Post by The Sandmen on Dec 11, 2014 19:36:14 GMT -5
Houston Alexander 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.
Shane Carwin glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Houston Alexander and Shane Carwin touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Houston Alexander swings...
hard impact to Carwin's face!
There is a small laceration on Shane Carwin's Forehead
Shane Carwin tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Alexander is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Shane Carwin is in open guard over Alexander
Alexander tries to close his guard around Carwin
He succeeds!
Shane Carwin is in closed guard over Alexander
Shane Carwin tries to pass Houston Alexander's guard...
Shane Carwin manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Shane Carwin is in half guard over Alexander
Houston Alexander launches a few punches to Carwin's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Carwin tries to cover his face,
Shane Carwin is in half guard over Alexander
Shane Carwin tries to pass Houston Alexander's guard...
Shane Carwin manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Shane Carwin is in side mount over Houston Alexander
Alexander measures the resilience of Carwin's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Carwin's side.
Shane Carwin is in side mount over Houston Alexander
Carwin is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Houston Alexander, who is barely covering up!
Alexander's Left eye is beginning to swell
Shane Carwin is in side mount over Houston Alexander
Houston Alexander attempts to trap Shane Carwin in his guard.
Houston Alexander manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Shane Carwin is in closed guard over Alexander
Houston Alexander launches a few punches to Carwin's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Carwin tries to cover his face,
Shane Carwin is in closed guard over Alexander
Shane Carwin throws down elbows...
Alexander is not making himself an easy target.
Alexander is trying to counter now!
Houston Alexander launches a few punches to Carwin's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Carwin tries to cover his face,
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Shane Carwin is in closed guard over Alexander
Shane Carwin tries to pass Houston Alexander's guard...
Shane Carwin manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Shane Carwin is in half guard over Alexander
Carwin tries to stand up!
Alexander doesn't allow him!
Shane Carwin is in half guard over Alexander
Alexander measures the resilience of Carwin's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Carwin's side.
Shane Carwin is in half guard over Alexander
Shane Carwin doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Alexander's moves.
Shane Carwin is in half guard over Alexander
Carwin tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Alexander from the side mount!
Shane Carwin is in side mount over Houston Alexander
Shane Carwin looks to mount Houston Alexander...
Houston Alexander takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Shane Carwin is in closed guard over Alexander
Shane Carwin doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Alexander's moves.
Shane Carwin is in closed guard over Alexander
Shane Carwin doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Shane Carwin. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Carwin throws a lazy kick
Alexander dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Carwin's Forehead is beginning to swell
Houston Alexander has found an opening in the defense of Carwin, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Carwin is wobbling!
Shane Carwin tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Alexander is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Shane Carwin is in open guard over Alexander
Houston Alexander launches a few punches to Carwin's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Carwin tries to cover his face,
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Shane Carwin is in open guard over Alexander
Alexander tries to close his guard around Carwin
He succeeds!
Shane Carwin is in closed guard over Alexander
Alexander launches a few weak punches
Carwin blocks them effectively.
Carwin tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Carwin leans back...
He clobbers Houston Alexander's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Shane Carwin is in closed guard over Alexander
Carwin fires a barrage of punches at Alexander's head!
The punches go wide.
Shane Carwin is in closed guard over Alexander
Shane Carwin is looking to pass Houston Alexander's guard...
Shane Carwin gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Shane Carwin is in half guard over Alexander
Houston Alexander has seen better days.
Alexander tries to stand up!
Carwin doesn't allow him!
Shane Carwin is in half guard over Alexander
Houston Alexander launches a few punches to Carwin's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Carwin tries to cover his face,
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Carwin.
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Round 2
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Some nice shots from Houston Alexander
that stun Carwin.
Shane Carwin tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Shane Carwin who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Houston Alexander fakes a few punches and advance towards Carwin trying to take him down with a Advancing Leg Sweep
Carwin pushes Houston Alexander and circle away keeping himself within striking range
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Shane Carwin tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Alexander is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Shane Carwin is in open guard over Alexander
Shane Carwin tries to open Alexander's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Shane Carwin. Alexander is unable to cover himself now!
Alexander's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Shane Carwin is in open guard over Alexander
Alexander tries to stand up!
