Post by The Sandmen on Apr 19, 2013 17:43:57 GMT -5
Junior dos Santos raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Stephan Bonnar raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Junior dos Santos today.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Stephan Bonnar attempts a sweep single...
Stephan Bonnar catches Junior dos Santos's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Bonnar.
Stephan Bonnar is in closed guard over dos Santos
Stephan Bonnar tries to open dos Santos's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Stephan Bonnar. dos Santos is unable to cover himself now!
Stephan Bonnar is in closed guard over dos Santos
Stephan Bonnar hovers above dos Santos
Good punches to dos Santos's body.
Stephan Bonnar is in closed guard over dos Santos
Stephan Bonnar tries to pass Junior dos Santos's guard...
Stephan Bonnar passes momentarily but Junior dos Santos regains full guard.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Stephan Bonnar is in closed guard over dos Santos
Stephan Bonnar fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to dos Santos's face!
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Stephan Bonnar is in closed guard over dos Santos
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Junior dos Santos can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Bonnar is in closed guard... dos Santos tries to roll on the ground!
Stephan Bonnar uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
dos Santos clumsily fails here and it's time for Stephan Bonnar to fight back!
Stephan Bonnar is looking to pass Junior dos Santos's guard...
Stephan Bonnar gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Stephan Bonnar is in half guard over dos Santos
Junior dos Santos attempts to move to full guard
Junior dos Santos manages to switch to full guard.
Stephan Bonnar is in open guard over dos Santos
Bonnar moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Stephan Bonnar is in half guard over dos Santos
Junior dos Santos attempts to move to full guard
Junior dos Santos manages to switch to full guard.
Stephan Bonnar is in closed guard over dos Santos
Bonnar is in closed guard... dos Santos tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Stephan Bonnar!
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Stephan Bonnar
Stephan Bonnar tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Junior dos Santos rolls Stephan Bonnar to his stomach and takes his back!
dos Santos is in rear mount over Bonnar
Junior dos Santos slides his arm under Stephan Bonnar's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
Stephan Bonnar pushes up and slides Junior dos Santos's arm over his chin.
dos Santos is in rear mount over Bonnar
Bonnar has dos Santos controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Stephan Bonnar
Junior dos Santos looks to mount Stephan Bonnar...
Junior dos Santos slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Stephan Bonnar
Stephan Bonnar tries to roll to his side and trap Junior dos Santos in his guard...
Stephan Bonnar moves to half guard.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Bonnar
Junior dos Santos tries to pass Stephan Bonnar's guard...
Stephan Bonnar's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Bonnar
Stephan Bonnar attempts to move to full guard
Stephan Bonnar manages to switch to full guard.
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Bonnar
dos Santos is in closed guard... Bonnar tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Junior dos Santos!
Stephan Bonnar is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Junior dos Santos tries to roll to his side and trap Stephan Bonnar in his guard...
Stephan Bonnar keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Stephan Bonnar is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Stephan Bonnar sits high on Junior dos Santos's chest and pulls his leg underneath dos Santos's head. There's the triangle attempt!
dos Santos tries to roll out. He's too quick for Stephan Bonnar and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Bonnar and it cost him top position.
Bonnar clumsily fails here and it's time for Junior dos Santos to fight back!
Junior dos Santos launches a few punches to Bonnar's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Bonnar tries to cover his face,
Stephan Bonnar is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
dos Santos breaths deeply while on the ground
Stephan Bonnar is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Junior dos Santos launches a few punches to Bonnar's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Bonnar tries to cover his face,
Stephan Bonnar is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Junior dos Santos launches a few punches to Bonnar's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Bonnar tries to cover his face,
Bonnar's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Stephan Bonnar is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Bonnar catch Junior dos Santos's right arm and tries a kimura
Junior dos Santos holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Stephan Bonnar is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Bonnar works on the ground with his fingers over dos Santos's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy didn't see that!
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Stephan Bonnar is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Junior dos Santos tries to roll to his side and trap Stephan Bonnar in his guard...
