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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Zandig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zandig has chosen Dope - Debonaire as his entrance music. Mirko Rua could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Zandig's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mirko Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Zandig!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zandig tries to clinch up but Rua circles away and keeps his distance.
Rua drives through and clinches with Zandig against the cage.
Zandig throws a punch but it's blocked by Rua.
Zandig misses with a punch on the inside.
Rua wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zandig has him pressed against the cage.
Zandig tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rua blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Zandig.
Zandig swings wildly with an uppercut but Rua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rua wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zandig has him pressed against the cage.
Rua wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zandig tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zandig lands an uppercut.
It looks like Mirko Rua has been cut.
Rua has had enough of the clinch but Zandig keeps him there for the moment.
Zandig gets underhooks to prevent Rua's takedown attempt.
Rua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rua wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zandig has him pressed against the cage.
Rua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rua jabs at Zandig's body.
Rua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zandig fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rua goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rua bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Zandig doesn't manage to clinch there - Rua circles away.
Zandig darts in and clinches Rua up against the cage.
Zandig prevents Rua from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Zandig fails to land.
Rua blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua can't break the clinch.
Rua's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rua is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rua is looking to break free of the clinch but Zandig has double underhooks.
Rua is trying to break free.
Rua is looking to break free of the clinch but Zandig has double underhooks.
Rua is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zandig.
Rua wants to get back to striking at distance but Zandig won't allow it.
Rua blocking some punches.
Rua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zandig misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zandig throws a punch but it's blocked by Rua.
Rua has had enough of the clinch but Zandig keeps him there for the moment.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Zandig creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zandig tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zandig wants to clinch.
Zandig tries to clinch there but Rua circles away.
Zandig tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zandig looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zandig tries to clinch but Rua moves away
and Rua counters with a big head kick but Zandig shrugs it off.
Zandig fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zandig doesn't manage to clinch there - Rua circles away.
Zandig tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zandig is looking to clinch.
Zandig tries to clinch up but Rua circles away and keeps his distance.
Zandig is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zandig tries to clinch up but Rua circles away and keeps his distance.
Rua circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rua counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zandig's knee momentarily.
Rua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zandig tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rua throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zandig's waist but Zandig gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rua off to one side.
Zandig tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rua throws a nice head kick!
Rua bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zandig's head backwards.
Zandig moves in looking to clinch but Rua pushes him off.
Zandig fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zandig moves into range and clinches up with Rua.
Zandig doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rua wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zandig lands with a left to the head.
Zandig misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zandig gets through Rua's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Zandig.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zandig swings wildly with an uppercut but Rua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zandig doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rua blocks an uppercut.
Zandig misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zandig.
Rua is looking to break free of the clinch but Zandig has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rua.
Rua wants to get back to striking at distance but Zandig won't allow it.
Zandig misses with the head strike.
Zandig throws a punch but it's blocked by Rua.
Rua is looking to break free of the clinch but Zandig has double underhooks.
Rua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zandig has a couple of punches blocked by Rua.
Zandig swings wildly with an uppercut but Rua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zandig looks gassed!
Rua can't break the clinch.
Rua is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zandig lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rua blocks an uppercut.
Zandig lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
Zandig misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Zandig.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rua has had enough of the clinch but Zandig keeps him there for the moment.
Zandig prevents Rua from breaking the clinch.
Zandig misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zandig throws a punch but it's blocked by Rua.
Zandig tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rua is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zandig tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Zandig fails to land.
Zandig throws a punch but it's blocked by Rua.
Zandig tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zandig throws a punch but it's blocked by Rua.
Zandig keeps control of Rua as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zandig working aggressively here.
Rua lands a body shot.
Zandig swings wildly with an uppercut but Rua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zandig fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zandig prevents a body shot from Rua.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zandig keeps control of Rua as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zandig fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zandig keeps control of Rua as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rua throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zandigs head.
Zandig tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rua wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Zandig will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mirko Rua's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rua fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zandig.
Rua throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nice takedown defense from Zandig. No joy for Rua on that attempt.
Zandig tries to clinch up.
Zandig is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zandig is looking to clinch but Rua is avoiding it.
Rua tries to clinch but Zandig is having none of it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Zandig in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Rua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice shot lands for Rua.
Zandig wants to clinch.
Mirko Rua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zandig gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zandig swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rua.
Zandig keeps control of Rua as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zandig misses with a punch on the inside.
Zandig lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rua has had enough of the clinch but Zandig keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rua blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rua wants to get back to striking at distance but Zandig won't allow it.
