Post by The Sandmen on Mar 27, 2013 18:24:55 GMT -5
Tim Sylvia glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Mirko Cro Cop 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
Cro Cop is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
Tim Sylvia comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
Mirko Cro Cop comes with a 5 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Sylvia and Cro Cop move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Cro Cop is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Cro Cop moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Sylvia with a double overhooks!
Tim Sylvia launches a rapid series of punches
taking Cro Cop from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Tim Sylvia tries a high kick!
Cro Cop was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Cro Cop's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Sylvia moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Cro Cop with a double overhooks!
Sylvia moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Cro Cop with a double overhooks!
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Tim Sylvia goes with a looping right hand while Mirko Cro Cop jumps back and jabs
Sylvia seems staggered and Mirko Cro Cop runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Tim Sylvia is opening up on Cro Cop and raining down combinations!
Cro Cop doesn't look worried as he defends.
Sylvia wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Tim Sylvia shoots and grab Mirko Cro Cop's ankle trying to take him down with a Heel Trip Reversal
Sylvia scoop up Mirko Cro Cop's ankle with one hand and pushes his body with another forcing Cro Cop to the mat
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Cro Cop
Cro Cop tries to close his guard around Sylvia
He is not able to do it
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Cro Cop
Cro Cop measures the resilience of Sylvia's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Sylvia's side.
Hard blow to Sylvia's mid-section, he seems hurt
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Cro Cop
Sylvia positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Cro Cop's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Cro Cop
Cro Cop tries to close his guard around Sylvia
He succeeds!
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Tim Sylvia is in closed guard over Cro Cop
Not a desiderable position that Cro Cop is in now. Tim Sylvia is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Sylvia tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Cro Cop leans and gets Tim Sylvia's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Sylvia misses a step and Mirko Cro Cop sees an opportunity to counter him!
Sylvia is in closed guard... Cro Cop tries to roll on the ground!
Tim Sylvia uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Tim Sylvia is in closed guard over Cro Cop
Mirko Cro Cop launches a few punches to Sylvia's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Sylvia tries to cover his face,
Tim Sylvia is in closed guard over Cro Cop
Cro Cop measures the resilience of Sylvia's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Sylvia's side.
Tim Sylvia is in closed guard over Cro Cop
Sylvia is in closed guard... Cro Cop tries to roll on the ground!
Tim Sylvia uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Mirko Cro Cop gets sloppy and Tim Sylvia tries to take advantage...
Sylvia leans back...
Cro Cop eyes him warily.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Tim Sylvia is in closed guard over Cro Cop
Sylvia is in closed guard... Cro Cop tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Tim Sylvia!
Mirko Cro Cop is in full mount over Tim Sylvia
Cro Cop 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.
Sylvia tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Mirko Cro Cop is in half guard over Sylvia
Tim Sylvia attempts to move to full guard
Mirko Cro Cop keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Mirko Cro Cop is in half guard over Sylvia
Mirko Cro Cop tries to open Sylvia's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Mirko Cro Cop. Sylvia is unable to cover himself now!
Sylvia has a small cut in his Forehead
Mirko Cro Cop is in half guard over Sylvia
Tim Sylvia launches a few punches to Cro Cop's cheek from the guard.
Mirko Cro Cop uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Tim Sylvia gets sloppy and Mirko Cro Cop tries to take advantage...
Mirko Cro Cop tries to free his leg...
Mirko Cro Cop uses some of his skill by jumping out of Sylvia's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Mirko Cro Cop is in side mount over Tim Sylvia
Mirko Cro Cop looks to mount Tim Sylvia...
Tim Sylvia takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Friends Arena (Stockholm, Sweden) are cheering for the fighters.
Incredible haymaker from Mirko Cro Cop!
You can see Tim Sylvia's head being snapped backwards!
Tim Sylvia fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Sylvia steps backwards away from Mirko Cro Cop. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Cro Cop launches a furious low kick!
Sylvia receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Sylvia hyper-extended his leg
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Sylvia is holding Mirko Cro Cop's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Mirko Cro Cop shows great balance while pushing away Tim Sylvia
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Crisp uppercut by Sylvia followed by a hard jab
Cro Cop deflects the blows.
Middle kick from Cro Cop.
Sylvia receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Crushing shot to Sylvia's body! He's holding his side
Sylvia wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Cro Cop doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Tim Sylvia embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Cro Cop who put distance between them
Tim Sylvia attempts to cut off Cro Cop with punches
Cro Cop reels from the strikes.
There is a small laceration on Mirko Cro Cop's Right eye
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Sylvia looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Mirko Cro Cop's punches
Sylvia is on the receiving end of a great combo by Cro Cop.
Sylvia tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Sylvia is clinching with Cro Cop.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sylvia pushes Mirko Cro Cop against the fence and launches a few sick punches
A couple of unanswered uppercuts collide with Cro Cop's chin! His legs are wobbling!
