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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Jos Ricci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murray comes to the cage accompanied by KO muzik. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
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186 cm
30
213 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Jos Ricci!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Murray wants it to stay on the feet.
Carlos Jos Ricci seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Murray. Those never looked like landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Murray works the jab nicely.
It looks like Carlos Jos Ricci has been cut.
Jos Ricci uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murray.
Jos Ricci looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Murray is fending him off so far but Jos Ricci persists. Nope, Murray circles away and we're back to standing.
Jos Ricci changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Murray looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jos Ricci working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jos Ricci throws a strike aimed at the side of Murray's head but Murray avoids it well.
Murray is looking for a sweep.
Murray is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at [CBK] Training Center that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Jos Ricci working away.
Murray is looking to reverse the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jos Ricci grinds an elbow into Murray's temple.
Murray sneaks back into half guard.
Murray trying to control but Jos Ricci postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jos Ricci lands a nice short elbow.
Murray is looking to improve his position.
Murray avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jos Ricci.
Jos Ricci missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Murray is looking for a sweep. Jos Ricci is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jos Ricci missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jos Ricci lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Murray taking some punishment here, with Jos Ricci in his half guard.
Murray tries to roll over but Jos Ricci keeps him under control.
Jos Ricci thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Murray is trying to get back to full guard.
Murray is working hard here to advance position.
Jos Ricci working over Murray with some ground and pound. Murray looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jos Ricci thows a huge punch but Murray dodges it nicely.
Murray blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jos Ricci.
Jos Ricci working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
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.
Murray actively working from the bottom here.
Jos Ricci looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Murray with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Murray trying to hold on to Jos Ricci's head to control him but Jos Ricci postures up.
Jos Ricci is just content to waste time from the top position. Murray takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Murray looking to control.
Jos Ricci trying to control but Murray is working from the bottom.
Jos Ricci content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jos Ricci trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jos Ricci postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jos Ricci stopping the sweep attempt from Murray.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murray working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jos Ricci.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murray has momentary wrist control but Jos Ricci slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jos Ricci defends it easily.
Jos Ricci is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Murray is rocked!
Murray is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Murray manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jos Ricci manages to get himself to full guard.
Jos Ricci looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jos Ricci looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Murray passes into side control.
Murray has control of an arm but Jos Ricci manages to advance to Murray's back!
You can see the frustration on Murray's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Murray manages to reverse the position and now he's in Jos Ricci's guard. Nice work there by Murray.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murray controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jos Ricci looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Murray wants to control from the top but Jos Ricci keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray throws a big right hand that misses.
Jos Ricci keeping moving, preventing Murray from controlling successfully.
Jos Ricci looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Murray is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Lee Murray just wasn't active enough.
Jos Ricci closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Murray uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Murray scores with a jab.
Horrible takedown by Jos Ricci or perhaps it was just good defense by Murray which made him look bad.
Lee Murray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Jos Ricci.
Murray thows a body shot but no joy.
Jos Ricci fails with the takedown
and Murray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jos Ricci.
Jos Ricci looks for a takedown but Murray sprawls well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jos Ricci has his takedown stuffed
and Murray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jos Ricci shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Murray as he jumps to the side.
Jos Ricci looks winded!
Jos Ricci shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Murray drops Jos Ricci with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Jos Ricci looks back up at him and smiles so Murray waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Jos Ricci is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murray lands an uppercut, right on the button! Jos Ricci tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lee Murray!
In his post fight interview, Lee Murray gave a big smile as he said 'I'm going back to my roots and trying to knock everyone out. I've only lost by KO so its going to be me or you. I'm 30 and I still got about 10 fights in me and I plan on going hard. Kill or be killed from now on.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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