Carwin doesn't allow him!
Shane Carwin is in open guard over Alexander
Carwin is looking to end this fight with strikes
Alexander anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Alexander is trying to counter now!
Alexander tries to close his guard around Carwin
He succeeds!
Shane Carwin is in closed guard over Alexander
Shane Carwin wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Shane Carwin can't find an opening in his opponent's guard!
Shane Carwin is in closed guard over Alexander
Carwin is in closed guard... Alexander tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shane Carwin!
Houston Alexander is in full mount over Shane Carwin
Shane Carwin launches a few punches to Alexander's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Alexander tries to cover his face,
Houston Alexander is in full mount over Shane Carwin
Nice beating Shane Carwin has received.
Carwin measures the resilience of Alexander's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Alexander's side.
Houston Alexander is in full mount over Shane Carwin
Alexander throws a few hammer fists to the face of Shane Carwin
Solid shots!
There is a small laceration on Shane Carwin's Chin
Houston Alexander is in full mount over Shane Carwin
Carwin tries to stand up!
Alexander doesn't allow him!
Houston Alexander is in full mount over Shane Carwin
Carwin tries to move on the ground and shows Houston Alexander a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Carwin's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Houston Alexander is in full mount over Shane Carwin
Houston Alexander doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Shane Carwin doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Alexander's moves.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Houston Alexander. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Shane Carwin takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Alexander looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Shane Carwin's punches
Carwin is on the receiving end of a great combo by Alexander.
Houston Alexander tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Houston Alexander who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Alexander is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Brutal punches to Carwin's face while in the clinch!
Carwin can't take many more shots like those!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alexander is launching some bone breaking punches to Carwin's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Shane Carwin's eyes.
John McCarthy is asking Carwin to defend himself! John McCarthy jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Carwin.
Hard blow to Carwin's mid-section, he seems hurt
Winner is Houston Alexander by TKO (Punches) at 3:32 Round 2
Statistics: Houston Alexander
Punches 9/10 (90%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 7/8 (88%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 19/27 (70%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 363 s
Statistics: Shane Carwin
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 13/33 (39%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 363 s
Classic Houston.
Shane Carwin glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Houston Alexander and Shane Carwin touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Houston Alexander swings...
hard impact to Carwin's face!
There is a small laceration on Shane Carwin's Forehead
Shane Carwin tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Alexander is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Shane Carwin is in open guard over Alexander
Alexander tries to close his guard around Carwin
He succeeds!
Shane Carwin is in closed guard over Alexander
Shane Carwin tries to pass Houston Alexander's guard...
Shane Carwin manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Shane Carwin is in half guard over Alexander
Houston Alexander launches a few punches to Carwin's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Carwin tries to cover his face,
Shane Carwin is in half guard over Alexander
Shane Carwin tries to pass Houston Alexander's guard...
Shane Carwin manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Shane Carwin is in side mount over Houston Alexander
Alexander measures the resilience of Carwin's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Carwin's side.
Shane Carwin is in side mount over Houston Alexander
Carwin is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Houston Alexander, who is barely covering up!
Alexander's Left eye is beginning to swell
Shane Carwin is in side mount over Houston Alexander
Houston Alexander attempts to trap Shane Carwin in his guard.
Houston Alexander manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Shane Carwin is in closed guard over Alexander
Houston Alexander launches a few punches to Carwin's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Carwin tries to cover his face,
Shane Carwin is in closed guard over Alexander
Shane Carwin throws down elbows...
Alexander is not making himself an easy target.
Alexander is trying to counter now!
Houston Alexander launches a few punches to Carwin's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Carwin tries to cover his face,
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Shane Carwin is in closed guard over Alexander
Shane Carwin tries to pass Houston Alexander's guard...
Shane Carwin manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Shane Carwin is in half guard over Alexander
Carwin tries to stand up!
Alexander doesn't allow him!
Shane Carwin is in half guard over Alexander
Alexander measures the resilience of Carwin's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Carwin's side.
Shane Carwin is in half guard over Alexander
Shane Carwin doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Alexander's moves.
Shane Carwin is in half guard over Alexander
Carwin tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Alexander from the side mount!
