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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ross Swann (ranked 544 p4p, 63 weight class) and Farboleous Ricard (ranked 639 p4p, 69 weight class). Ricard has chosen Vibe Killer as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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153 lbs
27 - 15 - 1 |
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146 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ross Swann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Farboleous Ricard!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricard slips a straight right by Swann.
Ricard was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That kick from Ricard tenderised Swann's leg. Swann is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ricard does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Swann cracks the inside of Ricard's front leg.
Swann sizes up Ricard with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Swann throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ricard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Swann with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice cross by Swann.
Swann misses with a hook.
Ricard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Swann sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Swann is looking to score with low kicks.
Ricard lands with an uppercut that bounces Swann off the cage and back into range.
Ricard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ricard is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swann misses with a low kick.
Swann avoids the body shot from Ricard.
Ross Swann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ricard jabs at Swann's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Swann.
Ricard misses with an uppercut
and Ricard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ricard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swann moves away.
Swann connects with the punch.
Swann misses with a hook.
Swann lands a nice hook to Ricard's body. Ricard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ricard is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Swann rather than just go for the knockout.
Ricard closes the distance and clinches up with Swann, looking for a takedown. Ricard pushes Swann against the cage but Swann circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Swann lands with a slapping head kick.
Ricard lands a right hook to the body.
Ricard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Swann wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Swann avoids a kick to the body.
A jab from Ricard misses.
Swann motions for Ricard to come forward. Swann throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ricard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swann throws a body shot but no joy.
Ricard ducks under a wild hook from Swann.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard scores with a jab to the jaw.
Swann lands a jab to the nose.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Swann, as that shot connected.
Ricard throws a hook to the side of Swann's head but Swann sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ricard with a hook.
Ricard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Swann.
Ricard looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ricard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ricard scores with a push kick.
Swann throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ricard counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ricard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Swann misses with a low kick.
Swann throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ricard swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swann. Ricard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Swann dips to his left and cracks Ricard with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Swann checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ricard misses with a low kick.
That kick from Ricard tenderised Swann's leg. Swann is trying to keep his angry face on.
Swann looks to land a left hand but Ricard moved out of range nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Swann, as that shot connected.
Swann has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Swann there as he acknowledges the shot.
Swann swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ricard.
Ricard needs to keep his hands up - Swann had a free shot at his head there.
Ricard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Swann.
Swann ducks right into an uppercut from Ricard.
Ricard does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ricard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swann manages to avoid it.
Swann thinks about countering with a body kick.
Swann takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ricard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ricard looks to land a body kick but Swann moved away.
Swann is looking to chop away at Ricard's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Swann to score with a decent uppercut.
Swann lands the left hand.
Swann takes one to the chin there.
Ricard looks to land a left hand but Swann moved out of range nicely.
Swann throws the left hand but Ricard avoids the punch easily.
Swann is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Swann throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ricard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ricard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ricard fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Swann is out of range.
Ricard darts in trying to clinch
and Swann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ricard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut lands for Swann. That snapped Ricard's head back.
Ricard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swann manages to avoid it.
Swann works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ricard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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 Ross Swann will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ricard thuds a left hand into Swann's body.
Ricard moves out of range of the leg kick from Swann.
Ricard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Swann slips under a jab.
Ross Swann is winning the standup battle so far.
Swann lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Swann throws a lazy uppercut
and Ricard counters with a low kick, right behind Swann 's knee.
Ricard looks to throw the jab but Swann is out of range.
Ricard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Swann.
Swann misses with a looping right.
Swann takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ricard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Swann.
An attempted straight right counter from Swann misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swann gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Ricard counter with a right hand.
Ricard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Swann pinned against the cage. Swann gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Swann bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard blocks a jab.
Swann throws a poor cross that misses
and Ricard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ricard throws a poor cross that misses
and Swann counters with a nice uppercut.
Swann thows a leg kick but Ricard checks it
and Ricard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ricard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ricard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ricard scores with a body shot.
Swann throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ricard thows a leg kick but Swann checks it
and Swann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Swann connects with a nice looking jab.
Swann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ricard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Swann throwing a counter right hand but Ricard manages to avoid it.
