Post by The Sandmen on Jul 18, 2012 13:29:36 GMT -5
AND HERE WE GO!!!!
Junior dos Santos doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Mirko Cro Cop doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Mirko Cro Cop comes with a 5 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Junior dos Santos throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Cro Cop's chin! That stops Cro Cop in his tracks!
Mirko Cro Cop fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
dos Santos blocks and pushes his opponent.
Poorly executed technique. Junior dos Santos looks to counter!
Junior dos Santos chases Cro Cop and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Cro Cop steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Cro Cop's Right cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Cro Cop jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
dos Santos sees what was coming and ducks under his opponent and moves aside
Cro Cop spins around and tries a spinning back kick!
Junior dos Santos was not expecting something like that! It lands on his chin! Is this over?
Mirko Cro Cop throws a combo
Junior dos Santos ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Cro Cop swings again, only to get countered once more! Cro Cop is looking bad here!
Cro Cop's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Mirko Cro Cop's Chin
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Here comes Mirko Cro Cop with a vicious middle kick!
Junior dos Santos dodges that one moving backwards
Cro Cop clumsily fails here and it's time for Junior dos Santos to fight back!
Surprise roundhouse punch by dos Santos.
It looks like Cro Cop was hit by a bus!
Cro Cop's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cro Cop seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Solid kick to the leg from Junior dos Santos
that visibly pains Cro Cop.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
dos Santos tries to grapple
He puts Cro Cop in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cro Cop pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
dos Santos easily blocks and looks for a counter!
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
As the fight continues it seems that Junior dos Santos is taking the best of the fight.
Junior dos Santos goes with a looping right hand while Mirko Cro Cop jumps back and jabs
Cro Cop seems staggered and Junior dos Santos runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Tremendous strikes from dos Santos!
Some big punches are landing!
There is a small laceration on Mirko Cro Cop's Chin
Mirko Cro Cop seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Junior dos Santos!
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Cro Cop stumbles backwards staggered and Junior dos Santos launches aggressively over his opponent throwing some wild punches!
Cro Cop is knocked down after a couple of punches, hitting the mat hard! Is he out?
Junior dos Santos turns out the lights for Cro Cop! What an astonishing KO by dos Santos!
Cro Cop is out! He has a broken orbital bone!
There is a small laceration on Mirko Cro Cop's Right eye
Winner is Junior dos Santos by KO (Punches) at 2:20 Round 1
Statistics: Junior dos Santos
Punches 18/23 (78%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Mirko Cro Cop
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 1/3 (33%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
AND THERE IT IS. dos Santos as pretty much silenced his critics (myself included) who were harassing him about the Cro Cop loss almost 2 years ago. He came out strong and just DESTROYED Cro Cop's face/head. Surprised Cro Cop didn't Apollo on us. You know, Rocky 4. Apollo. Look it up.
I'm not sure what can be done with Mirko. Maybe a bit of a tweak on the defensive side. I really don't know. When the guy starts his career 5-0, before a 7 fight losing skid, what do you do? Time will tell what his team does with him after this loss. I'm still excited by this fallen warrior though. His career is absolutely fascinating to me. My favourite story of ManMMA so far by far!
Junior dos Santos doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Mirko Cro Cop doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Mirko Cro Cop comes with a 5 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Junior dos Santos throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Cro Cop's chin! That stops Cro Cop in his tracks!
Mirko Cro Cop fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
dos Santos blocks and pushes his opponent.
Poorly executed technique. Junior dos Santos looks to counter!
Junior dos Santos chases Cro Cop and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Cro Cop steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Cro Cop's Right cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Cro Cop jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
dos Santos sees what was coming and ducks under his opponent and moves aside
Cro Cop spins around and tries a spinning back kick!
Junior dos Santos was not expecting something like that! It lands on his chin! Is this over?
Mirko Cro Cop throws a combo
Junior dos Santos ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Cro Cop swings again, only to get countered once more! Cro Cop is looking bad here!
Cro Cop's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Mirko Cro Cop's Chin
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Here comes Mirko Cro Cop with a vicious middle kick!
Junior dos Santos dodges that one moving backwards
Cro Cop clumsily fails here and it's time for Junior dos Santos to fight back!
Surprise roundhouse punch by dos Santos.
It looks like Cro Cop was hit by a bus!
Cro Cop's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cro Cop seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Solid kick to the leg from Junior dos Santos
that visibly pains Cro Cop.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
dos Santos tries to grapple
He puts Cro Cop in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cro Cop pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
dos Santos easily blocks and looks for a counter!
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
As the fight continues it seems that Junior dos Santos is taking the best of the fight.
Junior dos Santos goes with a looping right hand while Mirko Cro Cop jumps back and jabs
Cro Cop seems staggered and Junior dos Santos runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Tremendous strikes from dos Santos!
Some big punches are landing!
There is a small laceration on Mirko Cro Cop's Chin
Mirko Cro Cop seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Junior dos Santos!
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Cro Cop stumbles backwards staggered and Junior dos Santos launches aggressively over his opponent throwing some wild punches!
Cro Cop is knocked down after a couple of punches, hitting the mat hard! Is he out?
Junior dos Santos turns out the lights for Cro Cop! What an astonishing KO by dos Santos!
Cro Cop is out! He has a broken orbital bone!
There is a small laceration on Mirko Cro Cop's Right eye
Winner is Junior dos Santos by KO (Punches) at 2:20 Round 1
Statistics: Junior dos Santos
Punches 18/23 (78%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Mirko Cro Cop
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 1/3 (33%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
AND THERE IT IS. dos Santos as pretty much silenced his critics (myself included) who were harassing him about the Cro Cop loss almost 2 years ago. He came out strong and just DESTROYED Cro Cop's face/head. Surprised Cro Cop didn't Apollo on us. You know, Rocky 4. Apollo. Look it up.
I'm not sure what can be done with Mirko. Maybe a bit of a tweak on the defensive side. I really don't know. When the guy starts his career 5-0, before a 7 fight losing skid, what do you do? Time will tell what his team does with him after this loss. I'm still excited by this fallen warrior though. His career is absolutely fascinating to me. My favourite story of ManMMA so far by far!