Post by The Sandmen on Dec 21, 2012 17:59:14 GMT -5
People are cheering for this fighter. You can hear Don Frye chants all around the place!
Shogun Rua raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Don Frye looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Shogun Rua and Don Frye touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Don Frye can end the fight with his ground and pound.
The Predator looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Shogun Rua's punches
The Predator measures the resilience of Shogun's chin with an uppercut while Shogun lands some great crosses.
Shogun throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Don Frye tries a middle kick
Shogun Rua blocks and steps away.
Shogun is trying to counter now!
Brutal-looking high kick from Shogun Rua!
The Predator dodges!
Don Frye shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Shogun Rua is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull The Predator into his guard.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Don Frye is in closed guard over Shogun
The Predator is in closed guard... Shogun tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Don Frye!
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Don Frye
The Predator is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Shogun Rua pushes Don Frye down and prevents his attempts to escape
Shogun tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Shogun tries to open up Don Frye's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching The Predator in the side of the head
There is a small laceration on Don Frye's Forehead
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Don Frye
Shogun leans back...
He clobbers Don Frye's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
The Predator has a small cut in his Forehead
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Don Frye
Don Frye tries to roll to his side and trap Shogun Rua in his guard...
Don Frye moves to half guard.
Shogun Rua is in half guard over The Predator
The Predator tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Shogun Rua doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of The Predator's moves.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Don Frye. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Scottrade Center (St. Louis, MO) are cheering for the fighters.
An overhand right from Shogun Rua that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
The Predator moves forward and closes the distance while blocking the punch.
Shogun Rua closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Shogun dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that misses by an inch!
Shogun Rua goes with a looping right hand while Don Frye jumps back and jabs
The Predator seems staggered and Shogun Rua runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Don Frye tries to bring the fight to the ground
Shogun goes down.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Don Frye is in open guard over Shogun
Shogun tries to close his guard around The Predator
He is not able to do it
Don Frye is in open guard over Shogun
Shogun is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Shogun Rua launches a few punches to The Predator's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The Predator tries to cover his face,
Don Frye is in open guard over Shogun
Shogun measures the resilience of The Predator's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in The Predator's side.
Don Frye is in open guard over Shogun
The Predator fires a barrage of punches at Shogun's head!
This is bad! The Predator is just pounding on Shogun Rua's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Don Frye is in open guard over Shogun
Don Frye pushes Shogun Rua against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Shogun Rua struggles not allowing Don Frye improve his position.
The Predator clumsily fails here and it's time for Shogun Rua to fight back!
Shogun Rua launches a few punches to The Predator's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The Predator tries to cover his face,
Don Frye is in open guard over Shogun
Shogun tries to move on the ground and shows Don Frye a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Shogun's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Don Frye is in open guard over Shogun
Shogun measures the resilience of The Predator's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in The Predator's side.
The Predator ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Don Frye is in open guard over Shogun
Shogun Rua launches a few punches to The Predator's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The Predator tries to cover his face,
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Don Frye is in open guard over Shogun
Shogun tries to stand up!
The Predator doesn't allow him!
Don Frye is in open guard over Shogun
Shogun tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Don Frye doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Scottrade Center (St. Louis, MO) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
The Predator moves to shoot
but Shogun Rua delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Shogun Rua takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
The Predator is holding Shogun Rua's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shogun Rua loses balance and goes to the ground.
Don Frye is in side mount over Shogun Rua
Shogun Rua launches a few punches to The Predator's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The Predator tries to cover his face,
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Don Frye is in side mount over Shogun Rua
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Don Frye work his BJJ game.
Don Frye looks to pass to mount...
Shogun creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Scottrade Center (St. Louis, MO) are cheering for the fighters.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
You have to give that round to Shogun Rua.
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Round 2
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Shogun Rua shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Don Frye is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Shogun into his guard.
Shogun Rua is in closed guard over The Predator
Shogun Rua hovers above The Predator
Good punches to The Predator's body.
Shogun Rua is in closed guard over The Predator
Don Frye is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Don Frye launches a few punches to Shogun's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Shogun tries to cover his face,
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Shogun Rua is in closed guard over The Predator
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 The Predator
Shogun Rua fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to The Predator's face!
Shogun Rua is in open guard over The Predator
Shogun leans back...
He clobbers Don Frye's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Shogun Rua is in open guard over The Predator
Don Frye launches a few punches to Shogun's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Shogun tries to cover his face,
This is over! That impact from Don Frye has left Shogun laying flat on the mat!
Winner is Don Frye by KO (Strikes from guard) at 1:26 Round 2
Statistics: Shogun Rua
Punches 6/12 (50%)
Kicks 2/3 (67%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 22/26 (85%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 252 s
Statistics: Don Frye
Punches 1/2 (50%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 9/12 (75%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 252 s
Story of this fight is as follows: Rua is beating on Frye, and so Frye fights him off. Throughout the fight, this weeks up. Until Frye's "fighting Rua off" resulted in a knockout. Hahahah.
