Post by The Sandmen on Aug 4, 2016 11:42:56 GMT -5
Rafael dos Anjos looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
Manvel Gamburyan looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Gamburyan is holding Rafael dos Anjos's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rafael dos Anjos shows great balance while pushing away Manvel Gamburyan
Dos Anjos tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Pulverizing punch to Gamburyan's head!
Gamburyan slips the punch.
Gamburyan decides to launch some tentative punches
Dos Anjos launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Gamburyan with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Manvel Gamburyan fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Dos Anjos blocks that. He made it look easy!
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Rafael dos Anjos moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Dos Anjos fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Gamburyan sprawls and remains on his feet.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Dos Anjos wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Manvel Gamburyan is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Gamburyan catches an ankle and Dos Anjos is tripped to the mat!
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Gamburyan struggles on the ground and tries to break Rafael dos Anjos's guard...
Dos Anjos doesn't want to free his opponent and Gamburyan continues in closed guard
Manvel Gamburyan gets sloppy and Rafael dos Anjos tries to take advantage...
Dos Anjos reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Gamburyan blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Manvel Gamburyan is in half guard over Dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos attempts to move to full guard
Rafael dos Anjos manages to switch to full guard.
Manvel Gamburyan is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Manvel Gamburyan pushes Rafael dos Anjos against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Gamburyan jumps and tries to free his leg! Dos Anjos doesn't allow this but Manvel Gamburyan is able to get half guard here.
Manvel Gamburyan is in half guard over Dos Anjos
Manvel Gamburyan pushes Dos Anjos's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Dos Anjos rolls and he's now on half guard over Manvel Gamburyan. Nice reversal.
Rafael dos Anjos is in half guard over Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan attempts to move to full guard
Manvel Gamburyan manages to switch to full guard.
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Gamburyan
Dos Anjos tries to move to full mount
Dos Anjos's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Poorly executed technique. Manvel Gamburyan looks to counter!
Gamburyan tries to close his guard around Dos Anjos
He is not able to do it
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan launches a few punches to Dos Anjos's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Dos Anjos tries to cover his face,
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Gamburyan
Gamburyan tries to close his guard around Dos Anjos
He succeeds!
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Gamburyan
Rafael dos Anjos hovers above Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan stops him from throwing strikes.
Dos Anjos clumsily fails here and it's time for Manvel Gamburyan to fight back!
Gamburyan measures the resilience of Dos Anjos's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Dos Anjos blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Gamburyan
Rafael dos Anjos is cooling the fight on the ground
Dan Miragliotta stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Dos Anjos pushes Manvel Gamburyan and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Dos Anjos fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Gamburyan sprawls and remains on his feet.
Rafael dos Anjos gets sloppy and Manvel Gamburyan tries to take advantage...
Manvel Gamburyan fakes a punch and launches himself over Dos Anjos!
Nice move by Gamburyan who clinches and pushes Dos Anjos against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Gamburyan gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Gamburyan gets hold of a leg and trips Dos Anjos to the mat!
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Dos Anjos measures the resilience of Gamburyan's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Gamburyan's side.
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Gamburyan is in closed guard... Dos Anjos tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan!
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan launches a few punches to Dos Anjos's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Dos Anjos tries to cover his face,
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan tries to roll to his side and trap Rafael dos Anjos in his guard...
Rafael dos Anjos rolls him over and takes his back!
Dos Anjos is in rear mount over Gamburyan
Gamburyan tries to move on the ground and shows Rafael dos Anjos a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Gamburyan's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Dan Miragliotta knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Dos Anjos is in rear mount over Gamburyan
Rafael dos Anjos throws his leg over Manvel Gamburyan's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Rafael dos Anjos's rear naked choke attempt!
Dos Anjos is locking that Rear Naked Choke...
Punishing hold!
Manvel Gamburyan frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Rafael dos Anjos and ends up on top!
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Manvel Gamburyan 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 Anjos's moves.
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Manvel Gamburyan tries to pass Rafael dos Anjos's guard...
Manvel Gamburyan passes momentarily but Rafael dos Anjos regains full guard.
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Gamburyan tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Manvel Gamburyan. 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 SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Manvel Gamburyan tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Dos Anjos is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 2
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Gamburyan tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Gamburyan is clinching with Dos Anjos.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Gamburyan tries to take Rafael dos Anjos to the ground from the clinch...
Nicely done! Dos Anjos is with is back on the ground now.
Manvel Gamburyan is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Dos Anjos tries to close his guard around Gamburyan
He succeeds!
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Gamburyan tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Dos Anjos leans and gets Manvel Gamburyan's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Gamburyan clumsily fails here and it's time for Rafael dos Anjos to fight back!
Gamburyan is in closed guard... Dos Anjos tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan!
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Gamburyan tries to move on the ground and shows Rafael dos Anjos a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Gamburyan's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Dan Miragliotta knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Gamburyan is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Rafael dos Anjos pushes Manvel Gamburyan down and prevents his attempts to escape
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Gamburyan tries to stand up!
Dos Anjos doesn't allow him!
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Dos Anjos tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Gamburyan struggles and frees his leg!
Rafael dos Anjos is in half guard over Gamburyan
Dos Anjos tries to free his leg...
Gamburyan doesn't allow any movement here! He's cooling the fight on the ground.
Dos Anjos clumsily fails here and it's time for Manvel Gamburyan to fight back!
Manvel Gamburyan tries to close the guard.
Gamburyan put Rafael dos Anjos in closed guard.
