Post by The Sandmen on Feb 18, 2013 1:47:37 GMT -5
Carwin enters the cage and this place seems about to burst! He may be sure the fans are with him today.
Shane Carwin is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Antonio Silva doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
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.
Antonio Silva comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Shane Carwin and Antonio Silva touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Carwin tries to grapple
He puts Big Foot in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Shane Carwin tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Antonio Silva
well done Big Foot falls hard on the mat
Carwin is standing while Big Foot is on the ground on his back
Shane Carwin creates space and allows Antonio Silva to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Antonio Silva is standing now.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Big Foot looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Shane Carwin's punches
Carwin is on the receiving end of a great combo by Big Foot.
Carwin has a small cut in his Left cheek
A left hook from Big Foot
grazes the chin of Carwin.
Antonio Silva circles around Carwin
Antonio Silva tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Antonio Silva who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Carwin launches a few hard punches to Antonio Silva's ribs!
Big Foot struggles and protects himself.
The fighters are clinching.
Big Foot launches a few hard punches to Shane Carwin's ribs!
Shane Carwin's ribs shows the damage! Antonio Silva is working his opponent ribs!
Carwin ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Shane Carwin tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Big Foot is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Big Foot doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Shane Carwin embrace and tries to move away...
Shane Carwin pushes Big Foot forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shane Carwin pushes away Big Foot trying to keep the fight at striking range
Big Foot doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Shane Carwin
Carwin misses a step and Antonio Silva sees an opportunity to counter him!
Brutal punches to Carwin's face while in the clinch!
Carwin can't take many more shots like those!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shane Carwin grapple with Antonio Silva and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
nice takedown Shane Carwin is in side mount over Antonio Silva
Shane Carwin is in side mount over Antonio Silva
Big Foot is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
Shane Carwin is in side mount over Antonio Silva
Shane Carwin moves to better his position on the ground...
Shane Carwin wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
Antonio Silva is in side mount over Shane Carwin
Antonio Silva throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Carwin's face with those brutal elbows! Carwin needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Carwin's Right cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Shane Carwin's Right cheek
Antonio Silva is in side mount over Shane Carwin
Antonio Silva looks to mount Shane Carwin...
Antonio Silva slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Antonio Silva is in full mount over Shane Carwin
Antonio Silva tries to better his position on the ground...
Big Foot is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Antonio Silva is in full mount over Shane Carwin
Carwin tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Big Foot tries to stand up!
Carwin doesn't allow him!
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Shane Carwin. 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 Mandalay Bay Events Center (Las Vegas, NV) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Big Foot tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Big Foot is clinching with Carwin.
Shane Carwin pushes away Big Foot trying to keep the fight at striking range
Big Foot doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Shane Carwin
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Antonio Silva launches a furious knee!
Bang! It clearly hits Carwin's groin!
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Big Foot tries a knee to the midsection...
Ouch! That seems to have landed on Shane Carwin's groin! Was that unintentional?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see that!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Antonio Silva is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Big Foot catches an ankle and Carwin is tripped to the mat!
Antonio Silva is in closed guard over Carwin
Big Foot fires a barrage of punches at Carwin's head!
This is bad! Big Foot is just pounding on Shane Carwin's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
This is over! That impact from Antonio Silva has left Carwin laying flat on the mat!
Carwin's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Shane Carwin's Chin
Winner is Antonio Silva by KO (GnP) at 3:55 Round 1
Statistics: Shane Carwin
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 73 s
Statistics: Antonio Silva
Punches 4/5 (80%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 10/12 (83%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 9/10 (90%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 83 s
Rarely do see see so much clinch destruction. Here we did. Neat fight from Silva.
Shane Carwin is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Antonio Silva doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
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.
Antonio Silva comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Shane Carwin and Antonio Silva touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Carwin tries to grapple
He puts Big Foot in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Shane Carwin tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Antonio Silva
well done Big Foot falls hard on the mat
Carwin is standing while Big Foot is on the ground on his back
Shane Carwin creates space and allows Antonio Silva to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Antonio Silva is standing now.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Big Foot looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Shane Carwin's punches
Carwin is on the receiving end of a great combo by Big Foot.
Carwin has a small cut in his Left cheek
A left hook from Big Foot
grazes the chin of Carwin.
Antonio Silva circles around Carwin
Antonio Silva tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Antonio Silva who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Carwin launches a few hard punches to Antonio Silva's ribs!
Big Foot struggles and protects himself.
The fighters are clinching.
Big Foot launches a few hard punches to Shane Carwin's ribs!
Shane Carwin's ribs shows the damage! Antonio Silva is working his opponent ribs!
Carwin ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Shane Carwin tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Big Foot is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Big Foot doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Shane Carwin embrace and tries to move away...
Shane Carwin pushes Big Foot forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shane Carwin pushes away Big Foot trying to keep the fight at striking range
Big Foot doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Shane Carwin
Carwin misses a step and Antonio Silva sees an opportunity to counter him!
Brutal punches to Carwin's face while in the clinch!
Carwin can't take many more shots like those!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shane Carwin grapple with Antonio Silva and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
nice takedown Shane Carwin is in side mount over Antonio Silva
Shane Carwin is in side mount over Antonio Silva
Big Foot is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
Shane Carwin is in side mount over Antonio Silva
Shane Carwin moves to better his position on the ground...
Shane Carwin wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
Antonio Silva is in side mount over Shane Carwin
Antonio Silva throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Carwin's face with those brutal elbows! Carwin needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Carwin's Right cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Shane Carwin's Right cheek
Antonio Silva is in side mount over Shane Carwin
Antonio Silva looks to mount Shane Carwin...
Antonio Silva slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Antonio Silva is in full mount over Shane Carwin
Antonio Silva tries to better his position on the ground...
Big Foot is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Antonio Silva is in full mount over Shane Carwin
Carwin tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Big Foot tries to stand up!
Carwin doesn't allow him!
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Shane Carwin. 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 Mandalay Bay Events Center (Las Vegas, NV) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Big Foot tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Big Foot is clinching with Carwin.
Shane Carwin pushes away Big Foot trying to keep the fight at striking range
Big Foot doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Shane Carwin
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Antonio Silva launches a furious knee!
Bang! It clearly hits Carwin's groin!
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Big Foot tries a knee to the midsection...
Ouch! That seems to have landed on Shane Carwin's groin! Was that unintentional?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see that!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Antonio Silva is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Big Foot catches an ankle and Carwin is tripped to the mat!
Antonio Silva is in closed guard over Carwin
Big Foot fires a barrage of punches at Carwin's head!
This is bad! Big Foot is just pounding on Shane Carwin's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
This is over! That impact from Antonio Silva has left Carwin laying flat on the mat!
Carwin's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Shane Carwin's Chin
Winner is Antonio Silva by KO (GnP) at 3:55 Round 1
Statistics: Shane Carwin
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 73 s
Statistics: Antonio Silva
Punches 4/5 (80%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 10/12 (83%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 9/10 (90%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 83 s
Rarely do see see so much clinch destruction. Here we did. Neat fight from Silva.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!