Post by The Sandmen on Dec 27, 2013 15:23:43 GMT -5
Junior dos Santos raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Shogun Rua looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Junior dos Santos today.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Shogun Rua throws a combo
dos Santos punches back but nobody connects.
Crisp uppercut by Shogun followed by a hard jab
Junior dos Santos stumbles back.
dos Santos's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Shogun fires low kicks
punishing dos Santos's legs repeatedly.
Shogun Rua launches a low kick
that almost wrenches dos Santos's knee!
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Not a desiderable position that Shogun is in now. Junior dos Santos is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Junior dos Santos shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Shogun Rua is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull dos Santos into his guard.
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Shogun
dos Santos tries to escape from the closed guard
dos Santos succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Shogun
Shogun Rua launches a few punches to dos Santos's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because dos Santos tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Shogun
Shogun tries to close his guard around dos Santos
He succeeds!
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Shogun
dos Santos is in closed guard... Shogun tries to roll on the ground!
Junior dos Santos uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Shogun clumsily fails here and it's time for Junior dos Santos to fight back!
dos Santos throws a few hammer fists to the face of Shogun Rua
Solid shots!
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Shogun
2:01 Round 1 and Shogun is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
dos Santos is in closed guard... Shogun tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Junior dos Santos!
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Shogun Rua wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Shogun drills Junior dos Santos's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
There is a small laceration on Junior dos Santos's Nose
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Shogun gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Junior dos Santos! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Junior dos Santos doesn't defend himself!
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Shogun Rua tries to open dos Santos's guard...
dos Santos breaks the lock and covers himself from Shogun's punches
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Shogun tries to open up Junior dos Santos's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching dos Santos in the side of the head
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Shogun catch Junior dos Santos's right arm and tries a kimura
Junior dos Santos holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Shogun misses a step and Junior dos Santos sees an opportunity to counter him!
dos Santos measures the resilience of Shogun's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Shogun's side.
Shogun ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
dos Santos tries to stand up!
Shogun doesn't allow him!
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Shogun Rua throws down elbows...
He's tearing up dos Santos's face with those brutal elbows! dos Santos needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Junior dos Santos 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
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Junior dos Santos. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Junior dos Santos paws at Shogun.
Shogun answers with solid punches!
Terrible one sided match... dos Santos was not ready to fight a fighter of Shogun Rua caliber.
Junior dos Santos tries to bring the fight to the ground
Shogun goes down.
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Shogun
dos Santos tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Shogun
Junior dos Santos tries to pass Shogun Rua's guard...
Junior dos Santos manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Shogun Rua
Shogun Rua launches a few punches to dos Santos's cheek from the guard.
Junior dos Santos uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Shogun Rua
Junior dos Santos fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Shogun's face!
Shogun's Left cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Shogun Rua's Left cheek
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Shogun Rua
Shogun Rua attempts to trap Junior dos Santos in his guard.
Shogun Rua manages to switch to half guard.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Shogun
Junior dos Santos pushes Shogun's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Shogun rolls and he's now on half guard over Junior dos Santos. Nice reversal.
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Shogun Rua is in half guard over dos Santos
Shogun Rua pushes dos Santos's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Shogun who is in full mount! dos Santos is in trouble now!
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Junior dos Santos launches a few punches to Shogun's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Shogun tries to cover his face,
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is maybe for Shogun Rua, but it's close.
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Round 2
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dos Santos has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Shogun Rua throws a combo
dos Santos punches back but nobody connects.
Shogun is trying to counter now!
Nice punches from Shogun Rua.
dos Santos staggers backwards. Shogun wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Shogun Rua throws a combo
Junior dos Santos ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Shogun swings again, only to get countered once more! Shogun is looking bad here!
dos Santos leads with a punch
Shogun Rua avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
The frightening power of Shogun Rua has left dos Santos sleeping peacefully on the canvas!
Winner is Shogun Rua by KO (Uppercut) at 0:45 Round 2
Statistics: Junior dos Santos
Punches 4/12 (33%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 9/10 (90%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 204 s
Statistics: Shogun Rua
Punches 12/14 (86%)
Kicks 4/4 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 17/27 (63%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 204 s
And there goes my $100! What an upset! Shogun Rua is the winner!
Upset of the year? Very possible! Shogun definitely took round 1, with more effective damage-production. From that, coming into round 2, he landed a clean uppercut for the flash KO. Though it's still a flash KO, I think it's important to note he was winning this fight prior to the flash (just no where near a finish). Big win!
