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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tapater Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua comes to the cage accompanied by Hordes Of Chaos. Tapater Rua could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rafael Balboa's chin.
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140 lbs
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134 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tapater Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Rua.
A head kick misses from Rua.
Rua tries to clinch there but Balboa circles away.
Balboa avoids the head kick by Rua.
Rua uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Balboa.
Rua drives through and clinches with Balboa against the cage.
Rua keeps control of Balboa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Balboa as Rua tries to tie him up.
Rua keeps control of Balboa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Rua with a knee to the head.
It looks like Rafael Balboa has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rua.
Rua scores a nice knee to the body.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua scores a nice knee to the body.
Balboa is trying to force a seperation but Rua has the dominant position.
Rua connects with a nasty looking knee right to Balboa's face.
Rua stalling.
A frustrated look appears on Balboa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Balboa blocks it.
Rua stalling the fight.
Balboa is trying to break the clinch but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Balboa blocks it.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua is breathing heavily.
Balboa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Balboa managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Balboa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rua has Balboa pressed against the cage, preventing Balboa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Balboa blocks it with crossed arms.
Balboa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Balboa gets through Rua's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Balboa is looking to break free of the clinch but Rua has double underhooks.
Balboa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Balboa can't break the clinch.
Balboa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rua is trying to maintain a safe position but Balboa gets an underhook and turns Rua into the cage.
Rua just leaning against Balboa, taking a breather.
Balboa is trying to break the clinch but Rua is controlling him.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Balboa is blocking nicely.
Balboa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Balboa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Balboa is looking to break free of the clinch but Rua has double underhooks.
Balboa is trying to break the clinch but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Balboa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Balboa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Balboa wants to break free but Rua has control.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Balboa blocks it with crossed arms.
Balboa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Balboa wants to break free but Rua has control.
Balboa is trying to break the clinch but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Balboa wants to get back to striking at distance but Rua won't allow it.
Balboa can't break the clinch.
Balboa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Balboa is trying to break the clinch but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Balboa wants to get back to striking at distance but Rua won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rua putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Balboa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Balboa wants to break free but Rua has control.
Balboa tries to break free but Rua pushes him back against the cage.
Balboa is trying to break the clinch but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Balboa wants to get back to striking at distance but Rua won't allow it.
Balboa can't break the clinch.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Balboa blocks with his arms.
Rua prevents Balboa from breaking the clinch.
Rua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Balboa's efforts to push away.
Balboa wants to get back to striking at distance but Rua won't allow it.
Balboa is trying to break the clinch but Rua is controlling him.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Balboa avoids it.
Balboa tries to break free but Rua pushes him back against the cage.
Balboa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Balboa is trying to force a seperation but Rua has the dominant position.
Rua has Balboa pressed against the cage, preventing Balboa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Balboa wants to get back to striking at distance but Rua won't allow it.
Balboa tries to break free but Rua pushes him back against the cage.
Balboa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Balboa is blocking nicely.
Balboa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rua with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Balboa's efforts to push away.
Rua has Balboa pressed against the cage, preventing Balboa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa is trying to break the clinch but Rua is controlling him.
Rua misses with a knee strike.
Balboa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Balboa scores with a hook to the body.
Balboa is trying to force a seperation but Rua has the dominant position.
Balboa is trying to break the clinch but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Balboa pushes Rua back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Balboa blocks it with crossed arms.
Balboa is trying to break free.
Balboa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Balboa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Balboa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Balboa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rua looking to slow down the pace here.
Balboa tries to break the clinch but Rua is controlling the position.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good body shot from Balboa.
Balboa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Balboa working aggressively here.
Rua has Balboa pressed against the cage, preventing Balboa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Balboa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Balboa wants to get back to striking at distance but Rua won't allow it.
Rua is stalling here.
Balboa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rua is trying to maintain a safe position but Balboa gets an underhook and turns Rua into the cage.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Balboa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Balboa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Balboa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Balboa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Balboa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Balboa is trying to break the clinch but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Balboa has had enough of the clinch but Rua keeps him there for the moment.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Balboa blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Balboa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Balboa tries to break the clinch but Rua is controlling the position.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Balboa blocks it with crossed arms.
Balboa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Balboa blocks it.
Balboa is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tapater Rua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rafael Balboa's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Balboa misses with a two punch combination.
Rua ducks under a wild hook from Balboa.
Balboa scores with a three punch combo!
Rua connects with a high kick.
A jab from Balboa does it's job there.
Balboa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rua.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick and Balboa moves out of range easily.
Rua walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Balboa looks to land a body kick but Rua moved away.
Balboa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Balboa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tapater Rua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rua swinging wilding here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick and Balboa moves out of range easily.
Balboa dips to his left and cracks Rua with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa lands a two punch combo.
Balboa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Balboa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rua in his tracks.
