Post by The Sandmen on Jun 25, 2012 15:57:00 GMT -5
Carwin enters the cage and this place seems about to burst! He may be sure the fans are with him today.
Ferocious staredown by Carwin while Josh Rosenthal recites the rules.
Antonio Silva 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
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
Antonio 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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Carwin and Big Foot move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Big Foot is holding Shane Carwin's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shane Carwin loses balance and goes to the ground.
Antonio Silva is in side mount over Shane Carwin
Antonio Silva looks to pass to mount...
Big Foot slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Shane Carwin.
Antonio Silva is in full mount over Shane Carwin
Antonio Silva is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Shane Carwin tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Antonio Silva rolls Shane Carwin to his stomach and takes his back!
Big Foot is in rear mount over Carwin
Carwin has Big Foot controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Big Foot is unable to move under Carwin control.
Carwin clumsily fails here and it's time for Antonio Silva to fight back!
Big Foot is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Shane Carwin, who is barely covering up!
Carwin has a small cut in his Right cheek
Big Foot is in rear mount over Carwin
Big Foot tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Carwin! Big Foot has one hook in and keeps working!
Big Foot is in rear mount over Carwin with one hook in
Carwin measures the resilience of Big Foot's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Big Foot's side.
Big Foot is in rear mount over Carwin with one hook in
Carwin has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Shane Carwin uses his ground skills to free one of his legs while working on the ground.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Shane Carwin. 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 Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Antonio Silva chases Carwin and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Carwin steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Carwin's Right cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Shane Carwin's Right cheek
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Body kick by Shane Carwin...
is blocked.
Big Foot looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Shane Carwin's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Big Foot launches a solid middle kick
that whizzes past Carwin.
Antonio Silva gets sloppy and Shane Carwin tries to take advantage...
Carwin is holding Antonio Silva's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Antonio Silva loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shane Carwin is in side mount over Antonio Silva
Antonio Silva launches a few punches to Carwin's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Carwin tries to cover his face,
Shane Carwin is in side mount over Antonio Silva
Carwin gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Antonio Silva! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Antonio Silva doesn't defend himself!
Shane Carwin is in side mount over Antonio Silva
Shane Carwin positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Big Foot covers himself well
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Shane Carwin is in side mount over Antonio Silva
Antonio Silva was tooling Shane Carwin for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Shane Carwin lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Antonio Silva attempts to trap Shane Carwin in his guard.
Antonio Silva manages to switch to full guard.
Shane Carwin is in open guard over Big Foot
Shane Carwin tries to pass to half guard...
Antonio Silva can't prevent his opponent from passing. Carwin looks to work from half guard.
Shane Carwin is in half guard over Big Foot
Big Foot measures the resilience of Carwin's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Carwin's side.
Shane Carwin is in half guard over Big Foot
Shane Carwin doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Shane Carwin. 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 Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Carwin wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Big Foot doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
Big Foot lifts Shane Carwin up off the ground
...before putting him back down.
Nice punch by Antonio Silva
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Carwin steps forward
Antonio Silva catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Antonio Silva goes with a looping right hand while Shane Carwin jumps back and jabs
Carwin seems staggered and Antonio Silva runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Shane Carwin moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Shane Carwin is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
An overhand right from Antonio Silva that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Carwin's stops that one with his face! How is Carwin standing?!
Carwin's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Big Foot pushes Shane Carwin and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Antonio Silva is opening up on Carwin and raining down combinations!
Carwin's corner looks worried!
Carwin's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Shane Carwin's Left eye
Shane Carwin seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Antonio Silva!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is maybe for Antonio Silva, but it's close.
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Round 2
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Big Foot grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Antonio Silva
Antonio Silva is in open guard over Carwin
Antonio Silva moves to better his position on the ground...
Antonio Silva viciously slams hammer blows to Carwin's face!
Carwin's Forehead is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Shane Carwin's Forehead
Antonio Silva is in open guard over Carwin
Big Foot is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
You can see Carwin's blood making stains in the mat.
Antonio Silva wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Big Foot drills Shane Carwin's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Carwin's Nose is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Shane Carwin's Nose
Antonio Silva is in open guard over Carwin
Big Foot tries to jump to side mount.
Shane Carwin closed his guard around Antonio Silva.
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Antonio Silva is in side mount over Shane Carwin
Big Foot breaths deeply while on the ground
Antonio Silva is in side mount over Shane Carwin
Carwin doesn't stop bleeding.
Antonio Silva moves to better his position on the ground...
Antonio Silva viciously slams hammer blows to Carwin's face!
Antonio Silva turns out the lights for Carwin! What an astonishing KO by Big Foot!
Carwin's Forehead is beginning to swell
Winner is Antonio Silva by KO (GnP) at 1:06 Round 2
Statistics: Shane Carwin
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 7/11 (64%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 187 s
Statistics: Antonio Silva
Punches 13/19 (68%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 15/17 (88%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 187 s
Carwin got mangled by the Big Foot. But not so much with the foot and moreso with the mits. Meaning his hands. by pounding on him with them. With his hands. Pounding Carwin with his hands. Pounding. Who let the dogs out?
