Post by The Sandmen on Feb 17, 2017 10:15:51 GMT -5
ManMMA SuperFight Championship
Mirko Cro Cop 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.
Cain Velasquez looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Mirko Cro Cop is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
Mirko Cro Cop comes with a 5 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Cain Velasquez seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Cain Velasquez goes with a looping right hand while Mirko Cro Cop jumps back and jabs
Cro Cop seems staggered and Cain Velasquez runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Mirko Cro Cop and Velasquez engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Cro Cop's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Mirko Cro Cop launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Velasquez's knee!
Velasquez hyper-extended his leg
Cro Cop shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Velasquez moves to shoot
but Mirko Cro Cop delivers a knee that wrecks him!
There is a small laceration on Cain Velasquez's Mouth
Cain Velasquez is opening up on Cro Cop and raining down combinations!
Cro Cop doesn't look worried as he defends.
Cro Cop tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Mirko Cro Cop attempts to cut off Velasquez with punches
Velasquez reels from the strikes.
Velasquez's Right eye is beginning to swell
Mirko Cro Cop moves forward looking for some grappling action
Cro Cop has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Cro Cop doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Cain Velasquez embrace and tries to move away...
Cain Velasquez pushes Cro Cop forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Once Velasquez is able to keep you againts the fence in a clinch you must be worried.
Velasquez pushes Mirko Cro Cop againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Cro Cop cannot escape Cain Velasquez's clinch! Cain Velasquez is just brutalizing Cro Cop with punches time and time again!
Cro Cop has a small cut in his Nose
Cro Cop doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Cain Velasquez embrace and tries to move away...
Cain Velasquez pushes Cro Cop forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cro Cop jump forward with his knee rising
hard impact to the face!!! that strike sents Cain Velasquez to the mat
Cro Cop is standing while Velasquez is on the ground on his back
Cro Cop launches a kick to Velasquez's thigh
Loud pop!
Cro Cop is standing while Velasquez is on the ground on his back
Cro Cop moves backwards and gestures for Cain Velasquez to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Cain Velasquez is standing now.
Mirko Cro Cop wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to Velasquez!
Velasquez's Chin is beginning to swell
Incredible high kick!
Velasquez is worried!
Velasquez ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Velasquez attempts a shoot
but stops before running into Cro Cop's kick.
Mirko Cro Cop gets sloppy and Cain Velasquez tries to take advantage...
Cain Velasquez tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Cro Cop is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Cro Cop
Cro Cop tries to close his guard around Velasquez
He succeeds!
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Cro Cop
Velasquez 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 Ethias Arena (Hasselt, Belgium) is cheering him!
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Mirko Cro Cop
Cain Velasquez storms over Cro Cop with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Mirko Cro Cop blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Mirko Cro Cop
Mirko Cro Cop attempts to trap Cain Velasquez in his guard.
Mirko Cro Cop manages to switch to full guard.
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Cro Cop
Velasquez launches a barrage of elbows over Cro Cop's face!
Mirko Cro Cop blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Cro Cop is trying to counter now!
Cro Cop measures the resilience of Velasquez's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Velasquez's side.
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Cro Cop
Velasquez breaths deeply while on the ground
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Cro Cop
Velasquez tries to improve position.
Cro Cop adjusts and closes his guard.
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Cro Cop
Velasquez is in closed guard... Cro Cop tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Cain Velasquez!
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Mirko Cro Cop is in full mount over Cain Velasquez
Good looking punches from Mirko Cro Cop on the ground
They could take their toll on Velasquez.
Velasquez's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Mirko Cro Cop is in full mount over Cain Velasquez
Cain Velasquez launches a few punches to Cro Cop's cheek from the guard.
Mirko Cro Cop uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Velasquez clumsily fails here and it's time for Mirko Cro Cop to fight back!
Cain Velasquez tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Mirko Cro Cop rolls Cain Velasquez to his stomach and takes his back!
John McCarthy 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.
Cro Cop steps backwards away from Cain Velasquez. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The two exchange wildly
Cro Cop is connecting with a few punches
Velasquez's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Cain Velasquez tries to bring the fight to the ground
Cro Cop won't budge, forcing Velasquez to pull guard.
Mirko Cro Cop is in closed guard over Velasquez
Velasquez measures the resilience of Cro Cop's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Cro Cop blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Velasquez misses a step and Mirko Cro Cop sees an opportunity to counter him!
Mirko Cro Cop moves to better his position on the ground...
Mirko Cro Cop wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is clearly for Mirko Cro Cop.
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Round 2
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Velasquez moves to shoot
Cro Cop misses a knee.
Velasquez is trying to counter now!
Cain Velasquez tries to bring the fight to the ground
Cro Cop goes down.
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Cro Cop
Mirko Cro Cop was tooling Cain Velasquez for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Cain Velasquez lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Velasquez moves on the ground
Cain Velasquez moves to side mount
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Mirko Cro Cop
Mirko Cro Cop attempts to trap Cain Velasquez in his guard.
