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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Sinatra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
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182 cm
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201 lbs
12 - 5 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Sinatra!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Decent striking displayed by Rua there.
Sinatra steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rua. That one must have hurt.
Sinatra jabs Rua to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rua lands a body shot.
Rua looks to land a right hand but Sinatra moved out of range.
Sinatra closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rua did well to prevent Sinatra getting side control.
Sinatra is pressing down on Rua's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rua is holding on for now.
Sinatra looks to land a strike but Rua avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sinatra has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sinatra in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rua is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinatra postures up and lands a big shot to Rua's brow.
Sinatra missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sinatra throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rua works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sinatra wants to pass the guard but Rua is keeping the position.
Sinatra trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua keeping moving, preventing Sinatra from controlling successfully.
Sinatra works over Rua with some ground and pound from guard.
Sinatra throws a strike but Rua rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rua is fighting to break Sinatra's control of his arms but Sinatra is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sinatra wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rua tries to free his leg and advance position but Sinatra is retaining full guard.
Rua seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Alex Rua wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sinatra shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sinatra works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Sinatra dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A big right from Sinatra misses.
Rua looks to land a left hand but Sinatra moved out of range nicely.
Alex Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua misses with a wild body shot.
Rua misses with a hook. Sinatra ducked under it nicely.
Sinatra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rua was well out of range. Poor timing from Sinatra.
Nice body kick from Rua.
Sinatra thows a body shot but no joy.
Sinatra keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Sinatra misses.
Sinatra throws a shot to the body.
Rua throws a hook to the side of Sinatra's head but Sinatra sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinatra thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Rua.
Sinatra swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rua misses with a body shot.
A jab from Sinatra misses.
Rua throws a leg kick which misses Sinatra's front leg but catches the back leg as Sinatra tries to avoid it.
Sinatra with a jab.
Rua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sinatra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rua.
Rua misses with a leg kick.
Sinatra thows a body shot but no joy.
Sinatra shoots in but Rua avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sinatra on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rua. Rua obviously looking to wear him down.
Rua throws a lazy right hand but Sinatra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rua tries to clinch but Sinatra moves away
and Sinatra counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rua won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sinatra working the ground and pound from side control.
Sinatra in side control, throwing shots but Rua defends.
Sinatra misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
You can see the frustration on Rua's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra is putting a hurting on Rua here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sinatra gets to mount! Rua was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Sinatra looking to finish with strikes here!
Rua tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua is working hard here to advance position.
Rua tries to hold on but Sinatra pushes him away.
Frank Sinatra has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sinatra punching from mount but Rua doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sinatra punishing his opponent with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sinatra throws some wild stikes that Rua manages to avoid easily.
Rua is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Sinatra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rua throws the left hand but Sinatra avoids the punch easily.
Rua thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rua takes one to the chin there.
Rua smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sinatra misses with a looping left.
Sinatra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rua throws out the jab.
Sinatra swats away the attempt to clinch by Rua.
Sinatra lunges at Rua with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rua's hand.
Rua throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sinatra's waist but Sinatra gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rua off to one side.
Sinatra checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rua throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinatra takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rua misses with a right hand
and Sinatra counters with a straight right hand.
Sinatra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rua.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sinatra.
Sinatra defending well as Rua loads up on a big left hand.
Rua lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sinatra's sensitive parts.
Rua throws a low kick but Sinatra avoids it.
Nice takedown defense from Rua. No joy for Sinatra on that attempt.
Rua misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rua looks to throw the jab but Sinatra is out of range.
Frank Sinatra is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra slips under a jab from Rua.
Rua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sinatra moves away.
Sinatra shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sinatra showed some decent athleticism there.
Sinatra with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Alex Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sinatra looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra is controlling the pace.
Rua is trying to stand back up but Sinatra is controlling him
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rua won't allow Sinatra to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sinatra is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Frank Sinatra was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rua misses with an uppercut.
Sinatra digs a good hook to Rua's body.
Rua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rua scores with a nice head shot.
Rua throws a body punch but Sinatra moves out of range.
Sinatra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rua.
Alex Rua is winning the standup battle so far.
Rua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sinatra.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sinatra shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rua defends it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frank Sinatra.
I've got Sinatra winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Sinatra!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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