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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Ricardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Ante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo comes to the cage accompanied by ~Love Story~. Ante is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Da Mystery of Chessboxin'. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Ricardo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dirk Ante!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ante misses with a few strikes there.
Ante takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Dirk Ante has been cut.
Ricardo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ante.
Ante smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ricardo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ante counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ricardo thinking.
Dirk Ante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ante tries to bum rush Ricardo with a series of wild strikes but Ricardo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ricardo throws a combination that misses
and Ante counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ricardo is rocked!
Ante throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ricardo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ante's guard now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ricardo landing with the ground and pound.
Ricardo wants to control from the top but Ante keeps moving.
Ante is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ricardo wants to get up but he can't break Ante's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ante wriggles free and stands up.
Ante looks to land a right hand but Ricardo moved out of range.
Ante fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Ante.
Ricardo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ante counters with a series of strikes. Ricardo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ante misses with a wild combination.
Ricardo has a takedown stuffed.
Ante tries to land a leg kick but Ricardo saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ante is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Ricardo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Ante wants to try and get back to his feet.
Ricardo has control of Ante's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ante regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Ricardo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ante looks a forlorn figure.
Ricardo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ante is trying desperately to improve position.
Ricardo has hold of Ante's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ante manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ricardo won't let Ante get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Ante is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ricardo throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ante because Ricardo loaded up on that one.
Ricardo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ante is looking to escape.
Ricardo prevents Ante from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four 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.
Ricardo landing shots from mount.
Ante squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Ante really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ricardo goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Ante is on top in guard.
Ante gets to his feet - Ricardo follows without any prompting.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ricardo misses with a looping left.
Ante takes one to the side of the head.
Ricardo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ante backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Ricardo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dirk Ante's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A punch combination from Ricardo misses.
Ante throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ricardo counters with a one-two to the body.
Ante swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ricardo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short left from Ante.
Ante is looking to control Ricardo's arms but Ricardo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ante has his back to the cage.
Ricardo misses with a knee strike.
Ricardo stalling in the clinch but Ante improves position.
Ante has had enough of the clinch but Ricardo keeps him there for the moment.
Ricardo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ante trying to stall but Ricardo improves his position.
Ricardo trying to stall but Ante improves his position.
Ante letting Ricardo take a breather here.
Ante throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ante is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ante breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good shot there by Ante.
Ante tries to bum rush Ricardo with a series of wild strikes but Ricardo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ante takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ante misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ante misses with a series of wild punches.
Ricardo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Ante there.
Ricardo throws a series of punches but Ante avoids them all with ease.
Ricardo tries to close the distance and clinch but Ante swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ante misses the shot to the body.
Ante misses with a two punch combination.
Ricardo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two 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.
Ante scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ante lands a jab to the head.
Ricardo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ante circles away.
Ante buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good work by Ricardo as he checks the leg kick.
Ante throws a one two combo.
Ricardo misses with a few strikes there.
Ante throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ricardo counters with a shoot takedown. Ante fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ante pushes Ricardo off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
A punch combination from Ante misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo misses with a two punch combination.
Ante goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ricardo shoots in for a takedown but Ante shows good takedown defense.
Ricardo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ante but Ante pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Ricardo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ante fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ante fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ricardo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ricardo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ricardo tries a head kick but it misses.
Ante lands a slapping body shot.
Ante misses with a combination
and Ricardo counters with a takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ante sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ricardo tries to pass to full mount but Ante defends it.
Ante wants to get back to full guard.
Ricardo wants to pass the guard but Ante is defending well.
Ante is staying active underneath Ricardo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ricardo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ricardo trying to pass the guard but Ante defending well.
Ante makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
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 Ricardo Ricardo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dirk Ante's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ricardo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ante counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A punch combination from Ante misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ante.
Ante looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ante tries a head kick but it misses.
Ricardo misses with a straight right.
Ante tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ricardo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ante counters with a stiff right hand.
Ante lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ante takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ante throws a series of punches but Ricardo avoids them all with ease.
Ricardo looks to land a right hand but Ante moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Ante.
Ante throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice takedown defense from Ante. No joy for Ricardo on that attempt.
Ante tests Ricardo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Ante scores with a four punch combination!
Oh Ricardo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ante swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ricardo seems to have got his legs back now.
Dirk Ante is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ricardo throws a push kick but Ante slaps the foot to one side.
Ricardo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ante throws out the jab.
Ricardo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ante's waist but Ante gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ricardo off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ante with a nice cross.
Ante scores with a jab to the body.
Ricardo wants to clinch.
