Post by The Sandmen on Nov 14, 2019 13:48:26 GMT -5
Anthony Smith is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Chael Sonnen is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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 Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Chael Sonnen fakes a punch and launches himself over Anthony Smith
Smith counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
Anthony Smith and Sonnen engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Chael Sonnen is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Chael Sonnen attempts a sweep single...
Chael Sonnen catches Anthony Smith's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Sonnen.
Smith ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Smith
Sonnen struggles on the ground and tries to break Anthony Smith's guard...
Chael Sonnen is in Smith open guard now
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Smith
Chael Sonnen tries to pass to half guard...
Anthony Smith can't prevent his opponent from passing. Sonnen looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Smith
Anthony Smith tries to close the guard.
Smith put Chael Sonnen in closed guard.
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Smith
Sonnen is in closed guard... Smith tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chael Sonnen!
Anthony Smith is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Anthony Smith is in half guard over Sonnen
Smith tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Sonnen from the side mount!
Anthony Smith is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Smith tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Anthony Smith is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Anthony Smith takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Chael Sonnen shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Chael Sonnen breaks that americana attempt!
Smith clumsily fails here and it's time for Chael Sonnen to fight back!
Sonnen measures the resilience of Smith's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Smith's side.
Anthony Smith is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Smith's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Smith
Chael Sonnen tries to free his leg...
Chael Sonnen uses some of his skill by jumping out of Smith's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Chael Sonnen is in side mount over Anthony Smith
Chael Sonnen storms over Smith with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Sonnen doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Smith's face with his elbows!
Anthony Smith seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Chael Sonnen!
Chael Sonnen is in side mount over Anthony Smith
Chael Sonnen Sees his opportunity to finish this fight on the ground and swarms all over Anthony Smith!
Anthony Smith is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
Smith's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That punishment by Chael Sonnen has left Smith staggered! Chael Sonnen should try push forward now and finish this!
Chael Sonnen is in side mount over Anthony Smith
Anthony Smith attempts to trap Chael Sonnen in his guard.
Anthony Smith manages to switch to half guard.
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Smith
Smith tries to stand up!
Sonnen doesn't allow him!
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Smith
Smith tries to stand up!
Sonnen doesn't allow him!
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Smith
Anthony Smith doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Sonnen's moves.
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Smith
Smith tries to stand up!
Sonnen doesn't allow him!
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Smith
Chael Sonnen was tooling Anthony Smith for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Anthony Smith lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Sonnen leans back...
He clobbers Anthony Smith's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
There is a small laceration on Anthony Smith's Right cheek
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Smith
Sonnen fires a barrage of punches at Smith's head!
This is bad! Sonnen is just pounding on Anthony Smith's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Smith has a small cut in his Right cheek
Anthony Smith seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Chael Sonnen!
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Smith
Chael Sonnen Sees his opportunity to finish this fight on the ground and swarms all over Anthony Smith!
Anthony Smith is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
That punishment by Chael Sonnen has left Smith staggered! Chael Sonnen should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Smith
Chael Sonnen tries to pass Anthony Smith's guard...
Chael Sonnen manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Chael Sonnen is in side mount over Anthony Smith
Chael Sonnen looks to mount Anthony Smith...
Chael Sonnen slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Anthony Smith
Anthony Smith tries to roll to his side and trap Chael Sonnen in his guard...
Chael Sonnen keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Anthony Smith
Chael Sonnen wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Sonnen drills Anthony Smith's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Smith has a small cut in his Nose
Smith seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Anthony Smith
Sonnen tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Chael Sonnen controls the situation despite Anthony Smith efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Anthony Smith
Smith measures the resilience of Sonnen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Sonnen blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Sonnen is trying to counter now!
Chael Sonnen throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Smith's face with those brutal elbows! Smith needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
This is over! That impact from Chael Sonnen has left Smith laying flat on the mat!
Smith's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Smith has a small cut in his Right eye
Winner is Chael Sonnen by KO (GnP) at 5:00 Round 1
Statistics: Anthony Smith
Punches 0/2 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 261 s
Statistics: Chael Sonnen
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 21/30 (70%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 261 s
Smith just did not have the tools in his toolbox to deal with (Mi)Chael.
