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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tapater Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kip Dynamite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua's entrance music is Hordes Of Chaos. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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140 lbs
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180 cm
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136 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tapater Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kip Dynamite!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dynamite is looking to clinch but Rua is avoiding it.
Dynamite moves into the clinch.
Rua jumps guard and drags Dynamite to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Dynamite avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rua is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rua wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dynamite wants to stand but Rua has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua looking for a guillotine here but Dynamite defends easily.
Rua looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rua keeping moving, preventing Dynamite from controlling successfully.
Dynamite is looking to stand up but Rua won't let him.
Rua keeping moving, preventing Dynamite from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rua is looking for a triangle but Dynamite pushes his legs off easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rua is on top in guard.
Dynamite wants to stand and escape but Rua is having none of it.
Rua drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dynamite manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rua has Dynamite in his guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rua is trying to keep Dynamite in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dynamite is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dynamite wants to get up but he can't break Rua's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rua tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dynamite would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rua is looking for a triangle but Dynamite pushes his legs off easily.
Dynamite is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rua throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rua is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rua keeping full guard, as Dynamite tries to pass.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rua shoots in but no luck this time.
Dynamite tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kip Dynamite seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dynamite tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dynamite fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dynamite tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dynamite tries to close the distance and clinch but Rua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tapater Rua dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rua tries to clinch but Dynamite is having none of it.
Dynamite tries to clinch
and Rua moves into the clinch.
Rua blocks the elbow strike.
Dynamite gets underhooks to prevent Rua's takedown attempt.
Good body shot from Dynamite.
Rua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Dynamite.
Dynamite landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rua tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rua fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tapater Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dynamite scores with a knee to the head.
Dynamite tries a knee to the head but Rua blocks it.
Rua drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dynamite gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dynamite landing knees to the body.
Dynamite lands an elbow inside.
Rua jumps guard and drags Dynamite to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rua tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dynamite wanted to stand there but Rua had control of the position.
Dynamite avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua is trying to keep Dynamite in close.
Rua is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rua has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Dynamite is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Rua.
Dynamite tries to stand but Rua is controlling his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rua is trying to improve his position.
Dynamite stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Dynamite scores with a nice head shot.
Rua scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dynamite tries to bench press Rua off him but Rua keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dynamite is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rua tries to move to mount but Dynamite blocks the move with his legs.
Rua is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dynamite is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dynamite is trying to control Rua's posture but Rua avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dynamite is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Rua is staying active.
Rua trying to control the action but Dynamite is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Dynamite wants to clinch but Rua slips to the side
and Rua counters by moving into the clinch.
Dynamite landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rua tries to pull guard but Dynamite holds him up against the ropes and eventually Rua drops back down to his feet.
Rua tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dynamite lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rua wants a takedown.
Dynamite scores with a knee to the head.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dynamite has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kip Dynamite showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Dynamite wants to clinch but Rua slips to the side
and Rua counters with a single leg into guard. Dynamite didn't expect that.
Dynamite wants to stand and escape but Rua is having none of it.
Rua pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dynamite is keeping the position for now.
Dynamite being controlled here, momentarily.
Dynamite throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dynamite working a defensive guard here.
Rua drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rua jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua stands and throws Dynamite's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dynamite sneaks back into half guard.
Dynamite is not content to let Rua control the position.
Rua stops Dynamite from getting back to his feet.
Dynamite is defending against the submission attempts here by Rua.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dynamite manages to get to full guard.
Dynamite managing to control the position.
Rua stopping the sweep attempt from Dynamite.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite kicks Rua off and gets to his feet.
Dynamite tries to clinch
and Rua counters by clinching up.
Dynamite missing with knees to the body.
Dynamite comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rua tries to pull guard but Dynamite holds him up against the ropes and eventually Rua drops back down to his feet.
Rua is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dynamite tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dynamite lands an elbow just above Rua 's eye.
Dynamite connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rua's face.
Dynamite lands a damaging elbow.
Rua is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Dynamite gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tapater Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua blocks the elbow strike.
Dynamite tries a knee to the head but Rua blocks it.
Rua tries to pull guard but Dynamite holds him up against the ropes and eventually Rua drops back down to his feet.
Rua tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dynamite smiles and moves away.
No luck for Rua with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite darts in trying to clinch
and Rua counters with a shoot takedown. Dynamite fights it but they end up in guard.
Rua works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rua is trying to control the action in half guard but Dynamite is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rua tries to pass to full mount but Dynamite defends it.
Rua is working for a kimura but Dynamite is defending it quite comfortably.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tapater Rua showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rua has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tapater Rua!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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