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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Cena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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202 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronaldo Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Cena !
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua lands a front kick.
Rua chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rua wants to clinch up but Cena keeps it at a distance.
Rua throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like John Cena has been cut.
Cena waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rua.
Rua with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rua.
Rua fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cena is out of range.
Rua ducks under a wild hook from Cena .
Rua uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cena .
Rua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rua misses with a kick to the body.
Cena avoids the head kick by Rua.
Rua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rua does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cena misses with a looping right.
Cena throws a leg kick
and Rua counters with a big head kick but Cena shrugs it off.
Rua turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rua thows a body kick. Cena tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cena throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Cena misses.
Rua throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rua is looking to clinch.
A left lands for Cena .
Cena stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rua.
Rua scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua feints and then cracks Cena 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cena down.
Rua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cena .
Cena swats away the attempt to clinch by Rua.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua wants to clinch but Cena slips to the side
letting Cena counter with a right hand.
Rua lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cena checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice defenses there by Rua.
Crunch! Rua slams his shin into Cena 's torso.
Rua moves out of range as Cena strikes.
Rua scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cena throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ronaldo Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cena throws a series of punches but Rua moves out of range.
Rua tries to clinch there but Cena circles away.
Rua lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good work by Cena as he checks the leg kick.
Cena 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cena scores with a three punch combo!
Cena will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A swing and a miss from Cena .
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rua throws a leg kick which misses Cena 's front leg but catches the back leg as Cena tries to avoid it.
Rua lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Rua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Cena 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rua staying out of range there.
Cena misses with a few strikes there.
Rua with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cena checks a low kick from Rua.
A big left from Cena misses.
Cena thows a body shot but no joy.
A bone on bone clash there as Cena blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rua.
Rua attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Cena misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena moves out of range of the body kick from Rua.
Cena misses with a wild body shot.
Cena throws out a loose jab but Rua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cena 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.
Cena takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A head kick misses from Rua.
Rua misses with a head kick.
A big right from Cena misses.
Cena keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cena tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua feints and then cracks Cena 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cena down.
Cena swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rua is looking to score with low kicks.
Cena moves out of range of the body kick.
Rua swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rua walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rua lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ronaldo Rua is winning the standup battle so far.
Rua blocks a jab.
Rua takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cena fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rua on the side of the head.
Cena has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rua.
Cena feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ruas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rua connects with a solid leg kick.
Rua throws a front kick aimed at Cena 's knee but Cena avoids it well.
Some bone on bone action there as Cena checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rua throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cena .
Cena takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rua throws a chopping leg kick but Cena manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua is looking to clinch.
Cena with a nice cross.
Rua goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rua displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cena throws out the jab.
A good leg kick by Rua.
Cena takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice defenses there by Rua.
Rua throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cena uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rua has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Rua dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Cena 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.
Rua throws a front kick aimed at Cena 's knee but Cena avoids it well.
Rua motions for Cena to come forward. Rua throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rua tries to score with a low kick but Cena moves his leg out of the way.
Rua lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rua pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rua slips a jab and a cross from Cena .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rua is looking to clinch but Cena is avoiding it.
Rua looks for the body kick but Cena saw that one coming.
Rua lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cena is out of range.
Cena keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cena misses with a hook. Rua ducked under it nicely.
Rua thows a body kick. Cena tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cena misses with a right hand
and Rua counters with a body kick.
Rua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cena can do to turn this around?
A big right from Cena misses.
Rua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cena blocks a low kick nicely.
Rua uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cena .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cena blocks a leg kick.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch but Cena swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cena keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rua, right into the meat.
Rua goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rua throws a front kick aimed at Cena 's knee but Cena avoids it well.
Cena jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cena throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rua finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Cena . That snapped Rua's head back.
Cena moves out of range of the body kick from Rua.
Rua fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cena has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cena .
Rua lands with a slapping head kick.
Rua cracks the inside of Cena 's front leg.
John Cena has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cena throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cena throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rua.
Rua lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cena takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cena checks a leg kick.
Cena swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cena moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cena checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rua throws a nice head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronaldo Rua showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rua has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:25
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:25
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronaldo Rua!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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