Post by The Sandmen on Jan 23, 2021 1:59:45 GMT -5
Tim Sylvia vs. Junior dos Santos
Ferocious staredown by Sylvia while Herb Dean recites the rules.
Junior dos Santos doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Sylvia is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
0:11 Round 1 and dos Santos is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Junior dos Santos!
Sylvia ducks under...
Sylvia is trying to counter now!
Solid low kick from Tim Sylvia.
dos Santos deflects it.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
dos Santos moves forward looking for some action
Tim Sylvia doesn't want to engage and backpedals
Sylvia dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts dos Santos from the ground!
dos Santos's Right eye is beginning to swell
Sylvia throws a lazy kick
dos Santos blocks and keeps his distance.
Poorly executed technique. Tim Sylvia looks to counter!
Sylvia fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Tim Sylvia launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
dos Santos blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Sylvia misses a step and Junior dos Santos sees an opportunity to counter him!
dos Santos goes to the body...
his punches graze Sylvia's arm.
dos Santos throws a low kick
Tim Sylvia blocks.
dos Santos clumsily fails here and it's time for Tim Sylvia to fight back!
Quick hook by Tim Sylvia
Good shot! dos Santos has reasons to be worried.
dos Santos's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Sylvia feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
dos Santos showing excellent timing, blasts Tim Sylvia with a right hand.
Sylvia steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
Tim Sylvia launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
dos Santos blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Junior dos Santos's cheek! dos Santos stumbles and the falls to the mat!
There is a small laceration on Junior dos Santos's Right cheek
Sylvia is standing while dos Santos is on the ground on his back
dos Santos tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Back to the beginning! Junior dos Santos is standing now.
Junior dos Santos throws a looping right hand...
Sylvia moves aside and dodges.
Junior dos Santos gets sloppy and Tim Sylvia tries to take advantage...
Sylvia tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Sylvia is clinching with dos Santos.
The fighters are clinching.
dos Santos has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Junior dos Santos postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Sylvia hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
The fighters are clinching.
Junior dos Santos is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Sylvia with uppercuts!
Sylvia is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if Sylvia is unable to escape!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
dos Santos pushes Tim Sylvia against the fence and launches a few sick punches
Sylvia blocks and pushes away his opponent creating space between them.
dos Santos goes to the body...
his punches graze Sylvia's arm.
dos Santos misses a step and Tim Sylvia sees an opportunity to counter him!
Sylvia 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.
Tim Sylvia grapple with Junior dos Santos and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
nice takedown Tim Sylvia is in side mount over Junior dos Santos
Tim Sylvia is in side mount over Junior dos Santos
dos Santos works on the ground with his fingers over Sylvia's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Herb Dean didn't see that!
Tim Sylvia is in side mount over Junior dos Santos
Sylvia is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Body shots by Tim Sylvia
dos Santos covers up.
Tim Sylvia is in side mount over Junior dos Santos
dos Santos cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Sylvia can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Tim Sylvia positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Tim Sylvia is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard dos Santos's abdomen
Tim Sylvia is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Tim Sylvia tries to open dos Santos's guard...
dos Santos breaks the lock and covers himself from Sylvia's punches
Poorly executed technique. Junior dos Santos looks to counter!
Junior dos Santos tries to roll on the ground...
Sylvia knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Tim Sylvia is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
dos Santos tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Tim Sylvia is in half guard over dos Santos
dos Santos tries to move on the ground and shows Tim Sylvia a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
dos Santos uses his forearms to block the impact!
Tim Sylvia gets sloppy and Junior dos Santos tries to take advantage...
Junior dos Santos attempts to move to full guard
Tim Sylvia keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Tim Sylvia is in half guard over dos Santos
Junior dos Santos tries to close the guard.
dos Santos put Tim Sylvia in closed guard.
Tim Sylvia is in closed guard over dos Santos
The match-makers did a great job of pairing up these two evenly matched warriors.
Sylvia tries to escape from the closed guard
Sylvia succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over dos Santos
dos Santos is taking this opportunity to rest.
Herb Dean stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
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 4:25 in the 1 round
dos Santos wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Sylvia doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
Tim Sylvia tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Tim Sylvia who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Junior dos Santos postures up and launches another series of punches!
Sylvia pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Junior dos Santos's offensive.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
dos Santos launches a stiff jab!
Sylvia ducks that one.
Sylvia tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
A wicked punch by Tim Sylvia
rocks dos Santos!
dos Santos's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
dos Santos has a small cut in his Right cheek
Herb Dean tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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Bone shattering straight right hand from Tim Sylvia!
dos Santos is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Junior dos Santos goes with a looping right hand while Tim Sylvia jumps back and jabs
Sylvia seems staggered and Junior dos Santos runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Tim Sylvia throws a looping left hand...
That lands on dos Santos's chin! That stops dos Santos in his tracks!
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Junior dos Santos goes with a looping right hand while Tim Sylvia jumps back and jabs
dos Santos seems staggered and Tim Sylvia runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Sylvia begins to launch a barrage of punches over dos Santos
this is getting worse and worse for dos Santos
dos Santos's Mouth is beginning to swell
Surprise roundhouse punch by Sylvia.
It looks like dos Santos was hit by a bus!
dos Santos's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
dos Santos has a small cut in his Mouth
Brutal combination from Tim Sylvia!
dos Santos is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
An overhand right from Tim Sylvia that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! dos Santos's stops that one with his face! How is dos Santos standing?!
Herb Dean has seen enough! The fight is over! dos Santos was not intelligently defending himself!
There is a small laceration on Junior dos Santos's Nose
Winner is Tim Sylvia by TKO (Punch) at 1:29 Round 2
Statistics: Tim Sylvia
Punches 21/30 (70%)
Kicks 0/4 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/13 (15%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 93 s
Statistics: Junior dos Santos
Punches 4/16 (25%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 7/18 (39%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 102 s
Unbelievable! dos Santos lost this fight! Betting sites will explode!
Some damage, but most recovered between rounds. Except JDS. After he lost just now, he will never recover. He has died. RIP JDS.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!