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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rico Segura (ranked 5508 p4p, 517 weight class) and Donny Parut (ranked 4930 p4p, 485 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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185 cm
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193 lbs
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185 cm
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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, Rico Segura! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Donny Parut! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nice shot by Segura. Segura avoids the head kick by Parut.
Parut lands a high kick!
Segura will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Parut looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Segura is fending him off so far but Parut persists. Nope, Segura circles away and we're back to standing. Segura swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Parut has a takedown stuffed. Segura feinted there with a counter leg kick. Parut lands with a slapping head kick. Parut takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A head kick by Parut misses and Segura counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Parut misses with a low kick.
And Segura counters with a quick kick to the body but Parut blocks it. Segura fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Parut checks it well. Segura swats away the attempt to clinch by Parut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Segura keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Segura scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Parut doesn't seem bothered though. Parut throws a low kick, looking for Segura's leg but Segura calmly moves out of range. Parut wants to clinch up but Segura keeps it at a distance. Parut is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Segura lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Parut backs up against the cage.
A head kick misses from Parut. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Segura 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 Parut has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Parut and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Parut with the counter takedown but Segura avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Parut takes a shot right to the bread basket. Segura throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Parut looks winded! Parut tries a head kick but it misses.
Segura throwing a counter right hand but Parut manages to avoid it. Parut throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Segura's waist but Segura gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Parut off to one side. Rico Segura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donny Parut. Segura lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Parut pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. This has been an exciting period of action! Parut avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rico Segura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. The fighters circle momentarily. Segura darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Segura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Segura moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Parut misses with a leg kick and Parut takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Parut throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Segura's waist but Segura gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Parut off to one side. Segura swings for the body but Parut moves out of range.
Parut wants to counter the offense by Segura and move into the clinch position. Segura misses with a straight left. A leg kick checked by Parut. Segura throws a sloppy head kick and Parut moves out of range easily. Parut misses with a head kick.
As Parut backs away, Segura returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Segura missing with a left hand there. Parut was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Parut closes the distance and clinches up with Segura, looking for a takedown. Parut pushes Segura against the cage but Segura circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Parut takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Segura scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Parut throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Segura counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Parut on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Segura. Segura obviously looking to wear him down.
Parut gets off balance looking for a body kick and Segura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Segura moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
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! Nice shot lands for Segura. Parut throws a head kick that misses and Segura makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Segura connects with a jab. Parut tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Segura manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Segura throws a quick counter kick to the body but Parut avoids it. Parut gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Segura. Parut takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Segura connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Segura dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Segura works Parut's body with a nice hook. Segura lands a leg kick that knocks Parut off balance momentarily. Parut steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Segura. Segura scoring well with a low kick there.
Parut on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Segura. Segura lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. A head kick from Segura lands but Parut takes it in his stride. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Parut tries to clinch but Segura is having none of it. Parut lands with a kick to the ribs.
Segura misses with a head kick.
Parut misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Parut misses with a body kick. A quick step to the side and Segura tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Parut is breathing heavily. Nice body kick from Parut. Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Parut might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Segura has got the better of the exchanges. Segura scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Parut uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Segura. Parut tries to counter by closing the distance. Segura comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Parut misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donny Parut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Segura lands a nice leg kick that just misses Parut's sensitive parts. Parut tries a head kick but it misses.
Parut pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Segura swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Parut lands with a kick to the temple. Segura shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Segura circles away from the clinch attempt and Segura counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Segura jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Segura lands with a kick to the ribs.
Parut closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Segura lands a nice leg kick that just misses Parut's sensitive parts. Segura wants to land a leg kick but Parut is out of range. Segura goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Parut throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Parut throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Segura looks to score with a jab to the body but Parut is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Parut ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Segura scores with a leg kick.
Segura throws a leg kick which misses Parut's front leg but catches the back leg as Parut tries to avoid it. Parut bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Segura lands with a cross. Segura lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Segura thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Parut if he has to take too many more of those.
Segura moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Segura, as that shot connected.
Parut attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Segura is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A punch combination from Segura misses. Good leg kick by Segura there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Segura connects with a leg kick. Parut looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Segura throws a right hand that Parut ducks under and follows up with a left that Parut also avoids with ease. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Segura takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Segura throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Segura tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Parut takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Segura lands a front kick. Parut shoots in but no luck this time. Segura fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Parut. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Segura dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Segura misses the jab. Parut has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Segura. An inside leg kick from Parut misses. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Parut checks a leg kick. Parut raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Parut slips under a jab. Good leg kick by Segura there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Segura looks to throw the jab but Parut is out of range. Parut takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Segura finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Parut wants to clinch up but Segura keeps it at a distance. Parut's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Parut connects with a solid leg kick. Parut throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Parut takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round. Parut misses with a head kick.
Segura scores with a punch to the head. Parut tries to close the distance and clinch up but Segura swats him away and circles back towards the center. Parut fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Parut keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Segura. Segura connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Parut has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Segura. Rico Segura is winning the standup battle so far. Segura throws a hook to the side of Parut's head but Parut sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Segura jabbing away but nothing is landing. Parut chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Segura can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Parut throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Segura scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Parut tries to score with a low kick but Segura moves his leg out of the way. Parut shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Segura defends it nicely. Parut throws a lazy head kick and Segura counters with a lovely straight right hand! Segura throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Segura attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Parut wants to counter the offense by Segura and move into the clinch position. Segura connects with a looping right hand.
Segura loads up on a big right hand but Parut slips the punch. Parut counters with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Parut shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Rico Segura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donny Parut. Good leg kick by Segura there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Segura throws a series of punches but Parut avoids them all with ease. A head kick misses from Segura. Parut motions for Segura to come forward. Parut throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Segura feinted there with a counter leg kick. Parut walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Parut moves out of range as Segura strikes. Segura's jab looks to have found its range, popping Parut under the eye. Segura bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. A chopping leg kick lands by Segura. Parut is trying desperately to land a takedown but Segura is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Parut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Segura feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Paruts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Parut misses with an attempted mid kick.
No joy there for Segura, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Segura lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Segura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Parut can do to turn this around? Parut looks to clinch and Segura counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Parut thinking. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Segura fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from Parut. As Parut backs away, Segura returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Segura lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Segura swings away with a leg kick that misses. Donny Parut has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Rico Segura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. A solid leg kick lands there for Segura.
And that's the end of the fight! Rico Segura showed his dominance in that final round. Well Segura 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rico Segura!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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