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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chakotay Ricker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Bosco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Royce Bosco will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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135 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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145 lbs
8 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chakotay Ricker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Royce Bosco!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bosco thows a body shot but no joy.
Ricker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ricker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bosco tries to clinch up but Ricker circles away and keeps his distance.
Bosco scores with a body shot.
Bosco thows a body shot but no joy.
Ricker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ricker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bosco avoids it.
Ricker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bosco.
Bosco takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ricker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ricker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bosco managing to block the knees to the body from Ricker.
Bosco takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bosco lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A frustrated look appears on Bosco's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ricker lands an elbow inside.
Ricker lands an elbow inside that Bosco shrugs off.
Ricker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bosco.
Ricker tries to land knees in the clinch but Bosco avoids the damage to the body.
Bosco blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ricker missing with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Ricker.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ricker.
Knees to the body from Ricker.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ricker takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosco takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Ricker.
Ricker taking a breather.
Ricker missing with knees to the body.
Bosco blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ricker misses with an elbow strike.
Ricker has Bosco pushed against the cage.
Ricker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bosco avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricker is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ricker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bosco lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ricker.
Bosco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ricker has him pressed against the cage.
Bosco is looking to break free of the clinch but Ricker has double underhooks.
Ricker utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ricker lands a damaging elbow.
Bosco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ricker lands an elbow inside that Bosco shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricker has Bosco pressed against the cage.
Bosco looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ricker trying to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ricker.
Bosco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ricker trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bosco goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ricker prevents it.
Ricker controlling the action here for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chakotay Ricker 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.
That kick from Ricker tenderised Bosco's leg. Bosco is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ricker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bosco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ricker throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ricker connects with a high kick.
Bosco tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ricker counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bosco's knee momentarily.
Bosco wants to clinch up but Ricker keeps it at a distance.
Bosco will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ricker throws a head kick but Bosco moves out of range.
Bosco throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ricker on the side of the head.
Ricker moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bosco's defenses.
Ricker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ricker taking a breather.
Ricker trying to land knees to the body.
Ricker is struggling to control the position.
Ricker trying to land knees to the body.
Ricker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bosco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ricker trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ricker trying to land knees to the body.
Bosco managing to block the knees to the body from Ricker.
Ricker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bosco is defending well for now.
Chakotay Ricker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ricker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bosco avoids it.
Ricker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bosco.
Ricker lands an elbow inside.
Ricker has Bosco pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ricker.
Ricker lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bosco takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bosco is trying to pull guard but Ricker has him pressed against the cage.
Ricker throws an elbow that misses.
Ricker scores a nice knee to the body.
Ricker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bosco blocks it with crossed arms.
Ricker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ricker landing knees to the body.
Bosco is looking to break free of the clinch but Ricker has double underhooks.
Ricker working Bosco over with knees to the body.
Ricker tries to land knees in the clinch but Bosco avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosco wants a takedown.
Chakotay Ricker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Bosco.
Ricker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bosco.
Bosco avoiding damage as Ricker throws knees to the body.
Ricker lands an elbow inside that Bosco shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Ricker.
Ricker misses with an elbow strike.
Ricker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ricker looking to throw knees to the head but Bosco is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bosco avoiding damage as Ricker throws knees to the body.
Ricker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ricker trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chakotay Ricker dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bosco shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ricker defends it nicely.
Ricker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bosco takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ricker lands a leg kick that knocks Bosco off balance momentarily.
Bosco closes the distance and clinches up with Ricker, looking for a takedown. Bosco pushes Ricker against the cage but Ricker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ricker moves into range and clinches up with Bosco.
Ricker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ricker has Bosco pressed against the cage.
Ricker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bosco can do to turn this around?
Ricker landing knees to the body.
Ricker lands an elbow inside.
Bosco takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricker avoiding damage.
Ricker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ricker lands an elbow inside.
Bosco is trying to break free.
Ricker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bosco is trying to push Ricker away but Ricker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ricker taking a breather.
Ricker crunches a lovely knee into Bosco's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosco managing to block the knees to the body from Ricker.
Ricker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bosco blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ricker.
It looks like Royce Bosco has been cut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ricker takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ricker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bosco is defending well for now.
Ricker missing with knees to the body.
Ricker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bosco has had enough of the clinch but Ricker keeps him there for the moment.
Bosco managing to block the knees to the body from Ricker.
Ricker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bosco.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricker landing knees to the body.
Bosco turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Bosco tries for a kimura but Ricker is defending well.
Bosco working away.
Bosco swings around for an armbar but Ricker sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bosco's guard.
Ricker is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ricker stands up and waves to Bosco to follow him.
Ricker throws a head kick but Bosco moves out of range.
Royce Bosco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricker throws a leg kick which misses Bosco's front leg but catches the back leg as Bosco tries to avoid it.
Bosco loads up on a big right hand but Ricker slips the punch.
Bosco misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Ricker tenderised Bosco's leg. Bosco is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bosco lands a really nice looking cross but Ricker seems unphased.
Good shot there by Bosco.
Bosco takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ricker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bosco's sensitive parts.
Bosco will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chakotay Ricker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Bosco.
Bosco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bosco fails with an attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ricker avoids the body shot from Bosco.
Ricker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bosco. That did some damage!
Ricker lands a head kick!
Ricker moves away from the strike by Bosco.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chakotay Ricker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ricker, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chakotay Ricker!
Chakotay Ricker managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Resistance, into his post fight interview.
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