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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Barford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toni Ricester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricester has chosen War Vince DiCola as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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172 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Barford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toni Ricester!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricester fails to land the takedown.
Barford really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Barford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ricester swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Barford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ricester fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ricester circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ricester avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barford wants to clinch.
Ricester circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barford gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ricester to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ricester would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Barford wants to stand up but Ricester is controlling him.
Ricester stands and steps away. Barford gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Barford doesn't manage to clinch there - Ricester circles away.
Barford tries to clinch there but Ricester circles away.
Barford moves in looking to clinch but Ricester pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barford shoots in for a double leg but Ricester sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Barford tries to clinch up.
Barford stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barford wants it to stay on the feet.
Dan Barford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toni Ricester.
Barford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ricester swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ricester misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ricester shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Barford pushes Ricester off and gets back to his feet.
Ricester avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barford keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ricester looks gassed!
Ricester swats away the attempt to clinch by Barford.
Ricester leaves Barford with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Barford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barford is looking to clinch.
Ricester shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ricester was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Barford is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricester stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Barford stuffs the takedown attempt from Ricester. Ricester gets slowly back to his feet.
Barford is looking to clinch.
Barford doesn't manage to clinch there - Ricester circles away.
Barford stuffs the takedown attempt from Ricester. Ricester gets slowly back to his feet.
Ricester avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barford tries to clinch there but Ricester circles away.
Barford fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barford shoots in looking for a takedown. Ricester tries to sprawl out of it but Barford keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ricester manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Barford tries to clinch up.
Barford will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ricester paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ricester circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ricester tries for a takedown but Barford sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ricester avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barford gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ricester gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Barford clinches.
Barford trying to control the position but instead, Ricester has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barford into the cage.
Barford blocking some punches.
Barford pushes off an throws an elbow but Ricester leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Barford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barford putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ricester in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Barford misses with a knee strike.
Barford with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ricester.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ricester lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barford backwards.
Ricester softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ricester working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ricester lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Ricester.
Ricester lands with a light punch inside.
Ricester lands with a short shot to the head.
Barford landing knees to the head.
Ricester scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barford misses with a knee strike.
Barford takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice left hand lands by Ricester.
Barford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ricester blocks it with crossed arms.
Ricester lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barford with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ricester working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barford tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ricester avoids it.
Barford looking to slow down the pace here.
Ricester lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ricester.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ricester.
Barford missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Ricester.
Barford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ricester creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ricester utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ricester on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ricester.
Barford is trying to maintain a safe position but Ricester gets an underhook and turns Barford into the cage.
Ricester makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ricester throws a punch but it's blocked by Barford.
Barford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Barford.
Barford blocks an uppercut.
Ricester lands with a light punch inside.
Barford looking to throw knees to the head but Ricester is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toni Ricester dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barford looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barford shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ricester scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Barford is trying to stand up here but Ricester is controlling him well.
Ricester stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Barford to get to his feet.
Dan Barford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barford doesn't manage to clinch there - Ricester circles away.
Ricester gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Barford counters by clinching up.
Ricester lands with a left to the head.
Barford is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch on the inside from Ricester fails to land.
Ricester avoiding damage as Barford throws knees to the body.
Barford with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barford takes a shot to the head.
Ricester lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barford backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barford is trying to stall.
Ricester lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barford backwards.
Ricester throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barfords head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricester lands a right hand.
Barford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ricester has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ricester lands a shoulder strike.
Ricester lands a hook that snaps the head of Barford backwards.
Ricester lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ricester misses with some punches.
Ricester swings wildly with an uppercut but Barford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ricester misses with a punch on the inside.
Barford tries to land knees in the clinch but Ricester avoids the damage to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ricester as Barford tries to tie him up.
Ricester makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ricester scores with a shoulder strike.
Ricester lands an uppercut.
Ricester takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ricester lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barford with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ricester lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ricester blocks it with crossed arms.
Ricester lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Ricester on the inside.
Barford connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ricester's face.
Ricester throws a punch but it's blocked by Barford.
Barford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short left from Ricester.
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.
Barford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ricester as Barford tries to tie him up.
