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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Connor McLoughlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McLoughlin comes to the cage accompanied by The Blood of Cu Chulainn. Rua has chosen Shoguun!! as his entrance music. Mauricio Rua will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Connor McLoughlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mauricio Rua!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua tries a head kick but it misses.
McLoughlin misses with a looping right.
A combination from McLoughlin does no damage.
A big right from McLoughlin misses.
Rua moves out of range of the strikes.
McLoughlin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McLoughlin misses with a two punch combination.
McLoughlin throws a hook but Rua avoids it easily.
Rua is looking to clinch.
McLoughlin misses with the combination.
Rua slips a straight right by McLoughlin.
Rua fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLoughlin throws the left hand but Rua avoids the punch easily.
Rua steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McLoughlin.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up but McLoughlin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rua ducks under a wild hook from McLoughlin.
Rua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from McLoughlin. Rua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rua is looking to clinch.
McLoughlin misses with a double jab.
Rua moves in looking to clinch but McLoughlin pushes him off.
Rua doesn't manage to clinch there - McLoughlin circles away.
McLoughlin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rua counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McLoughlin is breathing heavily.
Rua tries to clinch but McLoughlin moves out of range.
Rua instigates a clinch.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McLoughlin blocks it with crossed arms.
Rua landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rua lands a knee to the body.
Rua lands a nice knee to the body.
Rua scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Connor McLoughlin has been cut.
Knees to the body from Rua.
Rua with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rua connects with a nasty looking knee right to McLoughlin's face.
Rua lands a nice knee to the body.
Rua with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rua throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rua.
Rua crunches a lovely knee into McLoughlin's ribcage.
Rua connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rua putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McLoughlin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McLoughlin has had enough of the clinch but Rua keeps him there for the moment.
Rua prevents McLoughlin from breaking the clinch.
Rua landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McLoughlin is trying to break free.
Rua tries a knee to the head but McLoughlin blocks it.
McLoughlin working hard to break the clinch.
Rua connects with a knee to the head.
McLoughlin is trying to force a seperation but Rua has the dominant position.
McLoughlin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rua throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McLoughlin blocks it with crossed arms.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but McLoughlin blocks with his arms.
McLoughlin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but McLoughlin is blocking nicely.
McLoughlin wants to get back to striking at distance but Rua won't allow it.
Rua crunches a lovely knee into McLoughlin's ribcage.
A frustrated look appears on McLoughlin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McLoughlin blocks it with crossed arms.
McLoughlin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
McLoughlin is trying to break free.
Rua with a knee to the head.
McLoughlin tries to circle away but Rua has him pinned against the cage.
McLoughlin could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rua throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLoughlin wants to get back to striking at distance but Rua won't allow it.
Rua landing knees to the body.
McLoughlin avoids the elbow strike from Rua, against the cage.
Rua misses with a knee strike.
Rua connects with a knee to the head.
McLoughlin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Rua.
Rua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McLoughlin looks to land a right hand but Rua moved out of range.
Rua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rua swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McLoughlin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rua tries to clinch up but McLoughlin circles away and keeps his distance.
Rua takes the fight into the clinch.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but McLoughlin blocks with his arms.
That's four 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.
McLoughlin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rua tries to clinch but McLoughlin moves out of range.
Rua walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McLoughlin.
McLoughlin throws a right hand that Rua ducks under and follows up with a left that Rua also avoids with ease.
Rua tries to clinch up
and McLoughlin counters with a left to the body.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McLoughlin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McLoughlin keeps the fight on the outside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rua moves in looking to clinch but McLoughlin pushes him off.
McLoughlin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rua counters with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauricio Rua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Connor McLoughlin's cut.
That's time! McLoughlin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McLoughlin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rua.
McLoughlin scores with a one two! Rua had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - McLoughlin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McLoughlin swats away the attempt to clinch by Rua.
Rua clinches.
McLoughlin has had enough of the clinch but Rua keeps him there for the moment.
McLoughlin tries to break free but Rua pushes him back against the cage.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McLoughlin breaks from the clinch.
Rua fails in his attempt to clinch.
McLoughlin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rua blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - McLoughlin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rua fails in his attempt to clinch.
McLoughlin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McLoughlin throws a hook but Rua avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua tries to clinch there but McLoughlin circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab from McLoughlin misses.
Rua moves in looking to clinch but McLoughlin pushes him off.
McLoughlin misses with the combination.
McLoughlin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rua counters with a head kick.
Rua tries to clinch up.
Rua wants to clinch up but McLoughlin keeps it at a distance.
McLoughlin misses with a hook.
McLoughlin throws a hook to the side of Rua's head but Rua sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rua has taken the fight to the clinch.
McLoughlin dodges an elbow strike from Rua.
McLoughlin avoids the elbow strike from Rua, against the cage.
Rua keeps control of McLoughlin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rua lands a nice knee to the body.
