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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vit Tu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nero Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tu comes to the cage accompanied by Blanket on the ground. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vit Tu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nero Aurelius!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelius dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tu. That did some damage!
That kick from Aurelius tenderised Tu's leg. Tu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tu shoots in and bounces Aurelius off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tu is looking to work some ground and pound but Aurelius has wrist control.
Tu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Aurelius is trying to control the position but Tu postures up.
Aurelius preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aurelius is keeping the position for now.
Tu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aurelius is keeping the position for now.
Aurelius looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tu is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aurelius swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aurelius is controlling Tu's posture.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Nero Aurelius wasn't active enough on the ground.
Tu lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Nero Aurelius has been cut.
Aurelius dives in and grabs Tu's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tu pushes down on Aurelius's head and hops out.
Aurelius moves out of range of the strikes.
Tu tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Aurelius defends well and Tu ends up having to push Aurelius into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tu tries to pull guard but Aurelius holds him up against the cage and eventually Tu drops back down to his feet.
Tu decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aurelius wants to control from the top but Tu keeps moving.
Tu looking for a sweep. Not yet Tu, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius wants to pass the guard but Tu is keeping the position.
Aurelius throwing strikes from guard but Tu blocks nicely.
Tu wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Aurelius can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tu has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tu slips a nice elbow through Aurelius's hands, connecting with Aurelius's forehead.
Tu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aurelius defending well though.
Tu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Aurelius avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tu.
Aurelius is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius is in trouble now - Tu has advanced to mount!
Aurelius wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Tu.
Tu is working for a guillotine from mount but Aurelius frees his head quite easily.
Tu looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Aurelius blocking the ground and pound.
Tu landing punches.
Tu lands a big elbow.
Tu sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Tu throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Tu throws some wild stikes that Aurelius manages to avoid easily.
Aurelius is desperately trying to improve his position but Tu has a good base and remains in mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tu throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Aurelius bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Tu looking for a sweep. Not yet Tu, not yet.
Aurelius advances to half guard.
Tu tries to roll over but Aurelius keeps him under control.
Aurelius working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Aurelius is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aurelius working the head and body with strikes.
Tu is looking to improve his position.
Aurelius trying to mount his opponent but Tu defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vit Tu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nero Aurelius's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Left hook, right uppercut from Aurelius.
Aurelius on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tu drops his hands momentarily and Aurelius takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Aurelius darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Aurelius darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tu misses with an uppercut.
Aurelius jabs at Tu's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aurelius fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tu 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.
Aurelius scores with a leg kick.
Aurelius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tu cracks Aurelius with an open hand slap.
Nero Aurelius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aurelius with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tu to score with a decent uppercut.
Aurelius throws a push kick but Tu slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tu fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tu is defended easily by Aurelius.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aurelius lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Aurelius.
Tu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Aurelius lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tu misses the shot to the body.
Aurelius moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Tu misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aurelius displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tu.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vit Tu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aurelius throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aurelius throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tu's waist but Tu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aurelius off to one side.
Aurelius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Aurelius lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tu misses with an uppercut
and Aurelius counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Aurelius fails to land with a series of punches.
Aurelius slips under a jab.
Aurelius works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Aurelius lands a nice looking body kick.
A combination from Aurelius does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tu throws a hook but Aurelius blocks it.
Aurelius lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Aurelius cracks the inside of Tu's front leg.
Aurelius lands a nice looking body kick.
Tu misses with a straight left.
Aurelius uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tu swings for the body but Aurelius moves out of range.
Tu just misses with a punch to the body.
Aurelius scores with a body shot.
Aurelius connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Aurelius throws a head kick but Tu moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Tu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aurelius slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aurelius.
Tu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Aurelius scores with a jab to the jaw.
Aurelius lands with a nice body punch.
Tu connects with a crisp jab.
Aurelius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aurelius stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tu throws the left hand but Aurelius avoids the punch easily.
Aurelius scores with a jab to the head.
Tu drops his hands momentarily and Aurelius takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aurelius takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tu misses with a straight right.
A big right from Tu misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nero Aurelius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nero Aurelius's cut.
That's time! Tu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Aurelius lands a right hook to the body.
Tu misses with a left hand
and Aurelius counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tu won't be happy with that.
