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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angry Helmet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shogun Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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205 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angry Helmet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shogun Rua!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua misses with a looping left.
Helmet lands with a kick to the ribs.
Helmet throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rua.
Rua has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Helmet.
A head kick from Helmet lands but Rua takes it in his stride.
Rua takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Helmet moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Helmet turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rua looks gassed!
Rua misses with a double jab
and Helmet counters with an outside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Helmet.
Helmet throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rua's head.
That kick from Helmet tenderised Rua's leg. Rua is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice leg kick lands there from Helmet.
Helmet has Rua up against the ropes in a clinch.
Helmet stalling.
Helmet 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.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Helmet.
Helmet missing with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Helmet.
Helmet is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Helmet 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.
Helmet digs a right hand into Rua's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rua's gas tank.
Helmet is working Rua over against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Helmet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helmet manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Helmet lands an elbow that stopped Rua in his tracks for a moment.
Helmet lands an elbow inside that Rua shrugs off.
Helmet 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.
Helmet tries to land knees in the clinch but Rua avoids the damage to the body.
Helmet trying to land knees to the body.
Helmet trying to land knees to the body.
Helmet trying to land knees to the body.
Helmet works on Rua's body with a couple of short punches.
Helmet tries to land knees in the clinch but Rua avoids the damage to the body.
Helmet stalling the fight.
Helmet unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Helmet trying to control the position but instead, Rua has worked for underhooks and has pushed Helmet into the ropes.
Rua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Helmet is trying to stall.
Helmet lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Helmet.
Rua is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Helmet lands an elbow inside that Rua shrugs off.
That's two 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.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Helmet taking a breather.
Helmet tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rua avoids it.
Helmet trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Helmet lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Helmet lands a nice elbow.
Helmet lands a right hand.
Nice elbow from Helmet.
A body shot lands from Helmet.
Helmet lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rua takes an elbow to the temple.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rua as Helmet tries to tie him up.
Rua is trying to stall.
Rua takes an elbow to the temple.
Helmet lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Helmet.
Rua takes an elbow to the forehead.
Helmet stalling in the clinch but Rua improves position.
Rua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helmet stalling in the clinch.
Rua taking a breather.
Helmet manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rua takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rua tries to stall but Helmet uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rua on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Helmet scores with a hook to the body.
Helmet displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rua up against the ropes.
Helmet wants to stall.
Helmet missing with knees to the body.
Rua is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rua as Helmet tries to tie him up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Helmet missing with knees to the body.
Helmet trying to control the position but instead, Rua has worked for underhooks and has pushed Helmet into the ropes.
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.
Rua is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Helmet.
Helmet pushes Rua back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rua is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Helmet is trying to maintain a safe position but Rua gets an underhook and turns Helmet into the ropes.
Helmet stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Angry Helmet.
Rua misses with a series of wild punches.
Helmet scoring well with a low kick there.
Rua throws a left and a right that both miss
and Helmet counters by moving into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Helmet lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Helmet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Helmet is trying to stall.
Rua controlling the action here for a moment.
Rua wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angry Helmet dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Helmet.
Rua throws a left and a right that both miss
and Helmet counters with a head kick.
Helmet throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rua chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Helmet can pounce on him.
Rua misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Helmet pushes Rua away with a front kick.
Shogun Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Helmet ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rua misses with a double jab
and Helmet counters with a head kick. That will keep Rua thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That kick from Helmet tenderised Rua's leg. Rua is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rua takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Helmet.
Rua throws a left and a right that both miss
and Helmet counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Helmet.
Helmet connects with a solid leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Helmet lands with a hook. Rua tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Helmet.
Helmet throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Helmet there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Helmet lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Helmet throws a head kick that Rua semi-blocks.
Helmet lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rua's sensitive parts.
Angry Helmet is winning the standup battle so far.
Good leg kick by Helmet there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Helmet lands a front kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Helmet.
An inside leg kick lands from Helmet.
Helmet throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rua's head.
Helmet feints and then cracks Rua's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rua down.
Helmet throws a head kick that Rua semi-blocks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Helmet.
Helmet fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rua has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rua throws a left and a right that both miss
and Helmet counters with a nice body kick.
Helmet thows a body kick. Rua tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Helmet lands a high kick!
Rua's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Helmet. That's going to slow Rua down.
Helmet is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rua can do to turn this around?
Rua takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Helmet bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helmet throws a head kick that half lands.
Helmet lands a leg kick that knocks Rua off balance momentarily.
Rua has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Helmet.
A thudding body kick lands there by Helmet!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Helmet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helmet connects with a solid leg kick.
Helmet fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rua has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rua misses with a double jab
and Helmet counters with a solid body kick.