Mirko Cro Cop manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Cro Cop
Velasquez throws a few hammer fists to the face of Mirko Cro Cop
Blocked by Cro Cop.
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Cro Cop
Velasquez tries to jump to side mount.
Mirko Cro Cop jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Mirko Cro Cop is in closed guard over Velasquez
Mirko Cro Cop storms over Velasquez with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Cro Cop doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Velasquez's face with his elbows!
Mirko Cro Cop is in closed guard over Velasquez
Velasquez breaths deeply while on the ground
Mirko Cro Cop is in closed guard over Velasquez
Velasquez tries to move on the ground and shows Mirko Cro Cop a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Velasquez uses his forearms to block the impact!
Cro Cop clumsily fails here and it's time for Cain Velasquez to fight back!
Cro Cop is in closed guard... Velasquez tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Mirko Cro Cop!
John McCarthy 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.
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Cro Cop launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches Velasquez!
Velasquez ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
A bad move from Cain Velasquez
allows Cro Cop to land a solid head kick.
Velasquez's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Mirko Cro Cop steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
Velasquez fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Mirko Cro Cop didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Cro Cop
Cro Cop works on the ground with his fingers over Velasquez's face
Velasquez shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Cro Cop
Cro Cop tries to close his guard around Velasquez
He succeeds!
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Cro Cop
Cro Cop measures the resilience of Velasquez's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Velasquez blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Velasquez tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Cain Velasquez throws down elbows...
Cro Cop is not making himself an easy target.
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Cro Cop
Cain Velasquez storms over Cro Cop with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Mirko Cro Cop blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Cro Cop is trying to counter now!
Velasquez is in closed guard... Cro Cop tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Cain Velasquez!
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Mirko Cro Cop is in full mount over Cain Velasquez
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Velasquez tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Mirko Cro Cop doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Mirko Cro Cop is in full mount over Cain Velasquez
Velasquez measures the resilience of Cro Cop's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Cro Cop blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Cro Cop is trying to counter now!
Mirko Cro Cop aggressively and repeatedly punches Velasquez.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Mirko Cro Cop is in full mount over Cain Velasquez
Cain Velasquez tries to roll to his side and trap Mirko Cro Cop in his guard...
Mirko Cro Cop rolls him over and takes his back!
Cro Cop is in rear mount over Velasquez
Mirko Cro Cop slides his arm under Cain Velasquez's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Cain Velasquez pulls down on Mirko Cro Cop's hand and staves off danger
Cro Cop is in rear mount over Velasquez
Velasquez has Cro Cop controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Cro Cop is unable to move under Velasquez control.
Velasquez misses a step and Mirko Cro Cop sees an opportunity to counter him!
Mirko Cro Cop hovers above Velasquez
Good punches to Velasquez's body.
Cro Cop is in rear mount over Velasquez
Velasquez works on the ground with his fingers over Cro Cop's face
Cro Cop shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Cro Cop is in rear mount over Velasquez
Mirko Cro Cop tries to get his arm under Cain Velasquez's chin but can't do it. He locks his arms over Cain Velasquez's neck and tries to finish him with a neck crank!
Cain Velasquez easily defends the attempt.
Velasquez tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Velasquez has Cro Cop controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Cro Cop is unable to move under Velasquez control.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ethias Arena (Hasselt, Belgium) are cheering for the fighters.
Mirko Cro Cop goes with a looping right hand while Cain Velasquez jumps back and jabs
Velasquez seems staggered and Mirko Cro Cop runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Here comes Mirko Cro Cop with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Velasquez's ribs!
Cain Velasquez seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Mirko Cro Cop!
Velasquez is holding Mirko Cro Cop's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Mirko Cro Cop shows great balance while pushing away Cain Velasquez
Poorly executed technique. Mirko Cro Cop looks to counter!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Mirko Cro Cop!
Velasquez is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Cain Velasquez attempts a sweep single...
Mirko Cro Cop was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Mirko Cro Cop has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 3
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0:13 Round 3 and Cro Cop is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Cro Cop goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
Velasquez's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Velasquez has a small cut in his Mouth
Cain Velasquez moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Cain Velasquez and Cro Cop engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Mirko Cro Cop is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Velasquez has a small cut in his Mouth
Incredible high kick!
Velasquez is worried!
Mirko Cro Cop wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to Velasquez!
Oh! Down goes Velasquez! Mirko Cro Cop knocked him stupid! The medics pour in! Mirko Cro Cop really wanted to win this fight and has done it in an impressive manner.
Velasquez's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Cain Velasquez's Forehead
Winner is Mirko Cro Cop by KO (High kick) at 1:04 Round 3
Statistics: Mirko Cro Cop
Punches 18/26 (69%)
Kicks 13/15 (87%)
Clinch strikes 1/2 (50%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 16/25 (64%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 305 s
Statistics: Cain Velasquez
Punches 7/19 (37%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/5 (80%)
Takedowns 3/6 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/33 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 326 s
Mirko kicks. Mirko wins.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!