Post by The Sandmen on Dec 7, 2020 17:27:25 GMT -5
Fabricio Werdum is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Francis Ngannou is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Werdum is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Fabricio Werdum attempts a sweep single...
Fabricio Werdum catches Francis Ngannou's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Werdum.
Fabricio Werdum is in closed guard over Ngannou
Ngannou measures the resilience of Werdum's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Werdum blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Werdum is trying to counter now!
Werdum use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Scandinavium (Gothenburg, Sweden) is cheering him!
Fabricio Werdum is in side mount over Francis Ngannou
Francis Ngannou launches a few punches to Werdum's cheek from the guard.
Fabricio Werdum uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Fabricio Werdum is in side mount over Francis Ngannou
Ngannou measures the resilience of Werdum's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Werdum blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Fabricio Werdum looks to counter!
Fabricio Werdum looks to mount Francis Ngannou...
Fabricio Werdum slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Fabricio Werdum is in full mount over Francis Ngannou
Francis Ngannou tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Francis Ngannou creates enough space to control Fabricio Werdum's leg.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Fabricio Werdum is in half guard over Ngannou
Werdum gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Francis Ngannou! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Francis Ngannou doesn't defend himself!
Ngannou's Nose is beginning to swell
Fabricio Werdum is in half guard over Ngannou
Ngannou tries to move on the ground and shows Fabricio Werdum a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Ngannou's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
There is a small laceration on Francis Ngannou's Forehead
Fabricio Werdum is in half guard over Ngannou
Francis Ngannou 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 Werdum's moves.
Fabricio Werdum is in half guard over Ngannou
Ngannou measures the resilience of Werdum's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Werdum's side.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Fabricio Werdum is in half guard over Ngannou
Francis Ngannou tries to turn away and scramble out. Fabricio Werdum takes his back and locks up a rear naked choke!
He can't lock it up. Francis Ngannou spins out and gets back to his feet.
Werdum misses a step and Francis Ngannou sees an opportunity to counter him!
Francis Ngannou moves forward looking for some grappling action
Ngannou has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Ngannou doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Fabricio Werdum embrace and tries to move away...
Fabricio Werdum pushes Ngannou forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Werdum tries to take Francis Ngannou down... Ngannou stumbles backwards and Fabricio Werdum launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Ngannou's jaw!
Ngannou has a small cut in his Chin
The fighters are clinching.
Werdum tries to take Francis Ngannou down... Ngannou stumbles backwards and Fabricio Werdum launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Ngannou's jaw!
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Ngannou pushes off of Fabricio Werdum and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Werdum holds his opponent tight while he tries to cool down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Fabricio Werdum tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Ngannou is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Fabricio Werdum is in open guard over Ngannou
Werdum is in open guard over Ngannou... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Ngannou's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
Ngannou rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Fabricio Werdum. 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.
Ngannou launches a hook to the body
Bang! Werdum stops that one with his ribs!
Werdum steps backwards away from Francis Ngannou. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Werdum steps backwards away from Francis Ngannou. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Fabricio Werdum attempts a sweep single...
Fabricio Werdum catches Francis Ngannou's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Werdum.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Fabricio Werdum is in closed guard over Ngannou
As the fight continues it seems that Fabricio Werdum is taking the best of the fight.
Fabricio Werdum is looking to pass Francis Ngannou's guard...
Fabricio Werdum gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Fabricio Werdum is in half guard over Ngannou
Fabricio Werdum tries to free his leg
Fabricio Werdum uses some of his skill by jumping out of Ngannou's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Fabricio Werdum is in side mount over Francis Ngannou
Fabricio Werdum looks to pass to mount...
Werdum slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Francis Ngannou.
Fabricio Werdum is in full mount over Francis Ngannou
Werdum goes for an armbar!
That Armbar from Fabricio Werdum appears to be unbreakable
That Armbar from Fabricio Werdum appears to be unbreakable
That Armbar looks tight...
Francis Ngannou taps out after a text book armbar!
Winner is Fabricio Werdum by Submission (Armbar) at 4:08 Round 1
Statistics: Fabricio Werdum
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/6 (33%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/6 (100%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 128 s
Statistics: Francis Ngannou
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/6 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/9 (22%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 128 s
I guess 3 submissions are more powerful than a single punch and a couple futile ground up-strikes?