Junior dos Santos gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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Bonnar decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Bonnar moves back and takes a deep breath.
Bonnar throws a low kick
Junior dos Santos blocks.
Stephan Bonnar gets sloppy and Junior dos Santos tries to take advantage...
dos Santos begins to launch a barrage of punches over Bonnar
this is getting worse and worse for Bonnar
Junior dos Santos tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Junior dos Santos who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Bonnar doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Junior dos Santos embrace and tries to move away...
Junior dos Santos pushes Bonnar forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal punches to Bonnar's face while in the clinch!
Bonnar can't take many more shots like those!
Bonnar's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Junior dos Santos!
That one almost breaks Bonnar's chin! He is knocked down!
Bonnar's Chin is beginning to swell
dos Santos is standing while Bonnar is on the ground on his back
Stephan Bonnar 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 dos Santos's moves.
dos Santos is standing while Bonnar is on the ground on his back
Junior dos Santos was tooling Stephan Bonnar for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Stephan Bonnar lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Stephan Bonnar 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 dos Santos's moves.
dos Santos is standing while Bonnar is on the ground on his back
dos Santos launches a kick to Bonnar's thigh
Loud pop!
dos Santos is standing while Bonnar is on the ground on his back
Junior dos Santos steps back and allows Bonnar to get back to his feet.
Back to the beginning! Stephan Bonnar is standing now.
Bonnar fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
dos Santos sprawls and remains on his feet.
dos Santos is trying to counter now!
Junior dos Santos tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Junior dos Santos who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal punches to Bonnar's face while in the clinch!
Bonnar can't take many more shots like those!
Bonnar has a small cut in his Left cheek
The fighters are clinching.
Stephan Bonnar slightly pushes dos Santos into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
John McCarthy separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Bonnar grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
dos Santos struggles... Stephan Bonnar is unable to take him down
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Bonnar decides to launch some tentative punches
dos Santos launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Bonnar with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Stephan Bonnar 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
Stephan Bonnar is in open guard over dos Santos
Bonnar tries to improve position.
dos Santos adjusts and closes his guard.
dos Santos tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Junior dos Santos launches a few punches to Bonnar's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Bonnar tries to cover his face,
Stephan Bonnar is in open guard over dos Santos
Stephan Bonnar pushes Junior dos Santos against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Bonnar jumps and tries to free his leg! dos Santos doesn't allow this but Stephan Bonnar is able to get half guard here.
Stephan Bonnar is in half guard over dos Santos
Junior dos Santos attempts to move to full guard
Junior dos Santos manages to switch to full guard.
Stephan Bonnar is in open guard over dos Santos
dos Santos measures the resilience of Bonnar's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Bonnar's side.
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Stephan Bonnar is in open guard over dos Santos
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
dos Santos tries to close his guard around Bonnar
He succeeds!
Stephan Bonnar is in closed guard over dos Santos
Bonnar is in closed guard... dos Santos tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Stephan Bonnar!
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Stephan Bonnar
dos Santos catch Stephan Bonnar's right arm and tries a kimura
Stephan Bonnar holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Stephan Bonnar
dos Santos fires a barrage of punches at Bonnar's head!
This is bad! dos Santos is just pounding on Stephan Bonnar's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Stephan Bonnar
Not a desiderable position that Bonnar is in now. Junior dos Santos is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Junior dos Santos moves to better his position on the ground...
Junior dos Santos viciously slams hammer blows to Bonnar's face!
John McCarthy has seen enough! The fight is over! Bonnar was not intelligently defending himself!
Winner is Junior dos Santos by TKO (GnP) at 4:05 Round 2
Statistics: Junior dos Santos
Punches 8/10 (80%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 9/11 (82%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 17/22 (77%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 357 s
Statistics: Stephan Bonnar
Punches 2/4 (50%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 2/4 (50%)
GnP strikes 8/10 (80%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 400 s
For two guys who are known sluggers, the first round of this one had SOOOO LITTLE damage. Embarassingly little. JDS made up for it in round 2. True stories.