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Gamburyan
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Gamburyan's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos looks to posture up and open Manvel Gamburyan's guard...
Rafael dos Anjos forces Manvel Gamburyan to open his guard.
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Gamburyan
Gamburyan tries to close his guard around Dos Anjos
He succeeds!
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Gamburyan
Dos Anjos use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Manvel Gamburyan holds Rafael dos Anjos and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Rafael dos Anjos goes with a looping right hand while Manvel Gamburyan jumps back and jabs
Dos Anjos seems staggered and Manvel Gamburyan runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Rafael dos Anjos charges at Gamburyan throwing flurries left and right.
Manvel Gamburyan gets out of the way.
Rafael dos Anjos gets sloppy and Manvel Gamburyan tries to take advantage...
Gamburyan is holding Rafael dos Anjos's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rafael dos Anjos loses balance and goes to the ground.
Manvel Gamburyan is in side mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos attempts to trap Manvel Gamburyan in his guard.
Rafael dos Anjos manages to switch to full guard.
Manvel Gamburyan is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Dos Anjos tries to close his guard around Gamburyan
He is not able to do it
Manvel Gamburyan is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos launches a few punches to Gamburyan's cheek from the guard.
Manvel Gamburyan uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Dos Anjos clumsily fails here and it's time for Manvel Gamburyan to fight back!
Gamburyan tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Manvel Gamburyan is in half guard over Dos Anjos
Manvel Gamburyan tries to free his leg
Rafael dos Anjos moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Rafael dos Anjos circles around Gamburyan
Dos Anjos grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Gamburyan
Gamburyan measures the resilience of Dos Anjos's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Dos Anjos's side.
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Gamburyan
Gamburyan tries to close his guard around Dos Anjos
He succeeds!
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Gamburyan
Dos Anjos is in closed guard... Gamburyan tries to roll on the ground!
Rafael dos Anjos uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 4:00 in the 2 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Gamburyan
Dos Anjos tries to escape from closed guard...
Dos Anjos struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
The clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in half guard over Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Manvel Gamburyan gets sloppy and Rafael dos Anjos tries to take advantage...
Rafael dos Anjos tries to pass Manvel Gamburyan's guard...
Rafael dos Anjos manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Rafael dos Anjos is in side mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan attempts to trap Rafael dos Anjos in his guard.
Manvel Gamburyan manages to switch to full guard.
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Gamburyan
Dos Anjos is in closed guard... Gamburyan tries to roll on the ground!
Rafael dos Anjos uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Gamburyan
Dos Anjos is in closed guard... Gamburyan tries to roll on the ground!
Rafael dos Anjos uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Gamburyan
Dos Anjos use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) is cheering him!
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 3
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The two exchange wildly
Gamburyan is connecting with a few punches
Rafael dos Anjos tries to bring the fight to the ground
Gamburyan goes down.
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Gamburyan
Gamburyan tries to close his guard around Dos Anjos
He succeeds!
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Gamburyan
Gamburyan measures the resilience of Dos Anjos's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Dos Anjos's side.
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Gamburyan
Dos Anjos is taking this opportunity to rest.
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan launches a few punches to Dos Anjos's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Dos Anjos tries to cover his face,
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Gamburyan
Dos Anjos struggles on the ground and tries to break Manvel Gamburyan's guard...
Gamburyan doesn't want to free his opponent and Dos Anjos continues in closed guard
Dos Anjos clumsily fails here and it's time for Manvel Gamburyan to fight back!
Dos Anjos is in closed guard... Gamburyan tries to roll on the ground!
Rafael dos Anjos uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 1:30 in the 3 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Gamburyan
Dos Anjos positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Gamburyan's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Rafael dos Anjos gets sloppy and Manvel Gamburyan tries to take advantage...
Dos Anjos is in closed guard... Gamburyan tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos!
Manvel Gamburyan is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos tries to roll to his side and trap Manvel Gamburyan in his guard...
Rafael dos Anjos moves to half guard.
The clock says 1:50 in the 3 round
Manvel Gamburyan is in half guard over Dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos tries to close the guard.
Dos Anjos put Manvel Gamburyan in closed guard.
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Manvel Gamburyan aggressively and repeatedly punches Dos Anjos.
Good job by Dos Anjos blocking and slipping the blows.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:15 in the 3 round
Gamburyan grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Manvel Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Dos Anjos tries to close his guard around Gamburyan
He succeeds!
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
The fight is still up for grabs at this point.
Gamburyan struggles on the ground and tries to break Rafael dos Anjos's guard...
Manvel Gamburyan is in Dos Anjos open guard now
Manvel Gamburyan is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos launches a few punches to Gamburyan's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Gamburyan tries to cover his face,
Manvel Gamburyan is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Dos Anjos tries to close his guard around Gamburyan
He succeeds!
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Gamburyan tries to escape from the closed guard
Gamburyan succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Manvel Gamburyan is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Manvel Gamburyan tries to pass to half guard...
Rafael dos Anjos can't prevent his opponent from passing. Gamburyan looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 3:30 in the 3 round
Manvel Gamburyan is in half guard over Dos Anjos
Gamburyan sits over his knees and pushes away Dos Anjos's leg!
Manvel Gamburyan is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
The clock says 3:40 in the 3 round
Manvel Gamburyan is in side mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Gamburyan positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Dos Anjos's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Manvel Gamburyan is in side mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Manvel Gamburyan looks to mount Rafael dos Anjos...
Manvel Gamburyan slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Manvel Gamburyan is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Gamburyan positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Dos Anjos's being punished here!
