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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Artur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murilo Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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205 cm
26
270 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Artur!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Murilo Rua!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Artur closes the distance and clinches.
Rua has a couple of punches blocked by Artur.
Artur lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Murilo Rua has been cut.
Rua throws a punch but it's blocked by Artur.
Artur utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Artur landing knees to the head.
Rua takes a knee right on the jaw!
Artur lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rua looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Artur crunches a lovely knee into Rua's ribcage.
Artur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Artur with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Artur landing knees to the body.
Artur unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rua lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Artur.
Artur is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Artur lands an elbow just above Rua 's eye.
Artur lands a knee to the head.
Artur landing knees to the head.
Artur lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Artur obliges.
Artur lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Artur scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Artur.
Artur with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Artur connects with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rua.
A knee to the head by Artur.
Knees to the body from Artur.
Artur tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rua avoids it.
Rua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Rua fails to land.
Artur connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rua's face.
Artur with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artur tries to land knees in the clinch but Rua avoids the damage to the body.
Rua has a couple of punches blocked by Artur.
Artur is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rua is defending well for now.
Artur throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Artur prevents a body shot from Rua.
Artur looking to throw knees to the head but Rua is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rua.
Artur putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rua in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rua lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Artur missing with knees to the body.
Rua tries a body shot but Artur blocks it.
Rua tries to throw a body punch but Artur avoids it by throwing Rua back against the cage.
Rua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Artur with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Artur's elbow.
A knee to the head by Artur.
Artur looking to throw knees to the head but Rua is blocking nicely.
Rua trying to stall but Artur improves his position.
Artur landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rua tries to throw a body punch but Artur avoids it by throwing Rua back against the cage.
Artur connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rua's face.
Artur lands a knee to the head.
Rua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Artur lands a knee to the head.
Artur landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Artur blocks a body shot from Rua.
Artur connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rua's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Artur landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Artur tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Artur blocks an uppercut.
Rua on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua throws a punch but it's blocked by Artur.
Artur looking to throw knees to the head but Rua is blocking nicely.
Rua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Artur blocks a body shot from Rua.
Artur is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Artur lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rua throws a head punch that misses.
Artur with a knee to the head.
Artur with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rua takes an elbow to the temple.
Artur connects with a knee to the head.
Rua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Artur lands a nice elbow.
Artur lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Artur throws a knee to the head but misses.
Good body shot from Rua.
Rua swings wildly with an uppercut but Artur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rua tries to work over Artur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Artur is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Rua fails to land.
Rua takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua swings wildly with an uppercut but Artur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rua misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Artur.
Artur landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Artur.
Rua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Artur is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Artur lands a knee to the head.
Artur comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Artur looking to throw knees to the head but Rua is blocking nicely.
Artur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rua.
Rua can't find room to land a body shot as Artur controls the action.
Rua struggles to land a body shot inside as Artur controls his hands.
Rua throws a head punch that misses.
Knees to the body from Artur.
Artur lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Artur landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rua tries to throw a body punch but Artur avoids it by throwing Rua back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Artur.
Rua misses with a body punch.
Artur landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Artur lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rua misses with the head strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rua takes a knee right on the jaw!
Artur connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rua's face.
Nice body punch from Rua - that landed with a thud.
Rua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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.
Nice elbow from Artur.
Artur landing knees to the body.
Artur throws a knee to the head but misses.
Artur landing knees to the body.
Artur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Artur connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rua's face.
Artur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rua has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Artur throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rua blocks it with crossed arms.
Rua lands with a right to the head.
Artur connects with a knee to the head.
Rua takes an elbow to the temple.
Rua takes a knee to the side of the body.
Artur trying to land knees to the body.
Artur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Artur lands a knee to the body.
Artur tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua tries a body shot but Artur blocks it.
Rua misses with some punches.
Rua tries a body shot but Artur blocks it.
Artur lands an elbow just above Rua 's eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Artur lands a nice knee to the body.
