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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Powers has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Mauricio Rua has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Max Powers!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch but Powers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Powers looks gassed!
Powers keeps the fight on the outside.
Rua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rua wants to clinch.
Powers looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Powers prevents Rua from standing back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rua tries to clinch but Powers moves out of range.
Rua wants to clinch.
Rua wants to clinch up but Powers keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua closes the distance and pushes Powers back into the cage.
Rua is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rua taking a breather.
Powers jumps guard but Rua stands there with Powers around his waist. Powers gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Powers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua lands an elbow just above Powers 's eye.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rua lands an elbow just above Powers 's eye.
Rua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rua lands an elbow inside that Powers shrugs off.
Powers blocks the elbow strike.
Rua holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rua with a knee to the head.
Rua looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua lands a good knee to the midsection. Powers won't want to take too many of those.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Powers avoids the damage to the body.
Rua creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Powers's defenses.
Rua creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Powers's defenses.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Powers drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Powers dodges an elbow strike from Rua.
Rua with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Powers dodges an elbow strike from Rua.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice elbow from Rua.
Powers managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
A knee to the head by Rua.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers tries to pull guard but Rua won't allow it.
Mauricio Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Powers.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Powers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rua tries to stall but Powers uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Powers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Powers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua lands an elbow inside.
Rua is pressed up against the cage. Powers has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rua down to the mat. Rua avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jab by Rua.
Rua is looking to clinch.
Rua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Powers shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Powers showed some decent athleticism there.
Rua looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powers content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rua wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Powers looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rua!
Rua's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Max Powers will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Powers closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Powers lands in his opponent's guard.
Rua is looking to stand up but Powers isn't so interested in that idea.
Rua kicks Powers off and gets to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rua doesn't manage to clinch there - Powers circles away.
Rua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Powers looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Powers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rua tries to clinch but Powers moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers keeps the fight on the outside.
Rua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rua wants to clinch.
Rua is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rua tries to clinch but Powers is having none of it.
Rua tries to clinch there but Powers circles away.
Rua is looking to clinch.
Rua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mauricio Rua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Powers.
Rua thows a body shot but no joy.
Rua tries to clinch up but Powers circles away and keeps his distance.
Mauricio Rua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rua fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rua tries to clinch up.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Powers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Powers takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Powers shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Powers showed some decent athleticism there.
Powers looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rua is trying to stand back up but Powers is controlling him
Powers performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rua tries to kick Powers off but Powers keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers is trying to control. Rua wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Powers stops Rua from getting back to his feet.
Powers content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Rua is looking to escape.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Powers closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Powers lands in his opponent's guard.
Powers trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rua wants to stand up but Powers is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers throws a big right hand that misses.
Rua is looking to stand up but Powers isn't so interested in that idea.
Powers is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Powers trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Powers throws a right and a left that Rua avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Powers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rua wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rua tries to clinch but Powers is having none of it.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Powers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rua tries to clinch up but Powers circles away and keeps his distance.
Rua is looking to clinch.
Rua wants to clinch.
Mauricio Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powers circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Powers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Powers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rua moves in looking to clinch but Powers pushes him off.
Powers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rua moves in looking to clinch but Powers pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Powers swats away the attempt to clinch by Rua.
Rua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rua closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Powers managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rua crunches a lovely knee into Powers's ribcage.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rua throws an elbow but misses.
Powers drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rua gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua scores a nice knee to the body.
Rua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Powers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua lands a knee to the head.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Powers fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rua connects with a nasty looking knee right to Powers's face.
Powers wants a takedown.
Mauricio Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Powers.
Rua throws an elbow but it misses.
Powers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rua taking a breather.
Powers tries to pull guard but Rua won't allow it.
Powers managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rua just misses with a elbow thrown towards Powers's brow.
Rua with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rua gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rua misses with a knee strike.
Max Powers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Powers blocks it.
Rua slowing the pace effectively.
Rua is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Powers is blocking nicely.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Powers.
Rua is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Powers is keeping busy.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Powers blocks it with crossed arms.
Rua with a knee to the head.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Powers blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Powers avoids the elbow strike from Rua, against the cage.
Rua lands an elbow just above Powers 's eye.
Rua trying to stall but Powers improves his position.
Rua creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Powers is blocking nicely.
Rua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Powers takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Powers.
Rua lands an elbow that stopped Powers in his tracks for a moment.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Powers is defending well for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mauricio Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Powers has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rua is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mauricio Rua showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Powers has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mauricio Rua!
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energy
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hype
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