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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimi Banuwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua comes to the ring accompanied by Slayed. Mauricio Rua has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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220 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mauricio Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimi Banuwa!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banuwa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rua lands a head shot.
Banuwa slips under a jab.
Rua throws a hook but Banuwa avoids it easily.
Banuwa ducks under a wild hook from Rua.
Rua jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Banuwa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Banuwa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rua.
Banuwa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rua.
Rua misses with a kick to the body
and Banuwa counters with a thumping low kick.
Banuwa misses with a low kick as Rua jumps back.
Rua throws a series of punches but Banuwa moves out of range.
Rua tries to score with a low kick but Banuwa moves his leg out of the way.
Banuwa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ruas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rua throws a head kick that misses
and Banuwa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rua connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Banuwa momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua misses with a two punch combination.
Banuwa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rua's calf.
Rua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banuwa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Banuwa.
Banuwa misses with a kick to the body
and Rua counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Banuwa ducks right into an uppercut from Rua.
Banuwa connects with a nice looking jab.
Banuwa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Banuwa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rua.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Banuwa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Banuwa.
It looks like Mauricio Rua has been cut.
Banuwa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Banuwa misses with an elbow strike.
Rua is trying to maintain a safe position but Banuwa gets an underhook and turns Rua into the ropes.
Good body shot from Rua.
Banuwa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua avoids the elbow strike from Banuwa, against the ropes.
Banuwa landing knees to the body.
Rua is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua tries to work over Banuwa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Banuwa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Banuwa lands a knee to the head.
Banuwa lands an elbow inside that Rua shrugs off.
Banuwa tries to land knees in the clinch but Rua avoids the damage to the body.
Banuwa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
Banuwa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Banuwa digs a right hand underneath Rua's ribcage. Rua let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Banuwa scores with a knee to the head.
Banuwa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rua lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Banuwa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Banuwa connects with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Banuwa.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Banuwa obliges.
Banuwa missing with knees to the body.
Banuwa scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banuwa scores a nice knee to the body.
Banuwa digs a right hand into Rua's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rua's gas tank.
Banuwa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Banuwa.
Banuwa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Banuwa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Banuwa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rua.
Rua takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Banuwa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Banuwa missing with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Banuwa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rua is trying to maintain a safe position but Banuwa gets an underhook and turns Rua into the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banuwa takes a shot to the head.
Banuwa lands an elbow just above Rua 's eye.
Rua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Banuwa looking to throw knees to the head but Rua is blocking nicely.
Banuwa missing with knees to the body.
Banuwa trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Rua's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Banuwa looking to throw knees to the head but Rua is blocking nicely.
Rua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Banuwa thows a body shot but no joy.
Rua throws an overhand right that lands on Banuwa's shoulder, as Banuwa tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Banuwa misses.
Rua misses with a hook.
Rua is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Banuwa avoids the body shot from Rua.
Rua moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimi Banuwa 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.
Some wild striking there from Rua.
Rua misses with a wild combination.
Banuwa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rua fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Banuwa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rua can pounce on him.
Banuwa throws a leg kick but Rua moved away.
Banuwa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rua misses the body punch
and Banuwa counters with a head kick. That will keep Rua thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Rua keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Banuwa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rua takes a step back to recover.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Banuwa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rua, pushing him back against the ropes.
Jimi Banuwa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Banuwa obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banuwa missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua working hard to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Banuwa is leaning against Rua and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Banuwa managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Banuwa landing knees to the body.
Rua is trying to stall.
Banuwa lands a knee to the head.
Rua managing to block the knees to the body from Banuwa.
Banuwa landing knees to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banuwa lands a nice knee to the body.
Banuwa tries to land a knee to the head but Rua blocks with his arms.
Banuwa tries to land knees in the clinch but Rua avoids the damage to the body.
Rua can't find room to land a body shot as Banuwa controls the action.
Banuwa avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Rua looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knees to the body from Banuwa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banuwa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Banuwa lands a nice knee to the body.