McLoughlin dodges an elbow strike from Rua.
Mauricio Rua seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Rua.
Rua scores a nice knee to the body.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but McLoughlin blocks with his arms.
Rua lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rua obliges.
A knee to the head by Rua.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McLoughlin blocks it with crossed arms.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McLoughlin is trying to break the clinch but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Rua connects with a nasty looking knee right to McLoughlin's face.
McLoughlin wants to break free but Rua has control.
McLoughlin blocks the elbow strike.
McLoughlin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McLoughlin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McLoughlin keeps the fight on the outside.
Rua slips a jab from McLoughlin.
Rua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rua!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua doesn't manage to clinch there - McLoughlin circles away.
Rua lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua wants to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Rua.
A slow jab from McLoughlin misses its intended target.
Rua clinches.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McLoughlin is looking to break free of the clinch but Rua has double underhooks.
McLoughlin manages to break the clinch.
McLoughlin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McLoughlin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rua counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rua.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rua throws an elbow but misses.
Rua connects with a knee to the head.
McLoughlin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rua scores a nice knee to the body.
Rua has McLoughlin pressed against the cage, preventing McLoughlin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McLoughlin has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
McLoughlin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rua tries to clinch up.
McLoughlin throws a jab but it's blocked by Rua.
McLoughlin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rua counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McLoughlin avoids it.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Rua tries a knee to the head but McLoughlin blocks it.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McLoughlin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McLoughlin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rua tries to clinch up but McLoughlin circles away and keeps his distance.
Rua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rua tries to clinch there but McLoughlin circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauricio Rua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Connor McLoughlin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rua is looking to clinch but McLoughlin is avoiding it.
Rua slips a jab from McLoughlin.
McLoughlin misses with a body shot
and Rua counters by clinching up.
Rua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McLoughlin's efforts to push away.
Rua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McLoughlin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but McLoughlin is blocking nicely.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McLoughlin avoids it.
Rua keeps control of McLoughlin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rua with a knee to the head.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McLoughlin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McLoughlin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLoughlin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McLoughlin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rua moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLoughlin throws a jab when Rua was well out of range.
Rua has McLoughlin up against the cage in a clinch.
Rua keeps control of McLoughlin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rua landing knees to the head.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but McLoughlin is blocking nicely.
McLoughlin is trying to force a seperation but Rua has the dominant position.
Rua scores a nice knee to the body.
Rua prevents McLoughlin from breaking the clinch.
McLoughlin tries to break free but Rua pushes him back against the cage.
Rua landing knees to the head.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McLoughlin avoids a wild elbow strike from Rua.
Rua lands a nice knee to the body.
Rua prevents McLoughlin from breaking the clinch.
Rua keeps control of McLoughlin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rua tries a knee to the head but McLoughlin blocks it.
Rua connects with a nasty looking knee right to McLoughlin's face.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McLoughlin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McLoughlin is looking to break free of the clinch but Rua has double underhooks.
McLoughlin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McLoughlin tries to circle away but Rua has him pinned against the cage.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but McLoughlin avoids the damage to the body.
Rua keeps control of McLoughlin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McLoughlin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McLoughlin avoids a wild elbow strike from Rua.
McLoughlin tries to circle away but Rua has him pinned against the cage.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McLoughlin.
McLoughlin tries to break the clinch but Rua is controlling the position.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Rua has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but McLoughlin blocks with his arms.
McLoughlin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rua landing knees to the head.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rua is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McLoughlin is trying to break free.
Rua is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McLoughlin is trying to break the clinch but Rua is controlling him.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but McLoughlin blocks with his arms.
McLoughlin tries to break the clinch but Rua is controlling the position.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Rua has McLoughlin pressed against the cage, preventing McLoughlin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McLoughlin tries to circle away but Rua has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but McLoughlin blocks with his arms.
McLoughlin can't break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Rua.
McLoughlin wants to get back to striking at distance but Rua won't allow it.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McLoughlin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McLoughlin swats away the attempt to clinch by Rua.
McLoughlin just misses with a punch to the body.
Rua throws a nice looking combination but McLoughlin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McLoughlin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McLoughlin misses with a wild body shot.
McLoughlin keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McLoughlin throws a hook to the side of Rua's head but Rua sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rua gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McLoughlin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McLoughlin.
McLoughlin has had enough of the clinch but Rua keeps him there for the moment.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but McLoughlin avoids the damage to the body.
Rua with a knee to the head.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
McLoughlin tries to break free but Rua pushes him back against the cage.
McLoughlin has had enough of the clinch but Rua keeps him there for the moment.
McLoughlin is trying to break free.
Rua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McLoughlin avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rua keeps control of McLoughlin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McLoughlin blocks it with crossed arms.
McLoughlin breaks the clinch.
Connor McLoughlin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McLoughlin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mauricio Rua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McLoughlin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rua moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mauricio Rua comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rua has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 26:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 26:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauricio Rua!
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