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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ma Moru (ranked 2917 p4p, 141 weight class) and Watch Out Ronaldo (ranked 3888 p4p, 189 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ma Moru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Watch Out Ronaldo!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moru on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ronaldo scores with a punch to the head.
Ronaldo tries to keep at a distance but Moru has taken the fight into the clinch.
Moru tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ronaldo's elbow.
Ronaldo lands with a left to the head.
Ronaldo presses Moru against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ronaldo misses with a punch on the inside.
Moru's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Moru doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ronaldo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Moru backwards.
Ronaldo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheers as Ronaldo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Moru doesn't seem phased though.
Ronaldo digs a good hook to Moru's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ronaldo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Moru uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ronaldo has time to react.
Ronaldo scores with a punch to the head.
Ronaldo throws a chopping leg kick but Moru manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ronaldo looks to land a body kick but Moru moved away.
Moru is looking to counter the offense by Ronaldo and move into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo ducks under a wild hook from Moru.
Moru is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ronaldo.
Moru keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ronaldo throws a leg kick which misses Moru's front leg but catches the back leg as Moru tries to avoid it.
Moru with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ronaldo misses with the combination.
Moru ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ronaldo moves away.
Ronaldo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ronaldo moves out of range as Moru strikes.
Ronaldo's corner calls for a 1-2. Ronaldo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Moru has closed the distance and engaged Ronaldo in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ronaldo.
Moru misses with a punch to the body.
Moru lands with a short shot to the head.
Ronaldo misses with the head strike.
Ronaldo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ronaldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moru pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ronaldo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ronaldo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moru walks into a straight right hand from Ronaldo.
Moru throws a shot to the body.
Moru throws a hook but Ronaldo blocks it.
Ronaldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Moru throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Moru is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Moru throws a looping overhand right but Ronaldo ducks down to avoid it.
Ronaldo cracks Moru with a good jab.
Moru clinches with his opponent.
Ronaldo throws a head punch that misses.
Ronaldo manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Ronaldo misses the target.
Moru lands with a hook. Ronaldo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ronaldo looks to land a body kick but Moru moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moru misses with a wild combination.
Moru looks to land a right hand but Ronaldo moved out of range.
Ronaldo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Moru's calf.
Ronaldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ronaldo.
Moru on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ronaldo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ronaldo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Moru.
Ronaldo throws a shot from downtown. Moru moves away and avoids it.
Ronaldo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ronaldo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moru was well out of range. Poor timing from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo scores with a punch to the head.
Ronaldo lands with a straight right. Moru didn't see that one coming.
Moru throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo misses with an uppercut. Moru saw that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ronaldo misses with a leg kick.
Moru fails to land with a series of punches.
Ronaldo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Moru had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ronaldo connects with a leg kick. Moru looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ronaldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moru checks a leg kick.
Moru misses with a body shot.
Ronaldo feints a counter leg kick.
A lazy left from Ronaldo finds it's target.
Ronaldo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Moru tries to close the distance and clinch but Ronaldo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ronaldo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moru.
Ronaldo tries to land a front kick but Moru steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ronaldo tries to land a leg kick but Moru saw it coming and moves away.
Moru wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Moru.
Moru has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ronaldo finds it's way round the side to connect with Moru's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Watch Out Ronaldo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ronaldo is looking to slow Moru down with leg kicks.
Ma Moru is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab lands there for Ronaldo.
Ronaldo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ronaldo connects with a body shot.
Moru misses with a double jab.
Ronaldo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ronaldo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moru.
Moru tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ronaldo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ronaldo throws a leg kick that misses.
Ronaldo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ronaldo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moru rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ronaldo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ronaldo throws a shot from downtown. Moru moves away and avoids it.
Moru wants to clinch.
Jab by Ronaldo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moru misses with a body shot.
Ronaldo lands a leg kick that knocks Moru off balance momentarily.
Ronaldo thuds his right hand into Moru's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Moru throws a body shot but no joy.
Moru checks a leg kick.
