Post by The Sandman on Feb 17, 2022 22:05:03 GMT -5
Israel Adesanya looks like he's feeling the pressure.
Anderson Silva doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Israel Adesanya has fight Anderson Silva 1 times. He has lost 1 of them.
Anderson Silva is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Israel Adesanya is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
A right hand from Anderson Silva
makes The Last Stylebender stumble back!
Anderson Silva moves forward looking for some grappling action
The Spider has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Israel Adesanya pushes away The Spider trying to keep the fight at striking range
The Spider doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Israel Adesanya
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Spider struggles and launches a few punches to The Last Stylebender's head
Those punches are hitting! The Last Stylebender covers his head!
The Last Stylebender's Forehead is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Israel Adesanya's Forehead
Israel Adesanya pushes away The Spider trying to keep the fight at striking range
The Spider doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Israel Adesanya
The fighters are clinching.
Israel Adesanya slightly pushes The Spider into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Some counter punches against Anderson Silva
almost hit him as he moves away.
The Spider has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Anderson Silva attempts to cut off The Last Stylebender with punches
The Last Stylebender reels from the strikes.
There is a small laceration on Israel Adesanya's Right cheek
The Spider moves backwards and Israel Adesanya is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Lightning fast low kick from The Spider!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Solid low kick from Anderson Silva.
For sure, that had to hurt!
The Spider looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Israel Adesanya's punches
The Spider measures the resilience of The Last Stylebender's chin with an uppercut while The Last Stylebender lands some great crosses.
The Spider steps backwards away from Israel Adesanya. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The Spider studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
A left hook from The Spider
grazes the chin of The Last Stylebender.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Israel Adesanya!
The Spider ducks under...
The Last Stylebender clumsily fails here and it's time for Anderson Silva to fight back!
Anderson Silva fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Israel Adesanya! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
Israel Adesanya throws an uppercut
The Spider slips it.
The Last Stylebender moves backwards and Anderson Silva is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Israel Adesanya!
The Spider ducks under...
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
The Last Stylebender avoids a dangerous strike from The Spider
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
The Spider moves backwards and Israel Adesanya is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Several good body shots
land on The Last Stylebender.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Israel Adesanya paws at The Spider.
The Spider answers with solid punches!
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
The Last Stylebender steps forward
Anderson Silva catches him with an uppercut to the face!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Israel Adesanya fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Anderson Silva was tooling Israel Adesanya for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Israel Adesanya lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
The Spider studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Good movement from The Last Stylebender
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
Israel Adesanya is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The Spider moves backwards and Israel Adesanya is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Anderson Silva is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
A solid combination from Israel Adesanya
mostly hits air.
Poorly executed technique. Anderson Silva looks to counter!
The Spider is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
That one finds The Last Stylebender's thigh
Tremendous strikes from The Last Stylebender!
The Spider blocks with confidence
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Anderson Silva was tooling Israel Adesanya for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Israel Adesanya lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
The Last Stylebender studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Anderson Silva seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
The Spider throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Terrible one sided match... The Last Stylebender was not ready to fight a fighter of Anderson Silva caliber.
Anderson Silva fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Israel Adesanya! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
The Last Stylebender ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Anderson Silva fakes a punch and launches himself over The Last Stylebender!
Nice move by The Spider who clinches and pushes The Last Stylebender against the cage
Israel Adesanya pushes away The Spider trying to keep the fight at striking range
The Spider doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Israel Adesanya
The fighters are clinching.
The Spider struggles and launches a few punches to The Last Stylebender's head
Those punches are hitting! The Last Stylebender covers his head!
Israel Adesanya pushes away The Spider trying to keep the fight at striking range
The Spider doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Israel Adesanya
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
The Last Stylebender takes a break to breathe while holding Anderson Silva.
Herb Dean sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
The Last Stylebender studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Israel Adesanya and The Spider engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
The Spider throws a low kick
Israel Adesanya blocks.
