Post by The Sandmen on Feb 23, 2015 18:12:13 GMT -5
Travis Browne doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Ferocious staredown by Evans while Josh Rosenthal recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Travis Browne comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Travis Browne and Rashad Evans touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Rashad Evans launches a body shot
Hapa dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Evans's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Pulverizing punch to Evans's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Evans follows Travis Browne
only to get counter punched in a big way! Evans needs to stop playing Travis Browne's game or he'll get knocked out!
Evans has a small cut in his Forehead
Travis Browne moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
Evans's Left cheek is beginning to swell
That punishment by Travis Browne has left Evans staggered! Travis Browne should try push forward now and finish this!
Hapa moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Evans with a double overhooks!
Rashad Evans goes with a looping right hand while Travis Browne jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Hapa seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Incredible high kick!
Evans deflects and sidesteps.
Poorly executed technique. Rashad Evans looks to counter!
Nice punch by Rashad Evans
that nearly tags Hapa.
Travis Browne steps forward and fires a high kick!
Evans blocks decisively, as if to say, "No KO for me, thanks!"
Travis Browne gets sloppy and Rashad Evans tries to take advantage...
Rashad Evans tries to bring the fight to the ground
Hapa goes down.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Rashad Evans is in open guard over Hapa
Hapa tries to close his guard around Evans
He is not able to do it
Rashad Evans is in open guard over Hapa
Evans moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Hapa tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Travis Browne launches a few punches to Evans's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Evans tries to cover his face,
Rashad Evans is in open guard over Hapa
Hapa measures the resilience of Evans's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Evans's side.
Rashad Evans is in open guard over Hapa
Hapa tries to close his guard around Evans
He succeeds!
Rashad Evans is in closed guard over Hapa
Rashad Evans is looking to pass Travis Browne's guard...
Travis Browne has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Rashad Evans is in closed guard over Hapa
Evans is in closed guard... Hapa tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rashad Evans!
Travis Browne is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Hapa throws a few hammer fists to the face of Rashad Evans
Solid shots!
Evans's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Travis Browne is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Hapa throws a few hammer fists to the face of Rashad Evans
Solid shots!
Travis Browne is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Rashad Evans 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 Hapa's moves.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Travis Browne is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Hapa fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Rashad Evans's arm and tries an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in Evans's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Evans's eyes...
Hapa is locking that Armbar...
Hapa is locking that Armbar...
Evans holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Evans's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Travis Browne.
Rashad Evans is in side mount over Travis Browne
Rashad Evans looks to mount Travis Browne...
Travis Browne sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Rashad Evans is in half guard over Hapa
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Travis Browne can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Travis Browne attempts to move to full guard
Travis Browne manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Rashad Evans is in closed guard over Hapa
Evans is in closed guard... Hapa tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rashad Evans!
Travis Browne is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Travis Browne hovers above Evans
Good punches to Evans's body.
Evans ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Travis Browne is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Hapa gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Rashad Evans! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Rashad Evans doesn't defend himself!
Josh Rosenthal is asking Evans to defend himself! Josh Rosenthal jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Evans.
Evans's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Travis Browne by TKO (GnP) at 4:25 Round 1
Statistics: Travis Browne
Punches 5/7 (71%)
Kicks 1/3 (33%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 20/21 (95%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 172 s
Statistics: Rashad Evans
Punches 2/4 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 172 s
Note to self - stop predicting Rashad Evans will win. He doesn't.
Ferocious staredown by Evans while Josh Rosenthal recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Travis Browne comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Travis Browne and Rashad Evans touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Rashad Evans launches a body shot
Hapa dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Evans's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Pulverizing punch to Evans's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Evans follows Travis Browne
only to get counter punched in a big way! Evans needs to stop playing Travis Browne's game or he'll get knocked out!
Evans has a small cut in his Forehead
Travis Browne moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
Evans's Left cheek is beginning to swell
That punishment by Travis Browne has left Evans staggered! Travis Browne should try push forward now and finish this!
Hapa moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Evans with a double overhooks!
Rashad Evans goes with a looping right hand while Travis Browne jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Hapa seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Incredible high kick!
Evans deflects and sidesteps.
Poorly executed technique. Rashad Evans looks to counter!
Nice punch by Rashad Evans
that nearly tags Hapa.
Travis Browne steps forward and fires a high kick!
Evans blocks decisively, as if to say, "No KO for me, thanks!"
Travis Browne gets sloppy and Rashad Evans tries to take advantage...
Rashad Evans tries to bring the fight to the ground
Hapa goes down.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Rashad Evans is in open guard over Hapa
Hapa tries to close his guard around Evans
He is not able to do it
Rashad Evans is in open guard over Hapa
Evans moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Hapa tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Travis Browne launches a few punches to Evans's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Evans tries to cover his face,
Rashad Evans is in open guard over Hapa
Hapa measures the resilience of Evans's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Evans's side.
Rashad Evans is in open guard over Hapa
Hapa tries to close his guard around Evans
He succeeds!
Rashad Evans is in closed guard over Hapa
Rashad Evans is looking to pass Travis Browne's guard...
Travis Browne has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Rashad Evans is in closed guard over Hapa
Evans is in closed guard... Hapa tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rashad Evans!
Travis Browne is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Hapa throws a few hammer fists to the face of Rashad Evans
Solid shots!
Evans's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Travis Browne is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Hapa throws a few hammer fists to the face of Rashad Evans
Solid shots!
Travis Browne is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Rashad Evans 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 Hapa's moves.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Travis Browne is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Hapa fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Rashad Evans's arm and tries an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in Evans's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Evans's eyes...
Hapa is locking that Armbar...
Hapa is locking that Armbar...
Evans holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Evans's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Travis Browne.
Rashad Evans is in side mount over Travis Browne
Rashad Evans looks to mount Travis Browne...
Travis Browne sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Rashad Evans is in half guard over Hapa
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Travis Browne can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Travis Browne attempts to move to full guard
Travis Browne manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Rashad Evans is in closed guard over Hapa
Evans is in closed guard... Hapa tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rashad Evans!
Travis Browne is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Travis Browne hovers above Evans
Good punches to Evans's body.
Evans ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Travis Browne is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Hapa gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Rashad Evans! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Rashad Evans doesn't defend himself!
Josh Rosenthal is asking Evans to defend himself! Josh Rosenthal jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Evans.
Evans's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Travis Browne by TKO (GnP) at 4:25 Round 1
Statistics: Travis Browne
Punches 5/7 (71%)
Kicks 1/3 (33%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 20/21 (95%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 172 s
Statistics: Rashad Evans
Punches 2/4 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 172 s
Note to self - stop predicting Rashad Evans will win. He doesn't.