Post by The Sandmen on Oct 21, 2013 18:07:40 GMT -5
ManMMA Heavyweight Championship
Anderson Silva 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.
Junior dos Santos raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Now Anderson Silva put his title in contention against dos Santos.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
dos Santos is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
Anderson Silva comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
dos Santos grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Anderson struggles... Junior dos Santos is unable to take him down
dos Santos misses a step and Anderson Silva sees an opportunity to counter him!
Anderson Silva is opening up on dos Santos and raining down combinations!
dos Santos doesn't look worried as he defends.
Junior dos Santos charges at Anderson throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Anderson is rocked!
Anderson's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Anderson launches a hook to the body
Bang! dos Santos stops that one with his ribs!
Anderson Silva tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
Junior dos Santos's knows what to do here and blocks them
dos Santos is trying to counter now!
Junior dos Santos throws a looping right hand...
Anderson moves aside and dodges.
The two exchange wildly
Anderson is connecting with a few punches
dos Santos cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Anderson can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Pulverizing punch to dos Santos's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
There is a small laceration on Junior dos Santos's Mouth
Not a desiderable position that Anderson is in now. Junior dos Santos is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Anderson Silva throws a combo
Junior dos Santos ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Anderson swings again, only to get countered once more! Anderson is looking bad here!
Anderson Silva tries to bring the fight to the ground
dos Santos won't budge, forcing Anderson to pull guard.
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Anderson
Junior dos Santos is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Anderson
dos Santos is in closed guard... Anderson tries to roll on the ground!
Junior dos Santos uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Anderson
Junior dos Santos tries to pass Anderson Silva's guard...
Junior dos Santos passes momentarily but Anderson Silva regains full guard.
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Anderson
dos Santos use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Anderson Silva holds Junior dos Santos and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Anderson
Anderson sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
dos Santos is in closed guard... Anderson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Junior dos Santos!
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
You have to give credit to the match-maker for putting on such an even fight.
Junior dos Santos tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Anderson Silva rolls Junior dos Santos to his stomach and takes his back!
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Anderson is in rear mount over dos Santos
Anderson tries to get a hook in!
dos Santos rolls on the ground and manages to get a half guard!
Dan Miragliotta stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Junior dos Santos takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Pulverizing punch to dos Santos's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
A wicked punch by Anderson Silva
rocks dos Santos!
dos Santos pushes Anderson Silva and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos tries to bring the fight to the ground
Anderson goes down.
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Anderson
Anderson tries to close his guard around dos Santos
He succeeds!
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Anderson
dos Santos is in closed guard... Anderson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Junior dos Santos!
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Anderson Silva tries to better his position on the ground...
Junior dos Santos tries to roll on the ground...
Anderson clumsily fails here and it's time for Junior dos Santos to fight back!
dos Santos tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Anderson Silva 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.
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Anderson Silva is in closed guard over dos Santos
dos Santos measures the resilience of Anderson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Anderson's side.
Anderson Silva is in closed guard over dos Santos
Anderson tries to escape from the closed guard
Anderson succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Anderson Silva is in open guard over dos Santos
dos Santos tries to close his guard around Anderson
He succeeds!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is clearly for Anderson Silva.
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Round 2
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Junior dos Santos's mind is definitely in the fight, Anderson just got nailed! Junior dos Santos saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Anderson is going to have a headache after this one.
dos Santos decides to launch some tentative punches
Anderson launches a couple of jabs that are answered by dos Santos with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Crisp uppercut by dos Santos followed by a hard jab
Anderson Silva stumbles back.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Anderson throws a lazy kick
dos Santos blocks and keeps his distance.
Anderson throws a lazy kick
dos Santos blocks and keeps his distance.
dos Santos clumsily fails here and it's time for Anderson Silva to fight back!
Here comes Anderson Silva with a vicious middle kick!
Junior dos Santos dodges that one moving backwards
Anderson cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as dos Santos can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
dos Santos launches a furious low kick!
Anderson receives a hard blow on his left leg!
