Post by The Sandmen on Dec 9, 2017 6:13:31 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Sonnen while Steve Mazzagatti recites the rules.
Chris Weidman shifts back and forth nervously.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
Chael Sonnen comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
A left hook from Weidman
falls short.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Sonnen decides to launch some tentative punches
Weidman launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Sonnen with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Weidman is holding Chael Sonnen's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Chael Sonnen shows great balance while pushing away Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman gets sloppy and Chael Sonnen tries to take advantage...
Sonnen moves forward looking for some action
Chael Sonnen shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Chris Weidman's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Sonnen is throwing a flurry of punches!
Weidman ducks under and circles out of the corner.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen leans forwards and tries to grapple with Weidman
Sonnen shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sonnen tries to take Chris Weidman down... Weidman stumbles backwards and Chael Sonnen launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Weidman's jaw!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sonnen and Chris Weidman are cliched up against the cage. Sonnen hammers Weidman face and hooks Weidman leg
Chris Weidman is on his back after that trip
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Weidman
Sonnen is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Chris Weidman, who is barely covering up!
Weidman has a small cut in his Left eye
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Weidman
Sonnen leans back...
He clobbers Chris Weidman's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Weidman's Left eye is beginning to swell
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Weidman
Sonnen is in closed guard... Weidman tries to roll on the ground!
Chael Sonnen uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Weidman misses a step and Chael Sonnen sees an opportunity to counter him!
Chael Sonnen moves to better his position on the ground...
Chael Sonnen viciously slams hammer blows to Weidman's face!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Weidman
Sonnen is in closed guard... Weidman tries to roll on the ground!
Chael Sonnen uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Weidman
Chael Sonnen tries to better his position on the ground...
Sonnen breaks the closed guard of Chris Weidman and moves to half guard
Chael Sonnen is in side mount over Chris Weidman
Chael Sonnen looks to mount Chris Weidman...
Chael Sonnen slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Sonnen is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Chris Weidman, who is barely covering up!
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Weidman tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Chris Weidman. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Romexpo (Bucharest, Romania) are cheering for the fighters.
Chael Sonnen moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Chael Sonnen grabs Weidman
Chris Weidman gets thrown to the mat.
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Weidman
Chael Sonnen throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Weidman's face with those brutal elbows! Weidman needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Weidman
Sonnen leans back...
Weidman eyes him warily.
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Weidman
Weidman measures the resilience of Sonnen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Sonnen's side.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Weidman
Chael Sonnen tries to pass to half guard...
Chris Weidman can't prevent his opponent from passing. Sonnen looks to work from half guard.
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Weidman
Sonnen works on the ground with his fingers over Weidman's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Steve Mazzagatti saw it!
Steve Mazzagatti takes away one point from Chael Sonnen for eye poke.
Steve Mazzagatti allows Weidman time to recover... 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.
Chael Sonnen leans forwards and tries to grapple with Weidman
Sonnen shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Chris Weidman tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Sonnen is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Weidman tries to take Chael Sonnen to the ground from the clinch...
Sonnen shows his sprawl skills and remains on his feet.
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Sonnen looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Chris Weidman's punches
Weidman is on the receiving end of a great combo by Sonnen.
There is a small laceration on Chris Weidman's Right eye
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen goes with a looping right hand while Chris Weidman jumps back and jabs
Weidman seems staggered and Chael Sonnen runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
You have to give that round to Chael Sonnen.
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Round 2
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Chael Sonnen attempts a sweep single...
Chael Sonnen catches Chris Weidman's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Sonnen.
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Weidman
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Chris Weidman work his BJJ game.
Weidman measures the resilience of Sonnen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Sonnen's side.
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Weidman
Chael Sonnen moves to better his position on the ground...
Chael Sonnen viciously slams hammer blows to Weidman's face!
Weidman's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Weidman
Sonnen tries to escape from the closed guard
Sonnen succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Weidman
Sonnen fires a barrage of punches at Weidman's head!
This is bad! Sonnen is just pounding on Chris Weidman's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Weidman's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Chris Weidman's Chin
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Weidman
Sonnen moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Weidman
Weidman doesn't stop bleeding.
