Post by The Sandmen on Mar 9, 2012 17:54:30 GMT -5
Mr. Wonderful enters the cage and this place seems about to burst! He may be sure the fans are with him today.
Diego Sanchez 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.
Phil Davis 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
Phil Davis is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Diego Sanchez and Phil Davis touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Mr. Wonderful is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Phil Davis fakes a punch and launches himself over Diego Sanchez
Great move by Mr. Wonderful who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Mr. Wonderful grab one of Diego Sanchez's arm and tries a Hip Throw
with a twist of his hip Phil Davis throw Diego to the mat like a ragdoll
Mr. Wonderful is standing while Diego is on the ground on his back
Mr. Wonderful opts to jump inside Diego's guard.
Diego didn't see that coming. Phil Davis is in open guard over Diego now.
Phil Davis is in open guard over Diego
Mr. Wonderful tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Phil Davis is in half guard over Diego
Diego Sanchez attempts to move to full guard
Phil Davis keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Phil Davis is in half guard over Diego
Phil Davis is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Phil Davis is in half guard over Diego
Diego Sanchez attempts to move to full guard
Diego Sanchez manages to switch to full guard.
Phil Davis is in open guard over Diego
Diego tries to close his guard around Mr. Wonderful
He is not able to do it
Phil Davis is in open guard over Diego
Mr. Wonderful moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Phil Davis is in half guard over Diego
Phil Davis pushes Diego's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Mr. Wonderful who is in full mount! Diego is in trouble now!
Phil Davis is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego tries to escape from the full mount...
Phil Davis is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Phil Davis is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez attempts to trap Phil Davis in his guard.
Phil Davis keeps control and remains in side mount.
Phil Davis is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego measures the resilience of Mr. Wonderful's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Mr. Wonderful blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Phil Davis looks to counter!
Phil Davis looks to mount Diego Sanchez...
Phil Davis slides his knee across and gets to mount.
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 Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Mr. Wonderful pushes Diego Sanchez and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Phil Davis fakes a punch and launches himself over Diego!
Nice move by Mr. Wonderful who clinches and pushes Diego against the cage
Diego Sanchez tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Mr. Wonderful is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Diego Sanchez is grappling and launching some wild punches...
Not the best move against Phil Davis who tries to take adventage of his opponent's mistakes.
Mr. Wonderful is trying to counter now!
Phil Davis fakes a few punches and advance towards Diego trying to take him down with a Advancing Leg Sweep
Diego Sanchez lose his balance and falls hard on the mat
Hard blow to Diego's mid-section, he seems hurt
Mr. Wonderful is standing while Diego is on the ground on his back
Mr. Wonderful cartwheels towards Diego!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Diego Sanchez.
Phil Davis is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Phil Davis looks to mount Diego Sanchez...
Phil Davis slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Phil Davis is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego measures the resilience of Mr. Wonderful's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Mr. Wonderful blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Phil Davis is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Phil Davis rolls Diego Sanchez to his stomach and takes his back!
Mr. Wonderful is in rear mount over Diego
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Diego's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Mr. Wonderful
Mr. Wonderful tries to get a hook in!
Diego rolls on the ground and manages to get a half guard!
Diego tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Diego has Mr. Wonderful controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Diego manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Mr. Wonderful
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.
The two exchange wildly
Mr. Wonderful is connecting with a few punches
Diego wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Mr. Wonderful doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
Phil Davis fakes a punch and launches himself over Diego Sanchez
Great move by Mr. Wonderful who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Phil Davis tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Diego Sanchez
well done Diego falls hard on the mat
Mr. Wonderful is standing while Diego is on the ground on his back
Mr. Wonderful decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Diego's guard.
Diego did not see that coming! Phil Davis is in open guard over Diego now.
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Phil Davis is in open guard over Diego
Diego tries to close his guard around Mr. Wonderful
He is not able to do it
Phil Davis is in open guard over Diego
Mr. Wonderful breaths deeply while on the ground
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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Mr. Wonderful moves backwards and Diego Sanchez is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Solid jabs from Diego Sanchez.
Mr. Wonderful defends.
Diego clumsily fails here and it's time for Phil Davis to fight back!
