Post by The Sandmen on Mar 9, 2012 18:25:08 GMT -5
ManMMA Championship
Anderson enters the cage and this place seems about to burst! He may be sure the fans are with him today.
Anderson Silva is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Junior dos Santos looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Anderson is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
Anderson Silva comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Anderson and dos Santos move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
dos Santos goes to the body...
He punishes Anderson's ribs with a couple of hooks.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Anderson Silva tries to bring the fight to the ground
dos Santos won't budge, forcing Anderson to pull guard.
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Anderson
dos Santos tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Junior dos Santos fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Anderson
Anderson Silva attempts to move to full guard
Anderson Silva manages to switch to full guard.
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Anderson
dos Santos tries to escape from the closed guard
dos Santos succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Anderson
Junior dos Santos tries to pass to half guard...
Anderson Silva can't prevent his opponent from passing. dos Santos looks to work from half guard.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Anderson
Junior dos Santos seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Junior dos Santos tries to pass Anderson Silva's guard...
Junior dos Santos manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Anderson Silva
Junior dos Santos aggressively and repeatedly punches Anderson.
Good job by Anderson blocking and slipping the blows.
Junior dos Santos gets sloppy and Anderson Silva tries to take advantage...
Anderson Silva attempts to trap Junior dos Santos in his guard.
Junior dos Santos keeps control and remains in side mount.
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Anderson Silva
Anderson measures the resilience of dos Santos's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in dos Santos's side.
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Anderson Silva
Anderson measures the resilience of dos Santos's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in dos Santos's side.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Anderson Silva
BJJ! That is what must be passing through dos Santos's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Anderson
Anderson measures the resilience of dos Santos's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in dos Santos's side.
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Anderson Silva
Anderson works on the ground with his fingers over dos Santos's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Herb Dean saw it!
Herb Dean takes away one point from Anderson Silva for eye poke.
Herb Dean allows dos Santos time to recover... 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 Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Anderson Silva paws at dos Santos.
dos Santos answers with solid punches!
Anderson's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
dos Santos dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that misses by an inch!
Anderson looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Junior dos Santos's punches
dos Santos is on the receiving end of a great combo by Anderson.
dos Santos steps backwards away from Anderson Silva. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Junior dos Santos throws a combo
Anderson Silva ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! dos Santos swings again, only to get countered once more! dos Santos is looking bad here!
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Nice punches from Junior dos Santos.
Anderson staggers backwards. dos Santos wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
dos Santos moves to shoot
but Anderson Silva delivers a knee that wrecks him!
dos Santos has a small cut in his Chin
Brilliant combination from Anderson Silva
that forces dos Santos to try and defend better.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos moves forward looking for some grappling action
dos Santos has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
dos Santos takes a break to breathe while holding Anderson Silva.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Nice punches from Junior dos Santos.
Anderson staggers backwards. dos Santos wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Anderson Silva fakes a punch and launches himself over Junior dos Santos
Great move by Anderson who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal punches to Anderson's face while in the clinch!
Anderson can't take many more shots like those!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
dos Santos takes a break to breathe while holding Anderson Silva.
Herb Dean separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
dos Santos launches a furious hook!
That hits Anderson's chin like a wrecking ball! Anderson loses balance and goes to the mat.
Anderson has a small cut in his Chin
dos Santos is standing while Anderson is on the ground on his back
Anderson Silva kicks his legs trying to keep Junior dos Santos away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Herb Dean separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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Junior dos Santos launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Anderson blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Anderson Silva's cheek! Anderson stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Anderson's Left cheek is beginning to swell
dos Santos is standing while Anderson is on the ground on his back
dos Santos looks to be in very good shape.
dos Santos launches a kick to Anderson's thigh
Loud pop!
Anderson hyper-extended his left leg
dos Santos is standing while Anderson is on the ground on his back
dos Santos launches a kick to Anderson's thigh
Loud pop!
dos Santos is standing while Anderson is on the ground on his back
dos Santos launches a kick to Anderson's thigh
Loud pop!
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
dos Santos is standing while Anderson is on the ground on his back
dos Santos launches a kick to Anderson's thigh
Loud pop!
dos Santos is standing while Anderson is on the ground on his back
dos Santos launches a kick to Anderson's thigh
Loud pop!
dos Santos is standing while Anderson is on the ground on his back
dos Santos launches a kick to Anderson's thigh
Loud pop!
