Post by The Sandmen on Jan 23, 2017 16:50:58 GMT -5
Shogun Rua is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Junior dos Santos looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Junior dos Santos is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Shogun and dos Santos move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Junior dos Santos goes with a looping right hand while Shogun Rua jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Shogun seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
dos Santos's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
dos Santos launches a furious hook!
Shogun ducks under and pushes Junior dos Santos creating some space.
Shogun is trying to counter now!
Shogun Rua launches a rapid series of punches
taking dos Santos from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
dos Santos's Left eye is beginning to swell
dos Santos has a small cut in his Left eye
Junior dos Santos tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
Shogun Rua fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Shogun Rua paws at dos Santos.
dos Santos swings ineffectively.
A left hook from Shogun
grazes the chin of dos Santos.
dos Santos's Chin is beginning to swell
Junior dos Santos and Shogun engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Shogun Rua is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Shogun Rua fakes a move and moves laterally.
Shogun launches a solid middle kick
that whizzes past dos Santos.
Shogun Rua gets sloppy and Junior dos Santos tries to take advantage...
Middle kick from dos Santos.
The kick just misses.
Shogun Rua moves forward looking for some grappling action
Shogun has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
1:44 Round 1 and Shogun is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Shogun Rua postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting dos Santos hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Junior dos Santos is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Shogun with uppercuts!
Shogun is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if Shogun is unable to escape!
Shogun doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Junior dos Santos embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Shogun who put distance between them
Junior dos Santos goes with a looping right hand while Shogun Rua jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Shogun seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Junior dos Santos tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Shogun Rua jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Shogun launches a furious hook!
That hits dos Santos's chin like a wrecking ball! dos Santos loses balance and goes to the mat.
dos Santos's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Junior dos Santos's Chin
Shogun is standing while dos Santos is on the ground on his back
Shogun launches a kick to dos Santos's thigh
Loud pop!
dos Santos hyper-extended his left leg
Shogun is standing while dos Santos is on the ground on his back
Shogun launches a kick to dos Santos's thigh
Loud pop!
Shogun is standing while dos Santos is on the ground on his back
dos Santos tries to hit Shogun Rua with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Shogun dodges that
Poorly executed technique. Shogun Rua looks to counter!
Shogun opts to jump inside dos Santos's guard.
dos Santos didn't see that coming. Shogun Rua is in open guard over dos Santos now.
Shogun Rua is in open guard over dos Santos
Shogun Rua was tooling Junior dos Santos for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Junior dos Santos lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
dos Santos tries to close his guard around Shogun
He is not able to do it
Shogun Rua is in open guard over dos Santos
Junior dos Santos launches a few punches to Shogun's cheek from the guard.
Shogun Rua uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
dos Santos misses a step and Shogun Rua sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shogun moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Shogun Rua is in half guard over dos Santos
Shogun fires a barrage of punches at dos Santos's head!
This is bad! Shogun is just pounding on Junior dos Santos's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Shogun Rua is in half guard over dos Santos
dos Santos is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Josh Rosenthal didn't see that!
Shogun Rua is in half guard over dos Santos
Shogun launches a barrage of elbows over dos Santos's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if dos Santos doesn't fight back!
Shogun Rua is in half guard over dos Santos
dos Santos 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.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Shogun launches a furious hook!
dos Santos ducks under and pushes Shogun Rua creating some space.
dos Santos tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Shogun Rua paws at dos Santos.
dos Santos swings ineffectively.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Shogun steps backwards away from Junior dos Santos. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Junior dos Santos and Shogun engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Shogun Rua is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Junior dos Santos charges at Shogun throwing flurries left and right.
Shogun Rua gets out of the way.
dos Santos clumsily fails here and it's time for Shogun Rua to fight back!
Solid low kick from Shogun Rua.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Shogun looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Junior dos Santos's punches
Shogun measures the resilience of dos Santos's chin with an uppercut while dos Santos lands some great crosses.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Shogun Rua has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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Shogun is holding Junior dos Santos's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Junior dos Santos loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Shogun Rua is in side mount over Junior dos Santos
Junior dos Santos attempts to trap Shogun Rua in his guard.
Shogun Rua keeps control and remains in side mount.
Shogun Rua is in side 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!
dos Santos's Mouth is beginning to swell
Shogun Rua is in side mount over Junior dos Santos
Junior dos Santos attempts to trap Shogun Rua in his guard.
Shogun Rua keeps control and remains in side mount.
Shogun Rua is in side mount over Junior dos Santos
dos Santos 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.
