Post by The Sandmen on Jan 21, 2021 18:10:16 GMT -5
Anderson Silva doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Colby Covington raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Anderson is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
Anderson Silva comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Covington is holding Anderson Silva's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Anderson Silva loses balance and goes to the ground.
Colby Covington is in side mount over Anderson Silva
Anderson Silva attempts to trap Colby Covington in his guard.
Anderson Silva manages to switch to full guard.
Colby Covington is in open guard over Anderson
Anderson Silva launches a few punches to Covington's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Covington tries to cover his face,
Colby Covington is in open guard over Anderson
Anderson is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Covington's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
John McCarthy didn't see that!
Colby Covington is in open guard over Anderson
Colby Covington struggles to not give his opponent a chance to recover
Colby Covington is in open guard over Anderson
Anderson tries to close his guard around Covington
He succeeds!
Colby Covington is in closed guard over Anderson
Colby Covington 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 Anderson's moves.
Colby Covington is in closed guard over Anderson
Colby Covington is looking to pass Anderson Silva's guard...
Anderson Silva has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Colby Covington is in closed guard over Anderson
Covington is in closed guard... Anderson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Colby Covington!
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Colby Covington
Anderson fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Colby Covington's arm and tries an armbar!
Anderson is locking that Armbar...
You can see the pain reflected in Covington's eyes...
Covington hold his own hand and breaks Anderson's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Anderson Silva.
Colby Covington is in side mount over Anderson Silva
Anderson Silva attempts to trap Colby Covington in his guard.
Anderson Silva manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Colby Covington is in half guard over Anderson
Anderson works on the ground with his fingers over Covington's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Colby Covington is in half guard over Anderson
Anderson measures the resilience of Covington's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Covington's side.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Colby Covington is in half guard over Anderson
Colby Covington tries to pass Anderson Silva's guard...
Colby Covington passes momentarily but Anderson Silva sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Colby Covington is in closed guard over Anderson
Covington tries to escape from the closed guard
Colby Covington any adventage in the ground.
Colby Covington gets sloppy and Anderson Silva tries to take advantage...
Anderson attempts a triangle from bottom! Colby Covington slips out. Anderson quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Colby Covington slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Colby Covington. 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 SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
High kick from Anderson Silva!
Covington seems to be done!
Covington's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Here comes Anderson Silva with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Covington's ribs!
That punishment by Anderson Silva has left Covington staggered! Anderson Silva should try push forward now and finish this!
Anderson begins to launch a barrage of punches over Covington
this is getting worse and worse for Covington
Covington's Mouth is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Colby Covington's Mouth
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Anderson Silva can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Anderson launches a furious hook!
That hits Covington's chin like a wrecking ball! Covington loses balance and goes to the mat.
Anderson Silva turns out the lights for Covington! What an astonishing KO by Anderson!
Covington's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Colby Covington's Chin
Winner is Anderson Silva by KO (Punch) at 3:23 Round 1
Statistics: Anderson Silva
Punches 5/7 (71%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/5 (80%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 3990,33
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 590,33
Time on the ground 145 s
Statistics: Colby Covington
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 10,58
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 0
Time on the ground 145 s
Colby Covington raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Anderson is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
Anderson Silva comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Covington is holding Anderson Silva's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Anderson Silva loses balance and goes to the ground.
Colby Covington is in side mount over Anderson Silva
Anderson Silva attempts to trap Colby Covington in his guard.
Anderson Silva manages to switch to full guard.
Colby Covington is in open guard over Anderson
Anderson Silva launches a few punches to Covington's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Covington tries to cover his face,
Colby Covington is in open guard over Anderson
Anderson is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Covington's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
John McCarthy didn't see that!
Colby Covington is in open guard over Anderson
Colby Covington struggles to not give his opponent a chance to recover
Colby Covington is in open guard over Anderson
Anderson tries to close his guard around Covington
He succeeds!
Colby Covington is in closed guard over Anderson
Colby Covington 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 Anderson's moves.
Colby Covington is in closed guard over Anderson
Colby Covington is looking to pass Anderson Silva's guard...
Anderson Silva has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Colby Covington is in closed guard over Anderson
Covington is in closed guard... Anderson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Colby Covington!
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Colby Covington
Anderson fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Colby Covington's arm and tries an armbar!
Anderson is locking that Armbar...
You can see the pain reflected in Covington's eyes...
Covington hold his own hand and breaks Anderson's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Anderson Silva.
Colby Covington is in side mount over Anderson Silva
Anderson Silva attempts to trap Colby Covington in his guard.
Anderson Silva manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Colby Covington is in half guard over Anderson
Anderson works on the ground with his fingers over Covington's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Colby Covington is in half guard over Anderson
Anderson measures the resilience of Covington's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Covington's side.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Colby Covington is in half guard over Anderson
Colby Covington tries to pass Anderson Silva's guard...
Colby Covington passes momentarily but Anderson Silva sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Colby Covington is in closed guard over Anderson
Covington tries to escape from the closed guard
Colby Covington any adventage in the ground.
Colby Covington gets sloppy and Anderson Silva tries to take advantage...
Anderson attempts a triangle from bottom! Colby Covington slips out. Anderson quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Colby Covington slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Colby Covington. 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 SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
High kick from Anderson Silva!
Covington seems to be done!
Covington's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Here comes Anderson Silva with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Covington's ribs!
That punishment by Anderson Silva has left Covington staggered! Anderson Silva should try push forward now and finish this!
Anderson begins to launch a barrage of punches over Covington
this is getting worse and worse for Covington
Covington's Mouth is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Colby Covington's Mouth
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Anderson Silva can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Anderson launches a furious hook!
That hits Covington's chin like a wrecking ball! Covington loses balance and goes to the mat.
Anderson Silva turns out the lights for Covington! What an astonishing KO by Anderson!
Covington's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Colby Covington's Chin
Winner is Anderson Silva by KO (Punch) at 3:23 Round 1
Statistics: Anderson Silva
Punches 5/7 (71%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/5 (80%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 3990,33
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 590,33
Time on the ground 145 s
Statistics: Colby Covington
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 10,58
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 0
Time on the ground 145 s