Post by The Sandmen on Aug 9, 2012 12:30:12 GMT -5
Shogun Rua looks very relaxed.
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.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Shogun studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Shogun wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Alexander wants nothing of that and pushes Shogun.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Quick hook by Houston Alexander
Good shot! Shogun has reasons to be worried.
Houston Alexander throws a combo
Shogun Rua ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Alexander swings again, only to get countered once more! Alexander is looking bad here!
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Houston Alexander launches a body shot
Shogun dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Houston Alexander charges at Shogun throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Shogun is rocked!
Shogun's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Shogun Rua's mind is definitely in the fight, Alexander just got nailed! Shogun Rua saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Alexander is going to have a headache after this one.
Alexander has a small cut in his Chin
Superb haymaker by Shogun
that lands on Alexander's face like a cannon ball!
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Shogun Rua goes with a looping right hand while Houston Alexander jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Alexander seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Alexander moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Shogun Rua checks the kick.
Shogun tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
A furious flurry of punches from Shogun Rua
just misses Alexander.
Shogun launches a kick
but Houston Alexander avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Shogun's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Shogun decides to launch some tentative punches
Alexander launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Shogun with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Houston Alexander takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Not a desiderable position that Shogun is in now. Houston Alexander is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
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.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shogun struggles and launches a few punches to Alexander's head
Those punches are hitting! Alexander covers his head!
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shogun Rua slightly pushes Alexander into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Brutal combination from Houston Alexander!
Shogun moves aside and dodges.
Shogun is trying to counter now!
Shogun Rua wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to Alexander!
The two exchange wildly
Shogun is connecting with a few punches
There is a small laceration on Houston Alexander's Right cheek
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Houston Alexander paws at Shogun.
Shogun answers with solid punches!
Alexander's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Houston Alexander's Left cheek
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
You can see Alexander's blood making stains in the mat.
Shogun Rua just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Alexander may be in trouble!
Shogun Rua takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Shogun Rua just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Alexander may be in trouble!
Alexander's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Houston Alexander tries to bring the fight to the ground
Shogun won't budge, forcing Alexander to pull guard.
Shogun Rua is in closed guard over Alexander
Houston Alexander is a bloody mess!
Shogun is in closed guard... Alexander tries to roll on the ground!
Shogun Rua uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Alexander clumsily fails here and it's time for Shogun Rua to fight back!
Shogun Rua wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Shogun drills Houston Alexander's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Alexander's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Houston Alexander's Nose
Houston Alexander seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Shogun Rua!
Shogun Rua is in closed guard over Alexander
Shogun is in closed guard... Alexander tries to roll on the ground!
Shogun Rua uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Shogun Rua is in closed guard over Alexander
Alexander doesn't stop bleeding.
Shogun tries to escape from the closed guard
Shogun succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Shogun Rua is in open guard over Alexander
Shogun moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Shogun Rua is in half guard over Alexander
Houston Alexander launches a few punches to Shogun's cheek from the guard.
Shogun Rua uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Houston Alexander gets sloppy and Shogun Rua tries to take advantage...
Shogun tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Alexander from the side mount!
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Shogun Rua has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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Alexander fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Shogun Rua was tooling Houston Alexander for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Houston Alexander lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Shogun launches a hook to the body
Bang! Alexander stops that one with his ribs!
Houston Alexander continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Brutal-looking high kick from Houston Alexander!
Shogun dodges!
Shogun is trying to counter now!
A right hand from Shogun Rua
surprises Alexander!
Houston Alexander continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Alexander is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
Shogun is smart enough to block that one.
Houston Alexander's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Surprise roundhouse punch by Shogun.
It looks like Alexander was hit by a bus!
Alexander's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Alexander has a small cut in his Chin
Alexander seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Houston Alexander's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Shogun launches a furious hook!
That hits Alexander's chin like a wrecking ball! Alexander loses balance and goes to the mat.
There is a small laceration on Houston Alexander's Chin
Houston Alexander seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Shogun Rua!
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Shogun is standing while Alexander is on the ground on his back
Shogun moves backwards and gestures for Houston Alexander to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Houston Alexander is standing now.
Alexander doesn't stop bleeding.
Shogun Rua attempts a sweep single...
Shogun Rua catches Houston Alexander's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Shogun.
Shogun Rua is in closed guard over Alexander
Houston Alexander is a bloody mess!
Shogun tries to escape from the closed guard
Shogun succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Shogun Rua is in open guard over Alexander
Shogun shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Houston Alexander continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Shogun Rua tries to pass to half guard...
