Post by The Sandmen on Feb 20, 2012 0:09:35 GMT -5
Tito enters the cage and this place seems about to burst! He may be sure the fans are with him today.
Tito Ortiz doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Ferocious stare down by Sonnen while Mario Yamasaki recites the rules.
Ortiz and Sonnen have fought once before, but due to a booking oversight, a rematch was accidentally booked. So here goes!
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Chael Sonnen goes with a looping right hand while Tito Ortiz jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Tito seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Tito Ortiz shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Chael Sonnen is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Tito into his guard.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Tito Ortiz is in closed guard over Sonnen
Tito Ortiz throws down elbows...
Sonnen is not making himself an easy target.
Tito Ortiz gets sloppy and Chael Sonnen tries to take advantage...
Chael Sonnen launches a few punches to Tito's cheek from the guard.
Tito Ortiz uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Tito Ortiz is in closed guard over Sonnen
Tito shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Tito Ortiz tries to better his position on the ground...
Tito breaks the closed guard of Chael Sonnen and moves to half guard
Tito Ortiz is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Tito Ortiz looks to mount Chael Sonnen...
Chael Sonnen sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Tito Ortiz is in half guard over Sonnen
Chael Sonnen launches a few punches to Tito's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Tito tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Tito Ortiz is in half guard over Sonnen
Tito Ortiz tries to free his leg
Chael Sonnen moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Tito tries to grapple
He puts Sonnen in a double underhook!
Sonnen doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Tito Ortiz embrace and tries to move away...
Tito Ortiz pushes Sonnen forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Tito tries to take Chael Sonnen to the ground from the clinch...
Sonnen shows his sprawl skills and remains on his feet.
Tito misses a step and Chael Sonnen sees an opportunity to counter him!
Sonnen tries to launch a knee to the body while in the clinch!
Tito pushes away Chael Sonnen before being hit
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Sonnen grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Tito
Tito looks to be in very good shape.
Tito measures the resilience of Sonnen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Sonnen's side.
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Tito
Tito tries to close his guard around Sonnen
He is not able to do it
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Tito
Sonnen moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Tito
Sonnen tries to jump to side mount.
Tito Ortiz jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Tito Ortiz is in closed guard over Sonnen
Tito throws a few hammer fists to the face of Chael Sonnen
Solid shots!
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Tito Ortiz is in closed guard over Sonnen
Tito leans back...
He clobbers Chael Sonnen's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Sonnen has a small cut in his Right eye
Tito Ortiz is in closed guard over Sonnen
Tito Ortiz moves to better his position on the ground...
Tito Ortiz viciously slams hammer blows to Sonnen's face!
Sonnen's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Chael Sonnen's Forehead
Tito Ortiz is in closed guard over Sonnen
Tito Ortiz throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Sonnen's face with those brutal elbows! Sonnen needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Sonnen's Mouth is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Chael Sonnen's Mouth
Tito Ortiz is in closed guard over Sonnen
Tito is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Tito is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Mario Yamasaki didn't see the foul!
Tito Ortiz is in closed guard over Sonnen
Tito leans back...
He clobbers Chael Sonnen's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Mario Yamasaki is asking Sonnen to defend himself! Mario Yamasaki jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Sonnen.
Sonnen's Forehead is beginning to swell
Sonnen has a small cut in his Forehead
Winner is Tito Ortiz by TKO (GnP) at 3:57 Round 1
Statistics: Tito Ortiz
Punches 2/4 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 16/21 (76%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 170 s
Statistics: Chael Sonnen
Punches 2/3 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/6 (33%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 170 s
Nice effort tonight from Tito Ortiz who was thinking of the fans besides the fight itself
Sonnen was boring today if you ask me. He did nothing in his fight.
Tomorrow we will see thousands of threads on the internet about this being one of the best fights ever!
Tito Ortiz doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Ferocious stare down by Sonnen while Mario Yamasaki recites the rules.
Ortiz and Sonnen have fought once before, but due to a booking oversight, a rematch was accidentally booked. So here goes!
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Chael Sonnen goes with a looping right hand while Tito Ortiz jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Tito seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Tito Ortiz shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Chael Sonnen is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Tito into his guard.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Tito Ortiz is in closed guard over Sonnen
Tito Ortiz throws down elbows...
Sonnen is not making himself an easy target.
Tito Ortiz gets sloppy and Chael Sonnen tries to take advantage...
Chael Sonnen launches a few punches to Tito's cheek from the guard.
Tito Ortiz uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Tito Ortiz is in closed guard over Sonnen
Tito shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Tito Ortiz tries to better his position on the ground...
Tito breaks the closed guard of Chael Sonnen and moves to half guard
Tito Ortiz is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Tito Ortiz looks to mount Chael Sonnen...
Chael Sonnen sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Tito Ortiz is in half guard over Sonnen
Chael Sonnen launches a few punches to Tito's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Tito tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Tito Ortiz is in half guard over Sonnen
Tito Ortiz tries to free his leg
Chael Sonnen moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Tito tries to grapple
He puts Sonnen in a double underhook!
Sonnen doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Tito Ortiz embrace and tries to move away...
Tito Ortiz pushes Sonnen forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Tito tries to take Chael Sonnen to the ground from the clinch...
Sonnen shows his sprawl skills and remains on his feet.
Tito misses a step and Chael Sonnen sees an opportunity to counter him!
Sonnen tries to launch a knee to the body while in the clinch!
Tito pushes away Chael Sonnen before being hit
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Sonnen grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Tito
Tito looks to be in very good shape.
Tito measures the resilience of Sonnen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Sonnen's side.
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Tito
Tito tries to close his guard around Sonnen
He is not able to do it
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Tito
Sonnen moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Tito
Sonnen tries to jump to side mount.
Tito Ortiz jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Tito Ortiz is in closed guard over Sonnen
Tito throws a few hammer fists to the face of Chael Sonnen
Solid shots!
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Tito Ortiz is in closed guard over Sonnen
Tito leans back...
He clobbers Chael Sonnen's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Sonnen has a small cut in his Right eye
Tito Ortiz is in closed guard over Sonnen
Tito Ortiz moves to better his position on the ground...
Tito Ortiz viciously slams hammer blows to Sonnen's face!
Sonnen's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Chael Sonnen's Forehead
Tito Ortiz is in closed guard over Sonnen
Tito Ortiz throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Sonnen's face with those brutal elbows! Sonnen needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Sonnen's Mouth is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Chael Sonnen's Mouth
Tito Ortiz is in closed guard over Sonnen
Tito is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Tito is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Mario Yamasaki didn't see the foul!
Tito Ortiz is in closed guard over Sonnen
Tito leans back...
He clobbers Chael Sonnen's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Mario Yamasaki is asking Sonnen to defend himself! Mario Yamasaki jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Sonnen.
Sonnen's Forehead is beginning to swell
Sonnen has a small cut in his Forehead
Winner is Tito Ortiz by TKO (GnP) at 3:57 Round 1
Statistics: Tito Ortiz
Punches 2/4 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 16/21 (76%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 170 s
Statistics: Chael Sonnen
Punches 2/3 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/6 (33%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 170 s
Nice effort tonight from Tito Ortiz who was thinking of the fans besides the fight itself
Sonnen was boring today if you ask me. He did nothing in his fight.
Tomorrow we will see thousands of threads on the internet about this being one of the best fights ever!
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!