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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Farboleous Ricard (ranked 35 p4p, 4 weight class) and Dag Daghammar (ranked 101 p4p, 16 weight class). Ricard comes to the cage accompanied by Vibe Killer. Daghammar has chosen Just like that - Dregen as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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155 lbs
29 - 16 - 1 |
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37
165 lbs
32 - 14 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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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
29 - 16 - 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
32 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dag Daghammar!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daghammar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ricard was well out of range. Poor timing from Daghammar.
Ricard looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ricard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daghammar.
Daghammar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ricard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ricard. Daghammar does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Daghammar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ricard scores with a jab. Daghammar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ricard misses with a low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ricard.
A head kick misses from Ricard.
Daghammar misses with a wild body shot.
Ricard lands a nice looking kick to the body. Daghammar takes a step back to recover.
Daghammar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ricard counters with a nice body kick.
Daghammar defending well as Ricard loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daghammar misses with a body shot.
Ricard lands a jab to Daghammar's midsection.
Ricard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daghammar was well out of range. Poor timing from Ricard.
Ricard misses with a hook. Daghammar ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Daghammar! But no joy.
Ricard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Daghammar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daghammar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ricard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ricard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Daghammar takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ricard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daghammar.
Ricard misses with an uppercut
and Daghammar counters with a takedown into side control.
Daghammar trying to control the action but Ricard is working from the bottom.
Daghammar throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ricard tries to buck Daghammar off but Daghammar is having none of it.
Ricard can't do much from the bottom here.
Daghammar lands an elbow.
Ricard tries to control but Daghammar manages to take his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daghammar avoiding Ricard 's attempts to control his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard wants to escape the position.
Daghammar is landing with strikes from the back.
Daghammar controlling well, preventing Ricard from escaping the position.
Ricard turns into Daghammar and is now in his guard.
Daghammar is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Ricard presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Ricard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Daghammar lands a nice uppercut.
Daghammar blocks the elbow strike.
Ricard lands a left hand.
Daghammar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ricard can't find room to land a body shot as Daghammar controls the action.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Daghammar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ricard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricard lands a hook that snaps the head of Daghammar backwards.
Ricard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daghammar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daghammar blocking some punches.
Daghammar misses with the head strike.
Ricard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Daghammar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ricard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Ricard.
Ricard slips under a jab from Daghammar.
Ricard moves out of range as Daghammar strikes.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ricard!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ricard. Daghammar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ricard looks to throw the jab but Daghammar is out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ricard!
Nice defenses there by Daghammar.
And Daghammar tries to counter it with a takedown but Ricard pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ricard is looking to slow Daghammar down with leg kicks.
Ricard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Daghammar looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daghammar looks to land a right hand but Ricard moved out of range.
Daghammar looks to score with a jab to the body but Ricard is just out of range.
Ricard half committed to a counter leg kick.
Daghammar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Daghammar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ricard moves away.
Daghammar scores with a hook to the body. Ricard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab from Ricard.
Ricard swinging wildly here.
Daghammar feints the counter takedown.
Daghammar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Daghammar has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ricard.
Ricard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Daghammar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ricard.
Nice straight punches there by Daghammar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Daghammar.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daghammar misses with a hook to the body
and Ricard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Daghammar misses the jab.
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 time! Ricard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ricard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Daghammar misses the shot to the body.
Ricard swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Daghammar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ricard rather than just go for the knockout.
Ricard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daghammar.
Daghammar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ricard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Daghammar misses with a double jab
and Ricard counters with a good low kick that Daghammar was not able to check.
Ricard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daghammar.
Ricard misses with a body kick.
Daghammar moves forwards but Ricard connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ricard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Daghammar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Daghammar's head backwards.
Ricard with a nice cross.
Ricard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Daghammar. That did some damage!
Daghammar throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ricard lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daghammar misses the body punch
and Ricard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ricard takes a swing at Daghammar's ribcage but misses.
Ricard sizes up Daghammar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Daghammar moves out of range of the body kick.
Ricard scores with a nice strike.
Daghammar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ricard manages to avoid it.
Ricard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ricard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ricard wants to slow Daghammar down by chopping away at his legs.
