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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renato Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duse Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duse Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Renato Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Duse Smith!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Rua with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rua lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rua throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Crunch! Rua slams his shin into Smith's torso.
Rua feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smith's calf.
Rua connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rua scores a nice knee to the body.
Rua landing knees to the head.
It looks like Duse Smith has been cut.
Rua stalling.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rua is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rua putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rua scores a nice knee 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!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rua obliges.
Knees to the body from Rua.
Rua is stalling here.
Rua misses with a knee strike.
Rua scores a nice knee to the body.
Rua avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Rua.
Rua crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rua.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Renato Rua.
Smith walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rua.
Rua with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rua lets loose with a powerful body kick. Smith will feel that in the morning.
Rua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith, pushing him back against the cage.
Rua stalling the fight.
Rua crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rua scores with a knee to the head.
Rua taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rua connects with a knee to the head.
Rua landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rua is struggling to control the position.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rua has Smith pressed against the cage.
Rua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Rua.
Rua putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rua just leaning against Smith, taking a breather.
Rua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rua leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua avoiding damage.
Rua is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Rua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Duse Smith's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rua closes the distance and clinches.
Rua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rua connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
Rua putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rua working Smith over with knees to the body.
Rua stalling in the clinch.
Rua working Smith over with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rua scores a nice knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rua takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rua controlling the action here for a moment.
Rua seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Smith is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua scores a nice knee to the body.
Rua connects with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Duse Smith's cut even more.
Rua slowing the pace effectively.
A knee to the head by Rua.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Rua content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Renato Rua.
Rua closes the distance and clinches.
Rua content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rua landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rua.
Rua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rua obliges.
Rua pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rua lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Rua.
Rua has Smith pressed against the cage.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Rua will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smith up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Renato Rua.
Rua lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rua has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Rua avoiding damage.
Rua using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Rua.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Rua lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua landing knees to the body.
Rua pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rua has Smith pressed against the cage.
Rua putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith jumps guard but Rua stands there with Smith around his waist. Smith gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rua effectively controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Rua dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Duse Smith's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Rua has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
Rua crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Rua is pushing Smith up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Rua putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rua lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Rua with a knee to the head.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rua crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rua stalling.
Rua crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Rua landing knees to the head.
Rua has Smith pushed against the cage.
Rua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rua is pushing Smith up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rua using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rua obliges.
Renato Rua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Rua scores with a knee to the head.
The cut above Duse Smith's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rua crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Rua crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Rua holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rua lands a nice knee to the body.
Rua is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Renato Rua.
A good leg kick by Rua.
Rua misses with a head kick.
Smith misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Rua.
Rua has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Rua crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Rua stalling against the cage.
Rua using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Duse Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renato 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:24
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renato 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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