Post by The Sandmen on Dec 6, 2012 16:29:57 GMT -5
People are cheering for this fighter. You can hear Cain Velasquez chants all around the place!
Cain Velasquez looks very relaxed.
Cheick Kongo 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.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Kongo 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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Cain Velasquez and Cheick Kongo touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Cain Velasquez charges at Kongo throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Kongo is rocked!
Cain Velasquez shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Cheick Kongo is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Velasquez into his guard.
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Kongo
Cain Velasquez is cooling the fight on the ground
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Kongo
Kongo shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Cheick Kongo launches a few punches to Velasquez's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Velasquez tries to cover his face,
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Kongo
Velasquez gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Cheick Kongo! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Cheick Kongo doesn't defend himself!
Kongo has a small cut in his Nose
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Kongo
Cain Velasquez is looking to pass Cheick Kongo's guard...
Cheick Kongo has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Kongo
Cain Velasquez is looking to pass Cheick Kongo's guard...
Cain Velasquez gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Cain Velasquez is in half guard over Kongo
Not a desiderable position that Kongo is in now. Cain Velasquez is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Velasquez tries to get a side mount...
Kongo wraps his leg around Cain Velasquez leg and prevents him from moving.
Kongo is trying to counter now!
Kongo attempts a triangle from bottom! Cain Velasquez slips out. Kongo quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Cain Velasquez slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Cain Velasquez. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Cain Velasquez moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Cheick Kongo paws at Velasquez.
Velasquez swings ineffectively.
Velasquez clumsily fails here and it's time for Cheick Kongo to fight back!
Kongo tries to grapple
Velasquez moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
Cheick Kongo has found an opening in the defense of Velasquez, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Velasquez is wobbling!
Velasquez's Chin is beginning to swell
Kongo launches a furious low kick!
Velasquez receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Crisp uppercut by Velasquez followed by a hard jab
Kongo deflects the blows.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Kongo launches a solid middle kick
that whizzes past Velasquez.
Cheick Kongo gets sloppy and Cain Velasquez tries to take advantage...
Velasquez grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Cain Velasquez
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Kongo
Kongo tries to close his guard around Velasquez
He succeeds!
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Kongo
Cheick Kongo launches a few punches to Velasquez's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Velasquez tries to cover his face,
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Kongo
Kongo breaths deeply while on the ground
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Kongo
Cain Velasquez moves to better his position on the ground...
Cain Velasquez viciously slams hammer blows to Kongo's face!
There is a small laceration on Cheick Kongo's Forehead
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Kongo
Velasquez use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Bell Centre (Montreal, Quebec) is cheering him!
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
Cheick Kongo 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 Velasquez's moves.
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
Cain Velasquez looks to pass to mount...
Kongo creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Velasquez is holding Cheick Kongo's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Cheick Kongo loses balance and goes to the ground.
Kongo Hyper-extended his left arm
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
Cain Velasquez looks to mount Cheick Kongo...
Cain Velasquez slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Velasquez leans back...
He clobbers Cheick Kongo's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Velasquez tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cain Velasquez controls the situation despite Cheick Kongo efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Velasquez fires a barrage of punches at Kongo's head!
This is bad! Velasquez is just pounding on Cheick Kongo's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Kongo measures the resilience of Velasquez's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Velasquez blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Cheick Kongo gets sloppy and Cain Velasquez tries to take advantage...
Cain Velasquez wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Velasquez drills Cheick Kongo's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Cheick Kongo tries to roll to his side and trap Cain Velasquez in his guard...
Cain Velasquez keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Cheick Kongo 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 Velasquez's moves.
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Velasquez tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cain Velasquez controls the situation despite Cheick Kongo efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Cain Velasquez has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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An overhand right from Cheick Kongo that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Velasquez's stops that one with his face! How is Velasquez standing?!
Velasquez tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Velasquez is clinching with Kongo.
The fighters are clinching.