Ricard misses with a wild body shot.
Ricard moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDaghammar.
Daghammar keeps the fight on the outside.
As Ricard backs off Daghammar throws a huge counter combo but Ricard manages to avoid it all.
Daghammar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Daghammar tries to bum rush Ricard with a series of wild strikes but Ricard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ricard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daghammar.
Ricard throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Daghammar to counter with a crisp jab.
Ricard sizes up Daghammar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Daghammar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ricard defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Daghammar.
Ricard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ricard clinches up with Daghammar and pushes him back against the cage.
Ricard working aggressively here.
Ricard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Daghammar backwards.
Daghammar swings wildly with an uppercut but Ricard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ricard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ricard tries to throw a body punch but Daghammar avoids it by throwing Ricard back against the cage.
Daghammar tries to break the clinch but Ricard is controlling the position.
Daghammar lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Daghammar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ricard's head.
Ricard is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricard has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Daghammar is working away from the top position though.
Daghammar trying to control from half guard but Ricard is working away.
Daghammar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ricard has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Daghammar is working away from the top position though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Daghammar lands a nice short elbow.
Daghammar trying to control the action but Ricard is working from the bottom.
Ricard is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Daghammar pulls his head out easily.
Well, if Daghammar is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Daghammar throwing shots but Ricard is blocking nicely.
Ricard is looking to control Daghammar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ricard avoid being mounted?
Ricard looking for submissions off his back.
Ricard tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Daghammar has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Ricard can't escape the position.
Ricard wants to hold on but Daghammar pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Farboleous Ricard will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ricard throws a push kick but Daghammar slaps the foot to one side.
Ricard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ricard connects with a nice looking jab.
Ricard throws a big shot that misses.
Ricard scores with a punch to the head.
Ricard connects with a jab.
Farboleous Ricard is winning the standup battle so far.
Ricard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daghammar.
Daghammar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Daghammar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ricard circles away quickly and effectively.
Ricard with a hook.
Daghammar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fighters circling - Daghammar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Ricard was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Daghammar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daghammar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ricard.
Daghammar appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A slow jab from Daghammar misses its intended target.
A shot to the liver by Daghammar. Beautiful body shot.
Daghammar lands a glancing blow to the side of Ricard's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ricard throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Daghammar counters with a single leg into guard. Ricard didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daghammar postures up.
Ricard controlling Daghammar's posture.
Daghammar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ricard wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ricard is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Daghammar is aware though and is defending well.
Daghammar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ricard controls Daghammar momentarily but Daghammar frees himself.
That's two 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 throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ricard wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ricard wants to control the position but Daghammar says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Ricard wants to get back to full guard.
Daghammar working over Ricard with some ground and pound. Ricard looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ricard trying to hold on to Daghammar's head to control him but Daghammar postures up.
Ricard works his way to full guard. Good work.
Daghammar wants to control from the top but Ricard keeps moving.
Ricard might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar cracks Ricard with a solid left hand.
Ricard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Daghammar is one step ahead there.
Ricard is pulling down on Daghammar's head to control his posture.
Daghammar postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A big left from Ricard misses.
Daghammar looks to throw the jab but Ricard is out of range.
Daghammar ducks under a wild hook from Ricard.
Ricard missing with a left hand there. Daghammar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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 jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daghammar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ricard defends it well.
Daghammar throws a hook but Ricard blocks it.
Daghammar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ricard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ricard sets himself, and Daghammar steps forward looking for the clinch! Ricard avoids it this time.
The fighters circling - Ricard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Farboleous Ricard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Daghammar.
Ricard looks to score with a jab to the body but Daghammar is just out of range.
Daghammar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ricard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ricard ducks under a wild hook from Daghammar.
Ricard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ricard throws the left hand but Daghammar avoids the punch easily.
Daghammar misses with a body shot.
Ricard scores with the left hand. Daghammar knows he should have avoided that one.
Daghammar blocks a leg kick.
Daghammar lands a slapping body shot.
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.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ricard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ricard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daghammar.
Daghammar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ricard.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Daghammar, as that shot connected.
Daghammar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ricard.
Daghammar throws a body punch but Ricard moves out of range.
