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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Olov Hermansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jan Olov Hermansson enters the cage!
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168 lbs
27 - 28 - 0 |
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178 cm
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168 lbs
28 - 26 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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
27 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gabriel Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jan Olov Hermansson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua looks for the body kick but Hermansson saw that one coming.
Hermansson tries to clinch but Rua is having none of it.
Rua uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hermansson has time to react.
Hermansson takes the fight into the clinch.
Hermansson prevents a body shot from Rua.
Rua gets underhooks to prevent Hermansson's takedown attempt.
Rua misses with a body punch.
Hermansson takes an elbow to the temple.
Hermansson tightens his grip and picks Rua up, before dumping him to the ground. Rua manages to land in guard.
Rua is trying to control the position but Hermansson postures up.
Rua wants to sweep here but Hermansson controlling him for the moment.
Rua has control of Hermansson's left arm, preventing Hermansson from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rua controlling Hermansson's posture.
Rua not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hermansson is looking to stand up but Rua won't let him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hermansson moves into range and clinches up with Rua.
Hermansson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rua pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hermansson clinches.
Rua pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rua lands a damaging elbow.
Rua throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rua throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hermansson takes an elbow to the forehead.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rua takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hermansson avoids the elbow strike from Rua, against the cage.
Rua creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hermansson's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hermansson.
Gabriel Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Olov Hermansson.
A head punch on the inside from Rua fails to land.
Rua gets underhooks to prevent Hermansson's takedown attempt.
Rua throws an elbow but it misses.
Rua avoiding damage.
Hermansson tries to score a body lock takedown but Rua shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rua lands a left hand.
Rua creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rua has Hermansson pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hermansson or not.
Hermansson dodges an elbow strike from Rua.
Rua working aggressively here.
Rua tries to throw a body punch but Hermansson avoids it by throwing Rua back against the cage.
Hermansson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rua looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rua pushes off an throws an elbow but Hermansson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hermansson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rua is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rua working a defensive guard but Hermansson manages to pass into side control anyway.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Rua dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hermansson has Rua up against the cage in a clinch.
Hermansson blocks an elbow strike.
Rua leaning against his opponent.
Rua can't find room to land a body shot as Hermansson controls the action.
Rua throws an elbow that misses.
Rua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rua looking to slow down the pace here.
Rua misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hermansson tries for a takedown but Rua manages to get underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rua throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rua.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rua misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Rua fails to land.
Hermansson dodges an elbow strike from Rua.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rua creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rua throws a punch but it's blocked by Hermansson.
Hermansson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rua pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rua throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to land a leg kick but Hermansson saw it coming and moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hermansson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rua.
Rua lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rua lands a glancing blow to the side of Hermansson's head.
Hermansson clinches up against the cage.
Rua struggles to land a body shot inside as Hermansson controls his hands.
Hermansson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rua is defending well.
Gabriel Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Olov Hermansson.
Rua gets through Hermansson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hermansson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rua is defending well.
Rua content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rua lands an elbow inside that Hermansson shrugs off.
Rua stops a takedown attempt from Hermansson.
Rua stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermansson blocks an elbow strike.
Rua pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hermansson is looking to take this one to the mat.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rua.
Rua throws an elbow but it misses.
A short body shot lands from Rua as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rua throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rua throws an elbow but misses.
Rua lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rua pushes off an throws an elbow but Hermansson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rua creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hermansson can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gabriel Rua has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rua throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rua throws an elbow but it misses.
Hermansson wants a takedown.
Hermansson blocks the elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rua misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rua prevents the takedown attempt.
Rua is looking to control Hermansson's arms but Hermansson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rua has his back to the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rua misses with an elbow strike.
Rua lands a nice elbow.
Rua lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hermansson backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Rua dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hermansson moves into the clinch successfully.
Hermansson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rua gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hermansson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Rua clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Rua is in bad spot here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rua manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hermansson's guard. Nice work there by Rua.
Hermansson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermansson keeping full guard, as Rua tries to pass.
Hermansson wants to stand but Rua is controlling the position.
Rua trying to control the position from guard on top but Hermansson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jan Olov Hermansson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gabriel Rua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rua wants to pass the guard but Hermansson is keeping the position.
Rua slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Some bone on bone action there as Hermansson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hermansson clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rua just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hermansson's brow.
Rua throws an elbow that misses.
Rua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rua prevents the takedown attempt.
Rua pushes off an throws an elbow but Hermansson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hermansson trying to land knees to the body.
Rua lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rua controlling the action here for a moment.
Rua is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hermansson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rua avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gabriel Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Olov Hermansson.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hermansson trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rua just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hermansson's brow.
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 Gabriel Rua.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rua, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Rua!
A determined Gabriel Rua didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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