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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Wayne Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne Glover comes into the arena with Oasis - D'You Know What I Mean? blaring out of the sound system. John Wayne Glover has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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208 lbs
4 - 7 - 0 |
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Wayne Glover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Rua!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne Glover moves into the clinch.
Wayne Glover misses with a knee strike.
Rua managing to block the knees to the body from Wayne Glover.
Wayne Glover missing with knees to the body.
Wayne Glover tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rua avoids it.
Wayne Glover lands an elbow just above Rua 's eye.
It looks like Mauricio Rua has been cut.
Wayne Glover lands an elbow just above Rua 's eye.
Wayne Glover missing with knees to the body.
Wayne Glover tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wayne Glover lands an elbow inside that Rua shrugs off.
Wayne Glover tries to land a knee to the head but Rua blocks with his arms.
Wayne Glover missing with knees to the body.
Rua managing to block the knees to the body from Wayne Glover.
Rua managing to block the knees to the body from Wayne Glover.
Wayne Glover on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wayne Glover missing with knees to the body.
Wayne Glover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rua.
Rua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wayne Glover gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rua avoiding damage as Wayne Glover throws knees to the body.
Rua lands an elbow that stopped Wayne Glover in his tracks for a moment.
Rua tries to pull guard but Wayne Glover holds him up against the cage and eventually Rua drops back down to his feet.
Wayne Glover lands a nice elbow.
Wayne Glover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rua.
Rua tries to break the clinch but Wayne Glover is controlling the position.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wayne Glover misses with a knee to the head.
Wayne Glover looking to throw knees to the head but Rua is blocking nicely.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Wayne Glover blocks with his arms.
Rua on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua avoiding damage as Wayne Glover throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne Glover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rua.
Rua managing to block the knees to the body from Wayne Glover.
Wayne Glover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rua.
Wayne Glover is breathing heavily.
Wayne Glover pushes off an throws an elbow but Rua leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rua on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Wayne Glover blocks it.
Wayne Glover throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rua blocks it with crossed arms.
Rua tries to pull guard but Wayne Glover holds him up against the cage and eventually Rua drops back down to his feet.
Wayne Glover on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua takes an elbow to the temple.
Wayne Glover prevents Rua from breaking the clinch.
Rua is trying to force a seperation but Wayne Glover has the dominant position.
Wayne Glover lands a damaging elbow.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wayne Glover blocks it with crossed arms.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wayne Glover tries a knee to the head but Rua blocks it.
Rua has picked Wayne Glover up - he's going for a ride! Rua dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Rua tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Wayne Glover.
Still in half guard, Rua seems content to control.
Wayne Glover wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Wayne Glover pushes Rua off looking to stand but Rua dives back in and keeps control.
Rua perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Wayne Glover is trying to escape back to his feet but Rua uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Wayne Glover explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wayne Glover swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wayne Glover closes the distance and clinches.
Rua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wayne Glover tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
John Wayne Glover has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauricio Rua.
Wayne Glover is pressed up against the cage. Rua has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wayne Glover down to the mat. Wayne Glover avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne Glover pushes Rua up against the cage in a clinch.
Wayne Glover trying to land knees to the body.
Rua lands a knee to the body.
Rua takes an elbow to the temple.
Wayne Glover is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rua is defending well for now.
Rua managing to block the knees to the body from Wayne Glover.
Wayne Glover tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rua avoids it.
Rua fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wayne Glover gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wayne Glover gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rua on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wayne Glover tries to land knees in the clinch but Rua avoids the damage to the body.
Rua takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wayne Glover lands an elbow inside.
Rua avoiding damage as Wayne Glover throws knees to the body.
Wayne Glover trying to land knees to the body.
Rua has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Wayne Glover uses from the top position.
Wayne Glover trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rua's guard.
Rua is pulling down on Wayne Glover's head to control his posture.
Rua is looking to stand up but Wayne Glover isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua looking for subs off his back but Wayne Glover has passed one foot through into half guard.
Wayne Glover decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Wayne Glover has closed the distance and engaged Rua in a clinch.
Rua managing to block the knees to the body from Wayne Glover.
Wayne Glover with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wayne Glover is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rua is defending well for now.
Wayne Glover comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wayne Glover tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rua avoids it.
Wayne Glover gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rua managing to block the knees to the body from Wayne Glover.
Rua on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua managing to block the knees to the body from Wayne Glover.