Ferocious staredown by Carwin while Josh Rosenthal recites the rules.
Antonio Silva 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
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
Antonio Silva comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Carwin and Big Foot move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Big Foot is holding Shane Carwin's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shane Carwin loses balance and goes to the ground.
Antonio Silva is in side mount over Shane Carwin
Antonio Silva looks to pass to mount...
Big Foot slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Shane Carwin.
Antonio Silva is in full mount over Shane Carwin
Antonio Silva is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Shane Carwin tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Antonio Silva rolls Shane Carwin to his stomach and takes his back!
Big Foot is in rear mount over Carwin
Carwin has Big Foot controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Big Foot is unable to move under Carwin control.
Carwin clumsily fails here and it's time for Antonio Silva to fight back!
Big Foot is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Shane Carwin, who is barely covering up!
Carwin has a small cut in his Right cheek
Big Foot is in rear mount over Carwin
Big Foot tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Carwin! Big Foot has one hook in and keeps working!
Big Foot is in rear mount over Carwin with one hook in
Carwin measures the resilience of Big Foot's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Big Foot's side.
Big Foot is in rear mount over Carwin with one hook in
Carwin has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Shane Carwin uses his ground skills to free one of his legs while working on the ground.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Shane Carwin. 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 Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Antonio Silva chases Carwin and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Carwin steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Carwin's Right cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Shane Carwin's Right cheek
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Body kick by Shane Carwin...
is blocked.
Big Foot looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Shane Carwin's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Big Foot launches a solid middle kick
that whizzes past Carwin.
Antonio Silva gets sloppy and Shane Carwin tries to take advantage...
Carwin is holding Antonio Silva's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Antonio Silva loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shane Carwin is in side mount over Antonio Silva
Antonio Silva launches a few punches to Carwin's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Carwin tries to cover his face,
Shane Carwin is in side mount over Antonio Silva
Carwin gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Antonio Silva! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Antonio Silva doesn't defend himself!
Shane Carwin is in side mount over Antonio Silva
Shane Carwin positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Big Foot covers himself well
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Shane Carwin is in side mount over Antonio Silva
Antonio Silva was tooling Shane Carwin for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Shane Carwin lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Antonio Silva attempts to trap Shane Carwin in his guard.
Antonio Silva manages to switch to full guard.
Shane Carwin is in open guard over Big Foot
Shane Carwin tries to pass to half guard...
Antonio Silva can't prevent his opponent from passing. Carwin looks to work from half guard.
Shane Carwin is in half guard over Big Foot
Big Foot measures the resilience of Carwin's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Carwin's side.
Shane Carwin is in half guard over Big Foot
Shane Carwin doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Shane Carwin. 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 Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Carwin wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Big Foot doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
Big Foot lifts Shane Carwin up off the ground
...before putting him back down.
Nice punch by Antonio Silva
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Carwin steps forward
Antonio Silva catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Antonio Silva goes with a looping right hand while Shane Carwin jumps back and jabs
Carwin seems staggered and Antonio Silva runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Shane Carwin moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Shane Carwin is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
An overhand right from Antonio Silva that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Carwin's stops that one with his face! How is Carwin standing?!
Carwin's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Big Foot pushes Shane Carwin and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Antonio Silva is opening up on Carwin and raining down combinations!
Carwin's corner looks worried!
Carwin's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Shane Carwin's Left eye
Shane Carwin seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Antonio Silva!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is maybe for Antonio Silva, but it's close.
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Round 2
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Big Foot grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Antonio Silva
Antonio Silva is in open guard over Carwin
Antonio Silva moves to better his position on the ground...
Antonio Silva viciously slams hammer blows to Carwin's face!
Carwin's Forehead is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Shane Carwin's Forehead
Antonio Silva is in open guard over Carwin
Big Foot is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
You can see Carwin's blood making stains in the mat.
Antonio Silva wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Big Foot drills Shane Carwin's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Carwin's Nose is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Shane Carwin's Nose
Antonio Silva is in open guard over Carwin
Big Foot tries to jump to side mount.
Shane Carwin closed his guard around Antonio Silva.
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Antonio Silva is in side mount over Shane Carwin
Big Foot breaths deeply while on the ground
Antonio Silva is in side mount over Shane Carwin
Carwin doesn't stop bleeding.
Antonio Silva moves to better his position on the ground...
Antonio Silva viciously slams hammer blows to Carwin's face!
Antonio Silva turns out the lights for Carwin! What an astonishing KO by Big Foot!
Carwin's Forehead is beginning to swell
Winner is Antonio Silva by KO (GnP) at 1:06 Round 2
Statistics: Shane Carwin
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 7/11 (64%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 187 s
Statistics: Antonio Silva
Punches 13/19 (68%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 15/17 (88%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 187 s
Carwin got mangled by the Big Foot. But not so much with the foot and moreso with the mits. Meaning his hands. by pounding on him with them. With his hands. Pounding Carwin with his hands. Pounding. Who let the dogs out?
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!