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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between D J Rich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicholas Edward Cave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
17 - 14 - 0 |
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169 cm
26
145 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, D J Rich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nicholas Edward Cave!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rich shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cave sprawls well. Cave wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rich gets slowly back to his feet.
Cave doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cave keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rich.
Rich gets a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Rich's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rich is trying to push Cave away but Cave has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rich throws a series of punches but Cave moves out of range.
Nicholas Edward Cave is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rich throws an off balance right hand
and Cave counters by moving into the clinch.
Cave missing with knees to the body.
Cave has Rich pressed against the cage, preventing Rich from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cave throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cave looking to throw knees to the head but Rich is blocking nicely.
Cave has Rich pressed against the cage, preventing Rich from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rich avoiding damage as Cave throws knees to the body.
Rich slows down the pace here.
Rich cracks Cave with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rich stalling in the clinch.
Cave throws an elbow that misses.
Cave is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rich is defending well for now.
Rich leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rich is trying to break the clinch but Cave is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rich wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cave prevents Rich from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cave throws an elbow but misses.
Rich is trying to force a seperation but Cave has the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cave trying to land knees to the body.
Cave with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
D J Rich dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cave darts in trying to clinch
and Rich counters with a nice leg kick.
Cave looks to clinch
and Rich counters with a nice uppercut.
D J Rich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rich with a jab.
Cave tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rich counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cave tries to clinch
and Rich counters by clinching up.
Cave misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rich.
Rich avoids a wild elbow strike from Cave.
Rich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rich gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rich wants to get back to striking at distance but Cave won't allow it.
Cave throws an elbow that misses.
Rich wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rich wants to get back to striking at distance but Cave won't allow it.
Come on Rich - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cave with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cave avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cave staying out of range there.
Rich gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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.
Rich displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cave up against the cage.
Cave throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rich is trying to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cave is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rich is defending well for now.
Rich tries to circle away but Cave has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
D J Rich dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rich will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rich throws a shot from downtown. Cave moves away and avoids it.
Rich throws a right hand that misses
and Cave counters by clinching up.
Rich blocks an elbow strike.
Rich breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rich instigates a clinch.
Cave prevents Rich from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rich wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cave has him pressed against the cage.
Cave pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rich's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nicholas Edward Cave has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rich has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cave working Rich over with knees to the body.
Rich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cave is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rich is defending well for now.
Cave tries to land a knee to the head but Rich blocks with his arms.
Cave unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rich lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cave misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rich.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rich is looking to break free of the clinch but Cave has double underhooks.
Cave misses with a knee to the head.
Rich avoids a wild elbow strike from Cave.
Cave pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rich has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cave is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rich is defending well for now.
Cave tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rich avoids it.
Cave misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cave misses with a knee to the head.
Rich wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cave missing with knees to the body.
Rich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Cave does no damage.
Cave closes the distance but Rich moves to the side
letting Rich counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
D J Rich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rich 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... D J Rich!
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FIGHT
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