LAS VEGAS -- This is the UFC 132 live blog for George Sotiropoulos vs. Rafael dos Anjos, a lightweight bout on tonight's Spike TV portion of the card at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.Sotiropoulos (14-3) had a seven-fight UFC win streak snapped in February in a loss to Dennis Siver at UFC 127. Dos Anjos (14-5) lost last August to Clay Guida at UFC 117.
The live blog is below.
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Round 1: Dos Anjos is bouncing all over the place to start the fight, with Sotiropoulos calmly following him. They both whiff on leg kicks, and dos Anjos continues circling. Dos Anjos dives in with a combo, then backs up just far enough to blast Sotiropoulos with a big right hook. Sotiropoulos goes down in a heap. Dos Anjos goes to jump on him, but Yves Lavigne gets there first and protects Sotiropoulos from taking any unnecessary damage. A victorious dos Anjos parades around the cage, elated.
Rafael dos Anjos def. George Sotiropoulos via KO (punch) at 0:59 of round 1
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