Stephan Bonnar raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Junior dos Santos today.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Stephan Bonnar attempts a sweep single...
Stephan Bonnar catches Junior dos Santos's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Bonnar.
Stephan Bonnar is in closed guard over dos Santos
Stephan Bonnar tries to open dos Santos's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Stephan Bonnar. dos Santos is unable to cover himself now!
Stephan Bonnar is in closed guard over dos Santos
Stephan Bonnar hovers above dos Santos
Good punches to dos Santos's body.
Stephan Bonnar is in closed guard over dos Santos
Stephan Bonnar tries to pass Junior dos Santos's guard...
Stephan Bonnar passes momentarily but Junior dos Santos regains full guard.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Stephan Bonnar is in closed guard over dos Santos
Stephan Bonnar fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to dos Santos's face!
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Stephan Bonnar is in closed guard over dos Santos
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Junior dos Santos can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Bonnar is in closed guard... dos Santos tries to roll on the ground!
Stephan Bonnar uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
dos Santos clumsily fails here and it's time for Stephan Bonnar to fight back!
Stephan Bonnar is looking to pass Junior dos Santos's guard...
Stephan Bonnar gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Stephan Bonnar is in half guard over dos Santos
Junior dos Santos attempts to move to full guard
Junior dos Santos manages to switch to full guard.
Stephan Bonnar is in open guard over dos Santos
Bonnar moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Stephan Bonnar is in half guard over dos Santos
Junior dos Santos attempts to move to full guard
Junior dos Santos manages to switch to full guard.
Stephan Bonnar is in closed guard over dos Santos
Bonnar is in closed guard... dos Santos tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Stephan Bonnar!
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Stephan Bonnar
Stephan Bonnar tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Junior dos Santos rolls Stephan Bonnar to his stomach and takes his back!
dos Santos is in rear mount over Bonnar
Junior dos Santos slides his arm under Stephan Bonnar's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
Stephan Bonnar pushes up and slides Junior dos Santos's arm over his chin.
dos Santos is in rear mount over Bonnar
Bonnar has dos Santos controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Stephan Bonnar
Junior dos Santos looks to mount Stephan Bonnar...
Junior dos Santos slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Stephan Bonnar
Stephan Bonnar tries to roll to his side and trap Junior dos Santos in his guard...
Stephan Bonnar moves to half guard.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Bonnar
Junior dos Santos tries to pass Stephan Bonnar's guard...
Stephan Bonnar's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Bonnar
Stephan Bonnar attempts to move to full guard
Stephan Bonnar manages to switch to full guard.
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Bonnar
dos Santos is in closed guard... Bonnar tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Junior dos Santos!
Stephan Bonnar is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Junior dos Santos tries to roll to his side and trap Stephan Bonnar in his guard...
Stephan Bonnar keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Stephan Bonnar is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Stephan Bonnar sits high on Junior dos Santos's chest and pulls his leg underneath dos Santos's head. There's the triangle attempt!
dos Santos tries to roll out. He's too quick for Stephan Bonnar and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Bonnar and it cost him top position.
Bonnar clumsily fails here and it's time for Junior dos Santos to fight back!
Junior dos Santos launches a few punches to Bonnar's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Bonnar tries to cover his face,
Stephan Bonnar is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
dos Santos breaths deeply while on the ground
Stephan Bonnar is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Junior dos Santos launches a few punches to Bonnar's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Bonnar tries to cover his face,
Stephan Bonnar is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Junior dos Santos launches a few punches to Bonnar's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Bonnar tries to cover his face,
Bonnar's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Stephan Bonnar is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Bonnar catch Junior dos Santos's right arm and tries a kimura
Junior dos Santos holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Stephan Bonnar is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Bonnar works on the ground with his fingers over dos Santos's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy didn't see that!
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Stephan Bonnar is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Junior dos Santos tries to roll to his side and trap Stephan Bonnar in his guard...