The two exchange wildly
The Last Stylebender is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Solid jabs from Israel Adesanya.
Nice punches.
The Spider launches a hook to the body
Bang! The Last Stylebender stops that one with his ribs!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The Spider launches a furious low kick!
The Last Stylebender receives a hard blow on his left leg!
The Last Stylebender hyper-extended his left leg
Israel Adesanya fakes a move and moves laterally.
Israel Adesanya tries a hook to the body
but The Spider manages to dodge it
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
The Spider and The Last Stylebender circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 4:25 in the 2 round
A right hand from Israel Adesanya
misses its target.
The Spider pushes Israel Adesanya and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The Spider tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. The Spider is clinching with The Last Stylebender.
The Last Stylebender doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Anderson Silva embrace and tries to move away...
Anderson Silva pushes The Last Stylebender forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Anderson Silva tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
The Spider circles out and slips free of Israel Adesanya's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Herb Dean tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 3
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Israel Adesanya goes with a looping right hand while Anderson Silva jumps back and jabs
The Last Stylebender seems staggered and Anderson Silva runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Israel Adesanya is measuring The Spider with his jab.
The Spider isn't fazed.
Israel Adesanya gets sloppy and Anderson Silva tries to take advantage...
Solid kick to the leg from Anderson Silva
that visibly pains The Last Stylebender.
The Spider throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
The Spider studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Solid kick to the leg from Anderson Silva
that visibly pains The Last Stylebender.
The clock says 1:00 in the 3 round
The Last Stylebender goes to the body...
his punches graze The Spider's arm.
Anderson Silva tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
The Spider launches a hook to the body
Bang! The Last Stylebender stops that one with his ribs!
Hard blow to The Last Stylebender's mid-section, he seems hurt
As the fight continues it seems that Israel Adesanya is taking the best of the fight.
The two exchange wildly
The Spider is connecting with a few punches
Israel Adesanya attempts to cut off The Spider with punches
The Spider avoids getting cornered.
The Spider is trying to counter now!
Anderson Silva swings...
hard impact to The Last Stylebender's face!
The Last Stylebender's Chin is beginning to swell
The clock says 1:50 in the 3 round
The Spider fires low kicks
punishing The Last Stylebender's legs repeatedly.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
2:16 Round 3 and The Spider is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
The Spider and The Last Stylebender circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 2:30 in the 3 round
Anderson Silva closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
The Spider launches a furious low kick!
The Last Stylebender receives a hard blow on his left leg!
That punishment by Anderson Silva has left The Last Stylebender staggered! Anderson Silva should try push forward now and finish this!
The Spider pushes Israel Adesanya and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
That punishment by Anderson Silva has left The Last Stylebender staggered! Anderson Silva should try push forward now and finish this!
The Spider studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 3:00 in the 3 round
Israel Adesanya moves forward and launches a low kick.
The Spider blocks that.
Anderson Silva tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
The clock says 3:25 in the 3 round
Israel Adesanya fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The Spider studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The Spider pushes Israel Adesanya and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 3:55 in the 3 round
Good front kick from The Spider!
The Last Stylebender stumbles backwards after that one!
Hard blow to The Last Stylebender's mid-section, he seems hurt
Israel Adesanya seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Anderson Silva!
4:07 Round 3 and The Spider is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Anderson Silva!
The Last Stylebender is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Herb Dean is asking The Last Stylebender to defend himself! Herb Dean jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for The Last Stylebender.
There is a small laceration on Israel Adesanya's Left cheek
Winner is Anderson Silva by TKO (Punch) at 4:25 Round 3
Statistics: Israel Adesanya
Punches 9/40 (22%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Anderson Silva
Punches 34/43 (79%)
Kicks 15/16 (94%)
Clinch strikes 4/6 (67%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Izzy is really good, and Anderson destroyed him in this fight, which really made Andy look potent. Will this be a title-run, or is an upset/ass-handling in order?
