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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Augusto Ricardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Borda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borda has chosen El Phantasmo And The Chicken Run Blast-O-Rama (Wine, Women And Song Mix) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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130 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Augusto Ricardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diego Borda!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borda throws a leg kick which misses Ricardo's front leg but catches the back leg as Ricardo tries to avoid it.
Ricardo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Borda sprawls well initially but Ricardo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ricardo working Borda over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borda moves into full guard.
Borda working a defensive guard but Ricardo manages to pass into side control anyway.
Ricardo wants to control but Borda is keeping him busy.
Ricardo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Borda can't do much from the bottom here.
Ricardo looks up at the clock and then as Borda takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ricardo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ricardo grinds an elbow into Borda's temple.
Borda is rocked!
Ricardo is chipping away with strikes.
Borda is still in real trouble! Can Ricardo finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Borda takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Borda struggling a bit here.
Ricardo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ricardo working the head with strikes.
Ricardo scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Borda to see if he's OK.
Ricardo scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borda wants to control but Ricardo postures up.
Ricardo grinds an elbow into Borda's temple.
Borda on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Borda takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Borda trying his best to control but Ricardo has mounted him.
Ricardo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Borda has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ricardo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ricardo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Borda wants to control but Ricardo is having none of it.
Ricardo scoring with strikes but Borda is staying in there.
Ricardo is landing with some decent strikes but Borda is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Borda is trying desperately to improve position.
Borda looks gassed!
Ricardo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ricardo unloading with bombs!
Ricardo unloading with bombs!
Ricardo breaks from Borda's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Borda can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Borda takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ricardo unloading with bombs!
Borda is in a horrible position here. Ricardo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ricardo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ricardo lands with some strikes.
Ricardo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Borda can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ricardo controlling the pace for now.
Ricardo unloading with bombs!
Ricardo unloading with bombs!
Ricardo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ricardo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ricardo with a couple of short strikes.
Ricardo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ricardo with shots to the head and body - Borda looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ricardo looking to finish Borda with some ground and pound. This is bad for Borda!
Ricardo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Borda's face.
Ricardo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Borda?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo landing strikes from the mount and Borda is in trouble!
Borda tries to hold on but Ricardo pushes him away.
Ricardo cracks Borda with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ricardo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Borda wants to control but Ricardo is having none of it.
Ricardo working Borda over with strikes here.
Borda taking shots to the head.
Borda working to try and regain half guard.
Ricardo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Borda wants to hold on but Ricardo pushes him away.
Borda taking shots to the head.
Ricardo with shots to the head and body - Borda looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ricardo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Borda can't escape the position.
Ricardo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ricardo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ricardo working the ground and pound effectively.
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!
Borda really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Borda that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ricardo with shots to the head and body - Borda looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ricardo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ricardo content just to control the position here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ricardo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ricardo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ricardo with a couple of short strikes.
Ricardo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Borda in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ricardo with the ground and pound from mount.
Ricardo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Borda taking shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ricardo landing strikes from the mount and Borda is in trouble!
Ricardo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Borda wants to hold on but Ricardo pushes him away.
Ricardo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ricardo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Borda hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Augusto Ricardo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ricardo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ricardo throws a shot from downtown. Borda moves away and avoids it.
Ricardo closes the distance and clinches up with Borda, looking for a takedown. Ricardo pushes Borda against the cage but Borda circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A choreographed right hand from Ricardo misses the target.
Borda moves out of range as Ricardo strikes.
A big right from Ricardo misses.
Ricardo throws a lazy right hand but Borda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Borda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ricardo.
Borda ducks under a wild hook from Ricardo.
Ricardo throws a looping overhand right but Borda ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Ricardo misses.
Ricardo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ricardo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Borda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ricardo.
Ricardo misses with a hook.
Ricardo misses with a two punch combination.
Ricardo misses with a straight left.
Ricardo throws a series of punches but Borda moves out of range.
A jab from Ricardo misses.
Ricardo looks to land a left hand but Borda moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Ricardo misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricardo misses with a takedown attempt - Borda sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ricardo throws a hook but Borda avoids it easily.
Ricardo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Borda.
Ricardo throws a lazy right hand but Borda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ricardo looks to land a combination but Borda avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Ricardo.
Ricardo throws a hook but Borda blocks it.
Ricardo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Borda slips a straight right by Ricardo.
Borda blocks a jab.
Ricardo missing with a left hand there. Borda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ricardo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Borda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ricardo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Borda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ricardo misses with a double jab.
