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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emanoel Moreno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kruger comes to the cage accompanied by House Boulevard - Set Me Free. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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172 lbs
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174 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Kruger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emanoel Moreno!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruger throws a hook but Moreno blocks it.
Kruger fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Moreno on the side of the head.
Kruger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Moreno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moreno scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Vinicius Kruger has been cut.
Kruger with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moreno throws out a loose jab but Kruger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kruger throws a body punch but Moreno moves out of range.
Kruger cracks Moreno with a good jab.
Kruger closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Moreno is rocked!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kruger trying to control the action but Moreno is working from the bottom.
Moreno is still in real trouble! Can Kruger finish him?
Moreno manages to get back to half guard.
Moreno seems to have recovered his senses.
Kruger seems to be looking for submissions.
Kruger is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Moreno is just riding it out for now. Kruger eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno gets full guard.
Kruger trying to control the position from guard on top but Moreno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moreno manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kruger is looking to improve his position but Moreno isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moreno lands a heavy elbow.
Kruger is squirming around, avoiding Moreno's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreno landing strikes from the mount.
Kruger slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kruger slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moreno wants to control from the top but Kruger keeps moving.
Kruger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kruger wants to sweep but no luck.
Moreno trying to control the position from guard on top but Kruger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kruger is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Moreno advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreno working away.
Moreno thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kruger takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kruger gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Moreno scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kruger?
Kruger is rocked!
Moreno prevents Kruger from getting the reversal.
Oh Kruger is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Moreno lands a big elbow - Kruger is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Kruger is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Emanoel Moreno!
Emanoel Moreno is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Emanoel Moreno thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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