Junior dos Santos gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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Bonnar decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Bonnar moves back and takes a deep breath.
Bonnar throws a low kick
Junior dos Santos blocks.
Stephan Bonnar gets sloppy and Junior dos Santos tries to take advantage...
dos Santos begins to launch a barrage of punches over Bonnar
this is getting worse and worse for Bonnar
Junior dos Santos tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Junior dos Santos who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Bonnar doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Junior dos Santos embrace and tries to move away...
Junior dos Santos pushes Bonnar forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal punches to Bonnar's face while in the clinch!
Bonnar can't take many more shots like those!
Bonnar's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Junior dos Santos!
That one almost breaks Bonnar's chin! He is knocked down!
Bonnar's Chin is beginning to swell
dos Santos is standing while Bonnar is on the ground on his back
Stephan Bonnar 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 dos Santos's moves.
dos Santos is standing while Bonnar is on the ground on his back
Junior dos Santos was tooling Stephan Bonnar for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Stephan Bonnar lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Stephan Bonnar 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 dos Santos's moves.
dos Santos is standing while Bonnar is on the ground on his back
dos Santos launches a kick to Bonnar's thigh
Loud pop!
dos Santos is standing while Bonnar is on the ground on his back
Junior dos Santos steps back and allows Bonnar to get back to his feet.
Back to the beginning! Stephan Bonnar is standing now.
Bonnar fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
dos Santos sprawls and remains on his feet.
dos Santos is trying to counter now!
Junior dos Santos tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Junior dos Santos who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal punches to Bonnar's face while in the clinch!
Bonnar can't take many more shots like those!
Bonnar has a small cut in his Left cheek
The fighters are clinching.
Stephan Bonnar slightly pushes dos Santos into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
John McCarthy separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Bonnar grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
dos Santos struggles... Stephan Bonnar is unable to take him down
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Bonnar decides to launch some tentative punches
dos Santos launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Bonnar with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Stephan Bonnar 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
Stephan Bonnar is in open guard over dos Santos
Bonnar tries to improve position.
dos Santos adjusts and closes his guard.
dos Santos tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Junior dos Santos launches a few punches to Bonnar's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Bonnar tries to cover his face,
Stephan Bonnar is in open guard over dos Santos
Stephan Bonnar pushes Junior dos Santos against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Bonnar jumps and tries to free his leg! dos Santos doesn't allow this but Stephan Bonnar is able to get half guard here.
Stephan Bonnar is in half guard over dos Santos
Junior dos Santos attempts to move to full guard
Junior dos Santos manages to switch to full guard.
Stephan Bonnar is in open guard over dos Santos
dos Santos measures the resilience of Bonnar's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Bonnar's side.
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Stephan Bonnar is in open guard over dos Santos
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
dos Santos tries to close his guard around Bonnar
He succeeds!
Stephan Bonnar is in closed guard over dos Santos
Bonnar is in closed guard... dos Santos tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Stephan Bonnar!
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Stephan Bonnar
dos Santos catch Stephan Bonnar's right arm and tries a kimura
Stephan Bonnar holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Stephan Bonnar
dos Santos fires a barrage of punches at Bonnar's head!
This is bad! dos Santos is just pounding on Stephan Bonnar's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Stephan Bonnar
Not a desiderable position that Bonnar is in now. Junior dos Santos is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Junior dos Santos moves to better his position on the ground...
Junior dos Santos viciously slams hammer blows to Bonnar's face!
John McCarthy has seen enough! The fight is over! Bonnar was not intelligently defending himself!
Winner is Junior dos Santos by TKO (GnP) at 4:05 Round 2
Statistics: Junior dos Santos
Punches 8/10 (80%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 9/11 (82%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 17/22 (77%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 357 s
Statistics: Stephan Bonnar
Punches 2/4 (50%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 2/4 (50%)
GnP strikes 8/10 (80%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 400 s
For two guys who are known sluggers, the first round of this one had SOOOO LITTLE damage. Embarassingly little. JDS made up for it in round 2. True stories.