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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Farboleous Ricard (ranked 14 p4p, 3 weight class) and Jeff Gower (ranked 69 p4p, 13 weight class). Ricard comes to the cage accompanied by Vibe Killer. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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156 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Farboleous Ricard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Gower!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gower throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ricard tried to counter with a leg kick but Gower avoided it.
Gower misses with a body shot.
Gower moves out of range of the body kick.
Gower tries a head kick but it misses.
Gower tried to score with a low kick but Ricard checks it.
Ricard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice body punch from Ricard.
Gower throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ricard throws a hook but Gower blocks it.
Ricard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ricard.
Gower replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Ricard blocks it well.
Gower buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricard blocks a low kick nicely.
Ricard throws a chopping leg kick but Gower manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gower follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ricard.
Gower swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ricard throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gower lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ricard walks into a straight right hand from Gower.
Gower uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ricard.
Gower tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ricard was well out of range. Poor timing from Gower.
Gower on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gower throws a head kick but Ricard moves out of range.
Gower tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ricard was well out of range. Poor timing from Gower.
A big left from Gower misses.
Gower chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ricard can pounce on him.
Gower takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ricard is looking to land body kicks.
Gower slips under a jab.
Ricard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gower swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gower swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gower throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ricard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gower.
Ricard drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gower sprawls and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard throws a body punch but Gower moves out of range.
Ricard seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Gower getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gower slips a jab from Ricard.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gower. That's going to slow Ricard down.
Gower takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gower throws a leg kick that misses.
Ricard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gower uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ricard.
Ricard tried to score with a low kick but Gower checks it.
Gower is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Gower lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ricard's sensitive parts.
Jeff Gower is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ricard misses with a body kick.
Ricard looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gower lands a right hook to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gower checks a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ricard.
Gower swings widly with a right hand
and Ricard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Gower, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gower tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ricard was well out of range. Poor timing from Gower.
Ricard misses with a body kick.
Ricard looks to land a body kick but Gower moved away.
A low kick from Gower misses
and Ricard counters with a shoot takedown. Gower fights it but they end up in guard.
Ricard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gower swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ricard seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ricard trying to control but Gower is working from the bottom.
Ricard is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gower swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ricard is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gower has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ricard can't find room to land a body shot as Gower controls the action.
Ricard manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Farboleous Ricard will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ricard throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ricard.
A jab from Gower misses.
Gower swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ricard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gower.
Ricard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gower counters with a good low kick that Ricard was not able to check.
Gower forces Ricard back against the cage and clinches.
Ricard lands a body punch.
Ricard breaks the clinch.
Gower fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gower paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gower takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gower keeps Ricard at a distance using the push kick.
Ricard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ricard connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ricard lands a nice shot that snaps Gower's head back.
Ricard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gower at a distance.
Gower tests Ricard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ricard is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gower tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ricard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gower throws a shot to the body.
Gower throws a body shot but no joy.
Gower throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ricard throws a quick counter kick to the body but Gower avoids it.
Gower has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ricard.
Ricard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ricard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gower tries to land a leg kick but Ricard saw it coming and moves away.
Gower swinging wildly here.
Gower scores with a nice head shot.
That kick from Ricard tenderised Gower's leg. Gower is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gower misses with a hook
and Ricard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gower throws a lazy uppercut
and Ricard counters with a nice body kick.
Ricard misses with a low kick as Gower jumps back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ricard looks to score with a jab to the body but Gower is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard misses with a body shot
and Gower counters with a stiff right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ricard, as that shot connected.
Ricard throws a jab when Gower was well out of range.
A head kick misses from Ricard.
Ricard misses with a kick to the body.
Gower moves out of range as Ricard strikes.
A little jabbing left from Gower on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big right from Ricard misses.
Gower on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gower misses with a body kick.
Ricard 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.
Ricard misses with a takedown attempt - Gower sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gower misses with a straight left.
Gower keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ricard.
Gower keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ricard drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee asks Ricard politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ricard prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricard's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Ricard thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ricard content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Ricard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gower keeps working.
Ricard wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gower, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ricard has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ricard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gower is looking to escape.
Gower manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ricard is controlling the pace.
Ricard is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gower sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Farboleous Ricard dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gower throws out a loose jab but Ricard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gower takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ricard jabs Gower to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gower fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ricard.
Ricard throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gower tries to move into range but Ricard moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ricard connects with a right hand. Gower shakes it off.
Gower takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab from Ricard does it's job there.
Ricard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gower.
Gower staying out of range there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A clash of legs there as Ricard blocks the low kick.
Farboleous Ricard is winning the standup battle so far.
An inside leg kick from Ricard misses.
Ricard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gower looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gower throws out a loose jab but Ricard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ricard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gower kicks off Ricard and gets to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Gower.
Ricard looks to land a right hand but Gower moved out of range.
Gower tries to land a leg kick but Ricard saw it coming and moves away.
That kick from Gower tenderised Ricard's leg. Ricard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ricard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gower uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ricard.
Gower throws out a counter right but Ricard avoids it with no problem.
Ricard lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ricard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gower throws out the jab.
Ricard slips a jab from Gower.
Ricard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gower let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ricard looks for the body kick but Gower saw that one coming.
Gower fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ricard is out of range.
Ricard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gower explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard blocks a leg kick.
Ricard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gower looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ricard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Gower backs away, Ricard returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ricard throws a leg kick but Gower sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ricard throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gower looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gower connects with a jab.
