Post by The Sandmen on Jan 21, 2021 18:42:43 GMT -5
No Time Limits/Round Breaks
Junior dos Santos raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Mirko Cro Cop looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
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.
Mirko Cro Cop comes with a 5 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Cro Cop shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Mirko Cro Cop moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
dos Santos's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Junior dos Santos fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Cro Cop's chin
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Some nice shots from Junior dos Santos
miss their mark.
Mirko Cro Cop closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
dos Santos moves to shoot
Cro Cop misses a knee.
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
A bad move from Mirko Cro Cop
almost puts his head in the path of dos Santos's kick.
dos Santos clumsily fails here and it's time for Mirko Cro Cop to fight back!
Cro Cop wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Cro Cop moves forward and holds dos Santos
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal knees to dos Santos's face, followed by knees to the body from Mirko Cro Cop!
Bang! dos Santos can take many more shots like that!
The fighters are clinching.
Mirko Cro Cop slightly pushes dos Santos into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
John McCarthy separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
dos Santos leads with a punch
Mirko Cro Cop avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
dos Santos's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Junior dos Santos's Chin
Brutal-looking high kick from Mirko Cro Cop!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
dos Santos's Right eye is beginning to swell
Mirko Cro Cop launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
Mirko Cro Cop goes with a looping right hand while Junior dos Santos jumps back and jabs
dos Santos seems staggered and Mirko Cro Cop runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Cro Cop jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Mirko Cro Cop pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
dos Santos is launching some bone breaking punches to Cro Cop's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Mirko Cro Cop's eyes.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Mirko Cro Cop pushes away dos Santos trying to keep the fight at striking range
dos Santos doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Mirko Cro Cop
Cro Cop clumsily fails here and it's time for Junior dos Santos to fight back!
Brutal punches to Cro Cop's face while in the clinch!
Cro Cop can't take many more shots like those!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Mirko Cro Cop tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Cro Cop circles out and slips free of Junior dos Santos's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Cro Cop looks to be in very good shape.
Mirko Cro Cop steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
dos Santos's Left eye is beginning to swell
Cro Cop goes to the body...
He punishes dos Santos's ribs with a couple of hooks.
dos Santos looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Mirko Cro Cop's punches
Cro Cop is on the receiving end of a great combo by dos Santos.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
dos Santos looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Mirko Cro Cop's punches
dos Santos is on the receiving end of a great combo by Cro Cop.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Mirko Cro Cop goes with a looping right hand while Junior dos Santos jumps back and jabs
Cro Cop only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
dos Santos throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Cro Cop launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches dos Santos!
Crushing shot to dos Santos's body! He's holding his side
Junior dos Santos seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Mirko Cro Cop!
The two exchange wildly
Cro Cop is connecting with a few punches
Mirko Cro Cop launches a low kick
that almost wrenches dos Santos's knee!
dos Santos hyper-extended his leg
dos Santos seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The two exchange wildly
Cro Cop is connecting with a few punches
High kick from Mirko Cro Cop!
dos Santos seems to be done!
Down dos Santos goes! He's out cold! That phenomenal knock out has put the rest of Mirko Cro Cop's divison on notice!
dos Santos's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
dos Santos has a small cut in his Left eye
Winner is Mirko Cro Cop by KO (High kick) at 4:54 Round 1
Statistics: Junior dos Santos
Punches 13/25 (52%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 7/8 (88%)
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: Mirko Cro Cop
Punches 16/29 (55%)
Kicks 6/8 (75%)
Clinch strikes 4/6 (67%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 0 s
This almost went into "more than 1 round" territory, then Cro Cop saw that, was like "Naw, champ!" and went all CCKCCW on JDS. Reminder, folks, despite being unconscious right now, JDS has to fight again later tonight! BRING ON THE CTE!!!
Junior dos Santos raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Mirko Cro Cop looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
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.
Mirko Cro Cop comes with a 5 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Cro Cop shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Mirko Cro Cop moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
dos Santos's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Junior dos Santos fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Cro Cop's chin
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Some nice shots from Junior dos Santos
miss their mark.
Mirko Cro Cop closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
dos Santos moves to shoot
Cro Cop misses a knee.
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
A bad move from Mirko Cro Cop
almost puts his head in the path of dos Santos's kick.
dos Santos clumsily fails here and it's time for Mirko Cro Cop to fight back!
Cro Cop wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Cro Cop moves forward and holds dos Santos
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal knees to dos Santos's face, followed by knees to the body from Mirko Cro Cop!
Bang! dos Santos can take many more shots like that!
The fighters are clinching.
Mirko Cro Cop slightly pushes dos Santos into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
John McCarthy separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
dos Santos leads with a punch
Mirko Cro Cop avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
dos Santos's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Junior dos Santos's Chin
Brutal-looking high kick from Mirko Cro Cop!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
dos Santos's Right eye is beginning to swell
Mirko Cro Cop launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
Mirko Cro Cop goes with a looping right hand while Junior dos Santos jumps back and jabs
dos Santos seems staggered and Mirko Cro Cop runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Cro Cop jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Mirko Cro Cop pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
dos Santos is launching some bone breaking punches to Cro Cop's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Mirko Cro Cop's eyes.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Mirko Cro Cop pushes away dos Santos trying to keep the fight at striking range
dos Santos doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Mirko Cro Cop
Cro Cop clumsily fails here and it's time for Junior dos Santos to fight back!
Brutal punches to Cro Cop's face while in the clinch!
Cro Cop can't take many more shots like those!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Mirko Cro Cop tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Cro Cop circles out and slips free of Junior dos Santos's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Cro Cop looks to be in very good shape.
Mirko Cro Cop steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
dos Santos's Left eye is beginning to swell
Cro Cop goes to the body...
He punishes dos Santos's ribs with a couple of hooks.
dos Santos looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Mirko Cro Cop's punches
Cro Cop is on the receiving end of a great combo by dos Santos.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
dos Santos looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Mirko Cro Cop's punches
dos Santos is on the receiving end of a great combo by Cro Cop.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Mirko Cro Cop goes with a looping right hand while Junior dos Santos jumps back and jabs
Cro Cop only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
dos Santos throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Cro Cop launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches dos Santos!
Crushing shot to dos Santos's body! He's holding his side
Junior dos Santos seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Mirko Cro Cop!
The two exchange wildly
Cro Cop is connecting with a few punches
Mirko Cro Cop launches a low kick
that almost wrenches dos Santos's knee!
dos Santos hyper-extended his leg
dos Santos seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The two exchange wildly
Cro Cop is connecting with a few punches
High kick from Mirko Cro Cop!
dos Santos seems to be done!
Down dos Santos goes! He's out cold! That phenomenal knock out has put the rest of Mirko Cro Cop's divison on notice!
dos Santos's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
dos Santos has a small cut in his Left eye
Winner is Mirko Cro Cop by KO (High kick) at 4:54 Round 1
Statistics: Junior dos Santos
Punches 13/25 (52%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 7/8 (88%)
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: Mirko Cro Cop
Punches 16/29 (55%)
Kicks 6/8 (75%)
Clinch strikes 4/6 (67%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 0 s
This almost went into "more than 1 round" territory, then Cro Cop saw that, was like "Naw, champ!" and went all CCKCCW on JDS. Reminder, folks, despite being unconscious right now, JDS has to fight again later tonight! BRING ON THE CTE!!!
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!