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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Ricardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cheetah del Mexico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo comes into the arena with Culo blaring out of the sound system. Cheetah del Mexico acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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218 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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192 cm
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217 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
7 - 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cheetah del Mexico!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
del Mexico slips a straight right by Ricardo.
del Mexico tries to clinch there but Ricardo circles away.
del Mexico will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ricardo drives through and clinches with del Mexico against the cage.
Ricardo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ricardo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
del Mexico wants to control from the top but Ricardo keeps moving.
del Mexico stopping the sweep attempt from Ricardo.
del Mexico looking to sit in guard and control but Ricardo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
del Mexico looking for a guillotine here but Ricardo defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ricardo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. del Mexico swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricardo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
del Mexico avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ricardo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
del Mexico has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ricardo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ricardo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. del Mexico is keeping the position for now.
Ricardo with a flurry of punches that miss.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ricardo throws a shot from downtown. del Mexico moves away and avoids it.
Ricardo wants to clinch
and del Mexico counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by del Mexico.
Ricardo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from del Mexico.
del Mexico wants a takedown but no success here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ricardo pulls guard.
del Mexico drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ricardo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ricardo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ricardo!
Ricardo is trying to get an arm triangle but del Mexico is defending well.
del Mexico parries the strikes from Ricardo easily there. Ricardo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable del Mexico to escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ricardo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ricardo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ricardo wants to lay and pray for a moment but del Mexico keeps working.
del Mexico sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
del Mexico works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ricardo trying to control the position from guard on top but del Mexico is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
del Mexico is trying to keep Ricardo in close.
Ricardo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. del Mexico swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ricardo is in close to del Mexico's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ricardo tries to free his leg and advance position but del Mexico is retaining full guard.
Ricardo drops back looking for a leg! del Mexico is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and del Mexico manages to kick Ricardo off! Ricardo jumps back into del Mexico's guard.
Ricardo is breathing heavily.
del Mexico controls Ricardo momentarily but Ricardo frees himself.
Ricardo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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.
Ricardo postures up.
del Mexico pulls Ricardo in close to his closed guard and prevents Ricardo from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
del Mexico utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
del Mexico looking to control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
del Mexico misses with a takedown attempt - Ricardo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ricky Ricardo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cheetah del Mexico.
del Mexico keeps the fight on the outside.
Ricardo misses with an uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
del Mexico throws a looping overhand right but Ricardo ducks down to avoid it.
del Mexico looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ricardo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Ricardo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
del Mexico tries for a takedown but Ricardo circles away easily
and Ricardo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for del Mexico!
del Mexico wants to hold on but Ricardo pushes him away.
Ricardo unloading with bombs!
del Mexico tries to reverse the position but Ricardo maintains control.
Ricardo punching from mount but del Mexico doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ricardo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
del Mexico tries to hold on but Ricardo postures up.
Ricardo looking to ground and pound but del Mexico is blocking nicely.
del Mexico is desperately trying to improve his position but Ricardo has a good base and remains in mount.
Ricardo is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. del Mexico can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
del Mexico wants to control but Ricardo is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
del Mexico gets back to half guard.
del Mexico is refusing to be controlled, as Ricardo sits in half guard.
del Mexico slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
del Mexico trying to keep a closed guard but Ricardo is proving a slippery customer.
del Mexico keeping moving, preventing Ricardo from controlling successfully.
del Mexico has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ricardo has passed into side control.
Ricardo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
del Mexico regains half guard.
Ricardo is pressing down on del Mexico's thigh, looking to free his foot. del Mexico is holding on for now.
Ricardo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
del Mexico is not content to let Ricardo control the position.
del Mexico holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Ricardo is trying to work for a kimura but del Mexico is defending well.
del Mexico is trying to maintain the position but Ricardo is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
del Mexico is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ricardo pulls his head out easily.
Ricardo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ricardo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ricardo drives through with a takedown into guard.
del Mexico wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ricardo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but del Mexico manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ricardo has del Mexico in his guard.
del Mexico slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo keeping moving, preventing del Mexico from controlling successfully.
del Mexico drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ricardo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now del Mexico has Ricardo in his guard.
del Mexico has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ricardo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ricardo wants to control from the top but del Mexico keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Ricardo dominated that second round.
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!
Ricardo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
del Mexico fails with the takedown
and Ricardo counters with a single leg into guard. del Mexico didn't expect that.
del Mexico is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ricardo trying to control but del Mexico is working from the bottom.
Ricardo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed del Mexico's guard.
del Mexico trying to control from the bottom.
del Mexico tries to roll over but Ricardo keeps him under control.
del Mexico wants to sweep but Ricardo has passed to side control!
del Mexico parries the strikes from Ricardo easily there. Ricardo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable del Mexico to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricardo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ricardo working away.
Ricardo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ricardo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ricardo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
del Mexico is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
del Mexico looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ricardo prevents del Mexico from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ricardo wants to work for an arm triangle but del Mexico is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ricardo seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead del Mexico has recovered full guard.
del Mexico looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ricardo is one step ahead there.
del Mexico escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ricardo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
del Mexico working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ricardo.
Ricky Ricardo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
del Mexico working for submissions but it's allowed Ricardo to get to half guard.
Ricky Ricardo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
del Mexico trying to control from the bottom.
Ricardo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
del Mexico is looking to improve his position.
del Mexico keeping hold of Ricardo's head, controlling as best he can.
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.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cheetah del Mexico has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
del Mexico wants to get back to full guard.
del Mexico is refusing to be controlled, as Ricardo sits in half guard.
del Mexico is looking for a sweep. Ricardo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Ricardo there.
Ricardo is trying to control the action in half guard but del Mexico is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
del Mexico tries for a takedown but Ricardo circles away easily
and Ricardo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ricardo won't allow del Mexico to get back to his feet.
Ricardo pushes down on del Mexico's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Ricardo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ricardo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Ricardo!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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