Post by The Sandmen on Apr 15, 2015 18:44:43 GMT -5
Junior dos Santos 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.
Ferocious staredown by Smith while Steve Mazzagatti recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Smith 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 Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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dos Santos and Smith move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Incredible high kick!
dos Santos is worried!
Crushing shot to dos Santos's body! He's holding his side
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Junior dos Santos chases Smith and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Smith steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
There is a small laceration on Maurice Smith's Right cheek
dos Santos steps forward
Smith feints.
dos Santos is trying to counter now!
Junior dos Santos has found an opening in the defense of Smith, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Smith's ribs.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Smith is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Smith launches a furious low kick!
dos Santos receives a hard blow on his left leg!
A right hand from Maurice Smith
surprises dos Santos!
dos Santos's Chin is beginning to swell
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Smith blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Maurice Smith's cheek! Smith stumbles and the falls to the mat!
dos Santos is standing while Smith is on the ground on his back
dos Santos launches a kick to Smith's thigh
Loud pop!
dos Santos is standing while Smith is on the ground on his back
Maurice Smith kicks his legs trying to keep Junior dos Santos away.
No damage done by those kicks.
dos Santos is standing while Smith is on the ground on his back
Maurice Smith launches an up-kick intended for Junior dos Santos's head...
It lands flush with Junior dos Santos's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
dos Santos's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
dos Santos is standing while Smith is on the ground on his back
Junior dos Santos steps back and allows Smith to get back to his feet.
Back to the beginning! Maurice Smith is standing now.
Junior dos Santos launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Smith blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Maurice Smith's cheek! Smith stumbles and the falls to the mat!
dos Santos is standing while Smith is on the ground on his back
dos Santos moves backwards and gestures for Maurice Smith to stand up.
Smith climbs to his feet and is standing now.
dos Santos begins to launch a barrage of punches over Smith
this is getting worse and worse for Smith
Smith's Mouth is beginning to swell
Smith has a small cut in his Mouth
Maurice Smith leans forwards and tries to grapple with dos Santos
Smith shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Junior dos Santos shoots and grab one of Maurice Smith's leg, attempting to take him down with a Single Leg
Smith lose his balance and falls to the mat
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Smith
Junior dos Santos wants to finish his opponent on the ground
dos Santos drills Maurice Smith's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Smith has a small cut in his Nose
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Smith
dos Santos tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Smith
Junior dos Santos throws down elbows...
Smith is not making himself an easy target.
Junior dos Santos gets sloppy and Maurice Smith tries to take advantage...
Maurice Smith attempts to move to full guard
Maurice Smith manages to switch to full guard.
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Smith
Junior dos Santos tries to pass Maurice Smith's guard...
Junior dos Santos manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Smith
Junior dos Santos tries to free his leg
Junior dos Santos uses some of his skill by jumping out of Smith's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Maurice Smith
Smith measures the resilience of dos Santos's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
dos Santos blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Maurice Smith
dos Santos cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Smith can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
You can see Smith's blood making stains in the mat.
Maurice Smith attempts to trap Junior dos Santos in his guard.
Junior dos Santos keeps control and remains in side mount.
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Maurice Smith
You can see Smith's blood making stains in the mat.
dos Santos tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Maurice Smith
dos Santos is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Maurice Smith, who is barely covering up!
There is a small laceration on Maurice Smith's Left eye
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Maurice Smith
dos Santos goes for an armbar!
Maurice Smith taps out after a text book armbar!
Winner is Junior dos Santos by Submission (Armbar) at 4:30 Round 1
Statistics: Junior dos Santos
Punches 10/17 (59%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 5/11 (45%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 97 s
Statistics: Maurice Smith
Punches 1/2 (50%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 157 s
Maurice's kicks were completely devastating. Those 2 kicks did as much damage as about 8 punches from dos Santos. I think after JDS felt the power of the feet, he decided the ground would be the place to fight, and took it home with the submission - something I am sure few, if any, expected here in this one.