Manvel Gamburyan is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos tries to roll to his side and trap Manvel Gamburyan in his guard...
Manvel Gamburyan rolls him over and takes his back!
Gamburyan is in rear mount over Dos Anjos
Dos Anjos has Gamburyan controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Manvel Gamburyan is in side mount over Rafael dos Anjos
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Dos Anjos's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Gamburyan
Gamburyan tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Manvel Gamburyan is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos tries to roll to his side and trap Manvel Gamburyan in his guard...
Rafael dos Anjos gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 4:50 in the 3 round
Manvel Gamburyan is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos launches a few punches to Gamburyan's cheek from the guard.
Manvel Gamburyan uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Rafael dos Anjos gets sloppy and Manvel Gamburyan tries to take advantage...
Gamburyan tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Manvel Gamburyan controls the situation despite Rafael dos Anjos efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 4
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Manvel Gamburyan tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Manvel Gamburyan who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Rafael dos Anjos tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Gamburyan is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The clock says 0:20 in the 4 round
The fighters are clinching.
Gamburyan launches a few hard punches to Rafael dos Anjos's ribs!
Dos Anjos struggles and protects himself.
Dos Anjos is trying to counter now!
Rafael dos Anjos fakes a punch to Manvel Gamburyan ribs and the tries to trip him
Gamburyan loses balance for a moment but he remains on his feet after a small struggle.
Rafael dos Anjos tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Dos Anjos circles out and slips free of Manvel Gamburyan's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Gamburyan fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Rafael dos Anjos didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Dos Anjos ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 0:35 in the 4 round
Manvel Gamburyan is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos throws up a triangle attempt!
Manvel Gamburyan postures up and breaks the triangle.
The clock says 0:45 in the 4 round
Manvel Gamburyan is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Gamburyan moves on the ground
Manvel Gamburyan moves to side mount
Manvel Gamburyan is in side mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Gamburyan delivers a few accurate elbows!
Dos Anjos is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Gamburyan is in rear mount over Dos Anjos
Manvel Gamburyan throws his leg over Rafael dos Anjos's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Manvel Gamburyan's rear naked choke attempt!
Rafael dos Anjos frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Manvel Gamburyan and ends up on top!
Gamburyan misses a step and Rafael dos Anjos sees an opportunity to counter him!
Dos Anjos has Gamburyan controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Manvel Gamburyan is in side mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos attempts to trap Manvel Gamburyan in his guard.
Rafael dos Anjos manages to switch to full guard.
Manvel Gamburyan is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Dos Anjos tries to close his guard around Gamburyan
He succeeds!
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Gamburyan is in closed guard... Dos Anjos tries to roll on the ground!
Manvel Gamburyan uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos sits up and gets an arm around Gamburyan's neck!
Gamburyan pushes Rafael dos Anjos back to the ground.
Dos Anjos misses a step and Manvel Gamburyan sees an opportunity to counter him!
Manvel Gamburyan looks to posture up and open Rafael dos Anjos's guard...
Manvel Gamburyan forces Rafael dos Anjos to open his guard.
Manvel Gamburyan is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Gamburyan is taking this opportunity to rest.
Dan Miragliotta 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 SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Rafael dos Anjos launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
The match-makers did a great job of pairing up these two evenly matched warriors.
Gamburyan wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Gamburyan moves forward and holds Dos Anjos
Dos Anjos doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Manvel Gamburyan embrace and tries to move away...
Manvel Gamburyan pushes Dos Anjos forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Gamburyan gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Gamburyan gets hold of a leg and trips Dos Anjos to the mat!
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Manvel Gamburyan looks to posture up and open Rafael dos Anjos's guard...
Manvel Gamburyan forces Rafael dos Anjos to open his guard.
Manvel Gamburyan is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos launches a few punches to Gamburyan's cheek from the guard.
Manvel Gamburyan uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Gamburyan is trying to counter now!
Manvel Gamburyan pushes Rafael dos Anjos against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Rafael dos Anjos struggles not allowing Manvel Gamburyan improve his position.
Manvel Gamburyan is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Dos Anjos cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Gamburyan can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Gamburyan moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The clock says 3:10 in the 4 round
Manvel Gamburyan is in half guard over Dos Anjos
Manvel Gamburyan tries to free his leg
Manvel Gamburyan uses some of his skill by jumping out of Dos Anjos's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Manvel Gamburyan is in side mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos attempts to trap Manvel Gamburyan in his guard.
Manvel Gamburyan keeps control and remains in side mount.
Manvel Gamburyan is in side mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Gamburyan tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 3:45 in the 4 round
Manvel Gamburyan is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos tries to roll to his side and trap Manvel Gamburyan in his guard...
Manvel Gamburyan keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Manvel Gamburyan is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Gamburyan delivers a few accurate elbows!
Dos Anjos is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Gamburyan is in rear mount over Dos Anjos
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Dos Anjos's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan slides his arm under Rafael dos Anjos's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Rafael dos Anjos pulls down on Manvel Gamburyan's hand and staves off danger
Gamburyan is in rear mount over Dos Anjos
Gamburyan delivers a few accurate elbows!
Dos Anjos is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Gamburyan is in rear mount over Dos Anjos with one hook in
Gamburyan has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Dos Anjos.
Nicely done! Gamburyan now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Gamburyan is in rear mount over Dos Anjos with two hooks in
Dos Anjos tries to stand up!
Gamburyan doesn't allow him!
