Post by The Sandmen on May 31, 2013 12:25:27 GMT -5
Antonio Silva is the favourite fighter of the crowd at Hartwall Areena (Helsinki, Finland).
Antonio Silva doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Travis Browne raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
Antonio Silva comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
Travis Browne comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Hapa jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Travis Browne pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Antonio Silva pushes away Hapa trying to keep the fight at striking range
Hapa doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Antonio Silva
The fighters are clinching.
Big Foot struggles and launches a few punches to Hapa's head
Nothing from this... Antonio Silva seems frustrated.
Hapa tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Hapa pushes Antonio Silva againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Big Foot cannot escape Travis Browne's clinch! Travis Browne is just brutalizing Big Foot with punches time and time again!
The fighters are clinching.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Travis Browne!
That one almost breaks Big Foot's chin! He is knocked down!
Hapa is standing while Big Foot is on the ground on his back
Antonio Silva 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
Big Foot climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Big Foot tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Big Foot is clinching with Hapa.
The fighters are clinching.
Hapa doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Antonio Silva embrace and tries to move away...
Antonio Silva pushes Hapa forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Big Foot launches a few hard punches to Travis Browne's ribs!
Hapa struggles and protects himself.
Big Foot clumsily fails here and it's time for Travis Browne to fight back!
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Travis Browne!
That one almost breaks Big Foot's chin! He is knocked down!
Hapa is standing while Big Foot is on the ground on his back
Travis Browne decides to jump inside Big Foot's guard.
Big Foot didn't see that coming. Hapa is in open guard over Big Foot now.
Travis Browne is in open guard over Big Foot
Big Foot tries to close his guard around Hapa
He is not able to do it
Travis Browne is in open guard over Big Foot
Big Foot tries to close his guard around Hapa
He is not able to do it
Travis Browne is in open guard over Big Foot
Big Foot tries to close his guard around Hapa
He succeeds!
Travis Browne is in closed guard over Big Foot
Travis Browne looks to posture up and open Antonio Silva's guard...
Antonio Silva has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Travis Browne is in closed guard over Big Foot
Hapa fires a barrage of punches at Big Foot's head!
This is bad! Hapa is just pounding on Antonio Silva's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Travis Browne is in closed guard over Big Foot
Hapa throws a few hammer fists to the face of Antonio Silva
Blocked by Big Foot.
Travis Browne is in closed guard over Big Foot
Hapa tries to escape from the closed guard
Hapa succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Travis Browne is in open guard over Big Foot
Hapa tries to move to full mount
Hapa succeeds
Travis Browne is in full mount over Antonio Silva
Hapa gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Antonio Silva! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Antonio Silva doesn't defend himself!
Travis Browne is in full mount over Antonio Silva
Antonio Silva tries to roll to his side and trap Travis Browne in his guard...
Travis Browne keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Travis Browne is in full mount over Antonio Silva
Antonio Silva 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 Hapa's moves.
Travis Browne is in full mount over Antonio Silva
Antonio Silva launches a few punches to Hapa's cheek from the guard.
Travis Browne uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Antonio Silva gets sloppy and Travis Browne tries to take advantage...
Hapa tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Travis Browne controls the situation despite Antonio Silva efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Travis Browne is in full mount over Antonio Silva
Travis Browne wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Hapa drills Antonio Silva's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Big Foot's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Antonio Silva's Nose
Travis Browne is in full mount over Antonio Silva
Travis Browne throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Big Foot's face with those brutal elbows! Big Foot needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Antonio Silva seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Travis Browne!
Travis Browne is in full mount over Antonio Silva
Antonio Silva tries to roll to his side and trap Travis Browne in his guard...
Travis Browne rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Hapa is in rear mount over Big Foot
Hapa tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Big Foot! Hapa has one hook in and keeps working!
Hapa is in rear mount over Big Foot with one hook in
Not a desiderable position that Hapa is in now. Antonio Silva is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Antonio Silva launches a few punches to Hapa's cheek from the guard.
Travis Browne uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Hapa is in rear mount over Big Foot with one hook in
Terrible one sided match... Big Foot was not ready to fight a fighter of Travis Browne caliber.
Travis Browne moves to better his position on the ground...
Travis Browne viciously slams hammer blows to Big Foot's face!
Big Foot's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Big Foot has a small cut in his Forehead
Big Foot seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Hapa is in rear mount over Big Foot with one hook in
Hapa fires a barrage of punches at Big Foot's head!
This is bad! Hapa is just pounding on Antonio Silva's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
That brutal impact left Big Foot laid out on the mat! Travis Browne's corner come in to congratulate him!
Big Foot's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Travis Browne by KO (GnP) at 4:42 Round 1
Statistics: Antonio Silva
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/7 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/6 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 212 s
Statistics: Travis Browne
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 6/6 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 22/28 (79%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 187 s
Travis Browne in his sometimes he shows up, sometimes he doesn't form. He showed up here. Silva rarely shows up. Yarp.