Banuwa lands an elbow inside that Rua shrugs off.
Banuwa tries to land knees in the clinch but Rua avoids the damage to the body.
Rua is trying to force a seperation but Banuwa has the dominant position.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Banuwa scores with a knee to the head.
Banuwa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Banuwa digs a right hand underneath Rua's ribcage. Rua let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Banuwa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rua is defending well for now.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Banuwa avoids it.
A right handed body shot lands from Banuwa.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Banuwa is blocking nicely.
Banuwa lands a nice knee to the body.
Rua managing to block the knees to the body from Banuwa.
Banuwa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rua lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua takes a knee to the side of the body.
Banuwa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Banuwa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Banuwa.
Knees to the body from Banuwa.
Banuwa avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Banuwa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Banuwa.
Banuwa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rua avoids it.
Banuwa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Banuwa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Banuwa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rua's defenses.
Banuwa tries to land knees in the clinch but Rua avoids the damage to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees in the clinch landing for Banuwa.
Rua on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Banuwa crunches a lovely knee into Rua's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banuwa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rua lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rua on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Banuwa trying to land knees to the body.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Banuwa blocks it.
Rua misses with some punches.
Banuwa landing knees to the head.
Rua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rua with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Banuwa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rua throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rua lands the left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banuwa clinches.
Rua wants to break free but Banuwa has control.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Banuwa obliges.
Banuwa trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimi Banuwa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Rua'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. This is the final round!
Rua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Banuwa is looking to clinch.
Banuwa misses with a head kick.
Banuwa tries to clinch but Rua moves out of range.
Rua lands a two punch combo.
Banuwa closes the distance and pushes Rua back into the ropes.
Rua is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rua manages to break the clinch.
Rua tries to bum rush Banuwa with a series of wild strikes but Banuwa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rua throws a leg kick that is checked
and Banuwa counters with a straight right hand.
Banuwa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Banuwa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rua has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Banuwa.
Banuwa lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Rua. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rua.
Banuwa throws a leg kick
and Rua counters with a nice body shot.
Banuwa lands with a nice body kick.
Banuwa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rua is able to avoid easily.
Banuwa tries to clinch up but Rua circles away and keeps his distance.
Banuwa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Banuwa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rua. Rua obviously looking to wear him down.
Rua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banuwa was well out of range. Poor timing from Rua.
Banuwa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rua checks it well.
Banuwa looks to land a left hand but Rua moved out of range nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Banuwa.
Rua misses with the combination.
Rua blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banuwa scores with a punch to the head.
Rua misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Banuwa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Banuwa looks to land a body kick but Rua moved away.
Banuwa is looking to slow Rua down with leg kicks.
Rua shoots in and drives through. Banuwa sprawls well.
Banuwa thows a body kick. Rua tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rua stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Banuwa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banuwa's corner calls for a 1-2. Banuwa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rua tries to keep at a distance but Banuwa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rua wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Banuwa has him pressed against the ropes.
Banuwa tries to land knees in the clinch but Rua avoids the damage to the body.
Rua taking a breather.
Mauricio Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Banuwa lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rua tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Banuwa thumps Rua with a low kick.
Banuwa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rua's sensitive parts.
Rua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banuwa moves away.
Banuwa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mauricio Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banuwa thumps Rua with a low kick.
Rua misses with a takedown attempt - Banuwa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jimi Banuwa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rua takes a swing at Banuwa's ribcage but misses.
A clash of legs there as Banuwa blocks the low kick.
Banuwa scores with a nice body kick.
Banuwa throws a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banuwa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rua on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Banuwa. Banuwa obviously looking to wear him down.
Banuwa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rua stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Banuwa.
Rua throws a series of punches but Banuwa moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rua shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mauricio Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua fails with the takedown
and Banuwa counters with a solid body kick.
Jab, jab by Banuwa - just one landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banuwa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Banuwa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mauricio Rua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rua gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimi Banuwa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Banuwa 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimi Banuwa!
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