Post by The Sandmen on Jun 2, 2017 7:01:01 GMT -5
Anderson Silva looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Daniel Cormier doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Anderson is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
Anderson Silva comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Anderson and Cormier move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Incredible high kick!
Cormier deflects and sidesteps.
Poorly executed technique. Daniel Cormier looks to counter!
Daniel Cormier fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Anderson blocks that. He made it look easy!
Shovel hook by Anderson Silva
tags Cormier.
Anderson decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Anderson moves back and takes a deep breath.
Daniel Cormier shoots for a double leg takedown!
Anderson Silva sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Daniel Cormier and Anderson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Daniel Cormier is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
High kick from Anderson Silva!
Cormier seems to be done!
Cormier's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Daniel Cormier seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Anderson Silva!
Anderson decides to launch some tentative punches
Anderson Silva takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Anderson Silva launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Cormier blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Daniel Cormier's cheek! Cormier stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Anderson is standing while Cormier is on the ground on his back
Daniel Cormier kicks his legs trying to keep Anderson Silva away.
No damage done by those kicks.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Anderson is standing while Cormier is on the ground on his back
Anderson Silva steps back and allows Cormier to get back to his feet.
Daniel Cormier is on his feet again.
Cormier wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Anderson doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
Cormier wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Anderson doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
Daniel Cormier and Anderson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Anderson Silva is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Cormier lifts Anderson Silva up off the ground
...big slam!
Daniel Cormier is in open guard over Anderson
Anderson tries to close his guard around Cormier
He succeeds!
Daniel Cormier is in closed guard over Anderson
Cormier is in closed guard... Anderson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Daniel Cormier!
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Daniel Cormier
Cormier measures the resilience of Anderson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Anderson blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Cormier clumsily fails here and it's time for Anderson Silva to fight back!
Anderson tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Anderson Silva controls the situation despite Daniel Cormier efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Daniel Cormier
Anderson catch Daniel Cormier's left arm and tries a kimura
Daniel Cormier holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Daniel Cormier
Daniel Cormier launches a few punches to Anderson's cheek from the guard.
Anderson Silva uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Daniel Cormier
Daniel Cormier tries to roll to his side and trap Anderson Silva in his guard...
Anderson Silva keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Daniel Cormier
Daniel Cormier launches a few punches to Anderson's cheek from the guard.
Anderson Silva uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Anderson is trying to counter now!
Daniel Cormier tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Anderson Silva rolls Daniel Cormier to his stomach and takes his back!
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Anderson is in rear mount over Cormier
Cormier measures the resilience of Anderson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Anderson blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Anderson is in rear mount over Cormier
Anderson tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Cormier! Anderson has one hook in and keeps working!
Anderson is in rear mount over Cormier with one hook in
Anderson Silva slides his arm under Daniel Cormier's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
Anderson is locking that Rear Naked Choke...
Anderson is locking that Rear Naked Choke...
Punishing hold!
That Rear Naked Choke looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Cormier's eyes...
Daniel Cormier pushes up and slides Anderson Silva's arm over his chin.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Anderson is in rear mount over Cormier with one hook in
Anderson Silva slides his arm under Daniel Cormier's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
Cormier's Left eye is beginning to swell
Cormier struggles to free himself
Cormier struggles to free himself
Anderson is locking that Rear Naked Choke...
Punishing hold!
Anderson is locking that Rear Naked Choke...
That Rear Naked Choke from Anderson Silva appears to be unbreakable
Daniel Cormier pushes up and slides Anderson Silva's arm over his chin.
Anderson is in rear mount over Cormier with one hook in
Anderson Silva slides his arm under Daniel Cormier's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
Anderson is locking that Rear Naked Choke...
Cormier's Left eye is beginning to swell
That Rear Naked Choke from Anderson Silva appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Cormier's eyes...
That Rear Naked Choke from Anderson Silva appears to be unbreakable
Daniel Cormier pushes up and slides Anderson Silva's arm over his chin.
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Anderson is in rear mount over Cormier with one hook in
Anderson has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Cormier.
Nicely done! Anderson now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Anderson is in rear mount over Cormier with two hooks in
Anderson tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Cormier!
Anderson has one of his arm over Daniel Cormier's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
Anderson is in rear mount over Cormier with two hooks in
Anderson tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Cormier!
Anderson has one of his arm over Daniel Cormier's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
The round is for Anderson, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Anderson Silva steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
That brutal impact left Cormier laid out on the mat! Anderson Silva's corner pours in to congratulate him!
There is a small laceration on Daniel Cormier's Left eye
Winner is Anderson Silva by KO (High kick) at 0:25 Round 2
Statistics: Anderson Silva
Punches 7/15 (47%)
Kicks 2/3 (67%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 146 s
Statistics: Daniel Cormier
Punches 6/11 (55%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/10 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 170 s
Cormier's key here was wrestling. He left his key at home and accidentally locked himself out. Thus, he showed up to this fight keyless. And this fight was not a keyless entry fight.
