Post by The Sandmen on Feb 28, 2012 14:28:47 GMT -5
ManMMA Championship
People are cheering for this fighter. You can hear Anderson Silva chants all around the place!
Anderson Silva glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Mirko Cro Cop glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Anderson and Cro Cop move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
A high kick from Mirko Cro Cop
misses badly. Cro Cop slips and falls!
Anderson is standing while Cro Cop is on the ground on his back
Mirko Cro Cop doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Back to the beginning! Mirko Cro Cop is standing now.
Anderson shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Anderson goes for a low kick..
Cro Cop avoids the deadly blow.
Anderson misses a step and Mirko Cro Cop sees an opportunity to counter him!
Mirko Cro Cop moves forward and launches a high kick!
Anderson ducks under.
Mirko Cro Cop leans forwards and tries to grapple with Anderson
Cro Cop shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Cro Cop launches a knee!
Anderson blocks that knee.
Poorly executed technique. Anderson Silva looks to counter!
Anderson Silva postures up and launches another series of punches!
Cro Cop pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Anderson Silva's offensive.
The fighters are clinching.
Mirko Cro Cop launches a knee towards Anderson Silva's left tight
That knee found his way.
The fighters are clinching.
Anderson Silva tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Cro Cop is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Cro Cop is trying to counter now!
Mirko Cro Cop gets control of Anderson Silva's neck and attempts a guillotine!
Anderson Silva shakes him off and staves off danger.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Anderson doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Mirko Cro Cop embrace and tries to move away...
Mirko Cro Cop pushes Anderson forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Mirko Cro Cop pushes away Anderson trying to keep the fight at striking range
Anderson stumbles backwards and Mirko Cro Cop circles to get the center of the cage
Mirko Cro Cop paws at Anderson.
Anderson answers with solid punches!
A wicked punch by Anderson Silva
goes awry.
Anderson Silva tries a high kick!
Cro Cop blocks. Wow, that could have finished this match.
Mirko Cro Cop seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Anderson launches a kick
but Mirko Cro Cop avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Anderson is holding Mirko Cro Cop's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Mirko Cro Cop loses balance and goes to the ground.
Cro Cop's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Anderson Silva is in side mount over Mirko Cro Cop
Anderson Silva looks to mount Mirko Cro Cop...
Mirko Cro Cop takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Anderson Silva is in open guard over Cro Cop
Cro Cop tries to close his guard around Anderson
He succeeds!
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Anderson Silva is in closed guard over Cro Cop
Anderson is in closed guard... Cro Cop tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Anderson Silva!
Mirko Cro Cop is in full mount over Anderson Silva
Anderson tries to escape from the full mount...
Mirko Cro Cop is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Mirko Cro Cop is in side mount over Anderson Silva
Cro Cop gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Anderson Silva! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Anderson Silva doesn't defend himself!
Mirko Cro Cop is in side mount over Anderson Silva
Anderson Silva attempts to trap Mirko Cro Cop in his guard.
Anderson Silva manages to switch to half guard.
Mirko Cro Cop is in half guard over Anderson
Anderson Silva launches a few punches to Cro Cop's cheek from the guard.
Mirko Cro Cop uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Mirko Cro Cop is in half guard over Anderson
Anderson Silva attempts to move to full guard
Anderson Silva manages to switch to full guard.
Mirko Cro Cop is in open guard over Anderson
Cro Cop is taking this opportunity to rest.
Mirko Cro Cop is in open guard over Anderson
Anderson tries to close his guard around Cro Cop
He succeeds!
Mirko Cro Cop is in closed guard over Anderson
Cro Cop is in closed guard... Anderson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Mirko Cro Cop!
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Mirko Cro Cop
Anderson positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Cro Cop's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Poorly executed technique. Mirko Cro Cop looks to counter!
Cro Cop is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Anderson Silva pushes Mirko Cro Cop down and prevents his attempts to escape
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 Olympic Indoor Arena (Athens, Greece) are cheering for the fighters.
Anderson Silva throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
There is a small laceration on Mirko Cro Cop's Chin
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Anderson launches a stiff jab!