Gamburyan is in rear mount over Dos Anjos with two hooks in
Dos Anjos breaths deeply while on the ground
Dan Miragliotta stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 5
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Gamburyan is holding Rafael dos Anjos's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rafael dos Anjos shows great balance while pushing away Manvel Gamburyan
Rafael dos Anjos tries to bring the fight to the ground
Gamburyan won't budge, forcing Dos Anjos to pull guard.
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Gamburyan is in closed guard... Dos Anjos tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan!
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Rafael dos Anjos isolates Manvel Gamburyan's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Manvel Gamburyan is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
The clock says 0:55 in the 5 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Rafael dos Anjos tries to better his position on the ground...
Manvel Gamburyan tries to roll on the ground...
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Gamburyan is in closed guard... Dos Anjos tries to roll on the ground!
Manvel Gamburyan uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Dos Anjos is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Dos Anjos measures the resilience of Gamburyan's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Gamburyan blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Gamburyan tries to escape from the closed guard
Manvel Gamburyan any adventage in the ground.
Gamburyan misses a step and Rafael dos Anjos sees an opportunity to counter him!
Gamburyan is in closed guard... Dos Anjos tries to roll on the ground!
Manvel Gamburyan uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Dan Miragliotta stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Gamburyan wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Gamburyan moves forward and holds Dos Anjos
Dos Anjos doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Manvel Gamburyan embrace and tries to move away...
Manvel Gamburyan pushes Dos Anjos forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Dos Anjos gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Gamburyan pummels back into position.
Dos Anjos clumsily fails here and it's time for Manvel Gamburyan to fight back!
Manvel Gamburyan shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Rafael dos Anjos is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Gamburyan into his guard.
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos is cooling the fight on the ground
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Gamburyan is in closed guard... Dos Anjos tries to roll on the ground!
Manvel Gamburyan uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Dos Anjos tries to move on the ground and shows Manvel Gamburyan a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Dos Anjos's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Dan Miragliotta knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Gamburyan struggles on the ground and tries to break Rafael dos Anjos's guard...
Manvel Gamburyan is in Dos Anjos open guard now
Manvel Gamburyan is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Manvel Gamburyan pushes Rafael dos Anjos against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Gamburyan jumps and tries to free his leg! Dos Anjos doesn't allow this but Manvel Gamburyan is able to get half guard here.
Manvel Gamburyan is in half guard over Dos Anjos
Manvel Gamburyan pushes Dos Anjos's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Gamburyan who is in full mount! Dos Anjos is in trouble now!
Manvel Gamburyan is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos launches a few punches to Gamburyan's cheek from the guard.
Manvel Gamburyan uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Gamburyan is trying to counter now!
Dos Anjos tries to escape from the full mount...
Manvel Gamburyan is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Manvel Gamburyan is in side mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos attempts to trap Manvel Gamburyan in his guard.
Rafael dos Anjos manages to switch to full guard.
Manvel Gamburyan is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Dos Anjos tries to close his guard around Gamburyan
He is not able to do it
The clock says 3:05 in the 5 round
Manvel Gamburyan is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Dos Anjos switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Gamburyan struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Poorly executed technique. Manvel Gamburyan looks to counter!
Gamburyan tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Gamburyan looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Rafael dos Anjos's punches
Dos Anjos is on the receiving end of a great combo by Gamburyan.
Manvel Gamburyan fakes a punch and launches himself over Rafael dos Anjos
Great move by Gamburyan who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Rafael dos Anjos tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Gamburyan is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Gamburyan is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Dos Anjos tries to break the clinch... Manvel Gamburyan launches a great knee when he finds a narrow space!
Awesome impact! Dos Anjos stumbles backwards and Manvel Gamburyan shoots an incredible takedown!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 3:55 in the 5 round
Brilliant combination from Rafael dos Anjos
Gamburyan is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Gamburyan is trying to counter now!
Gamburyan moves forward looking for some action
Manvel Gamburyan shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rafael dos Anjos pushes away Gamburyan trying to keep the fight at striking range
Gamburyan doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Rafael dos Anjos
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Dos Anjos takes a break to breathe while holding Manvel Gamburyan.
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Manvel Gamburyan takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 4:35 in the 5 round
Middle kick from Dos Anjos.
The kick just misses.
Dos Anjos misses a step and Manvel Gamburyan sees an opportunity to counter him!
Gamburyan is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Dos Anjos's jaw!
Rafael dos Anjos tries to bring the fight to the ground
Gamburyan won't budge, forcing Dos Anjos to pull guard.
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Manvel Gamburyan is looking to pass Rafael dos Anjos's guard...
Manvel Gamburyan gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
Judge: Rafael dos Anjos 9 9 9 9 9: 45
Judge: Manvel Gamburyan 10 10 10 10 10: 50
Judge: Rafael dos Anjos 10 10 9 9 10: 48
Judge: Manvel Gamburyan 9 9 10 10 9: 47
Judge: Rafael dos Anjos 9 10 9 9 9: 46
Judge: Manvel Gamburyan 10 9 10 10 10: 49
Winner is Manvel Gamburyan by Split decision
Statistics: Rafael dos Anjos
Punches 1/15 (7%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/8 (25%)
GnP strikes 6/27 (22%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 823,01
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 675,88
Time on the ground 1086 s
Statistics: Manvel Gamburyan
Punches 13/19 (68%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/5 (20%)
Takedowns 9/11 (82%)
GnP strikes 26/45 (58%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 4/4 (100%)
Damage caused 1336
Clinch Damage 269,33
Ground Damage 714,67
Time on the ground 1086 s
Manvel Gamburyan looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Gamburyan is holding Rafael dos Anjos's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rafael dos Anjos shows great balance while pushing away Manvel Gamburyan
Dos Anjos tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Pulverizing punch to Gamburyan's head!
