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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rock Hard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Runa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hard comes into the arena with Time blaring out of the sound system. Rock Hard could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marco Runa's chin.
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255 lbs
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190 cm
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225 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rock Hard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marco Runa!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Runa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Runa trying to control but Hard is working from the bottom.
Runa wants to pass the guard but Hard is keeping the position.
Runa wants to control from the top but Hard keeps moving.
Hard wants to stand but Runa is controlling the position.
Runa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hard is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Runa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hard is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hard tries to stand and escape but Runa is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runa trying to hold on to Hard's head to control him but Hard postures up.
Hard is working for a submission of some sort.
Hard trying to control from half guard but Runa is working away.
Runa is looking to control Hard's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Runa avoid being mounted?
Runa is looking to improve his position.
Runa moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
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.
Hard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Runa shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hard's guard.
Runa is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Runa throwing strikes from guard but Hard blocks nicely.
Runa stopping the sweep attempt from Hard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Runa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hard looking for a guillotine here but Runa defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hard keeping full guard, as Runa tries to pass.
Runa works over Hard with some ground and pound from guard.
Runa scoring with some ground and pound.
Runa trying to control but Hard is working from the bottom.
Runa is fighting to break Hard's control of his arms but Hard is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Runa trying to control the position from guard on top but Hard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hard manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hard is breathing heavily.
Runa regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Runa is trying to maintain the position but Hard is very close to passing his half guard.
Runa tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Hard is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Runa has managed to free his arm - good work.
Runa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hard is working away from the top position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Runa flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Runa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Runa tries to move into range but Hard moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Runa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hard!
Hard is in a horrible position here. Runa smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Runa looking to control but Hard is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Runa scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Runa controlling his opponent.
Hard wants to control but Runa is having none of it.
Runa landing shots from mount.
Runa swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Hard is now in Runa's guard. A big mistake from Runa there, giving up the dominant position!
Runa is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hard scoring with some ground and pound.
Hard preventing the sweep.
Runa controls Hard momentarily but Hard frees himself.
Runa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Runa will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Hard advances to half guard.
Runa punching from the bottom.
Hard prevents Runa from improving his position.
Hard is looking to advance position but Runa won't allow it.
Runa trying to control but Hard postures up.
That's two 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Runa shoots in but no luck this time.
Runa tries to clinch up.
Hard's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hard duly obliges.
Hard scores with a spinning back kick!
Runa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Runa closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Runa lands in his opponent's guard.
Hard keeping moving, preventing Runa from controlling successfully.
Hard can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Runa controls the pace.
Runa with a nice head shot there.
Runa advances to half guard.
Runa is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Runa looking to finish Hard with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hard!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hard squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Runa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hard is working to get back to half guard.
Runa in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hard wants to control but Runa is having none of it.
Runa wants to control the pace but Hard is squirming around nicely.
Runa landing strikes, looking to finish!
Runa trying to control but Hard is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Runa.
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.
Hard tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Runa pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Runa is landing with some decent strikes but Hard is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hard in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Runa punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hard is bucking up trying to escape but Runa cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hard regains half guard.
Hard trying to hold on to Runa's head to control him but Runa postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hard manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Runa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marco Runa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Runa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Runa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Runa avoids a kick to the body.
Runa gets a takedown into half guard.
Runa prevents Hard from standing back up.
Runa thows a huge punch but Hard dodges it nicely.
Hard makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Runa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hard misses with the combination.
Hard stuffs the takedown.
Runa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hard misses with a wild body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Hard as he connects with a hook.
Hard throws a big shot that misses.
A lazy left from Hard finds it's target.
Hard gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hard has his foot on Runa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Runa works his way back into a safe position though.
Hard wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Runa throws a strike but Hard rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Runa keeping moving, preventing Hard from controlling successfully.
Hard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Runa is keeping the position for now.
Runa wants to sweep but no luck.
Runa keeping moving, preventing Hard from controlling successfully.
Hard showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Runa is on top in guard.
Runa scoring with some ground and pound.
Runa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marco Runa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Runa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Runa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hard manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Runa pushes Hard up against the cage in a clinch.
Hard breaks from the clinch.
A head kick from Hard lands but Runa takes it in his stride.
Runa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hard.
Runa is rocked!
Runa is looking to clinch.
Runa is still on wobbly legs! Can Hard finish him?
Runa shoots in for a double leg but Hard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Hard! Runa is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rock Hard!
Rock Hard retains his heavyweight title!
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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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