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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien OQuinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Ritchey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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277 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien OQuinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, William Ritchey!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OQuinn throws a series of punches but Ritchey avoids them all with ease.
OQuinn moves in looking to clinch but Ritchey pushes him off.
Ritchey unleashes a big counter combination but OQuinn bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ritchey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ritchey swinging wildly here.
OQuinn went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
OQuinn fails with an attempt to clinch.
OQuinn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ritchey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ritchey looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
OQuinn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ritchey eats them both and turns towards OQuinn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
OQuinn tries to clinch up.
Ritchey doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ritchey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A nice combination there by OQuinn.
Ritchey scores with a body shot.
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!
OQuinn slips a jab and a cross from Ritchey.
OQuinn moves to clinch but Ritchey breaks away
and Ritchey makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A left and a right from Ritchey both land. Nice combination.
OQuinn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ritchey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ritchey tries to bum rush OQuinn with a series of wild strikes but OQuinn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritchey dives in and scores a takedown into OQuinn's guard.
OQuinn is breathing heavily.
Ritchey is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! OQuinn is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! OQuinn has escaped and now he's on top!
Ritchey keeping moving, preventing OQuinn from controlling successfully.
Ritchey is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but OQuinn frees his head nicely. Oh but Ritchey has switched to an armbar! OQuinn is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). William Ritchey!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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