Post by The Sandmen on Feb 20, 2012 0:22:59 GMT -5
This fight is for the ManMMA Championship!
Junior dos Santos is the favourite fighter of the crowd at Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario).
Mirko Filipovic is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Junior dos Santos 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
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Crisp uppercut by Cigano followed by a hard jab
Cro Cop deflects the blows.
Cro Cop tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Mirko Filipovic tries a high kick!
Cigano was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Cigano's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cigano has a small cut in his Left cheek
Mirko Filipovic fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Cigano's chin
Junior dos Santos and Cro Cop engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Junior dos Santos is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Lightning fast low kick from Cro Cop!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Mirko Filipovic launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Cigano's knee!
Cigano hyper-extended his leg
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Cigano wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Cro Cop doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Mirko Filipovic can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Cigano moves to shoot
but Mirko Filipovic delivers a knee that wrecks him!
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Brilliant combination from Mirko Filipovic
that forces Cigano to try and defend better.
Cigano's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Junior dos Santos's Mouth
Cro Cop studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Mirko Filipovic closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Cro Cop goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
Mario Yamasaki is asking Cigano to defend himself! Mario Yamasaki jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Cigano.
Cigano has a small cut in his Left cheek
Winner is Mirko Filipovic by TKO (High kick) at 1:57 Round 1
Statistics: Mirko Filipovic
Punches 4/7 (57%)
Kicks 6/6 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
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: Junior dos Santos
Punches 3/6 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Cro Cop had some absorbing moments and he contributed to the enjoyment of the people here at Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario).
What a championship fight! Who saw that coming! And who's next for Mirko Cro Cop! This man is a beast!
