Post by The Sandmen on Dec 6, 2015 17:12:33 GMT -5
Wanderlei Silva is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Wanderlei Silva is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
Wanderlei Silva comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
High kick from Wanderlei Silva!
He misses narrowly!
Diego Sanchez launches a body shot
Wanderlei dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Diego has a small cut in his Left cheek
Wanderlei looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Diego Sanchez's punches
Wanderlei measures the resilience of Diego's chin with an uppercut while Diego lands some great crosses.
Diego throws a lazy kick
Wanderlei blocks and keeps his distance.
Diego tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Diego is holding Wanderlei Silva's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Wanderlei Silva shows great balance while pushing away Diego Sanchez
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Diego Sanchez tries to bring the fight to the ground
Wanderlei goes down.
Diego Sanchez is in open guard over Wanderlei
Diego Sanchez tries to pass to half guard...
Wanderlei Silva's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Diego positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Wanderlei's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Diego Sanchez tries to better his position on the ground...
Diego breaks the closed guard of Wanderlei Silva and moves to half guard
Diego Sanchez is in side mount over Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei Silva tries to turn in and scramble out. Diego Sanchez timed him perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
Wanderlei Silva slips his head out and manages to gain top control.
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Diego
Wanderlei cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Diego can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Diego measures the resilience of Wanderlei's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Wanderlei blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Wanderlei Silva looks to counter!
Wanderlei leans back...
Diego eyes him warily.
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Diego
Wanderlei is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Wanderlei Silva tries to pass to half guard...
Diego Sanchez can't prevent his opponent from passing. Wanderlei looks to work from half guard.
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Diego
Nice moves from Wanderlei Silva who positions himself for using his knees on Diego!
Awful technique! Diego wraps one of his legs on Wanderlei Silva leg and rolls on the ground! He is now in half guard over his opponent!
Josh Rosenthal 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 Khodynka Arena (Moscow, Russia) are cheering for the fighters.
Wanderlei decides to launch some tentative punches
Diego launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Wanderlei with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Here comes Wanderlei Silva with a vicious middle kick!
Diego Sanchez dodges that one moving backwards
Wanderlei clumsily fails here and it's time for Diego Sanchez to fight back!
Diego Sanchez throws an uppercut
Wanderlei slips it.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Diego Sanchez moves forward looking for some grappling action
Diego has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Diego Sanchez is holding Wanderlei Silva against the fence with his fingers all over Wanderlei's face
Wanderlei looks discomfort and tries to struggle off, he slide under Diego Sanchez arm and move away from danger Diego Sanchez
Diego misses a step and Wanderlei Silva sees an opportunity to counter him!
A right hand from Wanderlei Silva
surprises Diego!
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva tries to bring the fight to the ground
Diego won't budge, forcing Wanderlei to pull guard.
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Diego is in closed guard... Wanderlei tries to roll on the ground!
Diego Sanchez uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Wanderlei misses a step and Diego Sanchez sees an opportunity to counter him!
Diego Sanchez throws a lot of punches
with little effect. Wanderlei is doing a great job covering himself up.
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei Silva launches a few punches to Diego's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Diego tries to cover his face,
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei Silva 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 pass Wanderlei Silva's guard...
Diego Sanchez passes momentarily but Wanderlei Silva regains full guard.
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Diego struggles on the ground and tries to break Wanderlei Silva's guard...
Wanderlei doesn't want to free his opponent and Diego continues in closed guard
Diego clumsily fails here and it's time for Wanderlei Silva to fight back!
Diego is in closed guard... Wanderlei tries to roll on the ground!
Diego Sanchez uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Diego tries to escape from the closed guard
Diego succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Diego Sanchez is in open guard over Wanderlei
Stand up! This is what Diego's cornermen are shouting. Wanderlei Silva is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Wanderlei Silva launches a few punches to Diego's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Diego tries to cover his face,
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Diego Sanchez is in open guard over Wanderlei
Deep breaths from Wanderlei Silva who tries a hammer punch to Diego's ribs.
Diego blocks those punches
Poorly executed technique. Diego Sanchez looks to counter!
Diego Sanchez wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Diego Sanchez can't find an opening in his opponent's guard!
Diego Sanchez is in open guard over Wanderlei
Diego Sanchez tries to finish with a leg lock!
Wanderlei is able to break the lock.
Josh Rosenthal 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 Khodynka Arena (Moscow, Russia) are cheering for the fighters.
Wanderlei Silva moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
Wanderlei jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Diego sees what was coming and ducks under his opponent and moves aside
Wanderlei is holding Diego Sanchez's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Diego Sanchez shows great balance while pushing away Wanderlei Silva
Diego is trying to counter now!
Wanderlei Silva launches a body shot
Diego evades.
Wanderlei goes for a low kick..
Diego avoids the deadly blow.
Poorly executed technique. Diego Sanchez looks to counter!
Diego Sanchez shoots for a double leg takedown!
