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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between jose gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, jose gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renato Rua!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua fails with a takedown attempt.
Renato Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
gracie tries to clinch there but Rua circles away.
Rua fails with a takedown attempt.
Rua shoots in but no luck this time.
jose gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renato Rua.
gracie has taken the fight to the clinch.
gracie wants to break free but Rua has control.
gracie prevents the takedown attempt.
gracie is pressed up against the cage. Rua has hold of a leg and is looking to drag gracie down to the mat. gracie avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
gracie looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rua has a closed guard, preventing gracie from standing up.
gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
gracie thows a big elbow that misses.
gracie thows a big elbow that misses.
Rua looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
gracie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rua is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
gracie wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
gracie wants to stand but Rua has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
gracie is breathing heavily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rua misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
gracie throws a head kick that half lands.
Rua darts in trying to clinch
and gracie counters with a flying knee. Nice.
gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rua fails with the takedown
and gracie counters with an outside leg kick.
gracie shoots in and bounces Rua off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
gracie gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Rua misses with a takedown
and gracie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua takes a head kick and keeps coming.
gracie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - gracie lands in his opponent's guard.
gracie decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Rua closes the distance looking to clinch
and gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
gracie misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua fails with the takedown
and gracie counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A frustrated look appears on gracie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rua ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rua no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
gracie stands up from Rua's guard - gracie perhaps looking for a knockout.
gracie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rua shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and gracie counters with a head kick. That will keep Rua thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Rua gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and gracie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
jose gracie dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rua with a poor takedown
and gracie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
gracie stands up from guard. Let's bang!
gracie rushes Rua and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rua shoots and misses
and gracie counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rua is lucky that one didn't land flush.
gracie defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rua.
jose gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renato Rua.
Rua fails with the takedown
and gracie counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jab, jab by gracie - just one landing.
Rua fails with the takedown
and gracie counters with a big head kick but Rua shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
gracie throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rua.
Rua circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rua counters with a head kick. That will keep gracie thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Rua has his takedown stuffed
and gracie counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rua is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rua throws a combination that misses
and gracie counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rua is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A head kick by gracie misses
and Rua counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
gracie is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rua is controlling him.
Rua stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
gracie controls Rua momentarily but Rua frees himself.
Rua stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
gracie pulls Rua in close to prevent any damage.
gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
gracie keeping moving, preventing Rua from controlling successfully.
gracie pulls Rua in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rua's waist but Rua gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing gracie off to one side.
gracie is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rua throws a jab but it's blocked by gracie.
gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rua shoots and misses
and gracie counters with a single leg into guard. Rua didn't expect that.
gracie is in close to Rua's body, working some short punches and elbows.
gracie trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
gracie wants to pass the guard but Rua is keeping the position.
Rua tries to land a sweep but no joy.
gracie is in close to Rua's body, working some short punches and elbows.
gracie is in close to Rua's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
jose gracie dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rua fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
gracie closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
gracie tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Rua wants to get back to his feet.
gracie takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
gracie decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
gracie dodges the punch combination from Rua.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua takes one on the chin but seems OK.
gracie shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rua's guard.
gracie is in close to Rua's body, working some short punches and elbows.
gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
gracie decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rua, up you get!
Rua moves forwards but gracie connects with a nice, crisp jab.
gracie swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rua.
Rua fails with the takedown
letting gracie counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua misses with a straight left.
Rua shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and gracie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
jose gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renato Rua.
gracie postures up.
Rua keeping moving, preventing gracie from controlling successfully.
Rua looking to hit a scissor sweep but gracie is one step ahead there.
gracie is working Rua over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua seems keen to control gracie's posture.
gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
gracie gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
jose gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rua gets off balance looking for a body kick
and gracie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rua wants to clinch but gracie slips to the side
and gracie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rua's guard.
gracie controls from within his opponent's guard.
gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in gracie's guard.
gracie keeping moving, preventing Rua from controlling successfully.
Rua drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but gracie manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rua has gracie in his guard.
gracie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rua's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
jose gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well gracie 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... jose gracie!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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