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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Farboleous Ricard (ranked 26 p4p, 4 weight class) and Hans Hermann Hoppe (ranked 124 p4p, 15 weight class). Ricard comes to the cage accompanied by Vibe Killer. Hoppe has chosen Wind of Change as his entrance music. Farboleous Ricard is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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161 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
27 - 15 - 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
21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hans Hermann Hoppe!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricard scores with a shot to the body.
Hoppe throws a hook to the side of Ricard's head but Ricard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ricard definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ricard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ricard scores with a nice head shot.
Ricard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ricard scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hoppe is trying to escape the position but Ricard is controlling the position.
Hoppe regains half guard.
Hoppe is trying to maintain the position but Ricard is very close to passing his half guard.
Hoppe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoppe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ricard is working away from the top position though.
Ricard is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ricard tries to control but Hoppe wriggling away.
Hoppe prevents Ricard from taking his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoppe is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoppe tries to hold on but Ricard pushes him away.
Hoppe slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hoppe is looking to improve his position.
Hoppe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hoppe looking for submissions off his back.
Hoppe is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ricard pulls his head out easily.
Hoppe makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hoppe.
Hoppe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ricard controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe pulls Ricard in to control the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ricard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ricard controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hoppe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ricard sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hoppe's guard.
Hoppe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ricard looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ricard content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ricard engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ricard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hoppe looking for a sweep. Not yet Hoppe, not yet.
Hoppe is looking for a triangle but Ricard pushes his legs off easily.
Ricard trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoppe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hoppe working for a triangle but Ricard defends it easily.
Ricard looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ricard is working hard here to advance position.
Hoppe wants to sweep here but Ricard controlling him for the moment.
Ricard pushing down on Hoppe's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ricard looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoppe is trying to maintain the position but Ricard is very close to passing his half guard.
Ricard tries to pass to full mount but Hoppe defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Farboleous Ricard dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ricard closes the distance and clinches.
Ricard works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Ricard sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hoppe's guard.
Hoppe is looking for a sweep. Ricard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hoppe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ricard moves into full mount! Hoppe won't be happy about that!
Ricard controlling the position easily from mount.
Hoppe gets back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricard wants to pass the guard but Hoppe is defending well.
Hoppe is trying to control but can't.
Hoppe is refusing to be controlled, as Ricard sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoppe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Farboleous Ricard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ricard stalling.
Hoppe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hoppe looking for submissions off his back.
Hoppe is looking for a sweep. Ricard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hoppe is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ricard pulls his head out easily.
Ricard scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ricard passes the guard and advances to mount!
Ricard trying to control but Hoppe is having none of it.
Ricard punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ricard wants to control the pace but Hoppe is squirming around nicely.
Ricard is landing with some decent strikes but Hoppe is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hoppe working to try and regain half guard.
Hoppe holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ricard tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hoppe really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hoppe tries to lock up and control but Ricard gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe is trying desperately to improve position.
Ricard wants to control the pace but Hoppe is squirming around nicely.
Ricard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hoppe can do to turn this around?
Ricard wants to get back to his feet but Hoppe is holding on tight.
Ricard takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hoppe is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hoppe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hoppe is working to get back to half guard.
Hoppe tries to lock up and control but Ricard gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Ricard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricard avoids the attempt from Hoppe to control.
Ricard tries to control but Hoppe wriggling away.
Ricard content just to control the position here.
Hoppe tries to reverse the position but Ricard maintains control.
Ricard takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hoppe is trying to reverse the position but instead Ricard has taken his back - oops!
Hoppe is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Ricard gets his way!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoppe can't escape the position.
Ricard looking for the RNC.
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.
Ricard ducks under a wild hook from Hoppe.
Hoppe takes a swing at Ricard's ribcage but misses.
Ricard throwing a counter right hand but Hoppe manages to avoid it.
Hoppe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ricard.
Hoppe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ricard!
Ricard is looking to regain half guard here but Hoppe keeps moving and retains side control.
Ricard sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hoppe lands strikes from half guard.
Ricard is trying is best to control the position here.
Ricard slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hoppe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ricard working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hoppe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hoppe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hoppe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoppe is working Ricard over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ricard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hoppe's guard.
Hoppe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ricard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ricard works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hoppe gets full guard.
