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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Claudio Ricardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Thomas Brow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Thomas Brow will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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168 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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165 cm
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170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Claudio Ricardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Thomas Brow!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricardo swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas Brow.
Thomas Brow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thomas Brow tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ricardo swivels and escapes.
Thomas Brow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ricardo.
Thomas Brow shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ricardo but Ricardo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ricardo rushes Thomas Brow and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ricardo successfully pulls guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ricardo working for a triangle but Thomas Brow defends it easily.
Ricardo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ricardo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ricardo controls Thomas Brow momentarily but Thomas Brow frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas Brow trying to control the position from guard on top but Ricardo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ricardo wants to sweep here but Thomas Brow controlling him for the moment.
Thomas Brow avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Thomas Brow wants to get up but he can't break Ricardo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas Brow wants to pass the guard but Ricardo is keeping the position.
Thomas Brow trying to control the position from guard on top but Ricardo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thomas Brow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ricardo is pulling down on Thomas Brow's head to control his posture.
Mike Thomas Brow has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Thomas Brow enables Ricardo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Thomas Brow manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ricardo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ricardo gets to his feet - Thomas Brow follows without any prompting.
Thomas Brow throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas Brow fails with a takedown attempt.
Claudio Ricardo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Thomas Brow.
Ricardo tries to clinch but Thomas Brow moves out of range.
Ricardo throws a leg kick which misses Thomas Brow's front leg but catches the back leg as Thomas Brow tries to avoid it.
Thomas Brow swats away the attempt to clinch by Ricardo.
Ricardo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ricardo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ricardo prevents Thomas Brow from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ricardo looking for a guillotine from mount but Thomas Brow is having none of it.
Thomas Brow tries to hold on but Ricardo postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo cracks Thomas Brow with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ricardo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Thomas Brow hang on?
A nice elbow there by Ricardo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ricardo with a couple of short strikes.
Ricardo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
You get the feeling that Thomas Brow really doesn't like being in this position too much.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ricardo looking to finish Thomas Brow with some ground and pound. This is bad for Thomas Brow!
Thomas Brow wants to control but Ricardo is having none of it.
Ricardo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claudio Ricardo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thomas Brow tries to clinch up but Ricardo circles away and keeps his distance.
Ricardo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thomas Brow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ricardo drives through and clinches with Thomas Brow against the cage.
Thomas Brow tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ricardo lands a takedown into guard.
Ricardo stands and steps away. Thomas Brow gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ricardo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thomas Brow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ricardo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thomas Brow misses with a head kick.
Claudio Ricardo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomas Brow scores with a one two! Ricardo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Claudio Ricardo has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas Brow swinging wildly here.
Ricardo drives through and clinches with Thomas Brow against the cage.
Ricardo pushes Thomas Brow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricardo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ricardo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ricardo manages to break the clinch.
Ricardo shoots in looking for a takedown. Thomas Brow tries to sprawl out of it but Ricardo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thomas Brow manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thomas Brow stuns Ricardo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thomas Brow keeps the fight on the outside.
Thomas Brow lands with a nice body punch.
Ricardo moves into the clinch successfully.
Ricardo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ricardo has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas Brow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thomas Brow as Ricardo tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo working aggressively here.
Ricardo can't get the takedown.
Thomas Brow manages to pull guard.
Thomas Brow has a closed guard, preventing Ricardo from standing up.
Ricardo trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas Brow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas Brow throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Ricardo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thomas Brow preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ricardo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Thomas Brow's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo stopping the sweep attempt from Thomas Brow.
Thomas Brow controls Ricardo momentarily but Ricardo frees himself.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Thomas Brow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ricardo tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas Brow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ricardo gets the takedown into side control.
Thomas Brow is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Thomas Brow's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ricardo decides to stand up, so the ref orders Thomas Brow to his feet.
Thomas Brow will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ricardo clinches.
Ricardo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ricardo scores with a knee to the head.
Ricardo tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas Brow avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claudio Ricardo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Claudio Ricardo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ricardo leaves Thomas Brow with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Claudio Ricardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ricardo wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Thomas Brow.
Thomas Brow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ricardo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thomas Brow's waist but Thomas Brow gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ricardo off to one side.
Thomas Brow throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ricardo's waist but Ricardo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thomas Brow off to one side.
Mike Thomas Brow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomas Brow fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ricardo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ricardo is looking to clinch but Thomas Brow is avoiding it.
Ricardo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ricardo stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas Brow fails to land the takedown.
Claudio Ricardo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Thomas Brow.
Ricardo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thomas Brow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thomas Brow tries to clinch up but Ricardo circles away and keeps his distance.
Thomas Brow lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ricardo backs up against the cage.
Ricardo is looking to clinch but Thomas Brow is avoiding it.
Ricardo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thomas Brow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ricardo stuffs the takedown attempt from Thomas Brow. Thomas Brow gets slowly back to his feet.
Thomas Brow tries for a takedown but Ricardo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo tries to clinch there but Thomas Brow circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ricardo is defended easily by Thomas Brow.
Thomas Brow misses with a combination
and Ricardo counters with a series of strikes. Thomas Brow will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ricardo swinging wildly here.
Ricardo instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ricardo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thomas Brow is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ricardo to keep the fight standing.
Ricardo leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ricardo landing knees to the body.
Ricardo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas Brow is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ricardo scores with a knee to the head.
Thomas Brow wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thomas Brow looking to throw knees to the head but Ricardo is blocking nicely.
Thomas Brow blocks an uppercut.
Thomas Brow wants to take the fight to the mat but Ricardo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ricardo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ricardo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ricardo keeps control of Thomas Brow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thomas Brow tries to break the clinch but Ricardo is controlling the position.
Thomas Brow is trying to break the clinch but Ricardo is controlling him.
Ricardo landing knees to the head.
Thomas Brow jumps guard.
Thomas Brow preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo stands up from Thomas Brow's guard - Ricardo perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ricardo tries to clinch but Thomas Brow is having none of it.
Thomas Brow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thomas Brow shoots in and drives through. Ricardo sprawls well.
Thomas Brow keeps the fight on the outside.
Thomas Brow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ricardo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ricardo is looking to clinch but Thomas Brow is avoiding it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas Brow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ricardo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ricardo swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas Brow.
Mike Thomas Brow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Claudio Ricardo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ricardo instigates a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Claudio Ricardo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ricardo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Claudio Ricardo!
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energy
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