Wayne Glover is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rua is defending well for now.
Wayne Glover creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rua's defenses.
Rua gets control of Wayne Glover's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rua will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Rua is working an open guard so Wayne Glover takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Wayne Glover dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Rua's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wayne Glover wants to clinch up but Rua keeps it at a distance.
Wayne Glover tries to clinch but Rua is having none of it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wayne Glover gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rua takes an elbow to the temple.
Wayne Glover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rua.
Wayne Glover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rua.
Wayne Glover lands a nice elbow.
Wayne Glover lands an elbow just above Rua 's eye.
Wayne Glover tries to land knees in the clinch but Rua avoids the damage to the body.
Rua fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rua tries to pull guard but Wayne Glover holds him up against the cage and eventually Rua drops back down to his feet.
Rua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua fails to pull guard.
John Wayne Glover has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauricio Rua.
Rua avoiding damage as Wayne Glover throws knees to the body.
Wayne Glover gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Wayne Glover.
Wayne Glover comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wayne Glover blocks it with crossed arms.
Wayne Glover throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rua blocks it with crossed arms.
Wayne Glover gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wayne Glover tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rua avoids it.
Rua throws an elbow that misses.
Rua looking to slow down the pace here.
Rua avoiding damage as Wayne Glover throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua avoiding damage as Wayne Glover throws knees to the body.
Wayne Glover tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rua avoids it.
Rua wants to break free but Wayne Glover has control.
Wayne Glover looking to throw knees to the head but Rua is blocking nicely.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Wayne Glover is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rua is defending well for now.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wayne Glover lands an elbow just above Rua 's eye.
Rua tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wayne Glover just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wayne Glover is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rua is defending well for now.
Wayne Glover trying to land knees to the body.
Rua is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wayne Glover gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wayne Glover is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rua is defending well for now.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Wayne Glover avoids the damage to the body.
Wayne Glover looking to throw knees to the head but Rua is blocking nicely.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rua throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rua avoiding damage as Wayne Glover throws knees to the body.
Wayne Glover is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rua is defending well for now.
Rua wants to get back to striking at distance but Wayne Glover won't allow it.
Wayne Glover lands a good knee to the midsection. Rua won't want to take too many of those.
Wayne Glover on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Wayne Glover.
That's two 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.
Wayne Glover with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rua on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wayne Glover trying to land knees to the body.
Rua wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rua avoiding damage as Wayne Glover throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wayne Glover just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rua's brow.
Wayne Glover throws an elbow that misses.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wayne Glover with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wayne Glover misses with a knee to the head.
Rua jumps guard but Wayne Glover stands there with Rua around his waist. Rua gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wayne Glover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rua.
Wayne Glover with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wayne Glover tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Rua's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Rua's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wayne Glover is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Wayne Glover avoids the damage to the body.
Rua managing to block the knees to the body from Wayne Glover.
Wayne Glover misses with a knee to the head.
Rua tries to pull guard but Wayne Glover holds him up against the cage and eventually Rua drops back down to his feet.
Wayne Glover tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rua avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua wants to break free but Wayne Glover has control.
Wayne Glover tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rua avoiding damage as Wayne Glover throws knees to the body.
Wayne Glover missing with knees to the body.
Wayne Glover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rua.
Wayne Glover missing with knees to the body.
Rua jumps guard but Wayne Glover stands there with Rua around his waist. Rua gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rua has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wayne Glover is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rua is defending well for now.
Wayne Glover looking to throw knees to the head but Rua is blocking nicely.
Wayne Glover utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rua managing to block the knees to the body from Wayne Glover.
Rua on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua can't break the clinch.
Rua tries to pull guard but Wayne Glover holds him up against the cage and eventually Rua drops back down to his feet.
Rua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Rua managing to block the knees to the body from Wayne Glover.
Rua avoiding damage as Wayne Glover throws knees to the body.
Wayne Glover unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rua lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rua manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wayne Glover has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rua is proving hard to escape from.
Rua escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wayne Glover gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wayne Glover decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rua, up you get!
Wayne Glover has Rua up against the cage in a clinch.
Rua jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wayne Glover walks away with a smile on his face. Rua gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rua is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wayne Glover sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wayne Glover darts in and clinches Rua up against the cage.
Wayne Glover landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wayne Glover obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Wayne Glover dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Rua's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Wayne Glover moves into the clinch.
