Post by The Sandmen on Feb 27, 2015 19:59:52 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Hapa while Mario Yamasaki recites the rules.
Bas Rutten looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win 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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Travis Browne and Bas Rutten touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
El Guapo steps forward
Travis Browne catches him with an uppercut to the face!
El Guapo's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Bas Rutten fakes a punch and launches himself over Travis Browne
Great move by El Guapo who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Hapa doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Bas Rutten embrace and tries to move away...
Bas Rutten pushes Hapa forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
El Guapo is trying to counter now!
El Guapo doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Travis Browne embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from El Guapo who put distance between them
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
El Guapo is connecting with a few punches
Nice punches from Travis Browne.
El Guapo staggers backwards. Hapa wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
El Guapo follows Travis Browne
only to get counter punched in a big way! El Guapo needs to stop playing Travis Browne's game or he'll get knocked out!
El Guapo's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Hapa follows Bas Rutten
only to get counter punched in a big way! Hapa needs to stop playing Bas Rutten's game or he'll get knocked out!
Hapa is holding Bas Rutten's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Bas Rutten loses balance and goes to the ground.
Travis Browne is in side mount over Bas Rutten
Travis Browne looks to pass to mount...
Hapa slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Bas Rutten.
Travis Browne is in full mount over Bas Rutten
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Bas Rutten can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Bas Rutten tries to roll to his side and trap Travis Browne in his guard...
Bas Rutten moves to half guard.
Travis Browne is in half guard over El Guapo
Hapa has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Hapa launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Bas Rutten rolls over himself and stands up while Travis Browne rolls on his back.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Travis Browne. 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.
Body kick by Bas Rutten...
just grazes his opponent.
Travis Browne and El Guapo engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Travis Browne has found an opening in the defense of El Guapo, launching a big uppercut
Bas Rutten is fast enouigh to dodge that uppercut.
Travis Browne gets sloppy and Bas Rutten tries to take advantage...
El Guapo avoids a dangerous strike from Hapa
and counters with a solid straight!
A furious flurry of punches from Travis Browne
just misses El Guapo.
Hapa goes to the body...
his punches graze El Guapo's arm.
El Guapo goes to the body...
He punishes Hapa's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Hapa is holding Bas Rutten's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Bas Rutten loses balance and goes to the ground.
El Guapo's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Travis Browne is in side mount over Bas Rutten
Travis Browne looks to pass to mount...
El Guapo creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Bas Rutten takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
El Guapo launches a hook to the body
Bang! Hapa stops that one with his ribs!
That punishment by Bas Rutten has left Hapa staggered! Bas Rutten should try push forward now and finish this!
Bas Rutten tries to bring the fight to the ground
Hapa goes down.
Bas Rutten is in open guard over Hapa
Bas Rutten positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Bas Rutten is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Hapa's ribs
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Bas Rutten is in full mount over Travis Browne
El Guapo tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Bas Rutten controls the situation despite Travis Browne efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Bas Rutten is in full mount over Travis Browne
El Guapo goes for an armbar!
Crippling lock!
Hapa's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That Armbar from Bas Rutten appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
El Guapo is locking that Armbar...
Travis Browne breaks the lock and pushes away Bas Rutten, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Bas Rutten. 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 The O2 Arena (London, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Bas Rutten tries a middle kick
Hapa blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
Hapa feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
El Guapo has a small cut in his Chin
Travis Browne launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
El Guapo blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Hapa misses a step and Bas Rutten sees an opportunity to counter him!
Lightning fast low kick from El Guapo!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Travis Browne goes with a looping right hand while Bas Rutten jumps back and jabs
That one hits but El Guapo seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Travis Browne has found an opening in the defense of El Guapo, launching a big hook
Bas Rutten steps backwards and avoids that hook!
Hapa launches a kick
but Bas Rutten avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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A furious flurry of punches from Travis Browne
just misses El Guapo.
Hapa clumsily fails here and it's time for Bas Rutten to fight back!
