Post by The Sandmen on Oct 24, 2019 1:53:33 GMT -5
Junior dos Santos looks very relaxed.
Fabricio Werdum raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Werdum is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Werdum fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Junior dos Santos didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
dos Santos ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Fabricio Werdum is in open guard over dos Santos
Werdum tries to move to full mount
Werdum's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Fabricio Werdum is in open guard over dos Santos
Werdum tries to move to full mount
Werdum succeeds
Fabricio Werdum is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
dos Santos tries to move on the ground and shows Fabricio Werdum a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! dos Santos's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
dos Santos's Forehead is beginning to swell
Fabricio Werdum is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Werdum fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Junior dos Santos's arm and tries an armbar!
dos Santos holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks dos Santos's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Fabricio Werdum.
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Werdum tries to show some ground skills
Fabricio Werdum put dos Santos in half guard.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Werdum
Junior dos Santos tries to free his leg...
Junior dos Santos uses some of his skill by jumping out of Werdum's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Werdum tries to show some ground skills
Fabricio Werdum put dos Santos in half guard.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Werdum
Fabricio Werdum attempts to move to full guard
Fabricio Werdum manages to switch to full guard.
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Werdum
Werdum tries to close his guard around dos Santos
He is not able to do it
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Werdum
Junior dos Santos storms over Werdum with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
dos Santos doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Werdum's face with his elbows!
Werdum's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Werdum
dos Santos delivers a few accurate elbows!
Fabricio Werdum blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Junior dos Santos gets sloppy and Fabricio Werdum tries to take advantage...
Werdum tries to close his guard around dos Santos
He succeeds!
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Werdum
Fabricio Werdum isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
dos Santos blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Werdum's guard.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Werdum
Junior dos Santos tries to free his leg
Junior dos Santos uses some of his skill by jumping out of Werdum's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Werdum tries to show some ground skills
dos Santos uses his strength to keep dos Santos at a disadvantage
Werdum misses a step and Junior dos Santos sees an opportunity to counter him!
Junior dos Santos fakes some punches
Werdum ties him up.
John McCarthy 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.
Fabricio Werdum goes with a looping right hand while Junior dos Santos jumps back and jabs
That one hits but dos Santos seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Junior dos Santos takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Fabricio Werdum tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
dos Santos is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Fabricio Werdum is in open guard over dos Santos
Werdum tries to move to full mount
Werdum's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Poorly executed technique. Junior dos Santos looks to counter!
dos Santos measures the resilience of Werdum's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Werdum's side.
Werdum ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Fabricio Werdum is in open guard over dos Santos
dos Santos tries to close his guard around Werdum
He is not able to do it
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Fabricio Werdum is in open guard over dos Santos
Werdum tries to move to full mount
Werdum succeeds
Fabricio Werdum is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Werdum suddenly holds Junior dos Santos's arm and tries an armbar!
dos Santos can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Fabricio Werdum!
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Werdum
dos Santos is in closed guard... Werdum tries to roll on the ground!
Junior dos Santos uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
dos Santos tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Junior dos Santos moves to better his position on the ground...
Junior dos Santos wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
Fabricio Werdum is in side mount over Junior dos Santos
Werdum positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
dos Santos's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Werdum misses a step and Junior dos Santos sees an opportunity to counter him!
dos Santos tries to show some ground skills
Junior dos Santos put Werdum in half guard.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Lanxess Arena (Cologne, Germany) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Werdum fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
dos Santos sprawls and remains on his feet.
Werdum steps backwards away from Junior dos Santos. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
dos Santos is connecting with a few punches
Bone shattering straight right hand from Junior dos Santos!
Werdum is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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dos Santos looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Fabricio Werdum's punches
Werdum is on the receiving end of a great combo by dos Santos.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Brutal-looking high kick from Junior dos Santos!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Surprise roundhouse punch by dos Santos.
It looks like Werdum was hit by a bus!
dos Santos decides to launch some tentative punches
Junior dos Santos takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
An overhand right from Junior dos Santos that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Werdum's stops that one with his face! How is Werdum standing?!
A bad move from Fabricio Werdum
allows dos Santos to land a solid head kick.
dos Santos shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Junior dos Santos fakes a punch and launches himself over Fabricio Werdum
Great move by dos Santos who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Fabricio Werdum pushes away dos Santos trying to keep the fight at striking range
dos Santos doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Fabricio Werdum
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal punches to Werdum's face while in the clinch!
Werdum can't take many more shots like those!
The fighters are clinching.
Junior dos Santos can end the fight at any moment from the clinch. You can hear the crowd buzz with anticipation.
Junior dos Santos is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Werdum with uppercuts!
Werdum is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if Werdum is unable to escape!
The ref pulls off Junior dos Santos! Werdum seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Winner is Junior dos Santos by TKO (Punches) at 1:38 Round 2
Statistics: Junior dos Santos
Punches 16/21 (76%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 7/8 (88%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 6/18 (33%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 221 s
Statistics: Fabricio Werdum
Punches 5/12 (42%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 1/4 (25%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 221 s
Werdum failed at his submission-wins. Earning the loss.
