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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua comes to the cage accompanied by I Wanna Be Somebody by: W.A.S.P.. Mathers has chosen Superman as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Rua!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marshall Mathers!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rua.
Mathers walks into a left hand.
Mathers tries to clinch but Rua is having none of it.
Rua connects with a high kick.
Rua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mathers ducks under a wild hook from Rua.
Mathers slips a jab from Rua.
Rua scores with a leg kick.
Rua takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rua.
Rua misses with an uppercut.
Mathers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mathers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rua throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua lunges at Mathers with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mathers's hand.
Rua throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mathers looks to land a right hand but Rua moved out of range.
Mathers slips a straight right by Rua.
Rua throws a wild body kick that Mathers sees coming a mile off.
Mathers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rua bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Rua.
Mathers lands an overhand right.
Mathers throws a looping overhand right but Rua ducks down to avoid it.
Pedro Rua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rua tries to score with a low kick but Mathers moves his leg out of the way.
Mathers avoids the head kick by Rua.
Mathers shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rua as he jumps to the side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rua.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Rua misses.
Rua throws a head kick that misses.
Mathers scores with a one two! Rua had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rua takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rua lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rua throws the left hand but Mathers avoids the punch easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mathers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rua throws an overhand right that lands on Mathers's shoulder, as Mathers tries to avoid the shot.
Mathers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rua. Rua obviously looking to wear him down.
Rua throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mathers throws out a loose jab but Rua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rua lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mathers tries to clinch up but Rua circles away and keeps his distance.
A good leg kick by Rua.
Rua throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Rua misses.
Rua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mathers was well out of range. Poor timing from Rua.
Rua defending well as Mathers loads up on a big left hand.
Mathers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pedro Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marshall Mathers.
Rua moves out of range as Mathers strikes.
Mathers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mathers clinches up with Rua and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rua breaks the clinch.
Rua throws a head kick but Mathers moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Rua.
Pedro Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mathers lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mathers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rua, pushing him back against the cage.
Rua prevents a body shot from Mathers.
A short body shot lands from Mathers as the two fighters clinch.
Rua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rua needs to keep his hands up - Mathers had a free shot at his head there.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick and Mathers moves out of range easily.
Mathers connects with a looping right hand.
Rua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mathers avoids the body shot from Rua.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Rua dominated that round.
That's time! Rua's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rua throws a hook to the side of Mathers's head but Mathers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mathers connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rua pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good leg kick by Rua there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mathers's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mathers throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rua's waist but Rua gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mathers off to one side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rua.
Rua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rua throws a head kick that misses.
Rua tries to land a leg kick but Mathers saw it coming and moves away.
Rua throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mathers counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from Rua as Mathers shoots in.
Mathers scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Marshall Mathers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers avoids the head kick by Rua.
Mathers scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rua in his tracks.
Rua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mathers blocks a head kick by Rua.
Pedro Rua is winning the standup battle so far.
Rua lands a nice shot that snaps Mathers's head back.
Rua throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mathers's head.
Mathers lands with a right hand.
Mathers tries to close the distance and clinch but Rua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rua is looking to slow Mathers down with leg kicks.
Rua bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Horrible takedown by Mathers or perhaps it was just good defense by Rua which made him look bad.
Pedro Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marshall Mathers.
Rua fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mathers is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathers avoids the head kick by Rua.
Mathers tries to clinch there but Rua circles away.
Rua slips a jab from Mathers.
Mathers throws a series of punches but Rua moves out of range.
Rua throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mathers moves away.
Rua takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rua misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mathers throws out a powerful jab.
Rua misses with an uppercut. Mathers saw that one coming.
The crowd cheers as Rua lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mathers doesn't seem phased though.
Mathers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rua leaves Mathers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathers fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rua avoids it really well and circles away.
Rua throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mathers's head.
Mathers has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mathers.
Mathers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mathers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rua scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mathers fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rua avoids it really well and circles away.
Rua tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua looks to throw the jab but Mathers is out of range.
Rua lands with a slapping head kick.
Rua throws a head kick but Mathers moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Mathers.
Mathers is looking to clinch.
Mathers ducks under a wild hook from Rua.
Mathers moves out of range as Rua strikes.
Rua blocks a jab.
Rua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mathers is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Rua dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mathers blocks a jab.
Mathers ducks under a wild hook from Rua.
Rua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rua misses with a low kick.
Rua misses with a hook. Mathers ducked under it nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Mathers there.
Rua looks to land a left hand but Mathers moved out of range nicely.
Mathers closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rua circles away.
Rua lands with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mathers shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rua as he avoids it easily.
Mathers avoids the head kick by Rua.
