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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grappling Wrestler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Jos Ricci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Jos Ricci has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Grappling Wrestler's chin.
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200 lbs
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213 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Grappling Wrestler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carlos Jos Ricci!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrestler stuffs the takedown attempt from Jos Ricci. Jos Ricci gets slowly back to his feet.
Jos Ricci closes the distance and clinches up with Wrestler, looking for a takedown. Jos Ricci pushes Wrestler against the cage but Wrestler circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jos Ricci shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Grappling Wrestler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Jos Ricci.
Jos Ricci misses with a hook. Wrestler ducked under it nicely.
Jos Ricci dodges the punch combination from Wrestler.
Jos Ricci misses with a takedown attempt - Wrestler sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wrestler gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jos Ricci to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Wrestler is looking to stand up but Jos Ricci isn't so interested in that idea.
Jos Ricci controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wrestler is trying to keep Jos Ricci in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrestler wants to sweep but no luck.
Wrestler keeping moving, preventing Jos Ricci from controlling successfully.
Jos Ricci thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jos Ricci with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wrestler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jos Ricci.
Jos Ricci is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jos Ricci wants to control from the top but Wrestler keeps moving.
Jos Ricci has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jos Ricci content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrestler is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wrestler is breathing heavily.
Jos Ricci passes Wrestler's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wrestler wants to improve his position but Jos Ricci is controlling well.
Jos Ricci is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jos Ricci wants to take a breather but Wrestler is having none of it.
Jos Ricci is working for a submission of some sort.
Jos Ricci wants to take a breather but Wrestler is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jos Ricci is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jos Ricci controlling the action here.
Jos Ricci wants to work for an arm triangle but Wrestler is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jos Ricci lands strikes from half guard.
Jos Ricci looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jos Ricci landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jos Ricci lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jos Ricci seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wrestler is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jos Ricci pulls his head out easily.
Jos Ricci with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jos Ricci is looking for a kimura but Wrestler is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jos Ricci to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Jos Ricci dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jos Ricci feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wrestler keeping moving, preventing Jos Ricci from controlling successfully.
Wrestler looking to control.
Jos Ricci stays in close to Wrestler's body and controls the position.
Let's hope that Jos Ricci has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Jos Ricci passes into half guard.
Jos Ricci working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jos Ricci stalling.
Wrestler is staying active underneath Jos Ricci, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jos Ricci is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wrestler sees it coming and defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Still in half guard, Jos Ricci seems content to control.
Jos Ricci uses his free foot to push down on Wrestler's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Wrestler.
Jos Ricci jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Wrestler manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Jos Ricci is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wrestler knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The referee asks Jos Ricci politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Jos Ricci prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jos Ricci goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Wrestler rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Jos Ricci's guard! Nice work there by Wrestler!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wrestler throws an elbow that misses. Jos Ricci uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wrestler's guard. Nice move by Jos Ricci!
Jos Ricci trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wrestler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jos Ricci controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jos Ricci wants to control from the top but Wrestler keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jos Ricci is pushing down on Wrestler's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wrestler is fighting to maintain full guard but Jos Ricci has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jos Ricci is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wrestler is just riding it out for now. Jos Ricci eventually gives up the hold.
Jos Ricci wants to control but Wrestler is keeping him busy.
Jos Ricci lands strikes from half guard.
Jos Ricci with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jos Ricci seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jos Ricci looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jos Ricci not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wrestler has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jos Ricci is working away from the top position though.
Wrestler tries to roll over but Jos Ricci keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jos Ricci in particular looking to stall.
Wrestler is looking for a sweep. Jos Ricci is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jos Ricci scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Carlos Jos Ricci has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jos Ricci stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Jos Ricci showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Jos Ricci shoots in and bounces Wrestler off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jos Ricci engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jos Ricci pushing down on Wrestler's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jos Ricci is looking for a kimura but Wrestler is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jos Ricci to get the leverage.
Jos Ricci seems to be working for a kimura but Wrestler defends the submission attempt.
Jos Ricci throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jos Ricci connects with a nice short shot to Wrestler's temple.
Jos Ricci is looking to take a break and control but Wrestler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jos Ricci looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wrestler with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jos Ricci is working for a kimura but Wrestler is defending it quite comfortably.
Jos Ricci is controlling the pace.
Jos Ricci moves into full mount! Wrestler won't be happy about that!
Wrestler is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jos Ricci wants to control the pace but Wrestler is squirming around nicely.
Wrestler wants to control but Jos Ricci is having none of it.
Jos Ricci with a couple of short strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jos Ricci is working for a guillotine from mount but Wrestler frees his head quite easily.
Jos Ricci looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Jos Ricci has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jos Ricci looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jos Ricci is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Wrestler is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Wrestler flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Jos Ricci anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Wrestler and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Jos Ricci slips an arm under Wrestler chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Jos Ricci has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Jos Ricci is squeezing on Wrestler like an anaconda would it's prey. Wrestler fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Carlos Jos Ricci!
Carlos Jos Ricci thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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