Houston Alexander can't prevent his opponent from passing. Shogun looks to work from half guard.
Shogun Rua is in half guard over Alexander
Houston Alexander continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Shogun launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Houston Alexander is not able to stop Alexander ground skills and Shogun Rua moves to side mount!
Shogun Rua is in side mount over Houston Alexander
Houston Alexander is a bloody mess!
Shogun Rua looks to pass to mount...
Shogun slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Houston Alexander.
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Houston Alexander
Alexander doesn't stop bleeding.
Shogun leans back...
He clobbers Houston Alexander's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
There is a small laceration on Houston Alexander's Nose
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Houston Alexander
Alexander doesn't stop bleeding.
Houston Alexander tries to roll to his side and trap Shogun Rua in his guard...
Shogun Rua keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Houston Alexander
Alexander doesn't stop bleeding.
Shogun fires a barrage of punches at Alexander's head!
This is bad! Shogun is just pounding on Houston Alexander's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Alexander's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Alexander has a small cut in his Left eye
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Houston Alexander
Alexander measures the resilience of Shogun's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Shogun blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Shogun is trying to counter now!
Shogun Rua wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Shogun drills Houston Alexander's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
There is a small laceration on Houston Alexander's Nose
Alexander seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Houston Alexander
Houston Alexander continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Alexander tries to stand up!
Shogun doesn't allow him!
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Houston Alexander
Alexander doesn't stop bleeding.
Shogun suddenly holds Houston Alexander's arm and tries an armbar!
Alexander almost dind't see what was happening before tap!
Winner is Shogun Rua by Submission (Armbar) at 3:03 Round 2
Statistics: Shogun Rua
Punches 28/40 (70%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 7/8 (88%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 148 s
Statistics: Houston Alexander
Punches 7/18 (39%)
Kicks 0/6 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/5 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 159 s
Closest fight of round 1. Both men exchanged in round one. Big exchanges. Big damage. Near the end though, Rua got a few GOOD shots off, and put Houston in a bad position, almost finishing him. Houston recovered as best he could, which wasn't a bad recovery, but Shogun picked up where he left off and finished this one on up.
Houston's power and ability to take damage seems very good. He might just need more technique in striking.
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.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Shogun studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Shogun wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Alexander wants nothing of that and pushes Shogun.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Quick hook by Houston Alexander
Good shot! Shogun has reasons to be worried.
Houston Alexander throws a combo
Shogun Rua ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Alexander swings again, only to get countered once more! Alexander is looking bad here!
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Houston Alexander launches a body shot
Shogun dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Houston Alexander charges at Shogun throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Shogun is rocked!
Shogun's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Shogun Rua's mind is definitely in the fight, Alexander just got nailed! Shogun Rua saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Alexander is going to have a headache after this one.
Alexander has a small cut in his Chin
Superb haymaker by Shogun
that lands on Alexander's face like a cannon ball!
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Shogun Rua goes with a looping right hand while Houston Alexander jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Alexander seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Alexander moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Shogun Rua checks the kick.
Shogun tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
A furious flurry of punches from Shogun Rua
just misses Alexander.
Shogun launches a kick
but Houston Alexander avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Shogun's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Shogun decides to launch some tentative punches
Alexander launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Shogun with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Houston Alexander takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Not a desiderable position that Shogun is in now. Houston Alexander is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
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.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shogun struggles and launches a few punches to Alexander's head
Those punches are hitting! Alexander covers his head!
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shogun Rua slightly pushes Alexander into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Brutal combination from Houston Alexander!
Shogun moves aside and dodges.
Shogun is trying to counter now!
Shogun Rua wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to Alexander!
The two exchange wildly
Shogun is connecting with a few punches
There is a small laceration on Houston Alexander's Right cheek
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Houston Alexander paws at Shogun.
Shogun answers with solid punches!
Alexander's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Houston Alexander's Left cheek
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
You can see Alexander's blood making stains in the mat.
Shogun Rua just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Alexander may be in trouble!
Shogun Rua takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Shogun Rua just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Alexander may be in trouble!
Alexander's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Houston Alexander tries to bring the fight to the ground
Shogun won't budge, forcing Alexander to pull guard.
Shogun Rua is in closed guard over Alexander
Houston Alexander is a bloody mess!
Shogun is in closed guard... Alexander tries to roll on the ground!
