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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Santi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rockson Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua has chosen Travis Barker Remix Soulja Boy as his entrance music. Chris Santi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rockson Rua's chin.
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178 lbs
18 - 16 - 1 |
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183 lbs
5 - 2 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
18 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chris Santi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rockson Rua!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santi.
Santi takes one on the button.
Rua throws a body kick that misses.
Santi has a takedown stuffed.
Rua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rua instigates a clinch.
Santi prevents a body shot from Rua.
Rua misses with an elbow strike.
Rua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rua waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santi.
Santi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chris Santi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santi shoots in for a double leg but Rua sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Santi jabs at Rua's body.
Rua bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rua lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rua tries to clinch but Santi is having none of it.
Santi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rua.
Rua lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A jab from Santi misses.
Rua on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rua missing with a left hand there. Santi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice body kick there by Rua.
Rua works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Santi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santi tries to clinch there but Rua circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Santi blocking some punches.
Rua leaning against his opponent.
A short right from Rua.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santi prevents a body shot from Rua.
Rua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rockson Rua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santi tries to clinch up but Rua circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Rua misses.
Santi misses with a right hand
and Rua counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Rua.
Santi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Santi tries to keep at a distance but Rua has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Santi is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rua is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Santi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua pushes Santi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rua lands a right hand.
Rua lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santi backwards.
A shot in the inside from Rua.
Santi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rua lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rua breaks the clinch.
Rua on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rua scores with a push kick.
Rua throws out a loose jab but Santi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rua doesn't seem bothered though.
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 slips a jab from Santi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santi lands a really nice looking cross but Rua seems unphased.
Santi misses with a hook
and Rua counters with a three punch combo that has Santi backing up. Santi nods at Rua to acknowledge the strikes.
A big left from Rua misses.
Rua gets a clinch.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Santi tries to circle away but Rua has him pinned against the cage.
Santi gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Santi stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Rua throws an off balance right hand
and Santi moves into the clinch.
Rua looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rua creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua lands a right hand that snaps the head of Santi backwards.
Rua lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rua misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rockson Rua dominated that round.
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 slips a jab from Santi.
Rua scores with a shot to the body.
A big right from Santi misses.
Santi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rua.
Santi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rua rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rua connects with a high kick.
Rockson Rua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santi lands with a straight right. Rua didn't see that one coming.
Rua moves in looking to clinch but Santi pushes him off.
Rua throws a jab when Santi was well out of range.
A left lands for Rua.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santi lands a nice shot that snaps Rua's head back.
Santi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santi misses with a hook.
Rua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rua throws a leg kick which misses Santi's front leg but catches the back leg as Santi tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua lands a leg kick that knocks Santi off balance momentarily.
Rua throws an overhand right that lands on Santi's shoulder, as Santi tries to avoid the shot.
Rua connects with a looping right hand.
Rua throws a hook but Santi avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Rua.
Santi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rua misses with a straight left.
Santi thuds a left hand into Rua's body.
Santi misses with an uppercut
and Rua counters with a stiff right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Rua.
Rua throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Santi on the side of the head.
Rua waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santi.
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!
Santi scores with a jab.
Santi misses with an uppercut
enabling Rua to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Rua misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua scores with a hook.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Santi takes a swing at Rua's ribcage but misses.
Santi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rua lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santi. Rua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rua throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santi ducks under a wild hook from Rua.
Rua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rua connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Santi misses with an uppercut
and Rua holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santi avoids it.
Rua looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Rua.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua looking to slow down the pace here.
Rua scores with a shoulder strike.
Rua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rua lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santi backwards.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rua has a couple of punches blocked by Santi.
Santi avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rua just misses with a elbow thrown towards Santi's brow.
Rua is pressed up against the cage. Santi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rua down to the mat. Rua avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rua looks to land a right hand but Santi moved out of range.
Rua listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santi misses the shot to the body.
Rua lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Santi backs up against the cage.
Santi throws a hook but Rua blocks it.
Santi misses the shot to the body.
Rua throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Santi throws an overhand right that lands on Rua's shoulder, as Rua tries to avoid the shot.
Santi misses the shot to the body.
Santi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rua uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Santi has time to react.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santi misses with a wild combination.
Santi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rua.
Rua lands a jab-cross combination.
Santi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rua.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rockson Rua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rua tries to clinch but Santi moves out of range.
Santi slips a jab from Rua.
A big right from Santi misses.
Nice defenses there by Santi.
Santi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rua connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Santi's hands.
Santi shoots in and drives through. Rua sprawls well.
Santi misses with an uppercut
letting Rua counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Rua misses its intended target.
Santi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Santi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rua manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rua fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Santi on the side of the head.
Rua pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Santi back to the cage. Rua follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Rua misses.
Rua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rua can pounce on him.
Nice body kick from Rua.
Santi throws a nice looking combination but Rua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santi swings for the body but Rua moves out of range.
Santi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Good exchange - Rua coming out on top.
Rua scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Santi looks to land a right hand but Rua moved out of range.
Rua throws a shot from downtown. Santi moves away and avoids it.
Rua avoids the body shot from Santi.
Santi throws a hook to the side of Rua's head but Rua sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Santi cracks Rua with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Santi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch lands to the side of Santi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Santi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rua!
Santi is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Santi misses its intended target.
Oh Santi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rua is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Santi.
Nice uppercut lands for Rua. That snapped Santi's head back.
Santi seems to have got his legs back now.
A left lands for Rua.
Santi throws an off balance right hand
and Rua counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Rua looking to finish!
Rua must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Santi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rua stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Santi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rua defends well.
Chris Santi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Santi looking for a sweep. Not yet Santi, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rockson Rua.
Santi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santi takes a swing at Rua's ribcage but misses.
Santi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rua feints a jab promting Santi to slip. Rua then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Santi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Santi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rua.
Santi throws a hook but Rua avoids it easily.
Rua scores with a jab to the head.
Rua moves out of range of the strikes.
Rua lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rua misses with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rua tries to clinch up.
Rua moves out of range as Santi strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rockson Rua comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rua winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rockson Rua!
Rockson Rua took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hellbent for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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