Hoppe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ricard slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ricard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ricard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ricard trying to control but Hoppe is working from the bottom.
Hoppe being controlled here, momentarily.
Ricard trying to control but Hoppe is working from the bottom.
Hoppe looking for subs off his back but Ricard has passed one foot through into half guard.
Ricard works his way into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricard is looking to stand but Hoppe has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Hoppe tries to hold on but Ricard pushes him away.
Hoppe is squirming around, avoiding Ricard's attempts to control the action.
Hoppe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ricard controlling the pace for now.
Hoppe wants to hold on but Ricard pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricard tries to control but Hoppe wriggling away.
Ricard moves to the back position.
Ricard controls the action.
Ricard seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hoppe for as long as he can get away with.
Hoppe just trying to survive but Ricard is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Ricard wants to control but Hoppe is keeping busy.
Ricard biding his time, controlling Hoppe.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoppe tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Farboleous Ricard did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ricard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ricard appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hoppe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hoppe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ricard smiles and moves away.
Hoppe fails with a takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hoppe closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hoppe lands in his opponent's guard.
Ricard managing to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hoppe manages to get himself to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hoppe is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ricard controls Hoppe momentarily but Hoppe frees himself.
Ricard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hoppe's guard.
Hoppe is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ricard defends well.
Ricard sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hoppe's guard.
Hoppe won't allow Ricard to pass to mount.
Hoppe looking for submissions off his back.
Hoppe works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ricard defends well.
Ricard wants to control from the top but Hoppe keeps moving.
Ricard is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hoppe is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ricard tries to free his leg and advance position but Hoppe is retaining full guard.
Hoppe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ricard.
Ricard is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hoppe looking for a guillotine here but Ricard defends easily.
Ricard controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricard trying to control but Hoppe is working from the bottom.
Ricard slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hoppe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ricard sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hoppe's guard.
Hoppe trying to control from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ricard in particular looking to stall.
Hoppe looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ricard looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hoppe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ricard is trying to control. Hoppe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hoppe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ricard trying to advance position but Hoppe counters by regaining guard.
Hoppe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Hans Hermann Hoppe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ricard moves into the clinch.
Ricard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hoppe looks to score with a jab to the body but Ricard is just out of range.
Ricard just misses with a punch to the body.
Ricard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoppe.
Hoppe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice sprawl there from Ricard as Hoppe shoots in.
Ricard avoids the body shot from Hoppe.
Ricard explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hoppe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ricard as he jumps to the side.
Ricard throws a big counter combination but Hoppe scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricard lands with a cross.
Ricard scores with a leg kick.
Hoppe throws a right and a left that Ricard avoids nicely.
Ricard looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ricard gets caught napping as Hoppe dives in and scores a takedown. Ricard manages to retain guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ricard wants to sweep here but Hoppe controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard working a defensive guard here.
Hoppe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hoppe postures up in Ricard's guard and throws a big left but Ricard blocks it.
Hoppe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hoppe controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ricard had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hoppe defends it easily.
Hoppe lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard seems keen to control Hoppe's posture.
Ricard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hoppe wants to control from the top but Ricard keeps moving.
Ricard controls Hoppe momentarily but Hoppe frees himself.
Hoppe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hoppe wants to control from the top but Ricard keeps moving.
Hoppe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ricard has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hoppe has managed to get both his arms back between Ricard's legs - danger averted.
Ricard is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ricard prevents Hoppe from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricard is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hoppe defends it well.
Ricard controlling the action here.
Hoppe is looking for a sweep. Ricard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ricard tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hoppe knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ricard is thwarting Hoppe's attempts to control the position.
Ricard is trying to control. Hoppe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ricard thows a huge punch but Hoppe dodges it nicely.
Ricard wants to take a breather but Hoppe is having none of it.
Hoppe is looking to control Ricard's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hoppe avoid being mounted?
Hoppe actively working from the bottom here.
Hoppe manages to get to full guard.
Hoppe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ricard controls the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoppe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ricard's guard.
Hans Hermann Hoppe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hoppe working some strikes from top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hans Hermann Hoppe.
Well Ricard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 48:47
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Farboleous Ricard!
Farboleous Ricard retains his lightweight title!
A victorious Farboleous Ricard thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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