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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo da Silva Furtado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Dragoun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dragoun has chosen You're Going Down as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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191 cm
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194 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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189 cm
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo da Silva Furtado! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Peter Dragoun! The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Furtado moves out of range of the strikes. Dragoun fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Furtado is out of range. Furtado avoids the head kick by Dragoun.
Danga de danga de dang - Dragoun scores with a four punch combination! Furtado shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Dragoun connects with a crisp jab. Dragoun lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Dragoun tries to clinch up but Furtado circles away and keeps his distance. Dragoun wants to clinch. Dragoun misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Furtado gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Furtado shoots for a double leg takedown but Dragoun sprawls well. He's pushed Furtado's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Dragoun looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Dragoun throws a sloppy head kick and Furtado moves out of range easily. Dragoun is looking to clinch but Furtado is avoiding it.
Dragoun is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Furtado. The fight stays on the outside here - Dragoun looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Furtado shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dragoun pinned against the cage. Dragoun gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo da Silva Furtado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Furtado shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Furtado showed some decent athleticism there. Dragoun is looking to control Furtado's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dragoun avoid being mounted? Dragoun wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Furtado throwing shots but Dragoun is blocking nicely. Dragoun is trying to stand back up but Furtado is controlling him
Furtado passes to full mount! Furtado sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! Dragoun tries to improve his position but instead Furtado has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Dragoun trying to control the action but Furtado just sinks the hooks in. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Furtado working for a choke but Dragoun is defending well. Dragoun wants to control his opponent's hands but Furtado gets his hands free. Dragoun trying to get back to his feet but Furtado is in full control for now. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Dragoun dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Furtado avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dragoun fails in his attempt to clinch. Dragoun lands with a cross. Dragoun's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Dragoun duly obliges. Furtado fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Dragoun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Furtado shoots in for a takedown but Dragoun shows good takedown defense. Dragoun tries to close the distance and clinch up but Furtado swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round. Furtado tries for a takedown but Dragoun sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo da Silva Furtado. That's going to take a lot out of him. Dragoun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Furtado on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dragoun. Dragoun obviously looking to wear him down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Furtado shoots in for a takedown but Dragoun shows good takedown defense. Furtado blocks a jab. Dragoun lets loose with a powerful body kick. Furtado will feel that in the morning. A head kick from Dragoun lands but Furtado takes it in his stride. Furtado avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dragoun fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Furtado checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dragoun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dragoun throws a nice head kick!
Peter Dragoun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Furtado avoids the head kick by Dragoun.
Furtado chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dragoun can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Dragoun tries to bum rush Furtado with a series of wild strikes but Furtado uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Peter Dragoun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Furtado shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dragoun pinned against the cage. Dragoun gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Furtado looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dragoun throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Dragoun throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Furtado circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dragoun misses the shot to the body. Dragoun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Furtado.
Dragoun scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Dragoun moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
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. Furtado takes a kick to the side of the head. Dragoun misses with a wild body shot. Dragoun throws a combination. Furtado tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Dragoun misses with a wild combination.
Dragoun tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Furtado was well out of range. Poor timing from Dragoun. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Dragoun misses with a jab, cross combination.
Furtado blocks a head kick by Dragoun.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Dragoun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Furtado. Dragoun is looking for a sweep. Furtado moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. Dragoun is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Dragoun wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Furtado trying to control the action but Dragoun is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Furtado working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on Dragoun's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Furtado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dragoun.
Dragoun tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Furtado circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dragoun doesn't manage to clinch there - Furtado circles away.
Dragoun misses with a low kick. Dragoun tries to clinch but Furtado moves out of range. Dragoun goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Dragoun tries to clinch up. Furtado avoids the head kick by Dragoun.
Peter Dragoun is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Ricardo da Silva Furtado is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Dragoun waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Furtado. Good work by Furtado as he checks the leg kick. Dragoun waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Furtado.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Dragoun throws an overhand right that lands on Furtado's shoulder, as Furtado tries to avoid the shot. Furtado dodges the punch combination from Dragoun.
Furtado moves out of range as Dragoun strikes. A head kick misses from Dragoun. Furtado slips a straight right by Dragoun. Dragoun throws a series of punches but Furtado moves out of range. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Furtado looks for a takedown but Dragoun sprawls well. Ricardo da Silva Furtado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Some wild striking there from Dragoun.
And that's the end of the fight! Ricardo da Silva Furtado showed his dominance in that final round. I think Dragoun has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:29 Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:29 Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Dragoun!
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energy
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hype
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