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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Ricci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Settler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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170 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Ricci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mario Settler!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Settler throws a series of punches but Ricci avoids them all with ease.
Good exchange - Settler coming out on top.
A right-left combo lands from Settler.
Settler scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ricci avoids a punch combination nicely.
Settler closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mario Settler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ricci walks into a straight right hand from Settler.
Ricci throws a lazy right hand but Settler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Settler throws a series of punches but Ricci avoids them all with ease.
Settler lands a glancing blow to the side of Ricci's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Settler connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Settler misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Settler does no damage.
Settler punishes Ricci's body with a nice straight punch.
Settler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ricci circles away quickly and effectively.
Settler looks gassed!
Ricci tries to clinch up but Settler circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice sprawl there from Settler as Ricci shoots in.
Ricci throws a left and a right that both miss
and Settler counters with a left and a right that stings Ricci.
Settler fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricci on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Settler misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Settler. Those never looked like landing.
Settler lands with a nice body punch.
Mario Settler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Settler misses with a jab, cross combination.
Settler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Settler scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricci on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ricci with a poor takedown
and Settler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Settler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Settler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ricci really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ricci tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Settler lands a nice shot that snaps Ricci's head back.
Ricci misses with a few strikes there.
Donk. Settler catches Ricci right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Settler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Settler stalks Ricci and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ricci's face. Ricci staggers backwards, shaken.
Settler throws a right and a left that Ricci avoids nicely.
Settler scores with a one two! Ricci had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Settler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Settler takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Settler swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Settler dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ricci shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Settler defends it nicely.
Settler cracks Ricci with an open hand slap.
A left and a right from Settler both land. Nice combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Settler throws a right and a left that Ricci avoids nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Settler!
Settler is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricci dodges the punch combination from Settler.
Ricci throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Settler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Settler cracks Ricci with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Settler with a hook.
Ricci takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Settler scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Settler looks to land a combination. Ricci sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ricci tries to clinch but Settler is having none of it.
Settler lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Settler.
Mike Ricci is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Settler scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Settler slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ricci throws a hook but Settler avoids it easily.
Settler misses with a series of wild punches.
Ricci looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Settler fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricci slips a jab and a cross from Settler.
Ricci looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Settler is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ricci tries for a takedown but Settler circles away easily
and Settler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A right-left combo lands from Settler.
A left and a right from Settler both land. Nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Settler lands a two punch combo.
Settler lands a jab-cross combination.
Settler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ricci circles away quickly and effectively.
Settler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ricci moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Settler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ricci.
Ricci dodges the punch combination from Settler.
Ricci slips a jab and a cross from Settler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Settler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A punch combination from Settler misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Settler. That snapped Ricci's head back.
Ricci fails with an attempt to clinch.
Settler circles away from the clinch attempt
and Settler counters with a left and a right that stings Ricci.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Settler tries to bum rush Ricci with a series of wild strikes but Ricci uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Settler uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ricci has time to react.
Settler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Settler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Settler misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Settler does no damage.
Ricci uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Settler.
Ricci swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ricci misses with a wild combination.
Ricci shoots in looking for a takedown but Settler manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ricci's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Settler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A right-left combo lands from Settler.
Settler is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Settler moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Settler slips a straight right by Ricci.
Settler bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ricci's head backwards.
Mike Ricci has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Settler throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Settler takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ricci has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Settler throws a series of strikes that have Ricci backpedaling.
Settler connects with a right hand. Ricci shakes it off.
Settler throws a one two combo.
Settler swinging wildly here.
Settler moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Settler throws a series of strikes that have Ricci backpedaling.
Ricci dodges the punch combination from Settler.
Mario Settler is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Settler shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ricci eats them both and turns towards Settler to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Settler with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Settler lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Settler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Settler has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Settler!
Mario Settler decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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