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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua has chosen Metallica- Loverman as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
20 - 4 - 0 |
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196 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronaldo Ferreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mario Rua!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rua connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch but Ferreira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ferreira looks to score with a jab to the body but Rua is just out of range.
Ferreira fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rua looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rua clinches.
Rua stalling the fight.
Ferreira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ferreira scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rua working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rua is trying to break the clinch but Ferreira is controlling him.
Ferreira manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ferreira misses with a punch on the inside.
Ferreira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rua is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ferreira is keeping busy.
Rua lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Ronaldo Ferreira has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua lands a damaging elbow.
Ferreira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ferreira lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rua.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ferreira misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ferreira creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Rua.
Ferreira throws a punch but it's blocked by Rua.
Ferreira working aggressively here.
Ferreira lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ferreira.
Ferreira is trying to stall.
Ferreira is trying to push Rua away but Rua has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ferreira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ferreira misses with some punches.
Ferreira is looking to break free of the clinch but Rua has double underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ferreira.
Ferreira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ferreira takes an elbow to the temple.
Ferreira throws a punch but it's blocked by Rua.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua keeps control of Ferreira as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rua lands a nice elbow.
Rua has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ferreira dodges an elbow strike from Rua.
Rua is looking to control Ferreira's arms but Ferreira gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rua has his back to the cage.
Ferreira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ferreira lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Ferreira.
Rua looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferreira scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ferreira working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rua tries a body shot but Ferreira blocks it.
Ferreira lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Ferreira.
A short left from Ferreira.
Ferreira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ferreira is trying to push Rua away but Rua has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ferreira scores with a shoulder strike.
Rua taking a breather.
Ferreira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ferreira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ferreira lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ferreira controlling the action here for a moment.
Ferreira is working Rua over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Ferreira.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ferreira.
Ferreira misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Ferreira.
Ferreira scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ferreira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Ferreira.
Ferreira lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Ferreira.
Ferreira swings wildly with an uppercut but Rua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferreira lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Ferreira.
Rua pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ferreira just leaning against Rua, taking a breather.
Ferreira can't break the clinch.
Good body shot from Ferreira.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ferreira.
Ferreira lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ferreira.
Ferreira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua misses with an elbow over the top.
Ferreira breaks the clinch.
Ferreira checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ferreira misses with a wild body shot.
Ferreira throws a series of punches but Rua avoids them all with ease.
Ferreira throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ferreira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferreira has Rua up against the cage in a clinch.
Ferreira works on Rua's body with a couple of short punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ferreira swings wildly with an uppercut but Rua uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Ferreira.
Ferreira has a couple of punches blocked by Rua.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Ferreira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronaldo Ferreira's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rua misses with a leg kick.
Ferreira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ferreira lands a body shot.
Ferreira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rua swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ferreira counters with an outside leg kick.
Ferreira misses the shot to the body.
Rua thuds a left hand into Ferreira's body.
Rua moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rua manages to break the clinch.
A head kick by Rua misses
and Ferreira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ferreira misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira throws out a powerful jab.
Rua ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ferreira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rua manages to avoid it.
Ferreira throws a right and a left that Rua avoids nicely.
Rua throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rua misses the body punch
and Ferreira counters with a nice uppercut.
Rua misses with a head kick.
Ferreira swings for the body but Rua moves out of range.
Rua looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferreira is just out of range.
Ferreira tries to land a leg kick but Rua saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua misses with a kick to the body
and Ferreira counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ferreira.
Rua dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ferreira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rua has Ferreira pressed against the cage, preventing Ferreira from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rua throws a punch but it's blocked by Ferreira.
Ferreira working aggressively here.
Ronaldo Ferreira has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rua just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ferreira's brow.
Ferreira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ferreira creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rua as Ferreira tries to tie him up.
Ferreira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ferreira misses with a body shot
and Rua counters with a nice body shot.
Rua takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira misses the shot to the body.
Ferreira misses the jab.
Ferreira tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ferreira swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rua counters by clinching up.
Ferreira takes an elbow to the temple.
Ferreira scores with a hook to the body.
Rua lands an elbow that stopped Ferreira in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Ferreira fails to land.
Rua lands a right hand.
Ferreira content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ferreira working aggressively here.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A right hook to the body lands for Ferreira.
A right handed body shot lands from Ferreira.
Rua taking a breather.
Rua blocks a body shot from Ferreira.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ferreira working aggressively here.
Ferreira scores with a shot to the side of Rua's head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ferreira as Rua tries to tie him up.
Ferreira throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ferreira.
Ferreira misses with a punch on the inside.
Rua digs a right hand into Ferreira's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ferreira's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Ferreira.
Rua lands with a left to the head.
Ferreira has a couple of punches blocked by Rua.
Ferreira lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ferreira is looking to break free of the clinch but Rua has double underhooks.
Ferreira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua lands a nice elbow.
Rua blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Rua on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Rua.
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!
Rua lands an elbow inside.
Rua lands a nice elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Ferreira fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Ferreira dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ronaldo Ferreira's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rua misses with a jab to the body
and Ferreira counters with a nice body shot.
Ferreira throws out a loose jab but Rua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferreira misses with a body punch
and Rua counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rua circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rua counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ferreira's knee momentarily.
Rua throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick
and Ferreira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rua takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rua jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rua buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ferreira is looking to wear down Rua with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rua looks to clinch
and Ferreira counters with a nice uppercut.
Rua throws a head kick but Ferreira moves out of range.
Rua throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ferreira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ferreira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ferreira misses the jab.
A jab from Ferreira finds it's way through Rua's defenses.
Rua darts in trying to clinch
and Ferreira counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rua thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ferreira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ferreira works Rua's body with a nice hook.
Ferreira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rua keeps the fight on the outside.
Ferreira connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rua's hands.
Rua jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rua moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ferreira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ronaldo Ferreira is winning the standup battle so far.
Ferreira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ferreira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ferreira scores with a nice head shot.
Ferreira throws a shot to the body.
Rua on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rua takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mario Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rua tries to clinch but Ferreira is having none of it.
Rua closes the distance but Ferreira moves to the side
and Ferreira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rua 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.
Ferreira throws a head kick that misses
and Rua finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Rua slips under a jab.
Ferreira ducks under a wild hook from Rua.
Rua throws a leg kick
and Ferreira counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferreira doesn't manage to clinch there - Rua circles away.
Ferreira with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronaldo Ferreira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ferreira has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronaldo Ferreira!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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