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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raivo Hippi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Ricio Rua has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ricio Rua seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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225 lbs
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223 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricio Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raivo Hippi!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hippi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rua closes the distance but Hippi moves to the side
and Hippi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rua turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rua closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hippi counters with a low kick, right behind Rua 's knee.
Ricio Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua moves out of range of the body kick.
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.
Rua takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rua checks a leg kick.
Rua tries to clinch up but Hippi circles away and keeps his distance.
Hippi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rua wants to clinch but Hippi slips to the side
and Hippi counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua wants to clinch but Hippi slips to the side
and Hippi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hippi tries to free his leg and advance position but Rua is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rua has a closed guard, preventing Hippi from standing up.
Rua manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Rua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rua has Hippi up against the cage in a clinch.
Rua breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid body kick from Rua.
Hippi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rua tries to clinch up but Hippi circles away and keeps his distance.
Rua drives through and clinches with Hippi against the cage.
Rua has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rua is trying to maintain a safe position but Hippi gets an underhook and turns Rua into the cage.
Rua working Hippi over with knees to the body.
Rua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hippi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rua sprawls well. Rua wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hippi gets slowly back to his feet.
No joy there for Rua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hippi takes a swing at Rua's ribcage but misses.
Rua tries to clinch but Hippi is having none of it.
Rua throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hippi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rua wants to clinch but Hippi slips to the side
and Hippi counters with a takedown into side control.
Rua is trying to get back to his feet.
Rua throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Rua tries a head kick but it misses.
Hippi is looking to score with low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a head kick that misses.
Rua could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rua ducks under a wild hook from Hippi.
Ricio Rua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hippi misses with a leg kick
and Rua counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua throws a nice looking combination but Hippi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rua displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hippi throws out the jab.
Rua throws a head kick but Hippi moves out of range.
Rua throws a head kick but Hippi moves out of range.
Hippi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hippi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rua tries to work over Hippi's front leg with a kick but Hippi checks it.
Rua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricio Rua dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rua closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rua has Hippi pressed against the cage, preventing Hippi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rua wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rua throws an elbow but it misses.
Hippi manages to break the clinch.
Hippi misses with a wild combination.
Rua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hippi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hippi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rua misses with a head kick.
Hippi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua misses with a kick to the body.
Rua darts in trying to clinch
and Hippi counters with a right hand to the body.
Rua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hippi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rua rather than just go for the knockout.
Rua misses with a wild body shot.
Rua tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hippi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hippi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hippi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rua tries to clinch
and Hippi counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hippi throws a leg kick which misses Rua's front leg but catches the back leg as Rua tries to avoid it.
Hippi throws a leg kick which misses Rua's front leg but catches the back leg as Rua tries to avoid it.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch but Hippi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hippi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rua looks to land a left hand but Hippi moved out of range nicely.
Rua scores with a head kick.
Rua tries to clinch there but Hippi circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua tries to clinch but Hippi moves out of range.
Hippi fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rua to the ground. Hippi is now in Rua's guard.
Rua kicks Hippi off and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hippi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rua connects with a single shot there.
Hippi throws a leg kick but Rua moved away.
Danga de danga de dang - Rua scores with a four punch combination!
Rua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Hippi.
Ricio Rua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rua tries to clinch but Hippi moves away
and Hippi counters with a single leg into guard. Rua didn't expect that.
Rua wants to stand and escape but Hippi is having none of it.
Hippi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rua is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hippi tries to stand but Rua is controlling from the bottom.
Rua is looking to stand up but Hippi isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hippi trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
Raivo Hippi has got the better of the ground game so far.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Raivo Hippi hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hippi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Raivo Hippi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rua dodges the punch combination from Hippi.
Rua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rua connects with a body shot.
Hippi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rua.
Rua lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rua gets a clinch.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hippi.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Rua's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hippi is looking to control Rua's arms but Rua gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hippi has his back to the cage.
Rua tries to break the clinch but Hippi is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hippi throws a sloppy head kick and Rua moves out of range easily.
Rua tries to clinch there but Hippi circles away.
Rua looks to land a combination but Hippi avoids it well.
Hippi throws a head kick but Rua moves out of range.
Hippi scores with a punch to the head.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hippi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hippi lands with an overhand left.
A head kick misses from Hippi.
Hippi lands an overhand right.
Rua throws a leg kick but Hippi sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua avoids the body shot from Hippi.
Rua moves in looking to clinch but Hippi pushes him off.
Hippi throws a chopping leg kick but Rua manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hippi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hippi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rua. Rua obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua looks to clinch
and Hippi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rua tries to clinch up
letting Hippi counter with a right hand.
Hippi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rua throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rua doesn't manage to clinch there - Hippi circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to clinch up
and Hippi counters with a leg kick.
Hippi misses with a head kick.
Rua moves to clinch but Hippi breaks away
letting Hippi counter with a right hand.
Hippi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rua. Rua obviously looking to wear him down.
Hippi throws a front kick aimed at Rua's knee but Rua avoids it well.
Rua tries a head kick but it misses.
Hippi tried to score with a low kick but Rua checks it.
Rua tries to clinch but Hippi is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua moves to clinch but Hippi breaks away
and Hippi counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rua is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch but Hippi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hippi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hippi is looking to score with low kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hippi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hippi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hippi is looking to land body kicks.
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 Ricio 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Raivo Hippi!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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