent and Weidman continues in closed guard
Weidman clumsily fails here and it's time for Anderson Silva to fight back!
Anderson attempts a triangle from bottom! Chris Weidman slips out. Anderson quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Chris Weidman slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Weidman climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Weidman is standing while Anderson is on the ground on his back
Chris Weidman opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Anderson's guard.
Anderson fights back with his feet, forcing Weidman to try something else.
Weidman misses a step and Anderson Silva sees an opportunity to counter him!
Anderson Silva launches an up-kick intended for Chris Weidman's head...
It lands flush with Chris Weidman's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Weidman is standing while Anderson is on the ground on his back
Chris Weidman decides to jump inside Anderson's guard.
Anderson didn't see that coming. Weidman is in open guard over Anderson now.
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Anderson
Weidman is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Anderson's ribs.
Anderson blocks Chris Weidman's moves and tries to reverse the situation.
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Anderson
Anderson measures the resilience of Weidman's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Weidman's side.
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Anderson
Anderson tries to close his guard around Weidman
He succeeds!
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Anderson
Weidman positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Anderson's being punished here!
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Anderson
Anderson tries to move on the ground and shows Chris Weidman a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Anderson's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Anderson
Weidman is in closed guard... Anderson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chris Weidman!
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Weidman measures the resilience of Anderson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Anderson blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Anderson Silva looks to counter!
Anderson tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Anderson Silva controls the situation despite Chris Weidman efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Weidman measures the resilience of Anderson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Anderson's side.
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Anderson tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Anderson Silva controls the situation despite Chris Weidman efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman tries to roll to his side and trap Anderson Silva in his guard...
Chris Weidman moves to half guard.
Anderson Silva is in half guard over Weidman
Anderson Silva pushes Weidman's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Anderson who is in full mount! Weidman is in trouble now!
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Weidman is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Anderson Silva pushes Chris Weidman down and prevents his attempts to escape
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Anderson Silva takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Chris Weidman shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Chris Weidman breaks that americana attempt!
Anderson Silva gets sloppy and Chris Weidman tries to take advantage...
Chris Weidman launches a few punches to Anderson's cheek from the guard.
Anderson Silva uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Anderson Silva sits high on Chris Weidman's chest and pulls his leg underneath Weidman's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Weidman tries to roll out. He's too quick for Anderson Silva and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Anderson and it cost him top position.
Poorly executed technique. Chris Weidman looks to counter!
Chris Weidman launches a few punches to Anderson's cheek from the guard.
Anderson Silva uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Weidman is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Anderson Silva pushes Chris Weidman down and prevents his attempts to escape
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Manchester Evening News Arena (Manchester, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Chris Weidman moves forward and launches a low kick.
Anderson blocks that.
Brutal-looking high kick from Anderson Silva!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
There is a small laceration on Chris Weidman's Mouth
Anderson goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
Weidman has a small cut in his Chin
Solid low kick from Anderson Silva.
For sure, that had to hurt!
John McCarthy is asking Weidman to defend himself! John McCarthy jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Weidman.
Winner is Anderson Silva by TKO (Low kick) at 4:08 Round 1
Statistics: Chris Weidman
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/16 (38%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 174 s
Statistics: Anderson Silva
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 4/4 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/2 (100%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 189 s
This was the opposite of the first fight. Weidman came out strong and was winning with his wrestling and GnP. But once Anderson got up, he went kicky, destroyed Weidman, then crushed him. No flash, just a quick beat-down once he took advantage and control of the fight.
Anderson Silva glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Anderson Silva today.
Anderson Silva comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Weidman and Anderson move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Chris Weidman shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Anderson Silva is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Weidman into his guard.
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Anderson
Chris Weidman looks to posture up and open Anderson Silva's guard...
Anderson Silva has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Anderson
Weidman struggles on the ground and tries to break Anderson Silva's guard...
Anderson doesn't want to free his opponent and Weidman continues in closed guard
Weidman clumsily fails here and it's time for Anderson Silva to fight back!
Anderson attempts a triangle from bottom! Chris Weidman slips out. Anderson quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Chris Weidman slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Weidman climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Weidman is standing while Anderson is on the ground on his back
Chris Weidman opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Anderson's guard.
Anderson fights back with his feet, forcing Weidman to try something else.
Weidman misses a step and Anderson Silva sees an opportunity to counter him!
Anderson Silva launches an up-kick intended for Chris Weidman's head...
It lands flush with Chris Weidman's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Weidman is standing while Anderson is on the ground on his back
Chris Weidman decides to jump inside Anderson's guard.
Anderson didn't see that coming. Weidman is in open guard over Anderson now.
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Anderson
Weidman is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Anderson's ribs.
Anderson blocks Chris Weidman's moves and tries to reverse the situation.
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Anderson
Anderson measures the resilience of Weidman's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Weidman's side.
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Anderson
Anderson tries to close his guard around Weidman
He succeeds!
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Anderson
Weidman positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Anderson's being punished here!
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Anderson
Anderson tries to move on the ground and shows Chris Weidman a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Anderson's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Anderson
Weidman is in closed guard... Anderson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chris Weidman!
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Weidman measures the resilience of Anderson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Anderson blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Anderson Silva looks to counter!
Anderson tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Anderson Silva controls the situation despite Chris Weidman efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Weidman measures the resilience of Anderson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Anderson's side.
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Anderson tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Anderson Silva controls the situation despite Chris Weidman efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman tries to roll to his side and trap Anderson Silva in his guard...
Chris Weidman moves to half guard.
Anderson Silva is in half guard over Weidman
Anderson Silva pushes Weidman's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Anderson who is in full mount! Weidman is in trouble now!
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Weidman is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Anderson Silva pushes Chris Weidman down and prevents his attempts to escape
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Anderson Silva takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Chris Weidman shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Chris Weidman breaks that americana attempt!
Anderson Silva gets sloppy and Chris Weidman tries to take advantage...
Chris Weidman launches a few punches to Anderson's cheek from the guard.
Anderson Silva uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Anderson Silva sits high on Chris Weidman's chest and pulls his leg underneath Weidman's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Weidman tries to roll out. He's too quick for Anderson Silva and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Anderson and it cost him top position.
Poorly executed technique. Chris Weidman looks to counter!
Chris Weidman launches a few punches to Anderson's cheek from the guard.
Anderson Silva uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Weidman is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Anderson Silva pushes Chris Weidman down and prevents his attempts to escape
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Manchester Evening News Arena (Manchester, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Chris Weidman moves forward and launches a low kick.
Anderson blocks that.
Brutal-looking high kick from Anderson Silva!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
There is a small laceration on Chris Weidman's Mouth
Anderson goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
Weidman has a small cut in his Chin
Solid low kick from Anderson Silva.
For sure, that had to hurt!
John McCarthy is asking Weidman to defend himself! John McCarthy jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Weidman.
Winner is Anderson Silva by TKO (Low kick) at 4:08 Round 1
Statistics: Chris Weidman
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/16 (38%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 174 s
Statistics: Anderson Silva
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 4/4 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/2 (100%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 189 s
This was the opposite of the first fight. Weidman came out strong and was winning with his wrestling and GnP. But once Anderson got up, he went kicky, destroyed Weidman, then crushed him. No flash, just a quick beat-down once he took advantage and control of the fight.