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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Durham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Ferraz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Durham has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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200 cm
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190 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Durham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Ferraz!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferraz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ferraz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ferraz throws a right hand that Durham ducks under and follows up with a left that Durham also avoids with ease.
Durham takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ferraz tries to close the distance and clinch but Durham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ferraz scores with a punch to the head.
Ferraz stuffs the takedown attempt from Durham. Durham gets slowly back to his feet.
Ferraz moves out of range of the strikes.
Ferraz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ferraz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ferraz throws a head kick that misses.
Durham misses with a hook.
Durham takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ferraz.
Durham is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ferraz.
Durham steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ferraz. That one must have hurt.
Durham is breathing heavily.
Ferraz sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Durham to the ground! Ferraz dives into full mount looking to finish!
Durham is rocked!
It looks like Michael Durham has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ferraz is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Durham on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Ferraz knocks Durham out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rodrigo Ferraz!
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energy
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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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