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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoruba Ahimbe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and D J Rich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ahimbe comes to the cage accompanied by "Hit em Up" Tupac. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
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145 lbs
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Good takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yoruba Ahimbe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, D J Rich!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Ahimbe with that takedown attempt.
Ahimbe pushes Rich up against the cage in a clinch.
Ahimbe has clasped his hands together around Rich's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Ahimbe works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ahimbe tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Ahimbe lands a few punches from side control.
Ahimbe works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ahimbe landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Rich wants to get back to his feet.
Ahimbe is working Rich over with some ground and pound from side control.
The strikes coming from Ahimbe are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ahimbe in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rich bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Ahimbe scores a takedown into full mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ahimbe working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ahimbe punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rich's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Rich is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahimbe moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Rich has worked his arm free - good work by Rich!
Ahimbe is breathing heavily.
Ahimbe tries to score with some ground and pound. Rich controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Rich wants to get back to his feet.
Ahimbe working the ground and pound from side control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ahimbe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ahimbe closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ahimbe works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ahimbe is putting a hurting on Rich here, landing some big shots from side control.
Rich is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ahimbe asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Ahimbe looks up at the clock and then as Rich takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ahimbe smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ahimbe works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rich is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ahimbe working the head and body with strikes.
Ahimbe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rich pushes Ahimbe away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ahimbe gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ahimbe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rich swivels and escapes.
Rich tries to clinch up but Ahimbe circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahimbe shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ahimbe was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rich is trying to stand up.
Ahimbe looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rich is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Ahimbe.
Ahimbe looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Rich wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Ahimbe landing shots from mount.
Rich trying desperately to get to his feet.
Ahimbe connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rich is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahimbe pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
A nice elbow there by Ahimbe.
Rich wants to try and get back to his feet.
Ahimbe landing strikes, looking to finish!
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!
Ahimbe has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rich's face.
Rich is rocked!
Ahimbe is landing with some decent strikes but Rich is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ahimbe working the ground and pound effectively.
Rich is still in real trouble! Can Ahimbe finish him?
Rich is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ahimbe postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rich looks a forlorn figure.
Rich seems to have recovered his senses.
Ahimbe landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ahimbe is landing with some decent strikes but Rich is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ahimbe raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoruba Ahimbe 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.
Rich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ahimbe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rich!
Ahimbe working for a guillotine from mount but Rich is in no mood to give up.
Rich taking shots to the head.
Rich is trying to stand up.
Ahimbe pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ahimbe lands with some strikes.
Ahimbe is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ahimbe misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Poor strikes thrown by Ahimbe there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Rich tries to buck Ahimbe off but he can't manage it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ahimbe lands a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rich is trying to stand.
Rich in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rich's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Ahimbe is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ahimbe unloads with some shots from mount but Rich bucks and avoids them well.
Ahimbe connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ahimbe landing punches.
Ahimbe is in the full mount, landing strikes.
A nice elbow there by Ahimbe.
BOOM! Ahimbe connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahimbe with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Ahimbe breaks from Rich's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ahimbe working the ground and pound effectively.
Ahimbe scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rich trying desperately to get to his feet.
Ahimbe lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rich wants to try and get back to his feet.
Ahimbe punching from mount but Rich doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Rich is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Ahimbe fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rich is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahimbe looking to finish with strikes here!
Ahimbe dominating with strikes here.
Rich wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Ahimbe working the ground and pound effectively.
Rich tries to buck Ahimbe off but he can't manage it.
Ahimbe looking to finish with strikes here!
You get the feeling that Rich really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ahimbe fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The referee warns Rich that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rich really wants to buck Ahimbe off and get back to his feet.
Ahimbe punching from mount but Rich doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Rich taking shots to the head.
Ahimbe sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoruba Ahimbe 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ahimbe avoids the head kick by Rich.
Rich doesn't manage to clinch there - Ahimbe circles away.
Ahimbe gets a clinch.
Ahimbe lands an elbow that stopped Rich in his tracks for a moment.
Ahimbe is working Rich over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Ahimbe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ahimbe is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rich pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ahimbe closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rich to the mat! Rich manages to get full guard.
Rich has momentary wrist control but Ahimbe slips an elbow through the middle.
Ahimbe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ahimbe distracts Rich with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ahimbe pushing down on Rich's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ahimbe passes to full mount!
Ahimbe is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ahimbe is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Rich is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yoruba Ahimbe!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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