Post by The Sandmen on May 16, 2012 15:14:55 GMT -5
Wanderlei Silva looks very relaxed.
Rory MacDonald looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Wanderlei Silva is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
Wanderlei Silva comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
Rory MacDonald comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Wanderlei and Rory move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Rory MacDonald tries a middle kick
Wanderlei Silva blocks and steps away.
Wanderlei Silva is opening up on Rory and raining down combinations!
Rory's corner looks worried!
Rory's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Rory MacDonald tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Wanderlei's Chin is beginning to swell
Rory avoids a dangerous strike from Wanderlei
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Poorly executed technique. Wanderlei Silva looks to counter!
Brutal combination from Wanderlei Silva!
Rory is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Wanderlei throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Hard blow to Rory's mid-section, he seems hurt
Brilliant combination from Rory MacDonald
that forces Wanderlei to try and defend better.
Rory MacDonald moves forward looking for some grappling action
Rory has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Wanderlei tries to take Rory MacDonald down... Rory stumbles backwards and Wanderlei Silva launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Rory's jaw!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rory launches a few hard punches to Wanderlei Silva's ribs!
Wanderlei Silva's ribs shows the damage! Rory MacDonald is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Wanderlei Silva seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Wanderlei struggles and launches a few punches to Rory's head
Nothing from this... Wanderlei Silva seems frustrated.
Rory MacDonald tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Wanderlei is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Wanderlei doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Rory MacDonald embrace and tries to move away...
Rory MacDonald pushes Wanderlei forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Poorly executed technique. Rory MacDonald looks to counter!
Rory MacDonald locks up a guillotine with an arm in...
Wanderlei Silva brings Rory MacDonald down to the ground and pulls his head out.
Wanderlei Silva is in closed guard over Rory
Rory MacDonald gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Wanderlei spins out, but Rory MacDonald was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Wanderlei is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Back to the beginning! Wanderlei Silva is standing now.
Wanderlei is standing while Rory is on the ground on his back
Rory tries to hit Wanderlei Silva with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Wanderlei dodges that
Poorly executed technique. Wanderlei Silva looks to counter!
Wanderlei launches a kick to Rory's thigh
Loud pop!
Wanderlei is standing while Rory is on the ground on his back
Rory MacDonald 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 Wanderlei's moves.
Wanderlei is standing while Rory is on the ground on his back
Rory MacDonald 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! Rory MacDonald is standing now.
Rory MacDonald swings...
...no good.
Rory steps backwards away from Wanderlei Silva. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Rory moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Wanderlei Silva checks the kick.
Rory clumsily fails here and it's time for Wanderlei Silva to fight back!
A right hand from Wanderlei Silva
makes Rory stumble back!
Rory's Chin is beginning to swell
Wanderlei 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.
Wanderlei tries to take Rory MacDonald to the ground from the clinch...
Nicely done! Rory is with his back on the ground now.
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Rory
Wanderlei Silva tries to pass to half guard...
Rory MacDonald can't prevent his opponent from passing. Wanderlei looks to work from half guard.
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Rory
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Wanderlei launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Rory MacDonald is not able to stop Rory ground skills and Wanderlei Silva moves to side mount!
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Rory MacDonald
Wanderlei throws a few hammer fists to the face of Rory MacDonald
Solid shots!
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Rory MacDonald
Wanderlei Silva looks to mount Rory MacDonald...
Wanderlei Silva slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Rory MacDonald
Rory MacDonald tries to roll to his side and trap Wanderlei Silva in his guard...
Wanderlei Silva rolls him over and takes his back!
Wanderlei is in rear mount over Rory
Wanderlei Silva tries to open Rory's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Wanderlei Silva. Rory is unable to cover himself now!
Wanderlei is in rear mount over Rory
Rory has given his back to Wanderlei Silva who is trying to get one hook in!
Wanderlei Silva has one hook in!
Wanderlei is in rear mount over Rory with one hook in
Wanderlei has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Rory.
Nicely done! Wanderlei now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Wanderlei is in rear mount over Rory with two hooks in
Wanderlei is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate Rory, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
Wanderlei moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
Wanderlei is in rear mount over Rory with two hooks in
Rory MacDonald 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 Wanderlei's moves.
Wanderlei is in rear mount over Rory with two hooks in
Rory is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Rory holds Wanderlei Silva's arm over his shoulder and then rolls on the ground. Incredible move to get a half mount!
