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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Handerson (ranked 98 p4p, 1024 weight class) and Wanderlei Rua (ranked 12 p4p, 133 weight class). Handerson comes to the cage accompanied by America - A Horse With No Name. Dave Handerson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Handerson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlei Rua!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handerson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rua quickly recovers to half guard.
Rua wants to get back to full guard but Handerson has passed into side control.
Handerson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Handerson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Handerson lands an elbow.
Handerson taking a break here but Rua is having none of it and regains half guard.
Handerson is looking for a kimura but Rua is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Handerson to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Handerson prevents Rua from improving his position.
Rua is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Handerson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rua has hold of Handerson's hands but Handerson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Handerson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rua does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Handerson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua tries to roll over but Handerson keeps him under control.
Handerson 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. Handerson eventually gives up the hold.
Handerson is working for a submission of some sort.
Rua tries to roll over but Handerson keeps him under control.
Rua controlling the position well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rua trying to control but Handerson postures up.
Rua moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rua wants to sweep here but Handerson controlling him for the moment.
Handerson looking to sit in guard and control but Rua gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Handerson 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.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Handerson holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rua postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rua tries to free his leg and advance position but Handerson is retaining full guard.
Rua trying to control but Handerson is working from the bottom.
Handerson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rua defends well.
Rua is looking to work some ground and pound but Handerson has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rua's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Handerson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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.
Rua wants to control from the top but Handerson keeps moving.
Handerson is trying to keep Rua in close.
Handerson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rua throws a big elbow that misses.
Handerson managing to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Handerson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rua. Handerson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Handerson attempts a counter takedown but Rua avoids it well and moves away.
Rua fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Handerson.
Handerson moves into the clinch.
Rua has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rua is trying to break the clinch but Handerson has him pressed against the cage.
Rua manages to break the clinch.
Wanderlei Rua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Handerson moves away from the strike by Rua.
Rua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Handerson.
Rua swings for the body but Handerson moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Handerson dominated that round.
That's time! Handerson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Handerson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rua.
Rua throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Handerson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rua wants to slow Handerson down by chopping away at his legs.
Handerson rushes Rua and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Handerson prevents Rua from breaking the clinch.
Handerson prevents Rua from breaking the clinch.
Handerson throws a punch but it's blocked by Rua.
Rua wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Handerson lands with a left to the head.
It looks like Wanderlei Rua has been cut.
Rua breaks from the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Rua scores with a four punch combination!
Rua attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rua lands a nice shot that snaps Handerson's head back.
Handerson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Handerson moves into range and clinches up with Rua.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Handerson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Rua regains guard immediately.
Handerson tries to free his leg and advance position but Rua is retaining full guard.
Handerson wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handerson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rua's head.
Handerson stands up over Rua, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Handerson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Handerson trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rua tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Handerson distracts Rua with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rua keeping moving, preventing Handerson from controlling successfully.
Rua working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handerson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Handerson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Handerson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Rua being controlled here, momentarily.
Handerson is working Rua over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rua looking to control.
Handerson 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.
Handerson landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handerson passes Rua's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rua wants to get back to his feet.
Handerson is keen to just control but Rua is a slippery customer.
Handerson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Handerson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Handerson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rua is trying to get back to full guard.
Handerson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rua with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rua manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handerson wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
Handerson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Handerson wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
Handerson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Handerson lands a couple of digs.
Handerson working some strikes from top position.
Rua wants to sweep but no luck.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Handerson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wanderlei Rua's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Rua swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wanderlei Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Handerson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rua did well to prevent Handerson getting side control.
Rua is looking for a sweep. Handerson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Handerson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Handerson winds up and cracks Rua with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rua trying to control but Handerson postures up.
Handerson is nestled in close to Rua, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Handerson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Handerson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rua trying to control from the bottom.
Rua wants to sweep but Handerson has passed to side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handerson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Rua rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Handerson's guard! Nice work there by Rua!
Handerson looking to control.
Rua must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Handerson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Handerson working for a triangle but Rua defends it easily.
Handerson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rua doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rua manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Handerson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua trying to control but Handerson is working from the bottom.
Rua preventing the sweep.
Handerson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rua can do to turn this around?
Rua is fighting to break Handerson's control of his arms but Handerson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Handerson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rua doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rua manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rua really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Handerson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rua avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Handerson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handerson is trying to keep Rua in close.
Rua trying to control but Handerson is working from the bottom.
Rua looking to sit in guard and control but Handerson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Handerson forces his way into half guard.
Handerson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rua does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dave Handerson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Handerson connects with a nice short shot to Rua's temple.
Rua wants to improve his position but Handerson is controlling well.
Handerson is nestled in close to Rua, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Handerson working over Rua with some ground and pound. Rua looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Handerson trying to control the action but Rua is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Handerson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rua with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Handerson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rua keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Handerson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Handerson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Handerson!
Our winner, Dave Handerson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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