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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and T Challa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). T Challa has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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197 lbs
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184 cm
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200 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronaldo Ferreira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, T Challa!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Challa throws out the jab.
Challa defending well as Ferreira loads up on a big left hand.
Challa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Challa misses the shot to the body.
Ferreira slips a jab and a cross from Challa.
Ferreira throws a hook but Challa avoids it easily.
Challa misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferreira misses with an uppercut.
Ferreira cracks a nice hook into Challa's ribs.
Ferreira moves away from the strike by Challa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira staying out of range there.
Challa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ferreira makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Challa loads up on a big right hand but Ferreira slips the punch.
Challa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ferreira misses with a hook. Challa ducked under it nicely.
Challa thuds his right hand into Ferreira's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Challa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ferreira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Challa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ferreira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ferreira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Challa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Challa looks to land a left hand but Ferreira moved out of range nicely.
Ferreira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Challa.
Challa misses with an uppercut.
Ferreira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Challa.
Ferreira misses with a looping right.
T Challa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Ferreira.
Ferreira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slow jab from Challa misses its intended target.
Ferreira takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Challa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ferreira.
Challa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ferreira counters with a nice uppercut.
Ferreira throws a nice looking combination but Challa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ferreira connects with a good right hand that stumbles Challa. Challa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Challa throws a big shot that misses.
Ferreira throws a hook but Challa blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Challa.
Ferreira swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Challa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Challa misses with a straight left.
Ferreira misses with a straight right.
Challa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ferreira works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Challa looks to throw the jab but Ferreira is out of range.
Challa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ferreira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ferreira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Ferreira misses its intended target.
Ferreira misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Ferreira dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ferreira throws a hook but Challa blocks it.
Ferreira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Challa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ferreira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Challa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ferreira counters with a straight right hand.
Challa misses with a looping right.
Ferreira throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Challa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ferreira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ferreira wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ferreira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Challa throws a jab when Ferreira was well out of range.
Challa throws out a loose jab but Ferreira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferreira is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Challa throws a shot from downtown. Ferreira moves away and avoids it.
Ferreira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Challa.
Challa misses with an uppercut. Ferreira saw that one coming.
Ferreira missing with a left hand there. Challa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ferreira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Challa.
Ferreira defending well as Challa loads up on a big left hand.
Ferreira throws a jab but it's blocked by Challa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Challa misses the body punch
and Ferreira counters with a stiff right hand.
Challa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Challa misses with a looping left.
Ferreira looks to throw the jab but Challa is out of range.
Ferreira slips a straight right by Challa.
Ferreira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Challa.
A swing and a miss from Ferreira.
Challa misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira blocks a jab.
Ferreira attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ferreira tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Challa throws a looping overhand right but Ferreira ducks down to avoid it.
Challa throws a sloppy body shot
and Ferreira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ferreira throws the left hand but Challa avoids the punch easily.
Challa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Challa ducks under a wild hook from Ferreira.
Challa defending well as Ferreira loads up on a big left hand.
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.
Ferreira moves out of range of the strikes.
Challa defending well as Ferreira loads up on a big left hand.
Challa misses with a hook to the body
and Ferreira makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ferreira connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Challa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ferreira tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Challa ducks under a wild hook from Ferreira.
Ferreira swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Challa counters with a three punch combo that has Ferreira backing up. Ferreira nods at Challa to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Ferreira dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ferreira misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Challa.
Challa throws a combination that misses
and Ferreira counters with a nice uppercut.
Challa throws a jab when Ferreira was well out of range.
Ferreira blocks a jab.
Challa missing with a left hand there. Ferreira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ronaldo Ferreira is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Challa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ferreira misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Challa throws a shot from downtown. Ferreira moves away and avoids it.
Ferreira misses with an uppercut. Challa saw that one coming.
Challa misses with a two punch combination.
Ferreira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Challa ducks under a wild hook from Ferreira.
Challa lands a lovely overhand right.
Ferreira connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Challa blocks a head kick by Ferreira.
That's two 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.
A swing and a miss from Ferreira.
Challa looks to land a right hand but Ferreira moved out of range.
