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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Pierre (ranked 7890 p4p, 567 weight class) and Ricardo Richard (ranked 7224 p4p, 544 weight class). Ben Pierre has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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165 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricardo Richard!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Richard lands.
Richard scoring well with a low kick there.
Richard moves in looking to clinch but Pierre pushes him off.
Richard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pierre changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Pierre takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Richard throws a sloppy head kick
and Pierre counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pierre slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Richard is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Richard seems to be looking for submissions.
Pierre is doing well to control the position and prevent Richard from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard passes to full mount!
Richard throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Pierre tries to hold on but Richard pushes him away.
Richard throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Richard throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Pierre because Richard loaded up on that one.
Poor strikes thrown by Richard there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pierre blocking the ground and pound.
Richard thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Richard tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Richard moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Pierre has worked his arm free - good work by Pierre!
Pierre is looking for a sweep.
Richard trying to control the position but Pierre is working away.
Richard working the strikes but Pierre uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Richard is stalling here. Pierre is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Richard seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Pierre has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Richard is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richard struggling a bit here.
Richard is looking to regain half guard here but Pierre keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four 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.
Pierre working away.
Richard is trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You can see the frustration on Richard's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Richard dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Richard scores with a leg kick.
Pierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Richard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Richard fails to land the takedown.
Ben Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Richard.
Richard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Richard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Richard throws a body shot but no joy.
Pierre feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard fails with the takedown.
Pierre tries to counter with a takedown but Richard is quick to defend against it.
Pierre stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pierre wants it to stay on the feet.
Ben Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Richard.
Pierre gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Ben Pierre has been cut.
Pierre on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pierre stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pierre wants it to stay on the feet.
Pierre walks into a straight right hand from Richard.
Richard lands a leg kick that knocks Pierre off balance momentarily.
Richard misses with a few strikes there.
Pierre changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Richard looks to clinch
and Pierre decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Richard's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richard looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richard throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Pierre escapes and throws Richard's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Richard is breathing heavily.
A lull in the action here.
Pierre's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pierre wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pierre taking a breather here.
Richard tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Richard keeps trying to improve his position.
That's four 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.
Richard wants to control but Pierre postures up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Richard is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pierre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Richard's waist but Richard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pierre off to one side.
Richard shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Richard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ben Pierre'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!
Pierre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pierre shoots for a double leg takedown but Richard sprawls well. He's pushed Pierre's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Decent striking displayed by Richard there.
Richard moves to clinch but Pierre breaks away
and Pierre counters with a nice double leg into side control. Richard won't be happy with that.
Richard is looking to regain half guard here but Pierre keeps moving and retains side control.
Richard is trying to control Pierre's posture but Pierre avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richard is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard wants to control but Pierre postures up.
Richard is trying to improve his position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
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.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pierre on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Richard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pierre fails with the takedown
and Richard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pierre thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard scores with a jab to the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Richard.
A good leg kick by Richard.
Richard shoots in but Pierre avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No luck for Richard with that takedown attempt.
Pierre half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Richard lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ricardo Richard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Richard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pierre.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richard tries to clinch up but Pierre circles away and keeps his distance.
Pierre half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Richard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pierre has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Richard.
Pierre takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pierre darts in looking for a takedown but Richard gets double underhooks and turns Pierre into the cage.
Richard changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ben Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ricardo Richard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Richard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pierre moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pierre is rocked!
Pierre is holding his hands too far apart here. Richard throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Pierre is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ricardo Richard!
After the fight, Ricardo Richard was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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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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