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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogerio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua comes to the cage accompanied by The Fight Song by Marilyn Manson. Rogerio Gracie has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marco Rua's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Rua!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Rua thumps Gracie with a low kick.
Gracie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rua counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rua.
Rua turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gracie looks gassed!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rua throws a leg kick but Gracie checks it.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rua.
Rua misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gracie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gracie checks the leg kick.
Rua throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
Rua throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rua. Rua obviously looking to wear him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rua.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Rua.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rua.
Rua lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rua darts in and clinches Gracie up against the cage.
Rua breaks from the clinch.
Rua scores with a leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rua scores with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Rua.
A slow jab from Rua misses its intended target.
Gracie blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rua lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rua moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rua.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rua can pounce on him.
Rua throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rua feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
Rua lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rua dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
Rua throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rua fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Gracie moves forwards but Rua connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rua. Rua obviously looking to wear him down.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rua lands a slapping body shot.
Gracie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rua throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gracie moves out of range of the leg kick from Rua.
Rua looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rua tries a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Gracie thows a leg kick but Rua checks it
and Rua makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rua darts in and clinches Gracie up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rua stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rua wants it to stay on the feet.
Gracie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rua.
Rua shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marco Rua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rua.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rua thumps Gracie with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Rua dominated that round.
That's time! Rua's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A combination from Rua does no damage.
Gracie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rua counters with a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rua. That's going to slow Gracie down.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rua. Rua obviously looking to wear him down.
Rua lands with a good body shot.
Rua lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rua lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rua.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rua.
Rua throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rua.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gracie checks a leg kick.
Rua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rua tries to work over Gracie's front leg with a kick but Gracie checks it.
Rua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rua.
Gracie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
Marco Rua is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two 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 throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rua darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rua thumps Gracie with a low kick.
Rua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rua misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Rua fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Rua misses with a low kick.
Gracie's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gracie duly obliges.
Marco Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Rua does no damage.
Rua checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Rua.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua just misses with a punch to the body.
Rua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rua throws a low kick, looking for Gracie's leg but Gracie calmly moves out of range.
Rua misses with a low kick.
Gracie checks a leg kick nicely.
Marco Rua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rua counters with a good low kick that Gracie was not able to check.
Rua wants to slow Gracie down by chopping away at his legs.
Rua jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Gracie throws a body kick the misses
and Rua counters with an outside leg kick.
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.
Gracie blocks a low kick nicely.
Gracie throws a leg kick
and Rua counters with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gracie.
Rua turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Rua misses.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rua checks a leg kick.
Rua swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rua throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rua lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Rua dominated that second round.
That's time! Rua's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Some wild striking there from Gracie.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gracie lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rua has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rua and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A combination from Rua does no damage.
Rua dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Rua throws a low kick, looking for Gracie's leg but Gracie calmly moves out of range.
Gracie checks a low kick from Rua.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rua blocks the body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Rua. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rua.
Rua wants to land a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua throws a combination that misses
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gracie 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.
Gracie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rua doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rua is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rua is trying to stand.
Rua trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Rua checks a low kick from Gracie.
Rua checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Rua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Rua wants to land a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie throws the kick towards the body but Rua avoids it.
Rua misses with a combination
and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
Rua is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gracie is controlling him.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie prevents Rua from getting back to his feet.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Rua is retaining full guard.
Gracie trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
Gracie is pushing down on Rua's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rua is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rua wants to get back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gracie swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rua counters with an inside leg kick.
Rua misses with a combination
and Gracie counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
Rua preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rua is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gracie is controlling him.
Gracie trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
Gracie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rua has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Gracie off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Rua looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gracie thows a leg kick but Rua checks it
and Rua counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rogerio Gracie really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rua tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie throws a front kick aimed at Rua's knee but Rua avoids it well.
Rua misses with a low kick.
Rua blocks a head kick by Gracie.
Gracie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rua counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gracie blocks a low kick nicely.
A head kick by Gracie misses
and Rua counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gracie's knee momentarily.
Rua throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rua can pounce on him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rua lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gracie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gracie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gracie misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rua counters with a good low kick that Gracie was not able to check.
Rua with a body punch. A glancing blow.
No joy there for Rua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Rua finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Gracie blocks a low kick nicely.
Rua throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rua can pounce on him.
Rua fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rua.
Rua thumps Gracie with a low kick.
Rua throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rua looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Rua attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rua feints and then cracks Gracie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gracie down.
Rua falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie counters with a two punch combo.
Rua looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rua throws a low kick, looking for Gracie's leg but Gracie calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rua takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Rua throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gracie.
Rua cracks the inside of Gracie's front leg.
Rua throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rua leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rua tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rua. That's going to slow Gracie down.
Rua wants to land a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Rua blocks the leg kick.
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.
Rua defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie checks a low kick from Rua.
Rua lands a slapping body shot.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rua was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Rua throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rua lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rua tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Some wild striking there from Rua.
Rua chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Rua had his way with Rogerio Gracie in that round.
That's time! Rua's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
A combination from Rua does no damage.
Rua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Rua avoids nicely.
Rua misses with a double jab
and Gracie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Rua misses with a leg kick.
Rua throws a leg kick but Gracie checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rua with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rua is looking to score with low kicks.
Rua gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Rua wriggles free and stands up.
A low kick from Gracie misses
and Rua counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Rua misses with a low kick.
Rua throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rua throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Rua misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie tries to land a body kick
and Rua counters with an outside leg kick.
Rua wants to clinch.
Rua moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Gracie throws a head kick but Rua moves out of range.
Rua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rua.
Rua throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Rua.
Rua misses with a low kick.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rua. Rua obviously looking to wear him down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rua, right into the meat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rua. That's going to slow Gracie down.
Rua tries a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Gracie misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rua fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marco Rua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rua, right into the meat.
Rua lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rua is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A good leg kick by Rua.
Rua cracks the inside of Gracie's front leg.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rua ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rogerio Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rua getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Rua showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rua has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Marco Rua!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Marco Rua!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Marco Rua!
Marco Rua wins by unanimous decision!
Marco Rua is the new light heavyweight champion!
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