Phil Davis tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Solid jabs from Diego Sanchez.
Mr. Wonderful defends.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Terrible one sided match... Diego was not ready to fight a fighter of Phil Davis caliber.
A solid combination from Diego Sanchez
mostly hits air.
Diego Sanchez fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Mr. Wonderful blocks that. It was easy!
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Mr. Wonderful is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Phil Davis tries to bring the fight to the ground
Diego goes down.
Diego ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Phil Davis is in open guard over Diego
Phil Davis tries to pass to half guard...
Diego Sanchez can't prevent his opponent from passing. Mr. Wonderful looks to work from half guard.
Phil Davis is in half guard over Diego
Phil Davis fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Diego's face!
Phil Davis is in half guard over Diego
Phil Davis tries to free his leg
Phil Davis uses some of his skill by jumping out of Diego's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Phil Davis is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego measures the resilience of Mr. Wonderful's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Mr. Wonderful blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Mr. Wonderful is trying to counter now!
Phil Davis looks to mount Diego Sanchez...
Phil Davis slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Phil Davis is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez launches a few punches to Mr. Wonderful's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Mr. Wonderful tries to cover his face,
Phil Davis is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez tries to roll on the ground...
Mr. Wonderful knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Phil Davis is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Mr. Wonderful catch Diego Sanchez's right arm and tries a kimura
Diego Sanchez holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Phil Davis is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Mr. Wonderful's moves.
Phil Davis is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez launches a few punches to Mr. Wonderful's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Mr. Wonderful tries to cover his face,
Mr. Wonderful's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Phil Davis is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Phil Davis sits high on Diego Sanchez's chest and pulls his leg underneath Diego's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Diego tries to roll out. He's too quick for Phil Davis and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Mr. Wonderful and it cost him top position.
Diego tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Deep breaths from Diego Sanchez who tries a hammer punch to Mr. Wonderful's ribs.
Mr. Wonderful blocks those punches
Phil Davis is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Phil Davis pushes Diego Sanchez down and prevents his attempts to escape
Phil Davis is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego measures the resilience of Mr. Wonderful's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Mr. Wonderful's side.
Mr. Wonderful ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Phil Davis is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Phil Davis rolls Diego Sanchez to his stomach and takes his back!
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Mr. Wonderful is in rear mount over Diego
Diego Sanchez doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Mr. Wonderful's moves.
Mr. Wonderful is in rear mount over Diego
Diego has Mr. Wonderful controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Mr. Wonderful is unable to move under Diego control.
Diego Sanchez gets sloppy and Phil Davis tries to take advantage...
Mr. Wonderful gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Diego Sanchez! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Diego Sanchez doesn't defend himself!
Mr. Wonderful is in rear mount over Diego
Diego has given his back to Phil Davis who is trying to get one hook in!
Phil Davis has one hook in!
Mr. Wonderful is in rear mount over Diego with one hook in
Diego tries to stand up!
Mr. Wonderful doesn't allow him!
Mr. Wonderful is in rear mount over Diego with one hook in
Diego tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Phil Davis doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Phil Davis tries to bring the fight to the ground
Diego goes down.
Crushing shot to Diego's body! He's holding his side
Phil Davis is in open guard over Diego
Diego tries to close his guard around Mr. Wonderful
He is not able to do it
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Phil Davis is in open guard over Diego
Phil Davis tries to pass to half guard...
Diego Sanchez can't prevent his opponent from passing. Mr. Wonderful looks to work from half guard.
Phil Davis is in half guard over Diego
Mr. Wonderful tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Herb Dean tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is maybe for Phil Davis, but it's close.
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Round 3
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Diego Sanchez tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Phil Davis jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Diego Sanchez gets sloppy and Phil Davis tries to take advantage...
Mr. Wonderful tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Mr. Wonderful is clinching with Diego.
The fighters are clinching.
Diego doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Phil Davis embrace and tries to move away...
Phil Davis pushes Diego forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Phil Davis pushes away Diego trying to keep the fight at striking range
Diego stumbles backwards and Phil Davis circles to get the center of the cage
The clock says 0:35 in the 3 round
Diego Sanchez tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Phil Davis swings and Diego has to retreat
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
Mr. Wonderful moves forward looking for some action
Phil Davis shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Diego doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Phil Davis embrace and tries to move away...
