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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Prince (ranked 1736 p4p, 3240 weight class) and Jakub Zbytovsky (ranked 229 p4p, 409 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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5 - 2 - 0 |
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ricky Prince!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jakub Zbytovsky!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prince shoots in and bounces Zbytovsky off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prince content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Prince lands a couple of elbows.
Zbytovsky is trying to control the position but Prince postures up.
Prince has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Prince landing with the ground and pound.
Zbytovsky will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Prince stays in close to Zbytovsky's body and controls the position.
Zbytovsky is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Prince is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prince scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Prince chips away with some ground and pound.
Zbytovsky pulls Prince in close to his closed guard and prevents Prince from doing any damage or advancing position.
Zbytovsky really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Prince. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Prince postures up and lands a big shot to Zbytovsky's brow.
Prince definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zbytovsky trying to control the position.
Prince is in close to Zbytovsky's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Zbytovsky looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Prince works over Zbytovsky with some ground and pound from guard.
Prince controls from within his opponent's guard.
Zbytovsky trying to control the position.
Prince with a nice head shot there.
Prince slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Zbytovsky managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince controlling from the top position.
Prince scoring with some ground and pound.
Prince is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Prince scoring with some ground and pound.
Zbytovsky wants to sweep here but Prince controlling him for the moment.
Prince lands a couple of digs.
Zbytovsky is trying to control the position but Prince postures up.
Prince landing some decent shots from guard.
Zbytovsky is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zbytovsky looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Prince lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Prince preventing the sweep.
Prince lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Prince trying to control but Zbytovsky is working from the bottom.
Prince lands a couple of digs.
Prince cracks Zbytovsky with a solid left hand.
Prince scoring with some ground and pound.
Prince avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Prince cracks Zbytovsky with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prince lands a couple of elbows.
Zbytovsky manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Prince manages to get himself to full guard.
Prince looking for a sweep. Not yet Prince, not yet.
Zbytovsky must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Prince is on top in guard.
Zbytovsky controls Prince momentarily but Prince frees himself.
Prince sitting in guard here, content to control.
Zbytovsky looking to hit a scissor sweep but Prince is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zbytovsky trying to strike off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Prince dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Prince looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Prince controlling the action here.
Prince prevents Zbytovsky from improving his position.
Prince looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Prince winds up and cracks Zbytovsky with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zbytovsky trying to hold on to Prince's head to control him but Prince postures up.
Zbytovsky might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Prince haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Zbytovsky is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zbytovsky is trying to control but can't.
Prince is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zbytovsky can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zbytovsky taking some punishment here, with Prince in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prince is keen to just control but Zbytovsky is a slippery customer.
Ricky Prince overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Prince is nestled in close to Zbytovsky, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Zbytovsky trying to control but Prince postures up.
Prince working over Zbytovsky with some ground and pound. Zbytovsky looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Zbytovsky is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Prince scores with a couple of nice shots.
Zbytovsky is pressing down on Prince's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Prince landing with the ground and pound.
Prince cracks Zbytovsky with a solid left hand.
Zbytovsky is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Zbytovsky doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Zbytovsky being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Prince is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Prince lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Prince chips away with some ground and pound.
Zbytovsky is rocked!
Prince is working Zbytovsky over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Zbytovsky is still in real trouble! Can Prince finish him?
Prince arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Zbytovsky's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ricky Prince!
Ricky Prince was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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