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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bartholomew Roach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Riccuito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roach comes to the cage accompanied by The Simpsons Theme Song. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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210 lbs
28 - 9 - 1 |
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208 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
28 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bartholomew Roach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Riccuito!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riccuito slips a straight right by Roach.
Riccuito walks into a stiff left hand from Roach.
Roach throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good leg kick by Riccuito there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice uppercut lands for Roach. That snapped Riccuito's head back.
Riccuito is looking to chop away at Roach's legs.
Riccuito uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roach.
Roach bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Riccuito's head.
Roach has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Nelson Fight Camp in the buildup to the fight.
Riccuito feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Roach's calf.
A head kick by Roach misses
and Riccuito counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Bartholomew Roach has been cut.
Roach throws a half hearted mid kick.
Riccuito throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Riccuito looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roach slips a straight right by Riccuito.
Riccuito steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Roach. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roach checks the leg kick.
Riccuito takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Riccuito pushes Roach away with a front kick.
Riccuito fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Roach misses the body punch
and Riccuito makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Riccuito moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Roach blocks a head kick by Riccuito.
A counter left hand to the body from Roach misses its target.
A thudding body kick lands there by Riccuito!
Riccuito attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Roach slips under a jab.
Riccuito misses with a hook. Roach ducked under it nicely.
Riccuito gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Roach looks to score with a jab to the body but Riccuito is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roach on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Riccuito. Riccuito obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riccuito misses with a low kick.
Riccuito throws a head kick that misses.
Riccuito scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Roach doesn't seem bothered though.
Riccuito on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Riccuito blocks a leg kick.
Riccuito gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Roach counters with a straight right hand.
Roach thumps Riccuito with a low kick.
Riccuito avoids the head kick by Roach.
Roach is looking to land body kicks.
Roach throws a hook to the side of Riccuito's head but Riccuito sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roach throws a lazy uppercut
and Riccuito counters with a nice leg kick.
Riccuito thuds his right hand into Roach's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito lands a big right hand that sends Roach crashing to the mat! Riccuito stays standing though and waves Roach back to his feet!
Roach swings for the body but Riccuito moves out of range.
Riccuito misses the jab.
Roach throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Roach moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRiccuito.
Riccuito takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Riccuito misses with a double jab.
Riccuito throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roach fires out a quick counter leg kick but Riccuito just manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riccuito lands with a thumping leg kick.
Riccuito takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Roach throws a right and a left that Riccuito avoids nicely.
Riccuito has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Roach on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Riccuito takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Riccuito rushes Roach and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito lands a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Riccuito.
Roach misses with an elbow strike.
Riccuito lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Roach avoids the elbow strike from Riccuito, against the cage.
Riccuito comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Roach throws a head punch that misses.
Roach lands a left hand.
Roach blocks an elbow strike from Riccuito.
Roach misses with a hook from the clinch.
Riccuito can't find room to land a body shot as Roach controls the action.
Riccuito pushes off an throws an elbow but Roach leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Roach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Riccuito.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hook to the body lands for Riccuito.
Roach misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roach with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Riccuito utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Riccuito dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bartholomew Roach's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Riccuito drops Roach with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Roach looks back up at him and smiles so Riccuito waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Riccuito lands a nice leg kick that just misses Roach's sensitive parts.
Roach moves out of range of the leg kick from Riccuito.
Roach throws a big counter combination but Riccuito scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Roach looks to land a body kick but Riccuito moved away.
Riccuito thinks about the counter body kick.
Riccuito cracks Roach with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Roach looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Riccuito finish him?
Roach is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roach tests Riccuito's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oh Roach is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Riccuito takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A combination from Roach does no damage.
Roach avoids a kick to the body.
Roach seems to have got his legs back now.
Roach is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Riccuito.
Roach throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Roach throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Roach throws a low kick but Riccuito moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riccuito misses with a hook. Roach ducked under it nicely.
Riccuito tries to move into range but Roach moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Roach. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Roach.
Riccuito lands a jab to the nose.
Roach misses with a series of wild punches.
Roach moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Roach dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mark Riccuito seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Riccuito drops his hands momentarily and Roach takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Riccuito scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Roach throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Riccuito chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Roach can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roach throws a sloppy body shot
and Roach takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bartholomew Roach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roach misses with a shot to the body
and Riccuito cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Riccuito uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roach.
