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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Royce Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Syezd Kepe Eses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Syezd Kepe Eses will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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270 lbs
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285 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Royce Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Syezd Kepe Eses!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Kepe Eses misses.
Rua slips under a jab from Kepe Eses.
Kepe Eses avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kepe Eses fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kepe Eses checks a leg kick.
Rua walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kepe Eses checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kepe Eses tries to bum rush Rua with a series of wild strikes but Rua uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kepe Eses waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rua.
Kepe Eses keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rua.
Kepe Eses tries to bum rush Rua with a series of wild strikes but Rua uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rua fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kepe Eses stuns Rua with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kepe Eses lands a high kick!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rua.
Kepe Eses misses with a low kick.
Rua shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kepe Eses pinned against the cage. Kepe Eses gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kepe Eses fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rua manages to avoid it.
Syezd Kepe Eses is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua misses with a double jab
and Kepe Eses counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kepe Eses counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua tries to land a leg kick but Kepe Eses saw it coming and moves away.
Rua moves away from the strike by Kepe Eses.
Rua clinches but Kepe Eses breaks the clinch
and Kepe Eses counters with a good low kick that Rua was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kepe Eses throws a hook but Rua avoids it easily.
Rua fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kepe Eses swinging wilding here.
Rua shoots in and drives through. Kepe Eses sprawls well.
Rua looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rua wants to clinch up but Kepe Eses keeps it at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Rua.
Kepe Eses moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kepe Eses displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rua throws out the jab.
Rua avoids the head kick by Kepe Eses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rua misses with a hook. Kepe Eses ducked under it nicely.
Rua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Syezd Kepe Eses dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kepe Eses connects with a solid leg kick.
Kepe Eses moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kepe Eses lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Kepe Eses, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kepe Eses on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kepe Eses ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kepe Eses throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Rua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rua cracks Kepe Eses with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Rua - just one landing.
Rua checks a low kick from Kepe Eses.
Rua tries to clinch there but Kepe Eses circles away.
Rua swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rua changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kepe Eses looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rua fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Rua controls the position.
Kepe Eses gets back to half guard.
Rua is looking to advance position but Kepe Eses won't allow it.
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.
Rua throwing shots but Kepe Eses is blocking nicely.
Kepe Eses is staying active underneath Rua, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rua thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kepe Eses makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kepe Eses.
Rua throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kepe Eses works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rua sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kepe Eses's guard.
Kepe Eses won't allow Rua to pass to mount.
Kepe Eses is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, if Rua is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kepe Eses is staying active underneath Rua, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rua thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kepe Eses's head.
Kepe Eses is staying active underneath Rua, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rua wants to pass the guard but Kepe Eses is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rua wants to take a breather but Kepe Eses is having none of it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kepe Eses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kepe Eses throws a hook to the side of Rua's head but Rua sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kepe Eses throws a head kick that misses.
A left and a right from Rua both land. Nice combination.
Rua scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kepe Eses keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rua passes to side control.
Rua in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An elbow from Rua crashes against the mat.
Rua tries to score with some ground and pound. Kepe Eses controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Royce Rua will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kepe Eses misses with the head strike.
Rua is working for takedown but Kepe Eses is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rua has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kepe Eses avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kepe Eses lands a right hand.
Kepe Eses is pressed up against the cage. Rua has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kepe Eses down to the mat. Kepe Eses avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua cracks Kepe Eses with an open hand slap.
Kepe Eses lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rua at a distance.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kepe Eses connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Royce Rua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rua throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kepe Eses connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kepe Eses lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kepe Eses defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rua.
Kepe Eses lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rua takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Good standup being displayed there by Kepe Eses as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Rua.
Kepe Eses misses with a hook. Rua ducked under it nicely.
Rua ducks under a wild hook from Kepe Eses.
Royce Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kepe Eses is staying active underneath Rua, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kepe Eses wants to get back to his feet.
Rua controlling the action here.
Rua trying to mount his opponent but Kepe Eses defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua stops Kepe Eses from getting back to his feet.
Rua seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rua seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kepe Eses does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kepe Eses moves into full guard.
Rua tries to free his leg and advance position but Kepe Eses is retaining full guard.
Rua trying to move into half guard but instead Kepe Eses has managed to sweep!
Kepe Eses stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kepe Eses!
Rua throwing strikes here but Kepe Eses is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kepe Eses can't escape the position.
Rua trying to control but Kepe Eses is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua misses with a head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Syezd Kepe Eses comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kepe Eses 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Syezd Kepe Eses!
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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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