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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Spud (ranked 39 p4p, 4 weight class) and Farboleous Ricard (ranked 112 p4p, 12 weight class). Ricard comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Vibe Killer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
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
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Spud!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Farboleous Ricard!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spud on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ricard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spud looks to throw the jab but Ricard is out of range.
A low kick from Ricard is predictable there
and Spud connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spud avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ricard is looking to clinch.
Spud appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ricard lunges at Spud with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Spud's hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ricard. That's going to slow Spud down.
Spud slips under a jab from Ricard.
Spud takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricard throws out a loose jab but Spud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ricard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Spud throws a body shot but no joy.
Ricard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spud has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ricard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Spud has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ricard throws out a leg kick but Spud moves out of range and Ricard only half commits.
Spud is looking to counter punch.
Spud thows a leg kick but Ricard checks it
and Ricard counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ricard trying to control the action but Spud is working from the bottom.
Ricard controlling the pace.
Ricard trying to control from half guard but Spud is working away.
Ricard stalling.
Ricard wants to free his trapped foot but Spud is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spud preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spud is staying active underneath Ricard, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ricard stalling away here and it's allowed Spud to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Spud is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Spud definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ricard trying to move into half guard but instead Spud has managed to sweep!
Ricard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ricard working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ricard is on top in guard.
Ricard engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Spud keeping moving, preventing Ricard from controlling successfully.
Ricard drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ricard jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Spud keeping moving, preventing Ricard from controlling successfully.
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 throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Spud works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ricard controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ricard trying to control the position from guard on top but Spud is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spud pulls Ricard in close to prevent any damage.
Ricard stays in close to Spud's body and controls the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ricard lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Farboleous Ricard dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Spud jabs Ricard right on the nose. Ricard blinks but takes it well.
Farboleous Ricard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ricard lets loose with a powerful body kick. Spud will feel that in the morning.
Ricard throws a lazy body kick
and Spud makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ricard misses with a kick to the body
and Spud counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Spud blocks the leg kick.
Spud takes a swing at Ricard's ribcage but misses.
Jab, jab by Ricard - just one landing.
Ricard throws a leg kick but Spud sees it coming and moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Spud misses its target.
Ricard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Spud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricard lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ricard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ricard catches Spud with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Spud is looking to wear down Ricard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spud steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ricard.
Spud appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard throws a big shot that misses.
Spud walks into a jab.
Ricard throws a hook to the side of Spud's head but Spud sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spud feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ricard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spud counters with a good low kick that Ricard was not able to check.
Ricard misses with an uppercut. Spud saw that one coming.
Spud appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Spud tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Spud misses the target.
Ricard punishes Spud's body with a nice straight punch.
Ricard looks to land a body kick but Spud moved away.
Spud feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ricard connects with a single shot there.
Ricard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ricard lands with a kick to the temple. Spud shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard shoots in and drives through. Spud sprawls well.
Spud misses with a right hand
and Ricard counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ricard scores with a one two! Spud had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Ricard tenderised Spud's leg. Spud is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ricard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ricard tries to work over Spud's front leg with a kick but Spud checks it.
Spud is looking to counter punch.
Ricard looks to score with a jab to the body but Spud is just out of range.
Ricard throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
William Spud is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good leg kick by Ricard there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A good leg kick by Spud.
Ricard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spud.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ricard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Spud misses the target.
Ricard cracks Spud with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ricard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spud.
Ricard lands a jab.
Ricard shoots in for a takedown but Spud shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Spud misses with a low kick.
Ricard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Spud loads up on a big right hand but Ricard slips the punch.
Spud throws a leg kick but Ricard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ricard misses with a straight right.
Spud feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ricard lands a high kick!
Spud drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Farboleous Ricard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ricard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricard bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ricard swings widly with a right hand
and Spud counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ricard throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
Spud lands a body shot.
Ricard scores with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Spud misses.
Ricard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Spud on the side of the head.
Ricard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spud appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ricard motions for Spud to come forward. Ricard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ricard throws a body shot but no joy.
Ricard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ricard misses with a straight left.
Ricard misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Farboleous Ricard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ricard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Ricard misses.
Ricard misses the body punch
and Spud counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spud avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As Ricard backs away, Spud returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ricard slips a jab from Spud.
Ricard misses with a wild combination.
Ricard throws a solid leg kick but Spud takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ricard.
Spud was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ricard tried to score with a low kick but Spud checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spud ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spud connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Spud takes a swing at Ricard's ribcage but misses.
Spud on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ricard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spud thows a leg kick but Ricard checks it
and Ricard counters with a thumping low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ricard, right into the meat.
Ricard throws a body punch but Spud moves out of range.
Nice cross by Ricard.
Spud walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ricard.
Spud moves forwards but Ricard connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ricard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ricard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ricard throws a head kick but Spud moves out of range.
Ricard misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard throws a sloppy head kick and Spud moves out of range easily.
Ricard scores with a hook to the body. Spud takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big left from Ricard misses.
Ricard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spud.
Spud lands with a nice body punch.
Spud tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ricard is able to avoid easily.
Ricard misses with a body kick.
Spud throwing a counter right hand but Ricard manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spud misses with a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Ricard.
Ricard looks for the body kick but Spud saw that one coming.