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
The round is for Wanderlei, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Wanderlei Silva moves forward looking for some grappling action
Wanderlei has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
As the fight continues it seems that Rory MacDonald is taking the best of the fight.
Rory gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Rory blocks Wanderlei Silva's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Rory tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Wanderlei leans and gets Rory MacDonald's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Rory MacDonald tries to open Wanderlei's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Rory MacDonald. Wanderlei is unable to cover himself now!
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei measures the resilience of Rory's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Rory's side.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Rory MacDonald tries to better his position on the ground...
Wanderlei holds Rory MacDonald's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei works on the ground with his fingers over Rory's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy didn't see that!
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Rory is in closed guard... Wanderlei tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rory MacDonald!
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Rory MacDonald
Rory MacDonald tries to roll on the ground...
Wanderlei knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Rory clumsily fails here and it's time for Wanderlei Silva to fight back!
Wanderlei gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Rory MacDonald! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Rory MacDonald doesn't defend himself!
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Rory MacDonald
Wanderlei Silva hovers above Rory
Good punches to Rory's body.
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Rory MacDonald
Wanderlei Silva wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Wanderlei drills Rory MacDonald's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Rory's Nose is beginning to swell
Rory has a small cut in his Nose
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Rory MacDonald
Rory tries to escape from the full mount...
Wanderlei Silva is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Rory MacDonald
Wanderlei fires a barrage of punches at Rory's head!
This is bad! Wanderlei is just pounding on Rory MacDonald's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Wanderlei Silva turns out the lights for Rory! What an astonishing KO by Wanderlei!
Rory's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Rory has a small cut in his Right cheek
Winner is Wanderlei Silva by KO (GnP) at 2:30 Round 2
Statistics: Wanderlei Silva
Punches 8/8 (100%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/7 (29%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 23/26 (88%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 224 s
Statistics: Rory MacDonald
Punches 5/8 (62%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/6 (67%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 252 s
So this was possibly a matchmaking mismatch on my end here. After some of Rory's awesome performances as of late, I wanted to test him, but not against anyone with a ridiculous record. Wanderlai ate him alive here though, and urinated on the ashes. Then ate THOSE. Then urinated them back out. And ate them again.
Rory MacDonald looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Wanderlei Silva is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
Wanderlei Silva comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
Rory MacDonald comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Wanderlei and Rory move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Rory MacDonald tries a middle kick
Wanderlei Silva blocks and steps away.
Wanderlei Silva is opening up on Rory and raining down combinations!
Rory's corner looks worried!
Rory's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Rory MacDonald tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Wanderlei's Chin is beginning to swell
Rory avoids a dangerous strike from Wanderlei
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Poorly executed technique. Wanderlei Silva looks to counter!
Brutal combination from Wanderlei Silva!
Rory is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Wanderlei throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Hard blow to Rory's mid-section, he seems hurt
Brilliant combination from Rory MacDonald
that forces Wanderlei to try and defend better.
Rory MacDonald moves forward looking for some grappling action
Rory has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Wanderlei tries to take Rory MacDonald down... Rory stumbles backwards and Wanderlei Silva launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Rory's jaw!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rory launches a few hard punches to Wanderlei Silva's ribs!
Wanderlei Silva's ribs shows the damage! Rory MacDonald is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Wanderlei Silva seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Wanderlei struggles and launches a few punches to Rory's head
Nothing from this... Wanderlei Silva seems frustrated.
Rory MacDonald tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Wanderlei is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Wanderlei doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Rory MacDonald embrace and tries to move away...
Rory MacDonald pushes Wanderlei forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Poorly executed technique. Rory MacDonald looks to counter!
Rory MacDonald locks up a guillotine with an arm in...
Wanderlei Silva brings Rory MacDonald down to the ground and pulls his head out.
Wanderlei Silva is in closed guard over Rory
Rory MacDonald gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Wanderlei spins out, but Rory MacDonald was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Wanderlei is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Back to the beginning! Wanderlei Silva is standing now.
Wanderlei is standing while Rory is on the ground on his back
Rory tries to hit Wanderlei Silva with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Wanderlei dodges that
Poorly executed technique. Wanderlei Silva looks to counter!
Wanderlei launches a kick to Rory's thigh
Loud pop!
Wanderlei is standing while Rory is on the ground on his back
Rory MacDonald 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 Wanderlei's moves.
