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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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202 lbs
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204 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
KO power |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronaldo Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Power!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power moves to clinch but Rua breaks away
and Rua counters with a body kick.
Power looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Rua throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Mark Power has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Rua.
Power takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rua closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Rua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Power takes an elbow to the temple.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Power is defending well for now.
Rua lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Rua.
Power blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Power avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Rua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Power blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Power avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Rua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rua leaning against his opponent.
Rua lands a nice elbow.
Power avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Power's defenses.
Rua lands an elbow inside that Power shrugs off.
Rua lands an elbow inside.
Rua lands a damaging elbow.
Power 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.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Power takes an elbow to the forehead.
Power on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua landing knees to the body.
Rua lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Mark Power's cut even more.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Power.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Power.
Power blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua lands an elbow inside that Power shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rua.
Power takes an elbow to the temple.
Rua lands an elbow inside.
Rua stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Power avoids the damage to the body.
Rua lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Power avoids it.
Rua lands an elbow inside that Power shrugs off.
Rua lands an elbow just above Power 's eye.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Power avoids it.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The cut above Mark Power's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rua stalls.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rua.
Power takes an elbow to the temple.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Power takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rua lands an elbow just above Power 's eye.
Power takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rua lands a nice elbow.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rua leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rua putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Power in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees 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!
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Rua.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Power.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Power avoids the damage to the body.
Power blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Power takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rua.
Rua lands an elbow that stopped Power in his tracks for a moment.
Rua controlling the action here for a moment.
Rua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Rua.
Power on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua lands a damaging elbow.
Power is trying to drag Rua to the mat but Rua just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Power avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Rua misses with a knee strike.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Power is defending well for now.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
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 lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Power takes an elbow to the temple.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Power avoids it.
Rua lands a damaging elbow.
Rua working Power over with knees to the body.
Power takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Power managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Power.
Rua lands an elbow inside.
Rua lands an elbow inside that Power shrugs off.
Rua creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Power's defenses.
Power takes an elbow to the forehead.
Power on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Power on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Power's defenses.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rua creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Power's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rua.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Rua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Power's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rua chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Power chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rua can pounce on him.
Rua has closed the distance and engaged Power in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rua.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rua obliges.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Power blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Power blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Power avoids it.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Power.
Rua lands a nice elbow.
Rua creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Power's defenses.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Power.
Power on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Power avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Power.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Power blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ronaldo Rua has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rua lands a nice elbow.
Rua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section. Power lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rua.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Rua lands an elbow that stopped Power in his tracks for a moment.
Power wants to stall.
Rua stalling the fight.
Power takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Power avoids the damage to the body.
Rua's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Rua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Power.
Power avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Power is defending well for now.
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.
Rua lands an elbow that stopped Power in his tracks for a moment.
Knees to the body from Rua.
Rua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Power can do to turn this around?
Power wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Power is defending well for now.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Power.
Rua lands an elbow inside.
Rua lands an elbow just above Power 's eye.
Nice elbow from Rua.
Come on Rua - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Power avoids it.
Rua is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rua obliges.
Power tries to pull guard but Rua won't allow it.
Rua lands an elbow inside.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Power avoids it.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Power takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Rua.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Rua lands a damaging elbow.
Power tries to stall but Rua uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Power.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Power avoids it.
Rua lands a damaging elbow.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Power.
Rua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Rua is stalling here.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Power avoids it.
Rua lands a nice knee to the body.
Power avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Rua avoiding damage.
Rua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Power fails to land.
Rua has Power pressed against the cage.
Power misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rua lands a knee to the head.
Rua creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Power's defenses.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Power.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Power is defending well for now.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Rua stalls.
Power avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Power is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Power managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Power avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Rua creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Power's defenses.
Power on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua lands an elbow inside.
Rua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Power drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rua pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ronaldo Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Power.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rua.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Rua dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Power's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Power takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rua throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Power takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rua connects with a solid leg kick.
Rua feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Power's calf.
Rua moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rua closes the distance and clinches.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Rua.
Rua lands an elbow that stopped Power in his tracks for a moment.
Rua lands an elbow just above Power 's eye.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rua - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Power avoids the damage to the body.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Power avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Rua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Power blocks it.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Power avoids it.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Power.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rua.
Power's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rua stops a takedown attempt from Power.
Rua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rua lands an elbow inside.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Power is defending well for now.
Rua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Power avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rua.
Power managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Rua lands an elbow inside that Power shrugs off.
Rua lands an elbow that stopped Power in his tracks for a moment.
Rua lands an elbow just above Power 's eye.
Rua lands an elbow inside that Power shrugs off.
Rua lands a nice elbow.
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.
Power blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Power drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rua pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mark Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua lands a head kick. Power smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rua feints and then cracks Power's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Power down.
Rua buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rua thuds his shin into the meat of Power's side.
Rua cracks the inside of Power's front leg.
Rua throws a leg kick which misses Power's front leg but catches the back leg as Power tries to avoid it.
Rua scores with a spinning back kick!
Rua connects with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ronaldo Rua is winning the standup battle so far.
Power with a poor takedown
and Rua counters with a head kick. That will keep Power thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ronaldo Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Power.
Rua buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rua.
Rua scores with a nice body kick.
Power has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rua.
Rua lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rua scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rua has Power up against the cage in a clinch.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Power avoids it.
Power letting Rua take a breather here.
Rua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Power takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Power.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rua with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Power avoids it.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rua lands a good knee to the midsection. Power won't want to take too many of those.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Power avoids it.
Rua is stalling here.
Rua lands an elbow inside that Power shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Rua.
Rua lands a nice elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Power breaks from the clinch.
Rua throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mark Power has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Power has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rua.
Power on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rua. Rua obviously looking to wear him down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronaldo Rua showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rua 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:25
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronaldo Rua!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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