Mirko Cro Cop tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Cro Cop circles out and slips free of Tim Sylvia's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Sylvia grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Tim Sylvia
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Cro Cop
Sylvia launches a barrage of elbows over Cro Cop's face!
Mirko Cro Cop blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Cro Cop
Sylvia is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Sylvia is looking to end this fight with strikes
Cro Cop anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Tim Sylvia is in half guard over Cro Cop
Tim Sylvia aggressively and repeatedly punches Cro Cop.
Good job by Cro Cop blocking and slipping the blows.
Cro Cop is trying to counter now!
Mirko Cro Cop attempts to move to full guard
Tim Sylvia keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Tim Sylvia is in half guard over Cro Cop
Mirko Cro Cop attempts to move to full guard
Mirko Cro Cop manages to switch to full guard.
Tim Sylvia is in closed guard over Cro Cop
Cro Cop measures the resilience of Sylvia's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Sylvia's side.
Tim Sylvia is in closed guard over Cro Cop
Sylvia is looking to end this fight with strikes
Cro Cop anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Cro Cop tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Sylvia is in closed guard... Cro Cop tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Tim Sylvia!
Mirko Cro Cop is in full mount over Tim Sylvia
Mirko Cro Cop tries to better his position on the ground...
Cro Cop is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Mirko Cro Cop is in full mount over Tim Sylvia
Sylvia tries to escape from the full mount...
Mirko Cro Cop is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Mirko Cro Cop is in side mount over Tim Sylvia
Mirko Cro Cop looks to pass to mount...
Sylvia creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Friends Arena (Stockholm, Sweden) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Incredible high kick!
Sylvia is worried!
Brutal combination from Mirko Cro Cop!
Sylvia is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Cro Cop throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Here comes Mirko Cro Cop with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Sylvia's ribs!
Hard blow to Sylvia's mid-section, he seems hurt
Cro Cop is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Sylvia's jaw!
Sylvia's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Cro Cop launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches Sylvia!
Sylvia ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The two exchange wildly
Cro Cop is connecting with a few punches
Mirko Cro Cop fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Tim Sylvia! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
The ref pulls off Mirko Cro Cop! Sylvia seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Sylvia ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Winner is Mirko Cro Cop by TKO (Middle kick) at 3:51 Round 2
Statistics: Tim Sylvia
Punches 13/25 (52%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/27 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 210 s
Statistics: Mirko Cro Cop
Punches 16/21 (76%)
Kicks 7/7 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 12/15 (80%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 210 s
Very decent showing from Sylvia. I think he is finally on his way. Despite losing here, he put up a decent fight against a former semi-dominant champion. That should raise his stock some despite the L.
Mirko Cro Cop 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
Cro Cop is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
Tim Sylvia comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
Mirko Cro Cop comes with a 5 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
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Sylvia and Cro Cop move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Cro Cop is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Cro Cop moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Sylvia with a double overhooks!
Tim Sylvia launches a rapid series of punches
taking Cro Cop from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Tim Sylvia tries a high kick!
Cro Cop was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Cro Cop's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Sylvia moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Cro Cop with a double overhooks!
Sylvia moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Cro Cop with a double overhooks!
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Tim Sylvia goes with a looping right hand while Mirko Cro Cop jumps back and jabs
Sylvia seems staggered and Mirko Cro Cop runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Tim Sylvia is opening up on Cro Cop and raining down combinations!
Cro Cop doesn't look worried as he defends.
Sylvia wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Tim Sylvia shoots and grab Mirko Cro Cop's ankle trying to take him down with a Heel Trip Reversal
Sylvia scoop up Mirko Cro Cop's ankle with one hand and pushes his body with another forcing Cro Cop to the mat
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Cro Cop
Cro Cop tries to close his guard around Sylvia
He is not able to do it
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Cro Cop
Cro Cop measures the resilience of Sylvia's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Sylvia's side.
Hard blow to Sylvia's mid-section, he seems hurt
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Cro Cop
Sylvia positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Cro Cop's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Cro Cop
Cro Cop tries to close his guard around Sylvia
He succeeds!
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Tim Sylvia is in closed guard over Cro Cop
Not a desiderable position that Cro Cop is in now. Tim Sylvia is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Sylvia tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Cro Cop leans and gets Tim Sylvia's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Sylvia misses a step and Mirko Cro Cop sees an opportunity to counter him!
Sylvia is in closed guard... Cro Cop tries to roll on the ground!
Tim Sylvia uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Tim Sylvia is in closed guard over Cro Cop
Mirko Cro Cop launches a few punches to Sylvia's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Sylvia tries to cover his face,
Tim Sylvia is in closed guard over Cro Cop
Cro Cop measures the resilience of Sylvia's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Sylvia's side.
Tim Sylvia is in closed guard over Cro Cop
Sylvia is in closed guard... Cro Cop tries to roll on the ground!
Tim Sylvia uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Mirko Cro Cop gets sloppy and Tim Sylvia tries to take advantage...
Sylvia leans back...
Cro Cop eyes him warily.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Tim Sylvia is in closed guard over Cro Cop
Sylvia is in closed guard... Cro Cop tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Tim Sylvia!
