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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ed Valquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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197 lbs
17 - 9 - 1 |
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180 cm
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199 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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ADCC Champion
Good low kicks
Powerful |
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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
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ed Valquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Rua!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valquez misses with an uppercut. Rua saw that one coming.
Rua throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Valquez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rua throws a head kick that misses
and Valquez counters with a nice uppercut.
Valquez lands a nice shot that snaps Rua's head back.
Valquez connects with the punch.
Valquez throws a leg kick but Rua sees it coming and moves out of range.
Valquez throws the left hand but Rua avoids the punch easily.
Rua misses with a body shot.
Rua misses with a straight right.
Rua moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Valquez staying out of range there.
Valquez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rua blocks a head kick by Valquez.
Rua scores with a nice right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Rua there.
Rua waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Valquez.
Rua buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rua looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Valquez misses with the combination.
Valquez slips under a jab.
Valquez stuns Rua with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua thuds a left hand into Valquez's body.
Rua misses with a straight left.
Valquez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rua can pounce on him.
A lazy left from Rua finds it's target.
Rua is looking to chop away at Valquez's legs.
Valquez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
An inside leg kick from Rua misses.
Rua throws a shot to the body.
Valquez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua misses with a kick to the body.
Rua connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valquez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Rua does it's job there.
Valquez wants to clinch up but Rua keeps it at a distance.
Valquez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rua has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Valquez.
Rua missing with a left hand there. Valquez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Valquez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rua connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Valquez momentarily.
Rua tries a low kick but Valquez avoids it.
Rua throws a jab when Valquez was well out of range.
Rua scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valquez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rua's calf.
A clash of legs there as Valquez blocks the low kick.
Rua ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rua swings widly with a right hand
and Valquez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A clash of legs there as Valquez blocks the low kick.
Rua throws a hook but Valquez avoids it easily.
Rua throws a leg kick
and Valquez counters with a stiff right hand.
Valquez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua throws a poor cross that misses
and Valquez counters with a left to the body.
Rua with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rua thumps Valquez with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Rua dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rua lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Valquez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rua fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Valquez checks it well.
Valquez moves out of range of the strikes.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rua in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Rua lands a right hook to the body.
Rua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valquez.
Valquez defending well as Rua loads up on a big left hand.
Valquez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rua.
Rua connects with a solid leg kick.
Valquez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rua misses with an uppercut
and Valquez counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rua. Valquez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valquez throws a body punch but Rua moves out of range.
Ed Valquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rua throws a hook but Valquez avoids it easily.
Valquez tries to bum rush Rua with a series of wild strikes but Rua uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rua is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Valquez.
Rua misses with a left hand
and Valquez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rua's knee momentarily.
Valquez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Valquez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua loads up on a big right hand but Valquez slips the punch.
Valquez misses the shot to the body.
Rua throws a hook to the side of Valquez's head but Valquez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Valquez scores with a body shot.
Rua throws a jab when Valquez was well out of range.
A shot to the liver by Rua. Beautiful body shot.
Rua misses with an uppercut
and Valquez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rua tries to score with a low kick but Valquez moves his leg out of the way.
A head kick misses from Rua.
Rua drops his hands momentarily and Valquez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valquez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rua.
Rua throws out a leg kick but Valquez moves out of range and Rua only half commits.
Valquez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rua throws a push kick but Valquez slaps the foot to one side.
Valquez lands a head shot.
Rua throws the left hand but Valquez avoids the punch easily.
Valquez throws a right hand that Rua ducks under and follows up with a left that Rua also avoids with ease.
Valquez blocks a head kick by Rua.
Valquez wants to slow Rua down by chopping away at his legs.
Valquez ducks under a wild hook from Rua.
A punch combination from Valquez misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valquez manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Valquez.
Rua tries to work over Valquez's front leg with a kick but Valquez checks it.
Rua cracks Valquez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rua throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Valquez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No joy there for Valquez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Valquez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Rua misses
and Valquez counters with a body kick that stops Rua in his tracks momentarily.
Nice shot lands for Rua.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Rua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rua's corner calls for a 1-2. Rua obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Valquez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Valquez moves out of range of the strikes.
Rua thows a body shot but no joy.
Valquez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rua. That's going to slow Valquez down.
Valquez tries to close the distance and clinch but Rua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rua just misses with a punch to the body.
Valquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rua.
Alex Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua just misses with a punch to the body.
Valquez throws a head kick but Rua moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua thows a leg kick but Valquez checks it
and Valquez counters with a series of strikes. Rua will be more careful next time no doubt.
Valquez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rua throws out the jab.
Rua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valquez moves away.
Valquez fails to land with a series of punches.
Valquez throws a right and a left that Rua avoids nicely.
Rua staying out of range there.
Rua scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rua fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Valquez is out of range.
Rua getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Valquez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ruas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ed Valquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a looping overhand right but Valquez ducks down to avoid it.
Valquez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rua stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rua scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rua waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Valquez.
Rua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rua fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Valquez checks it well.
Rua just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from Rua.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valquez throws a head kick that misses.
Valquez swinging wildly here.
Valquez ducks under a wild hook from Rua.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valquez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rua uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valquez.
Valquez lands a head shot.
Rua keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Valquez throws a leg kick but Rua checks it.
Rua misses with a straight left.
Valquez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rua.
Rua cracks Valquez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Valquez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rua throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valquez misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick misses from Rua.
Rua fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rua misses with an uppercut
and Valquez counters with a right hand to the body.
Rua takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick and Valquez moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valquez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rua misses with an uppercut.
Rua on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Valquez. Valquez obviously looking to wear him down.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ed Valquez.
Well Rua has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Rua!
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energy
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