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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Rodenbucher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cubert Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodenbucher comes into the arena with Aenima blaring out of the sound system. Cubert Rua is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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212 lbs
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210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Rodenbucher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cubert Rua !
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua scores with a jab to the head.
Rodenbucher throws the left hand but Rua avoids the punch easily.
Rodenbucher moves into the clinch successfully.
Rua tries to break free but Rodenbucher pushes him back against the cage.
Rodenbucher lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rodenbucher lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rodenbucher pulls guard.
Rua sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rodenbucher wants to stand but Rua is controlling the position.
Rua trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodenbucher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rua thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodenbucher wants to get back to his feet but Rua is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodenbucher keeping moving, preventing Rua from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua stops Rodenbucher from standing up.
Rodenbucher has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
We've been informed that Rua has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Rodenbucher throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rua jabs Rodenbucher right on the nose. Rodenbucher blinks but takes it well.
Rua scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheers as Rua lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rodenbucher doesn't seem phased though.
Rodenbucher walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rua has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rua there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodenbucher.
Rua lands a really nice looking cross but Rodenbucher seems unphased.
Rodenbucher moves into the clinch.
A short right from Rodenbucher.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodenbucher lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rua wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rua is trying to pull guard but Rodenbucher turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rodenbucher.
Rua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rua jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rodenbucher walks away with a smile on his face. Rua gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rua throws a shot from downtown. Rodenbucher moves away and avoids it.
Rodenbucher is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rua .
Rodenbucher staying out of range there.
Rua wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rodenbucher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It seemed like Rua was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rua 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rua duly obliges.
Cubert Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua throws the left hand but Rodenbucher avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Rodenbucher wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rua gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rodenbucher has Rua up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Rua 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rodenbucher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rodenbucher looks to score with a jab to the body but Rua is just out of range.
Rodenbucher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rua misses with a straight right.
Rua stuffs the takedown attempt from Rodenbucher. Rodenbucher gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab from Rua misses.
Rodenbucher moves out of range as Rua strikes.
Rua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rodenbucher.
Rodenbucher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rua throws out the jab.
Rua fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rodenbucher looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rua throws a series of strikes that have Rodenbucher backpedaling.
Rodenbucher throws a nice looking combination but Rua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a big shot that misses.
Rodenbucher was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rodenbucher misses with a wild combination.
Rodenbucher slips a jab from Rua .
Rodenbucher throws a body punch but Rua moves out of range.
Rua getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Rua misses the target.
Rodenbucher closes the distance and clinches.
Rodenbucher manages to pull guard.
Rodenbucher wants to get back to his feet but Rua is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rodenbucher has a closed guard, preventing Rua from standing up.
Rua works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rodenbucher is trying to stand.
Rodenbucher on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rodenbucher tries to get out of the position.
Rua is keen to just control but Rodenbucher is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cubert Rua will probably get the nod.
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.
Rodenbucher misses with a body kick.
Rodenbucher misses the jab.
Rua looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodenbucher is just out of range.
Rodenbucher appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rodenbucher clinches up against the cage.
Rua is trying to break the clinch but Rodenbucher has him pressed against the cage.
Rodenbucher manages to pull guard.
Rodenbucher wriggles free and stands up.
Rodenbucher takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Rua . That snapped Rodenbucher's head back.
Rua tries to bum rush Rodenbucher with a series of wild strikes but Rodenbucher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rodenbucher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rua cracks Rodenbucher with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua tries to bum rush Rodenbucher with a series of wild strikes but Rodenbucher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rodenbucher throwing a counter right hand but Rua manages to avoid it.
Rua misses with a double jab.
Rodenbucher rushes Rua and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodenbucher breaks the clinch.
Rua thuds his right hand into Rodenbucher's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cubert Rua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodenbucher with a nice cross.
A big left from Rua misses.
Rodenbucher has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rua finds it's way round the side to connect with Rodenbucher's head.
Rua scores with a nice strike.
Rua connects with a jab.
Rua works the jab nicely.
Rua 's corner calls for a 1-2. Rua obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rodenbucher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rua let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rodenbucher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rua .
As Rua looks to move away, Rodenbucher throws a big counter combo bu Rua just gets out of the way.
