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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Danza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Loureiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danza comes to the cage accompanied by Who's the Boss. The crowd seem to be enjoying Loureiro's choice of entrance music: Angra - Acid Rain. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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183 cm
24
186 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Danza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rafael Loureiro!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danza takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Danza tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Loureiro shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Danza wants to control but Loureiro is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Danza has one foot on Loureiro's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Danza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Loureiro.
Loureiro shoots in looking for a takedown but Danza manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Loureiro's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loureiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Loureiro tries to clinch but Danza moves away
and Danza counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Danza throws a lazy uppercut
and Loureiro counters with a nice body shot.
Loureiro throws a sloppy head kick and Danza moves out of range easily.
Loureiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danza keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice straight punches there by Danza. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Danza.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loureiro lands a nice shot to the body.
Loureiro has his takedown stuffed
enabling Danza to counter with a crisp jab.
Tony Danza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Loureiro.
Danza slips a jab from Loureiro.
Loureiro throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Danza.
Loureiro fails with a takedown attempt.
Loureiro fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Danza avoids it really well and circles away.
Danza misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Loureiro misses with a straight left.
Loureiro cracks Danza with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Danza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Danza lands a jab to Loureiro's midsection.
Danza swinging wildly here.
Loureiro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Danza dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Danza misses the target.
Loureiro misses with a jab to the body
and Danza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Loureiro throws a hook to the side of Danza's head but Danza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Danza throws a right hand that misses
and Loureiro counters with a nice body shot.
Loureiro throws an off balance right hand
and Danza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Loureiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Loureiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loureiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Loureiro shoots in and bounces Danza off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Loureiro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Danza pulls Loureiro in close to prevent any damage.
Loureiro advances to half guard.
Danza is concentrating on defense, preventing Loureiro from advancing position.
Danza is trying to maintain the position but Loureiro is very close to passing his half guard.
Loureiro seems to be working for a kimura but Danza defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loureiro trying to mount his opponent but Danza defends it.
Danza has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Loureiro is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Danza manages to get to full guard.
Danza looking for a guillotine here but Loureiro defends easily.
Danza not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tony Danza will probably get the nod.
That's time! Danza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Loureiro lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Loureiro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Danza counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Loureiro closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Danza is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loureiro is looking to take a break and control but Danza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Danza is trying to control Loureiro's posture but Loureiro avoids it.
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.
Loureiro wants to control but Danza is keeping him busy.
Danza is trying to control Loureiro's posture but Loureiro avoids it.
Danza sneaks back into half guard.
Loureiro wants to free his trapped foot but Danza is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Danza manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Danza is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rafael Loureiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danza working a defensive guard here.
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.
Danza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Danza seems keen to control Loureiro's posture.
Loureiro stopping the sweep attempt from Danza.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rafael Loureiro.
I think Danza has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rafael Loureiro!
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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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FIGHT
RATING
22% |
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