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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Flavio Ruas (ranked 23486 p4p, 5875 weight class) and Maquina Virutal (ranked 679 p4p, 614 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
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Lethal high kicks
Granite chin
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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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Flavio Ruas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maquina Virutal!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Virutal connects with an inside leg kick.
Virutal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Virutal slips a jab from Ruas.
Ruas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Virutal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Virutal misses with a straight right.
Ruas misses with a looping left.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ruas.
Virutal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ruas breaks from the clinch.
Virutal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruas.
Good leg kick by Virutal.
Virutal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Virutal throws a right hand that Ruas ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruas also avoids with ease.
Ruas has closed the distance and engaged Virutal in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've been told by Ruas's head coaches at MY YARD 'Resurrect' that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ruas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Ruas as he checks the leg kick.
It looked like Ruas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ruas moves into the clinch successfully.
Ruas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Ruas.
Ruas digs a right hand into Virutal's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Virutal's gas tank.
Ruas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Virutal throws a head kick but Ruas moves out of range.
Virutal fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ruas connects with a right hand. Virutal shakes it off.
Ruas slips a straight right by Virutal.
Ruas swings for the body but Virutal moves out of range.
Ruas swings widly with a right hand
and Virutal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Virutal clobbers Ruas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Virutal. Ruas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Virutal takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruas throws a sloppy head kick
and Virutal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Ruas blocks an uppercut.
Virutal lands a hook that snaps the head of Ruas backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ruas.
Ruas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ruas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ruas misses with a hook.
Ruas moves into the clinch successfully.
Virutal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ruas slows down the pace here.
Virutal tries to work over Ruas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Virutal is trying to force a seperation but Ruas has the dominant position.
Ruas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Virutal backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Maquina Virutal will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Ruas walks into a jab.
Virutal on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Virutal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruas instigates a clinch.
Ruas breaks the clinch.
Virutal takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Maquina Virutal has been cut.
Ruas clobbers Virutal with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ruas moves into the clinch.
Ruas manages to break the clinch.
Ruas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Virutal counter with a right hand.
Ruas misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Virutal lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Virutal looks to throw the jab but Ruas is out of range.
Maquina Virutal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Virutal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ruas throws a shot from downtown. Virutal moves away and avoids it.
Virutal flicks out a counter leg kick but Ruas steps away.
Virutal defending well as Ruas loads up on a big left hand.
Virutal flicks out a counter leg kick but Ruas steps away.
Ruas has Virutal up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Ruas.
Virutal lands with a right to the head.
Ruas breaks from the clinch.
Virutal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Virutal takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Virutal tries to bum rush Ruas with a series of wild strikes but Ruas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Virutal connects with a looping right hand.
Ruas throws a sloppy body shot
and Virutal counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ruas takes a swing at Virutal's ribcage but misses.
Ruas closes the distance and pushes Virutal back into the ropes.
Ruas tries to work over Virutal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Virutal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ruas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virutal lands a jab to the head.
Virutal scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Flavio Ruas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruas moves into the clinch.
Virutal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ruas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Virutal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Virutal.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Virutal throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ruas darts in and clinches Virutal up against the ropes.
Virutal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Virutal is trying to break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Flavio Ruas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maquina Virutal's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Ruas throws a body shot but no joy.
Ruas darts in and clinches Virutal up against the ropes.
Ruas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Virutal misses with a punch to the body.
Ruas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Virutal tries to keep at a distance but Ruas has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Virutal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Virutal struggles to land a body shot inside as Ruas controls his hands.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ruas blocks an uppercut.
Ruas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Virutal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ruas backwards.
Virutal is trying to break the clinch but Ruas has him pressed against the ropes.
Ruas breaks from the clinch.
Ruas moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ruas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virutal lands a left hand.
Ruas manages to break the clinch.
Ruas misses with a straight left.
Ruas with the inside leg kick.
Virutal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Virutal has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ruas misses with a body shot
and Virutal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Virutal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ruas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ruas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Virutal misses with a low kick.
Ruas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ruas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ruas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Virutal wants to get back to striking at distance but Ruas won't allow it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ruas takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ruas.
Virutal misses with a looping left.
Ruas is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Virutal.
Ruas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Virutal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Virutal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ruas tries to clinch there but Virutal circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Virutal! But no joy.
Ruas cracks Virutal with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Ruas rushes Virutal and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Virutal pushes Ruas back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ruas - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Virutal misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Virutal.
Ruas misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Flavio Ruas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ruas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flavio Ruas!
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energy
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mgr
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RATING
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