Cro Cop ducks that one.
Anderson Silva gets sloppy and Mirko Cro Cop tries to take advantage...
A bad move from Anderson Silva
almost puts his head in the path of Cro Cop's kick.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Mirko Cro Cop can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Cro Cop tries to grapple
He puts Anderson in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Mirko Cro Cop launches a knee while holding Anderson's in a double underhooks...
Anderson Silva pushes Mirko Cro Cop and that knee goes nowhere!
Cro Cop misses a step and Anderson Silva sees an opportunity to counter him!
A punch from Anderson Silva
whizzes past Cro Cop.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Cro Cop.
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Round 2
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Cro Cop moves backwards and Anderson Silva is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Anderson grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Cro Cop struggles... Anderson Silva is unable to take him down
Anderson Silva gets sloppy and Mirko Cro Cop tries to take advantage...
Anderson leads with a punch
Mirko Cro Cop avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Low kick by Mirko Cro Cop to maintain his distance.
That hits Anderson Silva's ankle
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Mirko Cro Cop can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Cro Cop launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Anderson's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!
Solid kick to the leg from Mirko Cro Cop
that visibly pains Anderson.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Anderson Silva launches a rapid series of punches
taking Cro Cop from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Mirko Cro Cop attempts to cut off Anderson with punches
Anderson avoids getting cornered.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Anderson cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Cro Cop can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Cro Cop fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Anderson Silva launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Cro Cop's knee!
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Anderson wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Anderson moves forward and holds Cro Cop
Mirko Cro Cop tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Anderson is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Anderson tries to take Mirko Cro Cop down... Cro Cop stumbles backwards and Anderson Silva launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Cro Cop's jaw!
Mirko Cro Cop pushes away Anderson trying to keep the fight at striking range
Anderson doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Mirko Cro Cop
The fighters are clinching.
Mirko Cro Cop tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Anderson is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Poorly executed technique. Anderson Silva looks to counter!
Anderson Silva tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Cro Cop is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Anderson Silva tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Anderson circles out and slips free of Mirko Cro Cop's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Anderson Silva can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Anderson pushes Mirko Cro Cop and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Cro Cop tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Anderson moves backwards and circles around Mirko Cro Cop.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Anderson looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Mirko Cro Cop's punches
Anderson is on the receiving end of a great combo by Cro Cop.
Anderson's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Anderson pushes Mirko Cro Cop and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Mirko Cro Cop moves forward and launches a low kick.
Anderson blocks that.
Pulverizing punch to Cro Cop's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Anderson is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Cro Cop's jaw!
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Anderson Silva fakes a punch and launches himself over Cro Cop!
Nice move by Anderson who clinches and pushes Cro Cop against the cage
Cro Cop doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Anderson Silva embrace and tries to move away...
Anderson Silva pushes Cro Cop forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 4:25 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Multiple well placed knees from Anderson!
Nice hits to Cro Cop's ribs! Brilliant performance from Anderson Silva
The fighters are clinching.
Mirko Cro Cop slightly pushes Anderson into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Herb Dean sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Anderson is holding Mirko Cro Cop's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Mirko Cro Cop loses balance and goes to the ground.
Anderson Silva is in side mount over Mirko Cro Cop
Anderson launches a barrage of elbows over Cro Cop's face!
Mirko Cro Cop blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Poorly executed technique. Mirko Cro Cop looks to counter!
Mirko Cro Cop 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.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
You have to give that round to Anderson Silva.
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Round 3
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Quick hook by Anderson Silva
Good shot! Cro Cop has reasons to be worried.
Anderson showing excellent timing, blasts Mirko Cro Cop with a right hand.
Great hook by Anderson Silva! Mirko Cro Cop is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Anderson is standing while Cro Cop is on the ground on his back
Anderson launches a kick to Cro Cop's thigh
Loud pop!
The clock says 0:40 in the 3 round
Anderson is standing while Cro Cop is on the ground on his back
Anderson launches a kick to Cro Cop's thigh
Loud pop!
