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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tero Elo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murilo Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elo comes to the cage accompanied by Helsinki City Boy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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203 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Tero Elo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Murilo Rua!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elo tries to clinch up but Rua circles away and keeps his distance.
Rua circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rua tries to clinch up but Elo circles away and keeps his distance.
Elo clinches but Rua breaks the clinch
and Rua counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice shot by Elo.
It looks like Murilo Rua has been cut.
Rua has taken the fight to the clinch.
Elo scores with a shot to the side of Rua's head.
Elo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Elo misses with a punch on the inside.
Rua avoiding damage as Elo throws knees to the body.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Elo can't get the takedown.
Come on Rua - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch on the inside from Elo fails to land.
Rua is pressed up against the cage. Elo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rua down to the mat. Rua avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tero Elo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elo moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elo misses with some punches.
Rua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Elo closes the distance and clinches.
Elo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rua prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tero Elo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rua rushes Elo and presses him up against the cage.
Elo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Elo throws a punch but it's blocked by Rua.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua lands a body punch.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rua misses with a knee strike.
Elo wants a takedown but no success here.
A right hook to the body lands for Rua.
Rua stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Elo scores with a shot to the side of Rua's head.
Elo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
Rua lands a nice knee to the body.
Elo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Elo can't break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Rua.
Elo is breathing heavily.
Elo tightens his grip and picks Rua up, before dumping him to the ground. Rua manages to land in guard.
Elo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rua looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rua looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rua!
Rua decides to stand up, so the ref orders Elo to his feet.
Rua takes the fight into the clinch.
Elo wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Rua working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rua lands an elbow inside that Elo shrugs off.
Elo wants a takedown.
Elo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rua fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rua darts in and clinches Elo up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice elbow from Rua.
Elo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
Rua cracks Elo with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Rua scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rua misses with a knee strike.
Elo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rua pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rua connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rua closes the distance and clinches up with Elo, looking for a takedown. Rua pushes Elo against the cage but Elo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rua closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rua stands up and beckons Elo to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rua counters with an outside leg kick.
Rua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Elo shoots in for a double leg but Rua sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rua goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Elo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rua counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Elo is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Elo is looking to improve his position but Rua isn't that keen on the idea.
Rua tries to control but Elo wriggling away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rua prevents Elo from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to control but Elo wriggling away.
Elo sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Elo trying to control here.
Elo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rua's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rua's back!
Elo lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elo connects with a big shot to the side of Rua's head.
Rua defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Elo's arms.
Will Elo go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Murilo Rua will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Murilo Rua's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Elo tries to keep at a distance but Rua has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rua shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Elo as he avoids it easily.
Elo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Elo wants to clinch but Rua slips to the side
and Rua counters with a nice body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Elo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rua shoots in and drives through. Elo sprawls well.
Elo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Murilo Rua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rua stuffs the takedown.
Rua keeps the fight on the outside.
Elo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Elo wants to clinch.
Rua swats away the attempt to clinch by Elo.
Rua throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Elo scores with a shot to the side of Rua's head.
Elo lands a left hand.
Rua stops a takedown attempt from Elo.
Elo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Elo blocking some punches.
Rua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rua blocks the elbow strike.
Elo misses with the head strike.
Elo pushes Rua back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rua crunches a lovely knee into Elo's ribcage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Elo as Rua tries to tie him up.
Nice body punch from Elo - that landed with a thud.
Elo lands an uppercut.
Rua with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Elo lands a hook that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
Elo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Elo lands a nice uppercut.
Rua's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Elo is trying to break the clinch but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rua.
Elo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Elo is trying to break free.
Elo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elo has had enough of the clinch but Rua keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Rua on the inside.
Elo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua tries to break the clinch but Elo is controlling the position.
Elo throws a punch but it's blocked by Rua.
Elo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Elo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua tries a body shot but Elo blocks it.
Elo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Elo looks to land a left hand but Rua moved out of range nicely.
Rua clinches up against the cage.
Elo avoids a wild elbow strike from Rua.
Still in the clinch, Elo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Elo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rua using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Elo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Elo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rua darts in and clinches Elo up against the cage.
Rua is trying to maintain a safe position but Elo gets an underhook and turns Rua into the cage.
A short right from Elo on the inside.
Elo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rua feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elo trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Elo is looking for a triangle here but Rua uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Rua stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Elo wants to clinch up but Rua keeps it at a distance.
Rua moves into range and clinches up with Elo.
Elo turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Elo manages to end up in side control.
Rua is trying to buck Elo off.
Elo with the ground and pound but Rua regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Elo 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.
Elo trying to control the action but Rua is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elo is looking for a kimura but Rua is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Elo to get the leverage.
Rua is trying to stand back up but Elo is controlling him
Elo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rua wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rua is staying active underneath Elo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Elo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tero Elo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Murilo Rua's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Rua lands a nice looking kick to the body. Elo takes a step back to recover.
Elo wants to clinch but Rua slips to the side
and Rua counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Elo.
Rua throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Elo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rua circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rua counters by moving into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Elo misses with some punches.
Rua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Elo fails with the takedown.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Elo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elo tries to clinch but Rua moves away
and Rua counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Elo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Elo is leaning against Rua and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rua trying to stall but Elo improves his position.
Elo has Rua pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Elo pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Rua tumbling to the mat - Elo dives into Rua's guard.
Elo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rua looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rua looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rua!
Rua decides to stand back up. Rua steps back and let's Elo get back to his feet.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rua. Elo shrugs it off though.
Elo tries to clinch
and Rua counters by clinching up.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Elo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elo throws an elbow that misses.
Elo lands with a right to the head.
Elo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Elo wants a takedown.
A right hand to the body from Rua.
Elo has had enough of the clinch but Rua keeps him there for the moment.
Elo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rua has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Elo.
Elo is trying to break free.
Rua landing knees to the head.
Rua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Elo darts in and clinches Rua up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rua.
Elo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rua or not.
Elo is working for takedown but Rua is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tero Elo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua scores a nice knee to the body.
Elo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
Elo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Elo fails to land.
Rua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rua tries to clinch up but Elo circles away and keeps his distance.
Elo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rua, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rua is avoiding damage well.
Rua avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Elo.
Elo throws an elbow but Rua slips to the side and avoids it well.
The strikes coming from Elo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Elo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Elo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Elo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rua, who protects the arm well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rua closes the distance and clinches.
Rua lands a nice knee to the body.
Elo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Elo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rua.
Elo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruas head.
Murilo Rua seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Elo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Elo lands with a cross.
Elo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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 Tero Elo.
I think Elo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gold scores the fight for Murilo Rua!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Tero Elo!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Tero Elo!
Tero Elo wins by split decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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