Phil Davis pushes Diego forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Phil Davis shoots and grab Diego Sanchez's ankle trying to take him down with a Heel Trip Reversal
Mr. Wonderful scoop up Diego Sanchez's ankle with one hand and pushes his body with another forcing Diego to the mat
Hard blow to Diego's mid-section, he seems hurt
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
Phil Davis is in open guard over Diego
Mr. Wonderful is taking this opportunity to rest.
Phil Davis is in open guard over Diego
Mr. Wonderful gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Diego Sanchez! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Diego Sanchez doesn't defend himself!
Phil Davis is in open guard over Diego
Phil Davis tries to pass to half guard...
Diego Sanchez can't prevent his opponent from passing. Mr. Wonderful looks to work from half guard.
Phil Davis is in half guard over Diego
Mr. Wonderful tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Diego from the side mount!
Phil Davis is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Phil Davis looks to mount Diego Sanchez...
Phil Davis slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Phil Davis is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Mr. Wonderful tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Phil Davis controls the situation despite Diego Sanchez efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Phil Davis is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Mr. Wonderful tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Phil Davis controls the situation despite Diego Sanchez efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Phil Davis is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego measures the resilience of Mr. Wonderful's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Mr. Wonderful blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Phil Davis is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego tries to escape from the full mount...
Phil Davis is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Phil Davis is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez attempts to trap Phil Davis in his guard.
Phil Davis keeps control and remains in side mount.
Phil Davis is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Mr. Wonderful gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Diego Sanchez! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Diego Sanchez doesn't defend himself!
Phil Davis is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Phil Davis hovers above Diego
Good punches to Diego's body.
Phil Davis is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Mr. Wonderful's moves.
Phil Davis is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Phil Davis looks to mount Diego Sanchez...
Phil Davis slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Phil Davis is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Phil Davis was tooling Diego Sanchez for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Diego Sanchez lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Diego Sanchez tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Phil Davis rolls Diego Sanchez to his stomach and takes his back!
Mr. Wonderful is in rear mount over Diego
Phil Davis isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Diego locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Phil Davis unil he can pull his arm free! Mr. Wonderful lost his dominant position.
Mr. Wonderful misses a step and Diego Sanchez sees an opportunity to counter him!
Diego Sanchez launches a few punches to Mr. Wonderful's cheek from the guard.
Phil Davis uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 3:35 in the 3 round
Mr. Wonderful is in rear mount over Diego
Good looking punches from Phil Davis on the ground
They could take their toll on Diego.
Diego has a small cut in his Chin
Mr. Wonderful is in rear mount over Diego
Diego has given his back to Phil Davis who is trying to get one hook in!
Phil Davis has one hook in!
Mr. Wonderful is in rear mount over Diego with one hook in
Mr. Wonderful works on the ground with his fingers over Diego's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Herb Dean saw it!
Herb Dean takes away one point from Phil Davis for eye poke.
Herb Dean halts the fight to give Diego time to recover. Diego Sanchez seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Mr. Wonderful is holding Diego Sanchez's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Diego Sanchez loses balance and goes to the ground.
Phil Davis is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Phil Davis tries to open Diego's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Phil Davis. Diego is unable to cover himself now!
Diego's Forehead is beginning to swell
Diego has a small cut in his Forehead
Phil Davis is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Mr. Wonderful is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Phil Davis looks to mount Diego Sanchez...
Phil Davis slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Phil Davis is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Phil Davis hovers above Diego
Good punches to Diego's body.
Herb Dean is asking Diego to defend himself! Herb Dean jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Diego.
Winner is Phil Davis by TKO (GnP) at 4:38 Round 3
Statistics: Diego Sanchez
Punches 3/13 (23%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 6/20 (30%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 638 s
Statistics: Phil Davis
Punches 5/9 (56%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 5/5 (100%)
GnP strikes 29/31 (94%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 610 s
A decent performance by Diego Sanchez today. He read the fight well and wasn't afraid of enganging.
Dominating performance by Mr. Wonderful who took his best game against Diego Sanchez.