Cain Velasquez's prefered weapon is his fearsome clinch strikes. Kongo's need to think if he has the right gameplan if he thought to exchange there.
Velasquez launches a few hard punches to Cheick Kongo's ribs!
Cheick Kongo's ribs shows the damage! Cain Velasquez is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cain Velasquez tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Cheick Kongo
well done Kongo falls hard on the mat
Velasquez is standing while Kongo is on the ground on his back
Velasquez decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Kongo's guard.
Kongo did not see that coming! Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Kongo now.
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Kongo
Cain Velasquez tries to pass to half guard...
Cheick Kongo can't prevent his opponent from passing. Velasquez looks to work from half guard.
Cain Velasquez is in half guard over Kongo
Velasquez launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Cheick Kongo is not able to stop Kongo ground skills and Cain Velasquez moves to side mount!
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
Cain Velasquez moves to better his position on the ground...
Cain Velasquez viciously slams hammer blows to Kongo's face!
Kongo's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
Cheick Kongo 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 Velasquez's moves.
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
Cheick Kongo 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 Velasquez's moves.
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
Velasquez is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Cheick Kongo, who is barely covering up!
Kongo's Nose is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Cheick Kongo's Nose
Kongo seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Cheick Kongo is a bloody mess!
Cain Velasquez positions himself and tries to finish this!
Cain Velasquez storms Cheick Kongo's head with a few unblocked hammer fists! John McCarthy is asking Cheick Kongo to defend himself!
Kongo's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Cheick Kongo's Forehead
That punishment by Cain Velasquez has left Kongo staggered! Cain Velasquez should try push forward now and finish this!
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
Velasquez leans back...
He clobbers Cheick Kongo's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Kongo's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Kongo has a small cut in his Chin
That punishment by Cain Velasquez has left Kongo staggered! Cain Velasquez should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
Cheick Kongo continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Velasquez leans back...
He clobbers Cheick Kongo's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Kongo's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
Velasquez tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Cain Velasquez throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
That Armbar looks tight...
That Armbar from Cain Velasquez appears to be unbreakable
That Armbar looks tight...
Kongo breaks the lock showing some skills...
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Kongo tries to escape from the full mount...
Cain Velasquez is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
You can see Kongo's blood making stains in the mat.
Velasquez fires a barrage of punches at Kongo's head!
This is bad! Velasquez is just pounding on Cheick Kongo's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
Kongo measures the resilience of Velasquez's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Velasquez blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Cain Velasquez looks to counter!
Velasquez leans back...
He clobbers Cheick Kongo's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Cheick Kongo seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Cain Velasquez!
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Cain Velasquez Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Cheick Kongo is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
Kongo's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Kongo has a small cut in his Left cheek
Kongo seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
Velasquez tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Cheick Kongo launches a few punches to Velasquez's cheek from the guard.
Cain Velasquez uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Cain Velasquez moves to better his position on the ground...
Cain Velasquez viciously slams hammer blows to Kongo's face!
Kongo has a small cut in his Forehead
That punishment by Cain Velasquez has left Kongo staggered! Cain Velasquez should try push forward now and finish this!
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Cain Velasquez throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Kongo's face with those brutal elbows! Kongo needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Kongo's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Cheick Kongo's Chin
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Velasquez is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Velasquez is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Cheick Kongo's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Velasquez fires a barrage of punches at Kongo's head!
This is bad! Velasquez is just pounding on Cheick Kongo's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
This is over! That impact from Cain Velasquez has left Kongo laying flat on the mat!
There is a small laceration on Cheick Kongo's Right eye
Winner is Cain Velasquez by KO (GnP) at 4:34 Round 2
Statistics: Cain Velasquez
Punches 2/11 (18%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/5 (80%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 45/53 (85%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 417 s
Statistics: Cheick Kongo
Punches 2/2 (100%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/13 (31%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 426 s
Kongo came out stronger than I thought, then the win we all knew was coming came along. Kongo absorbs basically more damage than anyone else in ManMMA. He took literally 5 times what most people take prior to being KOed. Absolutely stunning damage absorption.