Anderson Silva doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Israel Adesanya has fight Anderson Silva 1 times. He has lost 1 of them.
Anderson Silva is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Israel Adesanya is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
A right hand from Anderson Silva
makes The Last Stylebender stumble back!
Anderson Silva moves forward looking for some grappling action
The Spider has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Israel Adesanya pushes away The Spider trying to keep the fight at striking range
The Spider doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Israel Adesanya
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Spider struggles and launches a few punches to The Last Stylebender's head
Those punches are hitting! The Last Stylebender covers his head!
The Last Stylebender's Forehead is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Israel Adesanya's Forehead
Israel Adesanya pushes away The Spider trying to keep the fight at striking range
The Spider doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Israel Adesanya
The fighters are clinching.
Israel Adesanya slightly pushes The Spider into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Some counter punches against Anderson Silva
almost hit him as he moves away.
The Spider has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Anderson Silva attempts to cut off The Last Stylebender with punches
The Last Stylebender reels from the strikes.
There is a small laceration on Israel Adesanya's Right cheek
The Spider moves backwards and Israel Adesanya is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Lightning fast low kick from The Spider!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Solid low kick from Anderson Silva.
For sure, that had to hurt!
The Spider looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Israel Adesanya's punches
The Spider measures the resilience of The Last Stylebender's chin with an uppercut while The Last Stylebender lands some great crosses.
The Spider steps backwards away from Israel Adesanya. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The Spider studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
A left hook from The Spider
grazes the chin of The Last Stylebender.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Israel Adesanya!
The Spider ducks under...
The Last Stylebender clumsily fails here and it's time for Anderson Silva to fight back!
Anderson Silva fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Israel Adesanya! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
Israel Adesanya throws an uppercut
The Spider slips it.
The Last Stylebender moves backwards and Anderson Silva is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Israel Adesanya!
The Spider ducks under...
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
The Last Stylebender avoids a dangerous strike from The Spider
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
The Spider moves backwards and Israel Adesanya is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Several good body shots
land on The Last Stylebender.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Israel Adesanya paws at The Spider.
The Spider answers with solid punches!
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
The Last Stylebender steps forward
Anderson Silva catches him with an uppercut to the face!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Israel Adesanya fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Anderson Silva was tooling Israel Adesanya for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Israel Adesanya lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
The Spider studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Good movement from The Last Stylebender
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
Israel Adesanya is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The Spider moves backwards and Israel Adesanya is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Anderson Silva is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
A solid combination from Israel Adesanya
mostly hits air.
Poorly executed technique. Anderson Silva looks to counter!
The Spider is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
That one finds The Last Stylebender's thigh
Tremendous strikes from The Last Stylebender!
The Spider blocks with confidence
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Anderson Silva was tooling Israel Adesanya for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Israel Adesanya lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
The Last Stylebender studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Anderson Silva seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
The Spider throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Terrible one sided match... The Last Stylebender was not ready to fight a fighter of Anderson Silva caliber.
Anderson Silva fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Israel Adesanya! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
The Last Stylebender ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Anderson Silva fakes a punch and launches himself over The Last Stylebender!
Nice move by The Spider who clinches and pushes The Last Stylebender against the cage
Israel Adesanya pushes away The Spider trying to keep the fight at striking range
The Spider doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Israel Adesanya
The fighters are clinching.
The Spider struggles and launches a few punches to The Last Stylebender's head
Those punches are hitting! The Last Stylebender covers his head!
Israel Adesanya pushes away The Spider trying to keep the fight at striking range
The Spider doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Israel Adesanya
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
The Last Stylebender takes a break to breathe while holding Anderson Silva.
Herb Dean sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
The Last Stylebender studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Israel Adesanya and The Spider engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
The Spider throws a low kick
Israel Adesanya blocks.