A head kick from Helmet lands but Rua takes it in his stride.
Rua throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Helmet counters with a good, hard body kick but Rua shrugs it off.
Rua throws a combination that misses
and Helmet counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Helmet, right into the meat.
Rua has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Helmet.
Helmet thumps Rua with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Helmet.
Helmet lands a head kick. Rua smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rua swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Helmet counters with a nice leg kick.
Helmet scores with a nice body kick.
A good leg kick by Helmet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Helmet is looking to slow Rua down with leg kicks.
Helmet lands a high kick!
Rua on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Helmet closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Helmet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rua.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Shogun Rua.
Rua swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Helmet counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rua is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rua falls off balance throwing a combination
and Helmet counters with a big head kick but Rua shrugs it off.
Rua swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Helmet counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Helmet throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rua misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua misses with a double jab
and Helmet counters with a low kick, right behind Rua 's knee.
Rua has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Helmet.
Rua throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Helmet counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rua misses with a double jab
and Helmet counters with a thumping low kick.
Rua has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Helmet.
Rua misses with a double jab
and Helmet counters with a nice body kick.
Rua misses with a double jab
and Helmet counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rua stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Helmet.
Helmet cracks the inside of Rua's front leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rua falls off balance throwing a combination
and Helmet counters with a low kick, right behind Rua 's knee.
Helmet scores with a head kick. Rua tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rua throws a combination that misses
and Helmet counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angry Helmet dominated that second round.
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!
Rua falls off balance throwing a combination
and Helmet counters with a low kick, right behind Rua 's knee.
Helmet lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rua has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Helmet.
Helmet thumps Rua with a low kick.
Helmet lands a nice looking body shot.
Helmet chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Helmet lands with a slapping head kick.
Helmet feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rua's calf.
Helmet throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Helmet throws a nice head kick!
Helmet lands with a kick to the temple. Rua shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rua tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Helmet chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rua misses with a combination
and Helmet counters with an outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Helmet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Helmet lands a leg kick that knocks Rua off balance momentarily.
Helmet throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Helmet slams his shin into Rua's torso.
Rua swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rua misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Helmet turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shogun Rua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Helmet throws a quick inside leg kick.
Helmet lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Helmet moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Helmet plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Helmet scores with a head kick.
A head kick from Helmet lands but Rua takes it in his stride.
Rua takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Helmet, right into the meat.
Rua throws a left and a right that both miss
and Helmet counters with a nice body kick.
Rua falls off balance throwing a combination
and Helmet finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Rua throws a combination that misses
and Helmet counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Helmet is looking to wear down Rua with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Helmet fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rua has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rua throws a left and a right that both miss
and Helmet counters with a body kick that stops Rua in his tracks momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a left and a right that both miss
and Helmet counters with a slapping leg kick.
Helmet fakes the leg kick and cracks Rua in the body.
Rua on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rua misses with a double jab
and Helmet counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rua misses with a double jab
and Helmet counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rua swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Helmet counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Helmet throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rua takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rua throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rua on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rua throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Helmet counters with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Helmet.
An inside leg kick lands from Helmet.
Rua checks a leg kick nicely.
Rua swinging wildly here.
Helmet throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Helmet counters with a head kick.
Rua throws a left and a right that both miss
and Helmet counters with a low kick, right behind Rua 's knee.
Helmet lands a leg kick that knocks Rua off balance momentarily.
Rua misses with a double jab
and Helmet counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rua throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Helmet counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rua is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Helmet lands with a slapping head kick.
Helmet throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rua falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rua takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Helmet throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slapping leg kick lands for Helmet.
Helmet goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rua swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Helmet makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rua misses with a double jab
and Helmet counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rua is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Helmet counters with an outside leg kick.
Helmet lands with a slapping head kick.
Helmet connects with an inside leg kick.
Rua swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Helmet counters with a solid body kick.
Helmet plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rua on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Helmet throws a head kick that half lands.
Rua throws a right and a left that Helmet avoids nicely.
Rua swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Helmet counters with a good low kick that Rua was not able to check.
Helmet lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rua throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Helmet counters with a solid body kick.
Helmet feints and then cracks Rua's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rua down.
Helmet dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rua. That did some damage!
Rua throws a left and a right that both miss
and Helmet counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rua's knee momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Helmet.
Rua swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Helmet counters with a nice leg kick.
Shogun Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rua swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Helmet counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rua falls off balance throwing a combination
and Helmet counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that's the end of the fight!
Angry Helmet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Helmet has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Angry Helmet!
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Angry Helmet!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Angry Helmet!
Angry Helmet wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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