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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alamat Ang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alamat Ang has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alamat Ang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauricio Rua!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua is looking to clinch but Ang is avoiding it.
A cross from Ang lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ang swats away the attempt to clinch by Rua.
Ang swats away the attempt to clinch by Rua.
Ang goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rua is looking to clinch but Ang is avoiding it.
Ang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rua tries to clinch up but Ang circles away and keeps his distance.
Mauricio Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ang thumps Rua with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rua has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ang finds it's way round the side to connect with Rua's head.
Rua wants to clinch up but Ang keeps it at a distance.
Rua blocks a head kick by Ang.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ang.
Rua doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rua needs to keep his hands up - Ang had a free shot at his head there.
Rua tries to clinch there but Ang circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ang.
Ang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rua moves away.
Ang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rua doesn't manage to clinch there - Ang circles away.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch but Ang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alamat Ang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rua takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rua darts in and clinches Ang up against the cage.
Rua lands a nice knee to the body.
Ang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ang misses with a punch to the body.
Rua prevents a body shot from Ang.
A bit of stalling here from Rua.
Ang cracks Rua with a nice body shot.
Rua manages to break the clinch.
Rua checks a leg kick.
Ang connects with a jab.
Rua tries to clinch up.
Rua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ang pushes Rua away with a front kick.
Rua is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua rushes Ang and presses him up against the cage.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rua with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Alamat Ang has been cut.
Rua connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ang's face.
Rua breaks from the clinch.
Rua gets a takedown into half guard.
Ang is breathing heavily.
Rua decides to stand up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rua defending well as Ang loads up on a big left hand.
Rua fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to clinch but Ang is having none of it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ang!
Rua moves in looking to clinch but Ang pushes him off.
Rua on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rua takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rua moves into range and clinches up with Ang.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Ang is blocking nicely.
Ang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ang's efforts to push away.
Ang is trying to break the clinch but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Ang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rua wants to get back to striking at distance but Ang won't allow it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rua has Ang pressed against the cage, preventing Ang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Ang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ang is trying to force a seperation but Rua has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rua.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Ang is blocking nicely.
Rua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ang scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ang throws a jab when Rua was well out of range.
Rua blocks the body kick.
Ang just misses with a punch to the body.
Rua throws a head kick that misses
and Ang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ang swats away the attempt to clinch by Rua.
Ang circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ang counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rua decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rua decides to return to a standing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauricio Rua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alamat Ang's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ang looks to land a body kick but Rua moved away.
Rua is looking to clinch but Ang is avoiding it.
Rua gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rua tries to clinch up
and Ang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rua tries to clinch but Ang moves away
and Ang counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rua's knee momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ang.
Ang could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rua gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ang lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rua stalling the fight.
Ang misses with the head strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ang takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ang can't break the clinch.
Ang misses with a punch to the body.
Rua is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rua manages to break the clinch.
Ang misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ang throws a series of punches but Rua moves out of range.
Rua darts in trying to clinch
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Ang counters with a nice body shot.
Rua wants to clinch
and Ang counters with a solid body kick.
Rua avoids the body shot from Ang.
Rua shoots in but no luck this time.
Ang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ang looks to score with a jab to the body but Rua is just out of range.
Ang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rua drives through and clinches with Ang against the cage.
Ang lands with a left to the head.
Rua manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rua looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ang is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ang off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Ang keeps the fight on the outside.
A lazy left from Ang finds it's target.
Ang misses with a looping right.
Rua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rua shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ang but Ang pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rua's sensitive parts.
Ang throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to clinch but Ang moves away
and Ang counters with a right hand to the body.
Rua rushes Ang and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rua landing knees to the head.
Rua manages to break the clinch.
Ang lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ang.
Rua connects with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Ang scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rua lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rua manages to break the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ang, right into the meat.
Rua wants to clinch
and Ang counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ang swings for the body but Rua moves out of range.
Rua closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rua moves out of range of the strikes.
Rua tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ang counters with a nice body kick.
Rua wants to clinch
letting Ang counter with a right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rua circles away quickly and effectively.
Rua tries to clinch but Ang moves away
and Ang counters with a straight right hand.
Rua tries to clinch up
and Ang counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauricio Rua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alamat Ang's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ang thuds a left hand into Rua's body.
Rua takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rua darts in trying to clinch
and Ang counters with a stiff right hand.
Ang lands a right hook to the body.
Rua clinches but Ang breaks the clinch
and Ang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rua wants to clinch
and Ang counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rua's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ang lands a slapping body shot.
Rua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rua looks to clinch
and Ang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rua closes the distance but Ang moves to the side
and Ang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rua tries to clinch there but Ang circles away.
Rua closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rua lands a good knee to the midsection. Ang won't want to take too many of those.
Ang is trying to break free.
A short left from Rua.
Rua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ang throws a series of strikes that have Rua backpedaling.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rua.
Ang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ang scores with a hook to the body. Rua takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ang misses with a wild body shot.
Ang with a nice cross.
Rua tries to clinch there but Ang circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua instigates a clinch.
Rua prevents Ang from breaking the clinch.
Rua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rua moves in looking to clinch but Ang pushes him off.
Rua wants to clinch
and Ang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rua tries to clinch
and Ang counters with a nice uppercut.
Rua darts in trying to clinch
and Ang counters with a stiff right hand.
Ang throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rua.
Rua tries to clinch but Ang moves away
letting Ang counter with a right hand.
Rua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rua tries to clinch but Ang moves away
and Ang makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rua doesn't manage to clinch there - Ang circles away.
A shot to de liver by Ang. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua moves into the clinch successfully.
Rua has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rua trying to stall but Ang improves his position.
Rua stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ang misses with a punch on the inside.
Rua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ang connects with a single shot there.
Ang scores with the left hand. Rua knows he should have avoided that one.
Rua tries to clinch up
and Ang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ang dips to his left and cracks Rua with an uppercut!
Ang chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rua tries to clinch up
and Ang counters with a good low kick that Rua was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ang throws a head kick that half lands.
Rua closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rua tries to clinch but Ang is having none of it.
Rua closes the distance but Ang moves to the side
and Ang counters with a right hand to the body.
Rua's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rua tries to move into range but Ang moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ang throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rua fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ang, pushing him back against the cage.
Ang tries to break the clinch but Rua is controlling the position.
Rua pulls Ang into guard.
Alamat Ang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mauricio Rua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ang wants to get up but he can't break Rua's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mauricio Rua.
I've got Rua winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauricio Rua!
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