Post by The Sandmen on Nov 12, 2014 16:40:45 GMT -5
Junior dos Santos shifts back and forth nervously.
Cain Velasquez glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Cain Velasquez is going to have a hard fight according to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
dos Santos feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Velasquez blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Cain Velasquez's cheek! Velasquez stumbles and the falls to the mat!
dos Santos is standing while Velasquez is on the ground on his back
Velasquez tries to stand up!
dos Santos doesn't allow him!
dos Santos is standing while Velasquez is on the ground on his back
Cain Velasquez 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 dos Santos's moves.
dos Santos is standing while Velasquez is on the ground on his back
dos Santos launches a kick to Velasquez's thigh
Loud pop!
dos Santos is standing while Velasquez is on the ground on his back
Junior dos Santos steps back and allows Velasquez to get back to his feet.
Cain Velasquez is on his feet again.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Cain Velasquez!
dos Santos ducks under...
Cain Velasquez jabs at dos Santos
hitting his chest.
Velasquez tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Velasquez is clinching with dos Santos.
dos Santos doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Cain Velasquez embrace and tries to move away...
Cain Velasquez pushes dos Santos forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Velasquez goes for a scissor takedown. thats unusual
Junior dos Santos is down after that takedown and they are scrambling for position. Cain Velasquez gets the advantage
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over dos Santos
Velasquez tries to improve position.
dos Santos adjusts and closes his guard.
Velasquez misses a step and Junior dos Santos sees an opportunity to counter him!
Junior dos Santos launches a few punches to Velasquez's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Velasquez tries to cover his face,
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over dos Santos
Velasquez tries to jump to side mount.
Junior dos Santos closed his guard around Cain Velasquez.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Junior dos Santos
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Junior dos Santos can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Junior dos Santos attempts to trap Cain Velasquez in his guard.
Junior dos Santos manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over dos Santos
Cain Velasquez wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Cain Velasquez can't find an opening in his opponent's guard!
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over dos Santos
Velasquez is in closed guard... dos Santos tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Cain Velasquez!
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Cain Velasquez
Junior dos Santos takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Cain Velasquez shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Cain Velasquez breaks that americana attempt!
Velasquez is trying to counter now!
Velasquez 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 3:05 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Cain Velasquez
dos Santos fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Cain Velasquez's arm and tries an armbar!
Velasquez holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Velasquez's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Junior dos Santos.
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Junior dos Santos
Cain Velasquez looks to mount Junior dos Santos...
Junior dos Santos takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over dos Santos
Junior dos Santos was tooling Cain Velasquez for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Cain Velasquez lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
dos Santos measures the resilience of Velasquez's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Velasquez's side.
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over dos Santos
dos Santos measures the resilience of Velasquez's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Velasquez's side.
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over dos Santos
Velasquez is in closed guard... dos Santos tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Cain Velasquez!
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Cain Velasquez
Cain Velasquez 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 dos Santos's moves.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Cain Velasquez
Velasquez tries to escape from the full mount...
Junior dos Santos is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Cain Velasquez
Velasquez tries to stand up!
dos Santos doesn't allow him!
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Cain Velasquez
dos Santos tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Cain Velasquez
Velasquez tries to escape from the full mount...
Junior dos Santos is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Cain Velasquez
dos Santos tries to open up Cain Velasquez's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Velasquez in the side of the head
There is a small laceration on Cain Velasquez's Forehead
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Cain Velasquez
Junior dos Santos looks to mount Cain Velasquez...
Junior dos Santos slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for dos Santos.
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Round 2
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Cain Velasquez tries to bring the fight to the ground
dos Santos goes down.
That punishment by Cain Velasquez has left dos Santos staggered! Cain Velasquez should try push forward now and finish this!
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over dos Santos
Velasquez tries to stand up!
dos Santos doesn't allow him!
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over dos Santos
Velasquez tries to stand up!
dos Santos doesn't allow him!
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over dos Santos
dos Santos tries to close his guard around Velasquez
He succeeds!
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over dos Santos
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Junior dos Santos can end the fight with his ground and pound.
dos Santos measures the resilience of Velasquez's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Velasquez's side.
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over dos Santos
Junior dos Santos launches a few punches to Velasquez's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Velasquez tries to cover his face,
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over dos Santos
Cain Velasquez 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 dos Santos's moves.