Ricard throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ricard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ricard throws a body punch but Swann moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Swann misses the target.
Ricard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swann.
Ross Swann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Swann stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Swann wants it to stay on the feet.
Ricard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Swann has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice straight punches there by Ricard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ricard.
Swann misses with a hook
and Ricard counters with a nice body shot.
Swann cracks Ricard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Swann misses with a head kick.
Swann misses with a hook
and Ricard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Swann looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Swann misses with a hook.
It seemed like Ricard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ricard throws an off balance right hand
and Swann counters with a straight right hand.
Ricard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Swann steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ricard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swann misses with a straight left.
Ricard throws a poor cross that misses
and Swann counters with a nice uppercut.
Ricard lands a nice looking body kick.
Swann misses with a hook
letting Ricard counter with a right hand.
Ricard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ricard throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Swann is looking to land body kicks.
Swann takes a swing at Ricard's ribcage but misses.
Swann displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ricard throws out the jab.
Swann swings widly with a right hand
and Ricard makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ricard throws a jab but it's blocked by Swann.
Swann takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Swann avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Swann tests Ricard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ricard dips to his left and cracks Swann with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swann scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ricard digs a good body shot into Swann's ribs.
That kick from Ricard tenderised Swann's leg. Swann is trying to keep his angry face on.
Swann scores with a jab.
Ricard throws a hook to the side of Swann's head but Swann sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Swann takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ricard walks into a straight right hand from Swann.
Swann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Swann is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ricard connects with an inside leg kick.
Swann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swann misses with a straight right.
Ricard wants to clinch
and Swann counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Farboleous Ricard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nice uppercut lands for Ricard. That snapped Swann's head back.
Swann stuns Ricard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Swann displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ricard throws out the jab.
Ricard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ricard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ricard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ricard lands a nice uppercut.
Ricard cracks Swann with a nice body shot.
Ricard scores with a shoulder strike.
Ricard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Swann lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ricard throws a head punch that misses.
Swann prevents a body shot from Ricard.
Ricard breaks the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Swann.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swann rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ricard counters with an outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ricard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swann throws a lazy uppercut
and Ricard counters with a left to the body.
Ricard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Swann uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ricard.
Swann swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ricard lands a right hook to the body.
Ricard loads up on a big right hand but Swann slips the punch.
Ricard ducks under a wild hook from Swann.
Ricard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Swann misses with an uppercut. Ricard saw that one coming.
Ricard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ricard cracks the inside of Swann's front leg.
Ricard feints a jab promting Swann to slip. Ricard then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Swann slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Swann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ricard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swann fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ricard checks it well.
Ricard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ricard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good work by Swann as he checks the leg kick.
Swann avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ricard lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ricard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A low kick from Ricard is predictable there
and Swann counters with a straight right hand.
Ricard misses with a leg kick.
Ricard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Swann's calf.
Ricard ducks under a wild hook from Swann.
Ricard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Swann misses with an uppercut.
Ricard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ricard counters with a body kick.
Swann scores with a kick to the body.
Swann slips under a jab.
A big right from Swann misses.
A jab from Ricard misses.
Ricard is looking to chop away at Swann's legs.
Ricard scores with a jab to the head.
Swann throws a looping overhand right but Ricard ducks down to avoid it.
Ricard throws a leg kick but Swann sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ricard stuns Swann with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Swann throws a head kick that misses.
Ricard misses with a takedown attempt - Swann sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Swann misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricard throws the left hand but Swann avoids the punch easily.
Swann thuds a left hand into Ricard's body.
A slow jab from Ricard misses its intended target.
Swann tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ricard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Swann.
Ricard looks to land a left hand but Swann moved out of range nicely.
Swann throwing a counter right hand but Ricard manages to avoid it.
Ricard cracks Swann with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ricard clinches up with Swann and pushes him back against the cage.
Swann fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Swann fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Swann throws a punch but it's blocked by Ricard.
Swann fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Ricard as the two fighters clinch.
Ricard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Swann backwards.
Swann throws a punch but it's blocked by Ricard.
Ricard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Farboleous Ricard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ricard 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Farboleous Ricard!
During a confident post fight interview, Farboleous Ricard 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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RATING
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