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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fedelho Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and danny green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). green has chosen RAINING BLOOD as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fedelho Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, danny green!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
green throws a wild body kick that Rua sees coming a mile off.
green clinches up against the cage.
Rua fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rua misses with an elbow strike.
green has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Rua is trying to keep an underhook but green manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Rua manages to escape and get back to his feet!
green tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rua feints and as green raises his hands in defense, Rua changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rua pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. green is keeping the position for now.
green wants to get back to his feet but Rua is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rua would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua lands a couple of elbows.
Rua trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rua accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
green scores with a sloppy right hand. Rua should have avoided that one.
green rushes Rua and presses him up against the cage.
green is looking to break free of the clinch but Rua has double underhooks.
Rua tries to pull guard but green holds him up against the cage and eventually Rua drops back down to his feet.
green breaks the clinch.
green tries to clinch up but Rua circles away and keeps his distance.
Rua moves into the clinch.
Rua prevents green from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to pull guard but green holds him up against the cage and eventually Rua drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedelho Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua decides to pull guard.
Rua pulls green in to control the position.
green wanted to stand there but Rua had control of the position.
green stands up and waves to Rua to follow him.
green looks gassed!
Rua clinches up with green and pushes him back against the cage.
green blocks an elbow strike from Rua.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section. green lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rua fails to pull guard.
Rua has green pressed against the cage, preventing green from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rua is looking for a takedown up against the cage. green gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
green working hard to break the clinch.
Rua jumps guard but green stands there with Rua around his waist. Rua gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rua breaks from the clinch.
green shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Rua is in all sorts of trouble here.
green content just to control the position here.
green looking to control but Rua is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
green avoids the attempt from Rua to control.
Rua wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Rua can't escape the position.
green avoids the attempt from Rua to control.
green wants to control the pace but Rua is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
danny green dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
green rushes Rua and presses him up against the cage.
Rua has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics green uses from the top position.
green thows a big elbow that misses.
Rua controls green momentarily but green frees himself.
green stands up from Rua's guard - green perhaps looking for a knockout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fedelho Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua tries for a takedown but green circles away easily
and green counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
green working hard to break the clinch.
Rua throws an elbow that misses.
Rua goes for a takedown attempt but green pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rua.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
green is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rua has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Rua is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but green is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rua is trying to ground and pound but green uses the momentary lack of control by Rua to regain half guard.
green regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Rua.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
green rushes Rua and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rua wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedelho Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
green pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
green lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rua circles away quickly and effectively.
Rua misses with a takedown
and green counters with a series of strikes. Rua will be more careful next time no doubt.
green bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rua's head.
green swinging wilding here.
Fedelho Rua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
green circles away from the clinch attempt
and green counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rua won't be happy with that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
green has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
green throws a head kick but Rua moves out of range.
Rua with a lazy takedown attempt
and green counters with a thumping low kick.
green gets the takedown into side control.
Rua is looking for a sweep.
green stands up and beckons Rua to his feet.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from green. Rua shrugs it off though.
Rua fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with green, pushing him back against the cage.
Rua is trying to break the clinch but green is controlling him.
green's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rua shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rua showed some decent athleticism there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to stand and escape but green is controlling the position.
green is looking to escape.
green is looking for a sweep. Rua is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
green pushes Rua off looking to stand but Rua dives back in and keeps control.
Rua looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rua thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
danny green showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rua closes the distance and pushes green back into the cage.
Rua is looking to break free of the clinch but green has double underhooks.
green gets underhooks to prevent Rua's takedown attempt.
Rua fails to pull the fight into his guard.
green dodges an elbow strike from Rua.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
green breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rua wants to clinch but green slips to the side
and green counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rua is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
green stands and steps away. Rua gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rua gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows green to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rua is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
green decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rua, up you get!
Rua is trying hard to land a takedown here. green sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedelho Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
green throws a nice looking combination but Rua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rua scores with a takedown into green's guard.
Rua drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rua jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rua would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
green wants to get back to his feet but Rua is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rua with a flurry of punches that miss.
green controlling Rua's posture.
Rua stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
green misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rua shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. green defends it nicely.
Nice shot by green.
Rua gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and green holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
green escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rua closes the distance and clinches.
green is trying to break the clinch but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Rua lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rua struggles to land a body shot inside as green controls his hands.
green blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
green jumps guard.
Rua wanted to stand there but green had control of the position.
Rua throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua scoring with some ground and pound.
Rua pushes down on green's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rua is looking to take a break and control but green is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rua decides to stand up.
Fedelho Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
danny green is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rua fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
danny green comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well green has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... danny green!
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G |
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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