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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia comes into a darkened arena with his song building. AnSchanz kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronaldo Ferreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leon Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira misses with a double jab.
Ferreira keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ferreira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ferreira rushes Garcia and presses him up against the cage.
Ferreira tries to break the clinch but Garcia is controlling the position.
Garcia tries a body shot but Ferreira blocks it.
Ferreira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Garcia is trying to push Ferreira away but Ferreira has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ferreira lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Garcia is trying to break the clinch but Ferreira has him pressed against the cage.
Ferreira cracks Garcia with a nice body shot.
Garcia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Ferreira.
Ferreira lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira pulls Garcia into guard.
Garcia looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Garcia wanted to stand there but Ferreira had control of the position.
Garcia slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ferreira kicks Garcia off and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira takes the fight into the clinch.
Garcia has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ferreira uses from the top position.
Garcia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ferreira.
Ferreira trying to stand up but can't free himself from Garcia's guard.
Garcia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ferreira showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ferreira has gone for a leg lock! Garcia slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ferreira's guard.
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!
Ferreira can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Garcia controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ferreira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ferreira pushes Garcia off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Ferreira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Ferreira moves away and avoids it.
Good standup being displayed there by Ferreira as he connects with a hook.
Ronaldo Ferreira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferreira connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Garcia momentarily.
Ferreira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Garcia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ferreira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garcia looks to land a combination but Ferreira avoids it well.
Ferreira goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferreira clinches up with Garcia and pushes him back against the cage.
Garcia is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ferreira pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ferreira lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ferreira manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ferreira can't break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferreira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ferreira throws a one two combo.
A combination from Garcia does no damage.
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.
Ferreira throws a low kick but it's checked well by Garcia.
Garcia shoots in looking for a takedown. Ferreira tries to sprawl out of it but Garcia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ferreira manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Garcia is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Ferreira manages to get to full guard.
Ferreira is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Garcia trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ferreira's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Ferreira keeps moving.
Ferreira keeping full guard, as Garcia tries to pass.
Garcia advances to half guard.
Ferreira is trying to stand.
Ferreira has one foot on Garcia's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ferreira.
Ferreira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garcia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ferreira.
A shot to the body from Garcia misses
and Garcia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ferreira tests Garcia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ferreira fails to land with a series of punches.
Garcia looking to score a takedown here. Ferreira is defending well but Garcia drives through and ends up in Ferreira's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia wants to control from the top but Ferreira keeps moving.
Garcia seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ferreira is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Garcia wanted to stand there but Ferreira had control of the position.
Ferreira scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Garcia staying out of range there.
Ferreira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garcia swings for the body but Ferreira moves out of range.
Ferreira throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira throws a series of punches but Garcia avoids them all with ease.
Ferreira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garcia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garcia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ferreira doesn't seem bothered though.
Ferreira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ronaldo Ferreira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferreira scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Ferreira.
Ferreira has taken the fight to the clinch.
Garcia blocks an uppercut.
Ferreira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garcia's elbow.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ferreira.
Ferreira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garcia can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Leon Garcia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ferreira forces Garcia back against the cage and clinches.
Ferreira misses with the head strike.
Garcia leaning against his opponent.
Garcia looking to stall.
Garcia blocks a body shot from Ferreira.
Garcia breaks from the clinch.
Garcia swings for the body but Ferreira moves out of range.
Ferreira throws the left hand but Garcia avoids the punch easily.
Ferreira tries to bum rush Garcia with a series of wild strikes but Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Ferreira.
Garcia takes a swing at Ferreira's ribcage but misses.
Ferreira closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira is working for takedown but Garcia is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ferreira can't break the clinch.
Ferreira keeps control of Garcia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Garcia manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Garcia is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ferreira is controlling him.
Ferreira trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Ferreira postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garcia wants to stand but Ferreira is controlling the position.
Garcia has his feet on Ferreira's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia scores with a takedown into Ferreira's guard.
Ferreira wants to stand and escape but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia stands and steps away. Ferreira gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferreira scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Garcia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Garcia thows a body shot but no joy.
Garcia takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ferreira on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ronaldo Ferreira is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Garcia misses.
