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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murilo Ruas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuma Yoshiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshiro is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Girugamesh - Arrow. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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212 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Murilo Ruas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kazuma Yoshiro!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruas avoids the head kick by Yoshiro.
Ruas shoots in and drives through. Yoshiro sprawls well.
Kazuma Yoshiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruas looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Yoshiro!
Ruas tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ruas lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Yoshiro squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Ruas controlling his opponent.
Yoshiro's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruas controlling his opponent.
You get the feeling that Yoshiro really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Ruas sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ruas seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Yoshiro for as long as he can get away with.
Yoshiro is trying to stand.
Ruas tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Murilo Ruas just wasn't active enough.
Ruas throws a head kick that misses
and Yoshiro counters with a head kick. That will keep Ruas thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ruas shoots and misses
and Yoshiro counters with a big head kick but Ruas shrugs it off.
Yoshiro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yoshiro misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruas misses with a takedown attempt
and Yoshiro counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Murilo Ruas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yoshiro throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ruas's head.
Yoshiro tries to clinch but Ruas is having none of it.
Yoshiro tries to clinch there but Ruas circles away.
Yoshiro doesn't manage to clinch there - Ruas circles away.
Yoshiro is looking to clinch but Ruas is avoiding it.
Ruas shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ruas is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruas stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Yoshiro throws a head kick that misses.
Yoshiro tries to clinch up.
Ruas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yoshiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ruas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Yoshiro counters with a two punch combo.
Ruas is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yoshiro tries to clinch up.
Ruas has his takedown stuffed
and Yoshiro counters with a nice leg kick.
Yoshiro tries to clinch up but Ruas circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuma Yoshiro 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.
Yoshiro moves in looking to clinch but Ruas pushes him off.
Yoshiro instigates a clinch.
Yoshiro tries to break free but Ruas pushes him back against the cage.
Ruas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yoshiro with a knee to the head.
It looks like Murilo Ruas has been cut.
Yoshiro is trying to break the clinch but Ruas is controlling him.
Yoshiro manages to break the clinch.
Yoshiro plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ruas misses with a takedown
and Yoshiro counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Yoshiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yoshiro is looking to clinch but Ruas is avoiding it.
Ruas swats away the attempt to clinch by Yoshiro.
Ruas takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ruas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yoshiro counters by moving into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Yoshiro breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruas shoots and misses
and Yoshiro counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Murilo Ruas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yoshiro pushes Ruas up against the cage in a clinch.
Yoshiro connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ruas's face.
Yoshiro lands an elbow inside.
Yoshiro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yoshiro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yoshiro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ruas blocks it with crossed arms.
Yoshiro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ruas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ruas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ruas tries for a takedown. No joy.
Yoshiro tries a knee to the head but Ruas blocks it.
Yoshiro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yoshiro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ruas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yoshiro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yoshiro lands a knee to the head.
Yoshiro connects with a knee to the head.
Yoshiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yoshiro rushes Ruas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshiro looking to throw knees to the head but Ruas is blocking nicely.
Yoshiro looking to throw knees to the head but Ruas is blocking nicely.
Yoshiro misses with a knee to the head.
Yoshiro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yoshiro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ruas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yoshiro prevents the takedown attempt.
Yoshiro landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yoshiro scores with a knee to the head.
Yoshiro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yoshiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ruas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yoshiro tries to avoid it but Ruas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yoshiro to the ground. Yoshiro escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yoshiro tries to clinch but Ruas is having none of it.
Kazuma Yoshiro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yoshiro counters with a left and a right that stings Ruas.
Yoshiro plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Yoshiro tries to clinch but Ruas moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yoshiro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yoshiro has Ruas up against the cage in a clinch.
Yoshiro scores with a knee to the head.
Yoshiro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Murilo Ruas's cut is getting worse.
Yoshiro tries a knee to the head but Ruas blocks it.
A knee to the head by Yoshiro.
Yoshiro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yoshiro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ruas's defenses.
Yoshiro breaks the clinch.
Ruas keeps the fight on the outside.
Yoshiro is looking to clinch but Ruas is avoiding it.
Yoshiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ruas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshiro tries to clinch up.
Yoshiro tries to clinch there but Ruas circles away.
Kazuma Yoshiro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yoshiro throws a sloppy head kick and Ruas moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yoshiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An inside leg kick lands from Yoshiro.
Yoshiro lands with a slapping head kick.
Ruas swats away the attempt to clinch by Yoshiro.
Ruas pushes Yoshiro up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yoshiro connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ruas's face.
Yoshiro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yoshiro tries to land a knee to the head but Ruas blocks with his arms.
Yoshiro tries to land a knee to the head but Ruas blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuma Yoshiro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Murilo Ruas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Yoshiro lands a slapping body shot.
Yoshiro closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ruas counters with a single leg into guard. Yoshiro didn't expect that.
Ruas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yoshiro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ruas stands and steps away. Yoshiro gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Yoshiro closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ruas decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Yoshiro's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruas decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yoshiro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruas misses with a takedown
and Yoshiro counters with an inside leg kick.
Ruas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yoshiro counters with a nice kick to the body.
Yoshiro has managed to clinch.
Yoshiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yoshiro tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ruas counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Yoshiro is trying to stand back up but Ruas is controlling him
Ruas is looking to take a break and control but Yoshiro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yoshiro is trying to stand up here but Ruas is controlling him well.
Yoshiro is not content to let Ruas control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshiro is trying to stand back up but Ruas is controlling him
Ruas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yoshiro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Murilo Ruas just wasn't active enough.
Yoshiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yoshiro throws a head kick that half lands.
Yoshiro wants to clinch up but Ruas keeps it at a distance.
Ruas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ruas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Yoshiro holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Murilo Ruas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoshiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yoshiro clinches with his opponent.
Ruas wants a takedown but no success here.
Yoshiro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ruas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshiro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yoshiro tries a knee to the head but Ruas blocks it.
Yoshiro tries to land a knee to the head but Ruas blocks with his arms.
Yoshiro misses with a knee to the head.
Yoshiro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ruas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Yoshiro.
Yoshiro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ruas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ruas misses with a punch to the body.
Yoshiro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yoshiro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ruas looking for a takedown.
Yoshiro misses with a knee to the head.
Ruas trying to land knees to the body.
Yoshiro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yoshiro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ruas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yoshiro tries a knee to the head but Ruas blocks it.
Yoshiro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ruas changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Yoshiro fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yoshiro wants to clinch
and Ruas counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Yoshiro's guard now.
Ruas passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ruas wants to control but Yoshiro is keeping him busy.
Yoshiro managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ruas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yoshiro prevents Ruas from moving into mount.
Murilo Ruas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kazuma Yoshiro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ruas works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Murilo Ruas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yoshiro 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazuma Yoshiro!
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hype
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