Ricardo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Borda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ricardo misses with a hook. Borda ducked under it nicely.
Borda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ricardo.
That's two 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.
A big right from Ricardo misses.
Borda defending well as Ricardo loads up on a big left hand.
Borda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Ricardo misses.
Borda slips a straight right by Ricardo.
Borda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ricardo.
Borda moves out of range as Ricardo strikes.
Ricardo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Borda but Borda pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Augusto Ricardo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ricardo waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Borda.
Borda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ricardo.
Ricardo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Borda but Borda pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ricardo looks to land a left hand but Borda moved out of range nicely.
Ricardo slow jab from Borda misses its intended target.
Borda moves out of range as Ricardo strikes.
Borda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ricardo.
Ricardo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Borda can do to turn this around?
Ricardo throws a hook but Borda blocks it.
A big left from Ricardo misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo misses with a straight right.
Augusto Ricardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ricardo looks to land a right hand but Borda moved out of range.
Ricardo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Borda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Borda slips under a jab from Ricardo.
Ricardo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Borda slips a straight right by Ricardo.
Ricardo misses with a looping left.
Borda defending well as Ricardo loads up on a big left hand.
Borda stuffs the takedown attempt from Ricardo. Ricardo gets slowly back to his feet.
Diego Borda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ricardo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ricardo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ricardo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ricardo throws a hook but Borda avoids it easily.
A big right from Ricardo misses.
Borda defending well as Ricardo loads up on a big left hand.
Ricardo throws a series of punches but Borda moves out of range.
Ricardo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
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.
A choreographed right hand from Ricardo misses the target.
Ricardo swinging wilding here.
Ricardo loads up on a big right hand but Borda slips the punch.
Nice sprawl there from Borda as Ricardo shoots in.
Ricardo throws the left hand but Borda avoids the punch easily.
Ricardo throws a looping overhand right but Borda ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Borda.
Ricardo misses with an uppercut.
Borda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ricardo.
Ricardo throws a jab when Borda was well out of range.
Ricardo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Borda swivels and escapes.
A big right from Ricardo misses.
Ricardo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Borda pinned against the cage. Borda gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Borda slips a jab from Ricardo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Borda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ricardo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Borda is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Borda is in a horrible position here. Ricardo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ricardo avoids the attempt from Borda to control.
Ricardo scoring with strikes but Borda is staying in there.
Borda is in all sorts of trouble here.
Borda tries to lock up and control but Ricardo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Borda takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Ricardo.
Ricardo landing punches.
Borda is in a horrible position here. Ricardo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ricardo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Ricardo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ricardo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ricardo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ricardo lands with some strikes.
Borda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borda is trying desperately to improve position.
Ricardo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ricardo breaks from Borda's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ricardo breaks from Borda's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ricardo scoring with strikes but Borda is staying in there.
Borda is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ricardo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Borda is in a horrible position here. Ricardo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Borda in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ricardo with a couple of short strikes.
Ricardo wants to control the pace but Borda is squirming around nicely.
Borda is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Borda is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Ricardo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borda is in all sorts of trouble here.
Borda tries to hold on but Ricardo postures up.
Borda is in a horrible position here. Ricardo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Borda tries to hold on but Ricardo pushes him away.
Ricardo working the ground and pound effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borda wants to control but Ricardo is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Ricardo.
Ricardo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ricardo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Borda hang on?
Ricardo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ricardo landing strikes from the mount and Borda is in trouble!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ricardo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Borda tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo dominating with strikes here.
Ricardo landing punches.
Ricardo landing punches.
Ricardo landing strikes from the mount.
Borda is in all sorts of trouble here.
Borda wants to control but Ricardo is having none of it.
Augusto Ricardo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ricardo landing punches.
Borda sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ricardo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ricardo working Borda over with strikes.
Ricardo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ricardo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ricardo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Borda with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Borda gets full guard.
Ricardo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo drops back looking for a leg! Borda is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Borda manages to kick Ricardo off! Ricardo jumps back into Borda's guard.
Borda is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ricardo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ricardo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Borda looking to control.
Ricardo working some strikes from top position.
Borda trying to keep a closed guard but Ricardo is proving a slippery customer.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Borda doesn't manage to clinch there - Ricardo circles away.
Ricardo waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Borda.
Ricardo misses with an uppercut.
Borda ducks under a wild hook from Ricardo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ricardo dives in and gets a big takedown. He lands in full mount and immediately unloads a series of heavy strikes! Borda has had enough and taps out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Augusto Ricardo!
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hype
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RATING
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