Post by The Sandman on Dec 2, 2023 4:22:44 GMT -5
ManMMA Heavyweight Championship
Cain Velasquez glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Ferocious staredown by Darth Bader while Keith Peterson recites the rules.
Now Cain Velasquez put his title in contention against Darth Bader.
Cain Velasquez has fight Ryan Bader 1 times. He has lost 1 of them.
And there you go! I would put my money on Cain Velasquez today.
Cain Velasquez comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
Ryan Bader comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Keith Peterson.
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Round 1
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Cain Velasquez and Ryan Bader touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Cain Velasquez tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Darth Bader's face
Cain Velasquez launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Darth Bader blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Ryan Bader's cheek! Darth Bader stumbles and the falls to the mat!
"That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez is standing while Darth Bader is on the ground on his back
Cain Velasquez seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
"That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez launches a kick to Darth Bader's thigh
Loud pop!
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
"That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez is standing while Darth Bader is on the ground on his back
"That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez launches a kick to Darth Bader's thigh
Loud pop!
"That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez is standing while Darth Bader is on the ground on his back
Cain Velasquez steps back and allows Darth Bader to get back to his feet.
Back to the beginning! Ryan Bader is standing now.
Cain Velasquez leans forwards and tries to grapple with Darth Bader
"That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cain Velasquez grapple with Ryan Bader and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
nice takedown Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Ryan Bader
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Ryan Bader
Ryan Bader attempts to trap Cain Velasquez in his guard.
Cain Velasquez keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Ryan Bader
Ryan Bader attempts to trap Cain Velasquez in his guard.
Cain Velasquez keeps control and remains in side mount.
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Ryan Bader
Cain Velasquez looks to mount Ryan Bader...
Cain Velasquez slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Ryan Bader launches a few punches to "That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez's cheek from the guard.
Cain Velasquez uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Darth Bader tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Cain Velasquez doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Darth Bader misses a step and Cain Velasquez sees an opportunity to counter him!
"That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Ryan Bader's arm and tries an armbar!
Darth Bader hold his own hand and breaks "That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Cain Velasquez.
Ryan Bader is in side mount over Cain Velasquez
"That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez tries to show some ground skills
Cain Velasquez put Darth Bader in half guard.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Ryan Bader is in half guard over "That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez
Darth Bader positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! "That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez's being punished here!
Ryan Bader is in half guard over "That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez
Darth Bader is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Keith Peterson didn't see the foul!
Ryan Bader is in half guard over "That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez
Cain Velasquez was tooling Ryan Bader for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Ryan Bader lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Ryan Bader tries to pass Cain Velasquez's guard...
Ryan Bader passes momentarily but Cain Velasquez regains half guard.
Ryan Bader is in half guard over "That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez
Darth Bader launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Cain Velasquez is not able to stop "That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez ground skills and Ryan Bader moves to side mount!
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Ryan Bader is in side mount over Cain Velasquez
Cain Velasquez is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Ryan Bader is in side mount over Cain Velasquez
Cain Velasquez attempts to trap Ryan Bader in his guard.
Cain Velasquez manages to switch to full guard.
Ryan Bader is in closed guard over "That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez
Ryan Bader looks to posture up and open Cain Velasquez's guard...
Ryan Bader forces Cain Velasquez to open his guard.
Ryan Bader is in open guard over "That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez
"That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez tries to close his guard around Darth Bader
He succeeds!
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Ryan Bader is in closed guard over "That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez
Darth Bader positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! "That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez's being punished here!
Ryan Bader is in closed guard over "That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez
Ryan Bader tries to pass Cain Velasquez's guard...
Ryan Bader passes momentarily but Cain Velasquez regains full guard.
Ryan Bader is in closed guard over "That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez
Darth Bader is in closed guard... "That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ryan Bader!
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Ryan Bader tries to roll on the ground...
"That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Ryan Bader gets sloppy and Cain Velasquez tries to take advantage...
"That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cain Velasquez controls the situation despite Ryan Bader efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Ryan Bader tries to roll on the ground...
"That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Keith Peterson 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.
Ryan Bader and "That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Darth Bader's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Bone shattering straight left hand from Cain Velasquez!
Darth Bader is going to have a big headache after that blow!
"That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez begins to launch a barrage of punches over Darth Bader
this is getting worse and worse for Darth Bader
Darth Bader has a small cut in his Mouth
Keith Peterson separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Darth Bader is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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Darth Bader steps forward
Cain Velasquez catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Darth Bader's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Darth Bader throws a hook
He fails to land it.
Darth Bader is holding Cain Velasquez's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Cain Velasquez shows great balance while pushing away Ryan Bader
"That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Brutal combination from Cain Velasquez!
Darth Bader is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Surprise roundhouse punch by "That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez.
It looks like Darth Bader was hit by a bus!
Ryan Bader seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Cain Velasquez!
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Not a desiderable position that Darth Bader is in now. Cain Velasquez is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Darth Bader throws a lazy kick
"That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Ryan Bader goes with a looping right hand while Cain Velasquez jumps back and jabs
Darth Bader seems staggered and Cain Velasquez runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
"That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez avoids a dangerous strike from Darth Bader
and counters with a solid straight!
Incredible haymaker from Cain Velasquez!
You can see Ryan Bader's head being snapped backwards!
A wicked punch by Cain Velasquez
rocks Darth Bader!
Darth Bader's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Darth Bader has a small cut in his Right cheek
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Cain Velasquez's mind is definitely in the fight, Darth Bader just got nailed! Cain Velasquez saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Darth Bader is going to have a headache after this one.
The ref pulls off Cain Velasquez! Darth Bader seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Darth Bader's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Ryan Bader's Chin
Winner is Cain Velasquez by TKO (Punch) at 2:00 Round 2
Statistics: Cain Velasquez
Punches 26/33 (79%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 200 s
Statistics: Ryan Bader
Punches 3/6 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 6/9 (67%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 224 s
Cain Velasquez defends the Heavyweight title!
Cain was very ready for this fight. Bader put up a fight, but wasn't quite there yet.
