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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dino Ciccarelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Merquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ciccarelli might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Higher Ground. Merquez has chosen Mind Da Gap feat. Valete - Não Pára as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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177 cm
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193 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dino Ciccarelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix Merquez!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ciccarelli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ciccarelli misses with a hook.
Ciccarelli's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Merquez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ciccarelli scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Dino Ciccarelli has been cut.
Merquez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ciccarelli, right into the meat.
Both fighters circling a little - Ciccarelli finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Merquez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ciccarelli tries to work over Merquez's front leg with a kick but Merquez checks it.
Merquez wants to clinch
and Ciccarelli counters with a stiff right hand.
Dino Ciccarelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciccarelli has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ciccarelli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Ciccarelli. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ciccarelli.
Merquez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ciccarelli napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Merquez tries to score with some ground and pound. Ciccarelli controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Merquez scores with punches from side control.
Merquez in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Merquez laying and praying for a moment but Ciccarelli takes advantage and regains half guard.
Merquez stalling away here and it's allowed Ciccarelli to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Merquez 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.
Merquez trying to control the position from guard on top but Ciccarelli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Merquez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Merquez postures up in Ciccarelli's guard and throws a big left but Ciccarelli blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merquez drops back looking for a leg! Ciccarelli is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ciccarelli manages to kick Merquez off! Merquez jumps back into Ciccarelli's guard.
Merquez throws a big right hand that misses.
Merquez throws an elbow that misses. Ciccarelli uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Merquez's guard. Nice move by Ciccarelli!
Ciccarelli trying to control the position from guard on top but Merquez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciccarelli trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Merquez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ciccarelli defends it easily.
Ciccarelli has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Merquez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Merquez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ciccarelli is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Merquez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dino Ciccarelli's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ciccarelli moves into the clinch.
Ciccarelli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A low kick from Merquez misses
and Ciccarelli counters with a head kick.
A jab from Merquez misses.
Merquez slips under a jab.
Ciccarelli throws a wild body kick that Merquez sees coming a mile off.
Ciccarelli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Merquez.
Ciccarelli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merquez avoids the head kick by Ciccarelli.
Ciccarelli fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Merquez, pushing him back against the cage.
Ciccarelli misses with a punch to the body.
Ciccarelli wants to break free but Merquez has control.
A bit of stalling here from Merquez.
Merquez trying to control the position but instead, Ciccarelli has worked for underhooks and has pushed Merquez into the cage.
Ciccarelli looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Merquez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ciccarelli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merquez connects with a crisp jab.
Ciccarelli takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Merquez misses with a low kick.
Ciccarelli misses with a head kick.
Ciccarelli swings away with a body shot that misses
and Merquez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Merquez misses with a double jab.
Merquez checks a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Ciccarelli.
Ciccarelli misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merquez lands with a shot to the body.
Dino Ciccarelli is winning the standup battle so far.
Ciccarelli lands a nice looking kick to the body. Merquez takes a step back to recover.
Merquez avoids the head kick by Ciccarelli.
Merquez looks to land a left hand but Ciccarelli moved out of range nicely.
Merquez misses with a leg kick
and Ciccarelli makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ciccarelli looks to score with a jab to the body but Merquez is just out of range.
Ciccarelli takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciccarelli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Merquez throws a big shot that misses.
Ciccarelli buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ciccarelli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Merquez was well out of range. Poor timing from Ciccarelli.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ciccarelli.
A low kick from Merquez misses
and Ciccarelli counters with a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ciccarelli misses with a left hand
and Merquez counters with an inside leg kick.
Ciccarelli has closed the distance and engaged Merquez in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dino Ciccarelli dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dino Ciccarelli's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ciccarelli misses with the combination.
Merquez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Merquez misses with a low kick.
Ciccarelli moves into the clinch successfully.
Merquez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Merquez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Merquez misses with a punch to the body.
Merquez lands a left hand.
Merquez is trying to push Ciccarelli away but Ciccarelli has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciccarelli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Merquez misses with the head strike.
Ciccarelli on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Merquez is trying to pull guard but Ciccarelli turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ciccarelli lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ciccarelli.
Merquez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ciccarelli lands a nice uppercut.
It looks like Felix Merquez has been cut.
Merquez prevents a body shot from Ciccarelli.
Ciccarelli tries to break the clinch but Merquez is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merquez breaks the clinch.
Ciccarelli scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ciccarelli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Merquez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Merquez throws a lazy uppercut
and Ciccarelli counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Merquez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Merquez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Merquez clinches up against the cage.
Ciccarelli wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merquez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ciccarelli lands with a nice body punch.
Merquez checks a leg kick.
Merquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ciccarelli manages to avoid it.
Merquez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ciccarelli is looking to wear down Merquez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ciccarelli takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Merquez fails with a takedown attempt.
Dino Ciccarelli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Merquez.
Ciccarelli throws a leg kick but Merquez sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciccarelli rushes Merquez and presses him up against the cage.
Merquez misses with an elbow over the top.
Ciccarelli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Ciccarelli. No joy for Merquez on that attempt.
Merquez misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Merquez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dino Ciccarelli showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ciccarelli has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dino Ciccarelli!
A relieved looking Dino Ciccarelli thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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