Junior dos Santos just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Anderson may be in trouble!
A left hook from Anderson
grazes the chin of dos Santos.
dos Santos avoids a dangerous strike from Anderson
and counters with a solid straight!
Anderson's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Anderson goes for a low kick..
dos Santos avoids the deadly blow.
Poorly executed technique. Junior dos Santos looks to counter!
Lightning fast low kick from dos Santos!
Anderson blocks that kick with his leg.
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Anderson Silva attempts a sweep single...
Junior dos Santos was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Anderson clumsily fails here and it's time for Junior dos Santos to fight back!
dos Santos wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
dos Santos moves forward and holds Anderson
dos Santos doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Anderson Silva embrace and tries to move away...
Anderson Silva pushes dos Santos forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
dos Santos is launching some bone breaking punches to Anderson's ribs while in the clinch.
Anderson blocks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Anderson Silva!
That one almost breaks dos Santos's chin! He is knocked down!
dos Santos's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Junior dos Santos's Chin
Anderson is standing while dos Santos is on the ground on his back
dos Santos tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Back to the beginning! Junior dos Santos is standing now.
Anderson Silva fakes a move and moves laterally.
Anderson Silva goes with a looping right hand while Junior dos Santos jumps back and jabs
Anderson seems staggered and Junior dos Santos runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Superb haymaker by Anderson
that lands on dos Santos's face like a cannon ball!
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Anderson launches a kick
but Junior dos Santos avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Anderson Silva takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Anderson tries to grapple
He puts dos Santos in a double underhook!
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Anderson struggles and launches a few punches to dos Santos's head
Those punches are hitting! dos Santos covers his head!
There is a small laceration on Junior dos Santos's Right eye
The fighters are clinching.
Junior dos Santos postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Anderson hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
The fighters are clinching.
Anderson Silva is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing dos Santos with uppercuts!
dos Santos is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if dos Santos is unable to escape!
dos Santos has a small cut in his Right eye
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Junior dos Santos is holding Anderson Silva against the fence with his fingers all over Anderson's face
Anderson looks discomfort and tries to struggle off, Junior dos Santos took advantage of it and landed some big punches to the ribs
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Junior dos Santos continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Anderson launches a few hard punches to Junior dos Santos's ribs!
Junior dos Santos's ribs shows the damage! Anderson Silva is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal knees to dos Santos's face, followed by knees to the body from Anderson Silva!
Bang! dos Santos can take many more shots like that!
The fighters are clinching.
Once Anderson is able to keep you againts the fence in a clinch you must be worried.
Junior dos Santos is a bloody mess!
Anderson tries a knee to the midsection...
Ouch! That seems to have landed on Junior dos Santos's groin! Was that unintentional?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see that!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
dos Santos doesn't stop bleeding.
Anderson launches a few hard punches to Junior dos Santos's ribs!
Junior dos Santos's ribs shows the damage! Anderson Silva is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Junior dos Santos 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 Junior dos Santos
dos Santos misses a step and Anderson Silva sees an opportunity to counter him!
Anderson Silva pushes away dos Santos trying to keep the fight at striking range
dos Santos stumbles backwards and Anderson Silva circles to get the center of the cage
Anderson tries to grapple
He puts dos Santos in a double underhook!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 3
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Junior dos Santos is a bloody mess!
Anderson Silva leans forwards and tries to grapple with dos Santos
Anderson shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The clock says 0:25 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal knees to dos Santos's face, followed by knees to the body from Anderson Silva!
Bang! dos Santos can take many more shots like that!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
You can see dos Santos's blood making stains in the mat.
One, two, three! Anderson doesn't stop launching those knees in the clinch!
Devastating knee that lands on dos Santos's chin! That pop was heard throughout the arena! The crowd erupts!
There is a small laceration on Junior dos Santos's Chin
The fighters are clinching.
Junior dos Santos's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Anderson Silva's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! dos Santos is throwing a flurry of punches!
Anderson Silva just can't get away!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
dos Santos doesn't stop bleeding.