Wanderlei is standing while Rory is on the ground on his back
Rory MacDonald 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! Rory MacDonald is standing now.
Rory MacDonald swings...
...no good.
Rory steps backwards away from Wanderlei Silva. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Rory moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Wanderlei Silva checks the kick.
Rory clumsily fails here and it's time for Wanderlei Silva to fight back!
A right hand from Wanderlei Silva
makes Rory stumble back!
Rory's Chin is beginning to swell
Wanderlei 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.
Wanderlei tries to take Rory MacDonald to the ground from the clinch...
Nicely done! Rory is with his back on the ground now.
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Rory
Wanderlei Silva tries to pass to half guard...
Rory MacDonald can't prevent his opponent from passing. Wanderlei looks to work from half guard.
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Rory
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Wanderlei launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Rory MacDonald is not able to stop Rory ground skills and Wanderlei Silva moves to side mount!
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Rory MacDonald
Wanderlei throws a few hammer fists to the face of Rory MacDonald
Solid shots!
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Rory MacDonald
Wanderlei Silva looks to mount Rory MacDonald...
Wanderlei Silva slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Rory MacDonald
Rory MacDonald tries to roll to his side and trap Wanderlei Silva in his guard...
Wanderlei Silva rolls him over and takes his back!
Wanderlei is in rear mount over Rory
Wanderlei Silva tries to open Rory's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Wanderlei Silva. Rory is unable to cover himself now!
Wanderlei is in rear mount over Rory
Rory has given his back to Wanderlei Silva who is trying to get one hook in!
Wanderlei Silva has one hook in!
Wanderlei is in rear mount over Rory with one hook in
Wanderlei has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Rory.
Nicely done! Wanderlei now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Wanderlei is in rear mount over Rory with two hooks in
Wanderlei is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate Rory, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
Wanderlei moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
Wanderlei is in rear mount over Rory with two hooks in
Rory MacDonald 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 Wanderlei's moves.
Wanderlei is in rear mount over Rory with two hooks in
Rory is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Rory holds Wanderlei Silva's arm over his shoulder and then rolls on the ground. Incredible move to get a half mount!
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
The round is for Wanderlei, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
=========================================
Wanderlei Silva moves forward looking for some grappling action
Wanderlei has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
As the fight continues it seems that Rory MacDonald is taking the best of the fight.
Rory gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Rory blocks Wanderlei Silva's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Rory tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Wanderlei leans and gets Rory MacDonald's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Rory MacDonald tries to open Wanderlei's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Rory MacDonald. Wanderlei is unable to cover himself now!
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei measures the resilience of Rory's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Rory's side.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Rory MacDonald tries to better his position on the ground...
Wanderlei holds Rory MacDonald's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei works on the ground with his fingers over Rory's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy didn't see that!
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Rory is in closed guard... Wanderlei tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rory MacDonald!
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Rory MacDonald
Rory MacDonald tries to roll on the ground...
Wanderlei knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Rory clumsily fails here and it's time for Wanderlei Silva to fight back!
Wanderlei gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Rory MacDonald! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Rory MacDonald doesn't defend himself!
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Rory MacDonald
Wanderlei Silva hovers above Rory
Good punches to Rory's body.
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Rory MacDonald
Wanderlei Silva wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Wanderlei drills Rory MacDonald's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Rory's Nose is beginning to swell
Rory has a small cut in his Nose
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Rory MacDonald
Rory tries to escape from the full mount...
Wanderlei Silva is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Rory MacDonald
Wanderlei fires a barrage of punches at Rory's head!
This is bad! Wanderlei is just pounding on Rory MacDonald's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Wanderlei Silva turns out the lights for Rory! What an astonishing KO by Wanderlei!
Rory's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Rory has a small cut in his Right cheek
Winner is Wanderlei Silva by KO (GnP) at 2:30 Round 2
Statistics: Wanderlei Silva
Punches 8/8 (100%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/7 (29%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 23/26 (88%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 224 s
Statistics: Rory MacDonald
Punches 5/8 (62%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/6 (67%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 252 s
So this was possibly a matchmaking mismatch on my end here. After some of Rory's awesome performances as of late, I wanted to test him, but not against anyone with a ridiculous record. Wanderlai ate him alive here though, and urinated on the ashes. Then ate THOSE. Then urinated them back out. And ate them again.