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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Pilkel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Craig Pilkel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Rua!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pilkel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rua looks gassed!
Pilkel throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rua.
Pilkel connects with a body shot that sends Rua's belly button to the back.
Pilkel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pilkel thumps Rua with a low kick.
Pilkel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pilkel cracks the inside of Rua's front leg.
Pilkel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rua.
Pilkel works over Rua's head and body with a nice combination.
Pilkel swinging wildly here.
Pilkel throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rua's head.
Good leg kick by Pilkel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pilkel keeps Rua at a distance using the push kick.
Pilkel lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pilkel lands a high kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pilkel feints a jab promting Rua to slip. Pilkel then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rua slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A punch combination from Pilkel misses.
Pilkel misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pilkel connects with a body shot that sends Rua's belly button to the back.
Pilkel works over Rua's head and body with a nice combination.
Pilkel throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pilkel looks to land a combination. Rua sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pilkel.
Craig Pilkel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pilkel throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rua.
Rua takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pilkel.
Pilkel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rua. That did some damage!
Pilkel connects with an inside leg kick.
Pilkel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pilkel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rua has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pilkel.
Rua's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pilkel works the jab nicely.
Pilkel throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pilkel scores with a head kick.
Craig Pilkel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pilkel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pilkel goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pilkel throws a nice head kick!
Pilkel is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pilkel feints a jab promting Rua to slip. Pilkel then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rua slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pilkel.
Pilkel scores with a head kick. Rua tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rua takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pilkel lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rua takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters circling a little - Pilkel finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pilkel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rua.
Pilkel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pilkel scores with a jab. Rua acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pilkel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pilkel thumps Rua with a low kick.
Pilkel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pilkel throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pilkel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pilkel lands a leg kick that knocks Rua off balance momentarily.
Rua on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pilkel. Pilkel obviously looking to wear him down.
Pilkel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pilkel delivers a nice body kick.
Rua has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pilkel.
Pilkel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rua has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pilkel.
Pilkel thumps Rua with a low kick.
Pilkel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That kick from Pilkel tenderised Rua's leg. Rua is trying to keep his angry face on.
Danga de danga de dang - Pilkel scores with a four punch combination!
Nice body kick there by Pilkel.
Pilkel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pilkel lands with a nice combination. Rua backs away looking to recover.
Pilkel misses with a wild combination.
Pilkel throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pilkel connects with a solid leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Pilkel.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pilkel, right into the meat.
A right-left combo lands from Pilkel.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pilkel!
Pilkel is looking to slow Rua down with leg kicks.
Pilkel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pilkel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pilkel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pilkel misses with a wild combination.
A head kick from Pilkel lands but Rua takes it in his stride.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pilkel scores with a kick to the body.
Pilkel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pilkel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Pilkel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Rua's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pilkel misses with a few strikes there.
Pilkel misses with a head kick.
Pilkel cracks the inside of Rua's front leg.
Pilkel misses with a few strikes there.
Pilkel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pilkel throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rua takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Craig Pilkel is winning the standup battle so far.
Pilkel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pilkel lands with a kick to the temple. Rua shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rua takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pilkel is looking to wear down Rua with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pilkel looks to land a combination. Rua sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Rua might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Pilkel has got the better of the exchanges.
Pilkel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rua's calf.
Rua on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pilkel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rua takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rua takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pilkel throws a head kick that Rua semi-blocks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pilkel!
Pilkel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pilkel.
Pilkel throws a head kick but Rua moves out of range.
Rua has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A left and a right from Pilkel both land. Nice combination.
Pilkel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pilkel throws a nice head kick!
Rua misses with a few strikes there.
An inside leg kick lands from Pilkel.
Pilkel goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pilkel thumps Rua with a low kick.
Rua looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rua looks for a takedown but Pilkel sprawls well.
Pilkel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rua. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pilkel scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pilkel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Craig Pilkel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rua takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rua steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pilkel. That one must have hurt.
Pilkel cracks the inside of Rua's front leg.
