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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Farboleous Ricard (ranked 458 p4p, 59 weight class) and Abi Tural (ranked 706 p4p, 86 weight class). Ricard comes to the cage accompanied by Vibe Killer. This should be a great matchup!
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153 lbs
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Great wrestler
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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Farboleous Ricard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abi Tural!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricard thuds a left hand into Tural's body.
Tural just misses with a punch to the body.
Tural looks to land a combination but Ricard avoids it well.
Ricard dodges the punch combination from Tural.
Tural throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tural rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tural takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tural misses with a straight left.
As Tural backs away, Ricard returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ricard thuds his right hand into Tural's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ricard throws a head kick but Tural moves out of range.
Ricard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tural throws out a counter right but Ricard avoids it with no problem.
Tural throws a poor cross that misses
and Ricard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ricard throws a chopping leg kick but Tural manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ricard scores with a hook to the body. Tural takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tural works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ricard moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tural misses with an uppercut. Ricard saw that one coming.
Tural tests Ricard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tural thuds a left hand into Ricard's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tural fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ricard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tural's head.
Ricard connects with a solid leg kick.
Tural takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tural throws an off balance right hand
and Ricard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ricard throws a leg kick but Tural moved away.
Ricard moves out of range as Tural strikes.
Tural on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ricard lands a jab to the nose.
Tural loads up on a big right hand but Ricard slips the punch.
Ricard closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tural did well to prevent Ricard getting side control.
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!
Ricard trying to control from half guard but Tural is working away.
Ricard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tural's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tural trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ricard wants to take a breather but Tural is having none of it.
Ricard looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ricard passes to full mount!
Ricard has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ricard thowing shots but they're missing.
Ricard misses with a head shot.
Tural avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ricard.
Tural tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ricard content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricard is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Tural is in real trouble.
Ricard working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Ricard misses with a punch to the head.
Tural is trying to break free.
Tural prevents Ricard from getting a body triangle.
Tural is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Ricard off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricard struggling to keep hold of the position.
I would not like to be Tural right now.
Will Ricard go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Ricard is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Tural defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Ricard is controlling the position but Tural somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Tural tries to get to full guard but Ricard has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Farboleous Ricard dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ricard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tural.
Tural swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ricard.
Tural lands a head shot.
Tural might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice uppercut there from Tural.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ricard. Tural shrugs it off though.
Ricard throws the kick towards the body but Tural avoids it.
Ricard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tural jabs Ricard right on the nose. Ricard blinks but takes it well.
Tural has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ricard.
Ricard is looking to slow Tural down with leg kicks.
Ricard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Abi Tural seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ricard misses with the combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tural swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tural uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ricard has time to react.
Ricard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tural scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard lands with a straight right. Tural didn't see that one coming.
Tural fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tural blocks a jab.
Tural rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Ricard to counter with a crisp jab.
Tural throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tural misses with a looping right.
Tural throws a looping overhand right but Ricard ducks down to avoid it.
Ricard throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tural! But no joy.
Ricard moves out of range of the body kick.
Ricard jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ricard scores with a head kick.
Ricard just misses with a punch to the body.
Ricard scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
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!
Ricard trying to control the action but Tural is working from the bottom.
Ricard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tural can do to turn this around?
Ricard lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard trying to mount his opponent but Tural defends it.
Ricard trying to control the action but Tural is working from the bottom.
Ricard tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tural knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tural is refusing to be controlled, as Ricard sits in half guard.
Ricard is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tural has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ricard controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricard wants to pass the guard but Tural is defending well.
Ricard wants to control but Tural is keeping him busy.
Ricard with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tural keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tural throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ricard misses with the body kick
and Tural cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab lands there for Ricard.
Ricard misses with a kick to the body.
Ricard cracks Tural with an open hand slap.
Nice jab there from Ricard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tural lands with a cross.
Abi Tural is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tural swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tural thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ricard shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ricard was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tural struggling a bit here.
Ricard looking to control but instead Tural has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Ricard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tural keeps working.
Ricard is looking for a kimura here.
Ricard tries to pass to full mount but Tural defends it.
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 Farboleous Ricard will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Ricard shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tural's guard.
Ricard advances to half guard.
Ricard is looking to advance position but Tural won't allow it.
Ricard is just content to waste time from the top position. Tural takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Ricard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tural keeping moving, preventing Ricard from controlling successfully.
Farboleous Ricard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tural keeping full guard, as Ricard tries to pass.
Ricard trying to control but Tural is working from the bottom.
Tural controls Ricard momentarily but Ricard frees himself.
Tural looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ricard is one step ahead there.
Ricard with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two 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.
Tural throws a hook to the side of Ricard's head but Ricard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ricard is looking to land body kicks.
Tural avoids the body shot from Ricard.
Tural throws a looping overhand right but Ricard ducks down to avoid it.
Ricard scores with a hook.
Ricard tries to score with a low kick but Tural moves his leg out of the way.
Tural connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tural looks to land a left hand but Ricard moved out of range nicely.
Ricard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Farboleous Ricard is winning the standup battle so far.
Ricard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tural pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tural throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ricard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tural closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Ricard to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Ricard. Beautiful body shot.
Ricard thows a body kick. Tural tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A big right from Ricard misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tural! But no joy.
Tural throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tural throws out a powerful jab.
Ricard throws a leg kick which misses Tural's front leg but catches the back leg as Tural tries to avoid it.
Ricard misses with an uppercut
and Tural counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tural throws a right and a left that Ricard avoids nicely.
Tural throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tural stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ricard.
Ricard shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ricard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ricard throws a push kick but Tural slaps the foot to one side.
Tural misses with a double jab.
Ricard lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ricard scores with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tural lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ricard moves out of range of the body kick from Tural.
Ricard changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That kick from Tural tenderised Ricard's leg. Ricard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tural throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ricard fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tural just manages to avoid it.
Ricard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tural keeping moving, preventing Ricard from controlling successfully.
Ricard stopping the sweep attempt from Tural.
Ricard wants to pass the guard but Tural is keeping the position.
Ricard is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that's the end of the fight!
Farboleous Ricard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ricard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Farboleous Ricard!
A victorious Farboleous Ricard thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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