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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Ronan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Postiga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronan comes to the cage accompanied by Promised Land. Postiga has chosen Tacata as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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198 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Elvis Ronan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Postiga!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Postiga scores with a body shot.
Ronan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Postiga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice cross by Ronan.
Ronan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Postiga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ronan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Postiga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ronan misses with a hook.
Ronan looks to throw the jab but Postiga is out of range.
Ronan avoids the body shot from Postiga.
Ronan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Postiga.
Postiga 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.
Postiga takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Postiga misses with an uppercut
and Ronan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ronan lands a nice shot that snaps Postiga's head back.
Ronan throws a shot from downtown. Postiga moves away and avoids it.
Postiga lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronan throws a jab when Postiga was well out of range.
Postiga fails with a takedown attempt.
Postiga punishes Ronan's body with a nice straight punch.
Postiga gets a clinch.
Ronan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Postiga on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Postiga takes a swing at Ronan's ribcage but misses.
Ronan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ronan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Postiga doesn't seem bothered though.
Ronan scores with a nice right hand.
Ronan misses with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Postiga is looking to clinch.
Postiga is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ronan rather than just go for the knockout.
Postiga tries to bum rush Ronan with a series of wild strikes but Ronan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ronan misses with an uppercut. Postiga saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Postiga misses with a body shot.
Ronan lands an overhand right.
Ronan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ronan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Postiga at a distance.
Ronan blocks a low kick nicely.
Ronan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice shot by Ronan.
Ronan misses with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Postiga lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ronan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ronan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Postiga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Postiga takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Elvis Ronan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ronan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Postiga tries to clinch but Ronan moves out of range.
Postiga throws a series of punches but Ronan avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Postiga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ronan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Postiga on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Postiga swinging wildly here.
Postiga looks to throw the jab but Ronan is out of range.
Postiga drops his hands momentarily and Ronan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Postiga fails to land with a series of punches.
Ronan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Postiga takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ronan lands with a good body shot.
Postiga looks to score with a jab to the body but Ronan is just out of range.
Postiga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ronan lands a really nice looking cross but Postiga seems unphased.
Postiga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Postiga on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Postiga.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Postiga misses with a low kick.
Ronan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Postiga's head backwards.
A shot to the liver by Ronan. Beautiful body shot.
Postiga looks gassed!
Postiga gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Postiga throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ronan on the side of the head.
Ronan lands with a shot to the body.
Postiga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ronan scores with a hook.
Ronan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ronan cracks Postiga with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ronan connects with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ronan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ronan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Postiga takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ronan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Postiga momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Ronan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ronan catches Postiga with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ronan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ronan lands with a shot to the body.
Ronan works Postiga's body with a nice hook.
Postiga just misses with a punch to the body.
Ronan just misses with a punch to the body.
Postiga throws a chopping leg kick but Ronan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Postiga throws a leg kick
and Ronan counters with a series of strikes. Postiga will be more careful next time no doubt.
Postiga takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Postiga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ronan throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good standup being displayed there by Ronan as he connects with a hook.
Postiga is breathing heavily.
Ronan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ronan dips to his left and cracks Postiga with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Postiga stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Postiga misses with an uppercut.
Elvis Ronan is winning the standup battle so far.
Postiga misses with a head kick.
Postiga thows a leg kick but Ronan checks it
letting Ronan counter with a right hand.
Ronan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A big left from Postiga misses.
Ronan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Postiga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ronan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ronan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Postiga can do to turn this around?
Postiga moves forwards but Ronan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ronan lands with a hook. Postiga tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ronan cracks Postiga with an open hand slap.
Postiga is rocked!
Postiga gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ronan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ronan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sergio Postiga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ronan misses with a wild body shot.
Postiga fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Postiga takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ronan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Postiga takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ronan drops Postiga with a beautiful combination! Postiga stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ronan is looking for the KO!
Postiga is still on wobbly legs! Can Ronan finish him?
Postiga bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Ronan comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Postiga falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Postiga was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Elvis Ronan!
Elvis Ronan retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Elvis Ronan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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