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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Farboleous Ricard (ranked 24 p4p, 4 weight class) and Taine Raharuhi (ranked 162 p4p, 22 weight class). Ricard comes to the cage accompanied by Vibe Killer. On his way into the cage it seems that Farboleous Ricard has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Farboleous Ricard seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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155 lbs
31 - 16 - 1 |
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180 cm
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165 lbs
26 - 9 - 2 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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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
31 - 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
26 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taine Raharuhi!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricard misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Raharuhi counters with a nice leg kick.
Raharuhi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ricard throws a hook but Raharuhi blocks it.
Ricard throws a poor cross that misses
and Raharuhi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raharuhi slips a jab from Ricard.
Raharuhi misses the shot to the body.
Ricard checks a low kick from Raharuhi.
Ricard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raharuhi.
Ricard looks for the body kick but Raharuhi saw that one coming.
Ricard throws a leg kick but Raharuhi checks it.
Raharuhi moves out of range of the leg kick from Ricard.
Ricard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ricard is looking to slow Raharuhi down with leg kicks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raharuhi misses with a low kick.
Raharuhi misses with a body kick.
Ricard throws a body kick that misses.
Ricard misses the shot to the body.
Ricard misses with a straight right.
Raharuhi tries to work over Ricard's front leg with a kick but Ricard checks it.
Raharuhi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raharuhi misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Raharuhi. That's going to slow Ricard down.
Ricard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Raharuhi staying out of range there.
Ricard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ricard throws a body shot but no joy.
Raharuhi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Raharuhi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ricard.
Ricard moves out of range as Raharuhi strikes.
Ricard throws a shot from downtown. Raharuhi moves away and avoids it.
Raharuhi lands a jab-cross combination.
Raharuhi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ricard. Ricard obviously looking to wear him down.
Raharuhi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raharuhi staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Raharuhi! But no joy.
Ricard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raharuhi.
An inside leg kick lands from Raharuhi.
Ricard's jab looks to have found its range, popping Raharuhi under the eye.
Ricard shoots in looking for a takedown but Raharuhi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ricard's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Raharuhi, right into the meat.
Ricard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Raharuhi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi wants to land a leg kick but Ricard is out of range.
Ricard tries to score with a low kick but Raharuhi moves his leg out of the way.
Ricard is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Raharuhi's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Raharuhi scores with a nice head shot.
Raharuhi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Raharuhi.
Ricard throws a leg kick but Raharuhi checks it.
Ricard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raharuhi.
Raharuhi misses with a low kick.
Ricard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raharuhi moves away.
Ricard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raharuhi misses with a looping right.
Ricard moves away from the strike by Raharuhi.
Ricard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Raharuhis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Raharuhi misses with a head kick.
Ricard tried to score with a low kick but Raharuhi checks it.
Ricard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Raharuhi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ricard blocks a low kick nicely.
Raharuhi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricard has a takedown stuffed.
Ricard misses with a straight right.
Raharuhi connects with a right hand. Ricard shakes it off.
Raharuhi throws a front kick aimed at Ricard's knee but Ricard avoids it well.
A good leg kick by Raharuhi.
Raharuhi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ricard throws a solid leg kick but Raharuhi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ricard.
Raharuhi blocks the body kick.
Ricard shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Raharuhi is trying to get back to full guard.
Raharuhi is trying to maintain the position but Ricard is very close to passing his half guard.
Ricard wants to free his trapped foot but Raharuhi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi is trying to get back to full guard.
Ricard seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Raharuhi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ricard is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Raharuhi sees it coming and defends easily.
Ricard trying to control the action but Raharuhi is working from the bottom.
Raharuhi is trying to maintain the position but Ricard is very close to passing his half guard.
Ricard is taking a breather. Raharuhi says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ricard stalling away here and it's allowed Raharuhi to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ricard tries to free his leg and advance position but Raharuhi is retaining full guard.
Ricard stopping the sweep attempt from Raharuhi.
Ricard trying to control the position from guard on top but Raharuhi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Taine Raharuhi will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ricard connects with a nice looking jab.
Ricard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raharuhi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ricard checks a leg kick.
Raharuhi cracks a nice hook into Ricard's ribs.
Ricard throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ricard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ricard looks to score with a jab to the body but Raharuhi is just out of range.
