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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Relentless AD (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rua might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Don't Talk To Strangers. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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172 cm
29
165 lbs
18 - 5 - 1 |
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175 cm
21
155 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Rua! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Relentless AD! The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rua connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Relentless AD has been cut. Rua connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rua, as that shot connected.
AD shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rua sprawls well. Rua wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. AD gets slowly back to his feet. Rua tries a head kick but it misses.
AD throws a chopping leg kick but Rua manages to avoid taking any serious damage. A momentary lapse in concentration from AD enables Rua to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. AD manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. AD has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rua can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Rua pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. AD is keeping the position for now. AD working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rua doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rua manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. This has been an exciting period of action! Rua got a little sloppy there for a moment and AD has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rua has managed to get both his arms back between AD's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rua stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. AD swivels though and keeps the full guard. Rua stands and steps away. AD gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Rua ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Rua scores with a head kick. AD tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. AD lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rua circles away quickly and effectively. Rua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Rua uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before AD has time to react. Rua connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Rua dives in and scores a takedown into AD's guard. AD had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rua defends it easily. Rua slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rua gets to his feet. AD looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! AD swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Rua lands a high kick!
Rua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rua connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent AD tumbling to the canvas! Rua pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! AD was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pedro Rua! A relieved looking Pedro 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
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
56% |
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