Wayne Glover lands a nice elbow.
Wayne Glover unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wayne Glover lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rua tries to circle away but Wayne Glover has him pinned against the cage.
Rua tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wayne Glover just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rua takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rua is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wayne Glover with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rua on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Rua drags the fight down to the ground.
Wayne Glover decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Wayne Glover moves into range and clinches up with Rua.
Wayne Glover comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wayne Glover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rua.
Rua working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wayne Glover lands a nice elbow.
Rua on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wayne Glover comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wayne Glover on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wayne Glover using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rua has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rua managing to block the knees to the body from Wayne Glover.
Wayne Glover throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rua blocks it with crossed arms.
Rua jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wayne Glover walks away with a smile on his face. Rua gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wayne Glover throws a head kick but Rua moves out of range.
Rua tries to clinch but Wayne Glover is having none of it.
Wayne Glover keeps the fight on the outside.
Wayne Glover keeps the fight on the outside.
Rua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wayne Glover clinches up with Rua and pushes him back against the cage.
Wayne Glover throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rua blocks it with crossed arms.
Wayne Glover tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rua avoids it.
Wayne Glover is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rua is defending well for now.
Rua wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wayne Glover has him pressed against the cage.
Wayne Glover creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rua's defenses.
Rua takes an elbow to the temple.
Wayne Glover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rua.
John Wayne Glover has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rua managing to block the knees to the body from Wayne Glover.
Rua is trying to break free.
Rua is trying to force a seperation but Wayne Glover has the dominant position.
Wayne Glover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rua.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wayne Glover tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rua avoids it.
Rua can't break the clinch.
Rua tries to pull guard but Wayne Glover won't allow it.
John Wayne Glover has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauricio Rua.
Wayne Glover lands a nice elbow.
Rua is trying to break the clinch but Wayne Glover has him pressed against the cage.
Rua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua managing to block the knees to the body from Wayne Glover.
Rua is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wayne Glover lands an elbow inside.
Wayne Glover avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Wayne Glover avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Wayne Glover unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rua lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rua managing to block the knees to the body from Wayne Glover.
Nice elbow from Wayne Glover.
Wayne Glover throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wayne Glover keeps control of Rua as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rua wants a takedown but no success here.
Rua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wayne Glover trying to land knees to the body.
Wayne Glover lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wayne Glover creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rua's defenses.
Wayne Glover lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rua is trying to break the clinch but Wayne Glover has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne Glover tries a knee to the head but Rua blocks it.
Wayne Glover throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rua jumps guard but Wayne Glover stands there with Rua around his waist. Rua gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rua jumps guard but Wayne Glover stands there with Rua around his waist. Rua gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wayne Glover throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rua blocks it with crossed arms.
Rua tries to pull guard but Wayne Glover holds him up against the cage and eventually Rua drops back down to his feet.
Rua avoiding damage as Wayne Glover throws knees to the body.
Rua tries to break the clinch but Wayne Glover is controlling the position.
Rua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua pushes off an throws an elbow but Wayne Glover leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rua takes an elbow to the temple.
Rua on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Rua is trying to break the clinch but Wayne Glover is controlling him.
Wayne Glover unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rua lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wayne Glover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rua.
Wayne Glover trying to land knees to the body.
Wayne Glover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rua.
Wayne Glover prevents Rua from breaking the clinch.
Wayne Glover lands a knee to the body.
Rua takes an elbow to the temple.
John Wayne Glover is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Wayne Glover using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rua has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wayne Glover lands an elbow inside.
Rua tries to pull guard but Wayne Glover won't allow it.
Rua looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wayne Glover unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rua tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wayne Glover just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wayne Glover tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rua avoids it.
Wayne Glover tries to land knees in the clinch but Rua avoids the damage to the body.
Wayne Glover lands a nice elbow.
Wayne Glover tries to land knees in the clinch but Rua avoids the damage to the body.
Rua has had enough of the clinch but Wayne Glover keeps him there for the moment.
Rua avoiding damage as Wayne Glover throws knees to the body.
Wayne Glover throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rua jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wayne Glover walks away with a smile on his face. Rua gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rua stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wayne Glover.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wayne Glover!
Mauricio Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wayne Glover closes the distance and clinches.
Wayne Glover is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rua is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Wayne Glover showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wayne Glover, 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Wayne Glover!
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