Tu is trying to improve his position.
Vit Tu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tu regains half guard.
Aurelius has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Aurelius wants to control the pace but Tu is squirming around nicely.
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!
Tu bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Aurelius has his hands on Tu's head, controlling the position.
Tu postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius is pulling down on Tu's head to control his posture.
Tu stands and throws Aurelius's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tu works to advance to full mount. Aurelius defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Aurelius regains half guard.
Tu trying to mount his opponent but Aurelius defends it.
Aurelius is trying to stand.
Tu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Aurelius tries to get to full guard but Tu has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aurelius's head.
Aurelius makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Aurelius.
Aurelius keeping full guard, as Tu tries to pass.
Tu forces his way into half guard.
Tu looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tu moves nicely into side control.
Tu in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tu tries to move into full mount but can't pass Aurelius's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tu in the domination position with Aurelius hanging on.
Tu lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Aurelius down.
Aurelius is trying to control Tu's posture but Tu avoids it.
Aurelius parries the strikes from Tu easily there. Tu is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Aurelius to escape.
Tu throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Aurelius works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Tu tries to pass the half guard into mount. Aurelius knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Aurelius keeping control of the position.
Aurelius works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aurelius swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tu is working hard here to advance position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tu preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tu tries to free his leg and advance position but Aurelius is retaining full guard.
Tu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aurelius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Vit Tu did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Nero Aurelius's cut.
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.
Tu lands a right hook to the body.
Nero Aurelius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tu fails to land the takedown.
Aurelius avoids the body shot from Tu.
Aurelius shoots in but Tu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fighters circling - Tu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aurelius slaps away a takedown attempt from Tu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Aurelius as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vit Tu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aurelius bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tu's head backwards.
Tu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Aurelius fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aurelius with a nice cross.
Aurelius scores with a leg kick.
Tu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Aurelius lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tu just misses with a punch to the body.
Tu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Aurelius. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Tu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aurelius blocks a jab.
Aurelius avoids the body shot from Tu.
Tu jabs at Aurelius's body.
Aurelius lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aurelius closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tu misses with a hook
and Aurelius counters with a nice uppercut.
Tu shoots in for a takedown but Aurelius shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aurelius pinned against the cage. Aurelius gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Aurelius turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tu throws a poor cross that misses
and Aurelius counters with a nice uppercut.
Aurelius lands with a hook. Tu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius connects with a body shot.
Aurelius fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tu.
Tu missing with a left hand there. Aurelius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Aurelius tries to avoid it but Tu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Aurelius to the ground. Aurelius escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Aurelius feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Aurelius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aurelius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice takedown defense from Aurelius. No joy for Tu on that attempt.
Aurelius's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tu under the eye.
Aurelius clobbers Tu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Aurelius lands a head kick. Tu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
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!
Aurelius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aurelius connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius lands a jab to the head.
Tu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Aurelius fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tu.
Tu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Aurelius.
Aurelius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tu decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tu is thwarting Aurelius's attempts to control the position.
Tu throwing shots but Aurelius is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aurelius won't allow Tu to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nero Aurelius dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Nero Aurelius's cut.
That's time! Tu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tu throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Aurelius tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tu is in Aurelius's guard.
Aurelius keeping full guard, as Tu tries to pass.
Aurelius is trying to keep Tu in close.
Aurelius is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tu working some strikes from top position.
That has opened up Nero Aurelius's cut even more.
Tu looking to pass the guard.
Tu passes Aurelius's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tu is pressing down on Aurelius's thigh, looking to free his foot. Aurelius is holding on for now.
Tu lands with a punch from half guard.
Tu wants to pass to mount but Aurelius is defending the position.
Aurelius is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tu's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tu's back!
Tu is trying to get back to his feet but Aurelius has full control of the position and if anything, Tu has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Aurelius lands a shot to the body.
Aurelius is trying to stick to Tu's back but Tu is turning into Aurelius. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Aurelius's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Tu.
Tu wants to pass the guard but Aurelius is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Aurelius is on top in guard.
Aurelius tries to free his leg and advance position but Tu is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tu is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Aurelius rolls with it to try and escape but Tu cranks on the arm and Aurelius is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vit Tu!
Vit Tu retains his light heavyweight title!
Vit Tu gave a mention to Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $140 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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