Post by The Sandmen on May 5, 2014 17:09:18 GMT -5
Bas Rutten is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Frank Mir doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Bas Rutten is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Frank Mir tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Bas Rutten swings and Mir has to retreat
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
A wicked punch by Bas Rutten
goes awry.
Mir is trying to counter now!
Frank Mir launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
El Guapo blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Bas Rutten closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Frank Mir paws at El Guapo.
El Guapo answers with solid punches!
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Mir wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
El Guapo doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
Mir is holding Bas Rutten's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Bas Rutten shows great balance while pushing away Frank Mir
Poorly executed technique. Bas Rutten looks to counter!
El Guapo goes to the body...
He punishes Mir's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Hard blow to Mir's mid-section, he seems hurt
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Frank Mir tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Frank Mir who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
El Guapo doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Frank Mir embrace and tries to move away...
Frank Mir pushes El Guapo forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Bas Rutten's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Mir is throwing a flurry of punches!
El Guapo ducks under and circles out of the corner.
El Guapo grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Mir struggles... Bas Rutten is unable to take him down
Mir fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
El Guapo sprawls and remains on his feet.
Bas Rutten throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Mir's chin! That stops Mir in his tracks!
Mir's Right eye is beginning to swell
A punch from Frank Mir
whizzes past El Guapo.
El Guapo tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Tremendous strikes from El Guapo!
Some big punches are landing!
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Frank Mir and El Guapo engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Bas Rutten is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Tremendous strikes from El Guapo!
Some big punches are landing!
Bas Rutten is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
El Guapo feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Mir's Chin is beginning to swell
Frank Mir is measuring El Guapo with his jab.
El Guapo isn't fazed.
Bas Rutten is measuring Mir with his jab.
Good accuracy on his part.
Frank Mir throws an uppercut
El Guapo slips it.
Mir clumsily fails here and it's time for Bas Rutten to fight back!
El Guapo fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Frank Mir didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Bas Rutten is in open guard over Mir
El Guapo tries to jump to side mount.
Frank Mir closed his guard around Bas Rutten.
Bas Rutten is in side mount over Frank Mir
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
El Guapo tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Bas Rutten is in full mount over Frank Mir
El Guapo tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Bas Rutten controls the situation despite Frank Mir efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Bas Rutten is in full mount over Frank Mir
Bas Rutten sits high on Frank Mir's chest and pulls his leg underneath Mir's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Mir tries to roll out. He's too quick for Bas Rutten and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by El Guapo and it cost him top position.
Frank Mir is in closed guard over El Guapo
Mir tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
El Guapo leans and gets Frank Mir's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Frank Mir is in closed guard over El Guapo
Frank Mir tries to better his position on the ground...
El Guapo holds Frank Mir's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Frank Mir is in closed guard over El Guapo
Bas Rutten launches a few punches to Mir's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Mir tries to cover his face,
Frank Mir is in closed guard over El Guapo
Mir is in closed guard... El Guapo tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Frank Mir!
Bas Rutten is in full mount over Frank Mir
El Guapo goes for an armbar!
Crippling lock!
El Guapo is locking that Armbar...
That Armbar from Bas Rutten appears to be unbreakable
El Guapo is locking that Armbar...
Crippling lock!
El Guapo secures the lock while Frank Mir refuses to tap... Mario Yamasaki jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Bas Rutten by Submission (Armbar) at 4:54 Round 1
Statistics: Bas Rutten
Punches 14/17 (82%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 96 s
Statistics: Frank Mir
Punches 0/9 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/5 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 96 s
Frank Mir needs takedown offense. That would make him a whole different fighter (well, maybe not but at least his offense (submissions) would have a chance, since 0/2 is not good if you are a sub fighter).
Bas looked happy as hell to be back and performed to the top of his game. BUT...0 kicks makes me intrigued. For someone with such renowned kicks to throw 0 and still get a win, he could have some legit potential this time round.
Frank Mir doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Bas Rutten is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Frank Mir tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Bas Rutten swings and Mir has to retreat
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
A wicked punch by Bas Rutten
goes awry.
Mir is trying to counter now!
Frank Mir launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
El Guapo blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Bas Rutten closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Frank Mir paws at El Guapo.
El Guapo answers with solid punches!
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Mir wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
El Guapo doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
Mir is holding Bas Rutten's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Bas Rutten shows great balance while pushing away Frank Mir
Poorly executed technique. Bas Rutten looks to counter!
El Guapo goes to the body...
He punishes Mir's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Hard blow to Mir's mid-section, he seems hurt
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Frank Mir tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Frank Mir who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
El Guapo doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Frank Mir embrace and tries to move away...
Frank Mir pushes El Guapo forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Bas Rutten's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Mir is throwing a flurry of punches!
El Guapo ducks under and circles out of the corner.
El Guapo grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Mir struggles... Bas Rutten is unable to take him down
Mir fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
El Guapo sprawls and remains on his feet.
Bas Rutten throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Mir's chin! That stops Mir in his tracks!
Mir's Right eye is beginning to swell
A punch from Frank Mir
whizzes past El Guapo.
El Guapo tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Tremendous strikes from El Guapo!
Some big punches are landing!
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Frank Mir and El Guapo engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Bas Rutten is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Tremendous strikes from El Guapo!
Some big punches are landing!
Bas Rutten is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
El Guapo feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Mir's Chin is beginning to swell
Frank Mir is measuring El Guapo with his jab.
El Guapo isn't fazed.
Bas Rutten is measuring Mir with his jab.
Good accuracy on his part.
Frank Mir throws an uppercut
El Guapo slips it.
Mir clumsily fails here and it's time for Bas Rutten to fight back!
El Guapo fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Frank Mir didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Bas Rutten is in open guard over Mir
El Guapo tries to jump to side mount.
Frank Mir closed his guard around Bas Rutten.
Bas Rutten is in side mount over Frank Mir
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
El Guapo tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Bas Rutten is in full mount over Frank Mir
El Guapo tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Bas Rutten controls the situation despite Frank Mir efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Bas Rutten is in full mount over Frank Mir
Bas Rutten sits high on Frank Mir's chest and pulls his leg underneath Mir's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Mir tries to roll out. He's too quick for Bas Rutten and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by El Guapo and it cost him top position.
Frank Mir is in closed guard over El Guapo
Mir tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
El Guapo leans and gets Frank Mir's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Frank Mir is in closed guard over El Guapo
Frank Mir tries to better his position on the ground...
El Guapo holds Frank Mir's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Frank Mir is in closed guard over El Guapo
Bas Rutten launches a few punches to Mir's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Mir tries to cover his face,
Frank Mir is in closed guard over El Guapo
Mir is in closed guard... El Guapo tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Frank Mir!
Bas Rutten is in full mount over Frank Mir
El Guapo goes for an armbar!
Crippling lock!
El Guapo is locking that Armbar...
That Armbar from Bas Rutten appears to be unbreakable
El Guapo is locking that Armbar...
Crippling lock!
El Guapo secures the lock while Frank Mir refuses to tap... Mario Yamasaki jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Bas Rutten by Submission (Armbar) at 4:54 Round 1
Statistics: Bas Rutten
Punches 14/17 (82%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 96 s
Statistics: Frank Mir
Punches 0/9 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/5 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 96 s
Frank Mir needs takedown offense. That would make him a whole different fighter (well, maybe not but at least his offense (submissions) would have a chance, since 0/2 is not good if you are a sub fighter).
Bas looked happy as hell to be back and performed to the top of his game. BUT...0 kicks makes me intrigued. For someone with such renowned kicks to throw 0 and still get a win, he could have some legit potential this time round.