PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Shogun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Ruggiero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shogun
vs
Ruggiero

193 cm
24
215 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

200 cm
29
223 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Crippler's Corner
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Shogun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinny Ruggiero!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shogun scores with a push kick.
Shogun misses with a leg kick
and Ruggiero counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Shogun is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Shogun misses with a low kick as Ruggiero jumps back.
Ruggiero is looking to clinch but Shogun is avoiding it.
Shogun fails with a takedown attempt.
Shogun is looking to score with low kicks.
Ruggiero wants to clinch up but Shogun keeps it at a distance.
Shogun lands with an overhand left.
Shogun throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shogun.

Ruggiero has managed to clinch.
Ruggiero lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruggiero throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shogun with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ruggiero missing with knees to the body.
Shogun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ruggiero avoids it.
Ruggiero blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shogun is trying to stall.
Shogun takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Mauricio Shogun has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruggiero avoiding damage.
A knee to the head by Ruggiero.
Knees to the body from Shogun.
Shogun takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ruggiero avoiding damage as Shogun throws knees to the body.
Ruggiero presses Shogun against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shogun is breathing heavily.
Ruggiero landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruggiero connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shogun's face.
Ruggiero unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shogun lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Ruggiero.

Shogun is rocked!
Ruggiero lands a big knee to the head and Shogun goes down! Ruggiero pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vinny Ruggiero!
A determined Vinny Ruggiero didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!