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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Marcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcos has chosen Psyko - Konnan w/ Mad One as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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290 lbs
26 - 4 - 0 |
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217 lbs
19 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin |
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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
26 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Arturo Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricardo Marcos!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rua manages to avoid it.
Marcos closes the distance but Rua moves to the side
and Rua counters by moving into the clinch.
Rua avoiding damage.
Marcos misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Marcos fails to land.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marcos avoids it.
Marcos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rua blocks a body shot from Marcos.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marcos.
Marcos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rua's elbow.
Marcos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marcos tries to throw a body punch but Rua avoids it by throwing Marcos back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Marcos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rua has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marcos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rua blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Marcos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marcos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rua in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Marcos lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Arturo Rua has been cut.
Marcos lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rua throws an elbow that misses.
Marcos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Rua to work.
Rua landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marcos looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Come on Rua - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Marcos misses with a punch to the body.
Marcos tries a knee to the head but Rua blocks it.
Rua misses with an elbow over the top.
Marcos avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Rua landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Rua.
It looks like Ricardo Marcos has been cut.
Marcos avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Marcos takes an elbow to the temple.
Rua throws an elbow that misses.
Rua stalling in the clinch.
Rua lands an elbow just above Marcos 's eye.
Marcos avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Rua is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rua.
Rua lands a damaging elbow.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rua lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Ricardo Marcos's cut even more.
Knees to the body from Rua.
Rua lands an elbow that stopped Marcos in his tracks for a moment.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rua effectively controlling the action here.
Rua lands an elbow that stopped Marcos in his tracks for a moment.
The cut above Ricardo Marcos's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rua lands an elbow inside that Marcos shrugs off.
Rua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Marcos lands with a left to the head.
Rua lands a damaging elbow.
Ricardo Marcos's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Rua misses with an elbow strike.
Marcos managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Marcos lands a left hand.
Marcos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos tries to throw a body punch but Rua avoids it by throwing Marcos back against the cage.
Marcos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Rua.
Marcos has a couple of punches blocked by Rua.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marcos avoids it.
Marcos tries to work over Rua's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rua lands an elbow that stopped Marcos in his tracks for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rua obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marcos blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rua.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ricardo Marcos's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Arturo Rua!
An out of breath and clearly excited Arturo Rua thanked Syndicate Nutrition (DUS) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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