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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sexy Helmet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shogun Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sexy Helmet has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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179 cm
25
202 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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150 cm
25
210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Good elbows
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sexy Helmet! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shogun Rua! The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rua misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Rua looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Rua lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Helmet circles away quickly and effectively. Rua misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Rua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Helmet misses with a jab, cross combination.
Helmet showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rua.
No joy there for Helmet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Helmet fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Helmet.
Rua misses with a wild combination.
Helmet rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rua moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Rua misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Helmet misses. Rua misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sloppy strikes from Helmet. Those never looked like landing. Some wild striking there from Rua.
Rua looks gassed! A punch combination from Rua misses. Helmet throws a right and a left that Rua avoids nicely. Rua misses with a double jab.
Helmet fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sloppy strikes from Helmet. Those never looked like landing. Rua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Helmet.
Rua throws a right and a left that Helmet avoids nicely. Rua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Helmet.
Rua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Helmet. Sloppy strikes from Helmet. Those never looked like landing. Rua swinging wildly here.
Rua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Helmet.
Some wild striking there from Rua.
Rua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Helmet. Helmet throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Helmet throws a right and a left that Rua avoids nicely. Helmet throws a nice looking combination but Rua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Helmet avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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. Helmet tries to bum rush Rua with a series of wild strikes but Rua uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Helmet rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rua moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Rua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Helmet.
Rua misses with a few strikes there.
Helmet throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rua. Rua throws a series of punches but Helmet moves out of range. Helmet misses with a two punch combination.
Helmet throws a right hand that Rua ducks under and follows up with a left that Rua also avoids with ease. Rua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Helmet.
A punch combination from Rua misses. Helmet throws a series of punches but Rua moves out of range. Helmet misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Rua.
Helmet fails to land with a series of punches.
Rua throws a right hand that Helmet ducks under and follows up with a left that Helmet also avoids with ease. Rua slips a jab and a cross from Helmet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Helmet looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Helmet slips a jab and a cross from Rua.
Rua throws a nice looking combination but Helmet bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. A punch combination from Helmet misses. Rua swinging wildly here.
Rua tries to bum rush Helmet with a series of wild strikes but Helmet uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Helmet dodges the punch combination from Rua.
Helmet misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Helmet.
Helmet dodges the punch combination from Rua.
Rua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Helmet.
Helmet throws a right hand that Rua ducks under and follows up with a left that Rua also avoids with ease. Rua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Helmet throws a right and a left that Rua avoids nicely. A combination from Rua does no damage.
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 misses with a double jab.
Helmet looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Rua throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Some wild striking there from Rua.
Some wild striking there from Helmet.
Helmet throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rua misses with a series of wild punches.
Rua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Helmet. Rua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Helmet fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Helmet. Rua misses with the combination.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Rua misses with a series of wild punches.
Helmet misses with a wild combination.
Rua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That round was too close to call. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rua swinging wildly here.
A combination from Helmet does no damage. Helmet looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Rua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Helmet. Rua misses with a two punch combination.
Helmet throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rua. Helmet throws a series of punches but Rua avoids them all with ease. Rua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Helmet showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rua.
Rua misses with a double jab.
Rua misses with a few strikes there.
Rua misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Rua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Helmet does no damage. Rua throws a right hand that Helmet ducks under and follows up with a left that Helmet also avoids with ease. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Helmet fails to land with a series of punches.
Helmet misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rua misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rua misses with a two punch combination.
Helmet throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rua. Rua lands a two punch combo.
No joy there for Helmet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Helmet. Those never looked like landing. Rua looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Helmet misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rua throws a right and a left that Helmet avoids nicely. Rua throws a nice looking combination but Helmet bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Helmet slips a jab and a cross from Rua.
Rua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rua misses with the combination.
Helmet lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rua circles away quickly and effectively. Helmet lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rua circles away quickly and effectively. Helmet throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rua. Rua misses with a two punch combination.
Helmet throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Rua throws a series of punches but Helmet moves out of range.
That's two 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. Rua throws a series of punches but Helmet moves out of range. Helmet misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rua misses with a jab, cross combination.
Helmet misses with a double jab.
Helmet throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Helmet moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Helmet fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rua throws a right and a left that Helmet avoids nicely. Helmet throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Helmet throws a series of punches but Rua avoids them all with ease. Rua misses with a wild combination.
Helmet misses with a two punch combination.
Rua misses with a jab, cross combination.
Helmet throws a right and a left that Rua avoids nicely. Helmet lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rua circles away quickly and effectively. Rua throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Helmet throws a nice looking combination but Rua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Rua throws a right and a left that Helmet avoids nicely. Helmet slips a jab and a cross from Rua.
