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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
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186 cm
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197 lbs
22 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronaldo Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia misses with a takedown
and Ferreira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maia with a poor takedown
and Ferreira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maia tries for a takedown but Ferreira circles away easily
and Ferreira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferreira with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maia blocks the body kick.
Maia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ferreira counters with a straight right hand.
Ferreira lands with a nice body punch.
Maia throws a poor cross that misses
and Ferreira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ferreira counters with a nice leg kick.
Maia swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ferreira counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ferreira gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maia.
Ferreira wants to land a leg kick but Maia is out of range.
Maia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ferreira counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Maia misses with a shot to the body
and Ferreira counters by clinching up.
Ferreira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ferreira working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ferreira.
Nice body punch from Ferreira - that landed with a thud.
Ferreira lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maia backwards.
Ferreira lands a shoulder strike.
Ferreira throws a head punch that misses.
Maia jumps guard and drags Ferreira to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia wants to sweep but no luck.
Maia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ferreira would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Maia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ferreira trying to stand up but can't free himself from Maia's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia trying to keep a closed guard but Ferreira is proving a slippery customer.
Maia is working an open guard so Ferreira takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Maia shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Maia showed some decent athleticism there.
Maia tries to pass to full mount but Ferreira defends it.
Ferreira really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ferreira is trying to stand back up but Maia is controlling him
Maia keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Maia works his foot free and advances to mount.
Maia looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Ferreira 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.
Maia shoots for a takedown but Ferreira saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Maia changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ferreira looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Maia laying and praying for a moment but Ferreira takes advantage and regains half guard.
Maia sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ferreira defending well though.
Ferreira is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia passes to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maia trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ferreira is in all sorts of trouble here.
Maia looking to finish with strikes here!
Maia looking to ground and pound but Ferreira is blocking nicely.
That's two 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.
Maia wants to control the pace but Ferreira is squirming around nicely.
Maia controlling the pace for now.
Maia looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia wants to control the pace but Ferreira is squirming around nicely.
Maia throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ferreira because Maia loaded up on that one.
Maia controlling from mount.
Maia working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Maia sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ferreira is squirming around, avoiding Maia's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Maia dominated that second round.
That's time! Maia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A shot to the body from Maia misses
and Ferreira counters with a leg kick.
Ferreira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ferreira defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maia.
Maia has his takedown stuffed
and Ferreira counters with a leg kick.
Maia misses the shot to the body.
Ferreira scores with a leg kick.
Ferreira tries to close the distance and clinch but Maia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maia drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Maia slows the pace down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia wants to control but Ferreira is keeping him busy.
Ferreira tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Maia trying to control the position but Ferreira is working away.
That's two 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.
Ferreira wants to get back to his feet.
Maia wants to control but Ferreira is keeping him busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Daniel Maia wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Maia stuns Ferreira with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Maia misses the body punch
and Ferreira counters with a thumping low kick.
Ronaldo Ferreira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia misses with a left hand
and Ferreira counters with an inside leg kick.
Maia fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good exchange - Maia coming out on top.
Maia misses with a hook
and Ferreira counters with a nice body kick.
Ferreira misses with a body punch
and Maia counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Maia misses with an uppercut
and Ferreira counters with a stiff right hand.
Maia changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ferreira tries to avoid it but Maia manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ferreira to the ground. Ferreira escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ferreira works over Maia's head and body with a nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia misses with a jab to the body
and Ferreira counters with a thumping low kick.
Ferreira moves in looking to clinch but Maia pushes him off.
Maia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Maia is looking to wear down Ferreira with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Maia swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ferreira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maia checks a leg kick.
Maia swings widly with a right hand
and Maia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Maia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Maia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ferreira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Ferreira really dominated that round.
That's time! Maia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Maia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ferreira.
Maia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ferreira counters with a nice low kick that buckles Maia's knee momentarily.
Maia lands with a hook. Ferreira tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Maia misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ferreira counters with a leg kick.
Ferreira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maia.
Maia feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ferreira is pulling down on Maia's head. It's preventing any offense from Maia, at least for the moment.
Ferreira keeping moving, preventing Maia from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Maia stops Ferreira from standing up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Maia works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Maia trying to control from half guard but Ferreira is working away.
Maia slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two 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.
Ferreira wants to get back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jab from Maia.
Maia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferreira moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia swinging wildly here.
Ferreira cracks Maia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferreira forces Maia back against the cage and clinches.
Ferreira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ferreira misses with a punch on the inside.
Ferreira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ferreira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ferreira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ferreira tries a body shot but Maia blocks it.
Ferreira lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ferreira tries a body shot but Maia blocks it.
Ferreira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maia backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira has had enough of the clinch but Maia keeps him there for the moment.
Maia tries to circle away but Ferreira has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maia.
Maia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ferreira feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Maias jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ferreira tries to clinch but Maia moves out of range.
Ferreira throws a low kick but Maia avoids it.
Maia throws a body punch but Ferreira moves out of range.
Daniel Maia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Ferreira. Those never looked like landing.
Maia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ferreira counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Maia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ferreira counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Ferreira dominated that fourth round.
That's time! 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.
Maia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Maia dives in and grabs Ferreira's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ferreira pushes down on Maia's head and hops out.
Nice takedown defense from Ferreira. No joy for Maia on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferreira walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maia throws a combination that misses
and Ferreira makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ferreira shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Maia misses with a takedown attempt - Ferreira sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Maia misses with a hook to the body
and Ferreira counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ferreira fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia misses with a right hand
and Ferreira counters with a left and a right that stings Maia.
Ferreira getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Maia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ferreira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maia closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Maia controlling the position.
Maia thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Daniel Maia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia throws an elbow but Ferreira slips to the side and avoids it well.
Maia wants to control but Ferreira is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia looking to control but instead Ferreira has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Still in half guard, Maia seems content to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
We're going to have a standup here because Daniel Maia wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ferreira scores with a leg kick.
Maia lands with a nice body punch.
Maia tests Ferreira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ronaldo Ferreira.
I think Ferreira 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 47:49
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 47:49
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronaldo Ferreira!
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FIGHT
RATING
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