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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Rico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Icon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Icon has chosen Metallica - Of wolf and man as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Rico Icon enters the cage!
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265 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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193 cm
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255 lbs
6 - 4 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Rico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rico Icon!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Icon throws a head kick but Rico moves out of range.
Icon throws a chopping leg kick but Rico manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rico connects with a jab.
Icon works over Rico's head and body with a nice combination.
Rico feints and then cracks Icon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Icon down.
Icon with a hook.
Rico rushes Icon and presses him up against the cage.
Icon is trying to force a seperation but Rico has the dominant position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Icon throws an elbow but misses.
Icon throws an elbow that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Icon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Icon working aggressively here.
Icon can't find room to land a body shot as Rico controls the action.
Icon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rico is trying to stall.
Rico tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Icon.
Our sources have told us that Rico has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Icon is looking to control Rico's arms but Rico gets an underhook and turns him. Now Icon has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Rico.
Icon scores with a hook to the body.
Rico doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Icon pushes Rico back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Icon.
Icon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Icon.
Icon is trying to push Rico away but Rico has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Icon tries to break free but Rico pushes him back against the cage.
Icon misses with a punch on the inside.
Icon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rico.
Rico slows down the pace here.
Icon struggles to land a body shot inside as Rico controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Icon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Icon is working for takedown but Rico is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rico lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Icon backwards.
It looks like Rico Icon has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Rico.
Rico lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rico blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Icon misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Rico fails to land.
Rico misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Rico.
Icon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Icon tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Rico.
Rico dips to his left and cracks Icon with an uppercut!
Rico moves in looking to clinch but Icon pushes him off.
Rico cracks the inside of Icon's front leg.
Rico steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Icon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Icon is looking to land body kicks.
Icon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rico thumps Icon with a low kick.
Rico is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Icon's half guard.
Rico tries to pass the half guard into mount. Icon knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rico is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Icon sees it coming and defends easily.
Icon manages to get to full guard.
Rico loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Icon is trying to control the position but Rico postures up.
Icon managing to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Icon working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rico throwing strikes from guard but Icon blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Icon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Icon looking for a sweep. Not yet Icon, not yet.
Rico looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Icon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rico's guard.
Icon throws an elbow that misses. Rico uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Icon's guard. Nice move by Rico!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Icon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Johnny Rico will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rico Icon's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Icon throws a leg kick but Rico moved away.
Icon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Icon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rico ducks under a wild hook from Icon.
Rico lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Icon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Icon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rico darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rico blocks the body kick.
Rico scores with a nice strike.
Rico Icon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Icon misses.
Rico tries to clinch but Icon is having none of it.
Icon connects with the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rico tries to close the distance and clinch up but Icon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rico lands with a slapping head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rico throws a head kick but Icon moves out of range.
Icon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Icon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rico lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Icon misses with an uppercut. Rico saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Icon blocks a jab.
Icon throws a hook but Rico avoids it easily.
Icon lands with a cross.
Icon throws a sloppy head kick and Rico moves out of range easily.
Icon tries a head kick but it misses.
Icon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That has opened up Rico Icon's cut even more.
Rico chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Icon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rico tries to clinch but Icon moves away
and Icon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Icon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Icon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Icon avoids the head kick by Rico.
Rico thuds a left hand into Icon's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Icon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rico avoids a kick to the body.
Rico half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Icon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Icon misses the jab.
Rico shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Icon as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Rico there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rico uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Icon.
Rico throws a quick inside leg kick.
Icon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Icon tries to move into range but Rico moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Icon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rico is able to avoid easily.
Rico moves out of range of the body kick.
Icon thuds his right hand into Rico's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rico lands a nice looking body shot.
Rico moves out of range of the strikes.
Icon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Icon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rico thinks about countering with a head kick.
Icon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rico rushes Icon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rico misses with the head strike.
Rico tries a body shot but Icon blocks it.
Come on Icon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rico is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Icon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rico has a couple of punches blocked by Icon.
Rico pushes Icon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rico is trying to stall.
Icon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rico avoiding damage as Icon throws knees to the body.
Rico trying to stall but Icon improves his position.
Rico struggles to land a body shot inside as Icon controls his hands.
Icon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rico fails to land.
Johnny Rico has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Rico fails to land.
Icon misses with an elbow over the top.
Icon tries to throw a body punch but Rico avoids it by throwing Icon back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Rico.
Icon is breathing heavily.
Rico misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rico on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rico throws a head punch that misses.
Icon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Icon blocking some punches.
A short left from Rico.
The cut above Rico Icon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A right hook to the body lands for Rico.
Rico lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Icon is working for takedown but Rico is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rico lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rico lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Icon is rocked!
Rico is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Rico.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Rico dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rico Icon's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rico lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Icon is still on wobbly legs! Can Rico finish him?
Rico avoids the head kick by Icon.
Rico throws an overhand right that drops Icon like a sack of potatoes! Rico dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Rico!
During a confident post fight interview, Johnny Rico thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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