Gamburyan slips the punch.
Gamburyan decides to launch some tentative punches
Dos Anjos launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Gamburyan with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Manvel Gamburyan fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Dos Anjos blocks that. He made it look easy!
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Rafael dos Anjos moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Dos Anjos fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Gamburyan sprawls and remains on his feet.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Dos Anjos wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Manvel Gamburyan is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Gamburyan catches an ankle and Dos Anjos is tripped to the mat!
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Gamburyan struggles on the ground and tries to break Rafael dos Anjos's guard...
Dos Anjos doesn't want to free his opponent and Gamburyan continues in closed guard
Manvel Gamburyan gets sloppy and Rafael dos Anjos tries to take advantage...
Dos Anjos reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Gamburyan blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Manvel Gamburyan is in half guard over Dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos attempts to move to full guard
Rafael dos Anjos manages to switch to full guard.
Manvel Gamburyan is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Manvel Gamburyan pushes Rafael dos Anjos against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Gamburyan jumps and tries to free his leg! Dos Anjos doesn't allow this but Manvel Gamburyan is able to get half guard here.
Manvel Gamburyan is in half guard over Dos Anjos
Manvel Gamburyan pushes Dos Anjos's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Dos Anjos rolls and he's now on half guard over Manvel Gamburyan. Nice reversal.
Rafael dos Anjos is in half guard over Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan attempts to move to full guard
Manvel Gamburyan manages to switch to full guard.
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Gamburyan
Dos Anjos tries to move to full mount
Dos Anjos's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Poorly executed technique. Manvel Gamburyan looks to counter!
Gamburyan tries to close his guard around Dos Anjos
He is not able to do it
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan launches a few punches to Dos Anjos's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Dos Anjos tries to cover his face,
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Gamburyan
Gamburyan tries to close his guard around Dos Anjos
He succeeds!
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Gamburyan
Rafael dos Anjos hovers above Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan stops him from throwing strikes.
Dos Anjos clumsily fails here and it's time for Manvel Gamburyan to fight back!
Gamburyan measures the resilience of Dos Anjos's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Dos Anjos blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Gamburyan
Rafael dos Anjos is cooling the fight on the ground
Dan Miragliotta stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Dos Anjos pushes Manvel Gamburyan and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Dos Anjos fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Gamburyan sprawls and remains on his feet.
Rafael dos Anjos gets sloppy and Manvel Gamburyan tries to take advantage...
Manvel Gamburyan fakes a punch and launches himself over Dos Anjos!
Nice move by Gamburyan who clinches and pushes Dos Anjos against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Gamburyan gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Gamburyan gets hold of a leg and trips Dos Anjos to the mat!
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Dos Anjos measures the resilience of Gamburyan's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Gamburyan's side.
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Gamburyan is in closed guard... Dos Anjos tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan!
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan launches a few punches to Dos Anjos's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Dos Anjos tries to cover his face,
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan tries to roll to his side and trap Rafael dos Anjos in his guard...
Rafael dos Anjos rolls him over and takes his back!
Dos Anjos is in rear mount over Gamburyan
Gamburyan tries to move on the ground and shows Rafael dos Anjos a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Gamburyan's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Dan Miragliotta knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Dos Anjos is in rear mount over Gamburyan
Rafael dos Anjos throws his leg over Manvel Gamburyan's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Rafael dos Anjos's rear naked choke attempt!
Dos Anjos is locking that Rear Naked Choke...
Punishing hold!
Manvel Gamburyan frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Rafael dos Anjos and ends up on top!
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Manvel Gamburyan 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 Anjos's moves.
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Manvel Gamburyan tries to pass Rafael dos Anjos's guard...
Manvel Gamburyan passes momentarily but Rafael dos Anjos regains full guard.
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Gamburyan tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Manvel Gamburyan. 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 SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Manvel Gamburyan tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Dos Anjos is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 2
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Gamburyan tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Gamburyan is clinching with Dos Anjos.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Gamburyan tries to take Rafael dos Anjos to the ground from the clinch...
Nicely done! Dos Anjos is with is back on the ground now.
Manvel Gamburyan is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Dos Anjos tries to close his guard around Gamburyan
He succeeds!
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Gamburyan tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Dos Anjos leans and gets Manvel Gamburyan's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Gamburyan clumsily fails here and it's time for Rafael dos Anjos to fight back!
Gamburyan is in closed guard... Dos Anjos tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan!
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Gamburyan tries to move on the ground and shows Rafael dos Anjos a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Gamburyan's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Dan Miragliotta knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Gamburyan is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Rafael dos Anjos pushes Manvel Gamburyan down and prevents his attempts to escape
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Gamburyan tries to stand up!
Dos Anjos doesn't allow him!
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Dos Anjos tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Gamburyan struggles and frees his leg!
Rafael dos Anjos is in half guard over Gamburyan
Dos Anjos tries to free his leg...
Gamburyan doesn't allow any movement here! He's cooling the fight on the ground.
Dos Anjos clumsily fails here and it's time for Manvel Gamburyan to fight back!
Manvel Gamburyan tries to close the guard.
Gamburyan put Rafael dos Anjos in closed guard.
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Gamburyan
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Gamburyan's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos looks to posture up and open Manvel Gamburyan's guard...
