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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lothario Renaldo (ranked 3159 p4p, 298 weight class) and Ricky Rickston (ranked 5878 p4p, 461 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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154 lbs
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146 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lothario Renaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ricky Rickston!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rickston finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Renaldo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rickston throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rickston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Renaldo.
Rickston tries to clinch up.
Rickston takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rickston takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Renaldo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rickston was well out of range. Poor timing from Renaldo.
Rickston wants to counter the offense by Renaldo and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Renaldo misses with a combination
and Rickston counters with a nice leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Renaldo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rickston - the referee stops the clock and Renaldo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rickston. Renaldo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice defenses there by Rickston.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renaldo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Ricky Rickston has been cut.
Rickston fakes the leg kick and cracks Renaldo in the body.
Renaldo misses with a double jab.
Renaldo looks to land a right hand but Rickston moved out of range.
Rickston lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Renaldo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rickston tries to move into range but Renaldo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rickston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Renaldo misses with a hook
and Rickston moves into the clinch.
Rickston misses with an elbow over the top.
Rickston misses with an elbow over the top.
Rickston looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rickston pushes off an throws an elbow but Renaldo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rickston comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rickston lands an elbow that stopped Renaldo in his tracks for a moment.
Rickston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rickston slips under a jab.
Rickston fakes the leg kick and cracks Renaldo in the body.
Rickston is looking to clinch.
Renaldo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rickston forces Renaldo back against the cage and clinches.
Rickston misses with some punches.
Rickston lands an elbow inside.
Rickston misses with an elbow over the top.
Rickston throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rickston pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Renaldo is trying to break free.
Rickston manages to break the clinch.
Renaldo misses with a double jab.
Renaldo keeps the fight on the outside.
A left and a right from Renaldo both land. Nice combination.
Renaldo misses with a straight right.
Renaldo tests Rickston's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rickston misses with a looping right.
Renaldo throws a body shot but no joy.
Rickston misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rickston moves away from the strike by Renaldo.
Rickston tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rickston throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rickston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rickston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Renaldo.
Renaldo misses with a looping right.
Renaldo misses with an uppercut
and Rickston counters with a good low kick that Renaldo was not able to check.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rickston explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rickston thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Renaldo if he has to take too many more of those.
Renaldo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Renaldo avoids a kick to the body.
Renaldo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Renaldo lands with an overhand left.
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 Lothario Renaldo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ricky Rickston's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rickston tries to clinch but Renaldo moves away
letting Renaldo counter with a right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rickston.
Renaldo misses with a body shot.
Renaldo misses with a left hand
and Rickston counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lothario Renaldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rickston.
Rickston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Renaldo.
Renaldo throws an off balance right hand
and Rickston holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rickston creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Renaldo's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rickston misses with an elbow strike.
Rickston creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rickston throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rickston throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rickston comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rickston misses with an elbow strike.
Rickston breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rickston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A swing and a miss from Rickston.
Renaldo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Renaldo misses the jab.
Rickston is looking for the big counter here.
Renaldo throws a poor cross that misses
and Rickston counters with a body kick that stops Renaldo in his tracks momentarily.
Renaldo throws a body shot but no joy.
Rickston follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Renaldo throws a shot from downtown. Rickston moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renaldo misses with a shot to the body
and Rickston counters with a good low kick that Renaldo was not able to check.
Rickston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Renaldo.
Rickston throws a fast counter high kick but Renaldo manages to duck under it in time.
Renaldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rickston. Renaldo shrugs it off though.
Rickston lands a leg kick that knocks Renaldo off balance momentarily.
Renaldo throws the left hand but Rickston avoids the punch easily.
Rickston flicks out a counter leg kick but Renaldo steps away.
Renaldo thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rickston slips a straight right by Renaldo.
Rickston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Renaldo throws a poor cross that misses
and Rickston finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renaldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Renaldo misses.
Rickston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Renaldo sets himself, and Rickston steps forward looking for the clinch! Renaldo avoids it this time.
Renaldo throws an overhand right that lands on Rickston's shoulder, as Rickston tries to avoid the shot.
Rickston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Renaldo moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Rickston. That snapped Renaldo's head back.
Renaldo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rickston ducks right into an uppercut from Renaldo.
Rickston throws a nice outside leg kick.
No joy there for Renaldo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rickston wants to clinch
and Renaldo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Renaldo throws a shot from downtown. Rickston moves away and avoids it.
Rickston thinks about the counter body kick.
Renaldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rickston moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Renaldo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rickston finds it's way round the side to connect with Renaldo's head.
Rickston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Renaldo.
Renaldo tries to keep at a distance but Rickston has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rickston throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rickston lands with a short shot to the head.
Rickston pushes off an throws an elbow but Renaldo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rickston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Rickston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ricky Rickston's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Rickston fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lothario Renaldo is winning the standup battle so far.
Renaldo loads up on a big right hand but Rickston slips the punch.
Rickston avoids the body shot from Renaldo.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rickston.
Renaldo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rickston.
Rickston ducks under a wild hook from Renaldo.
Rickston looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Renaldo misses with a hook.
And Rickston responds with a good body kick, but Renaldo manages to step out the way in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Renaldo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rickston.
Renaldo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rickston plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rickston drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Renaldo misses with a double jab.
Renaldo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Renaldo slips a straight right by Rickston.
Rickston on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rickston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Renaldo.
Rickston closes the distance looking to clinch
and Renaldo counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rickston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rickston darts in trying to clinch
enabling Renaldo to counter with a crisp jab.
Renaldo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Rickston.
Renaldo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rickston counters with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Renaldo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Renaldo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Renaldo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rickston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Renaldo.
A shot to the body from Renaldo misses
and Rickston counters with a big head kick but Renaldo shrugs it off.
Rickston misses the jab.
Rickston pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Renaldo swings and misses with a shot to the body
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Rickston counters with a body kick.
Renaldo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rickston lands a high kick!
Renaldo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Renaldo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rickston rushes Renaldo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Renaldo slows down the pace here.
Rickston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renaldo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rickston tries to counter with a clinch but Renaldo shakes him off and moves away.
Rickston throws a head kick that half lands.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rickston takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rickston has closed the distance and engaged Renaldo in a clinch.
Rickston lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rickston throws an elbow but it misses.
Rickston misses with an elbow strike.
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 Lothario Renaldo.
I think Renaldo 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Lothario Renaldo!
Lothario Renaldo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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