Artur throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rua blocks it with crossed arms.
Artur lands an elbow inside that Rua shrugs off.
Rua throws a punch but it's blocked by Artur.
Artur lands a knee to the body.
Artur missing with knees to the body.
Artur tries to land a knee to the head but Rua blocks with his arms.
Rua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Artur dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Murilo Rua's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Artur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rua.
The fight stays on the outside here - Artur looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rua misses with a hook to the body
and Artur counters with a head kick.
Rua lands a nice shot that snaps Artur's head back.
Rua misses the shot to the body.
Artur shoots in and drives through. Rua sprawls well.
Artur is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rua.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Artur here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rua. Artur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Artur gets a clinch.
Artur working Rua over with knees to the body.
Artur lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Artur connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rua's face.
A knee to the head by Artur.
Artur lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artur crunches a lovely knee into Rua's ribcage.
Artur unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Artur landing knees to the head.
Artur looking to throw knees to the head but Rua is blocking nicely.
Gustavo Artur has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Artur landing knees to the body.
Artur lands a knee to the body.
Rua tries to work over Artur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rua can't find room to land a body shot as Artur controls the action.
A knee to the head by Artur.
Rua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Artur unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rua misses with a punch to the body.
Artur lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rua tries to work over Artur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Artur lands a good knee to the midsection. Rua won't want to take too many of those.
Artur tries a knee to the head but Rua blocks it.
Artur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rua can't find room to land a body shot as Artur controls the action.
Artur blocks an uppercut.
Rua takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rua takes an elbow to the temple.
Artur looking to throw knees to the head but Rua is blocking nicely.
Artur blocks a body shot from Rua.
Artur using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rua takes a knee right on the jaw!
Artur is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Artur landing knees to the body.
Rua tries to throw a body punch but Artur avoids it by throwing Rua back against the cage.
Artur scores with a knee to the head.
Rua misses with a body punch.
Artur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Artur lands a knee to the body.
Artur with a knee to the head.
Artur lands a good knee to the midsection. Rua won't want to take too many of those.
Rua takes a knee to the side of the body.
Artur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rua has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Artur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Artur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rua tries to work over Artur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Artur lands an elbow inside that Rua shrugs off.
Artur lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Artur looking to throw knees to the head but Rua is blocking nicely.
Artur misses with a knee strike.
Artur with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rua takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rua throws a head punch that misses.
Artur blocking some punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Artur.
Artur tries to land a knee to the head but Rua blocks with his arms.
Rua struggles to land a body shot inside as Artur controls his hands.
Rua takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Artur.
Artur misses with a knee to the head.
Artur lands an elbow inside.
Rua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artur landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rua working aggressively here.
Rua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Artur using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Artur prevents a body shot from Rua.
Artur lands a nice knee to the body.
Artur landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rua misses with the head strike.
Artur landing knees to the head.
Artur lands an elbow just above Rua 's eye.
Rua struggles to land a body shot inside as Artur controls his hands.
Artur comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Artur gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Artur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Artur is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rua can do to turn this around?
Artur crunches a lovely knee into Rua's ribcage.
Rua takes a knee right on the jaw!
Artur with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rua swings wildly with an uppercut but Artur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Artur scores with a knee to the head.
Artur blocks a body shot from Rua.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Artur.
Artur working Rua over with knees to the body.
Rua throws a head punch that misses.
Artur tries a knee to the head but Rua blocks it.
Rua misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four 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.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rua.
Artur scores with a knee to the head.
Artur is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Artur lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Artur creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rua's defenses.
Rua misses with a punch on the inside.
Artur scores with a knee to the head.
Rua can't find room to land a body shot as Artur controls the action.
Artur lands a knee to the head.
Rua throws a punch but it's blocked by Artur.
Rua takes an elbow to the temple.
Artur lands a knee to the body.
Rua swings wildly with an uppercut but Artur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Artur lands a knee to the head.