Ricester misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ricester has a couple of punches blocked by Barford.
Ricester avoiding damage as Barford throws knees to the body.
Barford wants to stall.
Ricester lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ricester misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ricester lands a left hand.
Barford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ricester has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barford is trying to maintain a safe position but Ricester gets an underhook and turns Barford into the cage.
A short right from Ricester.
Barford landing knees to the head.
Ricester lands with a left to the head.
Ricester avoiding damage as Barford throws knees to the body.
Ricester gets through Barford's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ricester scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ricester as Barford tries to tie him up.
Ricester lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ricester misses with a punch on the inside.
Barford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ricester blocks it with crossed arms.
Ricester lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barford backwards.
Ricester makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barford tries to land a knee to the head but Ricester blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricester scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Ricester.
Ricester misses with the head strike.
Barford taking a breather.
Barford's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ricester has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ricester pushes Barford back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barford looking to stall.
Ricester misses with some punches.
Barford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ricester creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ricester lands an elbow just above Barford 's eye.
Barford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barford wants to stall.
Ricester scores with a shot to the side of Barford's head.
Ricester lands an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Barford.
Barford is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Barford's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ricester scores with a shoulder strike.
Ricester lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barford backwards.
Barford misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barford.
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.
Ricester lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barford backwards.
Ricester working aggressively here.
Barford throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ricester lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ricester misses with a punch on the inside.
Barford is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ricester is keeping busy.
Ricester misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ricester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barford tries to land knees in the clinch but Ricester avoids the damage to the body.
Ricester avoids a wild elbow strike from Barford.
Barford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ricester blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Ricester on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ricester as Barford tries to tie him up.
Ricester lands a nice uppercut.
Barford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ricester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barford blocking some punches.
Barford tries to stall but Ricester uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barford with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barford tries to land a knee to the head but Ricester blocks with his arms.
Ricester lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barford misses with a knee to the head.
Ricester lands with a left to the head.
Barford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ricester.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toni Ricester showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ricester shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barford but Barford pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Barford shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ricester pinned against the cage. Ricester gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ricester closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barford circles away.
Barford moves in looking to clinch but Ricester pushes him off.
Barford fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ricester circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ricester swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ricester will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dan Barford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toni Ricester.
Barford tries to clinch up.
Nice takedown defense from Ricester. No joy for Barford on that attempt.
Barford gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ricester has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Barford is proving hard to escape from.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ricester stands and steps away. Barford gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Barford moves in looking to clinch but Ricester pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barford is looking to clinch but Ricester is avoiding it.
Ricester shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Barford is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ricester is controlling him.
Ricester stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ricester scores a takedown into full mount!
Ricester stands up from mount. Strange move.
Barford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ricester is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Barford's half guard.
Ricester tries to stand and escape but Barford is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barford wants to get back to his feet.
Ricester escapes and gets back to his feet.
Barford tries to clinch but Ricester is having none of it.
Ricester shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Barford napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ricester has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Ricester shoots in but Barford avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Barford leaves Ricester with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Barford doesn't manage to clinch there - Ricester circles away.
Barford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ricester paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Toni Ricester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barford is looking to clinch.
Ricester defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barford.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricester darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ricester postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Barford to stand up.
Ricester closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ricester lands in his opponent's guard.
Barford is working an open guard so Ricester takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ricester feints and as Barford raises his hands in defense, Ricester changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ricester stops Barford from standing up.
Ricester gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ricester scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ricester decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Barford tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barford tries to close the distance and clinch but Ricester swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ricester throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Barford was covering up waiting for the punch and Ricester finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ricester gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Barford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barford wants to clinch up but Ricester keeps it at a distance.
Barford tries to clinch but Ricester moves out of range.
Barford is looking to clinch.
Ricester will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barford changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ricester tries to avoid it but Barford manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ricester to the ground. Ricester escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Barford fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ricester keeps the fight on the outside.
Barford slaps away a takedown attempt from Ricester, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ricester shoots in for a double leg but Barford sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dan Barford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toni Ricester is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barford shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toni Ricester comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ricester winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toni Ricester!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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