Sonnen launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Chris Weidman is not able to stop Weidman ground skills and Chael Sonnen moves to side mount!
Chael Sonnen is in side mount over Chris Weidman
Chael Sonnen looks to mount Chris Weidman...
Chael Sonnen slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Sonnen catch Chris Weidman's right arm and tries a kimura
Chris Weidman holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Sonnen clumsily fails here and it's time for Chris Weidman to fight back!
Weidman measures the resilience of Sonnen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Sonnen blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Sonnen goes for an armbar!
That Armbar from Chael Sonnen appears to be unbreakable
Sonnen is locking that Armbar...
Sonnen is locking that Armbar...
Chris Weidman breaks the lock and pushes away Chael Sonnen, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Chael Sonnen. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Romexpo (Bucharest, Romania) are cheering for the fighters.
Sonnen is holding Chris Weidman's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Chris Weidman loses balance and goes to the ground.
Chael Sonnen is in side mount over Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman attempts to trap Chael Sonnen in his guard.
Chael Sonnen keeps control and remains in side mount.
Chael Sonnen is in side mount over Chris Weidman
You can see Weidman's blood making stains in the mat.
Weidman measures the resilience of Sonnen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Sonnen blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Chael Sonnen is in side mount over Chris Weidman
Sonnen tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Sonnen gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Chris Weidman! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Chris Weidman doesn't defend himself!
Chris Weidman seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Chael Sonnen!
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Sonnen knows his opponent is groggy and begins a relentless rain of punches!
Chris Weidman is having a nightmare! Steve Mazzagatti watches for the moment he has to end this!
This is over! That impact from Chael Sonnen has left Weidman laying flat on the mat!
Weidman's Nose is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Chris Weidman's Nose
Winner is Chael Sonnen by KO (GnP) at 2:42 Round 2
Statistics: Chael Sonnen
Punches 9/13 (69%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/9 (22%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 33/39 (85%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 273 s
Statistics: Chris Weidman
Punches 1/4 (25%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/8 (50%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 273 s
Chris Weidman shifts back and forth nervously.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
Chael Sonnen comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
A left hook from Weidman
falls short.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Sonnen decides to launch some tentative punches
Weidman launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Sonnen with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Weidman is holding Chael Sonnen's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Chael Sonnen shows great balance while pushing away Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman gets sloppy and Chael Sonnen tries to take advantage...
Sonnen moves forward looking for some action
Chael Sonnen shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Chris Weidman's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Sonnen is throwing a flurry of punches!
Weidman ducks under and circles out of the corner.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen leans forwards and tries to grapple with Weidman
Sonnen shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sonnen tries to take Chris Weidman down... Weidman stumbles backwards and Chael Sonnen launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Weidman's jaw!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sonnen and Chris Weidman are cliched up against the cage. Sonnen hammers Weidman face and hooks Weidman leg
Chris Weidman is on his back after that trip
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Weidman
Sonnen is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Chris Weidman, who is barely covering up!
Weidman has a small cut in his Left eye
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Weidman
Sonnen leans back...
He clobbers Chris Weidman's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Weidman's Left eye is beginning to swell
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Weidman
Sonnen is in closed guard... Weidman tries to roll on the ground!
Chael Sonnen uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Weidman misses a step and Chael Sonnen sees an opportunity to counter him!
Chael Sonnen moves to better his position on the ground...
Chael Sonnen viciously slams hammer blows to Weidman's face!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Weidman
Sonnen is in closed guard... Weidman tries to roll on the ground!
Chael Sonnen uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Weidman
Chael Sonnen tries to better his position on the ground...
Sonnen breaks the closed guard of Chris Weidman and moves to half guard
Chael Sonnen is in side mount over Chris Weidman
Chael Sonnen looks to mount Chris Weidman...
Chael Sonnen slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Sonnen is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Chris Weidman, who is barely covering up!
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Weidman tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Chris Weidman. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Romexpo (Bucharest, Romania) are cheering for the fighters.