Artur connects with a knee to the head.
Artur landing knees to the head.
Rua presses Artur against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A knee to the head by Artur.
Artur blocks an uppercut.
Rua swings wildly with an uppercut but Artur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rua lands a nice shot to the body.
Artur lands an elbow just above Rua 's eye.
Rua tries a body shot but Artur blocks it.
Artur landing knees to the head.
Artur creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rua's defenses.
Rua throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Artur dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Murilo Rua's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Artur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rua.
Artur closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by Artur.
Artur comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Artur using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Artur connects with a knee to the head.
Artur lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Artur.
Rua throws a punch but it's blocked by Artur.
Artur landing knees to the body.
Artur landing knees to the body.
Artur scores a nice knee to the body.
Artur putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rua in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Artur scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Artur.
Artur connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rua's face.
Nice body punch from Rua.
Artur lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Artur misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Artur.
Rua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Artur.
A knee to the head by Artur.
Rua tries a body shot but Artur blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Rua.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artur landing knees to the head.
Artur with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Artur.
Artur landing knees to the head.
Rua blocks an elbow strike.
Artur throws a knee to the head but misses.
Artur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Artur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rua has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Artur lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rua throws a punch but it's blocked by Artur.
Rua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rua takes an elbow to the forehead.
Artur blocking some punches.
Artur blocking some punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Artur.
Artur tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Artur tries to land a knee to the head but Rua blocks with his arms.
Artur connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rua's face.
A body shot lands from Rua.
Rua takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Artur.
Rua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rua throws a head punch that misses.
Artur scores with a knee to the head.
Artur landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Artur landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rua lands with a left to the head.
Artur lands a knee to the head.
Rua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murilo Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Artur connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rua's face.
Artur landing knees to the head.
Rua lands a body shot in the clinch.
Artur lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Artur lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Artur.
Artur lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rua lands with a left to the head.
Artur working Rua over with knees to the body.
Artur with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Artur scores a nice knee to the body.
Artur landing knees to the head.
Rua tries to work over Artur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rua takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Artur with a knee to the head.
Artur using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Artur lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rua lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Artur lands a damaging elbow.
Rua misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Artur unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Artur lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Artur.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Artur comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rua.
Artur using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Artur connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rua's face.
Artur blocks a body shot from Rua.
Artur lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rua misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rua takes a knee right on the jaw!
Artur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Artur with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Artur.
Artur lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Artur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rua takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Artur.
Artur putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rua in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Artur blocks an uppercut.
Artur lands an elbow inside.
Artur gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Artur prevents a body shot from Rua.
Artur lands a good knee to the midsection. Rua won't want to take too many of those.
Rua tries to work over Artur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rua tries a body shot but Artur blocks it.
Artur with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Artur misses with a knee strike.
Artur connects with a knee to the head.
Rua misses with a punch on the inside.
Rua struggles to land a body shot inside as Artur controls his hands.
Artur with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Artur with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rua misses with some punches.
Nice elbow from Artur.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rua.
Artur connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rua's face.
Rua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Artur scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Artur obliges.
Artur misses with a knee to the head.
Artur tries to land a knee to the head but Rua blocks with his arms.
Rua tries to throw a body punch but Artur avoids it by throwing Rua back against the cage.
Artur blocks a body shot from Rua.
Rua swings wildly with an uppercut but Artur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Artur connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rua's face.
Rua tries to throw a body punch but Artur avoids it by throwing Rua back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Artur.
Artur misses with a knee to the head.
Rua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Artur blocks a body shot from Rua.
Rua takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rua misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gustavo Artur is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rua misses with some punches.
Artur lands a knee to the head.
Artur creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rua's defenses.
Rua misses with some punches.
Artur lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Artur tries a knee to the head but Rua blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gustavo Artur showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Artur 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustavo Artur!
Gustavo Artur is the new heavyweight champion!
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