Rafael dos Anjos forces Manvel Gamburyan to open his guard.
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Gamburyan
Gamburyan tries to close his guard around Dos Anjos
He succeeds!
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Gamburyan
Dos Anjos use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Manvel Gamburyan holds Rafael dos Anjos and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Rafael dos Anjos goes with a looping right hand while Manvel Gamburyan jumps back and jabs
Dos Anjos seems staggered and Manvel Gamburyan runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Rafael dos Anjos charges at Gamburyan throwing flurries left and right.
Manvel Gamburyan gets out of the way.
Rafael dos Anjos gets sloppy and Manvel Gamburyan tries to take advantage...
Gamburyan is holding Rafael dos Anjos's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rafael dos Anjos loses balance and goes to the ground.
Manvel Gamburyan is in side mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos attempts to trap Manvel Gamburyan in his guard.
Rafael dos Anjos manages to switch to full guard.
Manvel Gamburyan is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Dos Anjos tries to close his guard around Gamburyan
He is not able to do it
Manvel Gamburyan is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos launches a few punches to Gamburyan's cheek from the guard.
Manvel Gamburyan uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Dos Anjos clumsily fails here and it's time for Manvel Gamburyan to fight back!
Gamburyan tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Manvel Gamburyan is in half guard over Dos Anjos
Manvel Gamburyan tries to free his leg
Rafael dos Anjos moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Rafael dos Anjos circles around Gamburyan
Dos Anjos grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Gamburyan
Gamburyan measures the resilience of Dos Anjos's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Dos Anjos's side.
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Gamburyan
Gamburyan tries to close his guard around Dos Anjos
He succeeds!
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Gamburyan
Dos Anjos is in closed guard... Gamburyan tries to roll on the ground!
Rafael dos Anjos uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 4:00 in the 2 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Gamburyan
Dos Anjos tries to escape from closed guard...
Dos Anjos struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
The clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in half guard over Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Manvel Gamburyan gets sloppy and Rafael dos Anjos tries to take advantage...
Rafael dos Anjos tries to pass Manvel Gamburyan's guard...
Rafael dos Anjos manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Rafael dos Anjos is in side mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan attempts to trap Rafael dos Anjos in his guard.
Manvel Gamburyan manages to switch to full guard.
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Gamburyan
Dos Anjos is in closed guard... Gamburyan tries to roll on the ground!
Rafael dos Anjos uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Gamburyan
Dos Anjos is in closed guard... Gamburyan tries to roll on the ground!
Rafael dos Anjos uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Gamburyan
Dos Anjos use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) is cheering him!
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 3
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The two exchange wildly
Gamburyan is connecting with a few punches
Rafael dos Anjos tries to bring the fight to the ground
Gamburyan goes down.
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Gamburyan
Gamburyan tries to close his guard around Dos Anjos
He succeeds!
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Gamburyan
Gamburyan measures the resilience of Dos Anjos's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Dos Anjos's side.
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Gamburyan
Dos Anjos is taking this opportunity to rest.
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan launches a few punches to Dos Anjos's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Dos Anjos tries to cover his face,
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Gamburyan
Dos Anjos struggles on the ground and tries to break Manvel Gamburyan's guard...
Gamburyan doesn't want to free his opponent and Dos Anjos continues in closed guard
Dos Anjos clumsily fails here and it's time for Manvel Gamburyan to fight back!
Dos Anjos is in closed guard... Gamburyan tries to roll on the ground!
Rafael dos Anjos uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 1:30 in the 3 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Gamburyan
Dos Anjos positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Gamburyan's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Rafael dos Anjos gets sloppy and Manvel Gamburyan tries to take advantage...
Dos Anjos is in closed guard... Gamburyan tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos!
Manvel Gamburyan is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos tries to roll to his side and trap Manvel Gamburyan in his guard...
Rafael dos Anjos moves to half guard.
The clock says 1:50 in the 3 round
Manvel Gamburyan is in half guard over Dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos tries to close the guard.
Dos Anjos put Manvel Gamburyan in closed guard.
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Manvel Gamburyan aggressively and repeatedly punches Dos Anjos.
Good job by Dos Anjos blocking and slipping the blows.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:15 in the 3 round
Gamburyan grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Manvel Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Dos Anjos tries to close his guard around Gamburyan
He succeeds!
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
The fight is still up for grabs at this point.
Gamburyan struggles on the ground and tries to break Rafael dos Anjos's guard...
Manvel Gamburyan is in Dos Anjos open guard now
Manvel Gamburyan is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos launches a few punches to Gamburyan's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Gamburyan tries to cover his face,
Manvel Gamburyan is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Dos Anjos tries to close his guard around Gamburyan
He succeeds!
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Gamburyan tries to escape from the closed guard
Gamburyan succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Manvel Gamburyan is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Manvel Gamburyan tries to pass to half guard...
Rafael dos Anjos can't prevent his opponent from passing. Gamburyan looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 3:30 in the 3 round
Manvel Gamburyan is in half guard over Dos Anjos
Gamburyan sits over his knees and pushes away Dos Anjos's leg!
Manvel Gamburyan is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
The clock says 3:40 in the 3 round
Manvel Gamburyan is in side mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Gamburyan positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Dos Anjos's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Manvel Gamburyan is in side mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Manvel Gamburyan looks to mount Rafael dos Anjos...
Manvel Gamburyan slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Manvel Gamburyan is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Gamburyan positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Dos Anjos's being punished here!