Anderson is standing while Cro Cop is on the ground on his back
Anderson moves backwards and gestures for Mirko Cro Cop to stand up.
Mirko Cro Cop is on his feet again.
Anderson Silva fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Mirko Cro Cop! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
Anderson decides to launch some tentative punches
Anderson Silva takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
Lightning fast low kick from Anderson!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Cro Cop hyper-extended his leg
Mirko Cro Cop leans forwards and tries to grapple with Anderson
Anderson wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.
Anderson goes to the body...
He punishes Cro Cop's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Cro Cop moves to shoot
Anderson misses a knee.
Anderson clumsily fails here and it's time for Mirko Cro Cop to fight back!
Cro Cop wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Anderson Silva fakes a few punches and tries a quick knee
Cro Cop got hit in the abdomen, Cro Cop was holding his adbomen in pain
Hard blow to Cro Cop's mid-section, he seems hurt
The fighters are clinching.
Cro Cop launches a knee!
Mirko Cro Cop hits Anderson's hard just below the ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cro Cop pushes his opponent against the fence and launches a furious kick to the ribs
Anderson pushes his opponent away and circles towards the center of the cage.
Anderson Silva takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Anderson is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Anderson Silva just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Cro Cop may be in trouble!
Solid shot from Anderson Silva to the body.
Cro Cop didn't like that.
The clock says 2:55 in the 3 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 3:05 in the 3 round
Cro Cop launches a solid middle kick
that whizzes past Anderson.
Anderson Silva goes with a looping right hand while Mirko Cro Cop jumps back and jabs
Cro Cop seems staggered and Anderson Silva runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Inside leg kick from Anderson
that lands on Mirko Cro Cop's leg.
Cro Cop hyper-extended his leg
Anderson steps backwards away from Mirko Cro Cop. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Anderson grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Anderson Silva
Hard blow to Cro Cop's mid-section, he seems hurt
Anderson Silva is in open guard over Cro Cop
Anderson tries to move to full mount
Anderson succeeds
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Mirko Cro Cop
Anderson tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Anderson Silva controls the situation despite Mirko Cro Cop efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 4:15 in the 3 round
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Mirko Cro Cop
Anderson Silva takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Mirko Cro Cop shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Punishing hold!
That Americana from Anderson Silva appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Cro Cop's eyes...
Crippling lock!
That Americana from Anderson Silva appears to be unbreakable
Anderson is locking that Americana...
Mirko Cro Cop breaks that americana attempt!
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Mirko Cro Cop
Cro Cop tries to move on the ground and shows Anderson Silva a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Cro Cop's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Herb Dean knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Cro Cop has a small cut in his Forehead
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Mirko Cro Cop
Anderson catch Mirko Cro Cop's left arm and tries a kimura
Cro Cop struggles to free himself
That kimura from Anderson Silva appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Cro Cop's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Anderson is locking that kimura...
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Cro Cop's eyes...
Crippling lock!
Mirko Cro Cop holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Mirko Cro Cop
Anderson catch Mirko Cro Cop's right arm and tries a kimura
You can see the pain reflected in Cro Cop's eyes...
Crippling lock!
Anderson is locking that kimura...
Cro Cop's arm is bent at an awful angle! Mirko Cro Cop's taps again and again
Winner is Anderson Silva by Submission (kimura) at 4:54 Round 3
Statistics: Anderson Silva
Punches 33/44 (75%)
Kicks 6/10 (60%)
Clinch strikes 5/13 (38%)
Takedowns 3/4 (75%)
GnP strikes 1/12 (8%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 206 s
Statistics: Mirko Cro Cop
Punches 8/16 (50%)
Kicks 2/10 (20%)
Clinch strikes 3/6 (50%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 5/8 (62%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/3 (33%)
Time on the ground 248 s
People at Olympic Indoor Arena (Athens, Greece) will not regret paying for this ticket. Anderson's awesome performance was worth the money.
Nice effort tonight from Mirko Cro Cop who was thinking of the fans besides the fight itself.
MMA internet sites are about to explode! What an awesome fight!