Ante swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ante throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ricardo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Ante to counter with a crisp jab.
Ricardo looks to land a left hand but Ante moved out of range nicely.
A nice combination there by Ante.
Ante scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ante connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ricardo momentarily.
Ricardo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ricardo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ante. Ante obviously looking to wear him down.
Ante looks to land a combination but Ricardo avoids it well.
Ante throws an overhand right that lands on Ricardo's shoulder, as Ricardo tries to avoid the shot.
Ricardo throws a combination that misses
and Ante counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dirk Ante seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ante misses with a series of wild punches.
Ante takes one to the side of the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ricardo.
Ricardo throws a series of strikes that have Ante backpedaling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick by Ricardo misses
and Ante counters with a two punch combo.
A head kick by Ante misses
and Ricardo moves into the clinch.
Ante wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ante breaks from the clinch.
Ricardo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ante counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ante lands with a hook. Ricardo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ricardo throws a combination that misses
and Ante counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ricardo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ante throws a nice looking combination but Ricardo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ricardo Ricardo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ante throws a combination that misses
and Ricardo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ricardo thows a huge punch but Ante dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Ante really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dirk Ante's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ricardo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ricardo misses with a takedown attempt
letting Ante counter with a right hand.
Ricardo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Ante counter with a right hand.
Ante scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ricardo moves in looking to clinch but Ante pushes him off.
Ante fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ante throws a low kick but Ricardo avoids it.
Ante throws a series of punches but Ricardo avoids them all with ease.
Ante throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ricardo misses with an uppercut. Ante saw that one coming.
Ante tries to bum rush Ricardo with a series of wild strikes but Ricardo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ante pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ricardo is out of range and Ante settles back down.
Ricardo throws a head kick that misses
and Ante counters with a low kick, right behind Ricardo 's knee.
Ricardo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ante wants to get back to his feet.
Ricardo tries to pass to full mount but Ante defends it.
Ricardo is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo wants to work for an arm triangle but Ante is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ante kicks Ricardo off and gets back to his feet.
Ante misses with a combination
letting Ricardo counter with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Ricardo.
Ante lands a two punch combo.
Ante throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ricardo counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo takes one to the chin there.
Ante lands the left hand.
Ricardo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ricardo misses with a double jab
and Ante counters with a one-two to the body.
Ante explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ante lunges at Ricardo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ricardo's hand.
Ante throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ricardo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ante's guard.
Ricardo stops Ante from standing up.
Ricardo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo trying to control but Ante is working from the bottom.
Ricardo stops Ante from standing up.
Ricardo wants to pass the guard but Ante is keeping the position.
Ricardo wants to control from the top but Ante keeps moving.
Ricardo thows a big elbow that misses.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ante on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ricardo Ricardo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dirk Ante'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!
Ante scores with a body shot.
Ante throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ricardo counters with a low kick, right behind Ante 's knee.
Ricardo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ante.
Ricardo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ante lands with an overhand left.
Ricardo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ante throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ante throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ricardo connects with a crisp jab.
Ricardo avoids the body shot from Ante.
Ante is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Ante misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ante moves out of range as Ricardo strikes.
Ante avoids the head kick by Ricardo.
A head kick misses from Ricardo.
A right-left combo lands from Ante.
Ricardo slips a straight right by Ante.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ante.
Ricardo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ante fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ricardo wants to clinch
and Ante counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick by Ante misses
and Ricardo counters with a good, hard body kick but Ante shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ricardo scores with a spinning back kick!
Ricardo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ante lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ante.
A jab from Ricardo misses.
Ricardo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
No joy there for Ante, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ricardo misses with a hook.
Ricardo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ante counters with a good, hard body kick but Ricardo shrugs it off.
Ricardo lands with a kick to the ribs.
A punch combination from Ante misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ante misses with a shot to the body
and Ricardo counters with a two punch combo.
No joy there for Ricardo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ricardo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ricardo looks to land a combination but Ante avoids it well.
Ricardo fails to land the takedown.
Ante throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ricardo.
Ricardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ante misses with a wild body shot.
Ante misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ricardo.
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 looks to land a combination. Ante sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ricardo slips under a jab from Ante.
Ricardo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ricardo throws a combination that misses
and Ante counters with a straight right hand.
Ante lands a jab-cross combination.
Dirk Ante has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ricardo throws a right hand that Ante ducks under and follows up with a left that Ante also avoids with ease.
Ricardo misses with a wild combination.
Ante with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ante misses with a series of wild punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ricardo Ricardo.
I think Ricardo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 49:47
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 49:46
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Ricardo!
Ricardo Ricardo is the new welterweight champion!
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