Post by The Sandmen on Jan 11, 2013 16:14:35 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Rory while Mario Yamasaki recites the rules.
Matt Serra glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Matt Serra is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
Rory MacDonald 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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Rory and Serra move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Serra looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Rory MacDonald's punches
Rory is on the receiving end of a great combo by Serra.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Serra grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Matt Serra
Matt Serra is in open guard over Rory
Rory MacDonald launches a few punches to Serra's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Serra tries to cover his face,
Serra's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Matt Serra is in open guard over Rory
Serra breaths deeply while on the ground
Matt Serra is in open guard over Rory
Serra tries to improve position.
Rory adjusts and closes his guard.
Serra misses a step and Rory MacDonald sees an opportunity to counter him!
Rory tries to close his guard around Serra
He is not able to do it
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Matt Serra is in open guard over Rory
Matt Serra tries to pass to half guard...
Rory MacDonald's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Matt Serra is in open guard over Rory
Rory MacDonald slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Matt Serra cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Pavilhão Atlântico (Lisbon, Portugal) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Rory MacDonald throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Serra's chin! That stops Serra in his tracks!
Rory pushes Matt Serra and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
An overhand right from Rory MacDonald that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Serra's stops that one with his face! How is Serra standing?!
Serra's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Low kick by Matt Serra to maintain his distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Matt Serra gets sloppy and Rory MacDonald tries to take advantage...
A left hook from Rory
falls short.
Rory MacDonald fakes a punch and launches himself over Matt Serra
Great move by Rory who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Serra doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Rory MacDonald embrace and tries to move away...
Rory MacDonald pushes Serra forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rory tries to take Matt Serra down... Serra stumbles backwards and Rory MacDonald launches a few punches...
Matt Serra dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Rory dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Serra from the ground!
Rory MacDonald throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Serra's chin! That stops Serra in his tracks!
Serra moves backwards and Rory MacDonald is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Rory MacDonald launches a rapid series of punches
taking Serra from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
A right hand from Rory MacDonald
surprises Serra!
Rory dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Serra from the ground!
Serra's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Rory MacDonald fakes a punch and launches himself over Serra!
Nice move by Rory who clinches and pushes Serra against the cage
Matt Serra tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Rory is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Rory gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Rory blocks Matt Serra's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Serra
Rory works on the ground with his fingers over Serra's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Mario Yamasaki didn't see the foul!
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Serra
Rory MacDonald is looking to pass Matt Serra's guard...
Rory MacDonald gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Rory MacDonald is in half guard over Serra
Rory MacDonald tries to free his leg
Rory MacDonald uses some of his skill by jumping out of Serra's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Matt Serra
Matt Serra launches a few punches to Rory's cheek from the guard.
Rory MacDonald uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Poorly executed technique. Rory MacDonald looks to counter!
Rory MacDonald looks to mount Matt Serra...
Rory MacDonald slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Matt Serra
Rory tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Rory MacDonald controls the situation despite Matt Serra efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Rory.
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Round 2
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Serra moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Rory MacDonald checks the kick.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Matt Serra tries to bring the fight to the ground
Rory won't budge, forcing Serra to pull guard.
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Serra
Rory tries to escape from closed guard...
Rory struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Rory MacDonald is in half guard over Serra
Rory MacDonald isolates Matt Serra's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Serra struggles to free himself
Rory is locking that Arm Triangle...
Serra's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Rory locks it in and circles towards Serra's head. It's deep and Matt Serra is forced to tap out!
Winner is Rory MacDonald by Submission (Arm Triangle) at 0:58 Round 2
Statistics: Rory MacDonald
Punches 15/18 (83%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/4 (25%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 127 s
Statistics: Matt Serra
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 127 s
Good show from the Ror. Serra meh.
Matt Serra glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Matt Serra is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
Rory MacDonald comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Rory and Serra move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Serra looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Rory MacDonald's punches
Rory is on the receiving end of a great combo by Serra.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Serra grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Matt Serra
Matt Serra is in open guard over Rory
Rory MacDonald launches a few punches to Serra's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Serra tries to cover his face,
Serra's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Matt Serra is in open guard over Rory
Serra breaths deeply while on the ground
Matt Serra is in open guard over Rory
Serra tries to improve position.
Rory adjusts and closes his guard.
Serra misses a step and Rory MacDonald sees an opportunity to counter him!
Rory tries to close his guard around Serra
He is not able to do it
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Matt Serra is in open guard over Rory
Matt Serra tries to pass to half guard...
Rory MacDonald's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Matt Serra is in open guard over Rory
Rory MacDonald slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Matt Serra cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Pavilhão Atlântico (Lisbon, Portugal) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Rory MacDonald throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Serra's chin! That stops Serra in his tracks!
Rory pushes Matt Serra and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
An overhand right from Rory MacDonald that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Serra's stops that one with his face! How is Serra standing?!
Serra's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Low kick by Matt Serra to maintain his distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Matt Serra gets sloppy and Rory MacDonald tries to take advantage...
A left hook from Rory
falls short.
Rory MacDonald fakes a punch and launches himself over Matt Serra
Great move by Rory who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Serra doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Rory MacDonald embrace and tries to move away...
Rory MacDonald pushes Serra forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rory tries to take Matt Serra down... Serra stumbles backwards and Rory MacDonald launches a few punches...
Matt Serra dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Rory dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Serra from the ground!
Rory MacDonald throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Serra's chin! That stops Serra in his tracks!
Serra moves backwards and Rory MacDonald is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Rory MacDonald launches a rapid series of punches
taking Serra from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
A right hand from Rory MacDonald
surprises Serra!
Rory dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Serra from the ground!
Serra's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Rory MacDonald fakes a punch and launches himself over Serra!
Nice move by Rory who clinches and pushes Serra against the cage
Matt Serra tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Rory is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Rory gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Rory blocks Matt Serra's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Serra
Rory works on the ground with his fingers over Serra's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Mario Yamasaki didn't see the foul!
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Serra
Rory MacDonald is looking to pass Matt Serra's guard...
Rory MacDonald gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Rory MacDonald is in half guard over Serra
Rory MacDonald tries to free his leg
Rory MacDonald uses some of his skill by jumping out of Serra's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Matt Serra
Matt Serra launches a few punches to Rory's cheek from the guard.
Rory MacDonald uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Poorly executed technique. Rory MacDonald looks to counter!
Rory MacDonald looks to mount Matt Serra...
Rory MacDonald slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Matt Serra
Rory tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Rory MacDonald controls the situation despite Matt Serra efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Rory.
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Round 2
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Serra moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Rory MacDonald checks the kick.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Matt Serra tries to bring the fight to the ground
Rory won't budge, forcing Serra to pull guard.
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Serra
Rory tries to escape from closed guard...
Rory struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Rory MacDonald is in half guard over Serra
Rory MacDonald isolates Matt Serra's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Serra struggles to free himself
Rory is locking that Arm Triangle...
Serra's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Rory locks it in and circles towards Serra's head. It's deep and Matt Serra is forced to tap out!
Winner is Rory MacDonald by Submission (Arm Triangle) at 0:58 Round 2
Statistics: Rory MacDonald
Punches 15/18 (83%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/4 (25%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 127 s
Statistics: Matt Serra
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 127 s
Good show from the Ror. Serra meh.