Just the fight the people at Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) want to see! People are cheering the fighters!
Diego Sanchez 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.
Phil Davis 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
Phil Davis is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Diego Sanchez and Phil Davis touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Mr. Wonderful is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Phil Davis fakes a punch and launches himself over Diego Sanchez
Great move by Mr. Wonderful who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Mr. Wonderful grab one of Diego Sanchez's arm and tries a Hip Throw
with a twist of his hip Phil Davis throw Diego to the mat like a ragdoll
Mr. Wonderful is standing while Diego is on the ground on his back
Mr. Wonderful opts to jump inside Diego's guard.
Diego didn't see that coming. Phil Davis is in open guard over Diego now.
Phil Davis is in open guard over Diego
Mr. Wonderful tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Phil Davis is in half guard over Diego
Diego Sanchez attempts to move to full guard
Phil Davis keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Phil Davis is in half guard over Diego
Phil Davis is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Phil Davis is in half guard over Diego
Diego Sanchez attempts to move to full guard
Diego Sanchez manages to switch to full guard.
Phil Davis is in open guard over Diego
Diego tries to close his guard around Mr. Wonderful
He is not able to do it
Phil Davis is in open guard over Diego
Mr. Wonderful moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Phil Davis is in half guard over Diego
Phil Davis pushes Diego's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Mr. Wonderful who is in full mount! Diego is in trouble now!
Phil Davis is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego tries to escape from the full mount...
Phil Davis is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Phil Davis is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez attempts to trap Phil Davis in his guard.
Phil Davis keeps control and remains in side mount.
Phil Davis is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego measures the resilience of Mr. Wonderful's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Mr. Wonderful blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Phil Davis looks to counter!
Phil Davis looks to mount Diego Sanchez...
Phil Davis slides his knee across and gets to mount.
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 Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Mr. Wonderful pushes Diego Sanchez and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Phil Davis fakes a punch and launches himself over Diego!
Nice move by Mr. Wonderful who clinches and pushes Diego against the cage
Diego Sanchez tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Mr. Wonderful is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Diego Sanchez is grappling and launching some wild punches...
Not the best move against Phil Davis who tries to take adventage of his opponent's mistakes.
Mr. Wonderful is trying to counter now!
Phil Davis fakes a few punches and advance towards Diego trying to take him down with a Advancing Leg Sweep
Diego Sanchez lose his balance and falls hard on the mat
Hard blow to Diego's mid-section, he seems hurt
Mr. Wonderful is standing while Diego is on the ground on his back
Mr. Wonderful cartwheels towards Diego!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Diego Sanchez.
Phil Davis is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Phil Davis looks to mount Diego Sanchez...
Phil Davis slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Phil Davis is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego measures the resilience of Mr. Wonderful's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Mr. Wonderful blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Phil Davis is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Phil Davis rolls Diego Sanchez to his stomach and takes his back!
Mr. Wonderful is in rear mount over Diego
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Diego's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Mr. Wonderful
Mr. Wonderful tries to get a hook in!
Diego rolls on the ground and manages to get a half guard!
Diego tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Diego has Mr. Wonderful controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Diego manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Mr. Wonderful
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.
The two exchange wildly
Mr. Wonderful is connecting with a few punches
Diego wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Mr. Wonderful doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
Phil Davis fakes a punch and launches himself over Diego Sanchez
Great move by Mr. Wonderful who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Phil Davis tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Diego Sanchez
well done Diego falls hard on the mat
Mr. Wonderful is standing while Diego is on the ground on his back
Mr. Wonderful decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Diego's guard.
Diego did not see that coming! Phil Davis is in open guard over Diego now.
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Phil Davis is in open guard over Diego
Diego tries to close his guard around Mr. Wonderful
He is not able to do it
Phil Davis is in open guard over Diego
Mr. Wonderful breaths deeply while on the ground
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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Mr. Wonderful moves backwards and Diego Sanchez is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Solid jabs from Diego Sanchez.
Mr. Wonderful defends.
Diego clumsily fails here and it's time for Phil Davis to fight back!
Phil Davis tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Solid jabs from Diego Sanchez.
