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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Legend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Legend has chosen Like a G6 as his entrance music. Bruce Legend is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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290 lbs
13 - 1 - 0 |
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275 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Decent elbows
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Counter striker
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Arturo Rua!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Legend!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rua.
Rua content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Bruce Legend has been cut.
Legend wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rua holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Legend tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rua is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Legend goes for a takedown attempt but Rua pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Legend misses with a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Rua as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legend swings for the body but Rua moves out of range.
Legend looks to land a combination but Rua avoids it well.
Rua fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Legend, pushing him back against the cage.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Legend avoids it.
Rua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Legend avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Rua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section. Legend lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rua is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legend wants a takedown.
Arturo Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Legend.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Legend avoids it.
Rua prevents Legend from breaking the clinch.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rua lands a nice elbow.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Legend is defending well for now.
Legend is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Legend looks gassed!
Rua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rua scores a nice knee to the body.
Rua lands an elbow inside.
Rua lands an elbow inside.
Rua lands an elbow that stopped Legend in his tracks for a moment.
Rua landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rua lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rua.
Legend takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rua landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua lands an elbow inside that Legend shrugs off.
Rua lands an elbow that stopped Legend in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rua.
Rua lands a damaging elbow.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Legend is defending well for now.
Legend tries to throw a body punch but Rua avoids it by throwing Legend back against the cage.
Rua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Legend misses with the head strike.
Rua landing knees to the body.
Rua lands an elbow just above Legend 's eye.
That has opened up Bruce Legend's cut even more.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rua obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Rua lands a nice elbow.
Rua taking a breather.
Rua creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Legend's defenses.
Rua lands a damaging elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Knees to the body from Rua.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Legend.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Rua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Legend's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rua clinches up against the cage.
Arturo Rua has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rua lands an elbow just above Legend 's eye.
Rua manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The cut above Bruce Legend's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rua just leaning against Legend, taking a breather.
Rua working Legend over with knees to the body.
Rua putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Legend in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice elbow from Rua.
Legend takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rua.
Bruce Legend's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Legend is breathing heavily.
Rua is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Legend takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legend takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bruce Legend's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Arturo Rua!
Arturo Rua retains his super heavyweight title!
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hype
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FIGHT
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