Post by The Sandmen on Aug 8, 2014 12:33:25 GMT -5
T.J. Dillashaw looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Eduardo Dantas glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Dillashaw and Dantas move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Dantas decides to launch some tentative punches
Eduardo Dantas takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Shovel hook by Eduardo Dantas
goes nowhere.
Dantas misses a step and T.J. Dillashaw sees an opportunity to counter him!
Dillashaw is holding Eduardo Dantas's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Eduardo Dantas loses balance and goes to the ground.
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Eduardo Dantas
T.J. Dillashaw looks to mount Eduardo Dantas...
Eduardo Dantas takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
T.J. Dillashaw is in open guard over Dantas
Dillashaw fires a barrage of punches at Dantas's head!
This is bad! Dillashaw is just pounding on Eduardo Dantas's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
There is a small laceration on Eduardo Dantas's Forehead
T.J. Dillashaw is in open guard over Dantas
T.J. Dillashaw tries to pass to half guard...
Eduardo Dantas can't prevent his opponent from passing. Dillashaw looks to work from half guard.
T.J. Dillashaw is in half guard over Dantas
Dantas looks to be in very good shape.
Dantas measures the resilience of Dillashaw's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Dillashaw blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
T.J. Dillashaw is in half guard over Dantas
Dillashaw tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Eduardo Dantas
Dillashaw delivers a few accurate elbows!
Dantas is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Dillashaw is in rear mount over Dantas
Dantas has Dillashaw controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Dantas manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Dillashaw
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
T.J. Dillashaw tries a high kick!
Dantas was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Dantas has a small cut in his Left cheek
T.J. Dillashaw moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
T.J. Dillashaw attempts a sweep single...
T.J. Dillashaw catches Eduardo Dantas's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Dillashaw.
T.J. Dillashaw is in closed guard over Dantas
T.J. Dillashaw looks to posture up and open Eduardo Dantas's guard...
T.J. Dillashaw forces Eduardo Dantas to open his guard.
T.J. Dillashaw is in open guard over Dantas
Dillashaw positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Dantas's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Poorly executed technique. Eduardo Dantas looks to counter!
Dantas reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Dillashaw blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
T.J. Dillashaw is in half guard over Dantas
T.J. Dillashaw throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Dantas's face with those brutal elbows! Dantas needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
T.J. Dillashaw is in half guard over Dantas
Dillashaw tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Dantas from the side mount!
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Eduardo Dantas
Eduardo Dantas attempts to trap T.J. Dillashaw in his guard.
T.J. Dillashaw keeps control and remains in side mount.
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Eduardo Dantas
T.J. Dillashaw throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Dantas's face with those brutal elbows! Dantas needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Eduardo Dantas
T.J. Dillashaw looks to mount Eduardo Dantas...
T.J. Dillashaw slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
T.J. Dillashaw is in full mount over Eduardo Dantas
Dantas tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
T.J. Dillashaw doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Eduardo Dantas gets sloppy and T.J. Dillashaw tries to take advantage...
Dillashaw fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Eduardo Dantas's arm and tries an armbar!
Dantas holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Dantas's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over T.J. Dillashaw.
Eduardo Dantas is in side mount over T.J. Dillashaw
Eduardo Dantas looks to mount T.J. Dillashaw...
Eduardo Dantas slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Eduardo Dantas is in full mount over T.J. Dillashaw
Dantas tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Dillashaw struggles and frees his leg!
Eduardo Dantas is in half guard over Dillashaw
Eduardo Dantas 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 Dillashaw's moves.
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 Rupp Arena (Lexington, Kentucky) are cheering for the fighters.
Dantas grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Dillashaw struggles... Eduardo Dantas is unable to take him down
Dantas clumsily fails here and it's time for T.J. Dillashaw to fight back!
Pulverizing punch to Dantas's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Dantas decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Dantas moves back and takes a deep breath.
