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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Tonioli (ranked 1776 p4p, 2016 weight class) and Anthony Ruiz (ranked 249 p4p, 281 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ruiz's choice of entrance music: DB7 - Squid Game Drill. Anthony Ruiz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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5 - 4 - 0 |
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Tonioli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Ruiz!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruiz misses with a straight left.
Tonioli is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ruiz.
Ruiz misses with a leg kick
and Tonioli counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tonioli stalling the fight.
Tonioli stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tonioli works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ruiz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tonioli has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ruiz misses with a knee strike.
Tonioli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ruiz backwards.
Ruiz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ruiz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tonioli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ruiz backwards.
Tonioli works on Ruiz's body with a couple of short punches.
Tonioli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ruiz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tonioli blocks it with crossed arms.
Tonioli throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ruiz looks winded!
Tonioli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tonioli lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tonioli has Ruiz pushed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Tonioli.
Tonioli pushes Ruiz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Tonioli.
Tonioli lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tonioli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ruiz backwards.
Tonioli pushes Ruiz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ruiz takes a shot to the head.
Tonioli definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tonioli leaning against his opponent.
Ruiz tries to pull guard but Tonioli forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tonioli lands a shoulder strike.
Ruiz is rocked!
Ruiz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tonioli seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ruiz can turn it around.
A right handed body shot lands from Tonioli.
Ruiz is still on wobbly legs! Can Tonioli finish him?
A hook to the body from Tonioli.
Tonioli pushes Ruiz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tonioli scores with a hook to the body.
Tonioli lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Tonioli.
Tonioli lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Ruiz to his knees! Tonioli keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vinicius Tonioli!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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