Ricard misses the shot to the body.
Daghammar moves forwards but Ricard connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ricard throws a hook but Daghammar blocks it.
Ricard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Daghammar.
Daghammar misses with an uppercut
and Ricard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricard looks to land a right hand but Daghammar moved out of range.
And Daghammar tries to counter it with a takedown but Ricard pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nice defenses there by Daghammar.
Daghammar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Daghammar throws a body shot but no joy.
Daghammar avoids the head kick by Ricard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daghammar.
Ricard thinks about countering with a body kick.
Daghammar lands with a nice body punch.
Ricard misses with a left hand
and Daghammar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Daghammar loads up on a big right hand but Ricard slips the punch.
Daghammar tries to bum rush Ricard with a series of wild strikes but Ricard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Daghammar swings for the body but Ricard moves out of range.
Ricard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ricard looks to score with a jab to the body but Daghammar is just out of range.
Daghammar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ricard defends it well.
Daghammar shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ricard manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Daghammar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ricard is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Daghammar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ricard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ricard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Daghammar is one step ahead there.
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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daghammar is defending against the submission attempts here by Ricard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricard trying to control from half guard but Daghammar is working away.
Ricard prevents Daghammar from standing back up.
Ricard moves nicely into side control.
Ricard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Daghammar keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ricard remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Ricard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Daghammar keeps working.
Ricard goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Daghammar has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ricard but great work by Daghammar.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ricard tries to buck Daghammar off but Daghammar is having none of it.
Ricard trying to control but Daghammar flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Ricard covers up after that shot from Daghammar.
Daghammar controlling well, preventing Ricard from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dag Daghammar dominated that fourth round.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Daghammar throws a shot to the body.
Daghammar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ricard throws a body shot but no joy.
Ricard blocks a jab.
Ricard seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Daghammar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ricard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ricard misses with a body shot.
Daghammar scores with the left hand. Ricard knows he should have avoided that one.
Ricard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Daghammar's calf.
A big left from Daghammar misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricard throws a shot from downtown. Daghammar moves away and avoids it.
Daghammar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ricard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ricard ducks under a wild hook from Daghammar.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Daghammar checks a leg kick.
Daghammar misses with a body punch
letting Ricard counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daghammar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ricard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ricard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daghammar throws a body punch but Ricard moves out of range.
Daghammar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Daghammar misses its intended target.
Daghammar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ricard to score with a decent uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Ricard.
Ricard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Daghammar.
Daghammar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ricard avoids the body shot from Daghammar.
Ricard throws out a leg kick but Daghammar moves out of range and Ricard only half commits.
Dag Daghammar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar throws a shot from downtown. Ricard moves away and avoids it.
Ricard defending well as Daghammar loads up on a big left hand.
Ricard throws a combination that misses
and Daghammar counters with a single leg into guard. Ricard didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daghammar scoring with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ricard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Daghammar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ricard is on top in guard.
Ricard is looking to work some ground and pound but Daghammar has wrist control.
Ricard controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricard prevents Daghammar from getting back to his feet.
Ricard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ricard wants to pass the guard but Daghammar is keeping the position.
Ricard wants to control from the top but Daghammar keeps moving.
Dag Daghammar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ricard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Daghammar keeping moving, preventing Ricard from controlling successfully.
Daghammar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ricard is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ricard scores with a shot to the body.
Ricard lands a jab to the head.
Ricard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Daghammar.
Daghammar throws a hook but Ricard avoids it easily.
Ricard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ricard lands an overhand right.
Ricard is looking to slow Daghammar down with leg kicks.
Daghammar throws an overhand right that lands on Ricard's shoulder, as Ricard tries to avoid the shot.
Daghammar misses with an uppercut. Ricard saw that one coming.
And Ricard counters with a quick kick to the body but Daghammar blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Farboleous Ricard.
I think Ricard has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Glass scores the fight 49:48
Judge William Gold scores the fight 49:46
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Farboleous Ricard!
Farboleous Ricard retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Farboleous Ricard made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Dag Daghammar had this to say: 'He was the better fighter this time.
You win lose, and you some some.'.
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