Mr. Wonderful defends.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Terrible one sided match... Diego was not ready to fight a fighter of Phil Davis caliber.
A solid combination from Diego Sanchez
mostly hits air.
Diego Sanchez fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Mr. Wonderful blocks that. It was easy!
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Mr. Wonderful is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Phil Davis tries to bring the fight to the ground
Diego goes down.
Diego ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Phil Davis is in open guard over Diego
Phil Davis tries to pass to half guard...
Diego Sanchez can't prevent his opponent from passing. Mr. Wonderful looks to work from half guard.
Phil Davis is in half guard over Diego
Phil Davis fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Diego's face!
Phil Davis is in half guard over Diego
Phil Davis tries to free his leg
Phil Davis uses some of his skill by jumping out of Diego's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Phil Davis is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego measures the resilience of Mr. Wonderful's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Mr. Wonderful blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Mr. Wonderful is trying to counter now!
Phil Davis looks to mount Diego Sanchez...
Phil Davis slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Phil Davis is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez launches a few punches to Mr. Wonderful's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Mr. Wonderful tries to cover his face,
Phil Davis is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez tries to roll on the ground...
Mr. Wonderful knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Phil Davis is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Mr. Wonderful catch Diego Sanchez's right arm and tries a kimura
Diego Sanchez holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Phil Davis is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Mr. Wonderful's moves.
Phil Davis is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez launches a few punches to Mr. Wonderful's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Mr. Wonderful tries to cover his face,
Mr. Wonderful's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Phil Davis is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Phil Davis sits high on Diego Sanchez's chest and pulls his leg underneath Diego's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Diego tries to roll out. He's too quick for Phil Davis and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Mr. Wonderful and it cost him top position.
Diego tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Deep breaths from Diego Sanchez who tries a hammer punch to Mr. Wonderful's ribs.
Mr. Wonderful blocks those punches
Phil Davis is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Phil Davis pushes Diego Sanchez down and prevents his attempts to escape
Phil Davis is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego measures the resilience of Mr. Wonderful's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Mr. Wonderful's side.
Mr. Wonderful ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Phil Davis is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Phil Davis rolls Diego Sanchez to his stomach and takes his back!
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Mr. Wonderful is in rear mount over Diego
Diego Sanchez doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Mr. Wonderful's moves.
Mr. Wonderful is in rear mount over Diego
Diego has Mr. Wonderful controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Mr. Wonderful is unable to move under Diego control.
Diego Sanchez gets sloppy and Phil Davis tries to take advantage...
Mr. Wonderful gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Diego Sanchez! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Diego Sanchez doesn't defend himself!
Mr. Wonderful is in rear mount over Diego
Diego has given his back to Phil Davis who is trying to get one hook in!
Phil Davis has one hook in!
Mr. Wonderful is in rear mount over Diego with one hook in
Diego tries to stand up!
Mr. Wonderful doesn't allow him!
Mr. Wonderful is in rear mount over Diego with one hook in
Diego tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Phil Davis doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Phil Davis tries to bring the fight to the ground
Diego goes down.
Crushing shot to Diego's body! He's holding his side
Phil Davis is in open guard over Diego
Diego tries to close his guard around Mr. Wonderful
He is not able to do it
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Phil Davis is in open guard over Diego
Phil Davis tries to pass to half guard...
Diego Sanchez can't prevent his opponent from passing. Mr. Wonderful looks to work from half guard.
Phil Davis is in half guard over Diego
Mr. Wonderful tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Herb Dean tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is maybe for Phil Davis, but it's close.
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Round 3
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Diego Sanchez tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Phil Davis jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Diego Sanchez gets sloppy and Phil Davis tries to take advantage...
Mr. Wonderful tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Mr. Wonderful is clinching with Diego.
The fighters are clinching.
Diego doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Phil Davis embrace and tries to move away...
Phil Davis pushes Diego forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Phil Davis pushes away Diego trying to keep the fight at striking range
Diego stumbles backwards and Phil Davis circles to get the center of the cage
The clock says 0:35 in the 3 round
Diego Sanchez tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Phil Davis swings and Diego has to retreat
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
Mr. Wonderful moves forward looking for some action
Phil Davis shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Diego doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Phil Davis embrace and tries to move away...
