Post by The Sandman on Feb 3, 2022 22:57:37 GMT -5
Shogun Rua is the favourite fighter of the crowd at Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex (St. Petersburg, Russia).
Tito Ortiz shifts back and forth nervously.
Shogun Rua looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
Shogun is connecting with a few punches
Shogun avoids a dangerous strike from The Mayor
and counters with a solid straight!
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Tito Ortiz attempts a sweep single...
Tito Ortiz catches Shogun Rua's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by The Mayor.
Shogun ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Tito Ortiz is in closed guard over Shogun
The Mayor is in closed guard... Shogun tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Tito Ortiz!
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Tito Ortiz
The Mayor tries to escape from the full mount...
Shogun Rua is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Shogun Rua is in side mount over Tito Ortiz
Tito Ortiz 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.
Shogun Rua is in side mount over Tito Ortiz
Shogun Rua looks to pass to mount...
The Mayor 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 Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex (St. Petersburg, Russia) are cheering for the fighters.
Shogun launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits The Mayor's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
John McCarthy didn't see that!
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Shogun launches a furious low kick!
Tito Ortiz blocks
The Mayor is trying to counter now!
Tito Ortiz fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Shogun blocks that. It was easy!
Tito Ortiz fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Shogun fires low kicks
punishing The Mayor's legs repeatedly.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Shogun Rua fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on The Mayor's chin
Shogun tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Shogun is clinching with The Mayor.
Tito Ortiz pushes away Shogun trying to keep the fight at striking range
Shogun doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Tito Ortiz
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Shogun takes a break to breathe while holding Tito Ortiz.
John McCarthy sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Shogun looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Tito Ortiz's punches
Shogun measures the resilience of The Mayor's chin with an uppercut while The Mayor lands some great crosses.
The Mayor's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The Mayor has a small cut in his Right cheek
Shogun Rua tries a middle kick
The Mayor blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
Nice punches from Shogun Rua.
The Mayor staggers backwards. Shogun wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
The Mayor steps forward
Shogun Rua catches him with an uppercut to the face!
The Mayor moves backwards and Shogun Rua is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Shogun jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Shogun Rua pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Tito Ortiz tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Shogun is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Tito Ortiz's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Shogun is throwing a flurry of punches!
Tito Ortiz just can't get away!
The Mayor's Right cheek is beginning to swell
The fighters are clinching.
Shogun Rua is grappling and launching some wild punches...
I don't know how The Mayor is eating those punches!
The Mayor has a small cut in his Left cheek
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shogun and Tito Ortiz are cliched up against the cage. Shogun steps for a throw
Tito Ortiz is gets thrown to the mat but gets right back up
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shogun Rua slightly pushes The Mayor into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
John McCarthy separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Tito Ortiz is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Shogun Rua goes with a looping right hand while Tito Ortiz jumps back and jabs
The Mayor seems staggered and Shogun Rua runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Shogun Rua fakes a punch and launches himself over Tito Ortiz
Great move by Shogun who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Tito Ortiz tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Shogun is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shogun is launching some bone breaking punches to The Mayor's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Tito Ortiz's eyes.
Tito Ortiz pushes away Shogun trying to keep the fight at striking range
Shogun doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Tito Ortiz
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Tito Ortiz's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Shogun is throwing a flurry of punches!
Tito Ortiz just can't get away!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shogun and Tito Ortiz are cliched up against the cage. Shogun hammers The Mayor face and hooks The Mayor leg
Tito Ortiz is on his back after that trip
Shogun Rua is in closed guard over The Mayor
Shogun Rua is looking to pass Tito Ortiz's guard...
Shogun Rua gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Shogun Rua is in half guard over The Mayor
Shogun Rua tries to free his leg
Shogun Rua uses some of his skill by jumping out of The Mayor's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Shogun Rua is in side mount over Tito Ortiz
Shogun Rua looks to mount Tito Ortiz...
Shogun Rua slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Tito Ortiz
Shogun Rua throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
That's more than The Mayor can stand! His arm is outstretched and he taps before getting an injury.
Winner is Shogun Rua by Submission (Armbar) at 1:25 Round 2
Statistics: Tito Ortiz
Punches 2/8 (25%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 86 s
Statistics: Shogun Rua
Punches 16/21 (76%)
Kicks 4/5 (80%)
Clinch strikes 12/17 (71%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 86 s
All Shogun.