Mirko Cro Cop is in full mount over Tim Sylvia
Cro Cop 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.
Sylvia tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Mirko Cro Cop is in half guard over Sylvia
Tim Sylvia attempts to move to full guard
Mirko Cro Cop keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Mirko Cro Cop is in half guard over Sylvia
Mirko Cro Cop tries to open Sylvia's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Mirko Cro Cop. Sylvia is unable to cover himself now!
Sylvia has a small cut in his Forehead
Mirko Cro Cop is in half guard over Sylvia
Tim Sylvia launches a few punches to Cro Cop's cheek from the guard.
Mirko Cro Cop uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Tim Sylvia gets sloppy and Mirko Cro Cop tries to take advantage...
Mirko Cro Cop tries to free his leg...
Mirko Cro Cop uses some of his skill by jumping out of Sylvia's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Mirko Cro Cop is in side mount over Tim Sylvia
Mirko Cro Cop looks to mount Tim Sylvia...
Tim Sylvia takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Friends Arena (Stockholm, Sweden) are cheering for the fighters.
Incredible haymaker from Mirko Cro Cop!
You can see Tim Sylvia's head being snapped backwards!
Tim Sylvia fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Sylvia steps backwards away from Mirko Cro Cop. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Cro Cop launches a furious low kick!
Sylvia receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Sylvia hyper-extended his leg
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Sylvia is holding Mirko Cro Cop's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Mirko Cro Cop shows great balance while pushing away Tim Sylvia
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Crisp uppercut by Sylvia followed by a hard jab
Cro Cop deflects the blows.
Middle kick from Cro Cop.
Sylvia receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Crushing shot to Sylvia's body! He's holding his side
Sylvia wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Cro Cop doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Tim Sylvia embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Cro Cop who put distance between them
Tim Sylvia attempts to cut off Cro Cop with punches
Cro Cop reels from the strikes.
There is a small laceration on Mirko Cro Cop's Right eye
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Sylvia looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Mirko Cro Cop's punches
Sylvia is on the receiving end of a great combo by Cro Cop.
Sylvia tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Sylvia is clinching with Cro Cop.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sylvia pushes Mirko Cro Cop against the fence and launches a few sick punches
A couple of unanswered uppercuts collide with Cro Cop's chin! His legs are wobbling!
Mirko Cro Cop tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Cro Cop circles out and slips free of Tim Sylvia's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Sylvia grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Tim Sylvia
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Cro Cop
Sylvia launches a barrage of elbows over Cro Cop's face!
Mirko Cro Cop blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Cro Cop
Sylvia is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Sylvia is looking to end this fight with strikes
Cro Cop anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Tim Sylvia is in half guard over Cro Cop
Tim Sylvia aggressively and repeatedly punches Cro Cop.
Good job by Cro Cop blocking and slipping the blows.
Cro Cop is trying to counter now!
Mirko Cro Cop attempts to move to full guard
Tim Sylvia keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Tim Sylvia is in half guard over Cro Cop
Mirko Cro Cop attempts to move to full guard
Mirko Cro Cop manages to switch to full guard.
Tim Sylvia is in closed guard over Cro Cop
Cro Cop measures the resilience of Sylvia's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Sylvia's side.
Tim Sylvia is in closed guard over Cro Cop
Sylvia is looking to end this fight with strikes
Cro Cop anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Cro Cop tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Sylvia is in closed guard... Cro Cop tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Tim Sylvia!
Mirko Cro Cop is in full mount over Tim Sylvia
Mirko Cro Cop tries to better his position on the ground...
Cro Cop is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Mirko Cro Cop is in full mount over Tim Sylvia
Sylvia tries to escape from the full mount...
Mirko Cro Cop is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Mirko Cro Cop is in side mount over Tim Sylvia
Mirko Cro Cop looks to pass to mount...
Sylvia creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Friends Arena (Stockholm, Sweden) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Incredible high kick!
Sylvia is worried!
Brutal combination from Mirko Cro Cop!
Sylvia is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Cro Cop throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Here comes Mirko Cro Cop with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Sylvia's ribs!
Hard blow to Sylvia's mid-section, he seems hurt
Cro Cop is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Sylvia's jaw!
Sylvia's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Cro Cop launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches Sylvia!
Sylvia ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The two exchange wildly
Cro Cop is connecting with a few punches
Mirko Cro Cop fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Tim Sylvia! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
The ref pulls off Mirko Cro Cop! Sylvia seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Sylvia ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Winner is Mirko Cro Cop by TKO (Middle kick) at 3:51 Round 2
Statistics: Tim Sylvia
Punches 13/25 (52%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/27 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 210 s
Statistics: Mirko Cro Cop
Punches 16/21 (76%)
Kicks 7/7 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 12/15 (80%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 210 s
Very decent showing from Sylvia. I think he is finally on his way. Despite losing here, he put up a decent fight against a former semi-dominant champion. That should raise his stock some despite the L.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!