Post by The Sandman on May 1, 2022 21:19:08 GMT -5
Fabricio Werdum looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
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.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Mirko Cro Cop comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Cro Cop moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Fabricio Werdum checks the kick.
Werdum and Cro Cop circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Cro Cop launches a flurry of punches
Werdum slips out of danger.
Solid low kick from Mirko Cro Cop.
Werdum deflects it.
Cro Cop misses a step and Fabricio Werdum sees an opportunity to counter him!
A punch from Fabricio Werdum
grazes Cro Cop's left cheek.
Solid low kick from Mirko Cro Cop.
For sure, that had to hurt!
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Inside leg kick from Cro Cop
that goes awry.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Fabricio Werdum is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Werdum grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Fabricio Werdum
Fabricio Werdum is in open guard over Cro Cop
Werdum is taking this opportunity to rest.
Fabricio Werdum is in open guard over Cro Cop
Cro Cop tries to close his guard around Werdum
He is not able to do it
Fabricio Werdum is in open guard over Cro Cop
Cro Cop measures the resilience of Werdum's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Werdum blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Mirko Cro Cop gets sloppy and Fabricio Werdum tries to take advantage...
Fabricio Werdum tries to pass to half guard...
Mirko Cro Cop can't prevent his opponent from passing. Werdum looks to work from half guard.
Fabricio Werdum is in half guard over Cro Cop
Mirko Cro Cop tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Fabricio Werdum is in half guard over Cro Cop
Werdum tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Cro Cop from the side mount!
Fabricio Werdum is in side mount over Mirko Cro Cop
Fabricio Werdum looks to mount Mirko Cro Cop...
Fabricio Werdum slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Fabricio Werdum is in full mount over Mirko Cro Cop
Cro Cop measures the resilience of Werdum's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Werdum blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Werdum tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Werdum tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Fabricio Werdum controls the situation despite Mirko Cro Cop efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Mario Yamasaki 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.
Solid kick to the leg from Mirko Cro Cop
Werdum checks it.
Mirko Cro Cop launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Cro Cop spins around and tries a spinning back kick!
Mirko Cro Cop hits hard Werdum ribs with that one! Werdum's just wrenches like a little branch.
Mirko Cro Cop jabs at Werdum
hitting his chest.
Terrible one sided match... Werdum was not ready to fight a fighter of Mirko Cro Cop caliber.
The two exchange wildly
Werdum is connecting with a few punches
Hard blow to Cro Cop's mid-section, he seems hurt
Fabricio Werdum fakes a move and moves laterally.
A high kick from Fabricio Werdum
grazes Cro Cop's head, but he seems okay.
Cro Cop steps backwards away from Fabricio Werdum. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Werdum studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Terrible one sided match... Werdum was not ready to fight a fighter of Mirko Cro Cop caliber.
Mirko Cro Cop moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
Mirko Cro Cop wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
His opponent is elsewhere, looking to counter...
Cro Cop throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
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 2
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These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Solid low kick from Mirko Cro Cop.
Werdum deflects it.
Poorly executed technique. Fabricio Werdum looks to counter!
Solid jabs from Fabricio Werdum.
Nice punches.
Fabricio Werdum fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The two exchange wildly
Werdum is connecting with a few punches
Fabricio Werdum fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Cro Cop's chin
Cro Cop's Chin is beginning to swell
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Werdum moves backwards and Mirko Cro Cop is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Mirko Cro Cop!
Werdum ducks under...
Fabricio Werdum goes with a looping right hand while Mirko Cro Cop jumps back and jabs
Cro Cop seems staggered and Fabricio Werdum runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Werdum looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Mirko Cro Cop's punches
Werdum is on the receiving end of a great combo by Cro Cop.
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
Cro Cop steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Werdum decides to launch some tentative punches
Fabricio Werdum takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Cro Cop moves backwards and Fabricio Werdum is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Cro Cop's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Good front kick from Cro Cop!
Fabricio Werdum blocks
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Cro Cop jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Werdum sees what was coming and ducks under his opponent and moves aside
Fabricio Werdum shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Mirko Cro Cop is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Werdum into his guard.
Fabricio Werdum is in closed guard over Cro Cop
Cro Cop has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Werdum is in closed guard... Cro Cop tries to roll on the ground!
Fabricio Werdum uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Fabricio Werdum is in closed guard over Cro Cop
Werdum is in closed guard... Cro Cop tries to roll on the ground!
Fabricio Werdum uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Fabricio Werdum is in closed guard over Cro Cop
Fabricio Werdum tries to pass Mirko Cro Cop's guard...
Fabricio Werdum manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Fabricio Werdum is in half guard over Cro Cop
Fabricio Werdum hooks Cro Cop's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Crippling lock!
That Kneebar from Fabricio Werdum appears to be unbreakable
Cro Cop hyper-extended his left leg
You can see the pain reflected in Cro Cop's eyes...
Cro Cop hyper-extended his left leg
That Kneebar from Fabricio Werdum appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
Cro Cop struggles to free himself
Cro Cop struggles to free himself
Cro Cop struggles to free himself
Cro Cop hyper-extended his left leg
Werdum secures the lock while Mirko Cro Cop refuses to tap... Mario Yamasaki jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Fabricio Werdum by Submission (Kneebar) at 4:02 Round 2
Statistics: Fabricio Werdum
Punches 19/26 (73%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 118 s
Statistics: Mirko Cro Cop
Punches 7/21 (33%)
Kicks 4/12 (33%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 118 s
Well that’s awkward…
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.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Mirko Cro Cop comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Cro Cop moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Fabricio Werdum checks the kick.