Wanderlei Silva sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Josh Rosenthal 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 Wanderlei.
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Round 2
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Wanderlei tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Diego moves backwards and circles around Wanderlei Silva.
Diego is trying to counter now!
Diego moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Wanderlei with a double overhooks!
Wanderlei Silva moves forward looking for some grappling action
Wanderlei has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Diego Sanchez fakes a few punches and advance towards Wanderlei trying to take him down with a Advancing Leg Sweep
Wanderlei pushes Diego Sanchez and circle away keeping himself within striking range
Wanderlei Silva closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Wanderlei Silva wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to Diego!
Diego's Chin is beginning to swell
Middle kick from Wanderlei.
Diego receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Diego launches a kick
but Wanderlei Silva avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
There is a small laceration on Diego Sanchez's Nose
Wanderlei Silva moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
Diego has a small cut in his Left cheek
Diego cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Wanderlei can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Diego doesn't stop bleeding.
Wanderlei wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Wanderlei moves forward and holds Diego
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Wanderlei launches a few hard punches to Diego Sanchez's ribs!
Diego Sanchez's ribs shows the damage! Wanderlei Silva is working his opponent ribs!
Crushing shot to Diego's body! He's holding his side
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Diego Sanchez postures up and launches another series of punches!
Wanderlei pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Diego Sanchez's offensive.
Poorly executed technique. Wanderlei Silva looks to counter!
Diego leads with a punch
Wanderlei Silva avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Wanderlei Silva closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Wanderlei fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Diego Sanchez didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Diego
Wanderlei tries to open up Diego Sanchez's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Diego in the side of the head
Diego's Forehead is beginning to swell
Diego has a small cut in his Forehead
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard 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 Wanderlei's moves.
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Diego
Diego Sanchez is a bloody mess!
Wanderlei moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Diego
Wanderlei Silva positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Diego's ribs
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego tries to escape from the full mount...
Wanderlei Silva is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Wanderlei leans back...
He clobbers Diego Sanchez's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
The ref pulls off Wanderlei Silva! Diego seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
There is a small laceration on Diego Sanchez's Right eye
Winner is Wanderlei Silva by TKO (GnP) at 2:44 Round 2
Statistics: Wanderlei Silva
Punches 7/8 (88%)
Kicks 4/8 (50%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 11/19 (58%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 207 s
Statistics: Diego Sanchez
Punches 3/6 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/8 (0%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 0/9 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 207 s
Diego got a tough draw here, and Wanderlei was in full form. I think he wants his belt back.
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.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Wanderlei Silva is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
Wanderlei Silva comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
High kick from Wanderlei Silva!
He misses narrowly!
Diego Sanchez launches a body shot
Wanderlei dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Diego has a small cut in his Left cheek
Wanderlei looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Diego Sanchez's punches
Wanderlei measures the resilience of Diego's chin with an uppercut while Diego lands some great crosses.
Diego throws a lazy kick
Wanderlei blocks and keeps his distance.
Diego tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Diego is holding Wanderlei Silva's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Wanderlei Silva shows great balance while pushing away Diego Sanchez
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Diego Sanchez tries to bring the fight to the ground
Wanderlei goes down.
Diego Sanchez is in open guard over Wanderlei
Diego Sanchez tries to pass to half guard...
Wanderlei Silva's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Diego positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Wanderlei's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Diego Sanchez tries to better his position on the ground...
Diego breaks the closed guard of Wanderlei Silva and moves to half guard
Diego Sanchez is in side mount over Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei Silva tries to turn in and scramble out. Diego Sanchez timed him perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
Wanderlei Silva slips his head out and manages to gain top control.
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Diego
Wanderlei cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Diego can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Diego measures the resilience of Wanderlei's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Wanderlei blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Wanderlei Silva looks to counter!
Wanderlei leans back...
Diego eyes him warily.
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Diego
Wanderlei is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Wanderlei Silva tries to pass to half guard...
Diego Sanchez can't prevent his opponent from passing. Wanderlei looks to work from half guard.
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Diego
Nice moves from Wanderlei Silva who positions himself for using his knees on Diego!
Awful technique! Diego wraps one of his legs on Wanderlei Silva leg and rolls on the ground! He is now in half guard over his opponent!
Josh Rosenthal 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 Khodynka Arena (Moscow, Russia) are cheering for the fighters.
Wanderlei decides to launch some tentative punches
Diego launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Wanderlei with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Here comes Wanderlei Silva with a vicious middle kick!
Diego Sanchez dodges that one moving backwards
Wanderlei clumsily fails here and it's time for Diego Sanchez to fight back!
Diego Sanchez throws an uppercut
Wanderlei slips it.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Diego Sanchez moves forward looking for some grappling action
Diego has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Diego Sanchez is holding Wanderlei Silva against the fence with his fingers all over Wanderlei's face
Wanderlei looks discomfort and tries to struggle off, he slide under Diego Sanchez arm and move away from danger Diego Sanchez
Diego misses a step and Wanderlei Silva sees an opportunity to counter him!