Anderson hyper-extended his left leg
dos Santos is standing while Anderson is on the ground on his back
Junior dos Santos creates space and allows Anderson Silva to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Anderson Silva is standing now.
dos Santos moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Anderson with a double overhooks!
dos Santos decides to launch some tentative punches
Junior dos Santos takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Anderson Silva fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
dos Santos blocks that. He made it look easy!
Anderson Silva gets sloppy and Junior dos Santos tries to take advantage...
dos Santos wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
dos Santos doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Anderson Silva embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from dos Santos who put distance between them
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Junior dos Santos takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
dos Santos launches a furious low kick!
Anderson receives a hard blow on his left leg!
Anderson begins to launch a barrage of punches over dos Santos
Junior dos Santos is smart enough to duck backwards
A bunch of leg kicks from Junior dos Santos
are bothering his opponent.
Anderson hyper-extended his left leg
Junior dos Santos chases Anderson and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Anderson steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Anderson's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Anderson seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Anderson Silva tries to bring the fight to the ground
dos Santos won't budge, forcing Anderson to pull guard.
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Anderson
Junior dos Santos tries to pass Anderson Silva's guard...
Junior dos Santos manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Anderson
Junior dos Santos tries to free his leg
Junior dos Santos uses some of his skill by jumping out of Anderson's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Anderson Silva
dos Santos is taking this opportunity to rest.
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Anderson Silva
Junior dos Santos looks to mount Anderson Silva...
Junior dos Santos slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Anderson Silva
dos Santos tries to open up Anderson Silva's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Anderson in the side of the head
Anderson's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Anderson Silva
dos Santos gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Anderson Silva! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Anderson Silva doesn't defend himself!
There is a small laceration on Anderson Silva's Nose
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Anderson Silva
Anderson tries to stand up!
dos Santos doesn't allow him!
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Anderson Silva
dos Santos tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Junior dos Santos controls the situation despite Anderson Silva efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Anderson Silva
Anderson Silva tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Junior dos Santos rolls Anderson Silva to his stomach and takes his back!
dos Santos is in rear mount over Anderson
Anderson has given his back to Junior dos Santos who is trying to get one hook in!
Junior dos Santos has one hook in!
dos Santos is in rear mount over Anderson with one hook in
Junior dos Santos aggressively and repeatedly punches Anderson.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Anderson's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Anderson Silva's Right cheek
dos Santos is in rear mount over Anderson with one hook in
Anderson Silva is a bloody mess!
Anderson tries to stand up!
dos Santos doesn't allow him!
Herb Dean separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That round was a toss up.
The cutman is working on Anderson's face.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
dos Santos tries to grapple
He puts Anderson in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
You can see Anderson's blood making stains in the mat.
Junior dos Santos postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Anderson hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Hard blow to Anderson's mid-section, he seems hurt
The fighters are clinching.
Anderson pushes Junior dos Santos againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
dos Santos tries to block Anderson Silva punches...
dos Santos tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
dos Santos pushes Anderson Silva against the fence and launches a few sick punches
A couple of unanswered uppercuts collide with Anderson's chin! His legs are wobbling!
Anderson has a small cut in his Chin
Junior dos Santos pushes away Anderson trying to keep the fight at striking range
Anderson stumbles backwards and Junior dos Santos circles to get the center of the cage
Anderson seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 0:40 in the 3 round
Junior dos Santos throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Anderson's chin! That stops Anderson in his tracks!
Anderson crumples to the mat and dos Santos moves in to finish him. The referee jumps in and stops the fight!
Anderson's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Anderson Silva's Right eye
Winner is Junior dos Santos by KO (Punch) at 0:51 Round 3
Statistics: Anderson Silva
Punches 13/23 (57%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/5 (20%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 6/6 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 289 s
Statistics: Junior dos Santos
Punches 27/35 (77%)
Kicks 10/10 (100%)
Clinch strikes 9/13 (69%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 13/19 (68%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 212 s
Junior dos Santos is the new ManMMA Champion!
Unbelievable! Anderson lost this fight! Betting sites will explode!
*****Junior dos Santos has broken the record of most damage caused in a fight
*****Anderson Silva and Junior dos Santos had today the best fight of this organization!
Anderson had some absorbing moments and he contributed to the enjoyment of the people here at Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario).
Superb display of technique and MMA knowledge by Junior dos Santos. This man can sell the PPV all on his own.
This is the fight I would show people if I wanted to create new fans!
= x2 (Rua, Liddel(current))
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!