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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Makenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makenzie has chosen Slim Thug Like A Boss as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
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225 cm
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289 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mauricio Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fedor Makenzie!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makenzie moves in looking to clinch but Rua pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Makenzie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Makenzie tries to clinch but Rua moves away
and Rua counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rua loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Makenzie is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Makenzie keeping moving, preventing Rua from controlling successfully.
Rua controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Makenzie managing to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mauricio Rua wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Makenzie wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua swats away the attempt to clinch by Makenzie.
Rua shoots and misses
and Makenzie counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A nice left hand lands by Makenzie.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Makenzie.
A shot in the inside from Makenzie.
Rua drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Makenzie gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A shot in the inside from Makenzie.
Makenzie throws a head punch that misses.
Rua wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makenzie lands an uppercut.
Rua wants to stall.
Makenzie has a couple of punches blocked by Rua.
With the fighters up against the cage, Makenzie throws an elbow but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Makenzie.
Makenzie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rua misses with some punches.
Rua wants to take the fight to the mat but Makenzie manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mauricio Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua drops down looking for an ankle pick but Makenzie pulls his leg out and moves away.
Makenzie pushes Rua up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua looking to slow down the pace here.
Makenzie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
Rua tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Makenzie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rua.
Makenzie lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rua is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rua has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rua is trying to break the clinch but Makenzie has him pressed against the cage.
Makenzie lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Makenzie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Makenzie throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rua tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rua blocks an elbow strike.
Makenzie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Makenzie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makenzie has a couple of punches blocked by Rua.
Rua trying to control the position but instead, Makenzie has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rua into the cage.
Makenzie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Makenzie lands with a short shot to the head.
Makenzie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rua tries to pull guard but Makenzie won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Makenzie dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rua with a poor takedown
and Makenzie counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rua tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Makenzie smiles and moves away.
Makenzie clinches up against the cage.
Rua can't break the clinch.
Makenzie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Makenzie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
Rua tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Makenzie smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mauricio Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Makenzie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Makenzie moves in looking to clinch but Rua pushes him off.
Makenzie fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makenzie tries to close the distance and clinch but Rua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Makenzie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mauricio Rua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rua misses with a two punch combination.
Rua keeps the fight on the outside.
Makenzie stuffs the takedown.
Rua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Makenzie moves in looking to clinch but Rua pushes him off.
Rua lands a head kick. Makenzie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Makenzie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rua swats away the attempt to clinch by Makenzie.
Makenzie has closed the distance and engaged Rua in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makenzie working aggressively here.
Makenzie lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Makenzie.
Makenzie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Makenzie scores with a shot to the side of Rua's head.
Rua takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makenzie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Makenzie lands a left hand.
Makenzie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Makenzie lands a shoulder strike.
Makenzie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
Rua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua can't get the takedown.
Rua stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fedor Makenzie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rua looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rua jumps guard but Makenzie stands there with Rua around his waist. Rua gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Makenzie tries a knee to the head but Rua blocks it.
Rua fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Makenzie.
Rua jumps guard and drags Makenzie to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Makenzie postures up in Rua's guard and throws a big left but Rua blocks it.
Makenzie postures up and lands a big shot to Rua's brow.
Makenzie wants to stand but Rua is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua is pulling down on Makenzie's head to control his posture.
Makenzie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Makenzie is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua pushes Makenzie off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Rua shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Makenzie as he avoids it easily.
Rua fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Makenzie avoids it really well and circles away.
Rua moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Makenzie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rua circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rua gets a double leg takedown into Makenzie's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rua trying to control the position from guard on top but Makenzie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mauricio Rua has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Makenzie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rua shoots in but Makenzie avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Makenzie tries to clinch up but Rua circles away and keeps his distance.
Fedor Makenzie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makenzie moves to clinch but Rua breaks away
and Rua finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Rua shoots in looking for a takedown but Makenzie manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rua's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rua shoots for a double leg takedown but Makenzie sprawls well. He's pushed Rua's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mauricio Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Makenzie keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Makenzie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Makenzie has managed to clinch.
A short uppercut from Makenzie.
Makenzie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makenzie can't find room to land a body shot as Rua controls the action.
Makenzie tries to work over Rua's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Makenzie lands with a short shot to the head.
Makenzie gets underhooks to prevent Rua's takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rua.
Makenzie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rua jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Makenzie walks away with a smile on his face. Rua gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Makenzie closes the distance and clinches.
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 wants a takedown.
Makenzie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Makenzie on the inside.
Rua can't get the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua avoiding damage as Makenzie throws knees to the body.
Rua wants to break free but Makenzie has control.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Makenzie.
Rua jumps guard.
Makenzie wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
Rua working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Makenzie.
Rua is adopting a defensive guard.
Rua working a defensive guard here.
Makenzie lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua looking for a triangle here. Makenzie is fighting it but it looks tight! Rua pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Makenzie is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mauricio Rua!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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