Post by The Sandmen on Jan 31, 2016 15:27:28 GMT -5
Frank Shamrock raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Murilo Bustamante looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Murilo Bustamante is going to have a hard fight according to the bets.
Frank Shamrock comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Frank and Bustamante move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Frank 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.
Frank pushes Murilo Bustamante againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Bustamante cannot escape Frank Shamrock's clinch! Frank Shamrock is just brutalizing Bustamante with punches time and time again!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Frank is launching some bone breaking punches to Bustamante's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Murilo Bustamante's eyes.
The fighters are clinching.
Frank Shamrock is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Bustamante with uppercuts!
Bustamante is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if Bustamante is unable to escape!
Bustamante's Right eye is beginning to swell
The fighters are clinching.
Bustamante launches a few hard punches to Frank Shamrock's ribs!
Frank Shamrock's ribs shows the damage! Murilo Bustamante is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Frank grab one of Murilo Bustamante's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Bustamante done well to maintain his balances and avoid going down
1:07 Round 1 and Frank is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Frank grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Frank Shamrock
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over Bustamante
Frank breaths deeply while on the ground
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over Bustamante
Frank Shamrock tries to pass to half guard...
Murilo Bustamante can't prevent his opponent from passing. Frank looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Frank Shamrock is in half guard over Bustamante
Murilo Bustamante attempts to move to full guard
Frank Shamrock keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Frank Shamrock is in half guard over Bustamante
Frank sits over his knees and pushes away Bustamante's leg!
Frank Shamrock is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Murilo Bustamante
Frank Shamrock looks to mount Murilo Bustamante...
Frank Shamrock slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Murilo Bustamante
Frank fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Murilo Bustamante's arm and tries an armbar!
Bustamante holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Bustamante's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Frank Shamrock.
Murilo Bustamante is in side mount over Frank Shamrock
Bustamante tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Murilo Bustamante is in full mount over Frank Shamrock
Frank Shamrock tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Frank Shamrock is in closed guard over Bustamante
Frank is in closed guard... Bustamante tries to roll on the ground!
Frank Shamrock uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Frank Shamrock looks to counter!
Frank Shamrock tries to better his position on the ground...
Frank breaks the closed guard of Murilo Bustamante and moves to half guard
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Murilo Bustamante
Frank Shamrock isolates Murilo Bustamante's right arm looking for an armbar...
Murilo Bustamante manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Frank Shamrock lost his dominant position.
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Arena Riga (Riga, Latvia) are cheering for the fighters.
Bustamante is holding Frank Shamrock's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Frank Shamrock shows great balance while pushing away Murilo Bustamante
Bustamante decides to launch some tentative punches
Frank Shamrock takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Not a desiderable position that Bustamante is in now. Frank Shamrock is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Frank Shamrock tries to bring the fight to the ground
Bustamante goes down.
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over Bustamante
Frank is in open guard over Bustamante... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Frank is locking that Kneebar...
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
That Kneebar from Frank Shamrock appears to be unbreakable
Bustamante rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Murilo Bustamante is on his feet again.
Bustamante is standing while Frank is on the ground on his back
Frank Shamrock launches an up-kick intended for Murilo Bustamante's head...
It lands flush with Murilo Bustamante's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Frank Shamrock. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Frank climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Frank goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
Bustamante fell like he got shot! This is over!
Bustamante's Forehead is beginning to swell
Winner is Frank Shamrock by KO (High kick) at 4:15 Round 1
Statistics: Frank Shamrock
Punches 2/3 (67%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 10/10 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 136 s
Statistics: Murilo Bustamante
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 123 s
Destruction, unfortunately.
Murilo Bustamante looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Murilo Bustamante is going to have a hard fight according to the bets.
Frank Shamrock comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Frank and Bustamante move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Frank 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.
Frank pushes Murilo Bustamante againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Bustamante cannot escape Frank Shamrock's clinch! Frank Shamrock is just brutalizing Bustamante with punches time and time again!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Frank is launching some bone breaking punches to Bustamante's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Murilo Bustamante's eyes.
The fighters are clinching.
Frank Shamrock is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Bustamante with uppercuts!
Bustamante is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if Bustamante is unable to escape!
Bustamante's Right eye is beginning to swell
The fighters are clinching.
Bustamante launches a few hard punches to Frank Shamrock's ribs!
Frank Shamrock's ribs shows the damage! Murilo Bustamante is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Frank grab one of Murilo Bustamante's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Bustamante done well to maintain his balances and avoid going down
1:07 Round 1 and Frank is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Frank grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Frank Shamrock
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over Bustamante
Frank breaths deeply while on the ground
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over Bustamante
Frank Shamrock tries to pass to half guard...
Murilo Bustamante can't prevent his opponent from passing. Frank looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Frank Shamrock is in half guard over Bustamante
Murilo Bustamante attempts to move to full guard
Frank Shamrock keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Frank Shamrock is in half guard over Bustamante
Frank sits over his knees and pushes away Bustamante's leg!
Frank Shamrock is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Murilo Bustamante
Frank Shamrock looks to mount Murilo Bustamante...
Frank Shamrock slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Murilo Bustamante
Frank fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Murilo Bustamante's arm and tries an armbar!
Bustamante holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Bustamante's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Frank Shamrock.
Murilo Bustamante is in side mount over Frank Shamrock
Bustamante tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Murilo Bustamante is in full mount over Frank Shamrock
Frank Shamrock tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Frank Shamrock is in closed guard over Bustamante
Frank is in closed guard... Bustamante tries to roll on the ground!
Frank Shamrock uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Frank Shamrock looks to counter!
Frank Shamrock tries to better his position on the ground...
Frank breaks the closed guard of Murilo Bustamante and moves to half guard
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Murilo Bustamante
Frank Shamrock isolates Murilo Bustamante's right arm looking for an armbar...
Murilo Bustamante manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Frank Shamrock lost his dominant position.
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Arena Riga (Riga, Latvia) are cheering for the fighters.
Bustamante is holding Frank Shamrock's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Frank Shamrock shows great balance while pushing away Murilo Bustamante
Bustamante decides to launch some tentative punches
Frank Shamrock takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Not a desiderable position that Bustamante is in now. Frank Shamrock is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Frank Shamrock tries to bring the fight to the ground
Bustamante goes down.
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over Bustamante
Frank is in open guard over Bustamante... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Frank is locking that Kneebar...
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
That Kneebar from Frank Shamrock appears to be unbreakable
Bustamante rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Murilo Bustamante is on his feet again.
Bustamante is standing while Frank is on the ground on his back
Frank Shamrock launches an up-kick intended for Murilo Bustamante's head...
It lands flush with Murilo Bustamante's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Frank Shamrock. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Frank climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Frank goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
Bustamante fell like he got shot! This is over!
Bustamante's Forehead is beginning to swell
Winner is Frank Shamrock by KO (High kick) at 4:15 Round 1
Statistics: Frank Shamrock
Punches 2/3 (67%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 10/10 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 136 s
Statistics: Murilo Bustamante
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 123 s
Destruction, unfortunately.