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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Sweet (ranked 1783 p4p, 2551 weight class) and Preston Foster (ranked 232 p4p, 303 weight class). Preston Foster is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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180 cm 21 180 7 - 2 - 0 |
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181 cm 21 182 5 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling Decent elbows Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt Excellent MT Powerful |
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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricky Sweet! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Preston Foster! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sweet lands with a straight right. Foster didn't see that one coming. Sweet moves into range and clinches up with Foster. Foster blocks an elbow strike from Sweet.
I was talking to Sweet's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. A head punch blocked on the inside by Foster. Sweet on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Foster using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sweet has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sweet pushes off an throws an elbow but Foster leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Sweet lands a body shot. Foster blocks an elbow strike. Sweet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Foster with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sweet can't find room to land a body shot as Foster controls the action.
Sweet misses with a punch to the body.
Sweet pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Foster pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Sweet blocks a head kick by Foster.
Foster misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Foster is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Sweet is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Foster. Foster takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sweet swats him away and circles back towards the center. Sweet blocks a head kick by Foster.
Sweet closes the distance and pushes Foster back into the cage. Foster avoids a wild elbow strike from Sweet. Sweet lands an elbow that stopped Foster in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Preston Foster has been cut. Foster trying to land knees to the body.
Foster blocks an elbow strike from Sweet.
Sweet misses with a punch to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Foster's face as he tries to break the clinch. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sweet just misses with a elbow thrown towards Foster's brow. Sweet throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sweet just misses with a elbow thrown towards Foster's brow. Sweet lands an elbow just above Foster 's eye. Foster looking to throw knees to the head but Sweet is blocking nicely.
Foster pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Foster pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sweet scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Foster is looking to clinch. Foster tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Foster moves in looking to clinch but Sweet pushes him off. Sweet is looking to counter the offense by Foster and move into the clinch. 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! Sweet blocks a low kick nicely. Sweet throws a jab but it's blocked by Foster. Foster tries a head kick but it misses.
Foster throws a sloppy head kick and Sweet moves out of range easily. Sweet swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Foster. Foster tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sweet manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Foster takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Foster with a nice calf kick. Foster pushes Sweet away with a front kick. Foster throws a head kick that misses. Foster darts in trying to clinch and Sweet counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That has opened up Preston Foster's cut even more. A swing and a miss from Sweet. Sweet blocks a head kick by Foster.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Foster tries to close the distance and clinch but Sweet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Foster takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fight moves into the clinch position. A short right from Sweet. Sweet lands a left hand.
Foster lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Foster stalling against the cage.
Foster takes an elbow to the forehead.
Foster is rocked! The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Foster is still on wobbly legs! Can Sweet finish him? Sweet pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Foster! Sweet unloads with more strikes and Foster sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Sweet! Ricky Sweet decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
53% |
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