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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Salazaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rua might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to KILLER performed by Drake. Salazaar has chosen Ton of Bricks as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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213 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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176 cm
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205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Salazaar!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rua misses with a wild combination.
Rua swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rua moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rua misses with a double jab.
Rua throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Antonio Salazaar has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salazaar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rua.
Rua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Salazaar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Salazaar.
Nice defenses there by Salazaar.
Rua connects with a nice looking jab.
Salazaar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazaar checks a low kick from Rua.
Rua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Salazaar.
Marco Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salazaar closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rua did well to prevent Salazaar getting side control.
Rua trying to control from the bottom.
Salazaar with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rua actively working from the bottom here.
Salazaar wants to control but Rua is keeping him busy.
Rua tries to get to full guard but Salazaar has control of the leg.
Rua is breathing heavily.
Salazaar controlling the action here.
Salazaar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rua wants to clinch up but Salazaar keeps it at a distance.
Salazaar moves out of range of the strikes.
Salazaar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rua will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Salazaar moves out of range of the body kick from Rua.
Salazaar slips a jab from Rua.
Rua with a poor takedown
and Salazaar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rua wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Salazaar has him pressed against the cage.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Salazaar avoids the damage to the body.
Salazaar has hold of one of Rua's legs. Rua is fighting the takedown attempt but Salazaar gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Salazaar preventing the sweep.
Salazaar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazaar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Salazaar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rua trying to control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Salazaar trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salazaar preventing the sweep.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rua shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Salazaar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Salazaar 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.
Salazaar trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Salazaar trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rua controls Salazaar momentarily but Salazaar frees himself.
Salazaar trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
Rua looking to hit a scissor sweep but Salazaar is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rua stuffs the takedown attempt from Salazaar. Salazaar gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Rua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Salazaar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Salazaar scores with a hook to the body. Rua takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rua throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rua misses with a combination
and Salazaar counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rua keeping moving, preventing Salazaar from controlling successfully.
Rua tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Salazaar trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
Rua trying to keep a closed guard but Salazaar is proving a slippery customer.
Salazaar wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rua has his foot on Salazaar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Salazaar works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazaar wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
Salazaar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rua. That's going to slow Salazaar down.
A left lands for Rua.
Salazaar gets a clinch.
Salazaar dodges an elbow strike from Rua.
Salazaar managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Salazaar is working for takedown but Rua is calmly controlling the position for now.
Salazaar goes for a takedown attempt but Rua pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rua throws a big shot that misses.
Rua lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Salazaar shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rua manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazaar wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
Rua is trying to keep Salazaar in close.
Salazaar trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
Rua is trying to control the position but Salazaar postures up.
Rua wants to sweep here but Salazaar controlling him for the moment.
Salazaar trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
Rua keeping full guard, as Salazaar tries to pass.
Salazaar wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Salazaar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rua.
Rua swings away with a body shot that misses
and Salazaar counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Salazaar.
Salazaar throwing strikes but missing.
Salazaar trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
Salazaar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Salazaar preventing the sweep.
Rua not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Salazaar sitting in guard here, content to control.
Salazaar trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salazaar is looking to work some ground and pound but Rua has wrist control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Salazaar drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Salazaar is working Rua over with some ground and pound from side control.
Salazaar wants to control but Rua is keeping him busy.
Rua tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rua can't do much from the bottom here.
Salazaar trying to control the action but Rua is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rua is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Salazaar off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Salazaar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Antonio Salazaar's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Salazaar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rua throws a combination that misses
and Salazaar counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rua's guard now.
Salazaar thows a big elbow that misses.
Salazaar with a nice head shot there.
Rua had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Salazaar defends it easily.
Salazaar trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rua tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Salazaar wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
Salazaar 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rua keeping moving, preventing Salazaar from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Salazaar is staying active underneath Rua, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Salazaar trying to control but Rua postures up.
Salazaar tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Salazaar manages to get to full guard.
Salazaar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rua throws a low kick but it's checked well by Salazaar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rua throws a shot to the body.
Salazaar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Salazaar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rua. Salazaar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salazaar darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Salazaar is keen to just control but Rua is a slippery customer.
Salazaar controlling the action here.
Rua is staying active underneath Salazaar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua is trying to control but can't.
Salazaar is taking a breather. Rua says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Salazaar slips a nice elbow through Rua's hands, connecting with Rua's forehead.
Salazaar is working for a kimura but Rua is defending it quite comfortably.
Rua is looking to improve his position.
Antonio Salazaar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Salazaar is just content to waste time from the top position. Rua takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Rua looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Salazaar trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salazaar drops back looking for a leg! Rua is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rua manages to kick Salazaar off! Salazaar jumps back into Rua's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Salazaar stopping the sweep attempt from Rua.
Salazaar throwing strikes from guard but Rua blocks nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rua misses with a combination
and Salazaar counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Salazaar landing with the ground and pound.
Rua is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Salazaar trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Salazaar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Salazaar 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Antonio Salazaar!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Antonio Salazaar!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Antonio Salazaar!
Antonio Salazaar wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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