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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcellus Ford (ranked 24778 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Ricket (ranked 8495 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricket has chosen One Foot as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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151 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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170 cm
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155 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcellus Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Ricket!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricket throws a head kick that misses.
Ford walks into a left hand.
Ricket moves into the clinch.
Ricket misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ford.
Ford working aggressively here.
Ford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ricket throws a head punch that misses.
Ford jumps guard but Ricket stands there with Ford around his waist. Ford gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ford tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ricket just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricket lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ford backwards.
Ford fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcellus Ford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ford swings wildly with an uppercut but Ricket uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ricket looking to throw knees to the head but Ford is blocking nicely.
Ford is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricket throws a punch but it's blocked by Ford.
Ricket breaks the clinch.
Ricket closes the distance and clinches.
Ford has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ricket after a bit of a struggle.
Ricket lands with a right to the head.
Ricket lands with a left to the head.
Ford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ricket backwards.
Ricket misses with the head strike.
Ricket misses with a knee to the head.
Ricket misses with a punch to the body.
Ricket breaks from the clinch.
Ford shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ricket has closed the distance and engaged Ford in a clinch.
Ricket prevents a body shot from Ford.
Ricket goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ricket lands with a light punch inside.
Ricket tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ricket softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ricket working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ford misses with some punches.
Ricket breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ricket forces Ford back against the cage and clinches.
Ricket with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ricket looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ricket escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ricket tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ricket instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricket scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ford breaks from the clinch.
Ford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ricket.
Ricket takes the fight into the clinch.
Ricket tries a knee to the head but Ford blocks it.
Ricket breaks the clinch.
Ricket shoots in but no luck this time.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ricket.
Ford wants to control but Ricket postures up.
Ford manages to get back to half guard.
Ricket looks to land a strike but Ford avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ford manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ricket manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ford stands up over Ricket, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ford stands up over Ricket, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ford connects with a couple of short punches.
Ford wanted to stand there but Ricket had control of the position.
Ricket is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ford has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ford postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ford content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ford stands up and waves to Ricket to follow him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Ricket dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ricket moves into the clinch successfully.
Ford is trying to force a seperation but Ricket has the dominant position.
Ford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ford is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ricket is defending well for now.
Ford wants a takedown but no success here.
Ricket swings wildly with an uppercut but Ford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ricket scores a nice knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricket softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ricket misses with a punch on the inside.
Ford fails to pull guard.
Ricket blocks an uppercut.
Ford tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ricket smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcellus Ford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ricket throws a sloppy head kick and Ford moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricket closes the distance and clinches.
Ricket throws a punch but it's blocked by Ford.
Ford goes for a takedown attempt but Ricket pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ricket closes the distance and pushes Ford back into the cage.
Ford wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ford is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ricket gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ricket has a couple of punches blocked by Ford.
Ricket escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ricket has closed the distance and engaged Ford in a clinch.
Ricket swings wildly with an uppercut but Ford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ricket has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricket lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ricket has a couple of punches blocked by Ford.
Ricket manages to break the clinch.
Marcellus Ford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good leg kick by Ricket there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ford throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ford blocks a head kick by Ricket.
Ricket goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ford is rocked!
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!
Ricket closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ricket swings wildly with an uppercut but Ford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ricket breaks from the clinch.
Ricket gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ford can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricket wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ford keeps working.
Ricket decides to stand back up. Ricket steps back and let's Ford get back to his feet.
Ricket lands a brutal head kick. Ford looks out on his feet and Ricket throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Ricardo Ricket!
After the fight, Ricardo Ricket was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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