The two exchange wildly
The Last Stylebender is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Solid jabs from Israel Adesanya.
Nice punches.
The Spider launches a hook to the body
Bang! The Last Stylebender stops that one with his ribs!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The Spider launches a furious low kick!
The Last Stylebender receives a hard blow on his left leg!
The Last Stylebender hyper-extended his left leg
Israel Adesanya fakes a move and moves laterally.
Israel Adesanya tries a hook to the body
but The Spider manages to dodge it
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
The Spider and The Last Stylebender circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 4:25 in the 2 round
A right hand from Israel Adesanya
misses its target.
The Spider pushes Israel Adesanya and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The Spider tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. The Spider is clinching with The Last Stylebender.
The Last Stylebender doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Anderson Silva embrace and tries to move away...
Anderson Silva pushes The Last Stylebender forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Anderson Silva tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
The Spider circles out and slips free of Israel Adesanya's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Herb Dean tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 3
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Israel Adesanya goes with a looping right hand while Anderson Silva jumps back and jabs
The Last Stylebender seems staggered and Anderson Silva runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Israel Adesanya is measuring The Spider with his jab.
The Spider isn't fazed.
Israel Adesanya gets sloppy and Anderson Silva tries to take advantage...
Solid kick to the leg from Anderson Silva
that visibly pains The Last Stylebender.
The Spider throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
The Spider studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Solid kick to the leg from Anderson Silva
that visibly pains The Last Stylebender.
The clock says 1:00 in the 3 round
The Last Stylebender goes to the body...
his punches graze The Spider's arm.
Anderson Silva tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
The Spider launches a hook to the body
Bang! The Last Stylebender stops that one with his ribs!
Hard blow to The Last Stylebender's mid-section, he seems hurt
As the fight continues it seems that Israel Adesanya is taking the best of the fight.
The two exchange wildly
The Spider is connecting with a few punches
Israel Adesanya attempts to cut off The Spider with punches
The Spider avoids getting cornered.
The Spider is trying to counter now!
Anderson Silva swings...
hard impact to The Last Stylebender's face!
The Last Stylebender's Chin is beginning to swell
The clock says 1:50 in the 3 round
The Spider fires low kicks
punishing The Last Stylebender's legs repeatedly.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
2:16 Round 3 and The Spider is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
The Spider and The Last Stylebender circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 2:30 in the 3 round
Anderson Silva closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
The Spider launches a furious low kick!
The Last Stylebender receives a hard blow on his left leg!
That punishment by Anderson Silva has left The Last Stylebender staggered! Anderson Silva should try push forward now and finish this!
The Spider pushes Israel Adesanya and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
That punishment by Anderson Silva has left The Last Stylebender staggered! Anderson Silva should try push forward now and finish this!
The Spider studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 3:00 in the 3 round
Israel Adesanya moves forward and launches a low kick.
The Spider blocks that.
Anderson Silva tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
The clock says 3:25 in the 3 round
Israel Adesanya fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The Spider studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The Spider pushes Israel Adesanya and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 3:55 in the 3 round
Good front kick from The Spider!
The Last Stylebender stumbles backwards after that one!
Hard blow to The Last Stylebender's mid-section, he seems hurt
Israel Adesanya seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Anderson Silva!
4:07 Round 3 and The Spider is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Anderson Silva!
The Last Stylebender is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Herb Dean is asking The Last Stylebender to defend himself! Herb Dean jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for The Last Stylebender.
There is a small laceration on Israel Adesanya's Left cheek
Winner is Anderson Silva by TKO (Punch) at 4:25 Round 3
Statistics: Israel Adesanya
Punches 9/40 (22%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Anderson Silva
Punches 34/43 (79%)
Kicks 15/16 (94%)
Clinch strikes 4/6 (67%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Izzy is really good, and Anderson destroyed him in this fight, which really made Andy look potent. Will this be a title-run, or is an upset/ass-handling in order?