Zandig misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zandig lands a hook that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Zandig creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zandig closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rua counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zandig takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zandig tries to clinch
and Rua makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rua cracks Zandig with an open hand slap.
Zandig takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Rua.
Zandig tries to close the distance and clinch but Rua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zandig tries to clinch but Rua is having none of it.
Rua tries a head kick but it misses.
Zandig tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zandig doesn't manage to clinch there - Rua circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zandig tries to clinch but Rua is having none of it.
Zandig rushes Rua and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rua lands a nice uppercut.
Zandig doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zandig misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zandig throws a punch but it's blocked by Rua.
Zandig working aggressively here.
Zandig prevents a body shot from Rua.
Zandig tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Zandig.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rua.
Zandig lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zandig tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zandig pushes Rua back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rua blocks an uppercut.
Rua has had enough of the clinch but Zandig keeps him there for the moment.
Rua blocking some punches.
Rua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rua taking a breather.
Rua is trying to break free.
A short right from Zandig on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zandig lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zandig.
Rua is trying to break free.
Rua wants to break free but Zandig has control.
Rua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rua wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zandig has him pressed against the cage.
Rua blocking some punches.
Rua wants to get back to striking at distance but Zandig won't allow it.
Rua wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zandig has him pressed against the cage.
Rua is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zandig throws a punch but it's blocked by Rua.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zandig.
Rua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zandig doesn't manage to clinch there - Rua circles away.
Zandig chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rua can pounce on him.
Zandig tries to clinch there but Rua circles away.
Rua throws a shot to the body.
Rua throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Rua.
John Zandig is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zandig takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rua is looking to slow Zandig down with leg kicks.
Rua throws a nice head kick!
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.
Zandig tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zandig softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rua wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zandig has a couple of punches blocked by Rua.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zandig.
Zandig throws a punch but it's blocked by Rua.
Rua tries to break the clinch but Zandig is controlling the position.
Rua blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Zandig fails to land.
Rua has had enough of the clinch but Zandig keeps him there for the moment.
Zandig misses with a punch on the inside.
Rua tries to break the clinch but Zandig is controlling the position.
Zandig misses with the head strike.
Zandig working aggressively here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rua breaks the clinch.
Rua throws a head kick that misses.
Zandig tries to clinch up but Rua circles away and keeps his distance.
Zandig clinches.
Rua breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mirko Rua will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mirko Rua's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Zandig clinches but Rua breaks the clinch
and Rua counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Zandig misses with the head strike.
Rua tries to break the clinch but Zandig is controlling the position.
Zandig prevents Rua from breaking the clinch.
Zandig throws a punch but it's blocked by Rua.
Rua wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zandig has him pressed against the cage.
Zandig misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Zandig.
Rua blocking some punches.
Zandig has a couple of punches blocked by Rua.
Rua wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zandig has him pressed against the cage.
Rua can't get the takedown.
Rua is trying to break the clinch but Zandig has him pressed against the cage.
Zandig tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rua wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zandig has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zandig throws a head punch that misses.
Zandig misses with the head strike.
Zandig throws a head punch that misses.
Zandig swings wildly with an uppercut but Rua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rua tries to break the clinch but Zandig is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua is looking to break free of the clinch but Zandig has double underhooks.
Zandig misses with some punches.
Rua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zandig throws a head punch that misses.
Zandig working aggressively here.
Zandig misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zandig.
Rua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rua wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rua blocking some punches.
Rua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rua wants to break free but Zandig has control.
Zandig is pressed up against the cage. Rua has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Zandig down to the mat. Zandig avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Zandig tries to clinch but Rua is having none of it.
Rua changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Zandig looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The strikes coming from Rua are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Zandig sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zandig is looking for a sweep. Rua is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zandig misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Zandig has a hand on Rua's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Rua takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Rua blocks Zandig's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Zandig has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zandig really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rua controlling the pace for now.
Zandig is looking to improve his position but Rua isn't that keen on the idea.
Rua wants to control the pace but Zandig is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zandig keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Zandig manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rua tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Zandig wants to improve his position but Rua is controlling well.
Rua is trying to control the action in half guard but Zandig is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zandig tries to get to full guard but Rua has control of the leg.
Rua tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
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.
Zandig is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rua's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rua's back!
Rua covering up well and avoiding damage.
Zandig is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Rua. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Rua looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Rua is trying to break free.
Zandig is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Rua up.
Zandig misses with punches from the back.
Zandig throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Rua might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rua just trying to survive but Zandig is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Rua manages to stand up with Zandig still on his back. Eventually Zandig drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Rua swats away the attempt to clinch by Zandig.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mirko Rua.
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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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FIGHT
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