Raharuhi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Taine Raharuhi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Raharuhi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ricard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ricard misses with a right hand
and Raharuhi counters with a thumping low kick.
Raharuhi misses with a leg kick.
Ricard lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Raharuhi throws a chopping leg kick but Ricard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Raharuhi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ricard can pounce on him.
Raharuhi throws a lazy uppercut
and Ricard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick from Raharuhi misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Raharuhi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raharuhi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ricard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Raharuhi.
Ricard throws a wild body kick that Raharuhi sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raharuhi. Ricard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raharuhi feints and then cracks Ricard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ricard down.
Raharuhi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Raharuhi wants to slow Ricard down by chopping away at his legs.
Ricard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ricard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Raharuhi can pounce on him.
Ricard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ricard drops down looking for a counter takedown but Raharuhi sprawls and moves away.
Ricard scores with a decent looking hook.
Raharuhi lands a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Raharuhi. Beautiful body shot.
Raharuhi throws a jab when Ricard was well out of range.
Ricard lands a glancing blow to the side of Raharuhi's head.
Raharuhi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Raharuhi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raharuhi moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi moves out of range of the leg kick from Ricard.
Ricard throws a hook but Raharuhi blocks it.
A clash of legs there as Ricard blocks the low kick.
A slow jab from Ricard misses its intended target.
Raharuhi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice defenses there by Raharuhi.
Ricard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Raharuhi moves out of range as Ricard strikes.
Raharuhi ducks under a wild hook from Ricard.
Ricard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Raharuhi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ricard misses with a straight right.
Raharuhi misses the shot to the body.
Raharuhi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
An inside leg kick lands from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raharuhi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Raharuhi moves out of range of the body kick from Ricard.
Raharuhi misses with a hook to the body
and Ricard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi throws a hook but Ricard avoids it easily.
Raharuhi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ricard.
Good leg kick by Ricard there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ricard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Raharuhi in his tracks.
Ricard avoids the head kick by Raharuhi.
Ricard throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Raharuhi's waist but Raharuhi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ricard off to one side.
Ricard misses the jab.
Raharuhi looks to throw the jab but Ricard is out of range.
Raharuhi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ricard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
An inside leg kick from Raharuhi misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Ricard misses its target.
Ricard checks a low kick from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A left and a right from Ricard both land. Nice combination.
Good leg kick by Raharuhi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ricard cracks the inside of Raharuhi's front leg.
Raharuhi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
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!
Raharuhi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ricard controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ricard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Raharuhi is keeping the position for now.
Raharuhi seems keen to control Ricard's posture.
Ricard controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ricard tries to free his leg and advance position but Raharuhi is retaining full guard.
Ricard drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ricard jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ricard postures up.
Raharuhi keeping moving, preventing Ricard from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Farboleous Ricard dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Raharuhi feints and then cracks Ricard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ricard down.
Ricard fails to land the takedown.
Ricard throws a head kick that misses.
Raharuhi throws a low kick but Ricard avoids it.
Raharuhi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Raharuhi throws a head kick but Ricard moves out of range.
Ricard attempts a counter takedown but Raharuhi avoids it well and moves away.
Raharuhi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Raharuhi misses with a leg kick.
A big right from Raharuhi misses.
Ricard was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Raharuhi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raharuhi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ricard stuns Raharuhi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Ricard misses.
Ricard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Raharuhi throws out a leg kick but Ricard moves out of range and Raharuhi only half commits.
Raharuhi misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raharuhi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That kick from Raharuhi tenderised Ricard's leg. Ricard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ricard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raharuhi manages to avoid it.
Ricard missing with a left hand there. Raharuhi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raharuhi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ricard misses the shot to the body.
Raharuhi throws a leg kick but Ricard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ricard closes the distance and pushes Raharuhi back into the cage.
Raharuhi misses with the head strike.
Raharuhi tries to throw a body punch but Ricard avoids it by throwing Raharuhi back against the cage.
Ricard tries a body shot but Raharuhi blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Ricard fails to land.
Ricard blocks a body shot from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ricard pulls guard successfully.
Raharuhi is sitting in close to Ricard's body. Ricard has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Raharuhi is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Raharuhi is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Ricard.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Farboleous Ricard!
Farboleous Ricard retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Farboleous Ricard, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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