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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Randaberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Thiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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177 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Ricky Randaberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodrigo Thiago!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randaberg misses with a hook. Thiago ducked under it nicely.
Thiago bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Randaberg misses the jab.
Thiago gets a clinch.
Randaberg tries to score a body lock takedown but Thiago shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Thiago utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thiago scores a nice knee to the body.
Thiago lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Ricky Randaberg has been cut.
Thiago is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Randaberg is defending well for now.
Thiago with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Randaberg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thiago tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thiago lands a nice knee to the body.
Thiago scores a nice knee to the body.
Randaberg is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thiago scores with a knee to the head.
Randaberg tries for a takedown but Thiago manages to get underhooks.
Thiago scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Thiago.
Thiago crunches a lovely knee into Randaberg's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Thiago to work.
A knee to the head by Thiago.
Thiago lands a nice elbow.
Thiago scores with a knee to the head.
Thiago with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thiago putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Randaberg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thiago slows down the pace here.
Randaberg avoiding damage as Thiago throws knees to the body.
Thiago landing knees to the head.
Thiago manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Thiago is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Randaberg is defending well for now.
Randaberg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Randaberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thiago blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randaberg tests Thiago's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice body punch from Randaberg.
Thiago misses with a head kick.
Thiago fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thiago gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Randaberg.
Thiago takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thiago throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Randaberg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thiago.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randaberg scores with a decent looking hook.
Thiago ducks under a wild hook from Randaberg.
Randaberg misses the shot to the body.
Randaberg throws a right and a left that Thiago avoids nicely.
A lazy left from Randaberg finds it's target.
Randaberg uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thiago tries to clinch but Randaberg moves out of range.
Randaberg looks to throw the jab but Thiago is out of range.
Thiago checks a low kick from Randaberg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randaberg thows a body shot but no joy.
Randaberg scores with a decent looking hook.
Randaberg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thiago doesn't manage to clinch there - Randaberg circles away.
Randaberg is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Thiago throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thiago on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Randaberg throws the left hand but Thiago avoids the punch easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thiago throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Randaberg.
Decent striking displayed by Randaberg there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rodrigo Thiago will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ricky Randaberg's cut.
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.
Randaberg scores with a jab to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thiago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Randaberg throws a jab when Thiago was well out of range.
Randaberg lands with a hook. Thiago tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thiago moves in looking to clinch but Randaberg pushes him off.
Randaberg shoots in and drives through. Thiago sprawls well.
Thiago pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Randaberg.
The crowd cheers as Thiago lands an impressive looking overhand right. Randaberg doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiago throws the left hand but Randaberg avoids the punch easily.
Randaberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Thiago.
Thiago tries to clinch up but Randaberg circles away and keeps his distance.
Thiago doesn't manage to clinch there - Randaberg circles away.
Randaberg tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thiago sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Randaberg somewhat.
Thiago tries to clinch but Randaberg moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Randaberg misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Thiago tries to clinch but Randaberg moves out of range.
Rodrigo Thiago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thiago displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Randaberg throws out the jab.
Thiago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Randaberg throws a jab when Thiago was well out of range.
Thiago swings away with a body shot that misses
and Randaberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Randaberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thiago tries to clinch
and Randaberg counters with a left to the body.
Randaberg connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Randaberg lands with an uppercut that bounces Thiago off the cage and back into rage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiago throws a head kick but Randaberg moves out of range.
Thiago wants to clinch but Randaberg slips to the side
and Randaberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thiago keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Randaberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thiago is looking to clinch but Randaberg is avoiding it.
Randaberg closes the distance and clinches up with Thiago, looking for a takedown. Randaberg pushes Thiago against the cage but Thiago circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thiago tries to clinch
and Randaberg counters with a thumping low kick.
Randaberg scores with a jab to the body.
Thiago is breathing heavily.
Thiago closes the distance but Randaberg moves to the side
and Randaberg counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thiago tries to clinch but Randaberg moves away
and Randaberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Randaberg scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Rodrigo Thiago has been cut.
Rodrigo Thiago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thiago bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Randaberg lands a two punch combo.
A jab from Randaberg finds it's way through Thiago's defenses.
Ricky Randaberg is winning the standup battle so far.
Thiago ducks under a wild hook from Randaberg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Randaberg throws a hook but Thiago avoids it easily.
Randaberg throws a body punch but Thiago moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Randaberg dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Thiago tries to clinch
letting Randaberg counter with a right hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Thiago.
Thiago throws a sloppy head kick and Randaberg moves out of range easily.
Thiago uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Randaberg.
Randaberg is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Randaberg misses with a combination
and Thiago makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Randaberg really felt that one!
Randaberg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thiago darts in trying to clinch
and Randaberg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiago is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Randaberg gets a takedown into half guard.
Randaberg frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Randaberg swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Thiago is now in Randaberg's guard. A big mistake from Randaberg there, giving up the dominant position!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thiago decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Randaberg, up you get!
Thiago takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thiago fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thiago needs to keep his hands up - Randaberg had a free shot at his head there.
Thiago wants to clinch but Randaberg slips to the side
and Thiago takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thiago slips a jab from Randaberg.
Randaberg lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randaberg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thiago.
Thiago throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Thiago tries to close the distance and clinch but Randaberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thiago displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Randaberg throws out the jab.
Randaberg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Randaberg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Randaberg misses with a wild body shot.
Randaberg throws a combination that misses
and Thiago counters with a head kick. That will keep Randaberg thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Randaberg thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Thiago throws a sloppy head kick and Randaberg moves out of range easily.
Thiago keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thiago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Randaberg misses with a hook. Thiago ducked under it nicely.
Rodrigo Thiago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice straight punches there by Randaberg. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Randaberg.
Randaberg fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Randaberg throws the left hand but Thiago avoids the punch easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Randaberg showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Randaberg 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight for Ricky Randaberg!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Ricky Randaberg!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Ricky Randaberg!
Ricky Randaberg wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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