Brilliant combination from Bas Rutten
Hapa is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Superb haymaker by Hapa
El Guapo manages to move aside
El Guapo tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
A left hook from El Guapo
grazes the chin of Hapa.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Inside leg kick from Hapa
that goes awry.
A wicked punch by Travis Browne
goes awry.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Travis Browne attempts a sweep single...
Bas Rutten was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Hapa clumsily fails here and it's time for Bas Rutten to fight back!
El Guapo launches a furious low kick!
Hapa receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Hapa hyper-extended his leg
El Guapo moves backwards and Travis Browne is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Hapa moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Bas Rutten checks the kick.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Bas Rutten tries a middle kick
Hapa blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Travis Browne tries a high kick!
El Guapo blocks. Wow, that could have finished this match.
Poorly executed technique. Bas Rutten looks to counter!
Bas Rutten moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to Hapa's left thigh
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
El Guapo goes to the body...
He punishes Hapa's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Hapa decides to launch some tentative punches
Bas Rutten takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Bas Rutten goes with a looping right hand while Travis Browne jumps back and jabs
Hapa seems staggered and Bas Rutten runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
The two exchange wildly
El Guapo is connecting with a few punches
Bas Rutten launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Hapa's knee!
Hapa hyper-extended his leg
Bas Rutten shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Travis Browne is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull El Guapo into his guard.
Bas Rutten is in closed guard over Hapa
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Bas Rutten can end the fight with his ground and pound.
El Guapo struggles on the ground and tries to break Travis Browne's guard...
Bas Rutten is in Hapa open guard now
Bas Rutten is in open guard over Hapa
Bas Rutten tries to finish with a leg lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Hapa's eyes...
Punishing hold!
This is over! Hapa can't stand the pain and taps!
Winner is Bas Rutten by Submission (leglock) at 3:02 Round 2
Statistics: Travis Browne
Punches 10/44 (23%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 88 s
Statistics: Bas Rutten
Punches 23/35 (66%)
Kicks 7/7 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/4 (50%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 88 s
Another huge win from Bas! A hard-fought fight early, then Bas put together the total package and took over and Browne, who is no slouch, learned who the Bas was.
Bas Rutten looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Travis Browne comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Travis Browne and Bas Rutten touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
El Guapo steps forward
Travis Browne catches him with an uppercut to the face!
El Guapo's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Bas Rutten fakes a punch and launches himself over Travis Browne
Great move by El Guapo who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Hapa doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Bas Rutten embrace and tries to move away...
Bas Rutten pushes Hapa forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
El Guapo is trying to counter now!
El Guapo doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Travis Browne embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from El Guapo who put distance between them
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
El Guapo is connecting with a few punches
Nice punches from Travis Browne.
El Guapo staggers backwards. Hapa wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
El Guapo follows Travis Browne
only to get counter punched in a big way! El Guapo needs to stop playing Travis Browne's game or he'll get knocked out!
El Guapo's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Hapa follows Bas Rutten
only to get counter punched in a big way! Hapa needs to stop playing Bas Rutten's game or he'll get knocked out!
Hapa is holding Bas Rutten's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Bas Rutten loses balance and goes to the ground.
Travis Browne is in side mount over Bas Rutten
Travis Browne looks to pass to mount...
Hapa slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Bas Rutten.
Travis Browne is in full mount over Bas Rutten
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Bas Rutten can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Bas Rutten tries to roll to his side and trap Travis Browne in his guard...
Bas Rutten moves to half guard.
Travis Browne is in half guard over El Guapo
Hapa has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Hapa launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Bas Rutten rolls over himself and stands up while Travis Browne rolls on his back.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Travis Browne. 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.
Body kick by Bas Rutten...
just grazes his opponent.
Travis Browne and El Guapo engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Travis Browne has found an opening in the defense of El Guapo, launching a big uppercut
Bas Rutten is fast enouigh to dodge that uppercut.
Travis Browne gets sloppy and Bas Rutten tries to take advantage...
El Guapo avoids a dangerous strike from Hapa
and counters with a solid straight!
A furious flurry of punches from Travis Browne
just misses El Guapo.
Hapa goes to the body...
his punches graze El Guapo's arm.
