Post by The Sandmen on Jul 17, 2018 7:17:06 GMT -5
Stefan Struve looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Travis Browne looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Travis Browne is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
Travis Browne comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Stefan Struve and Travis Browne touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Brutal-looking high kick from Stefan Struve!
Hapa dodges!
Travis Browne circles around Struve
Hapa throws a hook
that hits its mark.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Struve has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Stefan Struve jumps over his opponent and tries to close a flying triangle!
Crippling lock!
Hapa sprawls and leaps forward, launching his opponent agains the mat.
Stefan Struve fakes a punch and launches himself over Hapa!
Nice move by Struve who clinches and pushes Hapa against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Travis Browne tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Struve is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Struve tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Stefan Struve locks up a guillotine and tries to pull guard...
Travis Browne slips his head out and ends up in Stefan Struve's guard.
Travis Browne is in closed guard over Struve
Travis Browne tries to pass Stefan Struve's guard...
Travis Browne manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Travis Browne is in half guard over Struve
Stefan Struve tries to close the guard.
Struve put Travis Browne in closed guard.
Travis Browne is in closed guard over Struve
Hapa is in closed guard... Struve tries to roll on the ground!
Travis Browne uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Struve misses a step and Travis Browne sees an opportunity to counter him!
Travis Browne aggressively and repeatedly punches Struve.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Travis Browne is in closed guard over Struve
Hapa is in closed guard... Struve tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Travis Browne!
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Travis Browne
Struve catch Travis Browne's right arm and tries a kimura
Travis Browne holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Travis Browne
Stefan Struve takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Travis Browne shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Travis Browne breaks that americana attempt!
Struve misses a step and Travis Browne sees an opportunity to counter him!
Travis Browne launches a few punches to Struve's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Struve tries to cover his face,
Struve's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Travis Browne
Stefan Struve takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Travis Browne shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Travis Browne breaks that americana attempt!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Travis Browne
Travis Browne tries to roll to his side and trap Stefan Struve in his guard...
Travis Browne moves to half guard.
Stefan Struve is in half guard over Hapa
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Stefan Struve work his BJJ game.
Stefan Struve tries to free his leg...
Hapa rolls on the ground and moves to side mount! Awesome maneuver!
Travis Browne is in side mount over Stefan Struve
Travis Browne wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Travis Browne can't find an opening in his opponent's guard!
Hapa misses a step and Stefan Struve sees an opportunity to counter him!
Stefan Struve attempts to trap Travis Browne in his guard.
Stefan Struve manages to switch to full guard.
Mario Yamasaki 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 Indira Gandhi Arena (Delhi,India) are cheering for the fighters.
Travis Browne shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Stefan Struve is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Hapa into his guard.
Crushing shot to Struve's body! He's holding his side
Travis Browne is in closed guard over Struve
Travis Browne fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Struve's face!
Travis Browne is in closed guard over Struve
Hapa is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Stefan Struve, who is barely covering up!
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Travis Browne is in closed guard over Struve
Travis Browne looks to posture up and open Stefan Struve's guard...
Travis Browne forces Stefan Struve to open his guard.
Travis Browne is in open guard over Struve
Struve tries to close his guard around Hapa
He succeeds!
Travis Browne is in closed guard over Struve
Hapa struggles on the ground and tries to break Stefan Struve's guard...
Travis Browne is in Struve open guard now
Travis Browne is in open guard over Struve
Struve breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Travis Browne is in open guard over Struve
Stefan Struve launches a few punches to Hapa's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hapa tries to cover his face,
Hapa's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Travis Browne is in open guard over Struve
Struve tries to close his guard around Hapa
He succeeds!
Travis Browne is in closed guard over Struve
Hapa is in closed guard... Struve tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Travis Browne!
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Travis Browne
Struve fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Travis Browne's arm and tries an armbar!
Hapa's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That Armbar looks tight...
That Armbar looks tight...
Struve is locking that Armbar...
Hapa holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Hapa's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Stefan Struve.
Travis Browne is in side mount over Stefan Struve
Travis Browne looks to pass to mount...
Hapa slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Stefan Struve.
Travis Browne is in full mount over Stefan Struve
Travis Browne tries to better his position on the ground...
Stefan Struve tries to roll on the ground...
Stefan Struve is in closed guard over Hapa
Struve tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Stefan Struve fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Mario Yamasaki tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is maybe for Travis Browne, but it's close.
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Round 2
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Travis Browne and Struve engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Stefan Struve is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Travis Browne tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Travis Browne who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Hapa is launching some bone breaking punches to Struve's ribs while in the clinch.
Struve blocks.
Travis Browne gets sloppy and Stefan Struve tries to take advantage...
Stefan Struve is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Hapa with uppercuts!
Hapa is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if Hapa is unable to escape!
Stefan Struve tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Struve circles out and slips free of Travis Browne's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Hapa wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Struve doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
Stefan Struve and Hapa engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Stefan Struve is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Solid kick to the leg from Travis Browne
that visibly pains Struve.
Incredible haymaker from Travis Browne!
It misses by a mile.
Struve tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Hapa moves to shoot
Struve misses a knee.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Some nice shots from Travis Browne
miss their mark.
Hapa clumsily fails here and it's time for Stefan Struve to fight back!
Hapa attempts a shoot
Stefan Struve hops back and delivers a powerful kick to his head!
A left hook from Hapa
grazes the chin of Struve.
A bad move from Travis Browne
allows Struve to land a solid head kick.
Solid kick to the leg from Travis Browne
Struve checks it.
Hapa begins to launch a barrage of punches over Struve
Stefan Struve is smart enough to duck backwards
Travis Browne gets sloppy and Stefan Struve tries to take advantage...
Stefan Struve steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
Lightning fast low kick from Hapa!
Struve blocks that kick with his leg.
Stefan Struve has found an opening in the defense of Hapa, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Hapa's ribs.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Struve moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Hapa with a double overhooks!
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
A bad move from Travis Browne
allows Struve to land a solid head kick.
Hapa's Right eye is beginning to swell
That punishment by Stefan Struve has left Hapa staggered! Stefan Struve should try push forward now and finish this!
Stefan Struve shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Travis Browne is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Struve into his guard.
Crushing shot to Hapa's body! He's holding his side
Stefan Struve is in closed guard over Hapa
Struve tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Stefan Struve fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Stefan Struve is in half guard over Hapa
Stefan Struve tries to pass Travis Browne's guard...
Stefan Struve manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Stefan Struve is in side mount over Travis Browne
Stefan Struve looks to mount Travis Browne...
Stefan Struve slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Travis Browne
Stefan Struve wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Struve drills Travis Browne's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Travis Browne
Stefan Struve tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Hapa Hyper-extended his left arm
Struve is locking that armbar...
The pain forces Hapa to tap! This is over!
Winner is Stefan Struve by Submission (armbar) at 3:40 Round 2
Statistics: Stefan Struve
Punches 7/9 (78%)
Kicks 4/6 (67%)
Clinch strikes 3/3 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/4 (75%)
Submissions 7/7 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 265 s
Statistics: Travis Browne
Punches 2/16 (12%)
Kicks 1/3 (33%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 11/15 (73%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 265 s
Interesting.
Also, Tallest fight in ManMMA history?
Also, now I no longer think the toekn black dude's name is Mr. Brown. I think Shirley was just singing about nonsense. I am going to call him Mr. Brown though, because I want to talk about him and was given no name. Mr. Brown had no lines in their musical duet. It was awkward.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!