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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cubert Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Farofa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Farofa is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
8 - 18 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cubert Rua !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Farofa!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua fails to land with a series of punches.
Farofa forces Rua back against the cage and clinches.
Rua throws a punch but it's blocked by Farofa.
Farofa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rua rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Farofa counters by clinching up.
Farofa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Farofa manages to break the clinch.
Rua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farofa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rua avoids a wild elbow strike from Farofa.
Farofa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rua avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farofa breaks the clinch.
Farofa has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Rua is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Rua moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Farofa moves into range and clinches up with Rua .
Farofa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Farofa throws a series of punches but Rua avoids them all with ease.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Farofa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rua .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farofa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Farofa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Farofa staying out of range there.
Nice uppercut lands for Rua . That snapped Farofa's head back.
Rua misses with a hook.
Rua misses with a hook. Farofa ducked under it nicely.
Rua jabs at Farofa's body.
Farofa takes a swing at Rua 's ribcage but misses.
Rua cracks Farofa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Farofa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Cubert Rua has been cut.
Rua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farofa manages to avoid it.
Farofa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rua throws a body shot but no joy.
Farofa steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rua .
Farofa misses with the combination.
Rua moves out of range as Farofa strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farofa rushes Rua and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rua jumps guard but Farofa turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Farofa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rua lands an overhand right.
Rua misses with a combination
and Farofa counters by clinching up.
Farofa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rua .
Farofa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rua up against the cage.
Rua tries to pull guard but Farofa forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Farofa.
Rua tries to break free but Farofa pushes him back against the cage.
Come on Farofa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rua has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farofa slows down the pace here.
Rua is trying to force a seperation but Farofa has the dominant position.
Farofa keeps control of Rua as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good body shot from Farofa.
Rua has had enough of the clinch but Farofa keeps him there for the moment.
Farofa blocks an uppercut.
Rua wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rua is trying to pull guard but Farofa has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cubert Rua . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua is trying to break the clinch but Farofa has him pressed against the cage.
Farofa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cubert Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farofa moves forwards but Rua connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rua misses with a looping right.
Farofa closes the distance and clinches.
Rua looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farofa lands with a short shot to the head.
Rua wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rua wants to break free but Farofa has control.
Rua wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Farofa has him pressed against the cage.
Farofa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rua fails to pull guard.
Rua wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rua has had enough of the clinch but Farofa keeps him there for the moment.
Rua tries to circle away but Farofa has him pinned against the cage.
Rua tries to pull guard but Farofa holds him up against the cage and eventually Rua drops back down to his feet.
Rua wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Farofa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rua bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rua misses with a body shot.
Rua throws the left hand but Farofa avoids the punch easily.
Farofa misses with a double jab
and Rua counters with a left and a right that stings Farofa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Farofa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cubert Rua 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rua misses with a straight left.
Farofa lands with a straight right. Rua didn't see that one coming.
Rua throws a lazy right hand but Farofa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Farofa has Rua up against the cage in a clinch.
Farofa presses Rua against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rua wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Farofa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Farofa drops his hands momentarily and Rua takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've been told by Rua 's head coaches at Den of Tears (22 coaches, $600 fee) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rua looks to throw the jab but Farofa is out of range.
Farofa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rua .
A jab from Farofa finds it's way through Rua 's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farofa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Farofa needs to keep his hands up - Rua had a free shot at his head there.
Rua cracks a nice hook into Farofa's ribs.
Rua just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua punishes Farofa's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Farofa.
Rua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farofa.
Farofa wants to counter the offense by Rua and move into the clinch position.
Farofa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Farofa walks into a jab.
Farofa swinging wildly here.
Farofa misses with a straight right.
Farofa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rua .
Farofa rushes Rua and presses him up against the cage.
Farofa breaks the clinch.
Rua misses with a right hand
and Farofa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot lands for Rua .
Farofa ducks under a wild hook from Rua .
Farofa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch combination from Rua misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farofa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rua .