Fabricio Werdum raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Werdum is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Werdum fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Junior dos Santos didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
dos Santos ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Fabricio Werdum is in open guard over dos Santos
Werdum tries to move to full mount
Werdum's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Fabricio Werdum is in open guard over dos Santos
Werdum tries to move to full mount
Werdum succeeds
Fabricio Werdum is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
dos Santos tries to move on the ground and shows Fabricio Werdum a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! dos Santos's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
dos Santos's Forehead is beginning to swell
Fabricio Werdum is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Werdum fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Junior dos Santos's arm and tries an armbar!
dos Santos holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks dos Santos's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Fabricio Werdum.
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Werdum tries to show some ground skills
Fabricio Werdum put dos Santos in half guard.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Werdum
Junior dos Santos tries to free his leg...
Junior dos Santos uses some of his skill by jumping out of Werdum's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Werdum tries to show some ground skills
Fabricio Werdum put dos Santos in half guard.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Werdum
Fabricio Werdum attempts to move to full guard
Fabricio Werdum manages to switch to full guard.
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Werdum
Werdum tries to close his guard around dos Santos
He is not able to do it
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Werdum
Junior dos Santos storms over Werdum with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
dos Santos doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Werdum's face with his elbows!
Werdum's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Werdum
dos Santos delivers a few accurate elbows!
Fabricio Werdum blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Junior dos Santos gets sloppy and Fabricio Werdum tries to take advantage...
Werdum tries to close his guard around dos Santos
He succeeds!
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Werdum
Fabricio Werdum isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
dos Santos blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Werdum's guard.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Werdum
Junior dos Santos tries to free his leg
Junior dos Santos uses some of his skill by jumping out of Werdum's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Werdum tries to show some ground skills
dos Santos uses his strength to keep dos Santos at a disadvantage
Werdum misses a step and Junior dos Santos sees an opportunity to counter him!
Junior dos Santos fakes some punches
Werdum ties him up.
John McCarthy 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.
Fabricio Werdum goes with a looping right hand while Junior dos Santos jumps back and jabs
That one hits but dos Santos seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Junior dos Santos takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Fabricio Werdum tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
dos Santos is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Fabricio Werdum is in open guard over dos Santos
Werdum tries to move to full mount
Werdum's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Poorly executed technique. Junior dos Santos looks to counter!
dos Santos measures the resilience of Werdum's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Werdum's side.
Werdum ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Fabricio Werdum is in open guard over dos Santos
dos Santos tries to close his guard around Werdum
He is not able to do it
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Fabricio Werdum is in open guard over dos Santos
Werdum tries to move to full mount
Werdum succeeds
Fabricio Werdum is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Werdum suddenly holds Junior dos Santos's arm and tries an armbar!
dos Santos can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Fabricio Werdum!
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Werdum
dos Santos is in closed guard... Werdum tries to roll on the ground!
Junior dos Santos uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
dos Santos tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Junior dos Santos moves to better his position on the ground...
Junior dos Santos wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
Fabricio Werdum is in side mount over Junior dos Santos
Werdum positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
dos Santos's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Werdum misses a step and Junior dos Santos sees an opportunity to counter him!
dos Santos tries to show some ground skills
Junior dos Santos put Werdum in half guard.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Lanxess Arena (Cologne, Germany) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Werdum fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
dos Santos sprawls and remains on his feet.
Werdum steps backwards away from Junior dos Santos. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
dos Santos is connecting with a few punches
Bone shattering straight right hand from Junior dos Santos!
Werdum is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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dos Santos looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Fabricio Werdum's punches
Werdum is on the receiving end of a great combo by dos Santos.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Brutal-looking high kick from Junior dos Santos!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Surprise roundhouse punch by dos Santos.
It looks like Werdum was hit by a bus!
dos Santos decides to launch some tentative punches
Junior dos Santos takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
An overhand right from Junior dos Santos that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Werdum's stops that one with his face! How is Werdum standing?!
A bad move from Fabricio Werdum
allows dos Santos to land a solid head kick.
dos Santos shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Junior dos Santos fakes a punch and launches himself over Fabricio Werdum
Great move by dos Santos who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Fabricio Werdum pushes away dos Santos trying to keep the fight at striking range
dos Santos doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Fabricio Werdum
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal punches to Werdum's face while in the clinch!
Werdum can't take many more shots like those!
The fighters are clinching.
Junior dos Santos can end the fight at any moment from the clinch. You can hear the crowd buzz with anticipation.
Junior dos Santos is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Werdum with uppercuts!
Werdum is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if Werdum is unable to escape!
The ref pulls off Junior dos Santos! Werdum seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Winner is Junior dos Santos by TKO (Punches) at 1:38 Round 2
Statistics: Junior dos Santos
Punches 16/21 (76%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 7/8 (88%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 6/18 (33%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 221 s
Statistics: Fabricio Werdum
Punches 5/12 (42%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 1/4 (25%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 221 s
Werdum failed at his submission-wins. Earning the loss.