A right hand from Wanderlei Silva
surprises Diego!
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva tries to bring the fight to the ground
Diego won't budge, forcing Wanderlei to pull guard.
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Diego is in closed guard... Wanderlei tries to roll on the ground!
Diego Sanchez uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Wanderlei misses a step and Diego Sanchez sees an opportunity to counter him!
Diego Sanchez throws a lot of punches
with little effect. Wanderlei is doing a great job covering himself up.
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei Silva launches a few punches to Diego's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Diego tries to cover his face,
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei Silva 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 pass Wanderlei Silva's guard...
Diego Sanchez passes momentarily but Wanderlei Silva regains full guard.
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Diego struggles on the ground and tries to break Wanderlei Silva's guard...
Wanderlei doesn't want to free his opponent and Diego continues in closed guard
Diego clumsily fails here and it's time for Wanderlei Silva to fight back!
Diego is in closed guard... Wanderlei tries to roll on the ground!
Diego Sanchez uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Diego tries to escape from the closed guard
Diego succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Diego Sanchez is in open guard over Wanderlei
Stand up! This is what Diego's cornermen are shouting. Wanderlei Silva is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Wanderlei Silva launches a few punches to Diego's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Diego tries to cover his face,
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Diego Sanchez is in open guard over Wanderlei
Deep breaths from Wanderlei Silva who tries a hammer punch to Diego's ribs.
Diego blocks those punches
Poorly executed technique. Diego Sanchez looks to counter!
Diego Sanchez wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Diego Sanchez can't find an opening in his opponent's guard!
Diego Sanchez is in open guard over Wanderlei
Diego Sanchez tries to finish with a leg lock!
Wanderlei is able to break the lock.
Josh Rosenthal 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 Khodynka Arena (Moscow, Russia) are cheering for the fighters.
Wanderlei Silva moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
Wanderlei jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Diego sees what was coming and ducks under his opponent and moves aside
Wanderlei is holding Diego Sanchez's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Diego Sanchez shows great balance while pushing away Wanderlei Silva
Diego is trying to counter now!
Wanderlei Silva launches a body shot
Diego evades.
Wanderlei goes for a low kick..
Diego avoids the deadly blow.
Poorly executed technique. Diego Sanchez looks to counter!
Diego Sanchez shoots for a double leg takedown!
Wanderlei Silva sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Josh Rosenthal 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 Wanderlei.
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Round 2
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Wanderlei tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Diego moves backwards and circles around Wanderlei Silva.
Diego is trying to counter now!
Diego moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Wanderlei with a double overhooks!
Wanderlei Silva moves forward looking for some grappling action
Wanderlei has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Diego Sanchez fakes a few punches and advance towards Wanderlei trying to take him down with a Advancing Leg Sweep
Wanderlei pushes Diego Sanchez and circle away keeping himself within striking range
Wanderlei Silva closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Wanderlei Silva wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to Diego!
Diego's Chin is beginning to swell
Middle kick from Wanderlei.
Diego receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Diego launches a kick
but Wanderlei Silva avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
There is a small laceration on Diego Sanchez's Nose
Wanderlei Silva moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
Diego has a small cut in his Left cheek
Diego cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Wanderlei can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Diego doesn't stop bleeding.
Wanderlei wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Wanderlei moves forward and holds Diego
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Wanderlei launches a few hard punches to Diego Sanchez's ribs!
Diego Sanchez's ribs shows the damage! Wanderlei Silva is working his opponent ribs!
Crushing shot to Diego's body! He's holding his side
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Diego Sanchez postures up and launches another series of punches!
Wanderlei pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Diego Sanchez's offensive.
Poorly executed technique. Wanderlei Silva looks to counter!
Diego leads with a punch
Wanderlei Silva avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Wanderlei Silva closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Wanderlei fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Diego Sanchez didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Diego
Wanderlei tries to open up Diego Sanchez's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Diego in the side of the head
Diego's Forehead is beginning to swell
Diego has a small cut in his Forehead
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard 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 Wanderlei's moves.
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Diego
Diego Sanchez is a bloody mess!
Wanderlei moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Diego
Wanderlei Silva positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Diego's ribs
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego tries to escape from the full mount...
Wanderlei Silva is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Wanderlei leans back...
He clobbers Diego Sanchez's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
The ref pulls off Wanderlei Silva! Diego seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
There is a small laceration on Diego Sanchez's Right eye
Winner is Wanderlei Silva by TKO (GnP) at 2:44 Round 2
Statistics: Wanderlei Silva
Punches 7/8 (88%)
Kicks 4/8 (50%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 11/19 (58%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 207 s
Statistics: Diego Sanchez
Punches 3/6 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/8 (0%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 0/9 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 207 s
Diego got a tough draw here, and Wanderlei was in full form. I think he wants his belt back.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!