Antonio Silva doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Travis Browne raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
Antonio Silva comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
Travis Browne comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Hapa jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Travis Browne pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Antonio Silva pushes away Hapa trying to keep the fight at striking range
Hapa doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Antonio Silva
The fighters are clinching.
Big Foot struggles and launches a few punches to Hapa's head
Nothing from this... Antonio Silva seems frustrated.
Hapa tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Hapa pushes Antonio Silva againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Big Foot cannot escape Travis Browne's clinch! Travis Browne is just brutalizing Big Foot with punches time and time again!
The fighters are clinching.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Travis Browne!
That one almost breaks Big Foot's chin! He is knocked down!
Hapa is standing while Big Foot is on the ground on his back
Antonio Silva 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
Big Foot climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Big Foot tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Big Foot is clinching with Hapa.
The fighters are clinching.
Hapa doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Antonio Silva embrace and tries to move away...
Antonio Silva pushes Hapa forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Big Foot launches a few hard punches to Travis Browne's ribs!
Hapa struggles and protects himself.
Big Foot clumsily fails here and it's time for Travis Browne to fight back!
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Travis Browne!
That one almost breaks Big Foot's chin! He is knocked down!
Hapa is standing while Big Foot is on the ground on his back
Travis Browne decides to jump inside Big Foot's guard.
Big Foot didn't see that coming. Hapa is in open guard over Big Foot now.
Travis Browne is in open guard over Big Foot
Big Foot tries to close his guard around Hapa
He is not able to do it
Travis Browne is in open guard over Big Foot
Big Foot tries to close his guard around Hapa
He is not able to do it
Travis Browne is in open guard over Big Foot
Big Foot tries to close his guard around Hapa
He succeeds!
Travis Browne is in closed guard over Big Foot
Travis Browne looks to posture up and open Antonio Silva's guard...
Antonio Silva has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Travis Browne is in closed guard over Big Foot
Hapa fires a barrage of punches at Big Foot's head!
This is bad! Hapa is just pounding on Antonio Silva's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Travis Browne is in closed guard over Big Foot
Hapa throws a few hammer fists to the face of Antonio Silva
Blocked by Big Foot.
Travis Browne is in closed guard over Big Foot
Hapa tries to escape from the closed guard
Hapa succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Travis Browne is in open guard over Big Foot
Hapa tries to move to full mount
Hapa succeeds
Travis Browne is in full mount over Antonio Silva
Hapa gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Antonio Silva! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Antonio Silva doesn't defend himself!
Travis Browne is in full mount over Antonio Silva
Antonio Silva tries to roll to his side and trap Travis Browne in his guard...
Travis Browne keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Travis Browne is in full mount over Antonio Silva
Antonio Silva 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 Hapa's moves.
Travis Browne is in full mount over Antonio Silva
Antonio Silva launches a few punches to Hapa's cheek from the guard.
Travis Browne uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Antonio Silva gets sloppy and Travis Browne tries to take advantage...
Hapa tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Travis Browne controls the situation despite Antonio Silva efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Travis Browne is in full mount over Antonio Silva
Travis Browne wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Hapa drills Antonio Silva's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Big Foot's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Antonio Silva's Nose
Travis Browne is in full mount over Antonio Silva
Travis Browne throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Big Foot's face with those brutal elbows! Big Foot needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Antonio Silva seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Travis Browne!
Travis Browne is in full mount over Antonio Silva
Antonio Silva tries to roll to his side and trap Travis Browne in his guard...
Travis Browne rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Hapa is in rear mount over Big Foot
Hapa tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Big Foot! Hapa has one hook in and keeps working!
Hapa is in rear mount over Big Foot with one hook in
Not a desiderable position that Hapa is in now. Antonio Silva is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Antonio Silva launches a few punches to Hapa's cheek from the guard.
Travis Browne uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Hapa is in rear mount over Big Foot with one hook in
Terrible one sided match... Big Foot was not ready to fight a fighter of Travis Browne caliber.
Travis Browne moves to better his position on the ground...
Travis Browne viciously slams hammer blows to Big Foot's face!
Big Foot's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Big Foot has a small cut in his Forehead
Big Foot seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Hapa is in rear mount over Big Foot with one hook in
Hapa fires a barrage of punches at Big Foot's head!
This is bad! Hapa is just pounding on Antonio Silva's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
That brutal impact left Big Foot laid out on the mat! Travis Browne's corner come in to congratulate him!
Big Foot's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Travis Browne by KO (GnP) at 4:42 Round 1
Statistics: Antonio Silva
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/7 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/6 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 212 s
Statistics: Travis Browne
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 6/6 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 22/28 (79%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 187 s
Travis Browne in his sometimes he shows up, sometimes he doesn't form. He showed up here. Silva rarely shows up. Yarp.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!