Dillashaw moves backwards and Eduardo Dantas is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Dillashaw steps backwards away from Eduardo Dantas. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Not a desiderable position that Dantas is in now. T.J. Dillashaw is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Nice punch by T.J. Dillashaw
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
A bad move from Eduardo Dantas
allows Dillashaw to land a solid head kick.
Dantas's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Dantas seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Dantas moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
T.J. Dillashaw checks the kick.
Herb Dean tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Dillashaw.
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Round 2
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Dillashaw is holding Eduardo Dantas's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Eduardo Dantas loses balance and goes to the ground.
Dantas Hyper-extended his arm
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Eduardo Dantas
Eduardo Dantas attempts to trap T.J. Dillashaw in his guard.
T.J. Dillashaw keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Eduardo Dantas
Eduardo Dantas attempts to trap T.J. Dillashaw in his guard.
T.J. Dillashaw keeps control and remains in side mount.
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Eduardo Dantas
Eduardo Dantas launches a few punches to Dillashaw's cheek from the guard.
T.J. Dillashaw uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Eduardo Dantas gets sloppy and T.J. Dillashaw tries to take advantage...
T.J. Dillashaw looks to mount Eduardo Dantas...
T.J. Dillashaw slides his knee across and gets to mount.
T.J. Dillashaw is in full mount over Eduardo Dantas
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. T.J. Dillashaw can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Dillashaw is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!
T.J. Dillashaw is in full mount over Eduardo Dantas
T.J. Dillashaw storms over Dantas with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Dillashaw doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Dantas's face with his elbows!
T.J. Dillashaw turns out the lights for Dantas! What an astonishing KO by Dillashaw!
Dantas has a small cut in his Left cheek
Winner is T.J. Dillashaw by KO (Elbows) at 1:11 Round 2
Statistics: T.J. Dillashaw
Punches 5/6 (83%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 22/30 (73%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 226 s
Statistics: Eduardo Dantas
Punches 2/6 (33%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/5 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 226 s
After a brief detour from his winning ways to lose to a woman, TJ was back to form in this battle. I would LOVE to see this one in real life. Make it happen, world.
Eduardo Dantas glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Dillashaw and Dantas move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Dantas decides to launch some tentative punches
Eduardo Dantas takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Shovel hook by Eduardo Dantas
goes nowhere.
Dantas misses a step and T.J. Dillashaw sees an opportunity to counter him!
Dillashaw is holding Eduardo Dantas's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Eduardo Dantas loses balance and goes to the ground.
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Eduardo Dantas
T.J. Dillashaw looks to mount Eduardo Dantas...
Eduardo Dantas takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
T.J. Dillashaw is in open guard over Dantas
Dillashaw fires a barrage of punches at Dantas's head!
This is bad! Dillashaw is just pounding on Eduardo Dantas's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
There is a small laceration on Eduardo Dantas's Forehead
T.J. Dillashaw is in open guard over Dantas
T.J. Dillashaw tries to pass to half guard...
Eduardo Dantas can't prevent his opponent from passing. Dillashaw looks to work from half guard.
T.J. Dillashaw is in half guard over Dantas
Dantas looks to be in very good shape.
Dantas measures the resilience of Dillashaw's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Dillashaw blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
T.J. Dillashaw is in half guard over Dantas
Dillashaw tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Eduardo Dantas
Dillashaw delivers a few accurate elbows!
Dantas is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Dillashaw is in rear mount over Dantas
Dantas has Dillashaw controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Dantas manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Dillashaw
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
T.J. Dillashaw tries a high kick!
Dantas was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Dantas has a small cut in his Left cheek
T.J. Dillashaw moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
T.J. Dillashaw attempts a sweep single...
T.J. Dillashaw catches Eduardo Dantas's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Dillashaw.
T.J. Dillashaw is in closed guard over Dantas
T.J. Dillashaw looks to posture up and open Eduardo Dantas's guard...
T.J. Dillashaw forces Eduardo Dantas to open his guard.