Phil Davis pushes Diego forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Phil Davis shoots and grab Diego Sanchez's ankle trying to take him down with a Heel Trip Reversal
Mr. Wonderful scoop up Diego Sanchez's ankle with one hand and pushes his body with another forcing Diego to the mat
Hard blow to Diego's mid-section, he seems hurt
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
Phil Davis is in open guard over Diego
Mr. Wonderful is taking this opportunity to rest.
Phil Davis is in open guard over Diego
Mr. Wonderful gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Diego Sanchez! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Diego Sanchez doesn't defend himself!
Phil Davis is in open guard over Diego
Phil Davis tries to pass to half guard...
Diego Sanchez can't prevent his opponent from passing. Mr. Wonderful looks to work from half guard.
Phil Davis is in half guard over Diego
Mr. Wonderful tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Diego from the side mount!
Phil Davis is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Phil Davis looks to mount Diego Sanchez...
Phil Davis slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Phil Davis is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Mr. Wonderful tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Phil Davis controls the situation despite Diego Sanchez efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Phil Davis is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Mr. Wonderful tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Phil Davis controls the situation despite Diego Sanchez efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Phil Davis is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego measures the resilience of Mr. Wonderful's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Mr. Wonderful blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Phil Davis is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego tries to escape from the full mount...
Phil Davis is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Phil Davis is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez attempts to trap Phil Davis in his guard.
Phil Davis keeps control and remains in side mount.
Phil Davis is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Mr. Wonderful gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Diego Sanchez! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Diego Sanchez doesn't defend himself!
Phil Davis is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Phil Davis hovers above Diego
Good punches to Diego's body.
Phil Davis is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Mr. Wonderful's moves.
Phil Davis is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Phil Davis looks to mount Diego Sanchez...
Phil Davis slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Phil Davis is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Phil Davis was tooling Diego Sanchez for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Diego Sanchez lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Diego Sanchez tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Phil Davis rolls Diego Sanchez to his stomach and takes his back!
Mr. Wonderful is in rear mount over Diego
Phil Davis isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Diego locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Phil Davis unil he can pull his arm free! Mr. Wonderful lost his dominant position.
Mr. Wonderful misses a step and Diego Sanchez sees an opportunity to counter him!
Diego Sanchez launches a few punches to Mr. Wonderful's cheek from the guard.
Phil Davis uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 3:35 in the 3 round
Mr. Wonderful is in rear mount over Diego
Good looking punches from Phil Davis on the ground
They could take their toll on Diego.
Diego has a small cut in his Chin
Mr. Wonderful is in rear mount over Diego
Diego has given his back to Phil Davis who is trying to get one hook in!
Phil Davis has one hook in!
Mr. Wonderful is in rear mount over Diego with one hook in
Mr. Wonderful works on the ground with his fingers over Diego's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Herb Dean saw it!
Herb Dean takes away one point from Phil Davis for eye poke.
Herb Dean halts the fight to give Diego time to recover. Diego Sanchez seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Mr. Wonderful is holding Diego Sanchez's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Diego Sanchez loses balance and goes to the ground.
Phil Davis is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Phil Davis tries to open Diego's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Phil Davis. Diego is unable to cover himself now!
Diego's Forehead is beginning to swell
Diego has a small cut in his Forehead
Phil Davis is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Mr. Wonderful is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Phil Davis looks to mount Diego Sanchez...
Phil Davis slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Phil Davis is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Phil Davis hovers above Diego
Good punches to Diego's body.
Herb Dean is asking Diego to defend himself! Herb Dean jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Diego.
Winner is Phil Davis by TKO (GnP) at 4:38 Round 3
Statistics: Diego Sanchez
Punches 3/13 (23%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 6/20 (30%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 638 s
Statistics: Phil Davis
Punches 5/9 (56%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 5/5 (100%)
GnP strikes 29/31 (94%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 610 s
A decent performance by Diego Sanchez today. He read the fight well and wasn't afraid of enganging.
Dominating performance by Mr. Wonderful who took his best game against Diego Sanchez.
Just the fight the people at Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) want to see! People are cheering the fighters!
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!