Werdum and Cro Cop circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Cro Cop launches a flurry of punches
Werdum slips out of danger.
Solid low kick from Mirko Cro Cop.
Werdum deflects it.
Cro Cop misses a step and Fabricio Werdum sees an opportunity to counter him!
A punch from Fabricio Werdum
grazes Cro Cop's left cheek.
Solid low kick from Mirko Cro Cop.
For sure, that had to hurt!
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Inside leg kick from Cro Cop
that goes awry.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Fabricio Werdum is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Werdum grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Fabricio Werdum
Fabricio Werdum is in open guard over Cro Cop
Werdum is taking this opportunity to rest.
Fabricio Werdum is in open guard over Cro Cop
Cro Cop tries to close his guard around Werdum
He is not able to do it
Fabricio Werdum is in open guard over Cro Cop
Cro Cop measures the resilience of Werdum's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Werdum blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Mirko Cro Cop gets sloppy and Fabricio Werdum tries to take advantage...
Fabricio Werdum tries to pass to half guard...
Mirko Cro Cop can't prevent his opponent from passing. Werdum looks to work from half guard.
Fabricio Werdum is in half guard over Cro Cop
Mirko Cro Cop tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Fabricio Werdum is in half guard over Cro Cop
Werdum tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Cro Cop from the side mount!
Fabricio Werdum is in side mount over Mirko Cro Cop
Fabricio Werdum looks to mount Mirko Cro Cop...
Fabricio Werdum slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Fabricio Werdum is in full mount over Mirko Cro Cop
Cro Cop measures the resilience of Werdum's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Werdum blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Werdum tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Werdum tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Fabricio Werdum controls the situation despite Mirko Cro Cop efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Mario Yamasaki 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.
Solid kick to the leg from Mirko Cro Cop
Werdum checks it.
Mirko Cro Cop launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Cro Cop spins around and tries a spinning back kick!
Mirko Cro Cop hits hard Werdum ribs with that one! Werdum's just wrenches like a little branch.
Mirko Cro Cop jabs at Werdum
hitting his chest.
Terrible one sided match... Werdum was not ready to fight a fighter of Mirko Cro Cop caliber.
The two exchange wildly
Werdum is connecting with a few punches
Hard blow to Cro Cop's mid-section, he seems hurt
Fabricio Werdum fakes a move and moves laterally.
A high kick from Fabricio Werdum
grazes Cro Cop's head, but he seems okay.
Cro Cop steps backwards away from Fabricio Werdum. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Werdum studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Terrible one sided match... Werdum was not ready to fight a fighter of Mirko Cro Cop caliber.
Mirko Cro Cop moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
Mirko Cro Cop wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
His opponent is elsewhere, looking to counter...
Cro Cop throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
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 2
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These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Solid low kick from Mirko Cro Cop.
Werdum deflects it.
Poorly executed technique. Fabricio Werdum looks to counter!
Solid jabs from Fabricio Werdum.
Nice punches.
Fabricio Werdum fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The two exchange wildly
Werdum is connecting with a few punches
Fabricio Werdum fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Cro Cop's chin
Cro Cop's Chin is beginning to swell
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Werdum moves backwards and Mirko Cro Cop is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Mirko Cro Cop!
Werdum ducks under...
Fabricio Werdum goes with a looping right hand while Mirko Cro Cop jumps back and jabs
Cro Cop seems staggered and Fabricio Werdum runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Werdum looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Mirko Cro Cop's punches
Werdum is on the receiving end of a great combo by Cro Cop.
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
Cro Cop steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Werdum decides to launch some tentative punches
Fabricio Werdum takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Cro Cop moves backwards and Fabricio Werdum is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Cro Cop's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Good front kick from Cro Cop!
Fabricio Werdum blocks
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Cro Cop jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Werdum sees what was coming and ducks under his opponent and moves aside
Fabricio Werdum shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Mirko Cro Cop is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Werdum into his guard.
Fabricio Werdum is in closed guard over Cro Cop
Cro Cop has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Werdum is in closed guard... Cro Cop tries to roll on the ground!
Fabricio Werdum uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Fabricio Werdum is in closed guard over Cro Cop
Werdum is in closed guard... Cro Cop tries to roll on the ground!
Fabricio Werdum uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Fabricio Werdum is in closed guard over Cro Cop
Fabricio Werdum tries to pass Mirko Cro Cop's guard...
Fabricio Werdum manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Fabricio Werdum is in half guard over Cro Cop
Fabricio Werdum hooks Cro Cop's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Crippling lock!
That Kneebar from Fabricio Werdum appears to be unbreakable
Cro Cop hyper-extended his left leg
You can see the pain reflected in Cro Cop's eyes...
Cro Cop hyper-extended his left leg
That Kneebar from Fabricio Werdum appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
Cro Cop struggles to free himself
Cro Cop struggles to free himself
Cro Cop struggles to free himself
Cro Cop hyper-extended his left leg
Werdum secures the lock while Mirko Cro Cop refuses to tap... Mario Yamasaki jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Fabricio Werdum by Submission (Kneebar) at 4:02 Round 2
Statistics: Fabricio Werdum
Punches 19/26 (73%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 118 s
Statistics: Mirko Cro Cop
Punches 7/21 (33%)
Kicks 4/12 (33%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 118 s
Well that’s awkward…