Roach throws a sloppy head kick and Riccuito moves out of range easily.
Riccuito tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Roach sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Roach slips a straight right by Riccuito.
Roach swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Roach throws a predictable looking body shot
and Riccuito counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Riccuito tries to work over Roach's front leg with a kick but Roach checks it.
Riccuito chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Riccuito is looking to clinch.
A low kick from Roach misses
and Riccuito counters with a good low kick that Roach was not able to check.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riccuito throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Roach fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Roach throws a leg kick but Riccuito moved away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Riccuito.
Riccuito moves out of range as Roach strikes.
Roach misses with a low kick.
Roach throws a chopping leg kick but Riccuito manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Roach lands with a shot to the body.
Riccuito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Roach, as that shot connected.
Riccuito takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Riccuito ducks under a wild hook from Roach.
Riccuito is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roach throws a nice inside leg kick.
Roach connects with a right hand. Riccuito shakes it off.
Riccuito ducks under a wild hook from Roach.
Roach lands with a straight right. Riccuito didn't see that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riccuito blocks the body kick.
Roach ducks under a wild hook from Riccuito.
Roach misses with the body kick
and Riccuito counters with a good low kick that Roach was not able to check.
Riccuito misses with a straight left.
Riccuito connects with a solid leg kick.
Riccuito uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roach slips a jab and a cross from Riccuito.
Riccuito throws a good cross that connects.
Riccuito throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Riccuito showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bartholomew Roach's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Roach throws a leg kick that is checked
and Riccuito counters with a straight right hand.
Roach avoids a kick to the body.
Roach blocks a low kick nicely.
Roach fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Riccuito misses with an attempted mid kick.
Riccuito ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Riccuito throws out a counter right but Roach avoids it with no problem.
A solid leg kick lands there for Riccuito.
Roach tries to land a body kick
letting Riccuito counter with a right hand.
Riccuito misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Roach misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riccuito throws a low kick but it's checked well by Roach.
Riccuito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roach is looking to land body kicks.
Riccuito is looking for the big counter here.
Roach throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roach moves away from the strike by Riccuito.
Roach fires out a quick counter leg kick but Riccuito just manages to avoid it.
Riccuito pivots, looking for a leg kick but Roach is out of range and Riccuito settles back down.
Roach misses with a leg kick.
Riccuito throws a nice outside leg kick.
Roach lands with a good body shot.
Riccuito has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Roach works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Riccuito tries to land a front kick but Roach steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Roach throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Riccuito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Roach throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Riccuito looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Roach scores with a kick to the midsection.
Riccuito moves into range and clinches up with Roach.
Riccuito digs a right hand into Roach's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Roach's gas tank.
Riccuito misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Roach as Riccuito tries to tie him up.
Roach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Riccuito can't find room to land a body shot as Roach controls the action.
The referee calls for Riccuito to work.
Riccuito creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Roach's defenses.
Bartholomew Roach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right hand to the body from Riccuito.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riccuito blocks an elbow strike from Roach.
Riccuito misses with a punch on the inside.
Roach misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riccuito.
Roach misses with a punch on the inside.
Riccuito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roach avoids the elbow strike from Riccuito, against the cage.
Roach tries to land knees in the clinch but Riccuito avoids the damage to the body.
Mark Riccuito seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Riccuito throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roachs head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Riccuito.
A short body shot lands from Riccuito as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roach blocks an elbow strike.
Riccuito gets through Roach's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Riccuito lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Roach.
Roach swings wildly with an uppercut but Riccuito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mark Riccuito is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Riccuito misses with the head strike.
Roach tries to work over Riccuito's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roach missing with knees to the body.
Riccuito comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Riccuito creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Riccuito is working Roach over against the cage.
Roach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Roach throws an elbow but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roach.
Roach with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Roach blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roach tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Riccuito avoids it.
Roach throws a head punch that misses.
Riccuito on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roach scores a nice knee to the body.
Roach tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Riccuito misses with the head strike.
Roach misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Riccuito comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Riccuito has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Riccuito!
A very excited looking Mark Riccuito made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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