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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raoul De Muerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rigoberto Lamas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Muerta's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Crystal Method. Lamas has chosen Brazilian National Anthem as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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186 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raoul De Muerta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rigoberto Lamas!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Muerta lands with an uppercut that bounces Lamas off the cage and back into range.
De Muerta moves out of range of the leg kick from Lamas.
De Muerta connects with a high kick.
Lamas throws an off balance right hand
enabling De Muerta to counter with a crisp jab.
Lamas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Muerta can pounce on him.
Lamas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Muerta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Muerta throws a sloppy head kick and Lamas moves out of range easily.
Rigoberto Lamas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lamas throws a hook but De Muerta blocks it.
De Muerta fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lamas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lamas misses with a hook
and Lamas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Muerta is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
De Muerta connects with an inside leg kick.
Lamas looks to land a left hand but De Muerta moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lamas lands a slapping body shot.
De Muerta throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lamas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lamas misses with a left hand
and De Muerta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Muerta scores with the left hand. Lamas knows he should have avoided that one.
We've been told by De Muerta's head coaches at The Zoo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lamas misses with an uppercut. De Muerta saw that one coming.
Lamas scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamas looks to land a right hand but De Muerta moved out of range.
Lamas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
De Muerta connects with a body shot.
De Muerta slips under a jab from Lamas.
De Muerta misses with a double jab.
De Muerta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lamas connects with the punch.
Nice shot lands for De Muerta.
Lamas is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
De Muerta lands a really nice looking cross but Lamas seems unphased.
Lamas throws a poor cross that misses
and De Muerta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Muerta throws a head kick but Lamas moves out of range.
Lamas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Muerta.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lamas has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lamas walks forward, straight into a front kick from De Muerta.
De Muerta lands a head kick!
It looks like Rigoberto Lamas has been cut.
De Muerta digs a good body shot into Lamas's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamas misses with a lunging right hand
and De Muerta counters with a nice body kick.
Lamas throws a body punch but De Muerta moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lamas.
De Muerta tests Lamas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lamas throws a lazy uppercut
and De Muerta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lamas throws a lazy uppercut
and De Muerta counters with a straight right hand.
A good leg kick by De Muerta.
De Muerta with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lamas misses with a looping right.
De Muerta thinks about countering with a body kick.
Lamas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Muerta.
De Muerta scoring well with a low kick there.
De Muerta lands with a shot to the body.
De Muerta delivers a nice body kick.
Lamas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lamas takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lamas misses with a hook. De Muerta ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Muerta throws out a powerful jab.
De Muerta moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Muerta connects with a leg kick. Lamas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lamas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lamas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Lamas looks to move away, De Muerta throws a big counter combo bu Lamas just gets out of the way.
De Muerta jabs Lamas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Raoul De Muerta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lamas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lamas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lamas wants to slow De Muerta down by chopping away at his legs.
Lamas tries to clinch up
letting De Muerta counter with a right hand.
Lamas avoids the body shot from De Muerta.
A thudding body kick lands there by De Muerta!
De Muerta is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lamas scores with a hook to the body. De Muerta takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Muerta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Muerta is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lamas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Muerta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lamas cracks a nice hook into De Muerta's ribs.
Lamas looks to score with a jab to the body but De Muerta is just out of range.
Lamas swings and misses with a shot to the body
and De Muerta counters with a good, hard body kick but Lamas shrugs it off.
Lamas misses with a shot to the body
and De Muerta counters with an inside leg kick.
De Muerta bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lamas's head backwards.
A jab from Lamas finds it's way through De Muerta's defenses.
Nice defenses there by De Muerta.
De Muerta throws a body shot but no joy.
De Muerta fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lamas.
De Muerta ducks under a wild hook from Lamas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Muerta scores with a jab.
Lamas takes a swing at De Muerta's ribcage but misses.
De Muerta's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lamas under the eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Muerta. Lamas does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raoul De Muerta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rigoberto Lamas's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
De Muerta dodges the punch combination from Lamas.
An attempted straight right counter from De Muerta misses the target.
A punch combination from De Muerta misses.
De Muerta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lamas can do to turn this around?
Lamas misses with an uppercut.
Lamas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Muerta scoring well with a low kick there.
De Muerta throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Muerta slips under a jab.
Lamas throws the left hand but De Muerta avoids the punch easily.
A counter left hand to the body from De Muerta misses its target.
Lamas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Muerta.
Lamas dives in and grabs De Muerta's left leg, looking for a takedown. De Muerta pushes down on Lamas's head and hops out.
De Muerta scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De Muerta doesn't seem bothered though.
De Muerta lands with a kick to the temple. Lamas shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
De Muerta misses with a wild body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lamas might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, De Muerta has got the better of the exchanges.
Lamas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Muerta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Muerta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lamas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Muerta.
De Muerta lands with an uppercut that bounces Lamas off the cage and back into range.
Lamas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
De Muerta lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lamas throws out a loose jab but De Muerta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lamas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
De Muerta lands a body shot.
Lamas misses with a double jab.
Lamas misses with a lunging right hand
and De Muerta makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
De Muerta scoring well with a low kick there.
A thudding body kick lands there by De Muerta!
Lamas is breathing heavily.
Lamas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Muerta connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lamas scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Lamas misses with a looping right.
Lamas misses with a right hand
and De Muerta counters with a stiff right hand.
De Muerta avoids the head kick by Lamas.
Lamas darts in trying to clinch
and Lamas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamas misses with a shot to the body
and De Muerta counters with a straight right hand.
De Muerta connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
De Muerta paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lamas is rocked!
De Muerta throws a leg kick which misses Lamas's front leg but catches the back leg as Lamas tries to avoid it.
Lamas is still on wobbly legs! Can De Muerta finish him?
De Muerta lands with a hook. Lamas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lamas throws a shot to the body.
Lamas seems to have recovered his senses.
Lamas falls off balance throwing a combination
and De Muerta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lamas tests De Muerta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Muerta chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A punch lands to the side of Lamas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Muerta lands a big head kick that sends Lamas tumbling to the mat! De Muerta takes a step backwards and waves Lamas back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lamas throws a leg kick that misses.
De Muerta lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lamas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
BOOM! De Muerta lands a beautiful left hook that drops Lamas. Lamas tries to recover but De Muerta is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Lamas lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raoul De Muerta!
Raoul De Muerta seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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