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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rockson Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georgios Geremek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Stone Roses - I Am The Resurrection. Geremek is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: stam1na - kadonneet kolme sanaa . Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Rockson Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Georgios Geremek!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from Geremek.
Geremek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rua was well out of range. Poor timing from Geremek.
Geremek scores with a hook.
Rua steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Geremek.
Geremek tries to land a leg kick but Rua saw it coming and moves away.
Geremek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rua was well out of range. Poor timing from Geremek.
Rua throws a hook but Geremek blocks it.
Geremek is looking to chop away at Rua's legs.
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 throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Geremek counters with a nice leg kick.
Rua jabs Geremek to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rua tries to bum rush Geremek with a series of wild strikes but Geremek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Donk. Geremek catches Rua right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Geremek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rua moves away.
Geremek chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rua closes the distance looking to clinch
and Geremek counters with a straight right hand.
Rua lands a nice hook to Geremek's body. Geremek takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rua shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rua showed some decent athleticism there.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Geremek is trying to stand back up but Rua is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geremek is trying to get back to full guard.
Geremek tries to kick Rua off but Rua keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rua is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Geremek defends it well.
Rua sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Geremek is looking to escape.
Geremek is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rua looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Geremek tries to kick Rua off but Rua keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geremek works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rua pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Geremek is keeping the position for now.
Rua wants to control from the top but Geremek keeps moving.
Rua wants to pass the guard but Geremek is keeping the position.
Rua wants to control from the top but Geremek keeps moving.
Geremek has his feet on Rua's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Rua takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Georgios Geremek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Rua catches Geremek right on the button with a cross.
Rua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rua throws a front kick that sends Geremek stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Geremek dodges the punch combination from Rua.
Rua fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Rua as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Geremek dodges the punch combination from Rua.
Geremek scores with a sloppy right hand. Rua should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georgios Geremek dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rua connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Geremek's hands.
A big right from Geremek misses.
Sloppy strikes from Rua. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Geremek.
Geremek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Rua.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Geremek crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rua - the referee stops the clock and Geremek gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rua. Geremek manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Geremek needs to keep his hands up - Rua had a free shot at his head there.
Rua throws a wild body kick that Geremek sees coming a mile off.
Rua throws a leg kick that is checked
and Geremek counters with a nice uppercut.
Rua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geremek swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rua throws a head kick that misses
and Geremek counters with a leg kick.
Rua misses with a head kick.
Geremek lunges at Rua with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rua's hand.
Rua lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Geremek circles away quickly and effectively.
Rua moves out of range as Geremek strikes.
Rua misses with a hook to the body
letting Geremek counter with a right hand.
Rua throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Geremek to counter with a crisp jab.
Rua is looking to wear down Geremek with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua tries to work over Geremek's front leg with a kick but Geremek checks it.
Rockson Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geremek scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Geremek lands a really nice looking cross but Rua seems unphased.
Geremek lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Geremek checks a low kick from Rua.
Geremek throws a body punch but Rua moves out of range.
Rua shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Geremek pinned against the cage. Geremek gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Geremek lands a big uppercut and Rua crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Rua looks OK. Geremek waves Rua back to his feet!
Rua is rocked!
Rockson Rua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rua throws a left and a right that both miss
and Geremek counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geremek goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rua looks to score with a jab to the body but Geremek is just out of range.
Geremek fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Geremek tries a head kick but it misses.
Geremek lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rua's sensitive parts.
Rua moves to clinch but Geremek breaks away
and Geremek counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Geremek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Geremek lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Geremek dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Geremek throws a leg kick which misses Rua's front leg but catches the back leg as Rua tries to avoid it.
Geremek swinging wildly here.
Geremek with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Geremek throws a head kick but Rua moves out of range.
Rua shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Geremek as he avoids it easily.
Geremek has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rua takes one to the chin there.
Rua 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!
Geremek scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Geremek lunges at Rua with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rua's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georgios Geremek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Geremek throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big right from Rua misses.
Rua throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rua looks for the body kick but Geremek saw that one coming.
Geremek misses with a wild body shot.
Geremek takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rua looks for the body kick but Geremek saw that one coming.
Good work by Rua as he checks the leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rua checks a leg kick.
Geremek wants to slow Rua down by chopping away at his legs.
Rua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Geremek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rua misses with a body shot.
Geremek slips a jab from Rua.
Geremek motions for Rua to come forward. Geremek throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rua swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Geremek.
Geremek walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rua checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rua lands with a straight right. Geremek didn't see that one coming.
Rua walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A combination from Geremek does no damage.
Rockson Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua misses with a lunging right hand
and Geremek counters with a good low kick that Rua was not able to check.
Rua wants to slow Geremek down by chopping away at his legs.
Rua wants to clinch.
Geremek thows a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the liver by Geremek. Beautiful body shot.
Geremek lands a head kick. Rua smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua fails with the takedown
and Geremek counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geremek keeps the fight on the outside.
Geremek misses with a looping right.
Rua throws a body punch but Geremek moves out of range.
Rua throws a wild body kick that Geremek sees coming a mile off.
Geremek checks the leg kick.
Geremek tries to score with a low kick but Rua moves his leg out of the way.
Rua is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Geremek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Geremek with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rua misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua misses with a hook. Geremek ducked under it nicely.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Geremek paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Geremek works Rua's body with a nice hook.
Geremek scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Geremek scores 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!
Geremek connects with a leg kick. Rua looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Georgios Geremek is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice shot lands for Geremek.
And that's the end of the fight!
Georgios Geremek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Geremek 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georgios Geremek!
A very excited looking Georgios Geremek made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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