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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Booger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ollie Ritch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Booger might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ang Kulangot. 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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185 cm
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185 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
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193 cm
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202 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Booger! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ollie Ritch! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ritch on the wrong end of a nice jab. Nice shot lands for Ritch. Ritch lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Ritch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Ritch throws a head kick but Booger moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Booger. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Booger. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Booger connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Booger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Booger misses with a straight right. Booger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ritch connects with an inside leg kick. Ritch misses with a jab, cross combination.
Booger bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ritch's head. Booger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ritch manages to avoid it. Ritch misses with a wild body shot. Booger lands with a nice body punch. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Ritch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Booger. Ritch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Booger fails with the takedown. Booger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ritch throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Booger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ritch counters with a left to the body. Ritch connects with the punch. Ritch fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Booger connects with the punch. Ritch looks to throw the jab but Booger is out of range. Ritch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Ritch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ollie Ritch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Ritch throws a hook to the side of Booger's head but Booger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. No joy there for Ritch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donk. Booger catches Ritch right on the button with a cross.
Ritch is rocked! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Booger throws a right and a left that both miss. Booger will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Booger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ritch. Ritch throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ritch misses the shot to the body. Ritch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ritch missing with a left hand there. Booger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Nice straight punches there by Booger. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Booger. Ritch throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Ritch tries to clinch but Booger is having none of it. Booger misses with an uppercut. Ritch saw that one coming. Booger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Booger is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Booger has a takedown stuffed. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Booger. That's going to take a lot out of him. Nice defenses there by Booger. Ritch avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Booger misses with a takedown attempt - Ritch sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Booger ducks under a wild hook from Ritch. A looping hook to the body misses from Ritch. Booger does a little dance to reset his feet. Booger dips to his left and cracks Ritch with an uppercut! Ritch throws a looping overhand right but Booger ducks down to avoid it. A head kick misses from Ritch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ritch is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Booger lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. A telegraphed right hand from Booger misses the target. Booger takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Booger slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Booger cracks Ritch with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Booger has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Ritch to stand back up! Ritch is still on wobbly legs! Can Booger finish him? The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Ritch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Booger manages to avoid it. Booger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ritch to score with a decent uppercut. Booger drops Ritch with a big left hand and mounts him. Ritch is in big trouble! If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup. Booger looking to control and managing it successfully. Ritch is trying desperately to improve position. Ritch seems to have recovered his senses. Ritch is in a horrible position here. Booger smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Booger trying to control but he's not successful this time. Ritch bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Booger is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Ritch is looking to stand up but Booger won't let him. Ritch looking to sit in guard and control but Booger gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Ritch has momentary wrist control but Booger slips an elbow through the middle. Booger wants to pass the guard but Ritch is keeping the position. Ritch wants to sweep but no luck. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's five minutes gone in the round. Booger slips nicely into half guard. Booger seems to be working for a kimura but Ritch defends the submission attempt. Ritch wants to improve his position but Booger is controlling well.
Booger is pressing down on Ritch's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ritch is holding on for now. Ritch is looking to control Booger's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ritch avoid being mounted? Ritch tries to kick Booger off but Booger keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Booger working the head and body with strikes. Booger trying to control from half guard but Ritch is working away. Booger is working for a kimura but Ritch is defending it quite comfortably.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Booger trying to pass the guard but Ritch defending well. Ritch looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Ritch tries to roll over but Booger keeps him under control. Ritch is positioning himself well to prevent Booger advancing to mount. Ritch is looking for a sweep. Booger is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Booger slips a nice elbow through Ritch's hands, connecting with Ritch's forehead. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Booger takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Booger is just content to waste time from the top position. Ritch takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard. Booger drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Booger jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Booger prevents Ritch from getting back to his feet. Booger won't allow Ritch to sweep him here. Booger controls from within his opponent's guard. Booger 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. Booger wants to control from the top but Ritch keeps moving. Booger wants to pass the guard but Ritch is keeping the position. Booger prevents Ritch from getting back to his feet. Ritch is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Booger trying to control the position from guard on top but Ritch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Chris Booger just wasn't active enough. Ritch scores with a one two! Booger had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Booger misses with a wild body shot. Booger walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Ritch throws a hook but Booger avoids it easily. Booger jabs Ritch right on the nose. Ritch blinks but takes it well. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Booger lands a big uppercut and Ritch crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ritch looks OK. Booger waves Ritch back to his feet! Booger throws a jab when Ritch was well out of range. Booger misses with a two punch combination.
and Booger counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Ritch! He's just covering up as Booger starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Booger! Chris Booger seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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