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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Chris Ricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristian Dimitrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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154 lbs
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152 lbs
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Excellent MT
Big heart
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kristian Dimitrov!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimitrov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dimitrov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ricks fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dimitrov, pushing him back against the ropes.
Ricks lands a nice elbow.
Ricks looking to throw knees to the head but Dimitrov is blocking nicely.
Dimitrov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ricks with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ricks misses with an elbow over the top.
Ricks tries a knee to the head but Dimitrov blocks it.
Ricks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ricks misses with a knee to the head.
Ricks lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ricks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dimitrov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dimitrov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dimitrov is trying to break the clinch but Ricks has him pressed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ricks.
Dimitrov tries to circle away but Ricks has him pinned against the ropes.
Ricks lands a nice elbow.
Ricks tries to land a knee to the head but Dimitrov blocks with his arms.
Dimitrov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ricks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ricks connects with a knee to the head.
Dimitrov avoids the elbow strike from Ricks, against the ropes.
Dimitrov avoids a wild elbow strike from Ricks.
Dimitrov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ricks has him pressed against the ropes.
Ricks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ricks lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ricks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dimitrov's brow.
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.
Dimitrov takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ricks.
Ricks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dimitrov blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice elbow from Ricks.
Ricks looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ricks lands an elbow inside.
Dimitrov avoids the elbow strike from Ricks, against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Dimitrov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dimitrov blocks an elbow strike.
Ricks lands an elbow just above Dimitrov 's eye.
Ricks scores with a knee to the head.
Ricks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dimitrov takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dimitrov blocks an elbow strike from Ricks.
Ricks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dimitrov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ricks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dimitrov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Ricks dominated that round.
That's time! Ricks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dimitrov misses with a low kick.
Dimitrov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ricks closes the distance and clinches.
Ricks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dimitrov blocks an elbow strike.
Dimitrov is trying to break the clinch but Ricks is controlling him.
Dimitrov blocks the elbow strike.
Dimitrov is trying to break free.
Ricks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ricks lands an elbow inside.
Ricks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricks lands a nice elbow.
Dimitrov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Dimitrov blocks the elbow strike.
Ricks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ricks throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dimitrov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ricks throws an elbow but misses.
Dimitrov avoids a wild elbow strike from Ricks.
Ricks pushes off an throws an elbow but Dimitrov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ricks with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ricks landing knees to the head.
Dimitrov takes an elbow to the temple.
Chris Ricks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dimitrov dodges an elbow strike from Ricks.
Dimitrov dodges an elbow strike from Ricks.
Ricks lands an elbow that stopped Dimitrov in his tracks for a moment.
Ricks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ricks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dimitrov avoids the elbow strike from Ricks, against the ropes.
Ricks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricks lands an elbow inside that Dimitrov shrugs off.
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 knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dimitrov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ricks connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dimitrov's face.
Ricks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dimitrov dodges an elbow strike from Ricks.
We've been informed that Dimitrov has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Dimitrov avoids a wild elbow strike from Ricks.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ricks throws an elbow but misses.
Ricks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dimitrov can do to turn this around?
Ricks connects with a knee to the head.
Ricks lands a nice elbow.
Dimitrov wants to break free but Ricks has control.
Dimitrov wants to break free but Ricks has control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dimitrov can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Ricks dominated that second round.
That's time! Ricks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ricks tries to clinch there but Dimitrov circles away.
Ricks doesn't manage to clinch there - Dimitrov circles away.
Dimitrov looks to land a combination but Ricks avoids it well.
Dimitrov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dimitrov lands a slapping body shot.
Ricks takes the fight into the clinch.
Dimitrov takes an elbow to the temple.
Ricks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ricks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dimitrov's defenses.
Ricks with a knee to the head.
Ricks lands a damaging elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ricks throws an elbow but it misses.
Dimitrov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ricks connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dimitrov's face.
Ricks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricks lands a nice elbow.
Dimitrov avoids a wild elbow strike from Ricks.
Dimitrov blocks the elbow strike.
Ricks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ricks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ricks lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dimitrov is rocked!
Ricks lands a knee to the head.
Dimitrov is still on wobbly legs! Can Ricks finish him?
Dimitrov blocks an elbow strike from Ricks.
Dimitrov tries to break free but Ricks pushes him back against the ropes.
Dimitrov tries to break the clinch but Ricks is controlling the position.
Dimitrov avoids the elbow strike from Ricks, against the ropes.
Ricks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ricks throws an elbow but it misses.
Ricks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Dimitrov seems to have recovered his senses.
Ricks lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimitrov blocks an elbow strike from Ricks.
Dimitrov avoids the elbow strike from Ricks, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrov misses with a body punch.
Ricks connects with a knee to the head.
Ricks lands a damaging elbow.
Dimitrov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ricks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ricks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dimitrov's defenses.
Ricks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dimitrov blocks an elbow strike from Ricks.
Ricks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dimitrov's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ricks lands a damaging elbow.
Ricks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ricks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kristian Dimitrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice right hand lands inside from Dimitrov.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Ricks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ricks, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight for Chris Ricks!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Chris Ricks!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Chris Ricks!
Chris Ricks wins by unanimous decision!
Kristian Dimitrov spoke after the fight, saying 'I did my best.No turning back i just want to get the W in my next fight and if i work hard in the gym it's a done deal'.
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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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