Shane Carwin is in side mount over Houston Alexander
Shane Carwin looks to mount Houston Alexander...
Houston Alexander takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Shane Carwin is in closed guard over Alexander
Shane Carwin doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Alexander's moves.
Shane Carwin is in closed guard over Alexander
Shane Carwin doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Shane Carwin. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Carwin throws a lazy kick
Alexander dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Carwin's Forehead is beginning to swell
Houston Alexander has found an opening in the defense of Carwin, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Carwin is wobbling!
Shane Carwin tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Alexander is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Shane Carwin is in open guard over Alexander
Houston Alexander launches a few punches to Carwin's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Carwin tries to cover his face,
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Shane Carwin is in open guard over Alexander
Alexander tries to close his guard around Carwin
He succeeds!
Shane Carwin is in closed guard over Alexander
Alexander launches a few weak punches
Carwin blocks them effectively.
Carwin tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Carwin leans back...
He clobbers Houston Alexander's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Shane Carwin is in closed guard over Alexander
Carwin fires a barrage of punches at Alexander's head!
The punches go wide.
Shane Carwin is in closed guard over Alexander
Shane Carwin is looking to pass Houston Alexander's guard...
Shane Carwin gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Shane Carwin is in half guard over Alexander
Houston Alexander has seen better days.
Alexander tries to stand up!
Carwin doesn't allow him!
Shane Carwin is in half guard over Alexander
Houston Alexander launches a few punches to Carwin's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Carwin tries to cover his face,
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Carwin.
=========================================
Round 2
=========================================
Some nice shots from Houston Alexander
that stun Carwin.
Shane Carwin tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Shane Carwin who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Houston Alexander fakes a few punches and advance towards Carwin trying to take him down with a Advancing Leg Sweep
Carwin pushes Houston Alexander and circle away keeping himself within striking range
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Shane Carwin tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Alexander is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Shane Carwin is in open guard over Alexander
Shane Carwin tries to open Alexander's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Shane Carwin. Alexander is unable to cover himself now!
Alexander's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Shane Carwin is in open guard over Alexander
Alexander tries to stand up!
Carwin doesn't allow him!
Shane Carwin is in open guard over Alexander
Carwin is looking to end this fight with strikes
Alexander anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Alexander is trying to counter now!
Alexander tries to close his guard around Carwin
He succeeds!
Shane Carwin is in closed guard over Alexander
Shane Carwin wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Shane Carwin can't find an opening in his opponent's guard!
Shane Carwin is in closed guard over Alexander
Carwin is in closed guard... Alexander tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shane Carwin!
Houston Alexander is in full mount over Shane Carwin
Shane Carwin launches a few punches to Alexander's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Alexander tries to cover his face,
Houston Alexander is in full mount over Shane Carwin
Nice beating Shane Carwin has received.
Carwin measures the resilience of Alexander's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Alexander's side.
Houston Alexander is in full mount over Shane Carwin
Alexander throws a few hammer fists to the face of Shane Carwin
Solid shots!
There is a small laceration on Shane Carwin's Chin
Houston Alexander is in full mount over Shane Carwin
Carwin tries to stand up!
Alexander doesn't allow him!
Houston Alexander is in full mount over Shane Carwin
Carwin tries to move on the ground and shows Houston Alexander a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Carwin's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Houston Alexander is in full mount over Shane Carwin
Houston Alexander doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Shane Carwin doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Alexander's moves.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Houston Alexander. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Shane Carwin takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Alexander looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Shane Carwin's punches
Carwin is on the receiving end of a great combo by Alexander.
Houston Alexander tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Houston Alexander who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Alexander is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Brutal punches to Carwin's face while in the clinch!
Carwin can't take many more shots like those!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alexander is launching some bone breaking punches to Carwin's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Shane Carwin's eyes.
John McCarthy is asking Carwin to defend himself! John McCarthy jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Carwin.
Hard blow to Carwin's mid-section, he seems hurt
Winner is Houston Alexander by TKO (Punches) at 3:32 Round 2
Statistics: Houston Alexander
Punches 9/10 (90%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 7/8 (88%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 19/27 (70%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 363 s
Statistics: Shane Carwin
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 13/33 (39%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 363 s
Classic Houston.