Post by The Sandmen on Feb 8, 2014 4:03:06 GMT -5
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.
Maurice Smith raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Junior dos Santos is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Smith leads with a punch
Junior dos Santos avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos has found an opening in the defense of Smith, launching a big hook
Maurice Smith steps backwards and avoids that hook!
Shovel hook by Junior dos Santos
goes nowhere.
dos Santos clumsily fails here and it's time for Maurice Smith to fight back!
dos Santos moves to shoot
Smith misses a knee.
Junior dos Santos swings...
hard impact to Smith's face!
Smith's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
dos Santos launches a furious hook!
That hits Smith's chin like a wrecking ball! Smith loses balance and goes to the mat.
dos Santos is standing while Smith is on the ground on his back
Junior dos Santos steps back and allows Smith to get back to his feet.
Maurice Smith is on his feet again.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Junior dos Santos tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
Maurice Smith's knows what to do here and blocks them
Poorly executed technique. Maurice Smith looks to counter!
Smith goes to the body...
He punishes dos Santos's ribs with a couple of hooks.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Smith looks to be in very good shape.
Smith grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
dos Santos struggles... Maurice Smith is unable to take him down
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Maurice Smith!
dos Santos is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Oh! Down goes dos Santos! Maurice Smith knocked him stupid! The medics pour in! Maurice Smith really wanted to win this fight and has done it in an impressive manner.
Winner is Maurice Smith by KO (Punch) at 1:52 Round 1
Statistics: Junior dos Santos
Punches 3/7 (43%)
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
Statistics: Maurice Smith
Punches 3/3 (100%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 7 s
And there goes my $100! What an upset! Maurice Smith is the winner!
Wow, and dos Santos was winning this one, then let Smith smack him a couple times. The third one did it. Huge flash KO win for Smith, and dos Santos' rep as a serious contender plummets.
Maurice Smith raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Junior dos Santos is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Smith leads with a punch
Junior dos Santos avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos has found an opening in the defense of Smith, launching a big hook
Maurice Smith steps backwards and avoids that hook!
Shovel hook by Junior dos Santos
goes nowhere.
dos Santos clumsily fails here and it's time for Maurice Smith to fight back!
dos Santos moves to shoot
Smith misses a knee.
Junior dos Santos swings...
hard impact to Smith's face!
Smith's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
dos Santos launches a furious hook!
That hits Smith's chin like a wrecking ball! Smith loses balance and goes to the mat.
dos Santos is standing while Smith is on the ground on his back
Junior dos Santos steps back and allows Smith to get back to his feet.
Maurice Smith is on his feet again.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Junior dos Santos tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
Maurice Smith's knows what to do here and blocks them
Poorly executed technique. Maurice Smith looks to counter!
Smith goes to the body...
He punishes dos Santos's ribs with a couple of hooks.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Smith looks to be in very good shape.
Smith grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
dos Santos struggles... Maurice Smith is unable to take him down
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Maurice Smith!
dos Santos is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Oh! Down goes dos Santos! Maurice Smith knocked him stupid! The medics pour in! Maurice Smith really wanted to win this fight and has done it in an impressive manner.
Winner is Maurice Smith by KO (Punch) at 1:52 Round 1
Statistics: Junior dos Santos
Punches 3/7 (43%)
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
Statistics: Maurice Smith
Punches 3/3 (100%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 7 s
And there goes my $100! What an upset! Maurice Smith is the winner!
Wow, and dos Santos was winning this one, then let Smith smack him a couple times. The third one did it. Huge flash KO win for Smith, and dos Santos' rep as a serious contender plummets.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!