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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Guidal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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188 cm
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Charles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Guidal!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guidal shoots in for a double leg but Charles sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Guidal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Charles throws out the jab.
A big right from Charles misses.
Guidal shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Charles's guard.
Guidal's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Guidal prevents Charles from getting back to his feet.
Guidal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Charles swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Guidal slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Guidal trying to control but Charles is working from the bottom.
Guidal slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles wants to get back to his feet but Guidal is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Guidal wants to control from the top but Charles keeps moving.
Charles on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Charles tries to get out of the position.
Guidal not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Guidal's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Guidal wants to control from the top but Charles keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Despite being in the dominant position, Dick Guidal just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Charles misses with a wild body shot.
Charles scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Charles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Guidal ducks under a wild hook from Charles.
Guidal shoots in and bounces Charles off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Charles wants to stand and escape but Guidal is having none of it.
Guidal looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Charles wants to stand up but Guidal is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guidal trying to control but Charles is working from the bottom.
Guidal is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Guidal wants to control from the top but Charles keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Charles wants to stand but Guidal is controlling the position.
Guidal not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Charles wants to sweep here but Guidal controlling him for the moment.
Guidal trying to control the position from guard on top but Charles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Charles trying to control the position.
Charles keeping moving, preventing Guidal from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Guidal dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Guidal darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Guidal is taking a breather. Charles says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Despite being in the dominant position, Dick Guidal just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Charles looks to land a combination but Guidal avoids it well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Guidal.
Charles steps into range and cracks Guidal with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Guidal flops backwards and Charles dives into his guard looking to finish!
It looks like Dick Guidal has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guidal controls Charles momentarily but Charles frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Guidal holds on and takes a little breather.
Charles wants to stand but Guidal has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Guidal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Charles has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Charles trying to control the position from guard on top but Guidal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Charles misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Guidal shoots in for a takedown but Charles shows good takedown defense.
Charles throws a nice looking combination but Guidal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ray Charles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charles misses with a double jab.
Charles scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Guidal doesn't seem bothered though.
Guidal is breathing heavily.
Guidal moves forwards but Charles connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Guidal tries to keep at a distance but Charles has taken the fight into the clinch.
Charles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Guidal slips a jab and a cross from Charles.
Charles takes a swing at Guidal's ribcage but misses.
Charles misses with a looping right.
Charles tries to clinch up but Guidal circles away and keeps his distance.
Guidal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ray Charles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Guidal.
Guidal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Charles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guidal closes this distance looking for a takedown but Charles circles away.
Charles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guidal manages to avoid it.
Charles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Charles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Guidal.
Charles throws a looping overhand right but Guidal ducks down to avoid it.
Charles throws a body punch but Guidal moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Charles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Guidal looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Guidal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ray Charles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Charles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Charles throws a series of punches but Guidal avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Charles misses with an uppercut. Guidal saw that one coming.
Charles misses with a wild body shot.
Ray Charles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guidal blocks a jab.
Charles misses with a hook.
Charles throws a lazy right hand but Guidal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Charles misses.
Guidal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Guidal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Charles.
Guidal closes this distance looking for a takedown but Charles circles away.
Charles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guidal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Charles as he avoids it easily.
Guidal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Charles.
A combination from Charles does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Charles dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dick Guidal's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Guidal fails to land the takedown.
Charles throws an overhand right that lands on Guidal's shoulder, as Guidal tries to avoid the shot.
Guidal fails with the takedown.
Ray Charles is winning the standup battle so far.
Charles misses with a wild body shot.
Charles throws a hook to the side of Guidal's head but Guidal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Guidal ducks under a wild hook from Charles.
Charles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charles throws a hook but Guidal avoids it easily.
Charles misses with an uppercut. Guidal saw that one coming.
Charles looks to land a left hand but Guidal moved out of range nicely.
Guidal shoots in and drives through. Charles sprawls well.
Ray Charles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Guidal.
Guidal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Charles as he avoids it easily.
Guidal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Guidal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Charles looks to score with a jab to the body but Guidal is just out of range.
Guidal keeps the fight on the outside.
Charles fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Guidal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Charles misses with a two punch combination.
Charles tries to clinch up.
Charles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Charles misses.
Charles lands a right hook to the body.
A big left from Charles misses.
Charles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Guidal shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Charles as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles connects with a single shot there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Charles darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Charles throws a good cross that connects.
Charles scores with a body shot.
Charles looks to land a right hand but Guidal moved out of range.
Charles just misses with a punch to the body.
Charles throws a series of punches but Guidal avoids them all with ease.
Guidal is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
No luck for Guidal with that takedown attempt.
Charles scores with a decent looking hook.
Guidal slips a jab from Charles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Charles as Guidal shoots in.
Charles getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Charles stuns Guidal with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Guidal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Charles.
A jab from Charles misses.
Charles scores with the left hand. Guidal knows he should have avoided that one.
Charles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guidal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Charles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guidal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Guidal shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Guidal showed some decent athleticism there.
Guidal is looking to take a break and control but Charles is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ray Charles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guidal is taking a breather. Charles says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Charles tries to kick Guidal off but Guidal keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Guidal keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Guidal trying to control the action but Charles is working from the bottom.
Dick Guidal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guidal is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Charles defends it well.
Guidal wants to take a breather but Charles is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Charles showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Charles 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Ray Charles!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Ray Charles!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Ray Charles!
Ray Charles wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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