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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua comes to the cage accompanied by Usher-More Remix. Mauricio Rua has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mauricio Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin Walter!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walter fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rua to the ground. Walter is now in Rua's guard.
Walter throws a big right hand that misses.
Walter sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rua is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Walter thows a big elbow that misses.
Walter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rua works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walter content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Walter trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter throws and elbow that misses. Rua uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Walter's guard. Nice move by Rua!
Walter has his foot on Rua's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rua works his way back into a safe position though.
Walter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rua manages to get himself to full guard.
Rua avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
Walter slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Walter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Walter content to stall in guard here.
Martin Walter has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Walter tries for a takedown but Rua sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rua lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walter circles away quickly and effectively.
Walter closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rua quickly recovers to half guard.
Walter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rua is breathing heavily.
Walter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Walter tries to pass to full mount but Rua defends it.
Walter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Walter wants to pass to mount but Rua is defending the position.
Walter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rua's head.
Walter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Walter thows a huge punch but Rua dodges it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walter stalling.
Walter is pressing down on Rua's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rua is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Walter dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Walter.
Rua parries the strikes from Walter easily there. Walter is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Rua to escape.
Walter throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Walter is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Rua will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Walter throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Walter is looking to take a break and control but Rua is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter cracks Rua with a big right hand but Rua just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Walter working the head and body with strikes.
Rua takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Rua prevents Walter from improving position.
A lull in the action here as Walter stalls from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter working the ground and pound.
Walter prevents Rua from escaping the position.
Walter sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rua is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Rua is being controlled here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walter misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Walter scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rua to see if he's OK.
An elbow from Walter crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Walter tries to score with some ground and pound. Rua controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
A lull in the action here.
Walter tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua is letting Walter control him for a moment.
Walter grinds an elbow into Rua's temple.
Walter moves into full mount!
Walter raining down hammerfists from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walter is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Walter landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Walter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Walter gets the takedown into side control.
Walter misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Rua being controlled for a moment.
Walter tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Walter taking a breather here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Walter lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rua down.
Walter advances to mount.
Walter connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Walter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Walter is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rua can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Walter has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rua's face.
Walter takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walter with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Walter looking to finish Rua with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rua!
Walter controlling the pace for now.
Rua blocking the ground and pound.
Walter throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Walter throws some wild stikes that Rua manages to avoid easily.
Walter looking to control and managing it successfully.
Martin Walter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rua avoids a series of strikes thrown by Walter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walter punishing his opponent with strikes.
Walter controlling his opponent.
Mauricio Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Walter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Walter has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 25:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 25:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Walter!
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hype
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