Post by The Sandmen on Aug 9, 2012 12:26:29 GMT -5
Phil Davis glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Mirko Cro Cop raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Mirko Cro Cop today.
Mirko Cro Cop comes with a 5 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Not a desiderable position that Cro Cop is in now. Phil Davis is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Phil Davis goes with a looping right hand while Mirko Cro Cop jumps back and jabs
Mr. Wonderful only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Cro Cop looks to be in very good shape.
High kick from Mirko Cro Cop!
He misses narrowly!
Cro Cop throws a hook
He fails to land it.
Mr. Wonderful moves forward looking for some action
Phil Davis shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Mirko Cro Cop pushes away Mr. Wonderful trying to keep the fight at striking range
Mr. Wonderful doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Mirko Cro Cop
Phil Davis pushes away Cro Cop trying to keep the fight at striking range
Cro Cop doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Phil Davis
The fighters are clinching.
Cro Cop launches a few hard punches to Phil Davis's ribs!
Phil Davis's ribs shows the damage! Mirko Cro Cop is working his opponent ribs!
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Mr. Wonderful struggles and launches a few punches to Cro Cop's head
Nothing from this... Phil Davis seems frustrated.
Cro Cop is trying to counter now!
Cro Cop grab one of Phil Davis's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Mr. Wonderful done well to maintain his balances and avoid going down
Cro Cop doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Phil Davis embrace and tries to move away...
Phil Davis pushes Cro Cop forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Phil Davis pushes away Cro Cop trying to keep the fight at striking range
Cro Cop doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Phil Davis
Cro Cop tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Mirko Cro Cop pushes away Mr. Wonderful trying to keep the fight at striking range
Mr. Wonderful stumbles backwards and Mirko Cro Cop circles to get the center of the cage
Phil Davis fakes a punch and launches himself over Cro Cop!
Nice move by Mr. Wonderful who clinches and pushes Cro Cop against the cage
Mirko Cro Cop tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Mr. Wonderful is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Cro Cop launches a few hard punches to Phil Davis's ribs!
Phil Davis's ribs shows the damage! Mirko Cro Cop is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Mr. Wonderful takes a break to breathe while holding Mirko Cro Cop.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Phil Davis tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Mirko Cro Cop jumps backwards and frees his leg.
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Middle kick from Cro Cop.
Mr. Wonderful receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Mr. Wonderful is holding Mirko Cro Cop's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Mirko Cro Cop shows great balance while pushing away Phil Davis
Bone shattering straight left hand from Phil Davis!
Cro Cop is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Cro Cop steps backwards away from Phil Davis. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Lightning fast low kick from Mr. Wonderful!
Cro Cop blocks that kick with his leg.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Brutal-looking high kick from Mirko Cro Cop!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
There is a small laceration on Phil Davis's Right cheek
Brutal-looking high kick from Mirko Cro Cop!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Mirko Cro Cop tries a high kick!
Mr. Wonderful was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Mr. Wonderful has a small cut in his Left cheek
Mr. Wonderful is holding Mirko Cro Cop's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Mirko Cro Cop loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Phil Davis is in side mount over Mirko Cro Cop
Mr. Wonderful is looking to end this fight with strikes
Cro Cop anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Cro Cop tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Mirko Cro Cop attempts to trap Phil Davis in his guard.
Mirko Cro Cop manages to switch to full guard.
Phil Davis is in open guard over Cro Cop
Mirko Cro Cop launches a few punches to Mr. Wonderful's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Mr. Wonderful tries to cover his face,
Phil Davis is in open guard over Cro Cop
Phil Davis tries to pass to half guard...
Mirko Cro Cop's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Phil Davis is in open guard over Cro Cop
Mirko Cro Cop is cooling the fight on the ground
Phil Davis is in open guard over Cro Cop
Cro Cop tries to close his guard around Mr. Wonderful
He succeeds!
Phil Davis is in closed guard over Cro Cop
Mirko Cro Cop launches a few punches to Mr. Wonderful's cheek from the guard.
Phil Davis uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Phil Davis is in closed guard over Cro Cop
Cro Cop measures the resilience of Mr. Wonderful's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Mr. Wonderful's side.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
A bad move from Phil Davis
allows Cro Cop to land a solid head kick.
Mr. Wonderful has a small cut in his Forehead
The two exchange wildly
Cro Cop is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
You can see Mr. Wonderful's blood making stains in the mat.
Mr. Wonderful grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Phil Davis
Phil Davis is in open guard over Cro Cop
Mr. Wonderful doesn't stop bleeding.