Francis Ngannou is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Werdum is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Fabricio Werdum attempts a sweep single...
Fabricio Werdum catches Francis Ngannou's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Werdum.
Fabricio Werdum is in closed guard over Ngannou
Ngannou measures the resilience of Werdum's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Werdum blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Werdum is trying to counter now!
Werdum use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Scandinavium (Gothenburg, Sweden) is cheering him!
Fabricio Werdum is in side mount over Francis Ngannou
Francis Ngannou launches a few punches to Werdum's cheek from the guard.
Fabricio Werdum uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Fabricio Werdum is in side mount over Francis Ngannou
Ngannou measures the resilience of Werdum's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Werdum blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Fabricio Werdum looks to counter!
Fabricio Werdum looks to mount Francis Ngannou...
Fabricio Werdum slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Fabricio Werdum is in full mount over Francis Ngannou
Francis Ngannou tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Francis Ngannou creates enough space to control Fabricio Werdum's leg.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Fabricio Werdum is in half guard over Ngannou
Werdum gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Francis Ngannou! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Francis Ngannou doesn't defend himself!
Ngannou's Nose is beginning to swell
Fabricio Werdum is in half guard over Ngannou
Ngannou tries to move on the ground and shows Fabricio Werdum a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Ngannou's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
There is a small laceration on Francis Ngannou's Forehead
Fabricio Werdum is in half guard over Ngannou
Francis Ngannou 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 Werdum's moves.
Fabricio Werdum is in half guard over Ngannou
Ngannou measures the resilience of Werdum's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Werdum's side.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Fabricio Werdum is in half guard over Ngannou
Francis Ngannou tries to turn away and scramble out. Fabricio Werdum takes his back and locks up a rear naked choke!
He can't lock it up. Francis Ngannou spins out and gets back to his feet.
Werdum misses a step and Francis Ngannou sees an opportunity to counter him!
Francis Ngannou moves forward looking for some grappling action
Ngannou has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Ngannou doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Fabricio Werdum embrace and tries to move away...
Fabricio Werdum pushes Ngannou forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Werdum tries to take Francis Ngannou down... Ngannou stumbles backwards and Fabricio Werdum launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Ngannou's jaw!
Ngannou has a small cut in his Chin
The fighters are clinching.
Werdum tries to take Francis Ngannou down... Ngannou stumbles backwards and Fabricio Werdum launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Ngannou's jaw!
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Ngannou pushes off of Fabricio Werdum and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Werdum holds his opponent tight while he tries to cool down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Fabricio Werdum tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Ngannou is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Fabricio Werdum is in open guard over Ngannou
Werdum is in open guard over Ngannou... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Ngannou's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
Ngannou rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Fabricio Werdum. 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.
Ngannou launches a hook to the body
Bang! Werdum stops that one with his ribs!
Werdum steps backwards away from Francis Ngannou. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Werdum steps backwards away from Francis Ngannou. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Fabricio Werdum attempts a sweep single...
Fabricio Werdum catches Francis Ngannou's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Werdum.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Fabricio Werdum is in closed guard over Ngannou
As the fight continues it seems that Fabricio Werdum is taking the best of the fight.
Fabricio Werdum is looking to pass Francis Ngannou's guard...
Fabricio Werdum gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Fabricio Werdum is in half guard over Ngannou
Fabricio Werdum tries to free his leg
Fabricio Werdum uses some of his skill by jumping out of Ngannou's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Fabricio Werdum is in side mount over Francis Ngannou
Fabricio Werdum looks to pass to mount...
Werdum slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Francis Ngannou.
Fabricio Werdum is in full mount over Francis Ngannou
Werdum goes for an armbar!
That Armbar from Fabricio Werdum appears to be unbreakable
That Armbar from Fabricio Werdum appears to be unbreakable
That Armbar looks tight...
Francis Ngannou taps out after a text book armbar!
Winner is Fabricio Werdum by Submission (Armbar) at 4:08 Round 1
Statistics: Fabricio Werdum
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/6 (33%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/6 (100%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 128 s
Statistics: Francis Ngannou
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/6 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/9 (22%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 128 s
I guess 3 submissions are more powerful than a single punch and a couple futile ground up-strikes?
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!