Cain Velasquez looks very relaxed.
Cheick Kongo 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.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Kongo 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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Cain Velasquez and Cheick Kongo touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Cain Velasquez charges at Kongo throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Kongo is rocked!
Cain Velasquez shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Cheick Kongo is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Velasquez into his guard.
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Kongo
Cain Velasquez is cooling the fight on the ground
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Kongo
Kongo shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Cheick Kongo launches a few punches to Velasquez's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Velasquez tries to cover his face,
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Kongo
Velasquez gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Cheick Kongo! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Cheick Kongo doesn't defend himself!
Kongo has a small cut in his Nose
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Kongo
Cain Velasquez is looking to pass Cheick Kongo's guard...
Cheick Kongo has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Kongo
Cain Velasquez is looking to pass Cheick Kongo's guard...
Cain Velasquez gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Cain Velasquez is in half guard over Kongo
Not a desiderable position that Kongo is in now. Cain Velasquez is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Velasquez tries to get a side mount...
Kongo wraps his leg around Cain Velasquez leg and prevents him from moving.
Kongo is trying to counter now!
Kongo attempts a triangle from bottom! Cain Velasquez slips out. Kongo quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Cain Velasquez slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Cain Velasquez. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Cain Velasquez moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Cheick Kongo paws at Velasquez.
Velasquez swings ineffectively.
Velasquez clumsily fails here and it's time for Cheick Kongo to fight back!
Kongo tries to grapple
Velasquez moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
Cheick Kongo has found an opening in the defense of Velasquez, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Velasquez is wobbling!
Velasquez's Chin is beginning to swell
Kongo launches a furious low kick!
Velasquez receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Crisp uppercut by Velasquez followed by a hard jab
Kongo deflects the blows.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Kongo launches a solid middle kick
that whizzes past Velasquez.
Cheick Kongo gets sloppy and Cain Velasquez tries to take advantage...
Velasquez grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Cain Velasquez
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Kongo
Kongo tries to close his guard around Velasquez
He succeeds!
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Kongo
Cheick Kongo launches a few punches to Velasquez's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Velasquez tries to cover his face,
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Kongo
Kongo breaths deeply while on the ground
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Kongo
Cain Velasquez moves to better his position on the ground...
Cain Velasquez viciously slams hammer blows to Kongo's face!
There is a small laceration on Cheick Kongo's Forehead
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Kongo
Velasquez use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Bell Centre (Montreal, Quebec) is cheering him!
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
Cheick Kongo 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 Velasquez's moves.
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
Cain Velasquez looks to pass to mount...
Kongo creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Velasquez is holding Cheick Kongo's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Cheick Kongo loses balance and goes to the ground.
Kongo Hyper-extended his left arm
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
Cain Velasquez looks to mount Cheick Kongo...
Cain Velasquez slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Velasquez leans back...
He clobbers Cheick Kongo's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Velasquez tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cain Velasquez controls the situation despite Cheick Kongo efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Velasquez fires a barrage of punches at Kongo's head!
This is bad! Velasquez is just pounding on Cheick Kongo's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Kongo measures the resilience of Velasquez's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Velasquez blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Cheick Kongo gets sloppy and Cain Velasquez tries to take advantage...
Cain Velasquez wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Velasquez drills Cheick Kongo's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Cheick Kongo tries to roll to his side and trap Cain Velasquez in his guard...
Cain Velasquez keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Cheick Kongo 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 Velasquez's moves.
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Velasquez tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cain Velasquez controls the situation despite Cheick Kongo efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Cain Velasquez has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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An overhand right from Cheick Kongo that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Velasquez's stops that one with his face! How is Velasquez standing?!
Velasquez tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Velasquez is clinching with Kongo.
The fighters are clinching.
Cain Velasquez's prefered weapon is his fearsome clinch strikes. Kongo's need to think if he has the right gameplan if he thought to exchange there.
