Post by The Sandmen on May 24, 2012 10:51:22 GMT -5
Hapa enters the cage and this place seems about to burst! He may be sure the fans are with him today.
Travis Browne 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.
Houston Alexander doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
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 John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Travis Browne and Houston Alexander touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Alexander attempts a shoot
Travis Browne hops back and delivers a powerful kick to his head!
Houston Alexander fakes a punch and launches himself over Hapa!
Nice move by Alexander who clinches and pushes Hapa against the cage
Travis Browne pushes away Alexander trying to keep the fight at striking range
Alexander doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Travis Browne
The fighters are clinching.
Alexander launches a few hard punches to Travis Browne's ribs!
Travis Browne's ribs shows the damage! Houston Alexander is working his opponent ribs!
Hapa ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal punches to Alexander's face while in the clinch!
Alexander can't take many more shots like those!
There is a small laceration on Houston Alexander's Left cheek
The fighters are clinching.
0:56 Round 1 and Hapa is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Travis Browne!
That one almost breaks Alexander's chin! He is knocked down!
Alexander's Chin is beginning to swell
Hapa is standing while Alexander is on the ground on his back
Travis Browne creates space and allows Houston Alexander to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Houston Alexander is standing now.
Houston Alexander goes with a looping right hand while Travis Browne jumps back and jabs
Alexander only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Alexander grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Hapa struggles... Houston Alexander is unable to take him down
Hapa is trying to counter now!
Travis Browne launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Alexander blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Hapa fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Houston Alexander didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Travis Browne is in open guard over Alexander
Travis Browne pushes Houston Alexander against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Hapa jumps and tries to free his leg! Alexander doesn't allow this but Travis Browne is able to get half guard here.
Travis Browne is in half guard over Alexander
Travis Browne tries to open Alexander's guard...
Alexander breaks the lock and covers himself from Hapa's punches
Hapa misses a step and Houston Alexander sees an opportunity to counter him!
Houston Alexander attempts to move to full guard
Houston Alexander manages to switch to full guard.
Travis Browne is in closed guard over Alexander
Travis Browne is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Travis Browne is in closed guard over Alexander
Hapa tries to escape from closed guard...
Alexander waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Travis Browne! He is reversed and nor Houston Alexander is on half guard!
Houston Alexander is in half guard over Hapa
Alexander is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Houston Alexander tries to pass Travis Browne's guard...
Houston Alexander manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Houston Alexander is in side mount over Travis Browne
Houston Alexander hovers above Hapa
Good punches to Hapa's body.
Houston Alexander is in side mount over Travis Browne
Alexander fires a barrage of punches at Hapa's head!
This is bad! Alexander is just pounding on Travis Browne's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
This is over! That impact from Houston Alexander has left Hapa laying flat on the mat!
Winner is Houston Alexander by KO (GnP) at 2:53 Round 1
Statistics: Travis Browne
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 5/6 (83%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/6 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 63 s
Statistics: Houston Alexander
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 7/8 (88%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 76 s
Did NOT see that coming. Apparently getting destroyed by Chuck 4 times did not discourage Houston. Nice to see him back to his old self against an absolutely elite opponent!
Travis Browne 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.
Houston Alexander doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
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 John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Travis Browne and Houston Alexander touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Alexander attempts a shoot
Travis Browne hops back and delivers a powerful kick to his head!
Houston Alexander fakes a punch and launches himself over Hapa!
Nice move by Alexander who clinches and pushes Hapa against the cage
Travis Browne pushes away Alexander trying to keep the fight at striking range
Alexander doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Travis Browne
The fighters are clinching.
Alexander launches a few hard punches to Travis Browne's ribs!
Travis Browne's ribs shows the damage! Houston Alexander is working his opponent ribs!
Hapa ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal punches to Alexander's face while in the clinch!
Alexander can't take many more shots like those!
There is a small laceration on Houston Alexander's Left cheek
The fighters are clinching.
0:56 Round 1 and Hapa is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Travis Browne!
That one almost breaks Alexander's chin! He is knocked down!
Alexander's Chin is beginning to swell
Hapa is standing while Alexander is on the ground on his back
Travis Browne creates space and allows Houston Alexander to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Houston Alexander is standing now.
Houston Alexander goes with a looping right hand while Travis Browne jumps back and jabs
Alexander only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Alexander grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Hapa struggles... Houston Alexander is unable to take him down
Hapa is trying to counter now!
Travis Browne launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Alexander blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Hapa fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Houston Alexander didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Travis Browne is in open guard over Alexander
Travis Browne pushes Houston Alexander against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Hapa jumps and tries to free his leg! Alexander doesn't allow this but Travis Browne is able to get half guard here.
Travis Browne is in half guard over Alexander
Travis Browne tries to open Alexander's guard...
Alexander breaks the lock and covers himself from Hapa's punches
Hapa misses a step and Houston Alexander sees an opportunity to counter him!
Houston Alexander attempts to move to full guard
Houston Alexander manages to switch to full guard.
Travis Browne is in closed guard over Alexander
Travis Browne is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Travis Browne is in closed guard over Alexander
Hapa tries to escape from closed guard...
Alexander waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Travis Browne! He is reversed and nor Houston Alexander is on half guard!
Houston Alexander is in half guard over Hapa
Alexander is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Houston Alexander tries to pass Travis Browne's guard...
Houston Alexander manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Houston Alexander is in side mount over Travis Browne
Houston Alexander hovers above Hapa
Good punches to Hapa's body.
Houston Alexander is in side mount over Travis Browne
Alexander fires a barrage of punches at Hapa's head!
This is bad! Alexander is just pounding on Travis Browne's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
This is over! That impact from Houston Alexander has left Hapa laying flat on the mat!
Winner is Houston Alexander by KO (GnP) at 2:53 Round 1
Statistics: Travis Browne
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 5/6 (83%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/6 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 63 s
Statistics: Houston Alexander
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 7/8 (88%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 76 s
Did NOT see that coming. Apparently getting destroyed by Chuck 4 times did not discourage Houston. Nice to see him back to his old self against an absolutely elite opponent!