Shogun Rua uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Alexander clumsily fails here and it's time for Shogun Rua to fight back!
Shogun Rua wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Shogun drills Houston Alexander's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Alexander's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Houston Alexander's Nose
Houston Alexander seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Shogun Rua!
Shogun Rua is in closed guard over Alexander
Shogun is in closed guard... Alexander tries to roll on the ground!
Shogun Rua uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Shogun Rua is in closed guard over Alexander
Alexander doesn't stop bleeding.
Shogun tries to escape from the closed guard
Shogun succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Shogun Rua is in open guard over Alexander
Shogun moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Shogun Rua is in half guard over Alexander
Houston Alexander launches a few punches to Shogun's cheek from the guard.
Shogun Rua uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Houston Alexander gets sloppy and Shogun Rua tries to take advantage...
Shogun tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Alexander from the side mount!
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Shogun Rua has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
=========================================
Alexander fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Shogun Rua was tooling Houston Alexander for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Houston Alexander lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Shogun launches a hook to the body
Bang! Alexander stops that one with his ribs!
Houston Alexander continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Brutal-looking high kick from Houston Alexander!
Shogun dodges!
Shogun is trying to counter now!
A right hand from Shogun Rua
surprises Alexander!
Houston Alexander continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Alexander is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
Shogun is smart enough to block that one.
Houston Alexander's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Surprise roundhouse punch by Shogun.
It looks like Alexander was hit by a bus!
Alexander's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Alexander has a small cut in his Chin
Alexander seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Houston Alexander's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Shogun launches a furious hook!
That hits Alexander's chin like a wrecking ball! Alexander loses balance and goes to the mat.
There is a small laceration on Houston Alexander's Chin
Houston Alexander seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Shogun Rua!
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Shogun is standing while Alexander is on the ground on his back
Shogun moves backwards and gestures for Houston Alexander to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Houston Alexander is standing now.
Alexander doesn't stop bleeding.
Shogun Rua attempts a sweep single...
Shogun Rua catches Houston Alexander's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Shogun.
Shogun Rua is in closed guard over Alexander
Houston Alexander is a bloody mess!
Shogun tries to escape from the closed guard
Shogun succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Shogun Rua is in open guard over Alexander
Shogun shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Houston Alexander continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Shogun Rua tries to pass to half guard...
Houston Alexander can't prevent his opponent from passing. Shogun looks to work from half guard.
Shogun Rua is in half guard over Alexander
Houston Alexander continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Shogun launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Houston Alexander is not able to stop Alexander ground skills and Shogun Rua moves to side mount!
Shogun Rua is in side mount over Houston Alexander
Houston Alexander is a bloody mess!
Shogun Rua looks to pass to mount...
Shogun slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Houston Alexander.
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Houston Alexander
Alexander doesn't stop bleeding.
Shogun leans back...
He clobbers Houston Alexander's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
There is a small laceration on Houston Alexander's Nose
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Houston Alexander
Alexander doesn't stop bleeding.
Houston Alexander tries to roll to his side and trap Shogun Rua in his guard...
Shogun Rua keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Houston Alexander
Alexander doesn't stop bleeding.
Shogun fires a barrage of punches at Alexander's head!
This is bad! Shogun is just pounding on Houston Alexander's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Alexander's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Alexander has a small cut in his Left eye
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Houston Alexander
Alexander measures the resilience of Shogun's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Shogun blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Shogun is trying to counter now!
Shogun Rua wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Shogun drills Houston Alexander's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
There is a small laceration on Houston Alexander's Nose
Alexander seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Houston Alexander
Houston Alexander continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Alexander tries to stand up!
Shogun doesn't allow him!
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Houston Alexander
Alexander doesn't stop bleeding.
Shogun suddenly holds Houston Alexander's arm and tries an armbar!
Alexander almost dind't see what was happening before tap!
Winner is Shogun Rua by Submission (Armbar) at 3:03 Round 2
Statistics: Shogun Rua
Punches 28/40 (70%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 7/8 (88%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 148 s
Statistics: Houston Alexander
Punches 7/18 (39%)
Kicks 0/6 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/5 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 159 s
Closest fight of round 1. Both men exchanged in round one. Big exchanges. Big damage. Near the end though, Rua got a few GOOD shots off, and put Houston in a bad position, almost finishing him. Houston recovered as best he could, which wasn't a bad recovery, but Shogun picked up where he left off and finished this one on up.
Houston's power and ability to take damage seems very good. He might just need more technique in striking.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!