Velasquez launches a few hard punches to Cheick Kongo's ribs!
Cheick Kongo's ribs shows the damage! Cain Velasquez is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cain Velasquez tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Cheick Kongo
well done Kongo falls hard on the mat
Velasquez is standing while Kongo is on the ground on his back
Velasquez decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Kongo's guard.
Kongo did not see that coming! Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Kongo now.
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Kongo
Cain Velasquez tries to pass to half guard...
Cheick Kongo can't prevent his opponent from passing. Velasquez looks to work from half guard.
Cain Velasquez is in half guard over Kongo
Velasquez launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Cheick Kongo is not able to stop Kongo ground skills and Cain Velasquez moves to side mount!
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
Cain Velasquez moves to better his position on the ground...
Cain Velasquez viciously slams hammer blows to Kongo's face!
Kongo's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
Cheick Kongo 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 Velasquez's moves.
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
Cheick Kongo 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 Velasquez's moves.
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
Velasquez is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Cheick Kongo, who is barely covering up!
Kongo's Nose is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Cheick Kongo's Nose
Kongo seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Cheick Kongo is a bloody mess!
Cain Velasquez positions himself and tries to finish this!
Cain Velasquez storms Cheick Kongo's head with a few unblocked hammer fists! John McCarthy is asking Cheick Kongo to defend himself!
Kongo's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Cheick Kongo's Forehead
That punishment by Cain Velasquez has left Kongo staggered! Cain Velasquez should try push forward now and finish this!
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
Velasquez leans back...
He clobbers Cheick Kongo's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Kongo's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Kongo has a small cut in his Chin
That punishment by Cain Velasquez has left Kongo staggered! Cain Velasquez should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
Cheick Kongo continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Velasquez leans back...
He clobbers Cheick Kongo's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Kongo's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
Velasquez tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Cain Velasquez throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
That Armbar looks tight...
That Armbar from Cain Velasquez appears to be unbreakable
That Armbar looks tight...
Kongo breaks the lock showing some skills...
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Kongo tries to escape from the full mount...
Cain Velasquez is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
You can see Kongo's blood making stains in the mat.
Velasquez fires a barrage of punches at Kongo's head!
This is bad! Velasquez is just pounding on Cheick Kongo's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
Kongo measures the resilience of Velasquez's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Velasquez blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Cain Velasquez looks to counter!
Velasquez leans back...
He clobbers Cheick Kongo's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Cheick Kongo seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Cain Velasquez!
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Cain Velasquez Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Cheick Kongo is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
Kongo's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Kongo has a small cut in his Left cheek
Kongo seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
Velasquez tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Cheick Kongo launches a few punches to Velasquez's cheek from the guard.
Cain Velasquez uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Cain Velasquez moves to better his position on the ground...
Cain Velasquez viciously slams hammer blows to Kongo's face!
Kongo has a small cut in his Forehead
That punishment by Cain Velasquez has left Kongo staggered! Cain Velasquez should try push forward now and finish this!
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Cain Velasquez throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Kongo's face with those brutal elbows! Kongo needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Kongo's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Cheick Kongo's Chin
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Velasquez is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Velasquez is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Cheick Kongo's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Velasquez fires a barrage of punches at Kongo's head!
This is bad! Velasquez is just pounding on Cheick Kongo's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
This is over! That impact from Cain Velasquez has left Kongo laying flat on the mat!
There is a small laceration on Cheick Kongo's Right eye
Winner is Cain Velasquez by KO (GnP) at 4:34 Round 2
Statistics: Cain Velasquez
Punches 2/11 (18%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/5 (80%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 45/53 (85%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 417 s
Statistics: Cheick Kongo
Punches 2/2 (100%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/13 (31%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 426 s
Kongo came out stronger than I thought, then the win we all knew was coming came along. Kongo absorbs basically more damage than anyone else in ManMMA. He took literally 5 times what most people take prior to being KOed. Absolutely stunning damage absorption.