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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cory Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Irvin Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Harlem Shake. Irvin Ross is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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7 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cory Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Irvin Ross!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross swings widly with a right hand
and Rua counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ross won't be happy with that.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ross pushes Rua away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rua gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Ross sneaks out the side door and pushes Rua away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Rua shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ross rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ross swings widly with a right hand
and Rua counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rua.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ross kicks Rua off and gets to his feet.
Ross connects with a body shot.
Rua takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ross throws a nice outside leg kick.
Irvin Ross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ross is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rua.
Nice body punch from Ross.
Ross looks to score with a jab to the body but Rua is just out of range.
Ross throws a poor cross that misses
and Rua counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ross won't be happy with that.
Sloppy strikes there by Rua.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rua has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Rua working the body and head with strikes.
Ross wants to get back to his feet but Rua drags him back down.
Ross looks winded!
Rua works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ross has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Rua is working Ross over with some ground and pound from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ross pushes Rua away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rua gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Rua trying to control the action but Ross is working from the bottom.
Ross on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Rua prevents Ross from escaping the position.
Rua connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ross some visible discomfort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rua has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Rua scoring with punches and elbows.
Rua tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rua scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ross to see if he's OK.
Ross is rocked!
Rua misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Ross pushes Rua away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rua gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The ground and pound from Rua seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ross is trying to buck Rua off.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rua lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ross down.
Rua cracks Ross with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ross is still in real trouble! Can Rua finish him?
Rua works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ross is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Rua is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Ross misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ross throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ross seems to have recovered his senses.
Ross swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ross looks to land a combination but Rua avoids it well.
Rua bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ross connects with a jab.
Rua moves forwards but Ross connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ross thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rua if he has to take too many more of those.
Ross throws a hook to the side of Rua's head but Rua sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ross misses with a head kick.
Ross motions for Rua to come forward. Ross throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross throws a head kick that Rua semi-blocks.
Rua has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ross finds it's way round the side to connect with Rua's head.
Rua darts in looking for a takedown but Ross gets double underhooks and turns Rua into the cage.
Ross pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rua shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ross pinned against the cage. Ross gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cory Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ross.
Rua has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab by Ross.
Ross ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rua seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ross scoring well with a low kick there.
Rua moves out of range of the leg kick from Ross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cory Rua dominated that round.
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.
Rua avoids the head kick by Ross.
Ross keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ross throws a head kick that Rua semi-blocks.
Rua looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ross is fending him off so far but Rua persists. Nope, Ross circles away and we're back to standing.
Ross lands a lovely overhand right.
Ross throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ross tries to bum rush Rua with a series of wild strikes but Rua uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rua fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cory Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ross falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rua counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A shot to the body from Ross misses
and Rua counters with a one-two to the body.
Rua shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ross as he avoids it easily.
Rua shoots in for a takedown but Ross shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ross.
Rua avoids the head kick by Ross.
Ross throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rua shoots in and gets a takedown into Ross's guard.
Ross has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Rua is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Ross prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ross throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rua blocks it with crossed arms.
Ross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Ross.
Ross fails to land with a series of punches.
Rua on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ross. Ross obviously looking to wear him down.
Rua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ross pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua with a poor takedown
and Ross counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ross misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rua.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ross prevents it.
Rua is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ross gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ross lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Cory Rua has been cut.
Ross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ross throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rua dives in and grabs Ross's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ross pushes down on Rua's head and hops out.
Cory Rua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ross cracks the inside of Rua's front leg.
Rua is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ross sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rua closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ross circles away.
Rua tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ross sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rua somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross clobbers Rua with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ross displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A big left from Ross misses.
Rua looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ross is fending him off so far but Rua persists. Nope, Ross circles away and we're back to standing.
Ross throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ross connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rua momentarily.
A punch combination from Ross misses.
A big left from Ross misses.
Ross connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rua. Rua circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rua needs to keep his hands up - Ross had a free shot at his head there.
Rua staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua dodges the punch combination from Ross.
Ross throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ross throws a series of punches but Rua avoids them all with ease.
Ross throws a head kick but Rua moves out of range.
Rua fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rua tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ross sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rua somewhat.
Ross turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ross misses with a head kick.
Ross buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Irvin Ross showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cory Rua's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Ross. Those never looked like landing.
Ross uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rua has time to react.
Ross connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ross defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rua.
Ross fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rua.
Ross ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Danga de danga de dang - Ross scores with a four punch combination!
Ross throws a head kick but Rua moves out of range.
Ross throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ross throws a combination that misses
and Rua counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ross utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ross takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rua throws a big elbow that misses.
Rua won't allow Ross to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross has his feet on Rua's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Irvin Ross seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rua slips under a jab.
Rua dives in and grabs Ross's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ross pushes down on Rua's head and hops out.
Irvin Ross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ross lands a leg kick that knocks Rua off balance momentarily.
Ross throws an off balance right hand
and Rua counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ross looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rua seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua slips a nice elbow through Ross's hands, connecting with Ross's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua is trying to control. Ross wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ross is trying to stand.
Rua working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ground and pound from Rua.
Ross looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rua lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rua looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rua thows a huge punch but Ross dodges it nicely.
Ross pushes Rua off looking to stand but Rua dives back in and keeps control.
Rua is working for a kimura but Ross is defending it quite comfortably.
Rua missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua prevents Ross from standing back up.
Ross tries to kick Rua off in order to stand up. Rua Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Ross is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rua has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Ross is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Rua wants to control but Ross is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ross is trying to buck Rua off.
Rua cracks Ross with a big right hand but Ross just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rua prevents Ross from escaping the position.
Rua working the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ross is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rua has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Rua thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rua working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua is looking to take a break and control but Ross is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ross is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rua has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Rua connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ross some visible discomfort.
Ross is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rua has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that's the end of the fight!
Cory Rua showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rua 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cory Rua!
Cory Rua seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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