Junior dos Santos postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Anderson hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
The fighters are clinching.
Junior dos Santos is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Anderson with uppercuts!
Anderson is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if Anderson is unable to escape!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Anderson Silva 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 Anderson Silva
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Junior dos Santos!
That one almost breaks Anderson's chin! He is knocked down!
There is a small laceration on Anderson Silva's Chin
dos Santos is standing while Anderson is on the ground on his back
You can see dos Santos's blood making stains in the mat.
dos Santos launches a kick to Anderson's thigh
Loud pop!
The clock says 1:45 in the 3 round
dos Santos is standing while Anderson is on the ground on his back
Junior dos Santos is a bloody mess!
Anderson Silva kicks his legs trying to keep Junior dos Santos away.
No damage done by those kicks.
dos Santos is standing while Anderson is on the ground on his back
Anderson Silva kicks his legs trying to keep Junior dos Santos away.
Junior dos Santos takes a kick to the body.
dos Santos is standing while Anderson is on the ground on his back
dos Santos doesn't stop bleeding.
Anderson Silva kicks his legs trying to keep Junior dos Santos away.
Junior dos Santos takes a kick to the body.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Anderson Silva. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Anderson Silva is on his feet again.
You can see dos Santos's blood making stains in the mat.
Junior dos Santos charges at Anderson throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Anderson is rocked!
Anderson's Forehead is beginning to swell
Anderson launches a furious hook!
dos Santos ducks under and pushes Anderson Silva creating some space.
The clock says 2:40 in the 3 round
Junior dos Santos is a bloody mess!
Anderson Silva and dos Santos engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Anderson Silva is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Junior dos Santos is a bloody mess!
Anderson decides to launch some tentative punches
dos Santos launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Anderson with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Superb haymaker by dos Santos
that lands on Anderson's face like a cannon ball!
The clock says 3:10 in the 3 round
dos Santos doesn't stop bleeding.
Anderson Silva tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
Junior dos Santos's knows what to do here and blocks them
Anderson clumsily fails here and it's time for Junior dos Santos to fight back!
A right hand from Junior dos Santos
makes Anderson stumble back!
Anderson Silva paws at dos Santos.
dos Santos answers with solid punches!
Anderson's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
dos Santos doesn't stop bleeding.
Junior dos Santos tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Anderson launches a furious low kick!
Junior dos Santos blocks
Junior dos Santos's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
dos Santos pushes Anderson Silva and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
dos Santos throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Anderson's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Anderson has a small cut in his Right cheek
Anderson Silva seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Junior dos Santos!
The clock says 4:20 in the 3 round
Junior dos Santos charges at Anderson throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Anderson is rocked!
Junior dos Santos is a bloody mess!
Junior dos Santos launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Anderson blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Anderson Silva's cheek! Anderson stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Anderson's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Anderson Silva seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Junior dos Santos!
dos Santos is standing while Anderson is on the ground on his back
Junior dos Santos Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Anderson Silva is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
Dan Miragliotta is asking Anderson to defend himself! Dan Miragliotta jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Anderson.
Winner is Junior dos Santos by TKO (GnP) at 4:51 Round 3
Statistics: Anderson Silva
Punches 15/26 (58%)
Kicks 0/4 (0%)
Clinch strikes 22/31 (71%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 204 s
Statistics: Junior dos Santos
Punches 35/54 (65%)
Kicks 2/3 (67%)
Clinch strikes 16/25 (64%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 5/8 (62%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 165 s
And there goes my $100! What an upset! Junior dos Santos is the winner!
Junior dos Santos wins the Heavyweight title!
I think only 2 times in 8 seasons has the HW title been successfully defended at Zenith. It's interesting...
Anyways, the fight. This was a great fight. Both guys came out and hit hard and often. Anderson's strength seemed to be maintaining the clinch, whereas Junior's was obviously in the separation. Anderson's ridiculous dodging did little in this fight, as JDS' power made up for any strikes missed. Anderson just barely survived the second, and Junior finished up in the 3rd with relative ease.