Pilkel lands a head kick. Rua smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rua scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pilkel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pilkel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rua counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pilkel lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pilkel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rua counters with a good, hard body kick but Pilkel shrugs it off.
Pilkel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rua tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pilkel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rua scrambles back to his feet.
Pilkel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rua shoots in but Pilkel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rua shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pilkel sprawls well. Pilkel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rua gets slowly back to his feet.
Craig Pilkel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauricio Rua.
Rua shoots in looking for a takedown but Pilkel manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rua's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rua tries to clinch there but Pilkel circles away.
Pilkel feints a jab promting Rua to slip. Pilkel then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rua slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A good leg kick by Pilkel.
Rua tries to clinch there but Pilkel circles away.
Pilkel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pilkel throws a leg kick
and Rua counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pilkel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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.
Pilkel pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rua back to the cage. Pilkel follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rua wants to clinch but Pilkel slips to the side
and Pilkel counters with a good low kick that Rua was not able to check.
Rua chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pilkel can pounce on him.
Rua shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rua showed some decent athleticism there.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Pilkel tries to get to full guard but Rua has control of the leg.
Rua thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pilkel's head.
Pilkel is looking for a sweep. Rua is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pilkel is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Pilkel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Rua's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Pilkel tries a head kick but it misses.
Rua takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rua walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pilkel throws a series of punches but Rua moves out of range.
Pilkel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pilkel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pilkel jabs Rua to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pilkel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pilkel lands with a nice combination. Rua backs away looking to recover.
Pilkel misses with a few strikes there.
Pilkel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pilkel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pilkel shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rua eats them both and turns towards Pilkel to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pilkel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rua can do to turn this around?
Pilkel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rua counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pilkel throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rua.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pilkel tries a head kick but it misses.
Pilkel scoring well with a low kick there.
Pilkel lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pilkel lands a head kick!
Pilkel is working the combinations to good effect here.
Pilkel throws a combination. Rua tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pilkel lands with a nice body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Pilkel finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pilkel moves out of range of the body kick.
Pilkel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rua looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rua throws a poor cross that misses
and Pilkel counters with a three punch combo that has Rua backing up. Rua nods at Pilkel to acknowledge the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pilkel.
Rua looks to land a combination but Pilkel avoids it well.
Pilkel lands with a slapping head kick.
Rua has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rua tries to clinch 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.
Pilkel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pilkel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pilkel misses with a wild combination.
Pilkel throws a right hand that Rua ducks under and follows up with a left that Rua also avoids with ease.
Rua closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pilkel circles away.
Rua dives in and grabs Pilkel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pilkel pushes down on Rua's head and hops out.
Pilkel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rua throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rua throws the kick towards the body but Pilkel avoids it.
Pilkel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pilkel thumps Rua with a low kick.
Pilkel feints a jab promting Rua to slip. Pilkel then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rua slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pilkel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pilkel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pilkel counters with a left and a right that stings Rua.
Pilkel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rua counters with a series of strikes. Pilkel will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rua tries to clinch up but Pilkel circles away and keeps his distance.
Rua tries to clinch
and Pilkel counters with a head kick. That will keep Rua thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Pilkel thows a leg kick but Rua checks it
and Rua finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Rua shoots for a takedown but Pilkel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Craig Pilkel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauricio Rua.
Pilkel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rua takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pilkel misses with the combination.
Pilkel on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pilkel feints a jab promting Rua to slip. Pilkel then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rua slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
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.
Pilkel 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.
Pilkel throws a right and a left that Rua avoids nicely.
Rua dodges the punch combination from Pilkel.
Pilkel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rua counters with a two punch combo.
Pilkel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rua's sensitive parts.
Rua shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rua is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pilkel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rua on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pilkel. Pilkel obviously looking to wear him down.
Rua tries to clinch but Pilkel moves out of range.
Pilkel scores with a head kick. Rua tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rua avoids the head kick by Pilkel.
Rua throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pilkel's waist but Pilkel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rua off to one side.
Rua chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pilkel can pounce on him.
Mauricio Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Craig Pilkel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pilkel scores with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Pilkel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pilkel, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Pilkel!
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