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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between King Deezy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King Deezy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Deezy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Rua!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deezy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Deezy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Deezy duly obliges.
Rua throws a body shot but no joy.
Deezy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Deezy throws a series of punches but Rua avoids them all with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Deezy. No joy for Rua on that attempt.
It looked like Deezy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rua takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rua fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Deezy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Deezy throws a big counter combination but Rua scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Rua slips a jab and a cross from Deezy.
Deezy lands a glancing blow to the side of Rua's head.
Rua takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rua is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Deezy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deezy lands a jab-cross combination.
Deezy lands with a good body shot.
Rua shoots in and drives through. Deezy sprawls well.
Deezy appears to be looking for a big counter.
King Deezy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Rua.
Deezy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua moves in looking to clinch but Deezy pushes him off.
Rua takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Deezy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Deezy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Deezy throws a head kick but Rua moves out of range.
Deezy stuffs the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Deezy.
Rua takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Deezy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Deezy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Deezy.
No joy there for Deezy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Deezy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Deezy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Deezy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Deezy.
Rua has managed to clinch.
Rua breaks the clinch.
Rua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Deezy, as that shot connected.
Sloppy strikes from Deezy. Those never looked like landing.
Rua misses with a head kick.
Rua has closed the distance and engaged Deezy in a clinch.
Rua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deezy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sloppy strikes from Deezy. Those never looked like landing.
Deezy is working the combinations to good effect here.
Rua misses with a takedown attempt
and Deezy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Deezy misses with a low kick.
Deezy swinging wildly here.
Rua with a lazy takedown attempt
and Deezy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Deezy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rua on the side of the head.
Deezy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Deezy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rua fails with an attempt to clinch.
King Deezy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deezy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rua.
Deezy throws a head kick but Rua moves out of range.
Deezy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rua is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deezy throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rua misses with a takedown attempt
and Deezy counters with a three punch combo that has Rua backing up. Rua nods at Deezy to acknowledge the strikes.
Deezy connects with a body shot.
Rua closes the distance and clinches up with Deezy, looking for a takedown. Rua pushes Deezy against the cage but Deezy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rua has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rua has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Deezy digs a good hook to Rua's body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Deezy!
Deezy looks to land a combination but Rua avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rua tries to clinch there but Deezy circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rua struggles to land a body shot inside as Deezy controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Deezy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Deezy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rua counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Deezy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rua gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rua would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rua slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deezy keeping full guard, as Rua tries to pass.
Rua missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rua must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua wants to get up but he can't break Deezy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rua scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rua sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rua loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rua content to stall in guard here.
Deezy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rua can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rua is pushing down on Deezy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Deezy is fighting to maintain full guard but Rua has managed to sneak the leg through.
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.
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.
Rua content to control rather than advance.
Deezy won't allow Rua to pass to mount.
Deezy taking some punishment here, with Rua in his half guard.
Deezy wants to get back to full guard but Rua has passed into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Let's hope that Rua has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Rua.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deezy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Deezy looking for a sweep but Rua has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Rua looking to finish Deezy with some ground and pound. This is bad for Deezy!
Rua scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Deezy?
Anderson Rua has got the better of the ground game so far.
Deezy wants to control but Rua is having none of it.
Rua wants to control the pace but Deezy is squirming around nicely.
Deezy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rua can do to turn this around?
Rua working for a submission but Deezy is keeping him at bay.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua content just to control the position here.
Deezy tries to improve his position but instead Rua has taken his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rua looking for the choke from the back.
Rua has good solid back control here.
Rua avoiding Deezy 's attempts to control his hands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Deezy is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Rua gets his way!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Rua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Deezy throws a right hand that Rua ducks under and follows up with a left that Rua also avoids with ease.
A head kick misses from Deezy.
Deezy throws a series of strikes that have Rua backpedaling.
Rua wants to clinch up but Deezy keeps it at a distance.
Deezy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rua is looking to clinch but Deezy is avoiding it.
Deezy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Deezy looks to land a combination but Rua avoids it well.
A punch combination from Deezy misses.
Deezy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
King Deezy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Deezy keeps the fight on the outside.
Deezy appears to be looking for a big counter.
King Deezy is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua misses with a head kick.
Deezy misses with the body kick
and Rua counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rua controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Deezy looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Rua has picked Deezy up and slammed him! Deezy can't keep hold of the triangle and Rua manages to pass to side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Deezy!
Deezy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rua tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
A nice elbow there by Rua.
Rua controlling the pace for now.
Rua lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua controlling the pace for now.
Rua landing strikes from the mount.
Rua landing strikes from the mount.
Rua raining down shots from the mount!
Rua swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Deezy is now in Rua's guard. A big mistake from Rua there, giving up the dominant position!
Rua looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua keeping full guard, as Deezy tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deezy postures up.
Deezy passes into half guard.
Rua looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Deezy is looking for a kimura but Rua is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Deezy to get the leverage.
Rua is looking for a sweep. Deezy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rua has his hands clasped together around Deezy's back. He's all about the action.
Rua is defending against the submission attempts here by Deezy.
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.
Deezy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rua is just riding it out for now. Deezy eventually gives up the hold.
Rua trying to hold on to Deezy's head to control him but Deezy postures up.
Rua is looking for a sweep. Deezy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rua manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
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 King Deezy.
I think Deezy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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