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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tirado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Tirado will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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225 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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218 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricio Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Tirado!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tirado.
Tirado has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Rua is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Rua tries to clinch but Tirado is having none of it.
A jab from Tirado misses.
Rua blocks a jab.
Tirado connects with a crisp jab.
Tirado throws a jab when Rua was well out of range.
Rua is looking to clinch but Tirado is avoiding it.
Tirado throws a hook but Rua avoids it easily.
Tirado looks to land a right hand but Rua moved out of range.
Rua shoots in but no luck this time.
Tirado waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rua.
Rua closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tirado circles away.
Rua fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricio Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tirado tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rua defends well and Tirado ends up having to push Rua into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tirado is trying to break the clinch but Rua is controlling him.
Tirado blocks an uppercut.
Tirado is trying to break free.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tirado breaks the clinch.
Rua looks for a takedown but Tirado sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua fails with a takedown attempt.
Tirado has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rua wants a takedown.
A frustrated look appears on Rua's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tirado pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tirado moves in looking to clinch but Rua pushes him off.
Rua decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tirado tries to kick Rua off but Rua keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rua sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tirado defending well though.
Rua not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rua 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.
Rua is nestled in close to Tirado, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rua not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tirado wants to get back to his feet.
Rua wants to free his trapped foot but Tirado is holding on for dear life with his legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua is working for a kimura but Tirado is defending it quite comfortably.
Rua is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tirado is just riding it out for now. Rua eventually gives up the hold.
Rua sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tirado defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rua missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tirado has hold of Rua's hands but Rua slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rua thows a huge punch but Tirado dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tirado won't allow Rua to pass to mount.
Rua sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tirado defending well though.
Rua is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tirado sees it coming and defends easily.
Tirado avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rua.
Rua is looking for a kimura here.
Rua looks to land a strike but Tirado avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricio Rua dominated that round.
That's time! Rua's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rua is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tirado sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rua tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tirado sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rua somewhat.
Mike Tirado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tirado misses with a hook.
Rua ducks under a wild hook from Tirado.
Tirado leaves Rua with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricio Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tirado scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Ricio Rua has been cut.
Rua looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tirado misses with a looping left.
Rua slips a jab from Tirado.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tirado misses with a looping left.
Rua gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tirado prevents the takedown attempt.
Tirado escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rua tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tirado sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rua somewhat.
Rua throws a right and a left that Tirado avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tirado misses with a straight right.
Rua moves out of range of the leg kick from Tirado.
Tirado is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rua.
Tirado thuds his right hand into Rua's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tirado stuffs the takedown.
Rua moves away from the strike by Tirado.
Tirado tests Rua's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ricio Rua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rua shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Rua was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
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 tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tirado is trying to control Rua's posture but Rua avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tirado manages to get back to half guard.
Tirado blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rua.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tirado can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rua not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua wants to work for an arm triangle but Tirado is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rua throwing shots but Tirado is blocking nicely.
Rua missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rua tries to pass to full mount but Tirado defends it.
Rua is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rua prevents Tirado from standing back up.
Tirado keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tirado keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rua not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rua thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tirado's head.
Rua is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tirado sees it coming and defends easily.
Tirado keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Rua wants to work for an arm triangle but Tirado is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mike Tirado will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ricio Rua'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. 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.
A nice combination there by Tirado.
Tirado tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rua moves out of range of the strikes.
Rua pushes Tirado up against the cage in a clinch.
Tirado is pressed up against the cage. Rua has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tirado down to the mat. Tirado avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tirado might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tirado throws an overhand right that lands on Rua's shoulder, as Rua tries to avoid the shot.
Tirado moves into range and clinches up with Rua.
Tirado working hard to break the clinch.
Tirado breaks from the clinch.
Rua fails to land the takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tirado swinging wildly here.
Tirado swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tirado works the jab nicely.
Tirado leaves Rua with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricio Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tirado's corner calls for a 1-2. Tirado obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rua is rocked!
Tirado takes the fight into the clinch.
Oh Rua is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tirado lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Rua to his knees! Tirado keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Tirado!
Mike Tirado decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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