Chael Sonnen is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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 Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Chael Sonnen fakes a punch and launches himself over Anthony Smith
Smith counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
Anthony Smith and Sonnen engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Chael Sonnen is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Chael Sonnen attempts a sweep single...
Chael Sonnen catches Anthony Smith's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Sonnen.
Smith ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Smith
Sonnen struggles on the ground and tries to break Anthony Smith's guard...
Chael Sonnen is in Smith open guard now
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Smith
Chael Sonnen tries to pass to half guard...
Anthony Smith can't prevent his opponent from passing. Sonnen looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Smith
Anthony Smith tries to close the guard.
Smith put Chael Sonnen in closed guard.
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Smith
Sonnen is in closed guard... Smith tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chael Sonnen!
Anthony Smith is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Anthony Smith is in half guard over Sonnen
Smith tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Sonnen from the side mount!
Anthony Smith is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Smith tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Anthony Smith is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Anthony Smith takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Chael Sonnen shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Chael Sonnen breaks that americana attempt!
Smith clumsily fails here and it's time for Chael Sonnen to fight back!
Sonnen measures the resilience of Smith's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Smith's side.
Anthony Smith is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Smith's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Smith
Chael Sonnen tries to free his leg...
Chael Sonnen uses some of his skill by jumping out of Smith's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Chael Sonnen is in side mount over Anthony Smith
Chael Sonnen storms over Smith with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Sonnen doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Smith's face with his elbows!
Anthony Smith seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Chael Sonnen!
Chael Sonnen is in side mount over Anthony Smith
Chael Sonnen Sees his opportunity to finish this fight on the ground and swarms all over Anthony Smith!
Anthony Smith is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
Smith's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That punishment by Chael Sonnen has left Smith staggered! Chael Sonnen should try push forward now and finish this!
Chael Sonnen is in side mount over Anthony Smith
Anthony Smith attempts to trap Chael Sonnen in his guard.
Anthony Smith manages to switch to half guard.
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Smith
Smith tries to stand up!
Sonnen doesn't allow him!
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Smith
Smith tries to stand up!
Sonnen doesn't allow him!
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Smith
Anthony Smith doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Sonnen's moves.
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Smith
Smith tries to stand up!
Sonnen doesn't allow him!
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Smith
Chael Sonnen was tooling Anthony Smith for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Anthony Smith lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Sonnen leans back...
He clobbers Anthony Smith's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
There is a small laceration on Anthony Smith's Right cheek
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Smith
Sonnen fires a barrage of punches at Smith's head!
This is bad! Sonnen is just pounding on Anthony Smith's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Smith has a small cut in his Right cheek
Anthony Smith seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Chael Sonnen!
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Smith
Chael Sonnen Sees his opportunity to finish this fight on the ground and swarms all over Anthony Smith!
Anthony Smith is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
That punishment by Chael Sonnen has left Smith staggered! Chael Sonnen should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Smith
Chael Sonnen tries to pass Anthony Smith's guard...
Chael Sonnen manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Chael Sonnen is in side mount over Anthony Smith
Chael Sonnen looks to mount Anthony Smith...
Chael Sonnen slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Anthony Smith
Anthony Smith tries to roll to his side and trap Chael Sonnen in his guard...
Chael Sonnen keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Anthony Smith
Chael Sonnen wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Sonnen drills Anthony Smith's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Smith has a small cut in his Nose
Smith seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Anthony Smith
Sonnen tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Chael Sonnen controls the situation despite Anthony Smith efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Anthony Smith
Smith measures the resilience of Sonnen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Sonnen blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Sonnen is trying to counter now!
Chael Sonnen throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Smith's face with those brutal elbows! Smith needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
This is over! That impact from Chael Sonnen has left Smith laying flat on the mat!
Smith's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Smith has a small cut in his Right eye
Winner is Chael Sonnen by KO (GnP) at 5:00 Round 1
Statistics: Anthony Smith
Punches 0/2 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 261 s
Statistics: Chael Sonnen
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 21/30 (70%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 261 s
Smith just did not have the tools in his toolbox to deal with (Mi)Chael.