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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Duterte (ranked 1244 p4p, 1098 weight class) and Wanderlei Rua (ranked 144 p4p, 127 weight class). Rodrigo Duterte has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rodrigo Duterte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlei Rua!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duterte fails in his attempt to clinch.
Duterte clinches up against the cage.
Rua takes a shot to the head.
Duterte misses with a punch on the inside.
Rua tries to break free but Duterte pushes him back against the cage.
Rua can't break the clinch.
Rua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duterte's elbow.
Rua tries to work over Duterte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rua wants to break free but Duterte has control.
Duterte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
Rua blocking some punches.
Duterte prevents a body shot from Rua.
Rua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Duterte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duterte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duterte blocks a body shot from Rua.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rua.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rua connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Duterte has closed the distance and engaged Rua in a clinch.
Rua can't find room to land a body shot as Duterte controls the action.
Rua wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Duterte prevents a body shot from Rua.
A head punch on the inside from Duterte fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rua.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua blocks an uppercut.
Rua lands a nice shot to the body.
Duterte working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rua misses with a punch to the body.
Rua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duterte.
Rua scores with a hook to the body. Duterte takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Duterte instigates a clinch.
Rua misses with a punch to the body.
Duterte misses with the head strike.
Rua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rua scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Rodrigo Duterte has been cut.
Rua lands a nice shot that snaps Duterte's head back.
Rua throws a jab when Duterte was well out of range.
Duterte pushes Rua up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duterte throws a head punch that misses.
Rua takes a shot to the head.
Rua breaks the clinch.
Rua cracks Duterte with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Duterte darts in and clinches Rua up against the cage.
Rua tries to throw a body punch but Duterte avoids it by throwing Rua back against the cage.
Rua cracks Duterte with a nice body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Rua.
Duterte is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duterte's elbow.
Rua pushes Duterte back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Duterte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Rua.
Rua lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Duterte.
Rua breaks from the clinch.
Rua throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Duterte stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rua with a nice cross.
Duterte takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rua lands a nice looking body shot.
Rua throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rua works Duterte's body with a nice hook.
Rua cracks Duterte with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Rua has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Duterte to stand back up!
Duterte is rocked!
Rodrigo Duterte's cut is getting worse.
Rua feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Duterte collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Wanderlei Rua!
A victorious Wanderlei Rua thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Rodrigo Duterte stepped up to the mic, saying 'Don't worry I will be back!!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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