Ferreira works the jab nicely.
Challa moves out of range of the strikes.
Ferreira defending well as Challa loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Ferreira misses.
Ferreira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Challa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Challa misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Challa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ferreira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Challa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ferreira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Challa throws a hook to the side of Ferreira's head but Ferreira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Challa misses with a body shot
and Ferreira counters with a stiff right hand.
Ferreira misses with a straight right.
Ferreira ducks under a wild hook from Challa.
Challa looks to land a right hand but Ferreira moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Challa misses.
Ferreira throws a sloppy head kick and Challa moves out of range easily.
Challa swings for the body but Ferreira moves out of range.
Ferreira lands with a straight right. Challa didn't see that one coming.
Challa throws a right and a left that Ferreira avoids nicely.
Challa misses with a body punch
and Ferreira counters with a nice uppercut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Challa lands with a nice body punch.
Ferreira throws a lazy head kick
and Challa counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Ferreira clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Challa missing with a left hand there. Ferreira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Challa misses with a body shot
and Ferreira counters with a head kick.
Ferreira throws a hook but Challa blocks it.
Challa misses with a double jab
and Ferreira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Challa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ferreira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferreira throws a lazy right hand but Challa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Challa.
Ferreira misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Challa misses.
Ferreira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Challa.
Ferreira loads up on a big right hand but Challa slips the punch.
Challa misses with a combination
and Ferreira counters with a stiff right hand.
Ferreira falls off balance throwing a combination
and Challa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Challa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Challa throws a looping overhand right but Ferreira ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ferreira fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Challa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Challa throws out a loose jab but Ferreira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferreira throws a looping overhand right but Challa ducks down to avoid it.
Challa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ferreira at a distance.
Challa slips a jab and a cross from Ferreira.
Challa misses with a body shot
enabling Ferreira to counter with a crisp jab.
Ferreira tests Challa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ferreira slips under a jab from Challa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Challa walks into a stiff left hand from Ferreira.
Challa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ferreira.
Challa misses with a body punch
and Ferreira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Challa misses with a straight right.
Ferreira doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Challa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ferreira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ferreira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Challa throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Challa looks to land a combination but Ferreira avoids it well.
Ferreira scores with a hook.
Ferreira takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Challa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ferreira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Challa misses with a looping left.
Ferreira lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ferreira slips a straight right by Challa.
Ferreira fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Ferreira had his way with T Challa in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ferreira moves out of range of the strikes.
Challa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ferreira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Challa misses with an uppercut.
Good leg kick by Ferreira there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Challa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Challa looks to throw the jab but Ferreira is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferreira throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Challa on the side of the head.
Ferreira lands a head kick!
Challa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Challa has time to react.
Challa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Ferreira to counter with a crisp jab.
Ferreira ducks under a wild hook from Challa.
Ferreira moves out of range of the strikes.
Ferreira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Challa.
Challa looks to throw the jab but Ferreira is out of range.
That's two 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.
Ferreira connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Challa misses with a body punch
and Ferreira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Challa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ferreira cracks Challa with a good jab.
Ferreira avoids the body shot from Challa.
Ferreira throws a hook but Challa avoids it easily.
Ferreira throws a shot from downtown. Challa moves away and avoids it.
Ferreira throws a hook but Challa blocks it.
T Challa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ferreira bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Challa's head backwards.
Challa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ferreira.
Ferreira moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ferreira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ronaldo Ferreira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Challa misses the body punch
and Ferreira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ferreira lands a jab to the nose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Challa.
Challa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ferreira counters with a left and a right that stings Challa.
Challa is rocked!
Ferreira keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Challa is still on wobbly legs! Can Ferreira finish him?
Challa defending well as Ferreira loads up on a big left hand.
Challa seems to have recovered his senses.
Ferreira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ferreira ducks under a wild hook from Challa.
Ferreira looks to land a left hand but Challa moved out of range nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronaldo Ferreira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ferreira 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Ronaldo Ferreira!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Ronaldo Ferreira!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Ronaldo Ferreira!
Ronaldo Ferreira wins by unanimous decision!
Ronaldo Ferreira retains his middleweight title!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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