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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toberticus Kelltonville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelltonville comes to the cage accompanied by Hero. Rua has chosen Slayed as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Mauricio Rua enters the cage!
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224 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
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205 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toberticus Kelltonville!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mauricio Rua!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelltonville takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rua misses with a wild combination.
Kelltonville tries to clinch there but Rua circles away.
Rua dodges the punch combination from Kelltonville.
Kelltonville misses with a two punch combination.
Kelltonville moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kelltonville sizes up Rua with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kelltonville fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kelltonville is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rua lands a nice shot to the body.
Rua shoots in but no luck this time.
Kelltonville misses with a hook
and Rua counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kelltonville on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kelltonville lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rua circles away quickly and effectively.
A swing and a miss from Rua.
Kelltonville lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kelltonville pushes Rua up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelltonville content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rua wants to stall.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Kelltonville can't find room to land a body shot as Rua controls the action.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kelltonville has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rua breaks from the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kelltonville.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelltonville gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rua trying to control but Kelltonville is working from the bottom.
Kelltonville manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kelltonville is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rua has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Kelltonville punching from mount but Rua doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Rua stops Kelltonville from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua wants to control but Kelltonville is having none of it.
Rua tries to reverse the position but Kelltonville maintains control.
Rua stops Kelltonville from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Kelltonville looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kelltonville goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Rua turns into him and now he's in Kelltonville's guard.
Rua in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kelltonville is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rua is aware though and is defending well.
Rua tries to free his leg and advance position but Kelltonville is retaining full guard.
Rua trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelltonville is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rua is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rua trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelltonville is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mauricio Rua.
Kelltonville keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kelltonville clinches.
Rua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kelltonville.
Kelltonville tries to pull guard but Rua holds him up against the cage and eventually Kelltonville drops back down to his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Kelltonville fails to land.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rua blocking some punches.
Rua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Kelltonville.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kelltonville is defending well for now.
Rua blocks an uppercut.
Rua prevents a body shot from Kelltonville.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Kelltonville.
Rua takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kelltonville blocks it with crossed arms.
Kelltonville keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rua's efforts to push away.
Rua is looking to break free of the clinch but Kelltonville has double underhooks.
Rua crunches a lovely knee into Kelltonville's ribcage.
Rua landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Toberticus Kelltonville will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelltonville was well out of range. Poor timing from Rua.
Kelltonville wants to clinch.
Kelltonville scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kelltonville!
A telegraphed right hand from Rua misses the target.
Rua misses with a wild body shot.
Kelltonville waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rua.
Rua slips a straight right by Kelltonville.
Rua shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kelltonville is trying to defend but Rua finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kelltonville tries to get to full guard but Rua has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kelltonville is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rua pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rua seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelltonville is refusing to be controlled, as Rua sits in half guard.
Rua is looking to advance position but Kelltonville won't allow it.
Rua is trying to control the action in half guard but Kelltonville is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rua thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rua wants to take a breather but Kelltonville is having none of it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mauricio Rua has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Rua cracks Kelltonville with an open hand slap.
Kelltonville takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kelltonville misses with a looping right.
Kelltonville throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kelltonville rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rua swats away the attempt to clinch by Kelltonville.
Kelltonville fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kelltonville misses with a series of wild punches.
Kelltonville with a jab.
Kelltonville swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rua misses with a double jab.
Rua avoids the head kick by Kelltonville.
Rua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rua, right into the meat.
Rua with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Toberticus Kelltonville seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua works over Kelltonville's head and body with a nice combination.
Rua misses with a double jab.
Kelltonville walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rua checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kelltonville misses with the combination.
Kelltonville uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rua.
Kelltonville missing with a left hand there. Rua was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rua. Kelltonville does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rua throws a body punch but Kelltonville moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kelltonville.
A telegraphed right hand from Rua misses the target.
Rua lands a two punch combo.
Mauricio Rua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kelltonville does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A telegraphed right hand from Rua misses the target.
Kelltonville misses the shot to the body.
Kelltonville lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rua lands a head shot.
Rua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rua looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A big right from Rua misses.
Rua shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kelltonville defends it nicely.
Rua looks to land a combination. Kelltonville sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rua connects with a crisp jab.
Toberticus Kelltonville is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rua. Kelltonville does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rua looks to throw the jab but Kelltonville is out of range.
Rua shoots in but Kelltonville avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Toberticus Kelltonville has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauricio Rua.
Rua throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelltonville keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the liver by Rua. Beautiful body shot.
Kelltonville gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kelltonville throws a right hand that Rua ducks under and follows up with a left that Rua also avoids with ease.
Kelltonville misses with a two punch combination.
Rua takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rua throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kelltonville chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rua lands with a straight right. Kelltonville didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelltonville ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rua misses with a hook. Kelltonville ducked under it nicely.
Kelltonville dodges the punch combination from Rua.
Kelltonville misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelltonville pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kelltonville misses with a wild combination.
Kelltonville with a nice cross.
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.
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!
Kelltonville throws a right and a left that Rua avoids nicely.
Kelltonville throws a combination that misses
and Rua decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kelltonville's guard.
Rua working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kelltonville's head.
Kelltonville looking for a sweep. Not yet Kelltonville, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rua accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rua wants to pass the guard but Kelltonville is keeping the position.
Kelltonville being controlled here, momentarily.
Rua wants to pass the guard but Kelltonville is keeping the position.
Kelltonville working for a triangle but Rua defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelltonville preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kelltonville keeping moving, preventing Rua from controlling successfully.
Kelltonville throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Rua escapes and throws Kelltonville's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Rua sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kelltonville is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kelltonville sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rua trying to control the pace.
Rua wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kelltonville keeps working.
Kelltonville is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rua's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rua's back!
Rua wants to control his opponent's hands but Kelltonville gets his hands free.
Rua has hold of Kelltonville's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.
Kelltonville is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Rua knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Rua for a finish.
Kelltonville is looking for a rear naked choke here but Rua reverses the position brilliantly into Kelltonville's guard!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelltonville keeping moving, preventing Rua from controlling successfully.
Rua might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kelltonville kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mauricio Rua has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Rua dodges the punch combination from Kelltonville.
Rua throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kelltonville on the side of the head.
Kelltonville misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kelltonville takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kelltonville tries to clinch there but Rua circles away.
Kelltonville misses the jab.
Rua lands with an uppercut that bounces Kelltonville off the cage and back into rage.
Kelltonville dodges the punch combination from Rua.
A combination from Kelltonville does no damage.
Kelltonville scores with a nice body kick.
Kelltonville lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kelltonville closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rua's guard.
Rua has his hands on Kelltonville's head, controlling the position.
Rua manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kelltonville manages to get himself to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mauricio Rua comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rua has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauricio Rua!
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hype
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pop
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