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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Rua (ranked 623 p4p, 974 weight class) and Bobby Scott (ranked 98 p4p, 149 weight class). Rua comes to the cage accompanied by Champion. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sasha Rua!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Scott!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott ducks under a wild hook from Rua.
We've been told by Rua's head coaches at Finch Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rua throws out a loose jab but Scott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scott swinging wildly here.
Scott moves in looking to clinch but Rua pushes him off.
Sloppy strikes from Scott. Those never looked like landing.
Rua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scott manages to avoid it.
Scott slips under a jab from Rua.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Scott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rua.
Rua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Scott tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rua manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Scott has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Rua is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Scott throws out a loose jab but Rua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rua staying out of range there.
Bobby Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scott tries to clinch but Rua moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott misses with a hook. Rua ducked under it nicely.
Scott lands a nice looking body kick.
Scott misses with a wild body shot.
Scott fails with an attempt to clinch.
Scott wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua sizes up Scott with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Scott swings widly with a right hand
and Rua counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Scott tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rua avoids it.
Scott landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Scott tries to land knees in the clinch but Rua avoids the damage to the body.
Rua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scott moves in looking to clinch but Rua pushes him off.
Rua thuds his right hand into Scott's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rua ducks under a wild hook from Scott.
Scott tries to clinch up.
Scott misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scott throws a nice looking combination but Rua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rua tries to counter by clinching up but Scott breaks away and moves out of range.
Scott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Scott avoids the body shot from Rua.
Rua lunges at Scott with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Scott's hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rua misses with a wild body shot.
Rua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scott.
Rua thuds his right hand into Scott's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice cross by Rua.
Scott tries to clinch up.
Rua circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rua takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Scott is looking to slow Rua down with leg kicks.
Rua jabs Scott right on the nose. Scott blinks but takes it well.
Rua swats away the attempt to clinch by Scott.
Rua is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Scott throws the kick towards the body but Rua avoids it.
Rua misses the shot to the body.
Scott throws a hook to the side of Rua's head but Rua sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Scott wants to clinch but Rua slips to the side
and Rua counters with a stiff right hand.
Rua moves out of range as Scott strikes.
It looked like Rua wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Scott tries to clinch there but Rua circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Rua misses the target.
Rua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scott.
Scott is looking to clinch.
Rua uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Scott.
Scott misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Scott tries to clinch up
and Rua makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Scott doesn't manage to clinch there - Rua circles away.
Scott ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rua slips a jab and a cross from Scott.
Scott walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Scott on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Scott moves away from the strike by Rua.
Rua listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Scott throws a body punch but Rua moves out of range.
Rua displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Scott throws out the jab.
Scott rushes Rua and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Scott tries to throw a body punch but Rua avoids it by throwing Scott back against the cage.
Rua lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Rua finds it's way through Scott's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott staying out of range there.
Rua moves out of range of the leg kick from Scott.
Rua throws a looping overhand right but Scott ducks down to avoid it.
Scott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rua moves away.
Scott on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Scott throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rua throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Scott on the side of the head.
Rua takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rua misses with a looping left.
Scott tries to clinch but Rua moves out of range.
Scott misses with a body kick.
Nice cross by Rua.
Scott tries to clinch but Rua is having none of it.
A combination from Scott does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott misses with a double jab.
Scott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rua.
Scott throws a body shot but no joy.
Scott fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rua was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rua. Scott does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sasha Rua dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rua. Scott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rua takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Scott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rua moves away.
Rua swats away the attempt to clinch by Scott.
Rua cracks Scott with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rua scores with the left hand. Scott knows he should have avoided that one.
Scott throws a nice inside leg kick.
Scott is looking to clinch.
Rua jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rua uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scott.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Scott misses.
Scott lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rua circles away quickly and effectively.
Scott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scott takes a swing at Rua's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Rua wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Scott moves in looking to clinch but Rua pushes him off.
Scott tries to clinch there but Rua circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua moves out of range of the body kick.
Rua swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Scott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rua.
Rua throws a jab but it's blocked by Scott.
Bobby Scott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Scott moves out of range of the strikes.
Scott throws a body punch but Rua moves out of range.
Scott throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rua.
Scott tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Scott wants to clinch.
Rua jabs Scott to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Scott slips under a jab.
Scott lands with a nice combination. Rua backs away looking to recover.
Scott swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rua counters with a straight right hand.
Rua jabs at Scott's body.
Rua throws a body shot but no joy.
Rua works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua avoids the body shot from Scott.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua lands a nice shot to the body.
Scott tries to work over Rua's front leg with a kick but Rua checks it.
Rua lands with a shot to the body.
Scott fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rua keeps the fight on the outside.
Scott misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rua throws a jab when Scott was well out of range.
Rua misses with a wild body shot.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch but Rua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rua takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rua scores with a decent looking hook.
Rua throws a looping overhand right but Scott ducks down to avoid it.
Sasha Rua is winning the standup battle so far.
Scott is looking to clinch but Rua is avoiding it.
A telegraphed right hand from Scott misses the target.
Scott misses with a body shot.
Scott takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Scott lands an overhand right.
Scott bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Scott has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rua finds it's way round the side to connect with Scott's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good exchange - Rua coming out on top.
Rua slips a jab and a cross from Scott.
Scott takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rua blocks the body kick.
A punch combination from Scott misses.
Rua jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scott wants to clinch up but Rua keeps it at a distance.
Rua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scott can do to turn this around?
Rua bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rua tests Scott's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A shot to the liver by Rua. Beautiful body shot.
Scott is breathing heavily.
Scott gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Scott slips under a jab from Rua.
A combination from Scott does no damage.
Scott takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott moves away from the strike by Rua.
Rua misses with a looping left.
Scott tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rua manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Scott walks into a stiff left hand from Rua.
Rua looks to land a left hand but Scott moved out of range nicely.
Rua swats away the attempt to clinch by Scott.
Scott throws a leg kick
and Rua counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Scott takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rua throws a body shot but no joy.
Scott moves in looking to clinch but Rua pushes him off.
A punch lands to the side of Scott 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Scott is rocked!
Scott misses the shot to the body.
Scott is still on wobbly legs! Can Rua finish him?
Scott is looking to clinch but Rua is avoiding it.
Scott closes the distance but Rua moves to the side
and Rua counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Scott throws a lazy right hand but Rua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott wants to clinch.
Scott gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Rua gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sasha Rua!
Sasha Rua retains his welterweight title!
Post fight, an emotional Sasha Rua said 'I feel honored to make my first real title defense here tonight against a WCF legend and former champ in Bobby Scott. I can't wait to see who Nick has for me next. I'm ready to throw down against anyone at 170 or 185 ,but if you wanna give me another sacrificial lamb I'm down to break that punk Keit'.
Bobby Scott spoke after the fight, saying 'FUCK KEITH RODGERS'.
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