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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rony Moraes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Macchio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rony Moraes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ralph Macchio!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moraes gets caught napping as Macchio dives in and scores a takedown. Moraes manages to retain guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Macchio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moraes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Moraes has control of Macchio's left arm, preventing Macchio from doing any damage.
Moraes looking for a sweep. Not yet Moraes, not yet.
Moraes is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Moraes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Macchio on the ground.
Macchio tries to free his leg and advance position but Moraes is retaining full guard.
Rony Moraes has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Macchio shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Moraes as he avoids it easily.
Macchio walks into a straight right hand from Moraes.
Moraes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Macchio throws out a loose jab but Moraes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Macchio throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Moraes was covering up waiting for the punch and Macchio finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moraes keeping moving, preventing Macchio from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moraes lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Macchio!
Moraes looking to control and managing it successfully.
Macchio is wriggling around trying to escape.
Moraes controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Macchio is trying desperately to improve position.
Moraes sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
We're going to have a standup here because Rony Moraes wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Macchio shoots for a takedown but Moraes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Moraes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moraes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Macchio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Macchio misses with a lunging right hand
and Moraes counters with a low kick, right behind Macchio 's knee.
Macchio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moraes lands a slapping body shot.
Macchio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moraes manages to avoid it.
Moraes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Macchio at a distance.
Moraes scores with a body shot.
Moraes is looking to wear down Macchio with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Moraes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Moraes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Moraes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Macchio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moraes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Macchio misses with a lunging right hand
and Moraes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Moraes throws a nice head kick!
Macchio fails with the takedown.
Rony Moraes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralph Macchio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moraes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Moraes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rony Moraes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moraes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Macchio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Moraes can pounce on him.
Moraes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A good leg kick by Moraes.
Macchio should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Moraes thumps Macchio with a low kick.
Moraes scores with a shot to the body.
Moraes lands with a shot to the body.
Macchio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moraes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moraes lands with a good body shot.
Rony Moraes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moraes looks to score with a jab to the body but Macchio is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rony Moraes dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice shot by Moraes.
Macchio shoots in but no luck this time.
Macchio throws an overhand right that lands on Moraes's shoulder, as Moraes tries to avoid the shot.
Moraes moves out of range as Macchio strikes.
Macchio throws out a loose jab but Moraes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moraes throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Moraes throws a leg kick which misses Macchio's front leg but catches the back leg as Macchio tries to avoid it.
Macchio swings for the body but Moraes moves out of range.
Macchio dives in and grabs Moraes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Moraes pushes down on Macchio's head and hops out.
Macchio misses with a lunging right hand
and Moraes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Macchio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Macchio takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Macchio missing with a left hand there. Moraes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Macchio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Moraes connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Moraes finds it's target.
Macchio shoots and misses
and Moraes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rony Moraes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralph Macchio.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Macchio is defended easily by Moraes.
Macchio is breathing heavily.
Moraes lands a nice looking body shot.
Moraes scores with a body shot.
Macchio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rony Moraes is winning the standup battle so far.
Macchio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Macchio is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
The crowd cheers as Moraes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Macchio doesn't seem phased though.
Macchio takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Moraes jabs at Macchio's body.
Moraes scores with a three punch combo!
Macchio thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Moraes tenderised Macchio's leg. Macchio is trying to keep his angry face on.
Moraes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Moraes lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Macchio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Moraes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Macchio's head.
Moraes takes a swing at Macchio's ribcage but misses.
Moraes connects with a solid leg kick.
Macchio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moraes scoring well with a low kick there.
Macchio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Macchio shoots for a double leg takedown but Moraes sprawls well. He's pushed Macchio's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Moraes lands a right hook to the body.
Moraes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Moraes scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moraes cracks the inside of Macchio's front leg.
Macchio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Moraes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Moraes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Moraes digs a good body shot into Macchio's ribs.
Moraes lands a leg kick that knocks Macchio off balance momentarily.
Moraes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Moraes lands a nice shot to the body.
Moraes scores with a shot to the body.
Moraes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good shot there by Moraes.
Moraes looks to score with a jab to the body but Macchio is just out of range.
Moraes lands a jab to Macchio's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Moraes.
Moraes moves out of range as Macchio strikes.
Moraes moves out of range as Macchio strikes.
Macchio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Moraes. Moraes obviously looking to wear him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Moraes.
A thudding body kick lands there by Moraes!
Moraes digs a good hook to Macchio's body.
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!
Macchio misses with a hook
and Moraes counters with a left to the body.
Macchio misses with a right hand
and Moraes counters with a head kick. That will keep Macchio thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moraes lands a jab to the nose.
Macchio thows a body shot but no joy.
Moraes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circling - Macchio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rony Moraes dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Macchio misses with an uppercut
and Moraes counters with a thumping low kick.
Macchio takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Moraes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Macchio.
Moraes defending well as Macchio loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot lands for Moraes.
Macchio walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Macchio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Macchio shoots in for a takedown but Moraes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Macchio takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Moraes scores with a head kick.
Macchio throws a jab but it's blocked by Moraes.
Macchio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Moraes throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moraes stuns Macchio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Macchio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moraes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Macchio.
Moraes lands with a good body shot.
Moraes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Moraes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Moraes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Macchio misses the target.
Moraes stuffs the takedown attempt from Macchio. Macchio gets slowly back to his feet.
Rony Moraes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralph Macchio.
Macchio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moraes connects with a body shot.
Macchio shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Moraes but Moraes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Moraes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Macchio stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ralph Macchio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moraes connects with a body shot.
Moraes punishes Macchio's body with a nice straight punch.
Moraes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Macchio was well out of range. Poor timing from Moraes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Moraes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good exchange - Moraes coming out on top.
A jab from Macchio misses.
Macchio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Moraes as he jumps to the side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moraes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Macchio misses with a left hand
and Moraes counters with an outside leg kick.
Moraes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Moraes lands with a shot to the body.
Moraes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Macchio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moraes lands with a shot to the body.
Moraes takes a swing at Macchio's ribcage but misses.
Nice takedown defense from Moraes. No joy for Macchio on that attempt.
Macchio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Moraes throws a head kick that half lands.
Moraes throws a shot to the body.
Moraes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Moraes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Macchio misses with a body shot.
Moraes lands with a shot to the body.
Moraes throws a head kick that Macchio semi-blocks.
Moraes stuffs the takedown attempt from Macchio. Macchio gets slowly back to his feet.
Moraes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Macchio's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moraes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Macchio at a distance.
Moraes with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Moraes.
Moraes throws a shot to the body.
Macchio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Moraes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Macchio looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Moraes is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moraes keeping control of the position.
Rony Moraes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Moraes trying to control but Macchio postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rony Moraes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Moraes 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rony Moraes!
Rony Moraes managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Bad Man Clothing , into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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