Rua tries to bum rush Farofa with a series of wild strikes but Farofa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carlos Farofa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farofa avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Farofa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cubert Rua is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Rua .
Jab from Rua .
The fighters circling - Rua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Despite the aggression on Farofa's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Farofa misses with a straight right.
Rua misses with a looping right.
Rua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rua misses with a wild body shot.
Rua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rua throws a series of strikes that have Farofa backpedaling.
Farofa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rua circles away quickly and effectively.
Rua thows a left - swing and a miss!
Farofa tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rua throws a hook but Farofa blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Farofa to counter with a crisp jab.
Rua jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rua misses with a body shot.
Rua works Farofa's body with a nice hook.
No joy there for Farofa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rua cracks Farofa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Farofa defending well as Rua loads up on a big left hand.
Rua throws a lazy right hand but Farofa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Farofa dodges the punch combination from Rua .
Rua throws a body punch but Farofa moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Rua .
Rua ducks under a wild hook from Farofa.
Rua misses with a hook. Farofa ducked under it nicely.
Donk. Rua catches Farofa right on the button with a cross.
Farofa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Farofa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good standup being displayed there by Rua as he connects with a hook.
Rua misses with a looping right.
Farofa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rua .
Farofa moves into range and clinches up with Rua .
Rua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rua on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Rua 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Farofa breaks the clinch.
Rua lands a jab.
Rua throws the left hand but Farofa avoids the punch easily.
Rua misses with a straight right.
Farofa defending well as Rua loads up on a big left hand.
Despite the aggression on Farofa's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Farofa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rua paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farofa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rua .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cubert Rua dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cubert Rua 's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Farofa misses with a few strikes there.
Rua connects with a single shot there.
Rua works the jab nicely.
Rua throws a left and a right that both miss
and Farofa counters by clinching up.
Rua fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Farofa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rua up against the cage.
Rua fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Farofa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rua swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Farofa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Rua misses its intended target.
Rua looks to throw the jab but Farofa is out of range.
Rua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Farofa misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farofa misses with a series of wild punches.
Rua swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Farofa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Farofa controlling the action here for a moment.
Farofa avoiding damage.
Farofa continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Farofa breaks the clinch.
Rua misses with a hook
and Farofa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Farofa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Farofa throws a series of punches but Rua moves out of range.
Farofa clinches up with Rua and pushes him back against the cage.
Farofa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rua scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farofa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Farofa misses.
Farofa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Rua to counter with a crisp jab.
Rua throws a series of punches but Farofa avoids them all with ease.
Rua misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rua scores with a nice strike.
Rua tries to keep at a distance but Farofa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Farofa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rua misses with a body shot.
Farofa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Farofa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rua lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Farofa backs up against the cage.
Farofa misses with a combination
enabling Rua to counter with a crisp jab.
Farofa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rua finds it's way round the side to connect with Farofa's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rua throws a jab when Farofa was well out of range.
Despite the aggression on Farofa's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rua throws an overhand right that lands on Farofa's shoulder, as Farofa tries to avoid the shot.
Rua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Farofa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little jabbing left from Farofa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rua throws a hook but Farofa blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Farofa.
Rua misses with a jab to the body
and Rua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Farofa's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Farofa duly obliges.
Rua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farofa.
Rua misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rua throws a nice looking combination but Farofa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Farofa throws a series of punches but Rua moves out of range.
Farofa works over Rua 's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua loads up on a big right hand but Farofa slips the punch.
Rua is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Farofa moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farofa keeps control of Rua as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Farofa tries to land a knee to the head but Rua blocks with his arms.
Stalling in the clinch from Farofa.
A frustrated look appears on Rua 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Farofa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Farofa taking a breather.
Farofa trying to land knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Farofa.
Farofa has Rua pressed against the cage, preventing Rua from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rua has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Farofa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rua scores with a three punch combo!
No joy there for Rua , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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 Cubert Rua .
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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cubert Rua !
A very excited looking Cubert Rua made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Carlos Farofa stepped up to the mic, saying 'thanks for coming out and party on me tonight'.
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