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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Roastbeef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shogun Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roastbeef comes to the cage accompanied by Jump into the fire. Shogun Rua is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Roastbeef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shogun Rua!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua shoots in for a takedown but Roastbeef shows good takedown defense.
Rua shoots in and drives through. Roastbeef sprawls well.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roastbeef swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Roastbeef gets a takedown into half guard.
Roastbeef seems to be looking for submissions.
Roastbeef wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rua keeps working.
Rua wants to get back to his feet.
Roastbeef performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Roastbeef wants to free his trapped foot but Rua is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roastbeef thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Roastbeef seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Roastbeef throwing shots but Rua is blocking nicely.
Roastbeef has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Roastbeef stops Rua from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roastbeef wants to pass the guard but Rua is defending well.
Roastbeef throwing shots but Rua is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rua pushes Roastbeef off looking to stand but Roastbeef dives back in and keeps control.
Roastbeef trying to mount his opponent but Rua defends it.
Roastbeef content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A head kick misses from Rua.
Rua tries to clinch there but Roastbeef circles away.
Roastbeef avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a leg kick but Roastbeef sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rua fails with the takedown
and Roastbeef counters with a single leg into guard. Rua didn't expect that.
Johnny Roastbeef has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shogun Rua.
Roastbeef stops Rua from standing up.
Roastbeef postures up in Rua's guard and throws a big left but Rua blocks it.
Roastbeef postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Roastbeef throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rua works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rua being controlled here, momentarily.
Roastbeef is looking to work some ground and pound but Rua has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roastbeef looking to pass the guard.
Rua wants to get back to his feet but Roastbeef is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rua wants to clinch but Roastbeef slips to the side
and Roastbeef decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rua's guard.
Roastbeef content to stall in guard here.
Rua is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Roastbeef is controlling him.
Roastbeef controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Roastbeef dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rua wants to clinch
and Roastbeef decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rua's guard.
Roastbeef trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rua is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Roastbeef throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Roastbeef's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Roastbeef pushes down on Rua's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Roastbeef looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rua is refusing to be controlled, as Roastbeef sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roastbeef slows the pace down in half guard.
Roastbeef throwing shots but Rua is blocking nicely.
Rua is trying to stand.
Roastbeef wants to control but Rua is keeping him busy.
Roastbeef sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Roastbeef looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rua tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Roastbeef counters with a single leg into guard. Rua didn't expect that.
Roastbeef throws a big right hand that misses.
Roastbeef advances position into side control!
Rua stops Roastbeef from passing to mount.
Roastbeef is looking to take a break and control but Rua is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roastbeef throwing strikes but Rua manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Rua wants to stand but Roastbeef is controlling his arm.
Roastbeef struggling a bit here.
Rua wants to stand but Roastbeef has his arm trapped.
Johnny Roastbeef overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
I wouldn't like to be where Roastbeef is right now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Roastbeef scores a takedown into full mount!
Roastbeef fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Roastbeef postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rua looks a forlorn figure.
Roastbeef lands a big shot there that rocks Rua but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Roastbeef dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rua tries to clinch but Roastbeef moves away
and Roastbeef counters with a single leg into guard. Rua didn't expect that.
Roastbeef advances to half guard.
Roastbeef missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Roastbeef passes the guard and advances to mount!
Roastbeef postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rua looks a forlorn figure.
Rua squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Roastbeef throwing strikes here but Rua is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Rua is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roastbeef scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rua?
Roastbeef punishing his opponent with strikes.
Roastbeef dominating with strikes here.
Roastbeef is landing with some decent strikes but Rua is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Roastbeef looking to control but Rua is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Roastbeef landing strikes, looking to finish!
Roastbeef lands a heavy elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roastbeef tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Roastbeef working Rua over with strikes here.
Johnny Roastbeef is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roastbeef controlling the pace for now.
Roastbeef seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rua for as long as he can get away with.
Roastbeef has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Roastbeef sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Roastbeef is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rua can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Johnny Roastbeef just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Rua wants to clinch but Roastbeef slips to the side
and Roastbeef counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Roastbeef's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Roastbeef stops Rua from standing up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roastbeef passes Rua's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Shogun Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Well, if Roastbeef is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Roastbeef showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Roastbeef has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Roastbeef!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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