Ferocious staredown by Smith while Steve Mazzagatti recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Smith 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 Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
dos Santos and Smith move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Incredible high kick!
dos Santos is worried!
Crushing shot to dos Santos's body! He's holding his side
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Junior dos Santos chases Smith and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Smith steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
There is a small laceration on Maurice Smith's Right cheek
dos Santos steps forward
Smith feints.
dos Santos is trying to counter now!
Junior dos Santos has found an opening in the defense of Smith, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Smith's ribs.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Smith is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Smith launches a furious low kick!
dos Santos receives a hard blow on his left leg!
A right hand from Maurice Smith
surprises dos Santos!
dos Santos's Chin is beginning to swell
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Smith blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Maurice Smith's cheek! Smith stumbles and the falls to the mat!
dos Santos is standing while Smith is on the ground on his back
dos Santos launches a kick to Smith's thigh
Loud pop!
dos Santos is standing while Smith is on the ground on his back
Maurice Smith kicks his legs trying to keep Junior dos Santos away.
No damage done by those kicks.
dos Santos is standing while Smith is on the ground on his back
Maurice Smith launches an up-kick intended for Junior dos Santos's head...
It lands flush with Junior dos Santos's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
dos Santos's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
dos Santos is standing while Smith is on the ground on his back
Junior dos Santos steps back and allows Smith to get back to his feet.
Back to the beginning! Maurice Smith is standing now.
Junior dos Santos launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Smith blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Maurice Smith's cheek! Smith stumbles and the falls to the mat!
dos Santos is standing while Smith is on the ground on his back
dos Santos moves backwards and gestures for Maurice Smith to stand up.
Smith climbs to his feet and is standing now.
dos Santos begins to launch a barrage of punches over Smith
this is getting worse and worse for Smith
Smith's Mouth is beginning to swell
Smith has a small cut in his Mouth
Maurice Smith leans forwards and tries to grapple with dos Santos
Smith shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Junior dos Santos shoots and grab one of Maurice Smith's leg, attempting to take him down with a Single Leg
Smith lose his balance and falls to the mat
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Smith
Junior dos Santos wants to finish his opponent on the ground
dos Santos drills Maurice Smith's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Smith has a small cut in his Nose
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Smith
dos Santos tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Smith
Junior dos Santos throws down elbows...
Smith is not making himself an easy target.
Junior dos Santos gets sloppy and Maurice Smith tries to take advantage...
Maurice Smith attempts to move to full guard
Maurice Smith manages to switch to full guard.
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Smith
Junior dos Santos tries to pass Maurice Smith's guard...
Junior dos Santos manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Smith
Junior dos Santos tries to free his leg
Junior dos Santos uses some of his skill by jumping out of Smith's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Maurice Smith
Smith measures the resilience of dos Santos's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
dos Santos blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Maurice Smith
dos Santos cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Smith can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
You can see Smith's blood making stains in the mat.
Maurice Smith attempts to trap Junior dos Santos in his guard.
Junior dos Santos keeps control and remains in side mount.
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Maurice Smith
You can see Smith's blood making stains in the mat.
dos Santos tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Maurice Smith
dos Santos is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Maurice Smith, who is barely covering up!
There is a small laceration on Maurice Smith's Left eye
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Maurice Smith
dos Santos goes for an armbar!
Maurice Smith taps out after a text book armbar!
Winner is Junior dos Santos by Submission (Armbar) at 4:30 Round 1
Statistics: Junior dos Santos
Punches 10/17 (59%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 5/11 (45%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 97 s
Statistics: Maurice Smith
Punches 1/2 (50%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 157 s
Maurice's kicks were completely devastating. Those 2 kicks did as much damage as about 8 punches from dos Santos. I think after JDS felt the power of the feet, he decided the ground would be the place to fight, and took it home with the submission - something I am sure few, if any, expected here in this one.