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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Roy Kris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scorpien Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scorpien Rua is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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142 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
Experienced |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roy Kris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scorpien Rua!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Kris. Those never looked like landing.
Kris lands a jab-cross combination.
A combination from Kris does no damage.
Rua slips a jab and a cross from Kris.
Kris throws a right and a left that Rua avoids nicely.
Kris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kris throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kris misses with the combination.
Kris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kris throws a series of punches but Rua avoids them all with ease.
Roy Kris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kris misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Kris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rua misses with a kick to the body.
Roy Kris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kris misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rua dives in and scores a takedown into Kris's guard.
Rua stands and steps away. Kris gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kris tries to bum rush Rua with a series of wild strikes but Rua uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kris throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kris could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Kris as Rua shoots in.
Kris scores with a jab to the head.
A punch combination from Kris misses.
A head kick misses from Rua.
Kris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kris looks to land a combination but Rua avoids it well.
Kris misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kris is breathing heavily.
Kris swinging wildly here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kris!
Rua manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kris on his heels. He'll look to pass Kris's guard now, I'm sure.
Rua gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rua circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kris misses with the combination.
Rua feints and as Kris raises his hands in defense, Rua changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rua stands up and waves to Kris to follow him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kris misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kris throws a nice looking combination but Rua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Roy Kris will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kris throws a right and a left that Rua avoids nicely.
Kris swinging wildly here.
Rua bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kris wants to get back to his feet but Rua drags him back down.
Rua stands up.
Kris throws a series of punches but Rua moves out of range.
A punch combination from Kris misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Kris.
Kris looks to land a combination but Rua avoids it well.
Rua fails with a takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Kris. Those never looked like landing.
Some wild striking there from Kris.
Kris throws a right hand that Rua ducks under and follows up with a left that Rua also avoids with ease.
Roy Kris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua gets a double leg takedown into Kris's guard.
Kris looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rua stands and steps away. Kris gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Some wild striking there from Kris.
Kris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kris throws a series of punches but Rua avoids them all with ease.
Kris looks to land a combination but Rua avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kris throws a right hand that Rua ducks under and follows up with a left that Rua also avoids with ease.
Roy Kris is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Kris does no damage.
Kris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kris gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rua to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rua must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rua gets to his feet - Kris follows without any prompting.
Sloppy strikes from Kris. Those never looked like landing.
Kris avoids the head kick by Rua.
Kris fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rua decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
A punch combination from Kris misses.
Kris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rua circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kris misses with a double jab.
Kris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scorpien Rua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kris throws a right and a left that Rua avoids nicely.
Kris misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Kris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Kris does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kris misses with a few strikes there.
Rua dives in and scores a takedown into Kris's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A punch combination from Kris misses.
No joy there for Kris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rua is defended easily by Kris.
Rua on the wrong end of a nice jab.
No joy there for Kris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kris avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kris misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rua looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kris is working an open guard so Rua takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kris blocks a head kick by Rua.
Kris throws a series of punches but Rua moves out of range.
Kris misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rua.
Kris throws a nice looking combination but Rua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kris misses with a series of wild punches.
Kris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kris throws a series of punches but Rua avoids them all with ease.
Rua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kris scores with a three punch combo!
Rua drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rua stands and steps away. Kris gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Sloppy strikes from Kris. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rua shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kris's guard.
Rua decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scorpien Rua comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rua has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scorpien 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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FIGHT
RATING
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