Chael Sonnen moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Chael Sonnen grabs Weidman
Chris Weidman gets thrown to the mat.
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Weidman
Chael Sonnen throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Weidman's face with those brutal elbows! Weidman needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Weidman
Sonnen leans back...
Weidman eyes him warily.
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Weidman
Weidman measures the resilience of Sonnen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Sonnen's side.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Weidman
Chael Sonnen tries to pass to half guard...
Chris Weidman can't prevent his opponent from passing. Sonnen looks to work from half guard.
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Weidman
Sonnen works on the ground with his fingers over Weidman's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Steve Mazzagatti saw it!
Steve Mazzagatti takes away one point from Chael Sonnen for eye poke.
Steve Mazzagatti allows Weidman time to recover... 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.
Chael Sonnen leans forwards and tries to grapple with Weidman
Sonnen shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Chris Weidman tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Sonnen is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Weidman tries to take Chael Sonnen to the ground from the clinch...
Sonnen shows his sprawl skills and remains on his feet.
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Sonnen looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Chris Weidman's punches
Weidman is on the receiving end of a great combo by Sonnen.
There is a small laceration on Chris Weidman's Right eye
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen goes with a looping right hand while Chris Weidman jumps back and jabs
Weidman seems staggered and Chael Sonnen runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
You have to give that round to Chael Sonnen.
=========================================
Round 2
=========================================
Chael Sonnen attempts a sweep single...
Chael Sonnen catches Chris Weidman's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Sonnen.
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Weidman
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Chris Weidman work his BJJ game.
Weidman measures the resilience of Sonnen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Sonnen's side.
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Weidman
Chael Sonnen moves to better his position on the ground...
Chael Sonnen viciously slams hammer blows to Weidman's face!
Weidman's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Weidman
Sonnen tries to escape from the closed guard
Sonnen succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Weidman
Sonnen fires a barrage of punches at Weidman's head!
This is bad! Sonnen is just pounding on Chris Weidman's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Weidman's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Chris Weidman's Chin
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Weidman
Sonnen moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Weidman
Weidman doesn't stop bleeding.
Sonnen launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Chris Weidman is not able to stop Weidman ground skills and Chael Sonnen moves to side mount!
Chael Sonnen is in side mount over Chris Weidman
Chael Sonnen looks to mount Chris Weidman...
Chael Sonnen slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Sonnen catch Chris Weidman's right arm and tries a kimura
Chris Weidman holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Sonnen clumsily fails here and it's time for Chris Weidman to fight back!
Weidman measures the resilience of Sonnen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Sonnen blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Sonnen goes for an armbar!
That Armbar from Chael Sonnen appears to be unbreakable
Sonnen is locking that Armbar...
Sonnen is locking that Armbar...
Chris Weidman breaks the lock and pushes away Chael Sonnen, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Chael Sonnen. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Romexpo (Bucharest, Romania) are cheering for the fighters.
Sonnen is holding Chris Weidman's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Chris Weidman loses balance and goes to the ground.
Chael Sonnen is in side mount over Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman attempts to trap Chael Sonnen in his guard.
Chael Sonnen keeps control and remains in side mount.
Chael Sonnen is in side mount over Chris Weidman
You can see Weidman's blood making stains in the mat.
Weidman measures the resilience of Sonnen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Sonnen blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Chael Sonnen is in side mount over Chris Weidman
Sonnen tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Sonnen gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Chris Weidman! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Chris Weidman doesn't defend himself!
Chris Weidman seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Chael Sonnen!
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Sonnen knows his opponent is groggy and begins a relentless rain of punches!
Chris Weidman is having a nightmare! Steve Mazzagatti watches for the moment he has to end this!
This is over! That impact from Chael Sonnen has left Weidman laying flat on the mat!
Weidman's Nose is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Chris Weidman's Nose
Winner is Chael Sonnen by KO (GnP) at 2:42 Round 2
Statistics: Chael Sonnen
Punches 9/13 (69%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/9 (22%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 33/39 (85%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 273 s
Statistics: Chris Weidman
Punches 1/4 (25%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/8 (50%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 273 s
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!