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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artelius Mistric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mauricio Rua has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 cm
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217 lbs
1 - 2 - 1 |
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190 cm
19
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Artelius Mistric! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mauricio Rua! The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rua looks to land a left hand but Mistric moved out of range nicely. Rua with a nice cross. Rua misses with a looping right. Mistric fails in his attempt to clinch. Rua scores with a decent looking hook. Mistric uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rua. Rua keeps the fight on the outside. Mistric fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rua scores with a jab. Rua lands a nice shot to the body.
Rua keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mistric looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Rua scores with a punch to the head. Mistric moves forwards but Rua connects with a nice, crisp jab. Mistric doesn't manage to clinch there - Rua circles away.
Rua throws the left hand but Mistric avoids the punch easily. Mistric takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Rua lands a body shot.
Mistric takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A head kick misses from Mistric. Rua swats away the attempt to clinch by Mistric. Mistric moves in looking to clinch but Rua pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mistric tries to close the distance and clinch but Rua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Mistric is looking to clinch but Rua is avoiding it.
Mistric doesn't manage to clinch there - Rua circles away.
Rua throws a lazy right hand but Mistric sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Mistric is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Rua getting the better of the striking in that exchange. A jab from Rua misses. The fight stays on the outside here - Mistric looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Rua scores with a sloppy right hand. Mistric should have avoided that one. Rua fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mistric on the side of the head. Mistric fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mistric on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Mistric fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mistric fails in his attempt to clinch. Mistric takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mistric tries to clinch there but Rua circles away.
Mistric doesn't manage to clinch there - Rua circles away.
Mauricio Rua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Mistric tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Donk. Rua catches Mistric right on the button with a cross. Rua keeps the fight on the outside. Rua connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Donk. Rua catches Mistric right on the button with a cross. Mistric takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mistric tries to move into range but Rua moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mistric is rocked! Rua thows a left - swing and a miss! Oh Mistric is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! A swing and a miss from Rua. Mistric slips under a jab. Rua throws an overhand right that lands on Mistric's shoulder, as Mistric tries to avoid the shot. Mistric seems to have got his legs back now. Mistric uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rua. Rua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mistric.
Artelius Mistric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Mistric fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rua 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. Mistric moves in looking to clinch but Rua pushes him off. Mistric doesn't manage to clinch there - Rua circles away.
Rua stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rua wants it to stay on the feet. Nice body punch from Rua. Rua looks to land a left hand but Mistric moved out of range nicely. Rua's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Rua duly obliges. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Mistric tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rua paws at him with a jab and circles away. Mistric throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rua stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rua wants it to stay on the feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artelius Mistric. That's going to take a lot out of him. Mistric fails in his attempt to clinch. Rua misses with a hook. Mistric ducked under it nicely. Mistric shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rua pinned against the cage. Rua gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Mistric. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery. Rua thows a left - swing and a miss! Rua listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Mistric rushes Rua and presses him up against the cage. Rua lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Mistric tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mistric 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. Mistric escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mistric tries to close the distance and clinch but Rua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Nice uppercut lands for Rua. That snapped Mistric's head back.
Jab by Rua. Rua drops Mistric with a naaaaasty hook - Mistric is in real trouble here! Rua dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mauricio Rua!
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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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