Cro Cop tries to close his guard around Mr. Wonderful
He succeeds!
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Phil Davis is in closed guard over Cro Cop
Mr. Wonderful is in closed guard... Cro Cop tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Phil Davis!
Mirko Cro Cop is in full mount over Phil Davis
Phil Davis tries to roll to his side and trap Mirko Cro Cop in his guard...
Mirko Cro Cop keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Mirko Cro Cop is in full mount over Phil Davis
Phil Davis's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Phil Davis tries to roll to his side and trap Mirko Cro Cop in his guard...
Phil Davis moves to half guard.
Mirko Cro Cop is in half guard over Mr. Wonderful
Phil Davis attempts to move to full guard
Mirko Cro Cop keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Mirko Cro Cop is in half guard over Mr. Wonderful
Phil Davis launches a few punches to Cro Cop's cheek from the guard.
Mirko Cro Cop uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Mr. Wonderful misses a step and Mirko Cro Cop sees an opportunity to counter him!
Cro Cop tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Phil Davis. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Mr. Wonderful doesn't stop bleeding.
Mr. Wonderful tries to grapple
Cro Cop moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
Cro Cop decides to launch some tentative punches
Mirko Cro Cop takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Mirko Cro Cop charges at Mr. Wonderful throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Mr. Wonderful is rocked!
Mr. Wonderful's Nose is beginning to swell
Mr. Wonderful has a small cut in his Nose
Phil Davis launches a body shot
Cro Cop dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Mr. Wonderful's Nose is beginning to swell
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Mirko Cro Cop steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
Mr. Wonderful's Nose is beginning to swell
Mr. Wonderful has a small cut in his Nose
Winner is Mirko Cro Cop by TKO (Doctor Stoppage - cuts) at 2:25 Round 2
Statistics: Phil Davis
Punches 4/11 (36%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 2/4 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/8 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 129 s
Statistics: Mirko Cro Cop
Punches 11/19 (58%)
Kicks 6/7 (86%)
Clinch strikes 6/8 (75%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/8 (50%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 129 s
Classic Cro Cop showed up. But will he show up for Round 2 of the tournament? Time will tell! Exciting!!! Davis needs stand up. He may have also fared better in this match if he could have landed some towndowns and god some solid ground game going.
Mirko Cro Cop raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Mirko Cro Cop today.
Mirko Cro Cop comes with a 5 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Not a desiderable position that Cro Cop is in now. Phil Davis is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Phil Davis goes with a looping right hand while Mirko Cro Cop jumps back and jabs
Mr. Wonderful only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Cro Cop looks to be in very good shape.
High kick from Mirko Cro Cop!
He misses narrowly!
Cro Cop throws a hook
He fails to land it.
Mr. Wonderful moves forward looking for some action
Phil Davis shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Mirko Cro Cop pushes away Mr. Wonderful trying to keep the fight at striking range
Mr. Wonderful doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Mirko Cro Cop
Phil Davis pushes away Cro Cop trying to keep the fight at striking range
Cro Cop doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Phil Davis
The fighters are clinching.
Cro Cop launches a few hard punches to Phil Davis's ribs!
Phil Davis's ribs shows the damage! Mirko Cro Cop is working his opponent ribs!
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Mr. Wonderful struggles and launches a few punches to Cro Cop's head
Nothing from this... Phil Davis seems frustrated.
Cro Cop is trying to counter now!
Cro Cop grab one of Phil Davis's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Mr. Wonderful done well to maintain his balances and avoid going down
Cro Cop doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Phil Davis embrace and tries to move away...
Phil Davis pushes Cro Cop forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Phil Davis pushes away Cro Cop trying to keep the fight at striking range
Cro Cop doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Phil Davis
Cro Cop tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Mirko Cro Cop pushes away Mr. Wonderful trying to keep the fight at striking range
Mr. Wonderful stumbles backwards and Mirko Cro Cop circles to get the center of the cage
Phil Davis fakes a punch and launches himself over Cro Cop!
Nice move by Mr. Wonderful who clinches and pushes Cro Cop against the cage
Mirko Cro Cop tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Mr. Wonderful is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Cro Cop launches a few hard punches to Phil Davis's ribs!
Phil Davis's ribs shows the damage! Mirko Cro Cop is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Mr. Wonderful takes a break to breathe while holding Mirko Cro Cop.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Phil Davis tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Mirko Cro Cop jumps backwards and frees his leg.
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Middle kick from Cro Cop.
