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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ralph King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Leite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leite is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fergie - Glamorous ft. Ludacris. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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178 lbs
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180 cm
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ralph King!
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, Ricardo Leite!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leite closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Leite lands in his opponent's guard.
King wants to stand up but Leite is controlling him.
Leite drops back looking for a leg! King is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and King manages to kick Leite off! Leite jumps back into King's guard.
King keeping full guard, as Leite tries to pass.
Leite drops back looking for a leg! King is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and King manages to kick Leite off! Leite jumps back into King's guard.
King tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leite stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. King swivels though and keeps the full guard.
King wants to stand but Leite is controlling the position.
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.
King is pulling down on Leite's head to control his posture.
Leite thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
King is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
King can't keep his opponent in guard - Leite advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Leite is trying to work for a kimura but King is defending well.
King wants to get back to his feet.
Leite is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
King is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Leite's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Leite's back!
King connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Leite to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King lands a shot to the head.
King is persistently looking for the submission but Leite is defending it well.
Leite is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
King loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Leite hold on?
King is looking for the choke from the back position but Leite is controlling his hands well.
King working for the choke.
King scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Leite is looking for a way out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King is persistently looking for the submission but Leite is defending it well.
King looking for the RNC.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leite is trying to stand back up.
King is landing with strikes from the back.
King scores with punches and elbows.
Leite trying to get back to his feet but King is in full control for now.
King lands a shot to the head.
Leite breaks King's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
King can't keep his opponent in guard - Leite advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Leite is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Leite trying to pass the guard but King defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leite is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
King is trying to stand up here but Leite is controlling him well.
King controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
King wants to get back to his feet.
King is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Leite pulls his head out easily.
Leite stops King from getting back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Leite is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Leite is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ralph King will probably get the nod.
That's time! King's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Leite will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Leite misses with a takedown attempt
and King counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Leite taking some punishment here, with King in his half guard.
King lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Leite has hold of King's hands but King slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Leite looking for submissions off his back.
King lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Leite looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Leite on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Leite is breathing heavily.
King wants to stand up but Leite is controlling the position.
Leite is trying to defend against the ground and pound but King scores with a couple of nice shots.
King lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King lands with a punch from half guard.
King winds up and cracks Leite with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Leite is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but King pulls his head out easily.
Leite actively working from the bottom here.
King is working for a submission of some sort.
King scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Leite looking for submissions off his back.
King working Leite over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Leite looking for submissions off his back.
Leite looking for submissions off his back.
Ground and pound from King.
King is looking for a kimura here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. King lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leite is trying to defend against the ground and pound but King scores with a couple of nice shots.
Leite looking for submissions off his back.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. King connects with a nice short shot to Leite's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leite looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and King pushes past his half guard into mount!
Leite tries to get back to half guard but can't.
King cracks Leite with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by King.
King lands a big elbow.
King working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, King cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
King looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Leite is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King looking to secure an arm triangle but Leite defends it well.
King prevents Leite from getting the reversal.
Leite is trying to stand.
King landing strikes from the mount.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leite can do to turn this around?
A nice elbow there by King.
Leite tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ralph King overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
King lands a couple of good shots and Leite has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
King has the hooks in. Leite is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
King is persistently looking for the submission but Leite is defending it well.
Leite breaks King's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph King dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Leite misses with a takedown attempt
and King counters with a nice double leg into side control. Leite won't be happy with that.
King working the body and head with strikes.
Leite is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
King tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Leite is looking to regain half guard here but King keeps moving and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Check out the look on King's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Leite takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
King thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
King working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leite takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
King stands up.
Leite goes for a double leg but King avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as King continues to drive forward.
King scores with a jab to the head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Leite or perhaps it was just good defense by King, which made it look bad.
Ralph King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Leite.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
King manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
King wants to stand and escape but Leite is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King keeping full guard, as Leite tries to pass.
Leite stopping the sweep attempt from King.
King keeping full guard, as Leite tries to pass.
King controlling the position.
King is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
King pushes Leite off and scrambles back to his feet.
Leite gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and King counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Leite!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King decides to stand back up.
King shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than King was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
King working the body and head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King scores with punches from side control.
King working the ground and pound from side control.
King working the head with strikes.
Leite tries to buck King off but King is having none of it.
Leite is looking to work his way out of this bad position but King is controlling him well.
King cracks Leite with an elbow. That is naaassty.
King working the ground and pound.
King is chipping away with strikes.
Leite wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Leite tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Leite takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King working the body and head with strikes.
Leite explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Leite shoots in looking for a takedown but King manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Leite's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
King scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
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!
Leite tries to escape but King is in control.
King connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Leite some visible discomfort.
Leite tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but King wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
King looks up at the clock and then as Leite takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, King smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Leite is trying to get back to his feet.
King stands up.
King clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ralph King showed his dominance in that final round.
Well King 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ralph King!
The defeated Ricardo Leite had this to say: 'Não foi dessa vez, ele foi melhor e lutou muito bem. Mas estarei treinando, e futuramente serei um dos melhores.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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