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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uzumaki Naruto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wandy Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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178 cm
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Uzumaki Naruto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wandy Rua!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Naruto manages to avoid it.
Naruto tries to clinch there but Rua circles away.
Uzumaki Naruto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Naruto throws a nice looking combination but Rua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rua looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Naruto is fending him off so far but Rua persists. Nope, Naruto circles away and we're back to standing.
Naruto connects with a jab.
Naruto drops Rua with a left right combo! Naruto follows him down to the ground into side control.
Rua is rocked!
Rua can't do much from the bottom here.
Naruto decides to stand up, so the ref orders Rua to his feet.
Naruto tries to clinch but Rua moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rua looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Naruto works over Rua's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Naruto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rua avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Naruto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Naruto breaks the clinch.
Naruto moves out of range as Rua strikes.
Rua shoots in but no luck this time.
Uzumaki Naruto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wandy Rua.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Naruto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Naruto lands a really nice looking cross but Rua seems unphased.
Rua throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rua closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Naruto is trying to buck Rua off.
Naruto bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Rua misses the jab.
Rua fails with the takedown.
Rua closes the distance and clinches up with Naruto, looking for a takedown. Rua pushes Naruto against the cage but Naruto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rua looks gassed!
Rua needs to keep his hands up - Naruto had a free shot at his head there.
Rua gets the takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Naruto is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rua asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Rua wants to lay and pray for a moment but Naruto keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naruto wants to get back to his feet.
Rua goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Naruto rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Rua's guard! Nice work there by Naruto!
Naruto decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rua, up you get!
Naruto lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rua backs up against the cage.
Naruto moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naruto wants to clinch up but Rua keeps it at a distance.
Naruto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Naruto checks a leg kick.
A nice combination there by Naruto.
Naruto moves away from the strike by Rua.
Naruto stuffs the takedown.
Naruto throws a sloppy head kick and Rua moves out of range easily.
Rua will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Naruto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rua shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Naruto but Naruto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rua moves forwards but Naruto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rua throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Naruto.
Rua shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Naruto fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rua gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Naruto kicks off Rua and gets to his feet.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick and Naruto moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Naruto misses.
Rua tries to land a front kick but Naruto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rua takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rua shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Rua goes for an armbar but Naruto turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Naruto.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Naruto trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rua's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uzumaki Naruto dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rua shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Naruto as he jumps to the side.
Naruto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rua takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A cross from Naruto lands.
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.
Naruto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rua, pushing him back against the cage.
Naruto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rua shoots in but Naruto avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Naruto blocks the leg kick.
Rua blocks a head kick by Naruto.
Naruto gets caught flat footed, as Rua shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rua passes Naruto's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naruto wants to get back to his feet.
Rua is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Naruto reverses the position - he's now on top in Rua's guard.
Rua controlling the position.
Rua is trying to keep Naruto in close.
Rua looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Naruto passes into half guard.
Naruto escapes and gets back to his feet.
Naruto throws a series of punches but Rua moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naruto moves in looking to clinch but Rua pushes him off.
Uzumaki Naruto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Naruto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rua throws a nice looking combination but Naruto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Naruto thuds a left hand into Rua's body.
A head kick misses from Rua.
Rua misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Uzumaki Naruto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wandy Rua.
Naruto lands with an uppercut that bounces Rua off the cage and back into rage.
Rua with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Naruto to score with a decent uppercut.
Naruto throws a shot from downtown. Rua moves away and avoids it.
Rua fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Naruto sprawls well initially but Rua persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rua prevents Naruto from standing back up.
Rua looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rua is keen to just control but Naruto is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua wants to get back to his feet.
Rua trying to pass the guard but Naruto defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Naruto wants to get back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Naruto throws a series of punches but Rua avoids them all with ease.
Rua shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Naruto as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Naruto lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Naruto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Naruto throws a big shot that misses.
Rua shoots for a takedown but Naruto saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No luck for Rua with that takedown attempt.
Naruto throws a one two combo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rua.
The fight stays on the outside here - Naruto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Naruto bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rua's head.
Naruto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Naruto misses with a hook.
Rua circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rua walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uzumaki Naruto dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rua closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rua lands in his opponent's guard.
Rua throwing strikes but missing.
Rua prevents Naruto from getting back to his feet.
Wandy Rua has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rua trying to control the position from guard on top but Naruto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Naruto kicks Rua off and gets to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Naruto is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rua is looking to take a break and control but Naruto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Rua has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Rua walks into a straight right hand from Naruto.
Nice takedown defense from Naruto. No joy for Rua on that attempt.
Naruto lands with a hook. Rua tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Naruto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Naruto closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws out a loose jab but Naruto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Naruto lands a nice shot to the body.
Rua changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Naruto looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
An elbow from Rua crashes against the mat.
Naruto 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 is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Naruto is trying to escape and Rua transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Naruto is forced to tap! Nice work there by Rua! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wandy Rua!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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