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over dos Santos
Cain Velasquez tries to better his position on the ground...
dos Santos holds Cain Velasquez's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Velasquez misses a step and Junior dos Santos sees an opportunity to counter him!
Velasquez is in closed guard... dos Santos tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Cain Velasquez!
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Cain Velasquez
Velasquez tries to stand up!
dos Santos doesn't allow him!
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Cain Velasquez
Velasquez tries to stand up!
dos Santos doesn't allow him!
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Cain Velasquez
dos Santos tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Junior dos Santos controls the situation despite Cain Velasquez efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Cain Velasquez
Junior dos Santos hovers above Velasquez
Good punches to Velasquez's body.
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Cain Velasquez
Velasquez tries to stand up!
dos Santos doesn't allow him!
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Cain Velasquez
Cain Velasquez tries to roll to his side and trap Junior dos Santos in his guard...
Junior dos Santos keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Cain Velasquez
Cain Velasquez 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 dos Santos's moves.
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Cain Velasquez
Velasquez tries to escape from the full mount...
Junior dos Santos is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Cain Velasquez
Cain Velasquez attempts to trap Junior dos Santos in his guard.
Junior dos Santos keeps control and remains in side mount.
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Nationwide Arena (Columbus, Ohio) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Junior dos Santos has found an opening in the defense of Velasquez, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Velasquez is wobbling!
Velasquez's Chin is beginning to swell
Velasquez seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Velasquez stumbles backwards staggered and Junior dos Santos launches aggressively over his opponent throwing some wild punches!
Velasquez is knocked down after a couple of punches, hitting the mat hard! Is he out?
This is over! That impact from Junior dos Santos has left Velasquez laying flat on the mat!
Velasquez's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Cain Velasquez's Forehead
Winner is Junior dos Santos by KO (Punches) at 3:24 Round 2
Statistics: Junior dos Santos
Punches 5/6 (83%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 17/19 (89%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 332 s
Statistics: Cain Velasquez
Punches 1/2 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 380 s
Junior maintained a standing fight which gave him some pretty beefy striking advantages, that he used to strike Cain to death. TO DEATH. Like, DEATH. He isn't alive anymore, type death. DEATH. Not Megadeth, just plain and simple DEATH.
(Contrary to implications, no fighters were murdered during the fighting of this fight)
Cain Velasquez glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Cain Velasquez is going to have a hard fight according to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
dos Santos feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Velasquez blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Cain Velasquez's cheek! Velasquez stumbles and the falls to the mat!
dos Santos is standing while Velasquez is on the ground on his back
Velasquez tries to stand up!
dos Santos doesn't allow him!
dos Santos is standing while Velasquez is on the ground on his back
Cain Velasquez 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 dos Santos's moves.
dos Santos is standing while Velasquez is on the ground on his back
dos Santos launches a kick to Velasquez's thigh
Loud pop!
dos Santos is standing while Velasquez is on the ground on his back
Junior dos Santos steps back and allows Velasquez to get back to his feet.
Cain Velasquez is on his feet again.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Cain Velasquez!
dos Santos ducks under...
Cain Velasquez jabs at dos Santos
hitting his chest.
Velasquez tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Velasquez is clinching with dos Santos.
dos Santos doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Cain Velasquez embrace and tries to move away...
Cain Velasquez pushes dos Santos forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Velasquez goes for a scissor takedown. thats unusual
Junior dos Santos is down after that takedown and they are scrambling for position. Cain Velasquez gets the advantage
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over dos Santos
Velasquez tries to improve position.
dos Santos adjusts and closes his guard.
Velasquez misses a step and Junior dos Santos sees an opportunity to counter him!
Junior dos Santos launches a few punches to Velasquez's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Velasquez tries to cover his face,
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over dos Santos
Velasquez tries to jump to side mount.
Junior dos Santos closed his guard around Cain Velasquez.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Junior dos Santos
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Junior dos Santos can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Junior dos Santos attempts to trap Cain Velasquez in his guard.
Junior dos Santos manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over dos Santos
Cain Velasquez wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Cain Velasquez can't find an opening in his opponent's guard!
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over dos Santos
Velasquez is in closed guard... dos Santos tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Cain Velasquez!
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Cain Velasquez
Junior dos Santos takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Cain Velasquez shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Cain Velasquez breaks that americana attempt!
Velasquez is trying to counter now!
