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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Moreno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Bob Sanchez will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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, Ricardo Moreno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bob Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreno moves into range and clinches up with Sanchez.
Sanchez is pressed up against the cage. Moreno has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sanchez down to the mat. Sanchez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sanchez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Moreno counters with a head kick.
Moreno clinches with his opponent.
Sanchez working aggressively here.
Sanchez looks gassed!
Sanchez digs a right hand underneath Moreno's ribcage. Moreno let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Moreno tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sanchez smiles and moves away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Moreno.
Sanchez looks to clinch
and Moreno counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Moreno looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Moreno decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sanchez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Moreno controls the pace.
Moreno decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Moreno fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sanchez sprawls well initially but Moreno persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Moreno decides to return to a standing position.
Nice takedown defense from Sanchez. No joy for Moreno on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Moreno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moreno drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreno controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moreno decides to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreno closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Moreno decides to stand and escape the position.
Moreno gets a takedown into half guard.
Moreno wants to free his trapped foot but Sanchez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Moreno stands up out of the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreno fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanchez, pushing him back against the cage.
Moreno can't get the takedown.
Sanchez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moreno fails to pull guard.
Moreno manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Moreno pushes Sanchez off and gets back to his feet.
Moreno shoots for a takedown but Sanchez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Moreno circles away from the clinch attempt
and Moreno counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moreno stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Moreno dominated that round.
That's time! Moreno's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sanchez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Moreno decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sanchez's guard.
Moreno stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Moreno looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sanchez is working an open guard so Moreno takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Moreno looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sanchez is fending him off so far but Moreno persists. Nope, Sanchez circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moreno fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanchez, pushing him back against the cage.
Moreno pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moreno has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Moreno pushes Sanchez off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Moreno.
Moreno content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Moreno advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreno sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Moreno seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sanchez for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreno landing strikes from the mount.
Moreno with the ground and pound from mount.
Moreno takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Moreno working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Moreno controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Moreno dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Moreno instigates a clinch.
Moreno fails to pull guard.
Moreno tries to stall but Sanchez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moreno has Sanchez pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Moreno pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Sanchez tumbling to the mat - Moreno dives into Sanchez's guard.
Moreno stays in close to Sanchez's body and controls the position.
Moreno passes Sanchez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Well, if Moreno is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ricardo Moreno just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Horrible takedown by Moreno or perhaps it was just good defense by Sanchez which made him look bad.
Sanchez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sanchez is working an open guard so Moreno takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Moreno shoots in looking for a takedown. Sanchez tries to sprawl out of it but Moreno keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sanchez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Moreno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moreno fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanchez, pushing him back against the cage.
Moreno is trying to maintain a safe position but Sanchez gets an underhook and turns Moreno into the cage.
Moreno is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around?
Moreno jumps guard but Sanchez stands there with Moreno around his waist. Moreno gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moreno shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sanchez as he avoids it easily.
Moreno tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sanchez swivels and escapes.
Sanchez clinches but Moreno breaks the clinch
and Moreno counters with a low kick, right behind Sanchez 's knee.
Sanchez wants to clinch
and Moreno counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Moreno.
Sanchez lands a nice uppercut.
Sanchez prevents the takedown attempt.
Moreno jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sanchez walks away with a smile on his face. Moreno gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sanchez closes the distance but Moreno moves to the side
and Moreno counters with a single leg into guard. Sanchez didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez is working an open guard so Moreno takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sanchez closes the distance but Moreno moves to the side
and Moreno counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sanchez won't be happy with that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreno controls the position from side control.
Moreno tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Moreno controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Moreno decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sanchez to his feet.
Moreno closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Moreno lands in his opponent's guard.
Ricardo Moreno overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Moreno decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bob Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moreno tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sanchez swivels and escapes.
Ricardo Moreno is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sanchez clinches but Moreno breaks the clinch
and Moreno counters with a shoot takedown. Sanchez fights it but they end up in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Moreno showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Moreno, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Moreno!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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