Poorly executed technique. Shogun Rua looks to counter!
Shogun leans back...
He clobbers Junior dos Santos's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
dos Santos's Left eye is beginning to swell
Shogun Rua is in side mount over Junior dos Santos
Shogun tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
As the fight continues it seems that Junior dos Santos is taking the best of the fight.
Junior dos Santos 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 Shogun's moves.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
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 can't do it because of Shogun's moves.
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Shogun launches a barrage of elbows over dos Santos's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if dos Santos doesn't fight back!
There is a small laceration on Junior dos Santos's Chin
dos Santos seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
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 can't do it because of Shogun's moves.
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
You can see dos Santos's blood making stains in the mat.
dos Santos launches a few weak punches
Shogun blocks them effectively.
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Junior dos Santos tries to roll to his side and trap Shogun Rua in his guard...
Shogun Rua rolls him over and takes his back!
Shogun is in rear mount over dos Santos
Shogun Rua slides his arm under Junior dos Santos's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
That Rear Naked Choke looks tight...
dos Santos's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
Junior dos Santos pulls down on Shogun Rua's hand and staves off danger
Shogun is in rear mount over dos Santos
Shogun Rua isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
That Armbar looks tight...
That Armbar from Shogun Rua appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in dos Santos's eyes...
Crippling lock!
dos Santos locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Shogun Rua unil he can pull his arm free! Shogun lost his dominant position.
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Shogun
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!
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
dos Santos doesn't stop bleeding.
Shogun tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Shogun Rua controls the situation despite Junior dos Santos efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Shogun launches a barrage of elbows over dos Santos's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if dos Santos doesn't fight back!
Shogun Rua turns out the lights for dos Santos! What an astonishing KO by Shogun!
dos Santos is out! He has a broken cheekbone!
Winner is Shogun Rua by KO (Elbows) at 2:51 Round 2
Statistics: Shogun Rua
Punches 22/30 (73%)
Kicks 3/4 (75%)
Clinch strikes 3/5 (60%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 19/26 (73%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 209 s
Statistics: Junior dos Santos
Punches 6/30 (20%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/4 (100%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/10 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 238 s
What a huge upset! Shogun Rua is the winner!
Wow. Rua destroyed JDS. Did not see that coming. (ALso, The Texas Rattlesnakes, note the injury
)
Junior dos Santos looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Junior dos Santos is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Shogun and dos Santos move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Junior dos Santos goes with a looping right hand while Shogun Rua jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Shogun seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
dos Santos's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
dos Santos launches a furious hook!
Shogun ducks under and pushes Junior dos Santos creating some space.
Shogun is trying to counter now!
Shogun Rua launches a rapid series of punches
taking dos Santos from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
dos Santos's Left eye is beginning to swell
dos Santos has a small cut in his Left eye
Junior dos Santos tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
Shogun Rua fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Shogun Rua paws at dos Santos.
dos Santos swings ineffectively.
A left hook from Shogun
grazes the chin of dos Santos.
dos Santos's Chin is beginning to swell
Junior dos Santos and Shogun engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Shogun Rua is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Shogun Rua fakes a move and moves laterally.
Shogun launches a solid middle kick
that whizzes past dos Santos.
Shogun Rua gets sloppy and Junior dos Santos tries to take advantage...
Middle kick from dos Santos.
The kick just misses.
Shogun Rua moves forward looking for some grappling action
Shogun has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
1:44 Round 1 and Shogun is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Shogun Rua postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting dos Santos hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Junior dos Santos is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Shogun with uppercuts!
Shogun is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if Shogun is unable to escape!
Shogun doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Junior dos Santos embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Shogun who put distance between them
Junior dos Santos goes with a looping right hand while Shogun Rua jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Shogun seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Junior dos Santos tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Shogun Rua jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Shogun launches a furious hook!
That hits dos Santos's chin like a wrecking ball! dos Santos loses balance and goes to the mat.
dos Santos's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Junior dos Santos's Chin
Shogun is standing while dos Santos is on the ground on his back
Shogun launches a kick to dos Santos's thigh
Loud pop!
dos Santos hyper-extended his left leg
Shogun is standing while dos Santos is on the ground on his back
Shogun launches a kick to dos Santos's thigh
Loud pop!
Shogun is standing while dos Santos is on the ground on his back
dos Santos tries to hit Shogun Rua with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Shogun dodges that
Poorly executed technique. Shogun Rua looks to counter!
Shogun opts to jump inside dos Santos's guard.
dos Santos didn't see that coming. Shogun Rua is in open guard over dos Santos now.
