Post by The Sandman on Feb 24, 2022 15:25:49 GMT -5
Junior dos Santos looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
Stipe Miocic raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
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.
Junior dos Santos comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
Stipe Miocic comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos and Miocic engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Junior dos Santos launches a body shot
Miocic dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Stipe Miocic throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Junior dos Sandwich's chin! That stops Junior dos Sandwich in his tracks!
Junior dos Sandwich has a small cut in his Left eye
Nice low kick from Miocic
but Junior dos Santos stops it.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Junior dos Santos can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Junior dos Sandwich decides to launch some tentative punches
Miocic launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Junior dos Sandwich with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Miocic moves backwards and Junior dos Santos is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Junior dos Santos tries a hook to the body
and hits Miocic ribs hard
Junior dos Santos attempts to cut off Miocic with punches
Miocic reels from the strikes.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Junior dos Sandwich has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Junior dos Santos fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Stipe Miocic throws a looping right hand...
Junior dos Sandwich moves aside and dodges.
Junior dos Sandwich is trying to counter now!
Junior dos Sandwich grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Junior dos Santos
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Miocic
Junior dos Sandwich gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Stipe Miocic! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Stipe Miocic doesn't defend himself!
Miocic's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Miocic
Junior dos Santos aggressively and repeatedly punches Miocic.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Miocic has a small cut in his Forehead
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Miocic
Miocic tries to close his guard around Junior dos Sandwich
He is not able to do it
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Miocic
Junior dos Santos tries to pass to half guard...
Stipe Miocic can't prevent his opponent from passing. Junior dos Sandwich looks to work from half guard.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Miocic
Stipe Miocic launches a few punches to Junior dos Sandwich's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Junior dos Sandwich tries to cover his face,
Junior dos Sandwich has a small cut in his Left cheek
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Miocic
Pitty-pat punches from Junior dos Sandwich
They're bothering Miocic even though they aren't hurting him.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Miocic
Stipe Miocic 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 Junior dos Sandwich's moves.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Miocic
Stipe Miocic 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 Junior dos Sandwich's moves.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Miocic
Stipe Miocic 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 Junior dos Sandwich's moves.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Miocic
Miocic tries to move on the ground and shows Junior dos Santos a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Miocic's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Dan Miragliotta knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Miocic
Stipe Miocic attempts to move to full guard
Junior dos Santos keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Miocic
Junior dos Sandwich tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Stipe Miocic
Junior dos Sandwich tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Stipe Miocic
Miocic measures the resilience of Junior dos Sandwich's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Junior dos Sandwich blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Stipe Miocic
Junior dos Sandwich tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Junior dos Santos controls the situation despite Stipe Miocic efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
The round is for Junior dos Sandwich, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Pulverizing punch to Miocic's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Junior dos Santos seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Miocic leads with a punch
Junior dos Santos avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Junior dos Santos turns out the lights for Miocic! Tiiiiiiiim-ber! What a knock out!
Miocic's Mouth is beginning to swell
Miocic has a small cut in his Mouth
Winner is Junior dos Santos by KO (Uppercut) at 0:38 Round 2
Statistics: Junior dos Santos
Punches 12/14 (86%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/14 (86%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 165 s
Statistics: Stipe Miocic
Punches 6/7 (86%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/5 (40%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 165 s
Miocic didnt do things.
Stipe Miocic raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
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.
Junior dos Santos comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
Stipe Miocic comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos and Miocic engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Junior dos Santos launches a body shot
Miocic dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Stipe Miocic throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Junior dos Sandwich's chin! That stops Junior dos Sandwich in his tracks!
Junior dos Sandwich has a small cut in his Left eye
Nice low kick from Miocic
but Junior dos Santos stops it.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Junior dos Santos can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Junior dos Sandwich decides to launch some tentative punches
Miocic launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Junior dos Sandwich with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Miocic moves backwards and Junior dos Santos is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Junior dos Santos tries a hook to the body
and hits Miocic ribs hard
Junior dos Santos attempts to cut off Miocic with punches
Miocic reels from the strikes.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Junior dos Sandwich has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Junior dos Santos fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Stipe Miocic throws a looping right hand...
Junior dos Sandwich moves aside and dodges.
Junior dos Sandwich is trying to counter now!
Junior dos Sandwich grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Junior dos Santos
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Miocic
Junior dos Sandwich gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Stipe Miocic! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Stipe Miocic doesn't defend himself!
Miocic's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Miocic
Junior dos Santos aggressively and repeatedly punches Miocic.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Miocic has a small cut in his Forehead
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Miocic
Miocic tries to close his guard around Junior dos Sandwich
He is not able to do it
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Miocic
Junior dos Santos tries to pass to half guard...
Stipe Miocic can't prevent his opponent from passing. Junior dos Sandwich looks to work from half guard.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Miocic
Stipe Miocic launches a few punches to Junior dos Sandwich's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Junior dos Sandwich tries to cover his face,
Junior dos Sandwich has a small cut in his Left cheek
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Miocic
Pitty-pat punches from Junior dos Sandwich
They're bothering Miocic even though they aren't hurting him.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Miocic
Stipe Miocic 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 Junior dos Sandwich's moves.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Miocic
Stipe Miocic 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 Junior dos Sandwich's moves.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Miocic
Stipe Miocic 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 Junior dos Sandwich's moves.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Miocic
Miocic tries to move on the ground and shows Junior dos Santos a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Miocic's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Dan Miragliotta knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Miocic
Stipe Miocic attempts to move to full guard
Junior dos Santos keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Miocic
Junior dos Sandwich tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Stipe Miocic
Junior dos Sandwich tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Stipe Miocic
Miocic measures the resilience of Junior dos Sandwich's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Junior dos Sandwich blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Stipe Miocic
Junior dos Sandwich tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Junior dos Santos controls the situation despite Stipe Miocic efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
The round is for Junior dos Sandwich, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Pulverizing punch to Miocic's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Junior dos Santos seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Miocic leads with a punch
Junior dos Santos avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Junior dos Santos turns out the lights for Miocic! Tiiiiiiiim-ber! What a knock out!
Miocic's Mouth is beginning to swell
Miocic has a small cut in his Mouth
Winner is Junior dos Santos by KO (Uppercut) at 0:38 Round 2
Statistics: Junior dos Santos
Punches 12/14 (86%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/14 (86%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 165 s
Statistics: Stipe Miocic
Punches 6/7 (86%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/5 (40%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 165 s
Miocic didnt do things.