Spud staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Spud's head.
Ricard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ricard misses with an uppercut.
Ricard throws a right hand that misses
and Spud counters with a straight right hand.
Spud misses with a hook
and Ricard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ricard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spud.
Ricard just misses with a punch to the body.
Spud appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ricard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ricard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Spud needs to keep his hands up - Ricard had a free shot at his head there.
Ricard works the jab nicely.
Ricard lands with a slapping head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ricard lands a lovely overhand right.
A slow jab from Spud misses its intended target.
Ricard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spud throws out the jab.
Ricard looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ricard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Spud keeping moving, preventing Ricard from controlling successfully.
Ricard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Spud is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spud keeping moving, preventing Ricard from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Farboleous Ricard really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ricard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Spud blocks the body kick.
A quick step to the side and Spud tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ricard misses with a low kick.
Spud tried to counter with a leg kick but Ricard avoided it.
Spud tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ricard is able to avoid easily.
Spud has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ricard.
Ricard swings for the body but Spud moves out of range.
Spud stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ricard.
Spud looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricard throws a poor cross that misses
and Ricard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice shot lands for Ricard.
Ricard connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ricard looks to land a body kick but Spud moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Spud keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ricard.
Ricard gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Spud is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ricard tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Spud is able to avoid easily.
Spud throwing a counter right hand but Ricard manages to avoid it.
Ricard throws a head kick that misses.
Spud throws a body shot but no joy.
Ricard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ricard lands a jab to Spud's midsection.
Ricard tries to land a front kick but Spud steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ricard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spud doesn't seem bothered though.
Ricard thows a leg kick but Spud checks it
and Spud counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard scores with a jab to the head.
Ricard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Spud swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Spud takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spud ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ricard moves away.
Spud is looking to chop away at Ricard's legs.
Ricard pivots, looking for a leg kick but Spud is out of range and Ricard settles back down.
Ricard connects with a body shot that sends Spud's belly button to the back.
Spud walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Spud cracks a nice hook into Ricard's ribs.
Spud connects with a nice looking jab.
Ricard misses with a looping right.
Spud swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricard scores with a body shot.
Spud swings for the body but Ricard moves out of range.
Spud will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Spud avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spud half committed to a counter leg kick.
Spud gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ricard.
Ricard throws a body punch but Spud moves out of range.
Spud checks a low kick from Ricard.
Ricard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spud was well out of range. Poor timing from Ricard.
Spud feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ricard checks the leg kick.
Spud keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Spud throwing a counter right hand but Ricard manages to avoid it.
Ricard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ricard.
Ricard throws a low kick but Spud avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Spud misses.
Ricard scores with a kick to the midsection.
A jab lands there for Spud.
Ricard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spud was well out of range. Poor timing from Ricard.
Spud stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ricard.
Ricard lands a nice looking kick to the body. Spud takes a step back to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spud connects with a leg kick. Ricard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Spud slips a straight right by Ricard.
Spud was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Spud checks a leg kick nicely.
Ricard connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Farboleous Ricard dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Spud's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ricard throws out a loose jab but Spud uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Ricard backs away, Spud returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Spud throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ricard misses the shot to the body.
Spud connects with a leg kick. Ricard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ricard scores with a nice right hand.
Ricard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spud.
And Ricard tries to counter it with a takedown but Spud pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ricard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Spud on the side of the head.
Ricard throws a half hearted mid kick.
Spud half committed to a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spud moves out of range of the body kick.
Spud was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ricard throws a hook but Spud blocks it.
A big left from Spud misses.
Ricard throws a counter combo.
Spud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ricard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spud throws a chopping leg kick but Ricard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ricard misses with a left hand
and Spud counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ricard throws a hook but Spud avoids it easily.
Spud was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ricard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A punch combination from Ricard misses.
Ricard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spud half committed to a counter leg kick.
A jab lands there for Ricard.
Ricard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spud.
Ricard only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Spud tries to score with a low kick but Ricard moves his leg out of the way.
A swing and a miss from Ricard.
Ricard checks a leg kick.
William Spud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spud blocks a head kick by Ricard.
Ricard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Spud throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ricard misses with an uppercut
enabling Spud to counter with a crisp jab.
Spud bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spud half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ricard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Spud misses the target.
Ricard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spud stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spud cracks a nice hook into Ricard's ribs.
Ricard swings for the body but Spud moves out of range.
Spud is looking to chop away at Ricard's legs.
Ricard is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spud jabs at Ricard's body.
Ricard throws a leg kick but Spud sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ricard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Spud has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ricard cracks Spud with a right hand to the side of the head.
Spud ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ricard misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Ricard misses its intended target.
Spud looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ricard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spud was well out of range. Poor timing from Ricard.
Ricard throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
As Ricard backs away, Spud returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ricard throws a low kick but Spud avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spud delivers a nice body kick.
Ricard is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Spud checks a leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Spud misses its target.
Ricard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ricard. That's going to slow Spud down.
Ricard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ricard throws the left hand but Spud avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spud blocks a jab.
A good leg kick by Ricard.
Ricard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Spud moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Spud chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Farboleous Ricard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ricard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Glass scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Farboleous Ricard!
Farboleous Ricard is the new lightweight champion!
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.
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