Ricard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ricard moves out of range of the body kick from Gower.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gower looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gower checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gower moves away from the strike by Ricard.
Gower is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ricard with a body shot.
Gower throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gower lands a head shot.
Ricard sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gower digs a good body shot into Ricard's ribs.
Gower takes a swing at Ricard's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gower throws a solid leg kick but Ricard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gower.
Gower takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ricard slips a jab from Gower.
Gower on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gower ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ricard moves away.
Ricard tries to counter with a takedown but Gower is quick to defend against it.
Ricard scores with a leg kick.
Gower tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ricard lands with a nice body punch.
Ricard thuds a left hand into Gower's body.
Ricard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gower tried to score with a low kick but Ricard checks it.
Ricard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gower gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ricard.
Gower moves away from the strike by Ricard.
Gower throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ricard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ricard ducks under a wild hook from Gower.
Ricard scores with a body shot.
Ricard misses with a body kick.
Gower looks to land a right hand but Ricard moved out of range.
Ricard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gower throws out a loose jab but Ricard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ricard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ricard, right into the meat.
Ricard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gower in his tracks.
Gower swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ricard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gower's sensitive parts.
Ricard digs a good body shot into Gower's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gower waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ricard.
Ricard 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.
Gower walks into a stiff left hand from Ricard.
Ricard misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Farboleous Ricard clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gower changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gower's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ricard moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gower throws a lazy right hand but Ricard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gower jabs at Ricard's body.
Gower gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ricard counters with a single leg into guard. Gower didn't expect that.
Gower looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ricard is one step ahead there.
Ricard looking to pass the guard.
Ricard trying to control but Gower is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gower is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ricard trying to control the position from guard on top but Gower is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ricard looking to sit in guard and control but Gower gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ricard has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ricard has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Gower is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Ricard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gower wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ricard gets back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ricard manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gower won't allow Ricard to sweep him here.
Ricard controls Gower momentarily but Gower frees himself.
Ricard looking for a sweep. Not yet Ricard, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricard looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ricard is trying to keep Gower in close.
Ricard throws his legs up looking for a submission but Gower uses it to pass to side control.
You can see the frustration on Ricard's face as Gower controls the position.
Gower wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ricard keeps working.
Ricard is looking to regain half guard here but Gower keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gower tries to move to full mount but Ricard actually manages to regain half guard.
Ricard is pressing down on Gower's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ricard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gower's guard.
Ricard preventing the sweep.
Gower keeping moving, preventing Ricard from controlling successfully.
Farboleous Ricard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ricard works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ricard trying to control the action but Gower is working from the bottom.
Gower tries to kick Ricard off but Ricard keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Farboleous Ricard will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ricard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gower throws a push kick but Ricard slaps the foot to one side.
Ricard tries to counter with a takedown but Gower is quick to defend against it.
Gower scores with a push kick.
Ricard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gower throws out a loose jab but Ricard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gower waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ricard.
Ricard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gower.
That kick from Ricard tenderised Gower's leg. Gower is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gower instigates a clinch.
Gower tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ricard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ricard cracks Gower with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricard tries to score a body lock takedown but Gower shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gower swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gower lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ricard backwards.
Ricard working aggressively here.
Gower struggles to land a body shot inside as Ricard controls his hands.
Gower throws a punch but it's blocked by Ricard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ricard breaks from the clinch.
Gower throws a body shot but no joy.
Gower misses with a kick to the body
and Ricard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gower thinking.
Gower connects with a leg kick. Ricard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gower misses with a hook.
Ricard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gower tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ricard was well out of range. Poor timing from Gower.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ricard checks a leg kick.
Gower misses with a hook.
Gower throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gower throws a shot from downtown. Ricard moves away and avoids it.
Gower moves out of range as Ricard strikes.
Ricard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gower.
Gower throws a hook but Ricard blocks it.
Jeff Gower has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Gower misses the target.
Ricard looks for the body kick but Gower saw that one coming.
Ricard cracks Gower with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ricard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ricard throws a jab when Gower was well out of range.
Gower on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gower has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ricard throws a leg kick but Gower moved away.
Gower misses with a kick to the body
and Gower takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gower throws a leg kick but Ricard checks it.
Ricard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gower throws a hook to the side of Ricard's head but Ricard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ricard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gowers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ricard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Gower.
Ricard jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gower misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gower lands a jab to Ricard's midsection.
Ricard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gower throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ricard looks to throw the jab but Gower is out of range.
Ricard scores with a shot to the body.
Gower tries to bum rush Ricard with a series of wild strikes but Ricard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ricard cracks a nice hook into Gower's ribs.
Ricard fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gower is out of range.
Gower is looking to chop away at Ricard's legs.
Ricard jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Nice uppercut lands for Ricard. That snapped Gower's head back.
Gower fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ricard checks it well.
Ricard lands a body shot.
Ricard throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ricard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ricard defending well as Gower loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ricard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ricard scores with a nice right hand.
Ricard with a nice cross.
Ricard moves out of range of the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Ricard blocks the low kick.
Gower misses with a combination
and Ricard counters with an outside leg kick.
Gower looks to clinch
and Ricard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gower misses with a low kick.
Gower throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ricard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gower stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ricard lands a right hook to the body.
Ricard throws a lazy head kick
and Gower counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gower misses with a looping right.
Farboleous Ricard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ricard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gower momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Farboleous Ricard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ricard, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Farboleous Ricard!
Farboleous Ricard retains his lightweight title!
Farboleous Ricard was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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