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#3 Anthony "Lionheart" Smith vs. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua
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It was in July of this year that Anthony Smith took on MMA legend Mauricio "Shogun" Rua in a bout which was scheduled for 5 rounds.
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Well, given the firepower both men are known to possess in their arsenals, most experts noted that this one wouldn't likely be going the distance. Smith started off the fight staying at long range; smartly avoiding Shogun's trademark blitzes.
He then caught Shogun with a beautiful front kick to the face, however, the later soldiered on and turned on the heat with Smith against the fence. Nevertheless, Smith caught his foe with a couple of hard hooks--following which Shogun was on the retreat.
Smith caught up on Shogun's wobbly steps, and seeing that his foe is hurt, the former moved in for the kill. Smith proceeded to put forth one of the most violent striking barrages of 2018, as he unloaded on Shogun with punches and elbows.
A nasty right elbow and a couple of huge right and left hooks put Shogun to sleep on his feet--with the referee waving off the bout and rescuing Shogun who was slumped over the ref's arms.