Helmet swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rua misses with a few strikes there.
Helmet throws a series of punches but Rua avoids them all with ease. A punch combination from Helmet misses. Sexy Helmet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Helmet looks to land a combination but Rua avoids it well. Rua misses with the combination.
Helmet throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rua. Helmet fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Helmet looks to land a combination but Rua avoids it well. Rua misses with a series of wild punches.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rua in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off. Helmet dodges the punch combination from Rua.
Rua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Helmet.
A combination from Rua does no damage. Sloppy strikes from Rua. Those never looked like landing. Helmet throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Helmet dodges the punch combination from Rua.
Rua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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. No joy there for Helmet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Helmet misses with a two punch combination.
Rua looks to land a combination but Helmet avoids it well. Helmet throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Rua throws a nice looking combination but Helmet bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Some wild striking there from Rua.
Helmet misses with a jab, cross combination.
Helmet tries to bum rush Rua with a series of wild strikes but Rua uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Helmet throws a nice looking combination but Rua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Helmet showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rua.
Helmet misses with a jab, cross combination.
Helmet avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rua misses with a two punch combination.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! A punch combination from Helmet misses. Rua tries to bum rush Helmet with a series of wild strikes but Helmet uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Helmet misses with a wild combination.
Rua lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Helmet circles away quickly and effectively. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Shogun Rua will probably get the nod - 10:9. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Helmet misses with a two punch combination.
Rua looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Rua throws a right hand that Helmet ducks under and follows up with a left that Helmet also avoids with ease. Helmet throws a series of punches but Rua moves out of range. Helmet misses with a two punch combination.
Rua misses with the combination.
Helmet fails to land with a series of punches.
Helmet fails to land with a series of punches.
Rua looks to land a combination but Helmet avoids it well. Helmet throws a right and a left that both miss. Helmet misses with the combination.
Helmet looks to land a combination but Rua avoids it well. Rua looks to land a combination. Helmet sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Rua fails to land with a series of punches.
Helmet slips a jab and a cross from Rua.
Rua tries to bum rush Helmet with a series of wild strikes but Helmet uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Rua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Helmet.
Helmet tries to bum rush Rua with a series of wild strikes but Rua uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Helmet throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Helmet dodges the punch combination from Rua.
Rua lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Helmet circles away quickly and effectively. No joy there for Helmet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Rua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rua throws a right and a left that Helmet avoids nicely. A left and a right from Helmet both land. Nice combination. Helmet rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rua moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Helmet fails to land with a series of punches.
Rua throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Helmet fails to land with a series of punches.
Helmet misses with the combination.
Helmet throws a nice looking combination but Rua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Helmet dodges the punch combination from Rua.
Helmet throws a right and a left that Rua avoids nicely.
That's two 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. Rua looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. A punch combination from Helmet misses. Rua lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Helmet circles away quickly and effectively. Rua dodges the punch combination from Helmet.
Helmet tries to bum rush Rua with a series of wild strikes but Rua uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Rua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rua throws a right and a left that both miss. Rua lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Helmet circles away quickly and effectively. Helmet misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rua throws a nice looking combination but Helmet bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Helmet misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rua misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Helmet does no damage. No joy there for Helmet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rua misses with a two punch combination.
Rua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Helmet. Rua throws a right hand that Helmet ducks under and follows up with a left that Helmet also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Helmet misses with a few strikes there.
Helmet fails to land with a series of punches.
Helmet throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rua. Rua misses with a wild combination.
Helmet throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Rua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Helmet misses with a series of wild punches.
Helmet throws a series of punches but Rua moves out of range. Helmet throws a right and a left that Rua avoids nicely. Rua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Helmet looks to land a combination but Rua avoids it well. A punch combination from Helmet misses. Rua closes the distance and lands a one-two. Rua misses with a series of wild punches.
Rua throws a series of punches but Helmet avoids them all with ease. Rua lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Helmet circles away quickly and effectively. Helmet swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rua throws a right and a left that both miss. Rua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Helmet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Helmet fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rua misses with the combination.
Helmet misses with the combination.
Rua throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Helmet misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Rua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rua throws a right and a left that Helmet avoids nicely. Helmet throws a right and a left that Rua avoids nicely. Rua misses with a two punch combination.
Rua swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Rua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Rua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Helmet throws a nice looking combination but Rua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Helmet closes the distance and lands a one-two. Rua throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Shogun Rua. Well Rua has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight for Shogun Rua! Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Shogun Rua! Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Shogun Rua!
Shogun Rua wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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