Post by The Sandmen on Apr 3, 2018 6:09:48 GMT -5
ManMMA SuperFight Championship
Anderson Silva looks very relaxed.
Mark Hunt looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Anderson Silva is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
Anderson Silva comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Hunt looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Anderson Silva's punches
Hunt measures the resilience of Anderson's chin with an uppercut while Anderson lands some great crosses.
Mark Hunt goes with a looping right hand while Anderson Silva jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Anderson seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
0:29 Round 1 and Hunt is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Here comes Mark Hunt with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Anderson's ribs!
0:37 Round 1 and Hunt is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Good front kick from Hunt!
Anderson stumbles backwards after that one!
Hard blow to Anderson's mid-section, he seems hurt
As the fight continues it seems that Anderson Silva is taking the best of the fight.
Anderson launches a furious low kick!
Mark Hunt blocks
Inside leg kick from Hunt
that goes awry.
Anderson is trying to counter now!
Nice punch by Anderson Silva
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Some counter punches against Anderson Silva
almost hit him as he moves away.
Solid kick to the leg from Mark Hunt
Anderson checks it.
Hunt clumsily fails here and it's time for Anderson Silva to fight back!
Anderson throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Anderson wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal punches to Anderson's face while in the clinch!
Anderson can't take many more shots like those!
Anderson has a small cut in his Left cheek
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Mark Hunt postures up and launches another series of punches!
Anderson pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Mark Hunt's offensive.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hunt takes a break to breathe while holding Anderson Silva.
Dan Miragliotta sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Incredible high kick!
Anderson deflects and sidesteps.
Incredible high kick!
Anderson deflects and sidesteps.
Anderson launches a solid middle kick
that whizzes past Hunt.
Hunt is trying to counter now!
Hunt goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
Anderson throws a lazy kick
Hunt dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Anderson's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Anderson has a small cut in his Mouth
Hunt 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.
One, two, three! Hunt doesn't stop launching those knees in the clinch!
Devastating knee that lands on Anderson's chin! That pop was heard throughout the arena! The crowd erupts!
The ref pulls off Mark Hunt! Anderson seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Winner is Mark Hunt by TKO (Knees) at 3:09 Round 1
Statistics: Anderson Silva
Punches 8/11 (73%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
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: Mark Hunt
Punches 4/7 (57%)
Kicks 4/8 (50%)
Clinch strikes 5/13 (38%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Mark Hunt wins the SuperFight title!
Big win from Hunt. Looking forward to seeing how long his reign lasts. We might have just seen the arrival of the next big thing at HW in ManMMA.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!