Post by The Sandmen on Dec 3, 2012 16:47:40 GMT -5
These guys have had a rough go of it lately. Let's see how this one goes...
Frank Mir! Frank Mir! This is what the people are chanting here.
Shogun Rua glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Frank Mir raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Shogun Rua today.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Shogun Rua and Frank Mir touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Shogun begins to launch a barrage of punches over Mir
this is getting worse and worse for Mir
Mir's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Frank Mir tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Frank Mir who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Mir tries to take Shogun Rua down... Shogun stumbles backwards and Frank Mir launches a few punches...
Shogun Rua dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Mir clumsily fails here and it's time for Shogun Rua to fight back!
Shogun Rua swings...
...no good.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Shogun looks to be in very good shape.
Pulverizing punch to Mir's head!
Mir slips the punch.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Frank Mir!
Shogun ducks under...
Shogun tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Shogun launches a furious low kick!
Mir receives a hard blow on his left leg!
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Shogun Rua shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Frank Mir is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Shogun into his guard.
Shogun Rua is in closed guard over Mir
Shogun is in closed guard... Mir 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 Mir
Mir tries to close an armbar from the bottom!
Shogun knows what was coming and counters the lock.
Shogun Rua is in closed guard over Mir
Shogun is in closed guard... Mir 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 Mir
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Frank Mir can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Mir 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.
Mir clumsily fails here and it's time for Shogun Rua to fight back!
Shogun Rua moves to better his position on the ground...
Shogun Rua viciously slams hammer blows to Mir's face!
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Shogun Rua is in closed guard over Mir
Shogun is in closed guard... Mir 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 Mir
Shogun Rua throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Mir's face with those brutal elbows! Mir needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Shogun Rua is in closed guard over Mir
Shogun Rua tries to better his position on the ground...
Shogun breaks the closed guard of Frank Mir and moves to half guard
Shogun Rua is in side mount over Frank Mir
Shogun leans back...
He clobbers Frank Mir's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Shogun Rua is in side mount over Frank Mir
Shogun Rua looks to mount Frank Mir...
Shogun Rua slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Frank Mir
Shogun Rua throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Mir's face with those brutal elbows! Mir needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Mir's Mouth is beginning to swell
Mir has a small cut in his Mouth
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Frank Mir
Shogun fires a barrage of punches at Mir's head!
This is bad! Shogun is just pounding on Frank Mir's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
John McCarthy is asking Mir to defend himself! John McCarthy jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Mir.
Mir's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Shogun Rua by TKO (GnP) at 2:52 Round 1
Statistics: Shogun Rua
Punches 4/8 (50%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 18/19 (95%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 105 s
Statistics: Frank Mir
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 105 s
Mir's team neglects him.
Frank Mir! Frank Mir! This is what the people are chanting here.
Shogun Rua glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Frank Mir raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Shogun Rua today.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Shogun Rua and Frank Mir touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Shogun begins to launch a barrage of punches over Mir
this is getting worse and worse for Mir
Mir's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Frank Mir tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Frank Mir who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Mir tries to take Shogun Rua down... Shogun stumbles backwards and Frank Mir launches a few punches...
Shogun Rua dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Mir clumsily fails here and it's time for Shogun Rua to fight back!
Shogun Rua swings...
...no good.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Shogun looks to be in very good shape.
Pulverizing punch to Mir's head!
Mir slips the punch.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Frank Mir!
Shogun ducks under...
Shogun tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Shogun launches a furious low kick!
Mir receives a hard blow on his left leg!
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Shogun Rua shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Frank Mir is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Shogun into his guard.
Shogun Rua is in closed guard over Mir
Shogun is in closed guard... Mir 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 Mir
Mir tries to close an armbar from the bottom!
Shogun knows what was coming and counters the lock.
Shogun Rua is in closed guard over Mir
Shogun is in closed guard... Mir 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 Mir
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Frank Mir can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Mir 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.
Mir clumsily fails here and it's time for Shogun Rua to fight back!
Shogun Rua moves to better his position on the ground...
Shogun Rua viciously slams hammer blows to Mir's face!
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Shogun Rua is in closed guard over Mir
Shogun is in closed guard... Mir 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 Mir
Shogun Rua throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Mir's face with those brutal elbows! Mir needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Shogun Rua is in closed guard over Mir
Shogun Rua tries to better his position on the ground...
Shogun breaks the closed guard of Frank Mir and moves to half guard
Shogun Rua is in side mount over Frank Mir
Shogun leans back...
He clobbers Frank Mir's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Shogun Rua is in side mount over Frank Mir
Shogun Rua looks to mount Frank Mir...
Shogun Rua slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Frank Mir
Shogun Rua throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Mir's face with those brutal elbows! Mir needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Mir's Mouth is beginning to swell
Mir has a small cut in his Mouth
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Frank Mir
Shogun fires a barrage of punches at Mir's head!
This is bad! Shogun is just pounding on Frank Mir's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
John McCarthy is asking Mir to defend himself! John McCarthy jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Mir.
Mir's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Shogun Rua by TKO (GnP) at 2:52 Round 1
Statistics: Shogun Rua
Punches 4/8 (50%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 18/19 (95%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 105 s
Statistics: Frank Mir
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 105 s
Mir's team neglects him.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!