Velasquez 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 3:05 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Cain Velasquez
dos Santos fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Cain Velasquez's arm and tries an armbar!
Velasquez holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Velasquez's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Junior dos Santos.
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Junior dos Santos
Cain Velasquez looks to mount Junior dos Santos...
Junior dos Santos takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over dos Santos
Junior dos Santos was tooling Cain Velasquez for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Cain Velasquez lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
dos Santos measures the resilience of Velasquez's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Velasquez's side.
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over dos Santos
dos Santos measures the resilience of Velasquez's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Velasquez's side.
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over dos Santos
Velasquez is in closed guard... dos Santos tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Cain Velasquez!
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Cain Velasquez
Cain Velasquez 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 dos Santos's moves.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Cain Velasquez
Velasquez tries to escape from the full mount...
Junior dos Santos is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Cain Velasquez
Velasquez tries to stand up!
dos Santos doesn't allow him!
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Cain Velasquez
dos Santos tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Cain Velasquez
Velasquez tries to escape from the full mount...
Junior dos Santos is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Cain Velasquez
dos Santos tries to open up Cain Velasquez's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Velasquez in the side of the head
There is a small laceration on Cain Velasquez's Forehead
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Cain Velasquez
Junior dos Santos looks to mount Cain Velasquez...
Junior dos Santos slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for dos Santos.
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Round 2
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Cain Velasquez tries to bring the fight to the ground
dos Santos goes down.
That punishment by Cain Velasquez has left dos Santos staggered! Cain Velasquez should try push forward now and finish this!
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over dos Santos
Velasquez tries to stand up!
dos Santos doesn't allow him!
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over dos Santos
Velasquez tries to stand up!
dos Santos doesn't allow him!
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over dos Santos
dos Santos tries to close his guard around Velasquez
He succeeds!
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over dos Santos
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Junior dos Santos can end the fight with his ground and pound.
dos Santos measures the resilience of Velasquez's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Velasquez's side.
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over dos Santos
Junior dos Santos launches a few punches to Velasquez's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Velasquez tries to cover his face,
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over dos Santos
Cain Velasquez 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 dos Santos's moves.
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over dos Santos
Cain Velasquez tries to better his position on the ground...
dos Santos holds Cain Velasquez's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Velasquez misses a step and Junior dos Santos sees an opportunity to counter him!
Velasquez is in closed guard... dos Santos tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Cain Velasquez!
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Cain Velasquez
Velasquez tries to stand up!
dos Santos doesn't allow him!
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Cain Velasquez
Velasquez tries to stand up!
dos Santos doesn't allow him!
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Cain Velasquez
dos Santos tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Junior dos Santos controls the situation despite Cain Velasquez efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Cain Velasquez
Junior dos Santos hovers above Velasquez
Good punches to Velasquez's body.
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Cain Velasquez
Velasquez tries to stand up!
dos Santos doesn't allow him!
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Cain Velasquez
Cain Velasquez tries to roll to his side and trap Junior dos Santos in his guard...
Junior dos Santos keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Cain Velasquez
Cain Velasquez 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 dos Santos's moves.
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Cain Velasquez
Velasquez tries to escape from the full mount...
Junior dos Santos is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Cain Velasquez
Cain Velasquez attempts to trap Junior dos Santos in his guard.
Junior dos Santos keeps control and remains in side mount.
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Nationwide Arena (Columbus, Ohio) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Junior dos Santos has found an opening in the defense of Velasquez, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Velasquez is wobbling!
Velasquez's Chin is beginning to swell
Velasquez seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Velasquez stumbles backwards staggered and Junior dos Santos launches aggressively over his opponent throwing some wild punches!
Velasquez is knocked down after a couple of punches, hitting the mat hard! Is he out?
This is over! That impact from Junior dos Santos has left Velasquez laying flat on the mat!
Velasquez's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Cain Velasquez's Forehead
Winner is Junior dos Santos by KO (Punches) at 3:24 Round 2
Statistics: Junior dos Santos
Punches 5/6 (83%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 17/19 (89%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 332 s
Statistics: Cain Velasquez
Punches 1/2 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 380 s
Junior maintained a standing fight which gave him some pretty beefy striking advantages, that he used to strike Cain to death. TO DEATH. Like, DEATH. He isn't alive anymore, type death. DEATH. Not Megadeth, just plain and simple DEATH.
(Contrary to implications, no fighters were murdered during the fighting of this fight)
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!