Post by The Sandmen on Jun 27, 2018 8:38:22 GMT -5
Matt Lindland raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Chael Sonnen raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Chael Sonnen comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Matt Lindland and Chael Sonnen touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Sonnen moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Matt Lindland checks the kick.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Matt Lindland is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Sonnen into his guard.
Lindland ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Lindland
Sonnen is in closed guard... Lindland tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chael Sonnen!
Matt Lindland is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen measures the resilience of Lindland's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Lindland's side.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Matt Lindland is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen measures the resilience of Lindland's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Lindland's side.
Matt Lindland is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen launches a few punches to Lindland's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Lindland tries to cover his face,
Matt Lindland is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen launches a few punches to Lindland's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Lindland tries to cover his face,
Matt Lindland is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen looks to be in very good shape.
Chael Sonnen launches a few punches to Lindland's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Lindland tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Matt Lindland is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Lindland's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Sonnen
Chael Sonnen tries to roll to his side and trap Matt Lindland in his guard...
Chael Sonnen moves to half guard.
Matt Lindland is in half guard over Sonnen
Chael Sonnen launches a few punches to Lindland's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Lindland tries to cover his face,
Lindland seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Matt Lindland is in half guard over Sonnen
Matt Lindland pushes Sonnen's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Sonnen rolls and he's now on half guard over Matt Lindland. Nice reversal.
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Lindland
Lindland tries to stand up!
Sonnen doesn't allow him!
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Lindland
Matt Lindland launches a few punches to Sonnen's cheek from the guard.
Chael Sonnen uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Sonnen is trying to counter now!
Sonnen tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Chael Sonnen is in side mount over Matt Lindland
Chael Sonnen looks to pass to mount...
Sonnen slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Matt Lindland.
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Matt Lindland
Lindland 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.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Matt Lindland
Matt Lindland tries to roll to his side and trap Chael Sonnen in his guard...
Matt Lindland gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Matt Lindland
Chael Sonnen tries to better his position on the ground...
Sonnen is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Matt Lindland
Matt Lindland doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Sonnen's moves.
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Matt Lindland
Lindland tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Chael Sonnen doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Lindland clumsily fails here and it's time for Chael Sonnen to fight back!
Sonnen fires a barrage of punches at Lindland's head!
This is bad! Sonnen is just pounding on Matt Lindland's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Matt Lindland
Sonnen is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Matt Lindland, who is barely covering up!
Lindland's Forehead is beginning to swell
Lindland seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Matt Lindland
Sonnen tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Chael Sonnen controls the situation despite Matt Lindland efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Matt Lindland
Good looking punches from Chael Sonnen on the ground
They could take their toll on Lindland.
Herb Dean is asking Lindland to defend himself! Herb Dean jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Lindland.
Winner is Chael Sonnen by TKO (GnP) at 3:59 Round 1
Statistics: Matt Lindland
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/5 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 209 s
Statistics: Chael Sonnen
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 23/29 (79%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 209 s
Sonnen had most of this, but somewhere, inexplicably based on stats, Lindland did some damage...
Chael Sonnen raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Chael Sonnen comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Matt Lindland and Chael Sonnen touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Sonnen moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Matt Lindland checks the kick.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Matt Lindland is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Sonnen into his guard.
Lindland ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Lindland
Sonnen is in closed guard... Lindland tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chael Sonnen!
Matt Lindland is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen measures the resilience of Lindland's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Lindland's side.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Matt Lindland is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen measures the resilience of Lindland's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Lindland's side.
Matt Lindland is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen launches a few punches to Lindland's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Lindland tries to cover his face,
Matt Lindland is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen launches a few punches to Lindland's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Lindland tries to cover his face,
Matt Lindland is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen looks to be in very good shape.
Chael Sonnen launches a few punches to Lindland's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Lindland tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Matt Lindland is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Lindland's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Sonnen
Chael Sonnen tries to roll to his side and trap Matt Lindland in his guard...
Chael Sonnen moves to half guard.
Matt Lindland is in half guard over Sonnen
Chael Sonnen launches a few punches to Lindland's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Lindland tries to cover his face,
Lindland seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Matt Lindland is in half guard over Sonnen
Matt Lindland pushes Sonnen's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Sonnen rolls and he's now on half guard over Matt Lindland. Nice reversal.
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Lindland
Lindland tries to stand up!
Sonnen doesn't allow him!
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Lindland
Matt Lindland launches a few punches to Sonnen's cheek from the guard.
Chael Sonnen uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Sonnen is trying to counter now!
Sonnen tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Chael Sonnen is in side mount over Matt Lindland
Chael Sonnen looks to pass to mount...
Sonnen slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Matt Lindland.
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Matt Lindland
Lindland 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.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Matt Lindland
Matt Lindland tries to roll to his side and trap Chael Sonnen in his guard...
Matt Lindland gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Matt Lindland
Chael Sonnen tries to better his position on the ground...
Sonnen is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Matt Lindland
Matt Lindland doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Sonnen's moves.
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Matt Lindland
Lindland tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Chael Sonnen doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Lindland clumsily fails here and it's time for Chael Sonnen to fight back!
Sonnen fires a barrage of punches at Lindland's head!
This is bad! Sonnen is just pounding on Matt Lindland's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Matt Lindland
Sonnen is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Matt Lindland, who is barely covering up!
Lindland's Forehead is beginning to swell
Lindland seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Matt Lindland
Sonnen tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Chael Sonnen controls the situation despite Matt Lindland efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Matt Lindland
Good looking punches from Chael Sonnen on the ground
They could take their toll on Lindland.
Herb Dean is asking Lindland to defend himself! Herb Dean jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Lindland.
Winner is Chael Sonnen by TKO (GnP) at 3:59 Round 1
Statistics: Matt Lindland
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/5 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 209 s
Statistics: Chael Sonnen
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 23/29 (79%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 209 s
Sonnen had most of this, but somewhere, inexplicably based on stats, Lindland did some damage...
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!