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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mario Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clive Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua's entrance music is The Chase. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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196 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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184 cm
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185 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clive Simmons!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Simmons.
Simmons misses with a hook.
Simmons misses the body punch
and Rua counters by moving into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Simmons's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rua makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rua working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Simmons is looking to control Rua's arms but Rua gets an underhook and turns him. Now Simmons has his back to the cage.
A short right from Rua on the inside.
Rua lands a body punch in the clinch.
Simmons tries to throw a body punch but Rua avoids it by throwing Simmons back against the cage.
Simmons lands a right hand.
Simmons misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice defenses there by Rua.
Simmons misses with a hook
and Rua counters by clinching up.
Knees to the body from Rua.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Simmons tries a knee to the head but Rua blocks it.
Rua lands a nice uppercut.
Rua lands a right hand that snaps the head of Simmons backwards.
Simmons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Simmons tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rua's elbow.
Rua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Clive Simmons has been cut.
Simmons takes an elbow to the temple.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Simmons avoids it.
Simmons takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simmons can't find room to land a body shot as Rua controls the action.
Simmons takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rua takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua blocks a jab.
Simmons looks to land a combination. Rua sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Simmons misses with a hook. Rua ducked under it nicely.
Simmons throws a series of strikes that have Rua backpedaling.
Rua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rua rushes Simmons and presses him up against the cage.
Simmons swings wildly with an uppercut but Rua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simmons is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Simmons misses with some punches.
Rua lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Simmons is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Rua.
That has opened up Clive Simmons's cut even more.
Simmons lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rua or not.
Rua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rua throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Simmons jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rua walks away with a smile on his face. Simmons gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Simmons misses with a wild body shot.
Rua clinches.
Simmons misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua breaks the clinch.
Simmons looks to land a right hand but Rua moved out of range.
Rua avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Simmons does no damage.
Simmons 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.
Simmons takes a swing at Rua's ribcage but misses.
Rua pushes Simmons up against the cage in a clinch.
Rua lands an elbow just above Simmons 's eye.
Simmons drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simmons throws a head punch that misses.
Simmons tries to score a body lock takedown but Rua shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mario Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clive Simmons.
Simmons looks gassed!
Rua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Simmons is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rua gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The referee calls for Rua to work.
Rua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The cut above Clive Simmons's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Simmons wants a takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Rua.
Nice body punch from Rua - that landed with a thud.
Rua lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rua effectively controlling the action here.
Rua lands an elbow just above Simmons 's eye.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rua.
Clive Simmons's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Rua scores with a shoulder strike.
Rua is leaning against Simmons and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Rua.
Rua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Clive Simmons's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mario 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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