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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Venable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Quik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Venable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Quik!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venable stuffs the takedown.
Venable throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Venable shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Quik really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Venable sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Poor strikes thrown by Venable there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Quik tries to lock up and control but Venable gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Quik really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Venable controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quik holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Venable tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Venable sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Venable has control of Quik's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Quik regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Quik is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Venable can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Quik is looking to escape.
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.
Quik is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Quik tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Venable tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Quik tries to lock up and control but Venable gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Quik sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Quik is looking to escape.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Venable in particular looking to stall.
Quik is refusing to be controlled, as Venable sits in half guard.
Quik trying to control but Venable postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venable not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Venable controlling the action here.
Quik is pressing down on Venable's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Quik looking to control.
Venable has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Venable content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Venable throws a big right hand that misses.
Quik looking to control.
Quik being controlled here, momentarily.
Venable won't allow Quik to get back to his feet.
Venable is stalling in the full guard.
Quik is trying to control the position but Venable postures up.
Venable knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Quik on the ground.
Quik looks gassed!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Quik holds on and takes a little breather.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Venable content to stall in guard here.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ricky Venable just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
The fight stays on the outside here - Venable looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Venable fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Quik, pushing him back against the cage.
Venable content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Venable manages to break the clinch.
Venable explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Venable gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Venable pulls guard effortlessly.
Venable is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Quik stopping the sweep attempt from Venable.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Venable is working hard here to advance position.
Venable on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Venable tries to get out of the position.
Venable is pulling down on Quik's head to control his posture.
Venable tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Venable seems keen to control Quik's posture.
Quik is looking to stand up but Venable won't let him.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Venable is looking to clinch.
Venable misses with a series of wild punches.
Venable wants to clinch up but Quik keeps it at a distance.
Quik tries to keep at a distance but Venable has taken the fight into the clinch.
Venable tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Quik wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Venable pulls guard successfully.
Quik wants to control from the top but Venable keeps moving.
Venable trying to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Venable is on top in guard.
Venable content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Quik looking to control.
Venable wants to control from the top but Quik keeps moving.
Quik is trying to control the position but Venable postures up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Venable trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Venable sitting in guard here, content to control.
Venable passes into half guard.
Venable content to control rather than advance.
Quik wants to control but Venable is keeping busy.
Venable slips a nice elbow through Quik's hands, connecting with Quik's forehead.
Quik is not content to let Venable control the position.
Quik wants to get back to his feet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Venable looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Quik with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Venable sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Quik trying to control but Venable postures up.
Venable keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Quik trying to control here.
Quik trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Quik is trying desperately to improve position.
Quik wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Venable.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Venable showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Venable 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Ricky Venable!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Ricky Venable!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Ricky Venable!
Ricky Venable wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
7% |
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