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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Raphael Stone enters the cage!
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26
179 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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171 lbs
4 - 0 - 1 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raphael Stone!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone throws a good cross that connects.
Rua fails with the takedown.
Stone lands with a good body shot.
Stone jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stone explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rua.
Stone looks to land a combination. Rua sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stone looks for the body kick but Rua saw that one coming.
Stone throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rua closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stone circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua shoots in looking for a takedown but Stone manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rua's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rua shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stone but Stone pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stone closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rua shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stone as he jumps to the side.
Rua fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stone avoids it really well and circles away.
Rua is breathing heavily.
Rua shoots for a double leg takedown but Stone sprawls well. He's pushed Rua's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rua, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Stone - that landed with a thud.
Stone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stone's corner calls for a 1-2. Stone obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rua takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Stone lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua blocks a low kick nicely.
Stone looks to land a combination. Rua sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stone!
Stone jabs at Rua's body.
Rua drops his hands momentarily and Stone takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stone keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Raphael Stone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rua takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stone moves into the clinch.
Rua is trying to drag Stone to the mat but Stone just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Stone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Raphael Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua dives in and grabs Stone's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stone pushes down on Rua's head and hops out.
Stone goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stone displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A right-left combo lands from Stone.
Stone clinches up against the cage.
Stone breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua takes one on the button.
Stone scores with a body shot.
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!
Stone throws a series of strikes that have Rua backpedaling.
Stone keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stone moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Stone lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rua is rocked!
Stone's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rua under the eye.
Oh Rua is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stone clinches up against the cage.
Rua drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rua seems to have got his legs back now.
Stone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stone throws a low kick but Rua avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Stone 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.
Stone lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stone looks to land a combination. Rua sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rua misses with a takedown attempt - Stone sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rua on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Rua. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Stone defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rua.
Stone jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stone pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rua back to the cage. Stone follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rua shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stone as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stone goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
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!
Stone scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rua fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone connects with a body shot that sends Rua's belly button to the back.
Stone connects with a body shot that sends Rua's belly button to the back.
Stone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stone rushes Rua and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stone clobbers Rua with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stone tries to bum rush Rua with a series of wild strikes but Rua uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stone scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rua throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stone's waist but Stone gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rua off to one side.
Stone lands a jab.
Alexander Rua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stone tries a head kick but it misses.
Rua has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stone works Rua's body with a nice hook.
Rua looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone scores with a kick to the body.
Stone lands with a good body shot.
Rua takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stone looks to land a combination. Rua sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rua shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stone defends it nicely.
Rua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A left and a right from Stone both land. Nice combination.
Rua tries to move into range but Stone moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Raphael Stone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stone has closed the distance and engaged Rua in a clinch.
Stone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stone lands with a right hand.
Stone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rua avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stone cracks Rua with a good jab.
Rua takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rua drops his hands momentarily and Stone takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stone misses with a body kick.
Stone tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rua is able to avoid easily.
Rua tries to clinch there but Stone circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone cracks Rua with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Stone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rua at a distance.
Rua wants to clinch up but Stone keeps it at a distance.
Rua shoots for a double leg takedown but Stone sprawls well. He's pushed Rua's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rua momentarily.
Stone keeps the fight on the outside.
Rua fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stone avoids it really well and circles away.
Stone comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stone moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rua takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rua misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Stone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Rua's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Stone lands a slapping body shot.
Stone stuffs the takedown.
Stone fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stone is looking to score with low kicks.
Stone takes the fight into the clinch.
Stone manages to break the clinch.
Rua tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stone sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rua somewhat.
Stone lands a nice shot to the body.
Rua shoots in looking for a takedown. Stone tries to sprawl out of it but Rua keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stone manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rua's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone works the jab nicely.
Stone misses with a low kick.
Rua on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rua avoids the head kick by Stone.
Stone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rua, pushing him back against the cage.
Stone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stone has closed the distance and engaged Rua in a clinch.
Stone breaks from the clinch.
Stone rushes Rua and presses him up against the cage.
Stone breaks from the clinch.
Stone scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone scores with a jab to the body.
Rua walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone has closed the distance and engaged Rua in a clinch.
Rua is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Stone is defending well.
Stone breaks the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rua.
Stone slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rua misses with a takedown attempt - Stone sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rua checks a low kick from Stone.
Rua tries to keep at a distance but Stone has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Stone.
Rua tries for a takedown but Stone manages to get underhooks.
Stone lands a body punch.
Rua can't get the takedown.
Stone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stone lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stone connects with a looping right hand.
Stone lands with a shot to the body.
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!
Stone darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rua checks a leg kick.
Stone thuds a left hand into Rua's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Rua! He's out on his feet! Stone rushes in and drops Rua with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Raphael Stone!
Raphael Stone made sure to mention his sponsor, Torment Fightwear in his post fight interview.
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RATING
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