T.J. Dillashaw is in open guard over Dantas
Dillashaw positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Dantas's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Poorly executed technique. Eduardo Dantas looks to counter!
Dantas reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Dillashaw blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
T.J. Dillashaw is in half guard over Dantas
T.J. Dillashaw throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Dantas's face with those brutal elbows! Dantas needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
T.J. Dillashaw is in half guard over Dantas
Dillashaw tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Dantas from the side mount!
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Eduardo Dantas
Eduardo Dantas attempts to trap T.J. Dillashaw in his guard.
T.J. Dillashaw keeps control and remains in side mount.
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Eduardo Dantas
T.J. Dillashaw throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Dantas's face with those brutal elbows! Dantas needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Eduardo Dantas
T.J. Dillashaw looks to mount Eduardo Dantas...
T.J. Dillashaw slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
T.J. Dillashaw is in full mount over Eduardo Dantas
Dantas tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
T.J. Dillashaw doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Eduardo Dantas gets sloppy and T.J. Dillashaw tries to take advantage...
Dillashaw fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Eduardo Dantas's arm and tries an armbar!
Dantas holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Dantas's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over T.J. Dillashaw.
Eduardo Dantas is in side mount over T.J. Dillashaw
Eduardo Dantas looks to mount T.J. Dillashaw...
Eduardo Dantas slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Eduardo Dantas is in full mount over T.J. Dillashaw
Dantas tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Dillashaw struggles and frees his leg!
Eduardo Dantas is in half guard over Dillashaw
Eduardo Dantas 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 Dillashaw's moves.
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 Rupp Arena (Lexington, Kentucky) are cheering for the fighters.
Dantas grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Dillashaw struggles... Eduardo Dantas is unable to take him down
Dantas clumsily fails here and it's time for T.J. Dillashaw to fight back!
Pulverizing punch to Dantas's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Dantas decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Dantas moves back and takes a deep breath.
Dillashaw moves backwards and Eduardo Dantas is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Dillashaw steps backwards away from Eduardo Dantas. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Not a desiderable position that Dantas is in now. T.J. Dillashaw is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Nice punch by T.J. Dillashaw
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
A bad move from Eduardo Dantas
allows Dillashaw to land a solid head kick.
Dantas's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Dantas seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Dantas moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
T.J. Dillashaw checks the kick.
Herb Dean tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Dillashaw.
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Round 2
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Dillashaw is holding Eduardo Dantas's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Eduardo Dantas loses balance and goes to the ground.
Dantas Hyper-extended his arm
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Eduardo Dantas
Eduardo Dantas attempts to trap T.J. Dillashaw in his guard.
T.J. Dillashaw keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Eduardo Dantas
Eduardo Dantas attempts to trap T.J. Dillashaw in his guard.
T.J. Dillashaw keeps control and remains in side mount.
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Eduardo Dantas
Eduardo Dantas launches a few punches to Dillashaw's cheek from the guard.
T.J. Dillashaw uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Eduardo Dantas gets sloppy and T.J. Dillashaw tries to take advantage...
T.J. Dillashaw looks to mount Eduardo Dantas...
T.J. Dillashaw slides his knee across and gets to mount.
T.J. Dillashaw is in full mount over Eduardo Dantas
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. T.J. Dillashaw can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Dillashaw is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!
T.J. Dillashaw is in full mount over Eduardo Dantas
T.J. Dillashaw storms over Dantas with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Dillashaw doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Dantas's face with his elbows!
T.J. Dillashaw turns out the lights for Dantas! What an astonishing KO by Dillashaw!
Dantas has a small cut in his Left cheek
Winner is T.J. Dillashaw by KO (Elbows) at 1:11 Round 2
Statistics: T.J. Dillashaw
Punches 5/6 (83%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 22/30 (73%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 226 s
Statistics: Eduardo Dantas
Punches 2/6 (33%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/5 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 226 s
After a brief detour from his winning ways to lose to a woman, TJ was back to form in this battle. I would LOVE to see this one in real life. Make it happen, world.
lol
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!