Manvel Gamburyan is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos tries to roll to his side and trap Manvel Gamburyan in his guard...
Manvel Gamburyan rolls him over and takes his back!
Gamburyan is in rear mount over Dos Anjos
Dos Anjos has Gamburyan controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Manvel Gamburyan is in side mount over Rafael dos Anjos
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Dos Anjos's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Gamburyan
Gamburyan tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Manvel Gamburyan is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos tries to roll to his side and trap Manvel Gamburyan in his guard...
Rafael dos Anjos gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 4:50 in the 3 round
Manvel Gamburyan is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos launches a few punches to Gamburyan's cheek from the guard.
Manvel Gamburyan uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Rafael dos Anjos gets sloppy and Manvel Gamburyan tries to take advantage...
Gamburyan tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Manvel Gamburyan controls the situation despite Rafael dos Anjos efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 4
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Manvel Gamburyan tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Manvel Gamburyan who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Rafael dos Anjos tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Gamburyan is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The clock says 0:20 in the 4 round
The fighters are clinching.
Gamburyan launches a few hard punches to Rafael dos Anjos's ribs!
Dos Anjos struggles and protects himself.
Dos Anjos is trying to counter now!
Rafael dos Anjos fakes a punch to Manvel Gamburyan ribs and the tries to trip him
Gamburyan loses balance for a moment but he remains on his feet after a small struggle.
Rafael dos Anjos tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Dos Anjos circles out and slips free of Manvel Gamburyan's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Gamburyan fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Rafael dos Anjos didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Dos Anjos ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 0:35 in the 4 round
Manvel Gamburyan is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos throws up a triangle attempt!
Manvel Gamburyan postures up and breaks the triangle.
The clock says 0:45 in the 4 round
Manvel Gamburyan is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Gamburyan moves on the ground
Manvel Gamburyan moves to side mount
Manvel Gamburyan is in side mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Gamburyan delivers a few accurate elbows!
Dos Anjos is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Gamburyan is in rear mount over Dos Anjos
Manvel Gamburyan throws his leg over Rafael dos Anjos's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Manvel Gamburyan's rear naked choke attempt!
Rafael dos Anjos frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Manvel Gamburyan and ends up on top!
Gamburyan misses a step and Rafael dos Anjos sees an opportunity to counter him!
Dos Anjos has Gamburyan controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Manvel Gamburyan is in side mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos attempts to trap Manvel Gamburyan in his guard.
Rafael dos Anjos manages to switch to full guard.
Manvel Gamburyan is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Dos Anjos tries to close his guard around Gamburyan
He succeeds!
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Gamburyan is in closed guard... Dos Anjos tries to roll on the ground!
Manvel Gamburyan uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos sits up and gets an arm around Gamburyan's neck!
Gamburyan pushes Rafael dos Anjos back to the ground.
Dos Anjos misses a step and Manvel Gamburyan sees an opportunity to counter him!
Manvel Gamburyan looks to posture up and open Rafael dos Anjos's guard...
Manvel Gamburyan forces Rafael dos Anjos to open his guard.
Manvel Gamburyan is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Gamburyan is taking this opportunity to rest.
Dan Miragliotta 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 SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Rafael dos Anjos launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
The match-makers did a great job of pairing up these two evenly matched warriors.
Gamburyan wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Gamburyan moves forward and holds Dos Anjos
Dos Anjos doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Manvel Gamburyan embrace and tries to move away...
Manvel Gamburyan pushes Dos Anjos forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Gamburyan gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Gamburyan gets hold of a leg and trips Dos Anjos to the mat!
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Manvel Gamburyan looks to posture up and open Rafael dos Anjos's guard...
Manvel Gamburyan forces Rafael dos Anjos to open his guard.
Manvel Gamburyan is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos launches a few punches to Gamburyan's cheek from the guard.
Manvel Gamburyan uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Gamburyan is trying to counter now!
Manvel Gamburyan pushes Rafael dos Anjos against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Rafael dos Anjos struggles not allowing Manvel Gamburyan improve his position.
Manvel Gamburyan is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Dos Anjos cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Gamburyan can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Gamburyan moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The clock says 3:10 in the 4 round
Manvel Gamburyan is in half guard over Dos Anjos
Manvel Gamburyan tries to free his leg
Manvel Gamburyan uses some of his skill by jumping out of Dos Anjos's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Manvel Gamburyan is in side mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos attempts to trap Manvel Gamburyan in his guard.
Manvel Gamburyan keeps control and remains in side mount.
Manvel Gamburyan is in side mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Gamburyan tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 3:45 in the 4 round
Manvel Gamburyan is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos tries to roll to his side and trap Manvel Gamburyan in his guard...
Manvel Gamburyan keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Manvel Gamburyan is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Gamburyan delivers a few accurate elbows!
Dos Anjos is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Gamburyan is in rear mount over Dos Anjos
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Dos Anjos's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan slides his arm under Rafael dos Anjos's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Rafael dos Anjos pulls down on Manvel Gamburyan's hand and staves off danger
Gamburyan is in rear mount over Dos Anjos
Gamburyan delivers a few accurate elbows!
Dos Anjos is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Gamburyan is in rear mount over Dos Anjos with one hook in
Gamburyan has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Dos Anjos.
Nicely done! Gamburyan now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Gamburyan is in rear mount over Dos Anjos with two hooks in
Dos Anjos tries to stand up!
Gamburyan doesn't allow him!