Garcia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ferreira takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira misses with a two punch combination.
Garcia thows a body shot but no joy.
Ferreira listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Garcia is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ferreira rather than just go for the knockout.
Ferreira misses with an uppercut.
Ferreira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garcia tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ferreira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ferreira moves into the clinch.
Ferreira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ferreira looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ferreira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia gets a takedown into half guard.
Ferreira is trying to stand up here but Garcia is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ferreira kicks Garcia off and gets back to his feet.
Ferreira is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Ferreira.
Ronaldo Ferreira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ferreira.
Ferreira leaves Garcia with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferreira with a hook.
Ferreira closes the distance and clinches.
Ronaldo Ferreira has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ferreira is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ronaldo Ferreira did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Ferreira moves away and avoids it.
Garcia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown but Ferreira shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ferreira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ferreira lands a jab-cross combination.
Ferreira misses with the combination.
No joy there for Ferreira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ferreira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferreira scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ferreira cracks Garcia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira has Garcia up against the cage in a clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A right hand to the body from Ferreira.
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garcia is trying to break free.
Ferreira gets through Garcia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ferreira struggles to land a body shot inside as Garcia controls his hands.
Ferreira is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcia.
Ferreira wants to break the clinch but can't.
Garcia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Garcia working hard to break the clinch.
Garcia breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira just misses with a punch to the body.
Ferreira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ferreira.
Ferreira rushes Garcia and presses him up against the cage.
Garcia tries to circle away but Ferreira has him pinned against the cage.
Garcia takes a shot to the head.
Garcia has had enough of the clinch but Ferreira keeps him there for the moment.
Garcia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ferreira working aggressively here.
Ferreira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferreira wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ferreira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira tries to score a body lock takedown but Garcia shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ferreira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ferreira slips under a jab.
No luck for Garcia with that takedown attempt.
Garcia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ferreira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ferreira cracks Garcia with an open hand slap.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ronaldo Ferreira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Garcia.
Ferreira missing with a left hand there. Garcia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garcia shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ferreira defends it nicely.
Garcia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ferreira counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ferreira misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ferreira.
Ferreira feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Garcias jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Garcia takes a swing at Ferreira's ribcage but misses.
Ferreira clinches up against the cage.
Ferreira lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Garcia stalling against the cage.
Ferreira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferreira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ferreira scores with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferreira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ferreira's corner calls for a 1-2. Ferreira obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Ferreira had his way with Leon Garcia in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A combination from Ferreira does no damage.
Ferreira lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ferreira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcia.
Garcia shoots for a takedown but Ferreira saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ferreira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ferreira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice straight punches there by Ferreira. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ferreira.
Ferreira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ferreira swinging wildly here.
Ferreira fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Garcia, pushing him back against the cage.
Garcia is trying to stall.
Ferreira lands a body shot.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ferreira has a couple of punches blocked by Garcia.
Garcia is trying to break free.
Ferreira lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ferreira manages to pull guard.
Ferreira has a closed guard, preventing Garcia from standing up.
Ferreira wants to stand but Garcia is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to free his leg and advance position but Ferreira is retaining full guard.
Leon Garcia has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ferreira is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ferreira is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Leon Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garcia stalling in the clinch.
Ferreira is looking to break free of the clinch but Garcia has double underhooks.
Garcia jumps guard but Ferreira stands there with Garcia around his waist. Garcia gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ferreira throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira breaks the clinch.
Ferreira clinches.
Garcia jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ferreira walks away with a smile on his face. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ronaldo Ferreira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Garcia.
Ferreira looks to land a combination but Garcia avoids it well.
Garcia swings for the body but Ferreira moves out of range.
Ferreira moves into range and clinches up with Garcia.
Ferreira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ferreira swings wildly with an uppercut but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferreira lands a nice uppercut.
Ferreira throws a head punch that misses.
Ferreira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garcia tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Ferreira.
Ferreira turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ferreira manages to end up in side control.
Garcia tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Ferreira misses with a punch to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferreira is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Ferreira landing with strikes.
Garcia is rocked!
Ferreira is working the ground and pound. Can Garcia escape?
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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 48:47
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 50:46
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronaldo Ferreira!
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