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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Ricardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Dillon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ricardo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Culo. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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218 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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195 cm
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208 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Ricardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Dillon!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricardo is looking to clinch but Dillon is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Dillon misses.
Ricardo shoots in and drives through. Dillon sprawls well.
Dillon stuns Ricardo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ricardo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dillon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ricardo tries to clinch up but Dillon circles away and keeps his distance.
Ricardo missing with a left hand there. Dillon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ricardo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dillon.
Dillon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dillon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ricardo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dillon slips a jab and a cross from Ricardo.
Dillon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ricardo tries to clinch up.
Dillon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ricardo's head backwards.
Ricardo tries to clinch up.
Dillon misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricardo tries to pull guard but Dillon holds him up against the cage and eventually Ricardo drops back down to his feet.
Ricardo fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Ricardo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ricardo decides to pull guard.
Dillon stands and steps away. Ricardo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Gabriel Dillon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dillon missing with a left hand there. Ricardo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dillon misses with a hook.
Ricardo cracks the inside of Dillon's front leg.
Dillon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dillon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ricardo rather than just go for the knockout.
Dillon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ricardo circles away quickly and effectively.
Dillon throws a hook to the side of Ricardo's head but Ricardo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ricardo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ricardo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dillon is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ricardo tries to score with some ground and pound. Dillon controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ricardo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dillon keeps working.
Ricardo 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.
Dillon is trying to get back to his feet.
Ricardo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dillon is avoiding damage well.
Dillon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dillon managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ricardo.
Ricardo goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Dillon rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Ricardo's guard! Nice work there by Dillon!
Ricardo has a closed guard, preventing Dillon from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ricardo shoots for a double leg takedown but Dillon sprawls well. He's pushed Ricardo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ricardo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dillon takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dillon is looking for a sweep.
Ricardo remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Ricardo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dillon is trying to control Ricardo's posture but Ricardo avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dillon stops Ricardo from passing to mount.
Ricardo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dillon has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dillon sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ricardo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ricardo is breathing heavily.
Ricardo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Ricardo dominated that round.
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.
Dillon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ricardo.
Dillon looks to land a combination but Ricardo avoids it well.
Ricardo moves out of range as Dillon strikes.
Ricardo needs to keep his hands up - Dillon had a free shot at his head there.
Ricardo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ricardo slips a jab and a cross from Dillon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Dillon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dillon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ricardo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dillon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dillon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ricardo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricardo trying to control from half guard but Dillon is working away.
Ricardo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ricardo passes into side control, despite Dillon's attempt to control the position.
Ricardo lands a nice forearm strike.
Dillon is looking for a sweep.
Ricardo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dillon keeps working.
Dillon is looking to reverse the position.
Dillon is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Dillon manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Dillon is breathing heavily.
Ricardo clinches with his opponent.
Dillon tries to break free but Ricardo pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ricardo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dillon walks away with a smile on his face. Ricardo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ricardo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dillon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ricardo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dillon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ricardo wants to clinch.
Ricardo tries to close the distance and clinch but Dillon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dillon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ricardo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dillon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ricardo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ricardo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dillon.
Ricardo has Dillon up against the cage in a clinch.
Ricardo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dillon is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ricardo lands an elbow that stopped Dillon in his tracks for a moment.
Dillon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ricardo's elbow.
Dillon taking a breather.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ricardo lands a nice elbow.
Ricardo tries to pull guard but Dillon won't allow it.
Dillon scores with a nice hook to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ricardo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Ricardo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ricardo trying to control the position but instead, Dillon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ricardo into the cage.
Ricardo tries to land knees in the clinch but Dillon avoids the damage to the body.
Dillon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ricardos head.
Ricardo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dillon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dillon keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dillon cracks a nice hook into Ricardo's ribs.
Dillon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ricardo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dillon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ricardo circles away quickly and effectively.
Ricardo throws a nice looking combination but Dillon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ricardo.
No joy there for Dillon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big left from Dillon misses.
Ricardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ricardo forces Dillon back against the cage and clinches.
Ricardo fails to pull guard.
Ricardo fails to pull guard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ricardo.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ricardo throws an elbow but misses.
Ricardo successfully pulls guard.
Ricardo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dillon defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ricky Ricardo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Dillon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ricardo.
Dillon scores with a nice strike.
Dillon misses with the combination.
Ricardo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ricardo tries to clinch but Dillon is having none of it.
Dillon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dillon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ricardo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ricardo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dillon stuffs the takedown attempt from Ricardo. Ricardo gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Ricardo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ricardo tries to clinch up but Dillon circles away and keeps his distance.
Ricardo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dillon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillon takes a swing at Ricardo's ribcage but misses.
Dillon thows a body shot but no joy.
Ricky Ricardo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dillon throws a right hand that Ricardo ducks under and follows up with a left that Ricardo also avoids with ease.
Dillon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ricardo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dillon's guard.
Ricardo with a nice head shot there.
Ricardo thows a big elbow that misses.
Ricardo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ricardo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dillon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dillon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ricardo defends it easily.
Dillon wants to stand and escape but Ricardo is having none of it.
Ricardo wants to control from the top but Dillon keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo scoring with some ground and pound.
Dillon can't keep his opponent in guard - Ricardo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ricardo works his way into full mount!
Ricardo lands with some strikes.
Ricardo has hold of Dillon's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Dillon manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Dillon is working to get back to half guard.
Ricardo is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Dillon can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ricky Ricardo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo controlling the pace for now.
Dillon wants to control but Ricardo is having none of it.
Ricardo is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Dillon to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Dillon shrugs it off.
Dillon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ricardo controlling the pace for now.
Dillon is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dillon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ricardo has isolated one of Dillon's arms. Dillon looking to fight him off but Ricardo twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ricky Ricardo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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