Post by The Sandmen on Mar 13, 2013 18:54:27 GMT -5
Travis Browne glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Shogun Rua raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Shogun Rua is going to have a hard fight according to the bets.
Travis Browne comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Travis Browne and Shogun Rua touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Shogun moves to shoot
Hapa misses a knee.
Hapa clumsily fails here and it's time for Shogun Rua to fight back!
Shogun wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Shogun moves forward and holds Hapa
The fighters are clinching.
Shogun and Travis Browne are cliched up against the cage. Shogun steps for a throw
Hapa stays on his feet
Travis Browne tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Shogun is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Travis Browne is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Shogun with uppercuts!
Shogun is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if Shogun is unable to escape!
Shogun has a small cut in his Right eye
The fighters are clinching.
Hapa shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Hapa pushes Shogun Rua against the fence and launches a few sick punches
Shogun blocks and pushes away his opponent creating space between them.
Travis Browne gets sloppy and Shogun Rua tries to take advantage...
Shogun throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Shogun ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Hapa fires low kicks
punishing Shogun's legs repeatedly.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Shogun Rua fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Hapa looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Shogun Rua's punches
Hapa measures the resilience of Shogun's chin with an uppercut while Shogun lands some great crosses.
Travis Browne tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Shogun Rua swings and Hapa has to retreat
Shogun Rua fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Shogun goes to the body...
He punishes Hapa's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Shogun steps backwards away from Travis Browne. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Shogun wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shogun gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Shogun blocks Travis Browne's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
Shogun Rua is in closed guard over Hapa
Shogun Rua tries to better his position on the ground...
Shogun breaks the closed guard of Travis Browne and moves to half guard
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Shogun Rua is in side mount over Travis Browne
Shogun Rua tries to open Hapa's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Shogun Rua. Hapa is unable to cover himself now!
Shogun Rua turns out the lights for Hapa! What an astonishing KO by Shogun!
Winner is Shogun Rua by KO (GnP) at 3:06 Round 1
Statistics: Travis Browne
Punches 4/4 (100%)
Kicks 3/4 (75%)
Clinch strikes 3/6 (50%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 21 s
Statistics: Shogun Rua
Punches 7/9 (78%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/6 (67%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 21 s
Wow. Browne was winning this one, when Rua whipped out the flash GnP KO for the win. Crazy. Stuff like that is why I love MMA.
Shogun Rua raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Shogun Rua is going to have a hard fight according to the bets.
Travis Browne comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Travis Browne and Shogun Rua touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Shogun moves to shoot
Hapa misses a knee.
Hapa clumsily fails here and it's time for Shogun Rua to fight back!
Shogun wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Shogun moves forward and holds Hapa
The fighters are clinching.
Shogun and Travis Browne are cliched up against the cage. Shogun steps for a throw
Hapa stays on his feet
Travis Browne tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Shogun is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Travis Browne is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Shogun with uppercuts!
Shogun is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if Shogun is unable to escape!
Shogun has a small cut in his Right eye
The fighters are clinching.
Hapa shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Hapa pushes Shogun Rua against the fence and launches a few sick punches
Shogun blocks and pushes away his opponent creating space between them.
Travis Browne gets sloppy and Shogun Rua tries to take advantage...
Shogun throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Shogun ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Hapa fires low kicks
punishing Shogun's legs repeatedly.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Shogun Rua fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Hapa looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Shogun Rua's punches
Hapa measures the resilience of Shogun's chin with an uppercut while Shogun lands some great crosses.
Travis Browne tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Shogun Rua swings and Hapa has to retreat
Shogun Rua fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Shogun goes to the body...
He punishes Hapa's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Shogun steps backwards away from Travis Browne. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Shogun wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shogun gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Shogun blocks Travis Browne's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
Shogun Rua is in closed guard over Hapa
Shogun Rua tries to better his position on the ground...
Shogun breaks the closed guard of Travis Browne and moves to half guard
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Shogun Rua is in side mount over Travis Browne
Shogun Rua tries to open Hapa's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Shogun Rua. Hapa is unable to cover himself now!
Shogun Rua turns out the lights for Hapa! What an astonishing KO by Shogun!
Winner is Shogun Rua by KO (GnP) at 3:06 Round 1
Statistics: Travis Browne
Punches 4/4 (100%)
Kicks 3/4 (75%)
Clinch strikes 3/6 (50%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 21 s
Statistics: Shogun Rua
Punches 7/9 (78%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/6 (67%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 21 s
Wow. Browne was winning this one, when Rua whipped out the flash GnP KO for the win. Crazy. Stuff like that is why I love MMA.