Rua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodenbucher.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua scores with a hook.
Rua 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.
Rua scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodenbucher throws a series of punches but Rua avoids them all with ease.
Rua lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rua .
Rodenbucher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodenbucher lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rua moves away from the strike by Rodenbucher.
Rodenbucher lands with a nice body punch.
Rua works over Rodenbucher's head and body with a nice combination.
Rodenbucher clinches with his opponent.
Rua is trying to force a seperation but Rodenbucher has the dominant position.
Rua looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rua stops a takedown attempt from Rodenbucher.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rodenbucher creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rua is trying to break the clinch but Rodenbucher has him pressed against the cage.
Rodenbucher tries to score a body lock takedown but Rua shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rodenbucher blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodenbucher tries to land a knee to the head but Rua blocks with his arms.
Rua is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rua tries to break the clinch but Rodenbucher is controlling the position.
Rodenbucher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rodenbucher blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Rodenbucher misses its intended target.
Rua wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rodenbucher takes the fight into the clinch.
Rodenbucher stalls.
Rua wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rodenbucher wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Rodenbucher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodenbucher manages to pull guard.
Rua prevents Rodenbucher from getting back to his feet.
Rua advances to half guard.
Rua is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rodenbucher has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rodenbucher wants to get back to his feet.
Rodenbucher kicks off Rua and gets to his feet.
Rua swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rodenbucher.
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!
Rodenbucher's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rua connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rodenbucher scrambles back to his feet.
A shot to the liver by Rua . Beautiful body shot.
Rodenbucher has managed to clinch.
Tony Rodenbucher has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rua tries to break free but Rodenbucher pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cubert Rua will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rua is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rua gets tackled into the cage by Rodenbucher. Rodenbucher maintains the clinch.
Rua wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rua tries to break the clinch but Rodenbucher is controlling the position.
Rodenbucher lands an uppercut.
Rua tries to break free but Rodenbucher pushes him back against the cage.
Rodenbucher's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rua wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rodenbucher has him pressed against the cage.
Rua is trying to force a seperation but Rodenbucher has the dominant position.
Rodenbucher lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodenbucher is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rua pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rua tries to break free but Rodenbucher pushes him back against the cage.
Rua misses with the head strike.
Rua tries to circle away but Rodenbucher has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Rodenbucher.
Rua is trying to push Rodenbucher away but Rodenbucher has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Rua 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rua has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rodenbucher is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rua is defending well.
Rua wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rodenbucher throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rodenbucher pulls guard effortlessly.
Rua prevents Rodenbucher from getting back to his feet.
Rua passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rodenbucher is trying to buck Rua off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodenbucher bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Rodenbucher rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rua counters with a three punch combo that has Rodenbucher backing up. Rodenbucher nods at Rua to acknowledge the strikes.
Rua slips a straight right by Rodenbucher.
Rua misses the jab.
Rodenbucher takes the fight into the clinch.
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 jumps guard but Rodenbucher turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rua working hard to break the clinch.
Rua has a couple of punches blocked by Rodenbucher.
Rodenbucher pulls guard.
Rua wants to control from the top but Rodenbucher keeps moving.
Rua pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rodenbucher is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua stops Rodenbucher from standing up.
Rodenbucher keeping moving, preventing Rua from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rua slips a jab from Rodenbucher.
Rodenbucher needs to keep his hands up - Rua had a free shot at his head there.
Rua scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rodenbucher in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Rua as he connects with a hook.
Rua scores with a jab to the body.
Rodenbucher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rua .
Rodenbucher looks to land a left hand but Rua moved out of range nicely.
Rua misses with a wild body shot.
Cubert Rua is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rodenbucher throws a one two combo.
It looks like Cubert Rua has been cut.
Rua takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rodenbucher throws a shot from downtown. Rua moves away and avoids it.
Rua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodenbucher manages to avoid it.
Rodenbucher jabs Rua to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodenbucher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rua .
Rodenbucher falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rua counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tony Rodenbucher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tony Rodenbucher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodenbucher throws a series of punches but Rua moves out of range.
Rodenbucher throws a combination that misses
and Rua counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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 Tony Rodenbucher.
I think Rua has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Cubert Rua !
A relieved looking Cubert Rua thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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