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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renato Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Renato Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Brown!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rua.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Rua clinches.
Rua working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stalling in the clinch from Rua.
Rua seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
A knee to the head by Rua.
It looks like Roy Brown has been cut.
Brown blocks a body shot from Rua.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua misses with a punch to the body.
A knee to the head by Rua.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Rua misses with a knee strike.
Rua is pushing Brown 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 with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Come on Rua - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua lands a knee to the body.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rua.
Rua looking to slow down the pace here.
Rua prevents the takedown attempt.
Brown has picked Rua up - he's going for a ride! Brown dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ground and pound from Brown.
Rua avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brown.
Brown lands with a punch from half guard.
Brown thows a huge punch but Rua dodges it nicely.
Brown thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rua trying to control but Brown postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rua wants to control but Brown is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rua is looking to improve his position.
Rua is positioning himself well to prevent Brown advancing to mount.
Ground and pound from Brown.
Rua is trying to control but can't.
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rua keeps working.
Rua is trying to control but can't.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Renato Rua just wasn't active enough.
Rua is looking to land body kicks.
Rua is looking to land body kicks.
Brown fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Rua looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Rua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice body punch from Rua.
Rua thumps Brown with a low kick.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rua throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
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 Roy Brown'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 dips to his left and cracks Brown with an uppercut!
Rua looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown avoids the head kick by Rua.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Renato Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua connects with a looping right hand.
Rua misses with a straight right.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Rua misses
and Brown counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rua's guard now.
Brown postures up in Rua's guard and throws a big left but Rua blocks it.
Rua manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brown manages to get himself to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rua not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rua stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
Rua would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Rua from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Renato Rua just wasn't active enough.
Brown shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rua is trying to defend but Brown finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown prevents Rua from improving his position.
Brown working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rua manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rua is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brown throws a big elbow that misses.
Roy Brown has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rua trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rua tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rua is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rua tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A big right from Rua misses.
Rua stuffs the takedown attempt from Brown. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Rua bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rua.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick.
Brown slips a jab from Rua.
Nice body kick there by Rua.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rua. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Brown blocks the leg kick.
Rua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Rua moves into range and clinches up with Brown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown 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.
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 Roy Brown's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rua feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.
Rua throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
No luck for Brown with that takedown attempt.
Rua rushes Brown and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brown is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rua gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rua lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rua gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Renato Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rua lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Rua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rua stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Brown is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rua pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Rua.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking for a takedown.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brown lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rua lands a nice uppercut.
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 dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rua misses with a body punch.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
Rua prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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 looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Brown is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rua gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rua connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brown's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Renato Rua has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brown goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rua prevents it.
Rua has Brown pushed against the cage.
Brown is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rua gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rua dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Roy Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but Rua blocks with his arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renato Rua showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rua, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renato Rua!
A relieved looking Renato Rua thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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