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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Ricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Sten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Ricks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Sten!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricks has closed the distance and engaged Sten in a clinch.
Ricks managing to block the knees to the body from Sten.
Nice elbow from Ricks.
Ricks connects with a knee to the head.
Ricks landing knees to the head.
Ricks misses with an elbow over the top.
Ricks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ricks with a knee to the head.
Ricks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sten's defenses.
Ricks lands an elbow that stopped Sten in his tracks for a moment.
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!
Ricks lands a damaging elbow.
Ricks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sten's defenses.
Ricks pushes off an throws an elbow but Sten leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ricks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ricks really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ricks lands a damaging elbow.
Sten is rocked!
Ricks misses with an elbow over the top.
Sten is still on wobbly legs! Can Ricks finish him?
Sten avoids the elbow strike from Ricks, against the cage.
Ricks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ricks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sten's brow.
Sten blocks the elbow strike.
Sten seems to have recovered his senses.
Sten looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ricks.
Sten takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricks lands a damaging elbow.
Ricks misses with an elbow over the top.
Ricks lands a knee to the head.
Sten jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ricks walks away with a smile on his face. Sten gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sten manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ricks on his heels. He'll look to pass Ricks's guard now, I'm sure.
Ricks wants to get back to his feet but Sten is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sten wants to control from the top but Ricks keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sten tries to free his leg and advance position but Ricks is retaining full guard.
Ricks has a closed guard, preventing Sten from standing up.
Sten showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sten is looking to stand up but Ricks won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricks is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sten is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ricks drives through and clinches with Sten against the cage.
Sten jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ricks walks away with a smile on his face. Sten gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ricks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ricks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sten jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ricks walks away with a smile on his face. Sten gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Chris Ricks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Sten.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ricks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sten manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ricks drives through and clinches with Sten against the cage.
Sten wants a takedown but no success here.
Ricks lands an elbow inside.
Sten takes an elbow to the temple.
Ricks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sten holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ricks lands an elbow that stopped Sten in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sten takes an elbow to the temple.
Sten lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sten sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ricks is staying active underneath Sten, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sten stops Ricks from getting back to his feet.
Sten wants to pass to mount but Ricks is defending the position.
Ricks is looking to escape.
Sten is looking to advance position but Ricks won't allow it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Still in half guard, Sten seems content to control.
Sten prevents Ricks from standing back up.
Ricks on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ricks tries to get out of the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricks has Sten up against the cage in a clinch.
Ricks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sten is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ricks misses with an elbow strike.
Ricks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sten tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ricks's elbow.
Ricks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ricks lands an elbow that stopped Sten in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Ricks.
Ricks lands a big knee to the head and Sten goes down! Ricks pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Ricks!
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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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