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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Rue (ranked 6427 p4p, 4055 weight class) and Brad Beaver (ranked 652 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Rue could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brad Beaver's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paul Rue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 18 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brad Beaver!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rue thows a leg kick but Beaver checks it
and Beaver counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rue won't be happy with that.
Beaver looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Beaver happy to just control the position for now.
Beaver trying to control the position but Rue is working away.
A control attempt from Rue but he's now mounted!
Beaver throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rue because Beaver loaded up on that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beaver throwing strikes here but Rue is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Rue really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beaver controlling the position easily from mount.
Rue is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rue wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Rue has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Beaver.
Beaver has the hooks in. Rue is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rue is working hard here to advance position.
Beaver controls the position.
Beaver has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Beaver's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Beaver is not going to allow Rue to sit and survive in this position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Beaver's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Beaver is hanging on to Rue's back as he tries to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beaver is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Rue up.
Rue trying to control the action but Beaver just sinks the hooks in.
Rue wants to escape the position.
Rue wants to get back to his feet.
Rue defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Rue is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rue tries to roll but Beaver sticks to his back.
Beaver trying to control momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rue can't escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Beaver dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rue throws a head kick but Beaver moves out of range.
Rue throws a push kick but Beaver slaps the foot to one side.
Rue throws a head kick but Beaver moves out of range.
Rue misses with a straight right.
Rue throws a head kick but Beaver moves out of range.
Rue throws a head kick that misses.
Rue cracks Beaver with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rue waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beaver.
Rue misses with a hook to the body
and Beaver counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Beaver tries to keep at a distance but Rue has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rue lands a nice uppercut.
Rue stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rue goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beaver is breathing heavily.
Beaver blocks an uppercut.
Rue scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beaver is trying to break free.
Rue misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beaver tries for a takedown but Rue manages to get underhooks.
Beaver blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Rue.
A short uppercut from Rue.
Rue tries a body shot but Beaver blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Rue scores with a nice short uppercut.
Beaver stalling in the clinch but Rue improves position.
Rue struggles to land a body shot inside as Beaver controls his hands.
Beaver is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rue gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Beaver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rue softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Beaver blocking some punches.
Rue lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rue lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beaver.
A short right from Rue.
Rue tries a body shot but Beaver blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rue.
Rue can't find room to land a body shot as Beaver controls the action.
Rue cracks Beaver with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beaver blocks an uppercut.
Rue tries to throw a body punch but Beaver avoids it by throwing Rue back against the cage.
Beaver throws a head punch that misses.
Beaver misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Rue as the two fighters clinch.
Rue fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rue lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beaver backwards.
Rue tries a body shot but Beaver blocks it.
Rue swings wildly with an uppercut but Beaver uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rue misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rue lands with a left to the head.
Rue fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rue lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rue is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beaver can do to turn this around?
Beaver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beaver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rue.
Rue lands with a right to the head.
Rue keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Beaver's efforts to push away.
A right hand to the body from Rue.
A short uppercut from Rue.
Rue tries to throw a body punch but Beaver avoids it by throwing Rue back against the cage.
Rue misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beaver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Rue.
Rue makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rue fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rue.
Beaver blocks a body shot from Rue.
Paul Rue has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rue goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rue lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rue misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Rue.
Rue lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rue lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rue controlling the action here for a moment.
Rue doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Rue dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Rue throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rue lands a head kick!
Rue lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rue attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Some bone on bone action there as Beaver checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rue looks to score with a jab to the body but Beaver is just out of range.
Rue keeps the fight on the outside.
Rue gets a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rue creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rue lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rue working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Beaver prevents a body shot from Rue.
Rue misses with a body punch.
Rue digs a right hand into Beaver's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Beaver's gas tank.
Beaver takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rue lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beaver letting Rue take a breather here.
Rue tries to throw a body punch but Beaver avoids it by throwing Rue back against the cage.
Rue misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rue.
A left hand lands to the body for Rue.
Rue misses with a punch to the body.
Rue misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beaver blocks an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rue lands a nice shot to the body.
Rue effectively controlling the action here.
Rue misses with a punch to the body.
Rue goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rue working aggressively here.
Beaver changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rue fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rue takes a swing at Beaver's ribcage but misses.
Rue feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Beavers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rue scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rue stuns Beaver with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rue stuns Beaver with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A left lands for Rue.
Rue's jab looks to have found its range, popping Beaver under the eye.
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!
Rue moves into the clinch successfully.
Rue taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rue tries to throw a body punch but Beaver avoids it by throwing Rue back against the cage.
Rue misses with a punch on the inside.
Beaver takes a shot to the head.
Beaver blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rue tries to throw a body punch but Beaver avoids it by throwing Rue back against the cage.
Rue goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rue.
Rue tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rue tries to throw a body punch but Beaver avoids it by throwing Rue back against the cage.
Rue tries to throw a body punch but Beaver avoids it by throwing Rue back against the cage.
Rue cracks Beaver with a nice body shot.
Rue lands with a right to the head.
Rue working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rue lands a left hand.
Rue doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rue misses with a punch to the body.
Rue pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rue doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rue takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rue presses Beaver against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rue tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rue has a couple of punches blocked by Beaver.
Beaver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beaver prevents a body shot from Rue.
Rue struggles to land a body shot inside as Beaver controls his hands.
Rue lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Beaver blocks a body shot from Rue.
Rue working aggressively here.
Rue working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Rue scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Rue showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rue 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 David Hoff scores the fight 29:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:26
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Rue!
Paul Rue decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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