Rua connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mathers looks to land a left hand but Rua moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Rua misses.
Rua with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rua drops his hands momentarily and Mathers takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mathers moves in looking to clinch but Rua pushes him off.
Nice uppercut there from Rua.
Mathers tests Rua's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mathers is trying desperately to land a takedown but Rua is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Mathers.
Mathers tries to clinch up but Rua circles away and keeps his distance.
Mathers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mathers missing with a left hand there. Rua was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rua cracks Mathers with an open hand slap.
Mathers lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a jab when Mathers was well out of range.
Mathers dips to his left and cracks Rua with an uppercut!
Mathers misses the shot to the body.
Mathers works Rua's body with a nice hook.
Rua avoids the body shot from Mathers.
Mathers throws a jab when Rua was well out of range.
Mathers takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A combination from Rua does no damage.
Rua throws a jab when Mathers was well out of range.
Mathers blocks a jab.
Rua delivers a nice body kick.
Rua throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick and Mathers moves out of range easily.
Rua lands a glancing blow to the side of Mathers's head.
Good shot there by Rua.
Mathers keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rua waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mathers.
Rua takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rua misses with a hook. Mathers ducked under it nicely.
Rua thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rua throws a head kick but Mathers moves out of range.
Rua throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mathers.
Rua misses with a body punch
and Mathers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mathers shoots in but Rua avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pedro Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marshall Mathers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a right hand that Mathers ducks under and follows up with a left that Mathers also avoids with ease.
Rua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mathers.
Mathers lands a really nice looking cross but Rua seems unphased.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mathers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rua throws a hook to the side of Mathers's head but Mathers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mathers tries to clinch up.
Rua lands with a hook. Mathers tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mathers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Rua clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rua connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rua scores with a head kick.
Rua misses with a straight right.
Rua blocks a jab.
Rua missing with a left hand there. Mathers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mathers misses with a double jab.
Mathers checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mathers tries to clinch but Rua is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Rua as Mathers shoots in.
Mathers loads up on a big right hand but Rua slips the punch.
Mathers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rua throws an overhand right that lands on Mathers's shoulder, as Mathers tries to avoid the shot.
Mathers 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mathers has a takedown stuffed.
Mathers slips a jab from Rua.
Mathers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rua.
Mathers looks to throw the jab but Rua is out of range.
Rua chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mathers takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A swing and a miss from Rua.
Rua tries to bum rush Mathers with a series of wild strikes but Mathers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rua, right into the meat.
Mathers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathers blocks a head kick by Rua.
Rua connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mathers shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mathers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mathers trying to pass the guard but Rua defending well.
Mathers wants to work for an arm triangle but Rua is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rua is trying to stand up here but Mathers is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathers trying to mount his opponent but Rua defends it.
Mathers missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rua keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rua looks like he's trying to stand up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A jab from Rua misses.
Mathers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rua pinned against the cage. Rua gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pedro Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marshall Mathers.
That's four 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.
Rua uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mathers.
Rua steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mathers.
Rua circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rua throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mathers.
Mathers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rua.
Rua walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mathers checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mathers blocks a head kick by Rua.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mathers getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mathers gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rua thumps Mathers with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Rua had his way with Marshall Mathers in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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.
Mathers misses with an uppercut. Rua saw that one coming.
Rua gets caught flat footed, as Mathers shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mathers advances to half guard.
Rua wants to get back to his feet.
Mathers thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mathers trying to mount his opponent but Rua defends it.
Rua looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mathers missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mathers thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mathers wants to pass the guard but Rua is defending well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rua lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mathers moves into range and clinches up with Rua.
Mathers changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rua fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mathers is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Mathers blocks the body kick.
Pedro Rua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two 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.
A jab lands there for Rua.
Good work by Mathers as he checks the leg kick.
Mathers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rua, pushing him back against the cage.
Mathers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mathers struggles to land a body shot inside as Rua controls his hands.
Rua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mathers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rua manages to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Rua.
Nice defenses there by Rua.
Rua does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathers missing with a left hand there. Rua was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rua drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rua throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mathers.
Rua tries a head kick but it misses.
Mathers wants to clinch.
Rua swings for the body but Mathers moves out of range.
Rua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mathers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rua.
Mathers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mathers avoids the head kick by Rua.
Marshall Mathers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four 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.
Rua throws a leg kick but Mathers checks it.
Mathers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rua lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick by Rua misses
and Mathers counters with a takedown into side control.
Mathers working the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Mathers seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Mathers working the strikes but Rua uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Mathers thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rua to regain full guard.
Mathers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mathers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marshall Mathers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 49:46
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Rua!
Pedro Rua retains his lightweight title!
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