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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buakev Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Law's choice of entrance music: Sierra Leone. Rodrigo Moreira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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260 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rodrigo Moreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buakev Law!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Law looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Law wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Law.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreira swats away the attempt to clinch by Law.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Law is looking to clinch but Moreira is avoiding it.
Law tries to bum rush Moreira with a series of wild strikes but Moreira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreira shoots in but Law avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice takedown defense from Law. No joy for Moreira on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Law is looking to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice sprawl there from Law as Moreira shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buakev Law dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Law tries to clinch there but Moreira circles away.
Moreira keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Law fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Law is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Law tries to close the distance and clinch but Moreira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Moreira shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Law looks to land a combination but Moreira avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreira shoots in looking for a takedown. Law tries to sprawl out of it but Moreira keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Law manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rodrigo Moreira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Law throws a right and a left that Moreira avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Moreira shoots in for a takedown but Law shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Moreira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Law throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Moreira.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buakev Law showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
A nice combination there by Law.
Law defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Moreira.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moreira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Law circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Law tries to clinch but Moreira moves out of range.
Law tries to clinch but Moreira moves out of range.
Law throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Moreira keeps the fight on the outside.
Law is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law moves in looking to clinch but Moreira pushes him off.
Left hook, right uppercut from Law.
Law throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rodrigo Moreira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Law throws a right and a left that Moreira avoids nicely.
Moreira blocks a head kick by Law.
Buakev Law is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moreira throws a left and a right that both miss
and Law counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buakev Law comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Law has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buakev Law!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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