Shogun Rua raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Don Frye looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Shogun Rua and Don Frye touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Don Frye can end the fight with his ground and pound.
The Predator looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Shogun Rua's punches
The Predator measures the resilience of Shogun's chin with an uppercut while Shogun lands some great crosses.
Shogun throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Don Frye tries a middle kick
Shogun Rua blocks and steps away.
Shogun is trying to counter now!
Brutal-looking high kick from Shogun Rua!
The Predator dodges!
Don Frye shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Shogun Rua is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull The Predator into his guard.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Don Frye is in closed guard over Shogun
The Predator is in closed guard... Shogun tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Don Frye!
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Don Frye
The Predator is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Shogun Rua pushes Don Frye down and prevents his attempts to escape
Shogun tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Shogun tries to open up Don Frye's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching The Predator in the side of the head
There is a small laceration on Don Frye's Forehead
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Don Frye
Shogun leans back...
He clobbers Don Frye's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
The Predator has a small cut in his Forehead
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Don Frye
Don Frye tries to roll to his side and trap Shogun Rua in his guard...
Don Frye moves to half guard.
Shogun Rua is in half guard over The Predator
The Predator tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Shogun Rua doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of The Predator's moves.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Don Frye. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Scottrade Center (St. Louis, MO) are cheering for the fighters.
An overhand right from Shogun Rua that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
The Predator moves forward and closes the distance while blocking the punch.
Shogun Rua closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Shogun dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that misses by an inch!
Shogun Rua goes with a looping right hand while Don Frye jumps back and jabs
The Predator seems staggered and Shogun Rua runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Don Frye tries to bring the fight to the ground
Shogun goes down.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Don Frye is in open guard over Shogun
Shogun tries to close his guard around The Predator
He is not able to do it
Don Frye is in open guard over Shogun
Shogun is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Shogun Rua launches a few punches to The Predator's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The Predator tries to cover his face,
Don Frye is in open guard over Shogun
Shogun measures the resilience of The Predator's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in The Predator's side.
Don Frye is in open guard over Shogun
The Predator fires a barrage of punches at Shogun's head!
This is bad! The Predator is just pounding on Shogun Rua's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Don Frye is in open guard over Shogun
Don Frye pushes Shogun Rua against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Shogun Rua struggles not allowing Don Frye improve his position.
The Predator clumsily fails here and it's time for Shogun Rua to fight back!
Shogun Rua launches a few punches to The Predator's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The Predator tries to cover his face,
Don Frye is in open guard over Shogun
Shogun tries to move on the ground and shows Don Frye a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Shogun's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Don Frye is in open guard over Shogun
Shogun measures the resilience of The Predator's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in The Predator's side.
The Predator ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Don Frye is in open guard over Shogun
Shogun Rua launches a few punches to The Predator's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The Predator tries to cover his face,
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Don Frye is in open guard over Shogun
Shogun tries to stand up!
The Predator doesn't allow him!
Don Frye is in open guard over Shogun
Shogun tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Don Frye doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Scottrade Center (St. Louis, MO) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
The Predator moves to shoot
but Shogun Rua delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Shogun Rua takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
The Predator is holding Shogun Rua's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shogun Rua loses balance and goes to the ground.
Don Frye is in side mount over Shogun Rua
Shogun Rua launches a few punches to The Predator's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The Predator tries to cover his face,
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Don Frye is in side mount over Shogun Rua
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Don Frye work his BJJ game.
Don Frye looks to pass to mount...
Shogun creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Scottrade Center (St. Louis, MO) are cheering for the fighters.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
You have to give that round to Shogun Rua.
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Round 2
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Shogun Rua shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Don Frye is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Shogun into his guard.
Shogun Rua is in closed guard over The Predator
Shogun Rua hovers above The Predator
Good punches to The Predator's body.
Shogun Rua is in closed guard over The Predator
Don Frye is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Don Frye launches a few punches to Shogun's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Shogun tries to cover his face,
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Shogun Rua is in closed guard over The Predator
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 The Predator
Shogun Rua fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to The Predator's face!
Shogun Rua is in open guard over The Predator
Shogun leans back...
He clobbers Don Frye's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Shogun Rua is in open guard over The Predator
Don Frye launches a few punches to Shogun's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Shogun tries to cover his face,
This is over! That impact from Don Frye has left Shogun laying flat on the mat!
Winner is Don Frye by KO (Strikes from guard) at 1:26 Round 2
Statistics: Shogun Rua
Punches 6/12 (50%)
Kicks 2/3 (67%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 22/26 (85%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 252 s
Statistics: Don Frye
Punches 1/2 (50%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 9/12 (75%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 252 s
Story of this fight is as follows: Rua is beating on Frye, and so Frye fights him off. Throughout the fight, this weeks up. Until Frye's "fighting Rua off" resulted in a knockout. Hahahah.
x8 
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!