Ronaldo is looking to chop away at Moru's legs.
Moru throws a series of punches but Ronaldo moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ronaldo! But no joy.
Ronaldo throws a leg kick but Moru sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Moru is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ronaldo.
Moru walks into a jab.
Ronaldo connects with a right hand. Moru shakes it off.
Ronaldo throws a leg kick
and Moru counters by clinching up.
Still in the clinch, Ronaldo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Moru swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moru fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ronaldo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ronaldo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Moru seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ronaldo can turn it around.
Moru tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Watch Out Ronaldo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Moru blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moru tries a body shot but Ronaldo blocks it.
Moru scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ronaldo.
Ronaldo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Moru works on Ronaldo's body with a couple of short punches.
Moru tries to work over Ronaldo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ronaldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moru is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ronaldo tries a body shot but Moru blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ronaldo.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Moru can't find room to land a body shot as Ronaldo controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Ronaldo fails to land.
Moru lands a body punch in the clinch.
Moru prevents a body shot from Ronaldo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo lands a body shot.
Moru misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Ronaldo fails to land.
A short uppercut from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo is trying to force a seperation but Moru has the dominant position.
Ronaldo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moru tries to clinch but Ronaldo is having none of it.
Ronaldo flicks out a counter leg kick but Moru steps away.
Ronaldo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moru. Ronaldo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ronaldo lands a glancing blow to the side of Moru's head.
Ronaldo scores with a punch to the head.
Moru uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ronaldo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ronaldo.
Ronaldo looks to land a left hand but Moru moved out of range nicely.
Moru waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ronaldo.
Ronaldo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo tries to work over Moru's front leg with a kick but Moru checks it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ronaldo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Moru looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Moru crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ronaldo - the referee stops the clock and Moru gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ronaldo. Moru manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
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!
Moru throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Watch Out Ronaldo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moru tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ronaldo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ronaldo throws out a counter right but Moru avoids it with no problem.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo scores with a punch to the head.
Moru throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ronaldo cracks Moru with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moru. Ronaldo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ronaldo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ronaldo looks to throw the jab but Moru is out of range.
Ronaldo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ronaldo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ronaldo thumps Moru with a low kick.
Moru throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ronaldo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Watch Out Ronaldo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ronaldo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ronaldo lands a jab to the head.
Moru clinches with his opponent.
Ronaldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moru swings wildly with an uppercut but Ronaldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ronaldo lands with a right to the head.
Moru blocks an uppercut.
Ronaldo throws a head punch that misses.
Moru stalling in the clinch but Ronaldo improves position.
Ronaldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ronaldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ronaldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moru's elbow.
Ronaldo misses with a body punch.
Moru prevents a body shot from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moru blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo lands a shoulder strike.
Moru is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ronaldo is keeping busy.
Our sources have told us that Moru has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A body shot lands from Moru.
Ronaldo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ronaldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Moru fails to land.
Moru's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ronaldo misses with some punches.
Ronaldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ronaldo can't find room to land a body shot as Moru controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Ronaldo fails to land.
Ronaldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moru's elbow.
Ronaldo gets through Moru's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Moru trying to stall but Ronaldo improves his position.
Moru tries to work over Ronaldo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ronaldo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moru forces Ronaldo back against the cage and clinches.
Watch Out Ronaldo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moru tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ronaldo's elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Moru.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moru.
Moru misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moru blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moru.
Ronaldo pushes Moru back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Moru lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moru fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moru lands a nice shot to the body.
Moru struggles to land a body shot inside as Ronaldo controls his hands.
Moru tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ronaldo's elbow.
Moru holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Moru throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ronaldo.
Moru struggles to land a body shot inside as Ronaldo controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Moru tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moru effectively controlling the action here.
Moru misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moru goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Ronaldo.
Moru holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moru misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ma Moru has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moru misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Watch Out Ronaldo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ronaldo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Watch Out Ronaldo!
After winning the bout, Watch Out Ronaldo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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