Shogun Rua looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Junior dos Santos today.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Shogun Rua throws a combo
dos Santos punches back but nobody connects.
Crisp uppercut by Shogun followed by a hard jab
Junior dos Santos stumbles back.
dos Santos's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Shogun fires low kicks
punishing dos Santos's legs repeatedly.
Shogun Rua launches a low kick
that almost wrenches dos Santos's knee!
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Not a desiderable position that Shogun is in now. Junior dos Santos is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Junior dos Santos shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Shogun Rua is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull dos Santos into his guard.
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Shogun
dos Santos tries to escape from the closed guard
dos Santos succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Shogun
Shogun Rua launches a few punches to dos Santos's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because dos Santos tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Shogun
Shogun tries to close his guard around dos Santos
He succeeds!
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Shogun
dos Santos is in closed guard... Shogun tries to roll on the ground!
Junior dos Santos uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Shogun clumsily fails here and it's time for Junior dos Santos to fight back!
dos Santos throws a few hammer fists to the face of Shogun Rua
Solid shots!
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Shogun
2:01 Round 1 and Shogun is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
dos Santos is in closed guard... Shogun tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Junior dos Santos!
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Shogun Rua wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Shogun drills Junior dos Santos's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
There is a small laceration on Junior dos Santos's Nose
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Shogun gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Junior dos Santos! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Junior dos Santos doesn't defend himself!
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Shogun Rua tries to open dos Santos's guard...
dos Santos breaks the lock and covers himself from Shogun's punches
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Shogun tries to open up Junior dos Santos's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching dos Santos in the side of the head
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Shogun catch Junior dos Santos's right arm and tries a kimura
Junior dos Santos holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Shogun misses a step and Junior dos Santos sees an opportunity to counter him!
dos Santos measures the resilience of Shogun's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Shogun's side.
Shogun ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
dos Santos tries to stand up!
Shogun doesn't allow him!
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Shogun Rua throws down elbows...
He's tearing up dos Santos's face with those brutal elbows! dos Santos needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Junior dos Santos 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
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Junior dos Santos. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Junior dos Santos paws at Shogun.
Shogun answers with solid punches!
Terrible one sided match... dos Santos was not ready to fight a fighter of Shogun Rua caliber.
Junior dos Santos tries to bring the fight to the ground
Shogun goes down.
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Shogun
dos Santos tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Shogun
Junior dos Santos tries to pass Shogun Rua's guard...
Junior dos Santos manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Shogun Rua
Shogun Rua launches a few punches to dos Santos's cheek from the guard.
Junior dos Santos uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Shogun Rua
Junior dos Santos fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Shogun's face!
Shogun's Left cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Shogun Rua's Left cheek
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Shogun Rua
Shogun Rua attempts to trap Junior dos Santos in his guard.
Shogun Rua manages to switch to half guard.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Shogun
Junior dos Santos pushes Shogun's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Shogun rolls and he's now on half guard over Junior dos Santos. Nice reversal.
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Shogun Rua is in half guard over dos Santos
Shogun Rua pushes dos Santos's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Shogun who is in full mount! dos Santos is in trouble now!
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Junior dos Santos launches a few punches to Shogun's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Shogun tries to cover his face,
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is maybe for Shogun Rua, but it's close.
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Round 2
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dos Santos has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Shogun Rua throws a combo
dos Santos punches back but nobody connects.
Shogun is trying to counter now!
Nice punches from Shogun Rua.
dos Santos staggers backwards. Shogun wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Shogun Rua throws a combo
Junior dos Santos ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Shogun swings again, only to get countered once more! Shogun is looking bad here!
dos Santos leads with a punch
Shogun Rua avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
The frightening power of Shogun Rua has left dos Santos sleeping peacefully on the canvas!
Winner is Shogun Rua by KO (Uppercut) at 0:45 Round 2
Statistics: Junior dos Santos
Punches 4/12 (33%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 9/10 (90%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 204 s
Statistics: Shogun Rua
Punches 12/14 (86%)
Kicks 4/4 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 17/27 (63%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 204 s
And there goes my $100! What an upset! Shogun Rua is the winner!
Upset of the year? Very possible! Shogun definitely took round 1, with more effective damage-production. From that, coming into round 2, he landed a clean uppercut for the flash KO. Though it's still a flash KO, I think it's important to note he was winning this fight prior to the flash (just no where near a finish). Big win!
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!