Post by The Sandmen on Jul 24, 2012 11:19:49 GMT -5
Big Foot enters the cage and this place seems about to burst! He may be sure the fans are with him today.
Antonio Silva doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Tank Abbott looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Tank Abbott is going to have a hard fight according to the bets.
Antonio Silva comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
Tank Abbott comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Big Foot and Tank move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Tank Abbott leans forwards and tries to grapple with Big Foot
Big Foot wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.
Tank Abbott gets sloppy and Antonio Silva tries to take advantage...
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Tank stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Antonio Silva is coming in again!
Tank's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Tank has a small cut in his Right eye
Tank Abbott launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Big Foot blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Tank goes to the body...
his punches graze Big Foot's arm.
Big Foot is trying to counter now!
Big Foot wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Big Foot launches a few hard punches to Tank Abbott's ribs!
Tank Abbott's ribs shows the damage! Antonio Silva is working his opponent ribs!
Hard blow to Tank's mid-section, he seems hurt
Tank Abbott pushes away Big Foot trying to keep the fight at striking range
Big Foot doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Tank Abbott
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Tank Abbott postures up and launches another series of punches!
Big Foot pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Tank Abbott's offensive.
Tank Abbott gets sloppy and Antonio Silva tries to take advantage...
Antonio Silva charges at Tank throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Tank is rocked!
Nice punch by Tank Abbott
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Big Foot looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Tank Abbott's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Big Foot dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Tank from the ground!
Tank Abbott tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
Antonio Silva's knows what to do here and blocks them
Antonio Silva charges at Tank throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Tank is rocked!
Tank's Right cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Tank Abbott's Right cheek
Tank Abbott goes with a looping right hand while Antonio Silva jumps back and jabs
Tank seems staggered and Antonio Silva runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Tank's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Antonio Silva tries to bring the fight to the ground
Tank goes down.
Antonio Silva is in open guard over Tank
Antonio Silva wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Big Foot drills Tank Abbott's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Tank's Nose is beginning to swell
Tank has a small cut in his Nose
Tank seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Antonio Silva is in open guard over Tank
Big Foot knows his opponent is groggy and begins a relentless rain of punches!
Tank Abbott is having a nightmare! Mario Yamasaki watches for the moment he has to end this!
That brutal impact left Tank laid out on the mat! Antonio Silva's corner come in to congratulate him!
Tank's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Tank Abbott's Chin
Winner is Antonio Silva by KO (GnP) at 2:37 Round 1
Statistics: Antonio Silva
Punches 10/19 (53%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 5/7 (71%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 22 s
Statistics: Tank Abbott
Punches 4/10 (40%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/5 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 22 s
Not surprised. Tank needs more dimensions to his game, cause when the striking isn;t working out, he isn't either. He could use a shot or two boost to health in some form too, since other guys lasted a lot longer, damage-wise.
Antonio Silva doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Tank Abbott looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Tank Abbott is going to have a hard fight according to the bets.
Antonio Silva comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
Tank Abbott comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Big Foot and Tank move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Tank Abbott leans forwards and tries to grapple with Big Foot
Big Foot wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.
Tank Abbott gets sloppy and Antonio Silva tries to take advantage...
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Tank stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Antonio Silva is coming in again!
Tank's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Tank has a small cut in his Right eye
Tank Abbott launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Big Foot blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Tank goes to the body...
his punches graze Big Foot's arm.
Big Foot is trying to counter now!
Big Foot wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Big Foot launches a few hard punches to Tank Abbott's ribs!
Tank Abbott's ribs shows the damage! Antonio Silva is working his opponent ribs!
Hard blow to Tank's mid-section, he seems hurt
Tank Abbott pushes away Big Foot trying to keep the fight at striking range
Big Foot doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Tank Abbott
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Tank Abbott postures up and launches another series of punches!
Big Foot pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Tank Abbott's offensive.
Tank Abbott gets sloppy and Antonio Silva tries to take advantage...
Antonio Silva charges at Tank throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Tank is rocked!
Nice punch by Tank Abbott
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Big Foot looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Tank Abbott's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Big Foot dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Tank from the ground!
Tank Abbott tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
Antonio Silva's knows what to do here and blocks them
Antonio Silva charges at Tank throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Tank is rocked!
Tank's Right cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Tank Abbott's Right cheek
Tank Abbott goes with a looping right hand while Antonio Silva jumps back and jabs
Tank seems staggered and Antonio Silva runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Tank's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Antonio Silva tries to bring the fight to the ground
Tank goes down.
Antonio Silva is in open guard over Tank
Antonio Silva wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Big Foot drills Tank Abbott's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Tank's Nose is beginning to swell
Tank has a small cut in his Nose
Tank seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Antonio Silva is in open guard over Tank
Big Foot knows his opponent is groggy and begins a relentless rain of punches!
Tank Abbott is having a nightmare! Mario Yamasaki watches for the moment he has to end this!
That brutal impact left Tank laid out on the mat! Antonio Silva's corner come in to congratulate him!
Tank's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Tank Abbott's Chin
Winner is Antonio Silva by KO (GnP) at 2:37 Round 1
Statistics: Antonio Silva
Punches 10/19 (53%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 5/7 (71%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 22 s
Statistics: Tank Abbott
Punches 4/10 (40%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/5 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 22 s
Not surprised. Tank needs more dimensions to his game, cause when the striking isn;t working out, he isn't either. He could use a shot or two boost to health in some form too, since other guys lasted a lot longer, damage-wise.