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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between First Last (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). First Last has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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217 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, First Last!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Rua!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua tries a head kick but it misses.
Rua is looking to clinch.
Rua tries to clinch but Last moves out of range.
Last closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rua circles away.
Last uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rua has time to react.
Rua wants to clinch.
Rua moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rua misses the shot to the body.
Rua throws a push kick but Last slaps the foot to one side.
Rua throws a push kick but Last slaps the foot to one side.
Rua wants to clinch.
Last shoots in for a double leg but Rua sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jab, jab by Last - just one landing.
Last connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheers as Rua lands an impressive looking overhand right. Last doesn't seem phased though.
Last cracks Rua with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Last lands with a hook. Rua tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Last gets the takedown into side control.
Last sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rua is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Last misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Last landing strikes.
Last is looking to take a break and control but Rua is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Last wants to take a breather but Rua manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Last.
Last forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Last trying to mount his opponent but Rua defends it.
Rua is trying to get back to full guard.
Last is trying to control the action in half guard but Rua is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Last wants to pass to mount but Rua is defending the position.
Last thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Last wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rua keeps working.
Last throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Last getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rua tries a head kick but it misses.
Last scores with a jab. Rua acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Last smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rua takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rua thows a body shot but no joy.
Last bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Last working away.
Last is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Rua's shoulder. That is not cool.
Last in side control, throwing shots but Rua defends.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rua wants to control but Last postures up.
Sloppy strikes there by Last.
Last is putting a hurting on Rua here, landing some big shots from side control.
Rua parries the strikes from Last easily there. Last is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Rua to escape.
Rua avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Last.
Rua can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Last throws a strike aimed at the side of Rua's head but Rua avoids it well.
Last throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
First Last dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Last moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Last misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Last misses.
Last shoots in for a double leg but Rua sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Last is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Last fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rua on the side of the head.
Last lands a nice looking body shot.
Rua scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Last scores a takedown into full mount!
Rua gets back to half guard.
Last is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Last with the ground and pound but Rua uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Last pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rua is keeping the position for now.
Rua keeping moving, preventing Last from controlling successfully.
Rua is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Last missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Last pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rua is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Last throwing strikes from guard but Rua blocks nicely.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Last throws a good cross that connects.
Last swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rua counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like First Last has been cut.
Last lands a nice shot to the body.
Last avoids the head kick by Rua.
Rua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rua doesn't manage to clinch there - Last circles away.
Rua takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Last throws a lazy right hand but Rua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Last shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rua as he avoids it easily.
A jab from Last finds it's way through Rua's defenses.
Rua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Last lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rua at a distance.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Last swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Last misses with the combination.
Last shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rua avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Last tries to free his leg and advance position but Rua is retaining full guard.
Last passes into half guard.
Last 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.
Last is trying to control. Rua wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Last works his way into full mount!
Rua is looking to improve his position but Last isn't that keen on the idea.
Rua squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
BOOM! Last connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Last lands with some strikes.
Last scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rua?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
First Last dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on First Last's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Good exchange - Last coming out on top.
Last fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rua sprawls well initially but Last persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Last throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rua keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rua pushes Last off looking to stand but Last dives back in and keeps control.
Last uses his free foot to push down on Rua's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rua.
Rua is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Last is landing with some decent strikes but Rua is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rua is working to get back to half guard.
Rua holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Last tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Last thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Rua is looking to get to half guard.
Last throwing strikes here but Rua is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Last cracks Rua with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rua is rocked!
Last connects with a bit shot that sees Rua covering up! More strikes from Last and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Last is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). First Last!
First Last retains his light heavyweight title!
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