Post by The Sandmen on Nov 28, 2017 20:18:18 GMT -5
Junior dos Santos 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.
Shogun Rua glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Junior dos Santos is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
dos Santos looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Shogun Rua's punches
dos Santos measures the resilience of Shogun's chin with an uppercut while Shogun lands some great crosses.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Shogun Rua tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on dos Santos's face
dos Santos goes for a low kick..
Shogun avoids the deadly blow.
Shogun is trying to counter now!
Here comes Shogun Rua with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on dos Santos's ribs!
Hard blow to dos Santos's mid-section, he seems hurt
Lightning fast low kick from Shogun!
dos Santos blocks that kick with his leg.
Junior dos Santos goes with a looping right hand while Shogun Rua jumps back and jabs
dos Santos seems staggered and Shogun Rua runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Good front kick from dos Santos!
Shogun Rua blocks
dos Santos misses a step and Shogun Rua sees an opportunity to counter him!
Pulverizing punch to dos Santos's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
There is a small laceration on Junior dos Santos's Nose
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Shogun Rua seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Shogun Rua launches a rapid series of punches
taking dos Santos from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
dos Santos's Right cheek is beginning to swell
A furious flurry of punches from Junior dos Santos
just misses Shogun.
Shogun fires low kicks
punishing dos Santos's legs repeatedly.
Junior dos Santos goes with a looping right hand while Shogun Rua jumps back and jabs
dos Santos seems staggered and Shogun Rua runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Shogun jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Shogun Rua pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The fighters are clinching.
Shogun grab one of Junior dos Santos's arm and tries a Hip Throw
with a twist of his hip Shogun Rua throw dos Santos to the mat like a ragdoll
Shogun is standing while dos Santos is on the ground on his back
Shogun launches a kick to dos Santos's thigh
Loud pop!
Shogun is standing while dos Santos is on the ground on his back
Shogun Rua creates space and allows Junior dos Santos to stand up.
dos Santos climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Shogun Rua's mind is definitely in the fight, dos Santos just got nailed! Shogun Rua saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! dos Santos is going to have a headache after this one.
dos Santos's Chin is beginning to swell
Quick hook by Junior dos Santos
glances off Shogun's arms.
dos Santos misses a step and Shogun Rua sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shogun Rua's mind is definitely in the fight, dos Santos just got nailed! Shogun Rua saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! dos Santos is going to have a headache after this one.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
An overhand right from Junior dos Santos that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Shogun moves forward and closes the distance while blocking the punch.
Middle kick from Shogun.
dos Santos receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
dos Santos ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Shogun Rua takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Shogun launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits dos Santos's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Steve Mazzagatti has seen that!
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to give dos Santos time to recover. Junior dos Santos seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Shogun Rua goes with a looping right hand while Junior dos Santos jumps back and jabs
That one hits but dos Santos seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
dos Santos's Right eye is beginning to swell
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Brutal combination from Shogun Rua!
dos Santos is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough! The fight is over! dos Santos was not intelligently defending himself!
dos Santos's Chin is beginning to swell
Winner is Shogun Rua by TKO (Punches) at 3:57 Round 1
Statistics: Junior dos Santos
Punches 3/16 (19%)
Kicks 0/3 (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 24 s
Statistics: Shogun Rua
Punches 30/39 (77%)
Kicks 6/7 (86%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
They're coming for him now. I'm not convinced he will make it. Shit.
Shogun Rua glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Junior dos Santos is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
dos Santos looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Shogun Rua's punches
dos Santos measures the resilience of Shogun's chin with an uppercut while Shogun lands some great crosses.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Shogun Rua tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on dos Santos's face
dos Santos goes for a low kick..
Shogun avoids the deadly blow.
Shogun is trying to counter now!
Here comes Shogun Rua with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on dos Santos's ribs!
Hard blow to dos Santos's mid-section, he seems hurt
Lightning fast low kick from Shogun!
dos Santos blocks that kick with his leg.
Junior dos Santos goes with a looping right hand while Shogun Rua jumps back and jabs
dos Santos seems staggered and Shogun Rua runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Good front kick from dos Santos!
Shogun Rua blocks
dos Santos misses a step and Shogun Rua sees an opportunity to counter him!
Pulverizing punch to dos Santos's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
There is a small laceration on Junior dos Santos's Nose
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Shogun Rua seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Shogun Rua launches a rapid series of punches
taking dos Santos from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
dos Santos's Right cheek is beginning to swell
A furious flurry of punches from Junior dos Santos
just misses Shogun.
Shogun fires low kicks
punishing dos Santos's legs repeatedly.
Junior dos Santos goes with a looping right hand while Shogun Rua jumps back and jabs
dos Santos seems staggered and Shogun Rua runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Shogun jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Shogun Rua pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The fighters are clinching.
Shogun grab one of Junior dos Santos's arm and tries a Hip Throw
with a twist of his hip Shogun Rua throw dos Santos to the mat like a ragdoll
Shogun is standing while dos Santos is on the ground on his back
Shogun launches a kick to dos Santos's thigh
Loud pop!
Shogun is standing while dos Santos is on the ground on his back
Shogun Rua creates space and allows Junior dos Santos to stand up.
dos Santos climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Shogun Rua's mind is definitely in the fight, dos Santos just got nailed! Shogun Rua saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! dos Santos is going to have a headache after this one.
dos Santos's Chin is beginning to swell
Quick hook by Junior dos Santos
glances off Shogun's arms.
dos Santos misses a step and Shogun Rua sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shogun Rua's mind is definitely in the fight, dos Santos just got nailed! Shogun Rua saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! dos Santos is going to have a headache after this one.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
An overhand right from Junior dos Santos that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Shogun moves forward and closes the distance while blocking the punch.
Middle kick from Shogun.
dos Santos receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
dos Santos ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Shogun Rua takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Shogun launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits dos Santos's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Steve Mazzagatti has seen that!
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to give dos Santos time to recover. Junior dos Santos seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Shogun Rua goes with a looping right hand while Junior dos Santos jumps back and jabs
That one hits but dos Santos seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
dos Santos's Right eye is beginning to swell
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Brutal combination from Shogun Rua!
dos Santos is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough! The fight is over! dos Santos was not intelligently defending himself!
dos Santos's Chin is beginning to swell
Winner is Shogun Rua by TKO (Punches) at 3:57 Round 1
Statistics: Junior dos Santos
Punches 3/16 (19%)
Kicks 0/3 (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 24 s
Statistics: Shogun Rua
Punches 30/39 (77%)
Kicks 6/7 (86%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
They're coming for him now. I'm not convinced he will make it. Shit.