El Guapo goes to the body...
He punishes Hapa's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Hapa is holding Bas Rutten's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Bas Rutten loses balance and goes to the ground.
El Guapo's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Travis Browne is in side mount over Bas Rutten
Travis Browne looks to pass to mount...
El Guapo creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Bas Rutten takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
El Guapo launches a hook to the body
Bang! Hapa stops that one with his ribs!
That punishment by Bas Rutten has left Hapa staggered! Bas Rutten should try push forward now and finish this!
Bas Rutten tries to bring the fight to the ground
Hapa goes down.
Bas Rutten is in open guard over Hapa
Bas Rutten positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Bas Rutten is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Hapa's ribs
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Bas Rutten is in full mount over Travis Browne
El Guapo tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Bas Rutten controls the situation despite Travis Browne efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Bas Rutten is in full mount over Travis Browne
El Guapo goes for an armbar!
Crippling lock!
Hapa's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That Armbar from Bas Rutten appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
El Guapo is locking that Armbar...
Travis Browne breaks the lock and pushes away Bas Rutten, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Bas Rutten. 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 The O2 Arena (London, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Bas Rutten tries a middle kick
Hapa blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
Hapa feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
El Guapo has a small cut in his Chin
Travis Browne launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
El Guapo blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Hapa misses a step and Bas Rutten sees an opportunity to counter him!
Lightning fast low kick from El Guapo!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Travis Browne goes with a looping right hand while Bas Rutten jumps back and jabs
That one hits but El Guapo seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Travis Browne has found an opening in the defense of El Guapo, launching a big hook
Bas Rutten steps backwards and avoids that hook!
Hapa launches a kick
but Bas Rutten avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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A furious flurry of punches from Travis Browne
just misses El Guapo.
Hapa clumsily fails here and it's time for Bas Rutten to fight back!
Brilliant combination from Bas Rutten
Hapa is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Superb haymaker by Hapa
El Guapo manages to move aside
El Guapo tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
A left hook from El Guapo
grazes the chin of Hapa.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Inside leg kick from Hapa
that goes awry.
A wicked punch by Travis Browne
goes awry.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Travis Browne attempts a sweep single...
Bas Rutten was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Hapa clumsily fails here and it's time for Bas Rutten to fight back!
El Guapo launches a furious low kick!
Hapa receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Hapa hyper-extended his leg
El Guapo moves backwards and Travis Browne is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Hapa moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Bas Rutten checks the kick.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Bas Rutten tries a middle kick
Hapa blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Travis Browne tries a high kick!
El Guapo blocks. Wow, that could have finished this match.
Poorly executed technique. Bas Rutten looks to counter!
Bas Rutten moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to Hapa's left thigh
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
El Guapo goes to the body...
He punishes Hapa's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Hapa decides to launch some tentative punches
Bas Rutten takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Bas Rutten goes with a looping right hand while Travis Browne jumps back and jabs
Hapa seems staggered and Bas Rutten runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
The two exchange wildly
El Guapo is connecting with a few punches
Bas Rutten launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Hapa's knee!
Hapa hyper-extended his leg
Bas Rutten shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Travis Browne is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull El Guapo into his guard.
Bas Rutten is in closed guard over Hapa
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Bas Rutten can end the fight with his ground and pound.
El Guapo struggles on the ground and tries to break Travis Browne's guard...
Bas Rutten is in Hapa open guard now
Bas Rutten is in open guard over Hapa
Bas Rutten tries to finish with a leg lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Hapa's eyes...
Punishing hold!
This is over! Hapa can't stand the pain and taps!
Winner is Bas Rutten by Submission (leglock) at 3:02 Round 2
Statistics: Travis Browne
Punches 10/44 (23%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 88 s
Statistics: Bas Rutten
Punches 23/35 (66%)
Kicks 7/7 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/4 (50%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 88 s
Another huge win from Bas! A hard-fought fight early, then Bas put together the total package and took over and Browne, who is no slouch, learned who the Bas was.
= x2 (Rua, Liddel(current))
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!