Mr. Wonderful receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Mr. Wonderful is holding Mirko Cro Cop's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Mirko Cro Cop shows great balance while pushing away Phil Davis
Bone shattering straight left hand from Phil Davis!
Cro Cop is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Cro Cop steps backwards away from Phil Davis. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Lightning fast low kick from Mr. Wonderful!
Cro Cop blocks that kick with his leg.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Brutal-looking high kick from Mirko Cro Cop!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
There is a small laceration on Phil Davis's Right cheek
Brutal-looking high kick from Mirko Cro Cop!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Mirko Cro Cop tries a high kick!
Mr. Wonderful was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Mr. Wonderful has a small cut in his Left cheek
Mr. Wonderful is holding Mirko Cro Cop's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Mirko Cro Cop loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Phil Davis is in side mount over Mirko Cro Cop
Mr. Wonderful is looking to end this fight with strikes
Cro Cop anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Cro Cop tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Mirko Cro Cop attempts to trap Phil Davis in his guard.
Mirko Cro Cop manages to switch to full guard.
Phil Davis is in open guard over Cro Cop
Mirko Cro Cop launches a few punches to Mr. Wonderful's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Mr. Wonderful tries to cover his face,
Phil Davis is in open guard over Cro Cop
Phil Davis tries to pass to half guard...
Mirko Cro Cop's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Phil Davis is in open guard over Cro Cop
Mirko Cro Cop is cooling the fight on the ground
Phil Davis is in open guard over Cro Cop
Cro Cop tries to close his guard around Mr. Wonderful
He succeeds!
Phil Davis is in closed guard over Cro Cop
Mirko Cro Cop launches a few punches to Mr. Wonderful's cheek from the guard.
Phil Davis uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Phil Davis is in closed guard over Cro Cop
Cro Cop measures the resilience of Mr. Wonderful's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Mr. Wonderful's side.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
=========================================
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
A bad move from Phil Davis
allows Cro Cop to land a solid head kick.
Mr. Wonderful has a small cut in his Forehead
The two exchange wildly
Cro Cop is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
You can see Mr. Wonderful's blood making stains in the mat.
Mr. Wonderful grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Phil Davis
Phil Davis is in open guard over Cro Cop
Mr. Wonderful doesn't stop bleeding.
Cro Cop tries to close his guard around Mr. Wonderful
He succeeds!
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Phil Davis is in closed guard over Cro Cop
Mr. Wonderful is in closed guard... Cro Cop tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Phil Davis!
Mirko Cro Cop is in full mount over Phil Davis
Phil Davis tries to roll to his side and trap Mirko Cro Cop in his guard...
Mirko Cro Cop keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Mirko Cro Cop is in full mount over Phil Davis
Phil Davis's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Phil Davis tries to roll to his side and trap Mirko Cro Cop in his guard...
Phil Davis moves to half guard.
Mirko Cro Cop is in half guard over Mr. Wonderful
Phil Davis attempts to move to full guard
Mirko Cro Cop keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Mirko Cro Cop is in half guard over Mr. Wonderful
Phil Davis launches a few punches to Cro Cop's cheek from the guard.
Mirko Cro Cop uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Mr. Wonderful misses a step and Mirko Cro Cop sees an opportunity to counter him!
Cro Cop tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Phil Davis. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Mr. Wonderful doesn't stop bleeding.
Mr. Wonderful tries to grapple
Cro Cop moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
Cro Cop decides to launch some tentative punches
Mirko Cro Cop takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Mirko Cro Cop charges at Mr. Wonderful throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Mr. Wonderful is rocked!
Mr. Wonderful's Nose is beginning to swell
Mr. Wonderful has a small cut in his Nose
Phil Davis launches a body shot
Cro Cop dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Mr. Wonderful's Nose is beginning to swell
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Mirko Cro Cop steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
Mr. Wonderful's Nose is beginning to swell
Mr. Wonderful has a small cut in his Nose
Winner is Mirko Cro Cop by TKO (Doctor Stoppage - cuts) at 2:25 Round 2
Statistics: Phil Davis
Punches 4/11 (36%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 2/4 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/8 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 129 s
Statistics: Mirko Cro Cop
Punches 11/19 (58%)
Kicks 6/7 (86%)
Clinch strikes 6/8 (75%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/8 (50%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 129 s
Classic Cro Cop showed up. But will he show up for Round 2 of the tournament? Time will tell! Exciting!!! Davis needs stand up. He may have also fared better in this match if he could have landed some towndowns and god some solid ground game going.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!