Shogun Rua is in open guard over dos Santos
Shogun Rua was tooling Junior dos Santos for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Junior dos Santos lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
dos Santos tries to close his guard around Shogun
He is not able to do it
Shogun Rua is in open guard over dos Santos
Junior dos Santos launches a few punches to Shogun's cheek from the guard.
Shogun Rua uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
dos Santos misses a step and Shogun Rua sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shogun moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Shogun Rua is in half guard over dos Santos
Shogun fires a barrage of punches at dos Santos's head!
This is bad! Shogun is just pounding on Junior dos Santos's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Shogun Rua is in half guard over dos Santos
dos Santos is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Josh Rosenthal didn't see that!
Shogun Rua is in half guard over dos Santos
Shogun launches a barrage of elbows over dos Santos's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if dos Santos doesn't fight back!
Shogun Rua is in half guard over dos Santos
dos Santos 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.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Shogun launches a furious hook!
dos Santos ducks under and pushes Shogun Rua creating some space.
dos Santos tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Shogun Rua paws at dos Santos.
dos Santos swings ineffectively.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Shogun steps backwards away from Junior dos Santos. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Junior dos Santos and Shogun engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Shogun Rua is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Junior dos Santos charges at Shogun throwing flurries left and right.
Shogun Rua gets out of the way.
dos Santos clumsily fails here and it's time for Shogun Rua to fight back!
Solid low kick from Shogun Rua.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Shogun looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Junior dos Santos's punches
Shogun measures the resilience of dos Santos's chin with an uppercut while dos Santos lands some great crosses.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Shogun Rua has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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Shogun is holding Junior dos Santos's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Junior dos Santos loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Shogun Rua is in side mount over Junior dos Santos
Junior dos Santos attempts to trap Shogun Rua in his guard.
Shogun Rua keeps control and remains in side mount.
Shogun Rua is in side 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!
dos Santos's Mouth is beginning to swell
Shogun Rua is in side mount over Junior dos Santos
Junior dos Santos attempts to trap Shogun Rua in his guard.
Shogun Rua keeps control and remains in side mount.
Shogun Rua is in side mount over Junior dos Santos
dos Santos 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.
Poorly executed technique. Shogun Rua looks to counter!
Shogun leans back...
He clobbers Junior dos Santos's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
dos Santos's Left eye is beginning to swell
Shogun Rua is in side mount over Junior dos Santos
Shogun tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
As the fight continues it seems that Junior dos Santos is taking the best of the fight.
Junior dos Santos 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 Shogun's moves.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
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 can't do it because of Shogun's moves.
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Shogun launches a barrage of elbows over dos Santos's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if dos Santos doesn't fight back!
There is a small laceration on Junior dos Santos's Chin
dos Santos seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
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 can't do it because of Shogun's moves.
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
You can see dos Santos's blood making stains in the mat.
dos Santos launches a few weak punches
Shogun blocks them effectively.
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Junior dos Santos tries to roll to his side and trap Shogun Rua in his guard...
Shogun Rua rolls him over and takes his back!
Shogun is in rear mount over dos Santos
Shogun Rua slides his arm under Junior dos Santos's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
That Rear Naked Choke looks tight...
dos Santos's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
Junior dos Santos pulls down on Shogun Rua's hand and staves off danger
Shogun is in rear mount over dos Santos
Shogun Rua isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
That Armbar looks tight...
That Armbar from Shogun Rua appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in dos Santos's eyes...
Crippling lock!
dos Santos locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Shogun Rua unil he can pull his arm free! Shogun lost his dominant position.
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Shogun
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!
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
dos Santos doesn't stop bleeding.
Shogun tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Shogun Rua controls the situation despite Junior dos Santos efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Shogun launches a barrage of elbows over dos Santos's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if dos Santos doesn't fight back!
Shogun Rua turns out the lights for dos Santos! What an astonishing KO by Shogun!
dos Santos is out! He has a broken cheekbone!
Winner is Shogun Rua by KO (Elbows) at 2:51 Round 2
Statistics: Shogun Rua
Punches 22/30 (73%)
Kicks 3/4 (75%)
Clinch strikes 3/5 (60%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 19/26 (73%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 209 s
Statistics: Junior dos Santos
Punches 6/30 (20%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/4 (100%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/10 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 238 s
What a huge upset! Shogun Rua is the winner!
Wow. Rua destroyed JDS. Did not see that coming. (ALso, The Texas Rattlesnakes, note the injury
)
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!