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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Artie DeVanzo (ranked 3071 p4p, 1701 weight class) and Ruben Ruiz Mangas (ranked 421 p4p, 251 weight class). DeVanzo comes to the cage accompanied by Renée & Renato - Save Your Love. Mangas has chosen I'm a Soldier as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 cm 52 187 42 - 30 - 1 |
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187 cm 28 201 10 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling Excellent boxer KO power |
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Olympic wrestler World class MT Good gas tank |
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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 42 - 30 - 1, fighting out of New York, Artie DeVanzo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ruben Ruiz Mangas! The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! DeVanzo ducks right into an uppercut from Mangas. DeVanzo misses with a right hand and Mangas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Nice defenses there by Mangas. Mangas only half commits to the counter leg kick. Mangas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but DeVanzo moves away. A quick step to the side and DeVanzo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Mangas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Mangas throws out a leg kick but DeVanzo moves out of range and Mangas only half commits. Mangas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Mangas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/rocked2.gif) DeVanzo is rocked! DeVanzo throws a body punch but Mangas moves out of range. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mangas! But no joy. Mangas throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Mangas has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight. Artie DeVanzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. DeVanzo misses with a lunging right hand
letting Mangas counter with a right hand. Oh DeVanzo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! DeVanzo misses the body punch and Mangas counters with a big right hand! Oh DeVanzo is in trouble here! Mangas follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ruben Ruiz Mangas! During a confident post fight interview, Ruben Ruiz Mangas thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
80% |
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