Tito Ortiz shifts back and forth nervously.
Shogun Rua looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
Shogun is connecting with a few punches
Shogun avoids a dangerous strike from The Mayor
and counters with a solid straight!
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Tito Ortiz attempts a sweep single...
Tito Ortiz catches Shogun Rua's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by The Mayor.
Shogun ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Tito Ortiz is in closed guard over Shogun
The Mayor is in closed guard... Shogun tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Tito Ortiz!
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Tito Ortiz
The Mayor tries to escape from the full mount...
Shogun Rua is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Shogun Rua is in side mount over Tito Ortiz
Tito Ortiz 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.
Shogun Rua is in side mount over Tito Ortiz
Shogun Rua looks to pass to mount...
The Mayor 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 Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex (St. Petersburg, Russia) are cheering for the fighters.
Shogun launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits The Mayor's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
John McCarthy didn't see that!
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Shogun launches a furious low kick!
Tito Ortiz blocks
The Mayor is trying to counter now!
Tito Ortiz fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Shogun blocks that. It was easy!
Tito Ortiz fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Shogun fires low kicks
punishing The Mayor's legs repeatedly.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Shogun Rua fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on The Mayor's chin
Shogun tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Shogun is clinching with The Mayor.
Tito Ortiz pushes away Shogun trying to keep the fight at striking range
Shogun doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Tito Ortiz
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Shogun takes a break to breathe while holding Tito Ortiz.
John McCarthy sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Shogun looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Tito Ortiz's punches
Shogun measures the resilience of The Mayor's chin with an uppercut while The Mayor lands some great crosses.
The Mayor's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The Mayor has a small cut in his Right cheek
Shogun Rua tries a middle kick
The Mayor blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
Nice punches from Shogun Rua.
The Mayor staggers backwards. Shogun wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
The Mayor steps forward
Shogun Rua catches him with an uppercut to the face!
The Mayor moves backwards and Shogun Rua is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Shogun jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Shogun Rua pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Tito Ortiz tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Shogun is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Tito Ortiz's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Shogun is throwing a flurry of punches!
Tito Ortiz just can't get away!
The Mayor's Right cheek is beginning to swell
The fighters are clinching.
Shogun Rua is grappling and launching some wild punches...
I don't know how The Mayor is eating those punches!
The Mayor has a small cut in his Left cheek
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shogun and Tito Ortiz are cliched up against the cage. Shogun steps for a throw
Tito Ortiz is gets thrown to the mat but gets right back up
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shogun Rua slightly pushes The Mayor into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
John McCarthy separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Tito Ortiz is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Shogun Rua goes with a looping right hand while Tito Ortiz jumps back and jabs
The Mayor seems staggered and Shogun Rua runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Shogun Rua fakes a punch and launches himself over Tito Ortiz
Great move by Shogun who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Tito Ortiz tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Shogun is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shogun is launching some bone breaking punches to The Mayor's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Tito Ortiz's eyes.
Tito Ortiz pushes away Shogun trying to keep the fight at striking range
Shogun doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Tito Ortiz
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Tito Ortiz's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Shogun is throwing a flurry of punches!
Tito Ortiz just can't get away!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shogun and Tito Ortiz are cliched up against the cage. Shogun hammers The Mayor face and hooks The Mayor leg
Tito Ortiz is on his back after that trip
Shogun Rua is in closed guard over The Mayor
Shogun Rua is looking to pass Tito Ortiz's guard...
Shogun Rua gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Shogun Rua is in half guard over The Mayor
Shogun Rua tries to free his leg
Shogun Rua uses some of his skill by jumping out of The Mayor's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Shogun Rua is in side mount over Tito Ortiz
Shogun Rua looks to mount Tito Ortiz...
Shogun Rua slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Tito Ortiz
Shogun Rua throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
That's more than The Mayor can stand! His arm is outstretched and he taps before getting an injury.
Winner is Shogun Rua by Submission (Armbar) at 1:25 Round 2
Statistics: Tito Ortiz
Punches 2/8 (25%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 86 s
Statistics: Shogun Rua
Punches 16/21 (76%)
Kicks 4/5 (80%)
Clinch strikes 12/17 (71%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 86 s
All Shogun.
