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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Arealius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Arealius's choice of entrance music: Ministry Rock. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Anthony Arealius enters the cage!
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197 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
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190 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, 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 Rio de Janeiro, Anthony Arealius!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arealius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ferreira.
Arealius tries a head kick but it misses.
Ferreira throws a series of punches but Arealius moves out of range.
Arealius throws a head kick that misses.
Arealius fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A big right from Arealius misses.
Ferreira circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arealius misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Arealius fails with the takedown.
Ronaldo Ferreira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Arealius.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arealius misses with a takedown attempt - Ferreira sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arealius throws a head kick but Ferreira moves out of range.
Ferreira throws a head kick that misses.
Arealius moves in looking to clinch but Ferreira pushes him off.
Arealius has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ferreira finds it's way round the side to connect with Arealius's head.
Ferreira gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Arealius misses with some punches.
Ferreira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Ferreira misses.
A head kick by Arealius misses
and Ferreira counters with a nice uppercut.
Ferreira lands a nice shot to the body.
Arealius looks gassed!
Arealius closes the distance but Ferreira moves to the side
and Ferreira counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arealius is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ferreira steps into range and cracks Arealius with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Arealius flops backwards and Ferreira dives into his guard looking to finish!
Arealius is rocked!
Ferreira lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Arealius is still in real trouble! Can Ferreira finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Arealius seems to have recovered his senses.
Ferreira scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ferreira tries to stand but Arealius is controlling from the bottom.
Ferreira is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ferreira is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferreira throwing strikes but missing.
Arealius avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ferreira throwing strikes but missing.
Ferreira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arealius looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ferreira is one step ahead there.
Ferreira looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ferreira wanted to stand there but Arealius had control of the position.
Ferreira keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Arealius's head.
Arealius looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ferreira passes into half guard.
Ferreira not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ferreira is nestled in close to Arealius, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Arealius is staying active underneath Ferreira, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Arealius trying to control from the bottom.
Ferreira trying to mount his opponent but Arealius defends it.
Ferreira scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferreira wants to pass to mount but Arealius is defending the position.
Arealius is trying to get back to full guard.
Ferreira seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Ferreira dominated that 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.
Arealius fails with the takedown
and Ferreira counters with a nice uppercut.
Arealius with a poor takedown
and Ferreira makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Arealius misses with a takedown
and Ferreira counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ronaldo Ferreira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Arealius.
A telegraphed right hand from Arealius misses the target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ferreira, as that shot connected.
Ferreira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arealius.
Arealius fails with the takedown
and Ferreira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arealius is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferreira scores a takedown into full mount!
BOOM! Ferreira connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira looking to control but Arealius is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
BOOM! Ferreira connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Arealius is desperately trying to improve his position but Ferreira has a good base and remains in mount.
Ferreira has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ferreira looking to control but Arealius is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ferreira takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Arealius is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ferreira connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Arealius is in a horrible position here. Ferreira smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arealius swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Arealius wants to control but Ferreira is having none of it.
Ferreira in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Arealius is working to get back to half guard.
Ferreira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arealius can do to turn this around?
Ferreira putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ferreira cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arealius is bucking up trying to escape but Ferreira cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ferreira with shots to the head and body - Arealius looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ferreira is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Arealius can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira scoring with strikes but Arealius is staying in there.
Ferreira connects with a bit shot that sees Arealius covering up! More strikes from Arealius and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Ferreira is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronaldo Ferreira!
Ronaldo Ferreira retains his middleweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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