Gamburyan is in rear mount over Dos Anjos with two hooks in
Dos Anjos breaths deeply while on the ground
Dan Miragliotta stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 5
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Gamburyan is holding Rafael dos Anjos's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rafael dos Anjos shows great balance while pushing away Manvel Gamburyan
Rafael dos Anjos tries to bring the fight to the ground
Gamburyan won't budge, forcing Dos Anjos to pull guard.
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Gamburyan is in closed guard... Dos Anjos tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan!
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Rafael dos Anjos isolates Manvel Gamburyan's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Manvel Gamburyan is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
The clock says 0:55 in the 5 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Rafael dos Anjos tries to better his position on the ground...
Manvel Gamburyan tries to roll on the ground...
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Gamburyan is in closed guard... Dos Anjos tries to roll on the ground!
Manvel Gamburyan uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Dos Anjos is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Dos Anjos measures the resilience of Gamburyan's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Gamburyan blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Gamburyan tries to escape from the closed guard
Manvel Gamburyan any adventage in the ground.
Gamburyan misses a step and Rafael dos Anjos sees an opportunity to counter him!
Gamburyan is in closed guard... Dos Anjos tries to roll on the ground!
Manvel Gamburyan uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Dan Miragliotta stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Gamburyan wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Gamburyan moves forward and holds Dos Anjos
Dos Anjos doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Manvel Gamburyan embrace and tries to move away...
Manvel Gamburyan pushes Dos Anjos forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Dos Anjos gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Gamburyan pummels back into position.
Dos Anjos clumsily fails here and it's time for Manvel Gamburyan to fight back!
Manvel Gamburyan shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Rafael dos Anjos is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Gamburyan into his guard.
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos is cooling the fight on the ground
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Gamburyan is in closed guard... Dos Anjos tries to roll on the ground!
Manvel Gamburyan uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Dos Anjos tries to move on the ground and shows Manvel Gamburyan a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Dos Anjos's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Dan Miragliotta knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Gamburyan struggles on the ground and tries to break Rafael dos Anjos's guard...
Manvel Gamburyan is in Dos Anjos open guard now
Manvel Gamburyan is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Manvel Gamburyan pushes Rafael dos Anjos against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Gamburyan jumps and tries to free his leg! Dos Anjos doesn't allow this but Manvel Gamburyan is able to get half guard here.
Manvel Gamburyan is in half guard over Dos Anjos
Manvel Gamburyan pushes Dos Anjos's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Gamburyan who is in full mount! Dos Anjos is in trouble now!
Manvel Gamburyan is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos launches a few punches to Gamburyan's cheek from the guard.
Manvel Gamburyan uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Gamburyan is trying to counter now!
Dos Anjos tries to escape from the full mount...
Manvel Gamburyan is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Manvel Gamburyan is in side mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos attempts to trap Manvel Gamburyan in his guard.
Rafael dos Anjos manages to switch to full guard.
Manvel Gamburyan is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Dos Anjos tries to close his guard around Gamburyan
He is not able to do it
The clock says 3:05 in the 5 round
Manvel Gamburyan is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Dos Anjos switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Gamburyan struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Poorly executed technique. Manvel Gamburyan looks to counter!
Gamburyan tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Gamburyan looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Rafael dos Anjos's punches
Dos Anjos is on the receiving end of a great combo by Gamburyan.
Manvel Gamburyan fakes a punch and launches himself over Rafael dos Anjos
Great move by Gamburyan who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Rafael dos Anjos tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Gamburyan is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Gamburyan is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Dos Anjos tries to break the clinch... Manvel Gamburyan launches a great knee when he finds a narrow space!
Awesome impact! Dos Anjos stumbles backwards and Manvel Gamburyan shoots an incredible takedown!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 3:55 in the 5 round
Brilliant combination from Rafael dos Anjos
Gamburyan is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Gamburyan is trying to counter now!
Gamburyan moves forward looking for some action
Manvel Gamburyan shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rafael dos Anjos pushes away Gamburyan trying to keep the fight at striking range
Gamburyan doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Rafael dos Anjos
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Dos Anjos takes a break to breathe while holding Manvel Gamburyan.
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Manvel Gamburyan takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 4:35 in the 5 round
Middle kick from Dos Anjos.
The kick just misses.
Dos Anjos misses a step and Manvel Gamburyan sees an opportunity to counter him!
Gamburyan is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Dos Anjos's jaw!
Rafael dos Anjos tries to bring the fight to the ground
Gamburyan won't budge, forcing Dos Anjos to pull guard.
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Manvel Gamburyan is looking to pass Rafael dos Anjos's guard...
Manvel Gamburyan gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
Judge: Rafael dos Anjos 9 9 9 9 9: 45
Judge: Manvel Gamburyan 10 10 10 10 10: 50
Judge: Rafael dos Anjos 10 10 9 9 10: 48
Judge: Manvel Gamburyan 9 9 10 10 9: 47
Judge: Rafael dos Anjos 9 10 9 9 9: 46
Judge: Manvel Gamburyan 10 9 10 10 10: 49
Winner is Manvel Gamburyan by Split decision
Statistics: Rafael dos Anjos
Punches 1/15 (7%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/8 (25%)
GnP strikes 6/27 (22%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 823,01
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 675,88
Time on the ground 1086 s
Statistics: Manvel Gamburyan
Punches 13/19 (68%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/5 (20%)
Takedowns 9/11 (82%)
GnP strikes 26/45 (58%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 4/4 (100%)
Damage caused 1336
Clinch Damage 269,33
Ground Damage 714,67
Time on the ground 1086 s
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!