Daniel Cormier doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Anderson is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
Anderson Silva comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Anderson and Cormier move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Incredible high kick!
Cormier deflects and sidesteps.
Poorly executed technique. Daniel Cormier looks to counter!
Daniel Cormier fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Anderson blocks that. He made it look easy!
Shovel hook by Anderson Silva
tags Cormier.
Anderson decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Anderson moves back and takes a deep breath.
Daniel Cormier shoots for a double leg takedown!
Anderson Silva sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Daniel Cormier and Anderson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Daniel Cormier is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
High kick from Anderson Silva!
Cormier seems to be done!
Cormier's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Daniel Cormier seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Anderson Silva!
Anderson decides to launch some tentative punches
Anderson Silva takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Anderson Silva launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Cormier blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Daniel Cormier's cheek! Cormier stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Anderson is standing while Cormier is on the ground on his back
Daniel Cormier kicks his legs trying to keep Anderson Silva away.
No damage done by those kicks.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Anderson is standing while Cormier is on the ground on his back
Anderson Silva steps back and allows Cormier to get back to his feet.
Daniel Cormier is on his feet again.
Cormier wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Anderson doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
Cormier wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Anderson doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
Daniel Cormier and Anderson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Anderson Silva is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Cormier lifts Anderson Silva up off the ground
...big slam!
Daniel Cormier is in open guard over Anderson
Anderson tries to close his guard around Cormier
He succeeds!
Daniel Cormier is in closed guard over Anderson
Cormier is in closed guard... Anderson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Daniel Cormier!
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Daniel Cormier
Cormier measures the resilience of Anderson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Anderson blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Cormier clumsily fails here and it's time for Anderson Silva to fight back!
Anderson tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Anderson Silva controls the situation despite Daniel Cormier efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Daniel Cormier
Anderson catch Daniel Cormier's left arm and tries a kimura
Daniel Cormier holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Daniel Cormier
Daniel Cormier launches a few punches to Anderson's cheek from the guard.
Anderson Silva uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Daniel Cormier
Daniel Cormier tries to roll to his side and trap Anderson Silva in his guard...
Anderson Silva keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Daniel Cormier
Daniel Cormier launches a few punches to Anderson's cheek from the guard.
Anderson Silva uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Anderson is trying to counter now!
Daniel Cormier tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Anderson Silva rolls Daniel Cormier to his stomach and takes his back!
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Anderson is in rear mount over Cormier
Cormier measures the resilience of Anderson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Anderson blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Anderson is in rear mount over Cormier
Anderson tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Cormier! Anderson has one hook in and keeps working!
Anderson is in rear mount over Cormier with one hook in
Anderson Silva slides his arm under Daniel Cormier's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
Anderson is locking that Rear Naked Choke...
Anderson is locking that Rear Naked Choke...
Punishing hold!
That Rear Naked Choke looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Cormier's eyes...
Daniel Cormier pushes up and slides Anderson Silva's arm over his chin.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Anderson is in rear mount over Cormier with one hook in
Anderson Silva slides his arm under Daniel Cormier's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
Cormier's Left eye is beginning to swell
Cormier struggles to free himself
Cormier struggles to free himself
Anderson is locking that Rear Naked Choke...
Punishing hold!
Anderson is locking that Rear Naked Choke...
That Rear Naked Choke from Anderson Silva appears to be unbreakable
Daniel Cormier pushes up and slides Anderson Silva's arm over his chin.
Anderson is in rear mount over Cormier with one hook in
Anderson Silva slides his arm under Daniel Cormier's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
Anderson is locking that Rear Naked Choke...
Cormier's Left eye is beginning to swell
That Rear Naked Choke from Anderson Silva appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Cormier's eyes...
That Rear Naked Choke from Anderson Silva appears to be unbreakable
Daniel Cormier pushes up and slides Anderson Silva's arm over his chin.
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Anderson is in rear mount over Cormier with one hook in
Anderson has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Cormier.
Nicely done! Anderson now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Anderson is in rear mount over Cormier with two hooks in
Anderson tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Cormier!
Anderson has one of his arm over Daniel Cormier's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
Anderson is in rear mount over Cormier with two hooks in
Anderson tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Cormier!
Anderson has one of his arm over Daniel Cormier's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
The round is for Anderson, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Anderson Silva steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
That brutal impact left Cormier laid out on the mat! Anderson Silva's corner pours in to congratulate him!
There is a small laceration on Daniel Cormier's Left eye
Winner is Anderson Silva by KO (High kick) at 0:25 Round 2
Statistics: Anderson Silva
Punches 7/15 (47%)
Kicks 2/3 (67%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 146 s
Statistics: Daniel Cormier
Punches 6/11 (55%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/10 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 170 s
Cormier's key here was wrestling. He left his key at home and accidentally locked himself out. Thus, he showed up to this fight keyless. And this fight was not a keyless entry fight.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!