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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kores Sierra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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175 cm
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163 lbs
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178 cm
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Dangerous GnP
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Rua! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kores Sierra! The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Some wild striking there from Rua.
Rua looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Rua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Sierra shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup. Rua is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Sierra lands a couple of elbows. Sierra scoring with some ground and pound. Sierra makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Sierra lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sierra with a nice head shot there. Rua has momentary wrist control but Sierra slips an elbow through the middle. Sierra with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Sierra won't allow Rua to get back to his feet. Sierra works over Rua with some ground and pound from guard. Sierra lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Sierra is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Sierra distracts Rua with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Sierra scoring with some ground and pound. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Sierra works over Rua with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sierra is in close to Rua's body, working some short punches and elbows. Sierra won't allow Rua to get back to his feet. Sierra with a nice head shot there. Sierra has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Sierra scoring with punches to the head and body. Rua is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sierra is controlling him. Rua is breathing heavily. Sierra is in close to Rua's body, working some short punches and elbows. Sierra prevents Rua from getting back to his feet. Sierra scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Sierra postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Sierra lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Sierra with a nice head shot there. Rua is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sierra is controlling him. This has been an exciting period of action! Sierra working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Sierra with a nice head shot there. Sierra lands a couple of digs. Rua wants to stand up but Sierra is controlling him. Sierra makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sierra postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Sierra is working Rua over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Sierra content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Sierra postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Sierra makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Sierra working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sierra's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Sierra lands a couple of digs. Rua knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sierra on the ground. Sierra cracks Rua with a solid left hand. Sierra working some strikes from top position. Sierra landing with the ground and pound. Sierra lands a couple of digs. Rua wants to stand up but Sierra is controlling him. Sierra makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Sierra prevents Rua from getting back to his feet. Sierra scoring with some ground and pound. Sierra lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sierra lands a couple of elbows. Sierra scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Sierra landing with the ground and pound. Sierra content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Sierra connects with a couple of short punches. Sierra lands a couple of digs. Sierra scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Rua wants to get back to his feet but Sierra is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sierra's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Sierra working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rua is rocked! Sierra lands a couple of digs. Oh Rua is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sierra works over Rua with some ground and pound from guard. Sierra landing some decent shots from guard. Sierra connects with a couple of short punches. Sierra works over Rua with some ground and pound from guard. Rua seems to have got his legs back now. Sierra lands a couple of digs. Sierra lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sierra is working Rua over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Sierra slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Rua is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sierra connects with a decent elbow. Sierra stands up. Sierra shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rua manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Sierra won't allow Rua to get back to his feet. Sierra chips away with some ground and pound. Sierra lands a couple of decent looking shots. Sierra is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Sierra working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Sierra postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Sierra postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Rua is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kores Sierra dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sierra drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Sierra working some strikes from top position. Rua is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Sierra distracts Rua with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Sierra won't allow Rua to get back to his feet. Sierra with a nice head shot there. Sierra lands a couple of digs. Sierra working some strikes from top position. Sierra with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Sierra lands a couple of elbows. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Sierra lands a couple of decent looking shots. Rua is looking to stand up but Sierra isn't so interested in that idea. Sierra landing with the ground and pound. Rua has momentary wrist control but Sierra slips an elbow through the middle. Sierra has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Sierra works over Rua with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sierra landing with the ground and pound. Sierra lands a couple of digs. Rua has momentary wrist control but Sierra slips an elbow through the middle. Sierra postures up and lands a big shot to Rua's brow. Sierra is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Sierra makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Rua wants to get back to his feet but Sierra is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Sierra is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Sierra distracts Rua with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Sierra scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Sierra postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Sierra with a nice head shot there. Sierra wanted to stand there but Rua had control of the position. Sierra postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Sierra is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sierra landing with the ground and pound. Kores Sierra has got the better of the ground game so far. Sierra postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Sierra is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Sierra content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Rua wants to stand but Sierra is controlling the position. Sierra working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rua's head. Sierra working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rua's head. Sierra scoring with some ground and pound. Sierra working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Sierra chips away with some ground and pound. Sierra with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Sierra is working Rua over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Sierra stops Rua from standing up. Sierra postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Sierra working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rua's head. Sierra is working Rua over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sierra working some strikes from top position. Sierra works over Rua with some ground and pound from guard. Rua wants to get back to his feet but Sierra is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Sierra is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Sierra stops Rua from standing up. Sierra works over Rua with some ground and pound from guard. Sierra lands a couple of decent looking shots. Sierra makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Sierra is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Sierra working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rua's head. Sierra chips away with some ground and pound. Sierra keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rua's head. Sierra with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Sierra connects with a couple of short punches. Rua wants to stand up but Sierra is controlling him. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Rua has momentary wrist control but Sierra slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sierra postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Rua has momentary wrist control but Sierra slips an elbow through the middle. Rua is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Sierra scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Sierra scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Sierra postures up and lands a big shot to Rua's brow. Sierra lands a couple of elbows. Sierra with a nice head shot there. Sierra makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Sierra with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Sierra makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Sierra chips away with some ground and pound. Sierra is in close to Rua's body, working some short punches and elbows. Sierra chips away with some ground and pound. Sierra cracks Rua with a solid left hand. Sierra lands a couple of elbows. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kores Sierra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sierra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sierra fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rua sprawls well initially but Sierra persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Rua is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sierra scores with a couple of nice shots. Sierra winds up and cracks Rua with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Ground and pound from Sierra. Rua is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sierra scores with a couple of nice shots. Sierra is nestled in close to Rua, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Rua has hold of Sierra's hands but Sierra slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Rua on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Sierra is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Rua tries to kick Sierra off but Sierra keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nice strikes from Sierra there. Rua is trying to stand.
Rua has hold of Sierra's hands but Sierra slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Sierra winds up and cracks Rua with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Rua wants to get back to his feet.
Rua trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's one minute gone in the round. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sierra connects with a nice short shot to Rua's temple. Rua is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sierra scores with a couple of nice shots. Sierra passes to full mount! Sierra lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Sierra scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rua?
Sierra has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rua's face.
Sierra lands a heavy elbow. Sierra unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Rua wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Sierra celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kores Sierra!
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