Balboa avoids the head kick by Rua.
Balboa lands the left hand.
Balboa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Balboa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good shot there by Balboa.
Rua throws a head kick but Balboa moves out of range.
Rua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Balboa throws a good cross that connects.
A head kick misses from Rua.
Rua has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Balboa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rafael Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balboa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rua on the side of the head.
Balboa is looking to clinch.
Balboa lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa scores with a three punch combo!
Balboa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rua.
A right-left combo lands from Balboa.
Balboa might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Balboa misses with a two punch combination.
Balboa connects with a jab.
Balboa scores with the left hand. Rua knows he should have avoided that one.
Balboa lands a slapping body shot.
Balboa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rua takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rua darts in and clinches Balboa up against the cage.
Balboa wants to break free but Rua has control.
Rua prevents Balboa from breaking the clinch.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Balboa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Balboa is trying to break the clinch but Rua is controlling him.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Balboa is defending well for now.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Balboa tries to break the clinch but Rua is controlling the position.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Balboa blocks with his arms.
Balboa is trying to break the clinch but Rua is controlling him.
Balboa is trying to break the clinch but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Balboa scores with a hook to the body.
Balboa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa is looking to break free of the clinch but Rua has double underhooks.
Rua keeps control of Balboa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Balboa's efforts to push away.
Balboa tries to circle away but Rua has him pinned against the cage.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Balboa blocks it.
Balboa is looking to break free of the clinch but Rua has double underhooks.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A frustrated look appears on Balboa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rua blocking some punches.
Balboa wants to get back to striking at distance but Rua won't allow it.
Balboa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Balboa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Balboa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Balboa is trying to break free.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Balboa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Balboa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rua has time to react.
Rua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Balboa thuds a left hand into Rua's body.
Balboa jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Balboa lands a head shot.
That's four 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 tries a head kick but it misses.
Rua looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rua drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Balboa lands with a cross.
Rua ducks under a wild hook from Balboa.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rua.
Balboa throws a one two combo.
Rua takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Balboa tries to bum rush Rua with a series of wild strikes but Rua uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Balboa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Balboa blocks a head kick by Rua.
Rua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Balboa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Balboa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Balboa misses with a few strikes there.
Rua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Balboa's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Balboa duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Balboa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rafael Balboa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Balboa scores with a one two! Rua had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rua looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rua pushes Balboa up against the cage in a clinch.
Balboa is trying to break the clinch but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Rua misses with a knee strike.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Balboa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Balboa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Balboa wants to get back to striking at distance but Rua won't allow it.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Balboa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Balboa darts in trying to clinch
and Rua counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Balboa jabs at Rua's body.
A head kick misses from Rua.
Balboa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Balboa lands a nice looking body shot.
Balboa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Balboa's corner calls for a 1-2. Balboa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick and Balboa moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Balboa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Balboa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rua drops his hands momentarily and Balboa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rua throws a head kick that misses.
Balboa wants to clinch up but Rua keeps it at a distance.
Balboa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Balboa tests Rua's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Balboa cracks Rua with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Balboa connects with a right hand. Rua shakes it off.
Balboa scores with a jab to the head.
Balboa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Balboa's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Balboa duly obliges.
Rua has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rua there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rua tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Balboa. Beautiful body shot.
Balboa scores with a hook.
Rua moves out of range as Balboa strikes.
Balboa looks to land a combination but Rua avoids it well.
Rua dodges the punch combination from Balboa.
A jab from Balboa does it's job there.
Decent striking displayed by Balboa there.
Balboa throws a looping overhand right but Rua ducks down to avoid it.
Balboa with a hook.
Rua walks into a jab.
Rua lands a head kick. Balboa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Balboa misses the jab.
Rua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rafael Balboa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Balboa.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick and Balboa moves out of range easily.
Balboa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick and Balboa moves out of range easily.
Balboa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rua backs up against the cage.
Rua throws a head kick that misses.
Balboa wants to clinch up but Rua keeps it at a distance.
Balboa scores with a hook.
Balboa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Balboa works over Rua's head and body with a nice combination.
Balboa connects with the punch.
Balboa tries to clinch there but Rua circles away.
Balboa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Balboa is working the combinations to good effect here.
Balboa throws a hook to the side of Rua's head but Rua sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Balboa scores with a decent looking hook.
Rua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rua on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Balboa clobbers Rua with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Balboa scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa scores with a nice right hand.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick and Balboa moves out of range easily.
Balboa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Balboa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Balboa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Balboa.
Rua tries a head kick but it misses.
Balboa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Balboa avoids the head kick by Rua.
A left lands for Balboa.
Rua throws a head kick but Balboa moves out of range.
Rua takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Balboa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rua at a distance.
Balboa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Balboa looks to land a combination but Rua avoids it well.
Balboa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Balboa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Balboa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Balboa!
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